All language subtitles for Property.Brothers-Forever.Home.S03E03.Come.on.Over.iNTERNAL.WEB.x264-ROBOTS_track3_eng

Jonathan: This is stephanie
and chris' forever home.

Strawberries?
Ooh.
Want one?

-Mm. I like it.
-That's pretty good.

Drew:
Not only did they buy

their charming house
15 years ago,

but they also inherited
the best neighbors.

We love our neighborhood
and our neighbors.

We've got four people
in the neighborhood that
have keys to our house.

Oh, nice.
Jonathan: Since then,
they've welcomed two children

and became the hangout spot
for this tight-knit community.

Chris: We can't picture bringing
our kids up anywhere else.

Yeah.
We want to stay here.

Drew: Even though change
doesn't always come easy...

I can't tell if you guys
are about to cry

or you're about to scream
in laughter.
I might cry.

Drew: ...This house desperately
needs its quirks worked out

so they have
more room to grow.

So they need us...
Good.

...To help them stay
in the home they love.

[ shrieks ]
[ chuckling ] oh!

Oh, my gosh!

♪♪

jonathan:
A house is four walls.

Drew: A home, that's where
memories are made.

[ laughter ]

that's what
I'm talking about!

Oh! [ laughing ]
oh, my...

This is
"property brothers"...

"forever home."

♪♪

I actually love
this neighborhood.

I didn't even know
it was here.

Well, you've got transit
nice and close over here,

and you can tell there's
a lot of families around here.

Plus, walking distance
to the water, parks close by.

Look how cute this is.

Hey, guys.

-Hey!
-Oh, hey!

-How you doing?
-Good.

I love that you have
your own farmers market here.

We're working on it.
It's amazing.

Drew: Strawberries?
Want one?

Ooh.
You grew these yourself?

Miniature,
tiny strawberries.

Mm. I like it.
-That's pretty good.

Yeah. So, is the home
as appetizing

as the vegetable
and fruit garden?

Mm, maybe not
quite as.

Parts of it. There's, like,
beautiful parts of it.

You've been here
how long?

-15 years.
-Wow.

So you guys
have only lived here?

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

It actually does look
like a fairy-tale home
when you walk up.

Chris: Yeah, right from the
first time we came to the house,

it had this beautiful,
little white picket fence.

It looked like something
out of a storybook.

Kids were playing
road hockey.

It had, like,
this super family feel.

We love our neighborhood
and our neighbors.

We have tons of friends
on our street.

We have four people
in the neighborhood that
have keys to our house.

Drew: Oh, nice.
And I heard you have
a beer business.

Yeah.
I'm a beer importer.

I sell, and we brew some beers.
I'm a partner in a brewery, too.

And steph works for the company,
too, actually.

-Oh, really?
-I'm the boss.

Okay, there we go.

I knew it.
I actually could tell.

Well, kids, why don't you play
in the backyard for a bit.

Mommy and daddy
can show us through.

-Okay, cool.
-Alright. Sounds good.

Alright.

♪♪

alright.
Okay.

Tight, tight.

We love to entertain,
especially at christmastime.

It's packed.

You can imagine,
a christmas tree in here

makes it even tighter.
Jonathan: Yeah.

What makes a house
feel like a home to you?

Well, I mean,
as you can see,

we got a lot of pictures
of the family around.

We got a lot of
the kids' artwork.

We'd like it to feel
nice and warm,

and we'd like it
to feel like you're loved.

Yeah.
This is uniquely laid out.

We have tried so many
different configurations here.

We've had the sofa here.
We've had a bigger sofa there.

I swear that
we tried everything.

You actually have a decent
amount of square footage

to work with here,
it's just a matter

of positioning in a way
that helps you entertain.

We'd like a bigger space
for so many reasons,

just for family,

so we have somewhere
to spread out together.

The kids really want
an l-shaped sofa

so they can get in there
and watch tv.

It'd be nice to have
a tv on the floor.

You know, that's right.
No tv at all.

Yeah, there's no tv.
We just make faces
in the mirror.

[ chuckles ]
what's your best face?

Oh, my gosh.
That's a pretty good face.

No, that's
jonathan's best face.

That's my face.

[ laughter ]

oh, you have a full,
four-piece bathroom.

Stephanie:
It's the original bathroom.

There was never a second story
in this home, right?

Yes, it was
a single story home.

A four-piece would've been
the only bathroom in the house.

Yeah. Jutting out into
your living room.

Drew: Yeah, this is really
eating into the space.

Yeah, it is a little awkward
when you have people over, too,

because if you're
having dinner,

no one really wants
to use the bathroom.

And so, how big of
a dining space do you need?

Uh, we need to be able to seat
about six people most days,

and we'd like to be able
to have 10.

So a nice, big table.

-Yeah.
-Okay.

I like that you spent
some money in the kitchen.

We did this
nine years ago.

Okay.
My dad did it.

So, we did save a lot of money
doing it ourself.

Wait, what?
I was here, too.

Well,
you did a little bit.

Ohh!

[ laughs ]

it actually
looks nice.

I wish that we had found
some way to put an island in.

I would love it so that the
kids, when we're making dinner,

they could be doing their
homework at the counter.

For entertaining,
just a better flow.

It would be a challenge
to get an island in here.

Right.
Chris: Kids are
tearing through here,

going up and down to
the basement and out here.

I don't know. We cut some
corners, saved some time,

left the original tile,
and it's really dated.

Yep.
[ laughter ]

now, what about
the backspace here?

Oh, that's our pantry
back there.

