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Putting in them new windows is gonna be misery.

Sometimes it goes really good, sometimes it goes really bad.

My stress levels on framing day are at 10.

Do you wanna hug? 'Cause I need a hug.

Oh, my god!

- Still a little bit to do. - Install some windows?

We gotta get crafty.

Good thing I did my yoga this morning.

♪ Fun times in the Maritimes ♪

Don't fall in the drain.

- 'Kay, you ready to see? - Yes!

Oh! It's amazing! I love it!

I love it, I love it!

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!

When you live on an island, water is a huge part of life,

now and back in the day.

For years and years, people have lived and worked

along the coast in Newfoundland and Labrador.

And for me, if I can work near the water, I will.

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

Look! I'm next to the ocean.

Bring out my toys!

What do they know, huh?

And we're in the middle of a doozy project in New Perlican.

Michael and Karen's house hangs a bit over the water,

and their foundation wasn't going to last.

The neighbours are always on the lookout that

we don't end up in the water. - And we don't wanna end up

in the water.

So we replaced the old pillars with new beams

and custom-built cribs.

We got to get this beam up tight now to this log,

and then we're going to put in one more crib

and this beam is done.

Looks mint!

And when you live in New Perlican,

you need a stage. There's over 20 of them here.

A stage is basically a shed on top of the water

used to store your fishing gear.

But the homeowners wanted

a place for the guests to hang out.

To save time and gas driving back and forth,

we're building it at the shop.

When it's done, we'll haul it and install it,

and throw a big ol' stage party to celebrate.

But you can't have a stage without a wharf.

And since theirs got washed away in Snowmageddon,

I also got my buddy Aaron to build that too.

So we're gonna brace this crib,

we're gonna put our poles out and get ready for decking.

So another job done.

Next up, the stage.

It's early morning and just starting to get daylight,

and we're gonna start the stage.

So we got Paul and Holly here now framing it up

and we got the plan.

Place is going 8 by 10.

So we're not building a floor, which seems a little bit odd,

but the floor is actually the wharf,

the dock that's sitting over in New Perlican that's all done.

So just gonna be four walls, all braced up with a roof on,

lay it in place and the floor is the dock.

That's your dancefloor.

We're building it to fit perfectly on the wharf.

We're using the old doors that they got,

so it's two old doors on the front, old one on the back,

three old stained-glass windows they got out of the building

that we're gonna build frames for, put 'em into it.

We're gonna do scallops in the eaves,

paint it all different colours.

The homeowners want this to have a mermaid theme,

so there'll be a custom piece on the front door,

and more custom features inside,

including furniture we'll make from materials

they already have.

Basically reuse, recycle and make it unique.

So the doors, we're reusing.

We just have to build the box. The windows, we're using,

they took it outta an old building over New Perlican.

So we just had to build the frames.

The lumber on the inside they recycled.

So it's a lotta recycled material here, which we like.

So there's no sheeting on the inside,

no insulation, no nothing.

It's just basically... well, the old fishing stages,

it wasn't really for design. They were mostly for work.

Just gonna be studs.

That don't mean us.

Oh, my. - It's definitely gonna be unique,

it's definitely gonna stand out. It's gonna be pretty bright.

Apparently, they're putting a mermaid on the...

on the front of the door.

I was hopin' it was gonna be my cut-out.

Best kind. When I comes back, I'll "sea" it done.

Sea...?

Oh, on with your dad jokes.

Safe travels.

It's great to be buildin' this here because

on days like this when it's miserable,

to be all the way to New Perlican and to come back

at the end of the day and be soaking wet

would just be miserable.

So to have this here and we're able to jump into it

if we get a free minute

really helps keep us with a full schedule.

Perfect. You wanna lay that one out?

Beautiful day to be a duck.

I'm just here for the prop.

What do you think, Holly?

Love it.

It's a rainy old day.

You gotta pivot very fast. So we're gonna pivot inside.

We got a special little project.

See what it's gonna be.

So if you look around New Perlican,

there's definitely a lot of iconic stages which are

all different colours, built a certain way.

Then each one of them kind of resembles

the homeowners, you know, unique thing about it.

We're gonna set this one apart for Karen and Michael.

They definitely want it to stand out

for them havin' a little business.

They're gonna wanna be seen and we're gonna make sure

it's gonna be seen. You know, they want to see it

when the fog starts rolling up.

