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All aboard.

Isn't it so nice?

Nobody got the vision like Spracklin got the vision,

that's all it comes down to.

Labrador first, Newfoundland second,

drinks third.

Gorgeous.

Actually pretty fun when you get going at it though.

What a boo-boo that was.

Oh, just look!

I'm Randy Spracklin. Third generation builder,

proud Newfoundlander!

My team and I are building on one giant cliff

in the Atlantic Ocean.

They don't call it the rock for nothing!

We fight the elements year-round to get the job done.

It might be tough for some, but not for us.

Because when this is your view, it's worth it.

Here in Newfoundland, when the weather's good, we're outside!

Any why not? There's so much to see and do.

And if I can take on some outside jobs, even better!

That's why I'm so excited about this next project we're about to start.

Mobile is a place, you know, a little over a hundred people.

It's about an hour outside St. John's.

A little bit. And people come here, you know,

watch the puffins, watch the whales.

But it's also known for the song, Mobile Goat.

♪ Have you heard the story of the Mobile goat ♪

♪ On the grand old Southern shore ♪

♪ On the lovely isle of Newfoundland ♪

♪ Where goats don't roam no more ♪

Probably come look at chickens now.

That's what it's gonna be known for.

The Luxury Chicken Hotel!

And these chickens are going to live large

on this prime piece of ocean side real estate

with a five-star view!

I'm meeting the homeowners Russ and Lynette to finalize the plans.

So this is where you're plannin' on puttin' the chicken coop?

Yeah. When, when we uh, first acquired the property,

it was a vegetable garden, by the looks of it.

And he thought he'd give a hand at it but he got outvoted

because I've been wantin' chickens for a few years now.

So I win.

I met Lynette in Toronto in 1988.

We were married in 1989, in Newfoundland, in St. John's.

And I promised Lynette's mom that day that I would

bring her back one day. It took, me 33 years,

but we decided to spend our retirement years

and the rest of our life on the island.

I've been wanting a chicken coop for a good two, three years now.

And when we got down here and stepped foot on the property

that we now live on, I saw chicken coop all over the area.

In the beginning, I thought about maybe saltbox,

you know, your typical biscuit box home, or whatever.

And then it was suggested, why wouldn't you do

a fishing stage? As soon as somebody suggested that,

I knew that's exactly what needs to be here.

because apparently, they're starting to, you know,

fade away.

I would say, you know, a good access point

will be right around the middle here,

so it's not too much to come all the way down

to access the inside of the coop for myself.

And that's the important part for Lynette,

that she has access to the coop. The important part for me

is I want the chickens to have a great view of the ocean.

So... the front part,

make sure they got a great view. - There you go.

Absolutely.

This chicken coop is gonna look like an old stage,

so it's actually gonna sit on sticks raised off the ground

about three feet, and then we're gonna frame it up like a house.

All wooden structure with clapboard on the outside

and then its gonna have a nice little caged in ramp,

shingled roof.

So they'll have lots of space outside to run around,

and inside they can hang out and just roost!

This is a luxury chicken coop.

You know, we got a budget of 40 grand

and we only got a month. Just hopin' nothing runs a-fowl!

I'm gonna have to do a little bit of research for the chickens.

I know nothing about 'em. Not a thing.

Other than make food out of the stuff they lay, or...

themselves.

Knowing nothing about chickens and building a chicken coop

doesn't sound like a good formula...

Oh, well, hey, we knows how to build a house,

so we're gonna build it like a house.

That's why it's gonna be luxury.

- Perfect. - It's gonna be like a mansion.

Yeah.

Next thing is actually get a placement,

find out where we're gonna lay it at and then

bring in the excavator, bring in the fill and start buildin'.

From what I know about Randy, he likes challenges

and he likes unique projects.

What is more unique and what is more challenging

than a luxury chicken coop hotel?

Coming back here and moving back home

to Newfoundland was a no-brainer,

having Randy do it, because he's able to envision,

you know, everything that I came home for.

The Mobile chicken coop ain't our only big job.

Outside Brigus, in North River,

we've got two major projects on the same property,

for Tommy and his sister Nancy.

I love this place. I mean, these are very dear

family friends of mine and my family

so I can't wait for you to take on this project with me.

On one side of the house, we're expanding the kitchen

with a new bump out that we've got all framed up.

On the other side of the house,

we're building a custom gazebo, with enough space

for their large family.