Drew: Oh, wow, okay.
This is a pretty big space,

but there's a pantry that's
not really being utilized.

It's like a junk room.
We store everything possible.

You've got maps stuffed up
above the cabinet.

Chris: Those are
previous years' calendars.

Yeah, we have memories
stored in there.

So, this is
your memory room.

Somewhat. We do have a wall
right here of memories.

It records all
of the kids' heights.

-And their friends', too.
-I love that.

I have never seen
a family

who also marks
their friends' heights.

I think
that's kind of cool.

I think it really shows how warm
and inviting you guys are

for bringing people
into your home.

You also have jonathan
and me...

Chris: So,
up here someplace?

-Exactly.
-It's the top.

Right there.
Perfect.

Yeah, you know, I think there's
a lot that we can do.

Because of this addition,
any wall could be structural.

But my hope would be
to push this one back,

reducing the size of the pantry
for a wider kitchen and island,

or maybe we just remove
the pantry altogether

for one big kitchen.

-That would be perfect.
-Yes.

We would definitely have to
put our heads together,

probably,
and think about...

Hmm. Yes.

What do we want to do
in this place, yeah.

[ laughter ]

oh, gosh.

It's going to take
some thinking.

This is not a very
comfortable chair.
No!

This house works really well
for this family.

They love to entertain
in their backyard.

The second floor addition
has two adorable bedrooms

for the kids,
and a master bedroom with a den.

Oh, wow. I love that,
with all the glass.

And good to have
the extra space.

So it makes sense for us to
rework their entire main floor

into something
much more functional.

We want to make sure that you,
in 10 years,

don't regret
not doing something.

Yeah, we've had
this house for 15 years,

and we thought we were gonna
live here for 2.

You know, we thought we'd never
bring kids up in a city,

we want to live
in the country.

Then we just found
this community.

We can't picture bringing
our kids up anywhere else.

-Yeah.
-We want to stay here.

Drew: You have your dream
outdoor space,

your dream neighborhood.

And inside, you just want
to make this a dream, as well.

-Yes.
-Yeah.

It would definitely
take a lot of work.

What are you thinking
of spending?

About $125...
Thousand.

-Okay.
-Give or take.

Okay,
that's a good budget.

Now, to help inspire you,
I want to show you

an updated house that has
a lot of the elements

I think you'll love --
better flow,

better function
for entertaining,

but also
a better aesthetic.

Oh.
That'd be great.

If you guys pack all your stuff
up, that would be great,

and then, once I get
the feedback

from the inspiration tour,
I'll present a couple options,

and we'll be on our way.

-Oh, great.
-Great.

It's a good thing you have a lot
of friends in the neighborhood

that can help you
move your stuff.

Chris: I know.
[ laughter ]

I love how connected
stephanie and chris are
to their community.

They just have so many memories
in this house.

Can you believe this is going
to be totally different?

Super excited,
actually.

That's why
I love what we do,

because you can
renovate a house,

but not the neighborhood.

I think my fondest memory

is when bella and I
were sitting on the sofa,

and she stuck a peanut
up her nose.

And then
she sneezed it out?

At the hospital.
At the hospital.

Yeah.
She probably got
ice cream for that.

♪♪

♪♪

I've been looking forward
to this for a long time.

Stephanie: Just the excitement
of what's to come

is really amazing.

I am guessing that you guys
have wanted to get rid

of this bathroom forever.

Oh, yes, please.
Get rid of it.
Yeah. Now!

Before you start
smashing things,

we'll get you guys
to take the toilet out

because it's your house.

You're gonna muscle it?
Just need a couple
of back rubs, yeah.

Do this, honey!

Get in there. Try not to splash
pee water on your way.

Oh, geez.

Oh, yeah.
Ohhhhh!

Got some pee water.

It's on my foot!

-Got pee water on the foot!
-Pee water on my foot!

[ laughter ]

chris: I've hoisted
a few toilets in my life,

but this was the most
sentimental lifting of a toilet

that I've ever had.

♪♪

chris: Oh, yeah!

♪♪

it feels so great to
put the sledgehammer
through those walls.

Steph wanted to
sledgehammer it ages ago.

How's that feel?

Amazing.

♪♪

whoo!

Alright. Why don't we see
if we can pull this tub out.

There we go.

Whoo!
[ grunts ]

alright.
Enough of that.

Now serious stuff.

I am a little concerned,
with the age of the home

and the way that they did
their addition,

that this probably
is all structural.

And now that
the wall's opened up,

and just looking
at the ceiling,

I can see a lot that's unsafe
and not to code.

Wow.
I can't even believe this.

Jonathan: This probably is
all structural.

It's probably all holding
the load of our ceiling.

But we won't really know
until we dig in deeper.

Stephanie:
It's a little worrisome.

What's to come -- that's
difficult to think about.

Chris: Mm-hmm.

Alright.
I love the fact

that we can
donate these cabinets,

so we don't have
to damage them.

And it actually has stayed
in good condition.

Chris: We had a lot
of fun times here.

We did a lot
of cool stuff.

But I'm not going to miss
the dysfunctionality of it.

Alright, grab a hand
on either side of this one,

and we'll take them down
one at a time.

One, two, three.

There we go.

Yeah.

There we go.

Steph and chris have tried
to do a little projects

here and there over the years,
but they've never actually

corrected what's wrong
with this home,

so we are starting from scratch,
and we're gonna do things right.

I'll get
you guys out of here.

I'll let you know once
we've got some options for you.

It won't be long before
we have real plans

of what we're really
going to do. Alright?