To match the mermaid design, we're using cedar shakes

to create a fish-scale effect.

We gotta cut all of these scallops out of cedar shakes.

They come in square and we gotta make 'em round.

There's a whole lotta them, and then

we gotta paint 'em all different colours.

Yeah, I'm pretty comfortable on a bandsaw.

Shouldn't be too bad.

Michael and Holly gotta cut a lot of cedar shakes.

Probably... I'm gonna say,

if I had to guess right now, 100 shakes that they gotta cut.

Probably got 20 done.

Now is like the well-greased machine.

Michael marking 'em,

Holly cutting 'em.

Dunzo.

Time now for Matt and PJ to work their magic

with some old finds that Sam dropped off

from Karen and Michael's shed.

These windows have to be used in the stage.

And the green on this glass is very inspiring to me.

They're definitely not new vinyl windows.

These are some old stained-glass windows.

I'm thinking probably 70...

60-70 years old. It's a design decision for sure.

First thing you have to do is make sure they're...

they're stable enough to be used.

And then, we have to square 'em up

because they're never square.

And us cabinet guys, we like everything really square.

Really, really square.

Hmm.

These are for the back of the stage.

The doors for the stage we got are older doors.

They're all out. They're squish-squashed.

Just years and years

of weather definitely created problems with these doors.

As carpenters, we don't like something that's out of square.

It's just... it's not right.

We gotta fix it.

It's the outsides of the bevel on this one.

It's got to go this way.

Little bit more tricky to work with,

little bit more time-consuming.

But it's definitely a good experience for sure.

That's beautiful.

In Brigus, Paul and Holly's

caught a break in the weather,

and can work on the addition at Irish Town Road.

We're finishing up the framing,

getting everything secured and that now before

the big storm moves in the weekend.

This is a massive renovation

on this 60-year-old home.

Bill and his family won't recognize it when it's done.

We're pushing the back wall out for a larger dining room

and back porch with laundry.

The whole living area will be opened up

and have a lot more space.

Then, on the side of the house, we're adding a large extension

to create a main-floor bedroom for Bill,

with a large walk-in closet, a washroom,

all wheelchair accessible.

We made great progress on this new design.

The structural work is done,

the concrete slab floor is poured,

and the addition at the back is framed up.

And when Paul's finished, we can add a roof.

I love progress.

Today, we got to get these remainder walls up,

sheeted and get some additional bracing on

with the longer walls and everything.

You don't want 'em to blow down in the centres.

Just me and Holly here to hammer this out

and we'll get her done.

At my shop, Paul and Holly

are framing together again. Only this time, it's for the stage.

Holly, how wide are they?

- This is like 15 and an eighth. - That'll work.

The goal: get it all framed up and sheeted

so it's ready for the sea-blue clapboard.

Everyone these days seems to want to have their stage stand out.

So, this owner is really taking it to the next level

with the colour scheme.

And they're gonna have stained glass over the door,

so that's definitely a one of

that I haven't seen yet in a stage.

We're hoping to get some shingles on, clapboard on,

make some good progress.

The "under the sea" theme is really popping now.

The colourful shakes are meant to look like a mermaid's tail.

Even though it's raining,

we're not underwater with the design yet.

That's why I called in Sam for some sign-off.

- A beautiful day to be outside. - I know!

But hey, goes with the theme.

We're 'posed to be under the sea, aren't we?

- That's right. - It's getting wet.

So here it is. - Ooh, it's looking good!

I love the scallops. They're beautiful.

It's looking good.

So if you notice, we got the coffee

painted on the clapboard.

So this is Chantilly lace and this is Swiss coffee.

- It's not much of a contrast. - No.

It almost looks more like a mistake than intentional.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

That's why I called you. So do you wanna go

all Chantilly lace?

Or do I wanna go all Swiss coffee?

- Totally up to you. - I have to think about that.

Big decision. Coffee or lace.

Let's do the Swiss coffee on everything.

Cool. And for the ceiling,

you wanted some patchwork for the old boards?

Do we have enough of that pallet wood

of Michael and Karen's for the ceiling?

- No, we don't. - Do we have like a good amount?

What I told the b'ys to do is work from both sides,

and it might be a centre strip of a foot or 2 ft.

- Okay. - And then, we can do some other

kinda wood or do something different. - Yeah.

- You cold? - I'm froze.

- Let's go. - Let's go.