It'll have bench seating, a fire pit,

and killer views of the river.

The eight foundation posts are in,

so it's ready to frame up. My right-hand man

and new dad Paul

is teaching the newbie Holly and Michael how to do it.

Gonna be a good day today.

Robert slept well last night.

The octagon gazebo just isn't the typical

square box frame up. It's a little more layout,

a little more mass.

Just gotta remember everything now.

It's been a while since I framed one. I think

last one I done was out to Gushue's.

I'm not the only one with a little bit of a challenge today.

They're gonna be challenged too.

I don't think Holly's ever seen a gazebo framed.

And I don't think Michael have, either.

They're just gonna have to pay a lot of attention,

be extra careful and it'll all come together good.

You're not plumb. Your saddles won't sink,

your posts will be crooked. Now's your chance to adjust

if you're not right. - To my eye right here,

I would say this is straight. - Give 'er.

I don't mind bein' the teacher, as long as everyone

wants to listen and pay attention and...

all the time in the world.

Things are movin' along. It's taking a little bit longer than expected.

But you gotta get it square, you gotta get it right. So...

there's a lotta work to this gazebo.

Once we gets this deck on, now it'll be smooth sailing.

Rain's starting, so we'll be packed up for the day.

It's all coming together. It's all starting out

nice and straight, square. So it should follow through

nice and smooth. Let's head home now

and see what the little fella been up to all day.

See what type of trouble him and his mother been at.

So we're out in Mobile today getting ready

to start digging, getting the foundation,

getting ready for the big chicken coop.

We gotta limb some trees, take some branches off...

just trim 'em up.

We'll be like Edward Scissor Hands.

Whatever the boss wants me to do, I gotta cut...

learn how to cut down trees, apparently.

Run around, keep Randy happy.

That's a hard job in itself.

Nikki told me this morning she never used a chainsaw before,

so that's gonna be fun.

The new coop is going where the old potato garden was.

We're going to create a path to the coop,

but first we have to clear some trees.

He wants the job done today, not next week, see.

You wanna try it?

So it's uphill and then downhill.

Just don't cut yourself.

As long as she don't hit rocks, we're... we're A-okay.

It's actually pretty fun when you gets goin' at it, though.

Now I go get my Christmas tree.

Save a tree, you don't get a lump of coal.

If we can save a tree, we'll always do it.

Let go.

Oh my god, that's beautiful.

Now that I've got a clear path to the coop area,

we can start demo on the old fence.

And ol' Chainsaw McGee can help me take that one down.

That was close. - See that?!

Hey!

Ah, geez.

You get the chain !

Really?

We don't have a metal saw. It's for wood.

What a boo-boo that was.

I've got my crew stretched across the Avalon

with two very different outdoor projects.

In North River, we're building a gazebo with custom features inside and out.

The homeowners want to use it before the weather turns,

so the pressure's on to get'er done.

And on the other side of the Avalon,

we've got an outdoor project that's a first for me!

We're in Mobile today and we're getting ready

to put in the sticks that's gonna be the foundation for the chicken coop.

Al skinned the bark off some old logs

to give it that old-time feel,

and Al and Harv prebuilt the base for the floor.

Now it's Paul and Michael's turn.

This is the first time the b'ys been on site,

so I wanna make sure... looks just right

and then I'll head off to the other jobsite.

The base will sit on top of the skinned logs,

we call 'em sticks,

that will be cemented in place

to look like the bottom of an ole

Newfoundland fishing stage.

The coop will sit on top of this foundation.

We'll add a ramp, fence, a whole lot of colour,

and finish it off with a proper pathway.

We'll start buildin' the structure off site,

get the floor done, the walls.

We're just gonna use a boom truck and lay it in place.

Done deal. - Lay 'er in.

This is not your standard foundation.

Standard, I suppose, back in the day when you're doing

like a fishing stage or something like that.

It's like sticks. That's what's gonna keep the structure up

outta the ground. The only thing we're doin' different,

we're puttin' concrete in.

There gotta be a bunch.

It gotta look like a stage.

Probably six each corner.

In the middle, you know, probably have them a little bit like this,

a little like that.

And then we'll pour a foot of concrete.

I've never really built a chicken coop in my career,

so you know, it's basically like any small outbuilding,

like a shed or anything.

Just wingin' it.

So I gotta put three posts down each side for burying,

and I gotta whack the rest in at some weird angles,

just make it look catty.