-So excited.
-Good job, guys.

While stephanie and chris
are out with drew

working on
some inspiring design ideas,

rocco, from my construction
team, and I

are going to start
with the adorable height chart.

I want to save those memories
and find a new spot for them.

♪♪

oh, my goodness.
Alright.

This might just work.

We might be able
to actually do this.

Success.

-Yes!
-Yes!

Awesome.

♪♪

drew: Stephanie and chris loved
their vintage home,

so I'm showing them a house
that has been tastefully updated

to help them understand
what can be done

to improve
an old space like theirs.

That's a nice house,
right?

Yeah, it looks like
they just finished renovating.

It's all updated.

Stephanie: Can't wait to see
what it looks like inside.

Yeah,
it's a small footprint,

but they've really maximized
every square inch.

-Great.
-Come on in.

Wow.
Wow.

♪♪

this is beautiful.

It's super open.
I like it.

Yeah.
I love the open concept.

It is so nice to have
this much open space.

Like, when we're entertaining,
we want to have everyone feel

that old-school kitchen party,

where everyone's part of one
big, ongoing thing.

They don't have
a big bathroom right here

clogging
half the living room.

They tucked it away
over here.

-Oh!
-Really? Wow.

What a great idea.

Even with your house,

there's a way we can
tuck away the bathroom

so it doesn't feel like
it's in your living room,

it's actually
where it should be.

I like the floor, too.

Like, this is really nice,
going all the way through.

And I wasn't sure how much
I'd like the wide planks, but --

yeah, it's very, very nice.
It is nice, yeah.

And then, of course,
the kids are desperate

for an l-shaped sofa.

Oh, yeah. A nice,
little sectional.

I mean,
you'll have the space.

It's lovely.

Would you guys get
a lot of enjoyment

out of a kitchen
like this?

-Oh, yes.
-Oh, yeah. Wow.

I love this island.
I love all the drawers.

Look at this.

It's going to fit everything
we need to do on a daily basis,

but also when
we're entertaining.

This is exactly
what we're looking for.

Now,
for the backsplash,

they have it matching
the countertop.

They have a slab style.

I think we would like to do
something different.

Just to add
a bit more fun.

Okay.
Some sort of tile.

Something to contrast
beautifully with the countertop.
Yes.

What do you think of the texture
of the cabinets?

I would want something
a bit warmer.

Yeah, they went
for a modern feel in here,

and we can find
something that has

a bit more of a classic charm
while still feeling fresh.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

And in your dining room,

what do you want to have
for a table? How big?

This is a great size.
Definitely 6 on a daily basis,

and up to 10
for holidays and parties.

Alright, there's a lot
of info here

that I can give
to jonathan.

He'll put some options
together for you.

I'd be happy
in this kitchen.

Alright, I'll send jon in --
"please take this kitchen

and just photocopy it,"
and put it into your house.

Looking at this house with
stephanie and chris was perfect.

I think the fact
that they want to photocopy

these finishes for their home

means that we're all
on the same style page.

Entertaining is important
to this family,

so we need to open things up
and maximize their space.

Maintaining a powder room
on the first floor is ideal

now that the old one
has been removed.

They'd love new hardwood floors
throughout.

Of course, we've got a special

l-shaped sofa request
from the kids,

an island in the kitchen
would be perfect for daily life

or when they're hosting,

and with more open space, they'd
hope for more room to dine.

♪♪

hold the cutting!
It's the sample train!

I need a little surface.

Jonathan: You're always
very demanding.

The inspiration tour
went very well.

A lot of great information --
but they want fresh, updated.

They love the idea of something
like white cabinets.

I like the low profile
on the shaker, too.

So they're cool with doing
something different?

Yeah.
Yeah, they love that.

For the island, they
thought maybe some wood
from the cabinets.

Ooh.
Pick a color.

I'm not going
to force any on you.

The one that's
sticking out?

-Yeah.
-It's nice.

Yeah, it is nice.
Like, I like how that looks.

Yes. Now, countertops --
off-white or gray?

Any of these options
would be great.

I guess it kind of depends
on which wood tone you go for.

Cool. I like that.

And then, are they willing
to do something

more interesting
with the backsplash?

I like that we've got
different shapes,
different styles.

They're totally
open to style.
Alright.

And, last but not least,
most importantly,

flooring is gonna be key,
color wise.

Do they want to go darker
on the floors?

They just love
wood floors.

And so, I think they would be
comfortable with anything.
Okay.

I like those
lighter shades there

and something in a wider plank
to give it a rustic vibe.

You know what's
interesting to me?

You always come in here
with your fancy-pants samples,

you put them right in the middle
of the workspace.

As a loving brother,

I'm trying to make it
so you don't need

to come over to the office,
I bring it right to you here,

and then I always strategically
get a call, and I have to go.

So, see you later.
You're so selfless.

[ laughs ]

♪♪

drew: I can't wait to share
my design ideas

with stephanie and chris,
but I'm also interested

in seeing their reaction
to this gutted home.

I'm really nervous. I don't know
what it's gonna look like.

♪♪

jonathan: Hey, guys.

[ chuckling ] oh!
Oh, my gosh.

Oh, man!

Look at the size
of your living area.

[ laughs ]

-oh, my gosh.
-Wow.

I'm a little bit nervous,
but I'm also excited.

They should probably be
a little bit nervous, too.

If they've ever seen
stephanie mad...

Yeah.
He's not lying.

[ both laugh ]

chris: Oh, man!
That is unbelievable.

-That is a lot of space.
-Holy moly.