So we're here in Irishtown and we got a whole lot goin' on.

We got everybody here. We got Harvey, we got Al,

we got Paul, we got Michael and we got Nikki.

Someone's finishing off the roof,

someone's up at the shingles. Kinda moving around.

Whatever we can get done, it's a lot better

when it comes to the home stretch.

A renovation this size,

you can have many different projects.

That's why we can have the full crew.

There's tasks everywhere.

And if you get a lotta people, 10 tasks is being done

in the same time, 'cause it's no good to have

10 people holding one piece of two-by-four.

The goal is always try to get as far as ahead

as we can without waiting for something.

We're waiting on windows, but we can still

put a little bit of the roof on...

So we were able to sheet over this side of the roof,

but we're still waiting for roof trusses.

And those are for the bedroom addition.

But on the second floor of the house,

the homeowners want to add dormers at the back

to bring in more light.

A dormer is basically a window built out from a roof.

Unlike a skylight, it'll add

more headroom in a space and a view.

And since the homeowners wanted to replace all the shingles

with new ones, no better time to add it now.

Sometimes it goes really good, sometimes it goes really bad.

But he's just getting into it. We'll see how...

see how it goes.

Takes a little bit of skill and know-how.

It's like anything. You're cutting into the roof.

That's all the structure. So you gotta know

how to put it back together.

It'll all work out.

Gonna be mint.

So we're trying to sister up a few rafters to the roof

to keep the roof line goin', and then

we're gonna stitch in some dormers.

I don't have the muscles the b'ys got, or the swing,

so I struggle a bit more with the framing.

Watch yourself.

Attaboy, Earl.

My stress levels on framing days are at 10.

I even asked Randy, "Any way I can get out of framing?"

I would've done anything today.

I'd have picked and shovelled a grave hole today.

Anything to get out of here.

Do you want a hug? 'Cause I need a hug.

So I gotta suck it up and get through it.

Yeah. So... we almost got this opening

for the dormer all framed up.

It's got a couple of joist hangers put on,

a little bit of sheeting to trim up

and we'll be on to getting the walls framed.

It is pretty cool, though, in all honesty,

when you're doing a dormers. It's not every day

you gets a chance to do a dormer.

Not everybody wants a dormer in their house.

So it is pretty cool when the dormer's done

and you sees it all put together.

It's worth the stress.

Ah! Oh, my god!

The custom work continues at the shop

for the stage, only this time

the final details will be finished

by Michael the homeowner.

This is the front door for the fishing stage,

created this little spot up here for the homeowner.

He's goin' to make a stained-glass piece,

custom piece to fit in here.

I've never seen a mermaid front door on a stage before,

but it's gonna be interesting to see.

This window that I'm making right now

is going overtop of the door that's going into our stage.

The name of the stage is going to be Mermaid Landing.

So we thought that we would have something

to go with the theme, which would be a nice mermaid tail.

Clear pieces are now all cut out

and that's going to be the clear part of the window.

All these pieces here that you see

that are still on templates,

they will be all the fin of the mermaid coming off.

And the little pieces on the side here,

you see they're still...

the pieces of Bristol board are in there.

That's going to be little pieces of seaweed on each side.

Right now, I'm just cutting...

rough cutting my... my pieces out.

I've done a score line on here.

That's released the surface tension of the glass.

So I put my pliers right up to the edge

where the score line is. And then, I just break it off.

But you can see there's little rough edges

and that will be on the grinder to take care of that.

Now it's not sharp.

All the rough edges are gone, smooth.

It's a little wet but goes right back into the pattern now.

Once all these pieces are cut out and ground,

I use this copper foil

to go around each piece and this is self-adhesive,

so it sticks to the glass.

This is the template that Matt cut for me at Newfound Builders.

And it's an eighth of an inch

smaller than the existing opening.

So I have to adjust this a little bit

because with all the foil going in here,

I'm going to have maybe 100 layers,

which is going to just push it out a little bit.

So you have to kinda cut the glass a little bit smaller

to allow for the copper foil.

And hopefully it'll fit.

We're back at Irishtown Road in Brigus,

where the wait is over for the roof trusses

for the addition.

The roof trusses are engineered, built off-site.

The homeowners wanted just one... like a shed roof.

Basically, that kinda looked

like the old store back in the day

and that's the look that they wanted to go with.