Just give 'er. You're doin' great.

The foundation for this build is a little unique.

Just give it a little bit of Newfoundland twist and theme.

We're gonna try and make it look like a landlocked fishing stage.

I'm gonna give Paul creative freedom how to put the sticks.

Still, I'll wanna look at it.

He's definitely good at building.

The design part? Eh...

Ah, that's deadly, buddy. Deadly.

Notice how I'm not left yet, so...

I wouldn't put it too much on an angle like that, Paul.

- This is only temporary. - Oh, really.

Randy left me with, you know,

a little bit of creative time to lay the sticks out.

Only thing is when I was puttin' on my temporary brace

he said, "Not that much angle!"

Just to keep it from fallin' over.

Like... I'm like, "Randy, it's a brace. Relax."

That's good.

Save that for me wood stove.

That's not a true piece of lumber that you buy

at a lumberyard. It takes a little bit of an eye

to make sure that the sticks are straight and plumb.

And you're just takin' a best guess and your eye

is the main thing, and you get the floor on top nice and level.

Anyway, I think I got it in pretty good.

Randy, you happy with the creative vision

there now on them angles?

Oh, it's all lookin' good.

That looks good.

So we're gonna bring in concrete,

'cause we want this chicken coop not to be all wobbly

and, you know, movin' in the wind.

So we're gonna pour the concrete,

then we'll backfill it,

then we're ready to build the structure

and lay it in place.

Everything went smooth, no trouble, no mess.

Couldn't ask for a better pour.

Level it off roughly. It don't have to be perfect,

'cause we're gonna bury it all.

And got all the gear packed in the truck.

Just make sure it's all tied on.

We're goin' for fish 'n' chips.

Back in North River, the natural finish on the gazebo

is fitting perfectly with the surrounding trees.

To complete the natural look,

the crew needs to install hundreds of untreated

cedar shakes on the skirt, the roof, and the cooper up top.

So today, we're down in beautiful North River.

My hometown. And we got myself, Holly and Al.

So the last day I worked at the gazebo

it was piss-pouring rain.

We were mucky and dirty.

We had to stay to get the tubes in.

That's comin' a long way since then.

Paul and Holly have put a lot of work into it. It's startin' to look good.

I don't know how long we've been here anymore.

What is this, our third week?

I think it's our third week.

So the goal for today is Holly and Al's

gonna try to bang on some cedar shakes.

Cedar shakes is a fun job, but this amount cedar shakes

is probably like 25 bundles of cedar shakes to go on.

Monotonous.

I've worked with cedar shakes before.

It's a lot of fun, it's just tedious work.

but it's enjoyable. You're in your groove.

It's nice to come here in the woods and just relax

and pound on some cedar shakes.

I'm gonna go up top on the roof, of course, and try to get

some soffit closed on the coupler.

Cooper!

, who cares, I'm on the roof.

So bein' an octagon and all, the eight sides is a bit of a trick.

You always got your 22 and a half.

You have to do a lot of miter cuts.

So it's time consuming, but it's pretty cool.

Not everybody can do an octagon,

so I'm trusted to do an octagon.

My confidence level is slowly creeping.

Two years in and I'm feelin' pretty good.

Next thing I'll be a JP, journey person. Look out.

Cedar shakes are pretty common,

so normally you do a one-third exposure,

so we're going with a five-inch exposure.

Staggered design, which is a half-inch stagger up and down.

But it also matches in with his cabin, too,

which is done with shakes.

And that's Randy's favourite look.

So keep the big guy happy. Keep the customer happy.

Havin' a shake party up here. Shake, shake, shake.

Yeah, you're shakin' in fear.

One shake at a time.

Today we're back in Mobile

and I got Nikki with me. We gotta put in a few

extra posts in the chicken coop.

They are gonna carry a little bit of weight,

but they're more for decoration, the look of, you know,

an old fishing stage. Then we gotta backfill all the sticks.

That's what's gonna keep the structure up outta the ground.

It's the creative part.

Tryin' to figure out, make it look like an old stage.

I want it to have that old rickety look,

like it was built back in the day.

It won't be on the water, but I want it to look like it belongs there.

Nobody got the vision like Spracklin got the vision.

That's all it comes down to.

You're the only one who got this in your head, buddy.

And then one right here, this last one right here

between these two strappings.

- Right here. - Yeah.

I think that'll fill the gap.