Stephanie: Wow.
Look at the stairs!

They're not blocked off
anymore.

Holy smokes.

It's just totally different
space with the walls gone.

It is unbelievable.

I was a little sad --

obviously, the height chart
where the kids were,

we knew that was going.
Yeah.

All of the kids' years
lined up along the wall there,

and our friends' kids, and
probably us on there, too.

You know,
I'm going to miss that part.

I can't tell if you guys
are about to cry

or if you're about
to scream in laughter.
I might cry.

I'm, like --
I'm terrified,

but I just think of,
oh, the future.

Like, what we can do now
with this much space is just...

To me, that's so much
more important.

Yeah. We got all
that feedback from you guys

on the inspiration tour.

We've come up with two options
that are pretty incredible.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Option number one --
with the bathroom gone,

your living room will feel huge,

and cozying up in front
of the tv will be easy,

especially on that sectional
the kids wanted.

Your dining room
will also be much roomier,

which will be perfect

for hanging out
with all your neighbors.

Now that your old kitchen
and pantry are a blank slate,

I want to tuck your new
powder room into the corner

to make sure you don't lose out
on the convenience

of a main-floor bathroom.

Then I'd build you
your dream kitchen

with all those
beautiful finishes

you didn't
give yourself last time,

including a ton of pantry
storage on the opposite side.

You'll also get that island
you've always wanted

so you can host better parties,

or just sit the kids down
with homework.

-Ha ha! Yay!
-You're speaking her language.

Yeah. Yeah, you said the island
was number-one priority,

you have to have seating
for the kids in the kitchen.

Yeah, have to have an island.
Yeah.

And still having a powder room
on the main floor

is perfect
because, you know,

we have four people
in our family,

and one bathroom
is not going to be enough.

Now, option one
would take eight weeks,

and it would come in
at your max budget of $125,000.

-Okay.
-Is there anything missing?

Draft taps?
There's no draft taps.

But that's fine.
That's fine.

Or maybe, just to
throw it out there,

there could be
another option.

No way!
[ laughs ]

option two.

Here's that stuff.
Here's that.

Stephanie:
We want option one.

We don't even have to hear
option two.

[ laughter ]
option two --

we give you
the same great living space,

except that we'd give you
a kitchen

that's almost double the size.

By removing the wall

and saying goodbye to
the powder room in the corner,

I could give you
the ultimate kitchen

with way more cabinet space.

You'd also get a bigger island
to work with

and more seating to hang out.

But the best part
would be a bonus bar area

fitted with a beer tap.

You would never see the keg, but
you would have the tap there.

Look at
these two reactions.

Just, uh, where do I sign
for that one?

[ laughter ]

what's the price
on the second option?

-Good question.
-Straight to the business.

Jonathan: Alright.

Option two would come in
a little bit quicker,

at seven weeks, but it would
still cost $125,000.

So, really, what you're
thinking about is,

do you want the bathroom

or a kitchen that's 40% bigger
and a draft tap?

Stephanie: Well,
he wants the bathroom.

I don't think there needs to be
a bathroom, he does.

Ohhh.
I think there needs to be
a bathroom on the main floor.

It's nice to have a bathroom
on the main floor.

See, this is funny,
because I thought 100%

it was going to be chris
fighting for option two.

But you're kind of leaning over
towards option two.

If I can have a bigger kitchen,
I want a bigger kitchen.

You're all about
the kitchen.

I mean, this is something
you guys have to work out.

We can't make this decision for
you, and I know it's tough.

I mean, it is nice
having a second bathroom.
Yeah.

But it's also nice having
a lot bigger kitchen.

I jest, obviously,
with the draft tap,

and it's funny
until it gets real.

But I wouldn't sacrifice
a powder room on the main floor

for more kitchen.

Oh, I want
a bigger kitchen.

We're going to have
to arm wrestle.

No, I agree.

It is nice to have a powder room
on the main floor,

and going in
a one bathroom...

-It'd be too hard.
-It'd be really difficult.

You know, with kids
on the verge of being teenagers,

we were going to have
one shower.

Like,
I was already stressing.

And so, I think the bathroom
is the make-or-break for me.

I think if you can fit

all of the things
we want in our kitchen

and still give us a bathroom,
that's our best option.

Option one
or option two?

It's option one.

[ laughter ]

option one.
Option one, yeah.

Option one?
Okay, this is good.

With all these amazing ideas
in your minds,

we're going
to kick you out.

When you come back,
it's going to be

your whole-new space.

-Amazing. Thanks, guys.
-Alright. See you guys.

Exciting.

I thought it was gonna be
the expanded kitchen.
Yeah.

♪♪

jonathan:
Now that stephanie and chris

have come to a consensus
on the design,

my team and I can finally start
on building this new layout.

Got some wood.
Jonathan: Sweet.

It's actually
a much better idea, too --

salvaging the existing hardwood
as our subfloor --

because it's 3/4-inch,
so it's nice and thick,

making the floor
much more robust.

We'll patch this
with the 3/4-inch.

Everything will be
totally level by the time

we put the hardwood in.
Yeah. Okay.

♪♪

of course, the only issue

with using the existing hardwood
as subfloor

is that there isn't
a straight line to be found,

so cutting the edges
will make it easier

to squeeze in new plywood.

You can't do this with
every floor, but when you can,

I love it because
it saves us money.

Jonathan: Good.

Drew: Nice.

With the old kitchen
cleared out,

we're ready to start

on stephanie and chris'
new kitchen.

Hold your breath,
and whpsht!