I'm down on the ground being the grunt today

and I'm sliding them up, passing them to Michael and Nikki

and they're getting them nailed on.

♪ Oh, the trusses, the trusses ♪

♪ Livin' the trusses dream ♪

Is that an original? - That's an original.

I've been down on the rope,

I've been up top.

But today, I don't have Paul.

I'm up here by myself.

Every time, you get a little bit more trust.

And he's not yelling at me either, so it's a good day.

So we got the trusses up.

They went pretty smooth. Everything's lookin' good.

Finish off with some sheeting.

Winter's creepin' up pretty fast,

so the quicker we can get it buttoned up and clapboard on,

moved into the pretty stuff.

Isn't it always gonna be pretty?

No. Every day working with you

is not always pretty, either. Come on, let's get at it.

- Nikki, 4 or 6 ft? - I prefer 4.

So roof is all buttoned up, looks amazing.

We're ready for the trades to get in,

get the electricians, plumbers rollin'.

Get this place clued up.

Now, now. Don't rush too far.

Gotta get some torch on the shingles done.

- Let's just hurry up and get it done so we can-- - They're not coming in

if they can get a little bit of water on 'em. Remember,

the b'ys are made of sugar. - Like you.

With the sheeting done, we gotta bring in specialists

to do a torch-on-roof.

This side over here is a low slope roof.

The existing roof is a 6/12.

You got a nice peak for the rain to actually run off.

Right here on the addition, we're doing a 1/12.

So take like a 6/12,

a 1/12 is pretty much almost flat.

Anything below a 4/12, you need to go torch on, not shingles.

Because with shingles, the water and the ice

will actually get up underneath. That's the risk.

With flat roofs, once you torch it on,

you shouldn't have a leak.

Another major step done in this reno.

And down the road at my shop...

PJ and Matt fixed and primed the old doors

and are ready for my star painter, my mom!

I always help Randy at my spare time,

whenever he needs me to.

Only just a call away.

I really likes being busy.

I'm not one for sittin'.

If mother's help is up for grabs,

I'm not saying "no" to that.

There's plenty of painting on this job.

So Betty's working on the inside

gettin' the final coat.

It was Chantilly lace...

and now I'm changing it to coffee white.

As you can see, when I'm rolling it on,

it's brighter.

And I'm workin' on

all the exterior paint, ready to go.

It's not too often I gets to work with Betty no more,

bein' so busy. But me and Mudder are the dream team.

We got a mutual respect.

She knows what I needs, I knows what she needs.

- Get to work, Nikki. - Okay. Gotta go.

We got all the roofing work done at Irishtown Road.

Gonna be mint.

And we even got started on the electrical.

But just when I thought we're back on track...

the window and door order is now delayed by a month.

Which means we can't move forward

until everything is installed and watertight.

Supply chain issues got me again.

There's a huge backlog on so many materials right now,

so I wanna make sure we don't fall behind

on the design materials too.

So I'm meeting Sam and Sasha a bit earlier than normal

to lock in the design.

This is looking great. I am super impressed

with the difference here. Wow. So much more open.

It is. We gave it a little bit more headroom,

we made it open concept because it used to be a wall here.

Dividing the kitchen and the living room and the dining room.

What a difference. But still lots to do.

Still a little bit to do.

Install some windows?

Hey, we got windows. Look!

You've got one. You have a window.

So the homeowners really want

like a calm kinda muted scene here.

Mm-hmm. We wanna add some fun and interest, too, though.

So we were thinking maybe in the living room,

we could do some wainscotting, in a soft, more muted tone.

But then, maybe a wallpaper above it

that's a little bit more fun. But still soft.

Oh, okay. - Exactly.

So this is kinda living room, dining room.

Yup. - We gonna do all

this wall here? Yeah, so over here...

- Wrap around... - Basically coming around here,

all the way around. We're gonna do this whole space.

That's really gonna make a big difference,

a little bit of texture.

You wanna have a look at the kitchen?

Oh, look at this.

This is a great size, though, eh?

We knocked out this wall, we opened it all up.

We added a beam.

And we actually blowed out this addition.

It was a little porch on the back.

Now they're making a bigger mudroom

because they wants the washer and dryer.

The layout for me is really nice.

We're gonna have our stove here,

lots of countertop space, which is great to work with.

Yeah. - We've got our sink underneath here, nice area to look out to.

And then we have our fridge here.