Then we can chop off some of them.

- No, that's good. - I went and got a new chain, too.

Can't give the... Nikki a chainsaw.

I was told on the way down, don't touch the chainsaw.

Thirty bucks for a new chain.

Ha! I knew that was comin'. Ching, ching, ching.

Good? - Yeah.

- Yes, b'y. - I won't hit ya, b'y.

No, b'y.

I trust he won't bury me, but I don't...

I don't think for a single second he won't throw a rock at me for badness!

Mom said there'd be days like this.

She didn't say how many.

Yeah, lookin' good.

The little chicken feet'll stamp it down.

But I happened to be walkin' up there and seen a nice big rock.

Placed on the corner, it's all aged,

white spots on it, you know, nice and greyed.

Make work project now, is all he's at.

He's got something in his head now and that's it.

He's determined to get that one rock

that's in the woods to make it look pretty.

It's all about the look, you know? Just not only for the place,

but the outside, too. Needs to kinda have a good feel.

They got big rocks up in the driveway.

So just addin', keepin' to it.

It'll go to the look. Fung shui.

Be one with the rock.

One with the soil.

Look how pretty that looks.

Like a youngster. He got his way with the rock.

Be one with the rock.

It looks like it was always there.

That's the thing. Looks damn good.

On top of everything we got on the go right now,

the old man booked us on a little research trip

that's way off The Rock.

Big adventure today!

Labrador, here we come!

Takin' Randy here on a little trip to Labrador

where he haven't been there before.

So... should be a good time.

I haven't been to Labrador. Heard a lot about it,

but I haven't set my feet there. So first time.

I think the team got it.

We got all the projects figured out.

And I heard there's no cell service, so I hope there's no trouble.

That's right. Sometimes it's good without a phone.

Definitely, I betcha, when I get back in cell range,

it's probably gonna be "ding, ding, ding, ding..."

I'm sure.

Next stop, Labrador.

But to get there, we're flying from St. John's,

to Gander, to Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

So we arrived here anyway. - Yes.

You probably knows this place a lot better

than me after being here, so... - Quite a bit better.

You'll be the person on the map.

I'll drive and we'll make it to Battle Harbour.

Now we have to drive five hours to Mary's Harbour,

catch a ferry and travel another hour

to this very remote island, Battle Harbour!

So we're on the road.

Uh... not so much.

- No? - Your six songs. No.

Made it. Not there yet, though.

Yeah, that's the ferry.

Probably once a schooner, now a ferry.

All aboard.

Battle Harbour was the hub of the fishery back in the day,

and once the salt fish capital of the world.

It was booming in the 19th and early 20th century.

This was a fishing community pretty much.

Fishing was their livelihood.

The fishery kinda ended in '92,

but before this, Battle Harbour was a booming place.

And once the fishing was down, well,

everybody moved to the mainland.

So no one lives there full time.

Basically it's from spring 'til fall,

and then place shuts down,

wintertime comes, and the ice comes,

you got polar bears.

Polar bears wanna get inside, they'll break stuff.

And just the wear and tear. So you gotta come back and fix it all.

Vandals, them polar bears!

And now it's a massive restoration project

where old buildings have been brought back to life.

Preserving history is what me and the old man love,

so we're excited to pick up inspiration

for our projects back home.

Battle Harbour is pretty amazing. The place itself.

But you can see the whales go by,

sea lions, might see an iceberg.

Every building that's here was here. Right from...

I would say.

Over the past 20 years, a lot of hard work

has been done restoring these buildings.

And there's still more to save.

It's living history, which is what we love.

It's awesome. I like the church.

The church has needed, you know, a lot of repair.

It was almost to the point of actually gonna collapse.

So they all got together and fixed the church

and then onwards and onwards and onwards.

Old shed.

Look at the old house on top of that hill.

Oh, yeah, that's pretty cool.

They've restored about 20 buildings

and still a lot of work to do.

It's... it's awesome.

Made it. Place is pretty deadly.

For me it's really special.

When I was 12 years old, I actually come down

in the coastal boat and this was one of the stops.

So to see it then and now... not that I can remember

a lot since I was 12, but it's good feeling.

My only coastal boat when I was 12 was a rubber dinghy.

Didn't come to Battle Harbour.

Way up north in Labrador,

me and the old man are on a research trip,

visiting the restored fishing village of Battle Harbour.

Getting here was the first adventure,

and our next is gonna get chilly!