[ wood bangs ]

but first,
we need to construct a wall

that'll divide it
from the new powder room.

♪♪

is the laser off?
I'm in line with the stud.

No, it's got to be
with the laser.

Okay, then the set
has to be moved.
Yeah.

What was this
in line with, then?

Jonathan: Sometimes it can
be hard to find a flat surface

in old houses like this.

It seems that the ceiling
has a bit of a lean,

which is making my stud
fall slightly off center.

This isn't unusual
for a house like this.

It just makes it
a little more difficult

and takes a lot more finesse.

90 1/2.

-That was a good one.
-That'll work.

Rocco:
Can I steal that pencil?

♪♪

alright, it's starting
to look like a bathroom.

Look, we just got over
3 extra feet in our kitchen,

so this is awesome.

It's the only way we could
get them their island.

-Right.
-Alright.

It's coming together.

♪♪

[ chuckles ] okay.

I just thought of an amazing way
that we can save some money.

Came across
old school newspapers.

November 14, 1955.

Wow. That is old.

Look at that -- 139 bucks,
we can get a sink cabinet.

What a deal.
Sweet deal.

Even better, I can get permanent
waves in my hair for only $5.

Now, that's a steal.

That is something that
I could get some use out of.

So, look at the difference.

All these ceiling joists
are just strapped onto

the new joist
from the next story.

When you step back, look at
how much lower it is right here.

These joints shouldn't
be moving.

Look how soft it is.

Oh, man.

That's terrifying.

I think there could be
something seriously wrong here.

Oh, man.

Jonathan: We should not
have that much movement.

My thought is,
if all of sudden,

we start
cutting everything back,

we're gonna add a week
and a lot of expense.

So, I think, before we do
any more work on the ceiling,

I'm going to have
to bring in my engineer

and make sure there's nothing
structurally wrong here.

I think they bought
a great house with character,

but it's gonna take
a lot of work.

Absolutely.

But I'm not worried
about these walls,

so let's continue
drywalling.
Alrighty.

If we do find any kind
of a structural issue,

that would delay everything,
and I don't take that lightly,

especially when families are
living outside of their homes.

One, two, three.

It's always important to try
and keep things on schedule,

so we'll do everything we can
to stay on track,

like finishing up these walls.

♪♪

how's it going?

Hey, drew.
How are you?
Good.

I'm blown away that you guys
were able to keep the frame

without damaging
the height chart.

No problems.

I have a cool idea.
Sure.

What if we actually
cut it down?

I see there's a little piece
down here.

I'm guessing
this was their dog.

-Tedward.
-Tedward.

I don't know
who tedward is.

Dog or cat, yeah.

But why don't we cut
this piece off down here,

cut that section there,
create a piece of art with it.

Perfect.
Nice, little keepsake.

But it's kind of thick.

What would you think
about framing it

with some of
the original wood?

I might be able
to find some.

Oh, yeah.
That would be awesome.

That's actually
even better.

I love the idea of repurposing,
if we can.

Yeah.
Oh, it's gonna be good.

Drew: Destroying
this family's height chart

would have been devastating.

These things take years to make,
and they're irreplaceable.

Their children, their pets,

the neighborhood kids have all
placed their marks here,

so creating something special
with this makes a lot of sense,

and it'll be a great surprise.

So, here's a couple
salvaged pieces.
Okay.

Let's put a couple pieces
around this.

I think that's a great idea.
It'll look awesome.
Yeah.

Jonathan: As my electricians
have been finishing up inside,

they've had to peel back
more of the ceiling,

and now it's obvious that
all of that has to come down.

That's too bad.

The drywall is unstable,
and at this point,

I wouldn't consider keeping it.
It's just unsafe.

But now,
with everything opened up,

the bad news
just keeps on coming.

It's this one, right?

We can now see
that the staircase

is not properly supported.

It's just hanging off
the second floor,

which is incredibly dangerous.

So I definitely want the
engineer to look at this asap.

A family's been living here
for 15 years,

unaware of the danger
right under their feet.

And while we're waiting
for the engineer,

there's not really a heck of
a lot more we can do inside,

so I've decided we can use
this time to move outside

and spruce things up
in the backyard.

Alright.
Ready for some fun?

The family has given a lot
to their community,

and they love hosting
their neighbors.

So let's give something
back to them.

Let the magic begin.

Drew's already started

freshening up
the barbecue table.

I think we should
revitalize this.

But I have my eye on
an even more important project.

Jonathan: Oh-ho!

You had better not be
stealing chris' beer,

because if you take
the kegerator,

he will probably
take you out.

Matt: [ chuckles ]
yeah.

I wanted to do something
kind of cool.

I would love
to build it in

and make it look like
an actual bar piece.

Give it some character.

He's got all this wood

that's been sitting around here,
collecting dust.

I figure we may as well
clean it up

and make, like, a bar so that
people could stand here,

they could
order their beer.

Have a bit of an overhang.
Yeah.

Yeah,
this would polish up nice.

That's nice wood.

What chris and stephanie decided

not to go with the beer tap
in their design,

but because they host
the neighborhood so often,

I think a proper bar
would be a great surprise.

[ grunts ]

yeah,
I think that'll be nice.

I think it'll
look awesome.

♪♪

that's the whole --
same situation here

'cause they did the same thing
on the other side.

Yeah, I mean,
that's bad practice.

My engineer arrived,
and, unfortunately,

as I expected, he's told me
that the entire stair structure

is not supported properly,
which is incredibly hazardous

and will also be
very expensive to fix.

So I need to bring in
stephanie and chris.