So I mean, it's a great layout. It is.

So the b'ys in the shop are building the kitchen.

Should be able to hit the deadline

and make it look awesome too.

I'm super impressed. Do you feel impressed?

I do. But what about everything else?

Everything else, well,

we're still waiting on windows, we're still waiting on a door.

Yeah, that's outta my control.

And then you have extra cabinets here

right to the ceiling with some glass cabinet doors

so we can display some of their beautiful things.

And we got a big island.

Right. An island that they didn't have before.

- No. - Exactly. It's so nice.

So you brought along the samples

for the cabinet doors. - We did. That's the ones that

the homeowners picked out. - Yeah, I'm really happy with

how that's looking. It's gonna be nice and fresh, clean.

And then, we got the backsplash. I think...

adding that in, we can kinda see now the style with it.

Yeah, so we need something to kinda elevate it.

Right? Yeah, exactly.

So we have this one.

I'm not loving it. I find it a bit shiny.

I like this other one a bit more here.

This little... yeah, that's really nice.

- There's this one. - Yeah, that looks deadly.

I like those a lot. I do like the texture of this.

I like that it's a little bit of a modern vibe.

Yeah, it's got like a crackle effect.

- Mm-hmm. - It's got a nice shape.

- Yeah. - That could work.

- That's cute. - Option #3.

It's fun. - Yeah, so that's fun.

So we can either stagger that or stack it. - Exactly.

I like that it has like that handmade kind of a look.

Yeah. Exactly.

Very neutral. Once we put in our hardware,

once we add in some of our décor pieces,

I think you're right, because this is all a bit more neutral,

We can actually pull it off too. - Mm-hmm.

- So... - Fingers crossed.

- We'll see about that one. - And we're also gonna do

the same floor throughout this whole space.

They want everything on the main level because

they're thinking of a future, make it wheelchair accessible,

once they get older. - So good.

So every door is made for a wheelchair

and even their bedroom that's in the other end.

I can see the difference in the size.

I'd love to see it. - Yeah, let's check it out.

This is gonna be their bedroom.

So this is the new piece

we built on. Excellent. Wow.

This is a great space. Yeah.

This little area down here for some seating.

And we got a washroom here and a walk-in closet.

Plus, their shower is actually wheelchair accessible too.

Just thinking of the future, really.

All those things, that's really important too.

They need to make sure they can wheel in over the tiles.

- Exactly. - No lips, all little details.

No transitions. It's seamless transition

for wheelchairs and everything. Yeah. Yeah, exactly.

The flooring here, I believe we have some samples

for us to kinda look at. I did.

And we need to pick out a colour so we can pick out the flooring.

The feel of the house is that kind of soft,

creamy, neutral vibe. - Yeah.

- So we're gonna wanna stay... - Go with those like green undertones.

We wanna stay away from anything too red or too yellow.

Yes, exactly. So I think this is

probably your best option.

- That's the winner? - Chicken dinner. That's it.

Well, let's go get a chicken dinner.

Let's go get a feed now!

We ain't gettin' this done any time soon.

We're waiting for windows. Let's go get a feed.

With one job on hold,

we're closing in on the finish line for another.

Today's the big day, putting the stage on the flatbed

and bring it to New Perlican.

But we just got word of a big winter storm's blowing in.

So now we gotta pivot,

and race against Mother Nature.

We got everybody, seems like they're now gonna help us.

We got Aaron, you know, his buddies.

Byron came along. Even the old man came out.

Jeez, you're bright this morning.

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

By now, we're pros at loading and hauling buildings.

You got any blocks?

But every structure is a little different,

not only is this one bigger than the rest we're after building,

it doesn't have a floor.

We gotta get crafty.

All the other jobs, we used our own trailer,

just because the structure was able to fit.

This one's a lot bigger.

Couldn't fit our trailer, so now we got Aaron's.

We're lookin' for something 10 ft

to go across that stage there.

This structure is 8 by 10. So 8 wide.

Our trailer can only take a little over 6 ft.

8 ft will work, but we still need something 10 ft.

Hold on! - Throw the strapper back.

What are you gonna do, go through the window holes?

I was gonna go around the whole thing.

- Yeah. - Yeah, yeah.

We're gonna strap 'er on there now and hopefully...

hopefully she holds.

She just comes on.

No scratches, no dings.

Never tipped over.