Today we're gonna see the iceberg.

How you makin' out, Tony? - How you doin'?

Icebergs only come one time a year.

So if you can get out to see one, definitely.

Father-son takin' off for a trip, no one else. It...

It's a plus.

My god, look. Sun is shining.

We're goin' out through the tickle.

Right through the tickle.

Tickle is any body of water

that got a piece of land on both sides.

Pretty cool. The whales come right through.

Definitely this time of year. Probably after the capelin.

You know, icebergs been around for thousands of years.

Thing about it is you take little chunks of it,

drop it in your drink, lasts the whole night.

Don't matter how hot it is.

Newfoundland gets a few icebergs, though Labrador is the home of them.

Basically, it's only a little ways away,

and they'll crack off and then they'll come to Labrador first,

Newfoundland second.

- Yup. - Drinks third.

Just don't eat yellow iceberg. It's dinosaur pee.

Iceberg.

Not a big one, but a nice one.

Look at the water meltin' off it like anything.

Yes.

Look, that's the iceberg right there.

Right down underneath us.

This is pretty cool, but it's not how it's big...

like right underneath that is massive,

so you don't want to get too close.

- No. - If it do roll over,

we might roll over.

It's not like it's gonna give you a little warning.

It's just gonna go and next thing you know,

hit the boat and we'll go.

We haven't seen icebergs, probably,

in the past four years down in Brigus,

so this is pretty cool to... - I'd say longer.

Yeah, probably even longer.

It's one of those things, you know,

you might see, 'em you might not.

But when you do, it's pretty cool.

It's one big glacier, cracked off,

floatin' down here and eventually it'll melt

in someone's drink, or in the ocean.

You know, being cut off is definitely nice.

But always in the back of your mind,

"What's goin' on in Brigus,

what's goin' on on all the other job sites?"

It might be cold as ice in Labrador,

but back down in Newfoundland,

Paul and the crew are working through a scorcher

in North River to finish the cedar shakes

on the new gazebo roof.

Today, we got Nikki and Holly up on top

and Al and Michael's down clueing off few

of the odds and ends on the bottom.

Hopefully, on our last day of cedar shakes.

So it's shaping up well.

We're getting close to the end and she's narrowin' in.

Installin' cedar shakes is very labour intensive.

It takes a lot of time and patience and...

to get it done and get it done correctly.

But main thing is to stay focused,

because it's not every day you get to do a full cedar roof.

It's a rarity. So... it's kind of a luxury.

Bein' at the cedar shakes for so long is enjoyable.

I'm almost sad that it's gonna be over. I've really enjoyed it.

It's monotonous and it's tedious,

but you're in your zone. Like we could be here for an hour

and nobody's even talking. Everybody's just doin' their own thing.

Just enjoyable.

Hey, you can't really complain about work today.

Sure, look where we are.

What a picturesque view.

You got the hills in the background, on the river,

sun's shinin'.

Nikki's smilin'.

Real rare sight.

Oh-ho, bite me.

My only complaint with the cedar shakes

is when you're doin' an octagon roof, it's a lotta cuts.

So you're used to seein' us in a lot of the more

miserable Newfoundland seasons, like the rain, the snow,

the wind. But we're gettin' a little bit of a treat

here on this project and we're gettin' some sunny weather,

some blue skies.

But all this hot weather is challenging.

You know. You still gotta stay hydrated,

make sure you're drinkin' enough water.

And it can add a lot of fatigue to you, as well.

You know what? This is too hot today.

What do you want? I got like a five flavour one

and a three flavour. - I'll have a three flavour.

What a guy.

God love ya. Thank you... - What do you want, Holly?

Here you go.

- What a nice cool down. - Michael? Five or three?

Three.

- Al... - Oh, yeah.

Gettin' on my good books bringin' treats.

How 'bout you, Holly? - He's got on my good books. Yeah.

Everybody likes a quick cool down.

Especially if Paul's buyin'.

Back in Labrador,

me and the old man are checking out the restored

fishing village of Battle Harbour.

It's an island, so the only way to get here is powerboat ride,

ferry ride and... you're kinda away from everybody.

It's very remote.

There's no cell service, no power lines,

it's a living museum and more of a tourist place

than a fishing town now, but...

Back in the day, you know, it was people that came

from Newfoundland, got dropped off here,

they fished the whole summer, and they went back in the wintertime.

And then there was people that lived here.