But it breaks my heart
to deliver bad news like this.

But we can't move forward
with anything else in this reno

until we fix the problem.

Wow.
Ceiling's down.

Jonathan: You remember,
we were doing some demolition,

and I was pointing out

that there was a lot
of inconsistencies in here?

When they did the addition
and they added the other story,

they kept the old ceiling

and never properly secured it
to the new ceiling joists.

The more rocco and I started
to pull things down,

the more we realized,
there's no way we would ever

be able to get that ceiling
to look like anything.

It was all wavy,
and it was loose.

So we took down
the old ceiling.

It just wasn't
salvageable.

The more we started
to peel back,

the more we realized
this is not to code.

Okay.
Your stairs and these joists

are all hanging off
of one board,

which is totally illegal.
Oh, man.

You're not supposed to be
hanging a load off it.

This can't even
be considered a post

because there's nothing
underneath it.

You're supposed to carry
your load right down to the --

so there's nothing
in the basement that goes...?

Nope. There were a lot of
shortcuts taken here.

So I had my engineer
take a look,

and he says the repairs needed
to fix all of this

will require us
to install two beams

on each side
of the staircase structure,

then I'd have to attach them
using a third beam in the center

to properly secure
the staircase.

Three beams and all
of this extra drywall

is going to add
3 weeks and $20,000.

-Oh, man.
-Oh, my gosh.

Three beams and all
of this extra drywall

is going to add
3 weeks and $20,000.

-Oh, man.
-Oh, my gosh.

So, like, how...
[ exhales sharply ]

20 grand's a lot.

I know that you're already
spending a lot on the renovation

and that's a huge amount
to tack on top of it.

What are we gonna do now?
20 grand.

I know,
it's a lot of money.

I can manage with the 3 weeks,
but the 20 grand is...

It's a lot.
It's a big blow.
It's a big blow.

Yeah. I don't know if
you ever noticed any
movement on the stairs.

The stairs were
always really squeaky.

And it's crazy to think
that our family's been living

in this house
for almost 20 years,

going up and down
these stairs.

That makes me feel bad --
terrible as a parent.

You want to know
that your home is safe.

[ sighs ]

we don't have a choice.

The biggest benefit
of opening everything up

is now we can
see everything.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

And then we'll start
figuring out

how we're gonna
make this budget work.

-Okay.
-Okay?

It's not like we can't not
do it -- we have to do it.

And I guess we have to look on
the bright side of everything.

The house will be very sound
when we move back in.

$20,000 more sound.

♪♪

[ birds chirping ]

jonathan: Alright.
So, first things first.

I guess we've got to
kind of cut this back a bit?

Yeah, we're going to cut
the stock out.

Then we can
at least hop in

and start pulling
the joists out.

Sure.

Alright.

Altering the structure of
the house is a delicate process.

We have to be careful
not to damage

anything adjacent
to the stairs,

so we need these beams
to fit like a glove.

We're good to just
pop these two joists now.

Running into a problem this big
is rare.

I care deeply about
all of my projects

and the families I work with,
so I take it personally.

There is no bigger priority
for me

than making this house safe.

Stephanie and chris have been
amazing through all of this.

They have incredible strength,
and I'm grateful

that they trust me
to do this job properly.

Of course, the price on
this project has gone way up,

so moving forward,

I'm doing my best
to find savings wherever I can.

♪♪

jonathan: With the beams
finally in place,

now I can dedicate
all of my time

to getting
this house done.

Well,
let's divide and conquer.

You finish
on the inside,

and then I'll go out back,
and I'll finish what we started.

Okay. I will gladly give
the bar project to you.

Just don't mess it up.

Well, I'll have you know
I'm quite the crafty fellow.

I just wish it wasn't
so cold already.

You can do it.

Hey, look how
it turned out.

Oh, wow,
that looks great.

Beautiful.
That's it.

It's gonna make
a beautiful bar top.

Yeah. Gonna put
a couple more supports,

one on this side
and two on the back.

Okay.
Put the top on and clad it,
and we're done.

So this will
slide right in?

You want to try it on?

Oh, nice.
The kegerator is perfect.

This is
going to turn into

the ultimate outdoor
entertaining space.

This is one of
my favorite projects.
Yes.

[ grunts ]

♪♪

drew:
This journey has been a lot
for stephanie and chris,

but jonathan and I
are committed,

this entire team is committed,
to turning this thing around

and bringing the fun back
to this renovation.

You got that one?
Yeah.

I'm so glad that we're throwing
in this extra project.

At this point,
anything we can do to help them

love their home even more
than they already do

will hopefully help put
all this bad news behind them.

Yeah, that's perfect.
That's gonna look great.

Whoo! This is gonna be the most
stylin' bar chris has ever had.

♪♪

jonathan:
Now that our structural work
is finally behind us,

we've been racing forward
to stick to the new timeline

that we gave
stephanie and chris.

With the majority
of the drywall complete,

we can now put the finishing
touches on our electrical

by prepping for
the new recessed lighting.

♪♪

[ birds chirping ]

drew: One, two, three.
[ grunts ]

watch your step.

Around a little bit.
Back your way in.

Rocco,
you wanna grab the side?

This is our end piece,
right?

-Alright.
-It's like a dance.

This isn't the cha-cha,
this is the construct-cha.

[ chuckles ]
no?

That was bad.

That's a big island, wow.

It's huge.
We've got our tile, as well.

[ grunts ]

so, two tiles.
This is our kitchen.

This is the floor tile
for the bathroom.