Fit on the trailer.

What do you mean?

When I get there, I'm gonna pick Paul up on the way

and it's just gonna be me and him. That's it.

The boom truck's gonna do all the work. We'll just look at it.

All good.

Nothing broke.

But it's not off yet. I don't wanna speak too fast.

Jeez, that'll jinx us, b'y!

Game plan is, turn around the truck, back 'er in.

He's gonna back in, and then we'll just pick it up

and drop 'er right in place.

Biggest thing to happen in New Perlican

since New Perlican days.

♪ Fun times in the Maritime ♪

Getting ready to lift 'er.

Rise 'er up.

Good thing I did my yoga this morning.

Yoga or yogurt?

Right there.

Call 'er good? Yup.

Mint.

Stage is on the wharf!

Bring on the tunes.

We can tweak it a little bit there now. So...

we're good.

Little bit of leverage...

Yeah. I think that was just

the tap we needed. Yeah.

We're about to get snow today

and as you see, it's pretty dark.

So just in time before it comes. Got it in place.

So one last install, we gotta put the windows in.

We didn't wanna ship 'em with it.

They are antique. The last thing we wanna do

is break 'em on route.

In New Perlican, the snowstorm hit,

and another's on its way.

But the sea is calm, so we can finish some installs today.

So Nikki and Paul's here now doin' the final little details,

and then find out what we gotta do in the next coming days.

And then turn it over to the homeowners.

Today, get it all painted, get the two windows in.

Touch up on the outside, touch up on the inside,

get the door/table mounted.

Sounds good. We add a nice little wood stove here now,

and a few moose sausage frying, maybe a touton, have a feed.

Say let's just get it done.

Frig the feed.

We don't wanna do any of the final touches.

Like we didn't put in the windows

because it was being shipped.

Newfoundland roads got a few bumps into it, right?

Potholes that you lose a truck in.

So the windows had to go in after.

But as you see, it's a little bit of a challenge.

Because there's water on both sides.

Both of your feet are touchin'?

Cool. That's good. - Better.

Have to put this out? - Give me that plank down.

Puttin' in them windows is gonna be misery.

But I knows the man who's the proper man for the job.

Hence the reason why

I think Randy sent Paul.

Paul's the type of guy who's gonna go,

he's gonna get 'er done while it gotta be done.

So I think Paul's gonna have to go on the windows.

I'm too short.

You're still not high enough, Paul.

Step 1, remove the ice.

Step 2, install the window.

Step 3, don't fall in the drink.

Got it. Take your time.

Get it up top.

The worst job we got is the window.

It's high tide in the morning.

It'd be a lot easier to do when the tides are lower

'cause you could probably get around certain spots

with your rubber boots. But hey,

you gotta do the worst job first,

save the easy stuff for after.

So we're just gonna get at it.

Couple of strap marks back there

on the other side and that was it.

And like everything, time's a-tickin'.

We gotta get it in before dark

and get outta here before the snow comes.

What if I dropped it in the water?

I've got a hold of the top.

I'm not letting it go 'til you tells me.

I'm trying to figure out this table here

that Matt got pre-assembled.

He wrote me some notes on the table leg

and it's 18 and a quarter inches

from the centre of the window.

So level legs on top, you know,

it's not much to mess up there.

So if something goes wrong, it's not very good.

So far so good.

Few screws here, few screws there.

And voilà, here's our table.

The fold-out table is just one of

many custom pieces for Karen and Michael.

Another big one is a large mermaid

that's being painted for the front door

by a local artist.

Where it's going on the front of a fishing stage,

it's probably gonna get beaten up with the elements,

so we decided to paint it on plywood,

that could be removed and...

during the winter months.

I think the mermaid design, it works so well

'cause, of course, the lore of Newfoundland

and the ocean and mermaids,

it's... I think it's just

such a part of storytelling and tradition here in Newfoundland.

And I'm really excited now to see what Randy and Sam

do with the final build and how it all comes together.

And perhaps maybe head out to New Perlican

and see it for myself.

This is made out of recycled fishing rope.

So today, I'm at the fishing stage putting it all together.

I've got a trunk full of stuff here that I'm gonna bring

into the fishing stage. So it's not your traditional fishing stage,

so we're bringing in a lot of unique and fun items

that maybe you wouldn't typically see in there.

So I've got Asha on board today,

so she's helping me design and style,

and then Paul is in there now.