- Fox went by. - They live heres...

Fox went by. He just ran down there.

We love saving old buildings back home,

so this is a perfect way to see how the history

of this island's been preserved.

Pretty cool spot.

Yes. Amazing how they build it all up.

I know, what? Build them houses with hand tools.

How 'bout you try that next project? No power.

Mmm... No.

I think I'll pass.

Look at this place.

Oldest building on the waterfront.

Pretty cool, huh?

And how they build them beams.

Well, they put the knowledge of shipbuilding

into this construction of actual buildings,

using the knees actually for support.

And the old barrels. Kept the molasses into.

Even though this is only a vacation,

there's still lots to learn from what was done years ago

and how it's all put together.

Oh, definitely. It's like the way they actually

used the keel of the boat to hold up the beams.

Look, the old-timers built this here hundreds of years ago and it's lasted.

I'm sure there's little unique things

that we can bring back and use 'em on a project.

Where we gonna go now? - That's pretty amazing.

We'll go around and look at the salt shed.

Quite a few pillars under there.

I'd say there's over a thousand to take all that weight.

The structure is similar to how we're building the chicken coop foundation,

except we're using a lot less pillars.

And a lot less salt!

Back in the day, this place was filled to the max

with salt to preserve the fish.

No wonder there's so many pillars!

Old salt shed.

Yeah, I know. Pretty amazing, huh?

A lot of hard work to fill this whole building

right to the ceiling with salt.

Yeah. It was used to preserve the fish, of course.

Now preserves this old building. It looks like...

You can see the salt pouring through the wood.

Look right through the heads of the nails.

See all the salt coming through.

Pretty crazy.

Pretty amazing. They actually saved this town.

And to be able to preserve this, this is what it's about.

This is part of history, part of our culture.

So to save it, I think a lot more coastlines

should be able to do the same thing.

It's a hidden gem, for sure.

Back in Newfoundland, the weather's turned sour in North River.

The cedar shakes are done, the screens are installed,

but there's a bit more to do before the homeowners

can use the gazebo and enjoy the good weather...

when it shows up.

So Paul and Holly gotta work through the wet

to build and install the benches that I designed.

Seeing as it's raining and everything Randy said,

"Hey, I got a nice little inside job for you down in North River!"

Holly's out doing some preliminary cutting in the rain.

Working in the rain today.

It's a little miserable, if I'm being honest.

Don't go sounding like Nikki!

Basically, we got seven benches to build,

we got one to go on each wall on the outside.

Each one is going to have a little armrest

slash end table and that's going to be attached,

and the benches are going to be floating, so if someone

wants to give a little bit closer to the fire,

they can pull the bench in.

Perfect.

It's another rainy day, and Paul picked the short straw again,

or maybe he just loves working in the rain,

but today, he's at the shop framing up the 6x10

chicken coop for Lynette.

This morning with me, Michael and Holly are stuck out here in the rain.

We're workin' on the chicken coop.

Mobile's about an hour away from the shop,

so it's easier and more cost-effective

to build it off site.

We save on travel time and gas.

And when it's built, we load it, haul it, and install it.

Framin' a chicken coop is pretty well the same as framin' a house.

You get a blueprint and you get a layout

and you just follow the plan.

So that's where that goes.

- Okay. And then... - Don't nail the bottom in, as well.

Pop onto the next step.

Okay. So this much? That's what I've been doing.

You can also do this.

Good.

Get ready to assemble.

The shop's not really available to us anymore for rain days.

One time, we used to build the little sheds inside

and push 'em out through the door.

Ready?

With the expansion of the woodshop,

the b'ys kinda need all the space now

to get all their cabinets, or buildings,

or whatever made. So...

Sign of change or sign of being busy.

So I'm gonna give the full sheet to throw on first.

Miss Holly. - Yeah.

So today went pretty good on chicken coop.

Got the framing up, so the guys can get ready

to start making the egg catching boxes and everything in the shop.

Because they'll be able to get some final measurements.

You know. It's been a good day.

Back in North River, this 65-thousand-dollar gazebo is almost done.

Paul's on site to help Sasha with some final details.

This is a special one for her since Tommy and Nancy

ain't just her clients, but her close friends.

Talk about pressure!

- Hi! - Good day, how are ya?

- I'm good, how are you?! - Oh, not too bad.

I just got the first hook put up, what do you think?