This gives a little,
subtle hint of color,

as well, which is nice.

We know that
steph loves color,

so she'll be blown away
by the island and by the color.
Yeah.

Do you guys
want to work on this,

and I'll start sticking
some tile down?

-Sure.
-Yep.

♪♪

jonathan: In order to save
stephanie and chris some money,

I've decided to switch out
some finished

for alternatives
that are still beautiful,

but that are far more
cost-effective materials.

I think the bathroom tile
is a great example of that.

Going from concrete
to porcelain

is a change that you'd
never know costs less

by looking at it.
Yeah, exactly.

And I love the pattern.
It's going to add

some serious personality
to their small powder room.

Last, but not least.

Alright, so...
That's a lot of storage,
actually.

It's tons.

I was worried originally,
but this feels good.

And I think this actually
makes the kitchen feel

a little more grand, as well,
because these cabinets

will carry the line
of the kitchen further.

-Okay.
-Alright. Great.

♪♪

jonathan: I brought in
some extra help

to make sure we get the hardwood
down properly and fast.

There is no better method
than gluing and nailing

to ensure that they stand
the test of time.

♪♪

the kitchen has been
carefully designed

to make sure they get
the most out of their storage

and to give stephanie
that island

that she's always dreamed of.

♪♪

floating shelves, done properly,
are much more secure

than anything you could just buy
at your local store.

These ones are
custom fabricated,

and they'll be strong enough
to hold an elephant --

or just a lot of dishes.

♪♪

alright, I have gifts.
Oh, you have gifts?

Guess what I have?
A bone to pick.

What?
What do you mean?

Of all the time
you spent out here,

you couldn't just clean up
behind yourself?

Well, I was busy.

I -- I've been making this thing
look presentable.

Don't try and distract me

with how good both the bar
and this look.

I mean, you're lucky because he
loves that rustic kind of feel,

but this looks like
night and day.

And also,
the little gifts here,

this is just
the beginning.

We have
an outdoor patio set.

We have a five-piece sectional,
lounger.

This is going to be the
ultimate space for entertaining.

Let's do this --

I want you to sit there,
and I want you to envision

how amazing this space
is going to be...

Ahh!
...Sipping on some suds

and soaking up that sun.

And then everything else --
ohh!

[ both laugh ]
oh, you jerk.

Now I got to sweep it up.
Darn it!

♪♪

after all this work
and some late nights,

it feels good
to be done.

I'm excited for them
to move back in.

This family has been
waiting long enough.

I just can't believe
they've been here for 15 years,

and so the kids have only
ever known this space.

This is great.
The only thing I don't like

is that that picture
is a little crooked.

-This one?
-Yeah.

Uh, a little tilt
on that one right there.

-This one?
-Yeah.

Uh-huh.
And a little tilt
on that one right there.

-This one?
-Perfect. Yeah.

Drew: Stephanie and chris
had a budget of $125,000.

They chose option one, which put
them right at their max budget,

and that originally came in
at an 8-week timeline.

However, once we discovered
the staircase structure

was compromised, that timeline
increased to 11 weeks,

and their budget ballooned
an additional $20,000

to $145,000.

But with some
clever cost savings,

like swapping out
for more affordable

finishes and furnishings,

I was able to save them $6,000,

for a grand total of $139,000.

This looks like it should've
been here the whole time.

Yeah. Before,
they had the function

of the extra storage,
but no beauty.

Now they've got the blend
of both worlds.

But was that really
functioning for storage?

Not properly.

Stephanie:
It's time to see the house.

-Yeah. You excited?
-So excited.

We've been waiting
so long.
Oh, man,
I can't hardly wait.

Well, good things come
to those who wait.

[ shrieks ]
[ chuckling ] oh!

Oh, my gosh!

♪♪

jonathan: You excited?

So excited. We've been waiting
so long for this.

Oh, man,
I can't hardly wait.

Drew: Well, good things come
to those who wait.

And we've been waiting.
[ laughter ]

stephanie: Oh, my gosh!
I'm nervous!

[ shrieks ]
[ chuckling ] oh!

Oh, my gosh!

It's gorgeous.

It's so big!
Like, it's so much bigger.

That's what happens
when you get rid

of a humongous bathroom
in the middle your main area.

It made your living space
so small.

It was like a feature
of the main floor.

And now, it's just
such a dramatic change.

I can't even believe...
Wow. Wow!

Oh, my god!
Look at all the photos!

Oh, my goodness.

It's so beautiful.

[ laughs ]

I just never -- I never thought
it would be like this, ever.

It's really overwhelming to --
it's shocking.

Wow, it's so beautiful.

Oh, the kids are
going to go crazy...
The kids
are gonna love this.

...When they see this.

Drew: This is a house
without problems now.

You just got
to come in and enjoy.

Oh, yeah -- wow.
This is really nice.

This couch is really nice.
Yeah. It's gorgeous.

Everything
is so beautiful,

and I can't believe we have
a proper-sized living room,

finally.
Jonathan: You needed to have

a more connected living space.

Now, can't you picture
all the kids and friends

and family
running around here?

-Yes.
-Oh, yeah.

♪♪

wow,
look at this table!

Live-edge table.
It's lovely.

Alright,
this is our dining area.

We have a real
dining area now,

and it's not on the edge
of the bathroom.

Jonathan: Your ceilings
had so many problems.

The walls were crooked.
Everything here.

Now it's clean
all the way across.

Your floors
run continuously.

-Oh, yeah.
-The floors are gorgeous.

It's wild how spacious
it feels in here.

It just feels
like a real house.