He's installing some brackets and some door handles,

and actually some lace curtains.

Whose grandmother's coffee table

did you take those off?

So are you talking centre of this right here,

or do you want me to come around there... - There. Yeah.

- There? - Yeah.

This is my favourite day, this is what I wait for.

Look at this guy.

You know, when I start a project, like this is the...

the end goal. This is the day that I'm most excited about

for sure, is install day. Lotta fun.

They're lined with concrete.

- Which is good so they won't blow away. - Yeah.

It might need a little of Paul's special touch.

I don't know.

This project was just so much fun for me.

It was something completely outta the box, outta the ordinary.

It was a little bit traditional Newfoundland,

but with a whole other kind of a twist.

Essentially, it's really four walls and some doors

and some windows, but there's a whole lot of character

that comes in this space as well.

It's really a lot of reused pieces, new pieces,

colour, collectibles, antiques.

And we also included a lot of things

that are Michael and Karen's.

Because we really want it to be an expression of them as well.

Because this is where they're gonna be bringing guests.

So it's an important thing that

it really showcases their personality as well.

There's definitely a real mermaid presence

in the stage here, starting with

the custom-painted mermaid on the door.

I also wanted to bring the mermaids

inside the mermaid brackets

and little mermaid sitting on the windowsill,

along with a lot of other nautical

and fishing pieces as well.

So really, the design of this fishing stage was

we want it to look like it's always been here, in a way.

We don't want it to look brand new.

So the three windows here in the fishing stage,

they came out of an old fisheries union building

in a community nearby.

So Michael was very happy to scoop those up.

It's just fun to use what you have

and use it in a different way.

For example, the ceiling of the fishing stage.

We could have used brand-new board,

but Michael had old pallet wood in his garage.

And it adds a little bit of interesting character as well.

So the table that we have in this space,

we need to have a table where people can, you know,

play cards or have a bite to eat or something like that.

So what we decided to do was have a custom fold down table

that can move out of the way. But we didn't just build

a new table, we used a door that actually came out of the house

that Karen and Michael live in.

So we were able to take it, sand it down.

For the legs, what we did was we added the legs of

a headboard from an old bed that was also in the home.

And then, so the two double doors,

those are old doors that came out of the house as well.

So we just sanded those down and painted those

a fun red on the exterior,

and then a warm white on the interior.

There's definitely a sense of pride

and a sense of remembering the traditional roots

of what a fishing stage is all about.

And I'm really excited to see Karen and Michael's reaction.

This was a tangly project right from the start,

but hey, it's all done, laid in place, looking great.

So now it's time to show the homeowners.

'Kay, you ready to see? Yes! Ready.

Oh, it's amazing! - Amazing.

I love it! I love it, I love it!

She's so beautiful.

In New Perlican,

the last part of this waterside job is finished,

and I can't wait for Karen and Michael to see it.

This was a tangly project right from the start,

trying to do the cribbing under the house,

getting the wharf here, even getting the stage in place.

We stuck to the 100,000-dollar budget and...

we beat the winter freeze.

But hey, it's all done, laid in place, looking great.

So now it's time to show the homeowners.

Let's go get 'em.

It's been a long road.

It's been a long road because

when we first moved here, there were 16 stages.

It's amazing to be #26.

We've been wanting one

since we moved and it's been long enough.

- 'Kay, are you ready to see? - Yes! - Ready.

Oh, it's amazing! Amazing.

I love it! I love it, I love it, I love it!

- Pretty nice. - Oh, she's so beautiful.

I love the scales. Well, that's what I would call them.

Scallops. Beautiful scallops.

Well, I guess this is gonna be my new house.

- New house? - I'll just move in here.

There you go, there you go!

If you're moving out here, we didn't have to do

all that work on the cribbing to keep the house still adrift!

I know, I know! And that's pretty solid too,

let me tell ya.

I love the mermaid. She's beautiful.

Looks so much like our logo. It's diamond-shaped.

Yeah, I can see that. That's perfect there.

Just like what you did with the stained glass,

it's beautiful. I love it. - Talking about your stained glass.

That's an awesome job there. Ah, thanks, Randy.

Now that I'm seeing it all put together,

it is like the best!

Feels like you're under the sea!

It's the best kind!

Best kind! - It's the best kind!

It is deadly indeed.

- Do you wanna see inside? - Oh, I'm excited!