Oh my god, that's perfect! Oh, it's so great.

Should work out. There's enough room there

to get turn the buttons to get the screens out.

Exactly.

North River is a very calm and peaceful area.

The first thing when you drive up to this space is you notice

the never-ending trees that go all the way off with the water.

It's so calming, it's so peaceful,

and they have this beautiful cabin here,

but they really needed an extension of that.

And especially with the hot tub,

somewhere for them to sit and enjoy the night.

So it is a perfect setting for a gazebo.

Kay, some custom cushions!

Let's see. Oh yeah! There we go.

- I was expecting more prints. - No way, baby,

that's gonna be the pillow part.

Got it all figured out, Paul.

Oh, I'm so happy with these, they look so good!

And they're gonna be great because if they get marshmallow,

or anything spilt on them,

they're gonna be easy to clean off, which will be nice.

- Perfect. - Yeah!

Feels good?! You're bigger than us!

You take up a lot more... Yeah!

Okay, let's see--

Isn't this so nice?! We can have a little party here.

- Marshmallow. - Marshmallow.

And the good news-- - Just be here roasting away.

...is if we want to move them in, these are moveable.

The seating looks like it's built in,

and when people first look at it they think, oh!

These aren't moveable! But it actually is able to come out,

which is a really huge design feature.

you're able to kinda clean around it, which is nice,

and two: you can get closer to the fire, so it is a great feature to have.

So what else do you have for me?

We need to put up some lights.

We can just hang out. You can help us if you want!

Yeah, pick me out some good jobs, 'cause if not,

I gotta go back to lugging stuff.

We're gonna do, not downtown!

We're gonna do a nice, calm, casual, restaurant kinda feel.

- I'll start screwing the hooks. - Okay! Oh God.

This gazebo is all wood, and the thing about the wood

is that if we just leave it with that, it's just going to fall flat,

there's really nothing to it. So we added in plants outside,

that's going to bring the energy of the greenery and the textures,

and then the inside of the gazebo,

the most important thing was adding in those cushions.

Gorgeous!

We even added in some local art

to add some kind of feeling.

That's really what brings it to life.

The weather vane is great,

it's just like a little piece of jewelry on top,

adds a little bit of charm

and it really was that little finishing piece

that we needed.

I envision them using the space with their family a lot of the time.

This is somewhere they come on the weekend,

they share out this cabin between both families

and it's somewhere they're gonna come up and enjoy themselves

in the evenings and the mornings.

I can see them enjoying their morning coffee out here,

but I can also see them enjoying the evening fire.

It's somewhere that they come out,

and kind of have their own little quiet time.

It's going to be honestly,

just such an overall feel to the house,

it's a little bit more of a retreat now!

Got the gazebo all done.

I'll start the fire and call in the homeowners.

Try to see if I can cook up some of that hot chocolate.

Oh my goodness.

Oh, just look!

Oh my, how exciting is this?

I can't wait to see this.

Oh my goodness. Yeah, me too.

Big day. Got the gazebo all done.

I'll start the fire and call in the homeowners.

Tey to see if we can cook up some that hot chocolate.

Oh my goodness.

Oh just look!

Oh, this is unreal.

Oh, look at the cushions and the benches.

Randy, Randy. Look the books, the glasses.

Oh, the lanterns and the lights! Oh my gosh.

This is unreal. It is. I tell ya.

- Well, it's here. - Oh boy, I tell ya.

You knocked it out of the park. - Imagine the parties in here!

And the benches, I mean, look at all the seating space.

I mean, we can have the whole family, kids.

And the beauty thing about them you can actually move them close to the fire.

So if you want to sit away-- - Not fixed?

No, you can actually take 'em,

slide them in, so if you want to be--

Take a smaller crowd, you can, yeah!

- Yeah, you can be more cozy. - So there's two forms.

- Oh, Randy. Wow. - Oh boy, I tell ya.

It's definitely not your classic bench, you know,

thinking about benches fixed, it's just one flat board,

but we got a back to it,

and we got like, little tables in between them,

but also there's benches can be hauled tighter to the fire

if you're someone that loves the heat.

Or it can go all the ways back and you don't like the heat,

or hey, you can take it on this patio.

You can move it anywhere. You can bring them in the house if you wanted to.

I mean it's, it's like a villa not a gazebo.

No, no.

Well, that's what we try to do, right?

I tell ya, though, I'm not gonna be

referring to this as a gazebo anymore.

No, no.

And I mean the beauty of North River is that view.

I like the height. The height, it's the right height

that you don't lose the view, you capture the view.

And I can only imagine what it'll be like the nighttime.

Oh, here in the nighttime with the lights and the fire.

And the table around the fire, you lay your drink down.

Oh my gosh, just look.

I love the coziness of the inside of the gazebo

and just, I have all these plans in my mind of all the memories

we're gonna make as a family in there,

and I have great memories of my mom and dad.

My mom's still with us, but my dad,

and how happy they would be for us to be doing all of this.

So this, I just, it's very emotional, to be honest with ya.

It's kind of the continuation of a tradition,

which is nice, and its brand-new memories.

I mean, it'll be things that we'll use,

we'll have them for a lifetime and our kids

will have it for a lifetime.

It'll be a few rum and cokes out here, let me tell ya.

I would say. Look at this, we got a first bottle right there.

You can take that to the bank.

I know your mom loves her roosters.

You want to see what's on the roof?

- I didn't notice that. - You didn't notice?

No, I'm still looking at the...

Oh look, oh...

Look at the rooster!

Oh, look, it's here! Rooster!

Thing's not spinning much, ain't no wind.

Wow, oh, she's gonna love that top.

She's gonna love it.

Look at the number of cedar shingles.

It's a lot of cedar shingles.

Oh my heavens!

Wow.

So this is all storage underneath too,

is that, Randy? - It is all storage.

Right around the back there's a hatch

so you can open it up and lay stuff inside.

Oh, wow, we're pretty excited.

Yeah. No, it's unbelievable. It was more... I keep saying

it's exactly what we wanted, but it's not, it's more.

It's just, I had no imagination

that it could come to this. It's absolutely gorgeous.

It is. It's way beyond our wildest dreams, isn't it?

It really is. Yeah, it's spectacular.

It had to look good, but it had to be useable as well

so every inch of it, the ground kind of fell off

and they had a nice bit of height, so you got storage underneath,

you got benches that can move,

you got tables that's next to it,

you got a fire pit in the centre.

Kind of checks all the boxes where it looks great

but it works great too.

- Oh, Sasha! - Hi!

- How you makin' out? - You did it, you did it.

- Thank you. - You did. Oh, I tell ya.

- Glad you like. - You did an amazing job.

- Yeah, it is. - Thank you. Are you happy?

- Oh my god. - I'm so glad.

- Over the moon. - That's so good.

It's everything and more that we wanted.

You made it so cozy.

It's the cushions and it's the blanket

and the lanterns and the lights.

- It is so special. - We had so much fun

doing this, when we were here putting it together,

every time I put something down I was like, "Oh gosh,

this is so good! This is so good!"

We were so excited. - It's got everything we want.

And I mean, the thing-- Well, let's just try.

We can fit two of us. Come join.

Oh my goodness! How cozy!

Put the cushion down.

No, I like this, see? - I'll just be the bartender,

crack her open, right?

Feels pretty good to have the gazebo all done.

That was a full team effort.

You know, it was a dream of theirs to have a gazebo,

somewhere to sit down, somewhere to not get

eat by the flies, but enjoy the outdoor space still,

you know, have that fresh air, and I think we achieved it.

Our mom especially loved the river,

the mountain and the moon,

and all of that is captured

in an unbelievable way inside of there.

So that makes it extra special.

We're going to name it after our folks,

so we're gonna call it Ter and Tommy's Terrace

because it's not just a gazebo,

it's a whole lot more than a gazebo.

The gazebo was this spectacular,

I can't wait to see the kitchen.

Stage one is done, and it feels amazing.

Now onto stage two.

Turning the inside space we demo'd

into a dream kitchen for their whole family.

I think that they are thrilled,

which is the main thing that we wanted.

That's the number one thing.

If they're happy, we're happy.

On to the next. - We did our job.

We got a lot of work to do yet,

so don't count our roosters before they're hatched.

Next time on Rock Solid Builds...

I got it all up here. Think like a chicken.

Mint!

There's a lot of good plans,

but they don't always pan out.

This is how the cowboys do it.

Who got this brainy idea

to build out here?

Not every day you're lifting a chicken coop over the trees.

I moved about 40 feet. not even, now I'm stuck.

We got stuck! That's how an artist works.

This is my blank canvas.

Oh wow, look at this.

Is this a house or a chicken coop?