After you! So excited to see it.

Nice! Oh, my. Sea creatures.

Oh, wow. This is amazing!

This is amazing. Wow!

I am in love!

I think it's the prettiest stage I've ever seen.

Oh, my goodness! What a job.

We kinda built this structure

kinda like an old stage. We framed it up,

and then the clapboard on the outside is actually

the inside board, painted the white colour.

You wanted that feel of still the old stage.

And it is. It truly is.

And I know you had a lot of old stuff

like them windows. They're from the SUF lodge in Winterton.

They called us and asked us if we wanted the windows.

And that was the perfect place to put them.

These doors would've come out of the house

and it's so wonderful to see them here

instead of up in a back building.

And this table actually folds down,

so these legs was the old bed that you found,

they fold in and the table folds down.

I love that idea because it'll certainly give us space,

and this door came out of the original house.

That's what we're all about,

repurposing, reusing and not throwing it out.

And you guys brought us the palette board,

and that looks lovely on the ceilings.

I love it.

It kind of matches the colours on the outside.

This is a colourful stage. Yes it is.

There's a lot to see. It's gorgeous.

I just can't stop looking around.

I know. - Look at the mermaid.

Oh! She's beautiful.

Everything in here is just about perfect.

Right now, I'm just gonna say it's perfect.

It's perfect. - Yeah.

Right down to that crochet pillow.

So you want to have a look outside?

I'd love to have a look outside.

Go through the red door. After you.

Yeah, watch your step.

Oh! It's so nice! I love it.

I love this bench. When Aaron was here,

he said, "I'm gonna leave a surprise

at the end of the wharf for ya."

That's an anchor belonged to my dad.

So, heritage here at this moment

with the lobster pots and the barrels.

What a wonderful place to spend any summer day.

I know, right? Looking at all the stages.

Yeah. There's over 20 stages.

We are #26! Nice!

And this side of the stage

looks like a whole different stage.

Oh, definitely. - And look at these handles!

They're octopus tentacles. - They're hand forged.

I love it.

We made your house safe, and we also made the stage

a place for entertaining, a place for people to actually

come, enjoy, you know, looking out over the water.

- You nailed it. It's mint. - Nice, it's mint!

Excellent, excellent work.

I don't think there's any one part that's favoured.

I think it's that whole package is just incredible.

The gables are gorgeous on the stage, the colours,

right down to the smallest little pieces.

It's just so put together, I just love it.

I'm really happy that we stuck with the mermaid theme,

it really ties everything that we have together,

and we've got quite a strong mermaid presence now.

And it's fun to touch on that.

- Hi, guys! - Sam! Oh, you're here!

I'm so excited! Finally, you're here!

What do you guys think of it all?

Oh, my gosh, we love it.

It's not just pretty, it's amazing.

Amazing, that's what we like to hear, Randy.

I know, right? Good design!

Exactly. Good build!

This is a fishing stage, but really

it's an 8 by 10 structure that could be built anywhere.

You could have one of these in the mountains,

you could have one of these in the backyard

for a guest to stay at, it's un-serviced.

It's just four walls and a couple of doors

and some windows, but it also comes

with a whole lot of character.

Reused pieces, new pieces, colour, collectibles, antiques,

and a lot of soul went into this.

Come on in! Come on in, everybody!

Welcome to Mermaid Landing!

Isn't this gorgeous?!

What a job! What a job!

♪ Down on the stage Everybody's relaxed ♪

♪ There's always cold beer And a bar out back ♪

It feels so good to get everyone together,

that's what this is all about, right?

When we started the stage, they wanted a place to be able to hang out,

bring their friends, bring guests,

and as you can see, we can hold 26 anyway!

Yes! It's a full house!

Full stage. Full stage. - Full stage!

Here's to a great collaboration:

Mermaid Landing!

♪ About time we roll down here ♪

Next time on Rock Solid Builds...

Pretty nice place but look at the view.

That's why they got the place.

Don't try this at home.

Oh, no, no, no! - Grab me your hands there, buddy!

First time doing it, so you know I'm gonna wing it.

Randy wasn't the easiest client.

So dramatic. But we all came together.

What's the worst that can happen?

Place looks awesome.

Everybody getting ready

to put on the scuff? We gotta try out the floors.

So when the b'ys starts playing, start dancing.

Here's many more adventures in the Vindicator Press.

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