Yeah, a home.
A home, yes.

Exactly.
Well, that was the goal.

I just can't wait
to see the kitchen.

It's your kitchen. If you want
to check out the kitchen...

-Oh, we're dying to.
-Alright. Let's go!

Go, go!
Go ahead!

Oh, my gosh.

Oh!

♪♪

look at how gorgeous
this is!

-Wow!
-Ohh!

Oh, my goodness.

Chris: These countertops
are beautiful.

What is that?
It's a honed finish.

-Really?
-So beautiful.

The color
and the texture.

What is it made of?
It's quartz.

It is quartz, but it just has
a different finish on top.

Amazing.
Did you think you would
get an island this big?

No. We weren't even sure
we could actually get an island.

Not only did you get
an island

with lots of space
on both sides...

Two stools on the side,
and look at all the storage.

You have
storage for days now.

-Wow.
-Oh, incredible.

That is wild.

Holy moly.
Crazy spacious.

Lots of storage.
What is that?

So, this is a down vent.

Instead of it going up,
it goes down,

and it vents out
the side of the house.

Oh, amazing.
Living on a spaceship now.

That's wild.
[ laughter ]

holy smokes.

Like, with this shifted back,
there's so much space here.

Just capturing
that extra couple feet,

pushing that wall
over that way.

-Yeah.
-Oh, yeah.

Oh, look at this tile!

That's beautiful tile.
It's gorgeous.

These new appliances
look incredible.

This is going to be
a game changer in our kitchen.

-Oh, wow. That's wild.
-This is a great kitchen.

Like, you know, I feel like
I don't deserve this.

I'm not -- I'm not good enough
for this type of...

-Oh, you -- you just have --
-you deserve it!

Yeah.
You definitely deserve it.

I deserve it.
Yeah, she deserves it.

We tried to keep
some of your memories.

Ohh!
Ohh!
[ laughs ]

oh, that's amazing!
Oh, my goodness!

We did the best we could
to preserve it,

and the wood for the frame
is actually

the studs from within the wall
where that was.

-No way! No way!
-Ohhh!

Stephanie:
That's so amazing.
I can't believe it.

I didn't know
this was happening.
Thank you.

I didn't, either!

It has years -- years.
Lots of memories on there.

Stephanie:
It's gorgeous.

For christmas this year, it's
just gonna be so, so amazing.

I'm sure we're gonna
get swamped with people
wanting to come over.

-Yeah.
-Yeah.

Starting today.

-Starting today!
-Aah!

Now, you didn't
need a tub.

You didn't need
all that wasted space.

We found
a much better space

and tucked your powder room in
around the corner.

Oh, you guys!
We gotta see this.

♪♪

oh, really?
Ooh!

Oh, wow.
Wow, that's beautiful.

Ohh!

It actually looks
pretty spacious.

Yeah, it feels so big.

It's beautiful.

♪♪

I know there was hiccups
in the timeline.

If I push on the ceiling,
it doesn't move now.

[ both laugh ]

and these stairs
won't fall down.

No, stairs aren't going
to fall down.

It's important to make sure
that everything is safe.

Yeah.
That everything
is done right.

We were able to get
everything fixed,

so a safe home
and it's a beautiful home.

It's everything we wanted,
and then about 60%, 70% more.

Wait. Is it everything
that you wanted?

What are missing?

[ imitates
beer fizzing ]

-right.
-Oh, well.

We didn't get the draft.
Yeah, there's no...

Well, we may have done
a little something extra

for you guys outside.

-What?!
-Follow us.

[ laughs ]

♪♪

[ laughing ]
oh!

Oh, my goodness!

This is crazy.

Wow!
Aah!

It's a bar!

-You got your tap.
-That's unbelievable!

[ laughing ]
ohh!

This is crazy.
My barbecue's all redone, too.

Oh, yeah.
That looks so good.

And look at all the seating.
Stephanie:
We have furniture!

We've been talking about
getting furniture for out here,

but we couldn't decide
on anything.

Obviously,
it's a little cold outside,

and I assume you'll use this

mostly through the spring,
summer, fall.

Now that everything
is cleaned up,

you've got a great space
out here.

I think, whether
you're inside or out,

you will have so many friends
around you all the time.

-Oh, yeah.
-Yes.

That bar top is made
from your reclaimed wood.

-No way!
-Oh, no way!

Really?
Yeah.

Oh, wow. This was that wood
that we had here.

Yeah, we repurposed it.
Oh, wow.

That's unbelievable.

What I think
we need to do --

why don't we go get the kids
and show them the house inside,

and then bring over
a bunch of family and friends?

-Sounds great.
-Let's do it, yeah.

Your first party.

-Whoo!
-Whoo!

Stephanie:
It's so exciting.

We cannot wait
to start entertaining.

Yeah, it's amazing.

It's our forever home.

Come on in!

-Hey, guys.
-What do you think?

I think it's good.

Bella,
what's going on?!

Jonathan: I hope
that means you love it.
Mm-hmm.

Your mom and dad said
that they really wanted

to do this for you guys.

Think of all your friends
you can have over,

all the birthday parties,
all the good times.

Come and try it out.
Test it out.

Does it feel like home?
Yeah.

Drew: This has been such
an emotional roller coaster

for this family --
and for us.

But I've got to say,
I'd do it all over again

just to see those reactions
one more time.

Oh, my gosh,
seeing the kids come in

just reminds me
of why we do all this.

And giving people
their forever home

is just the best feeling
in the world.

-Hey!
-Hey!

[ all cheering ]

hey, guys.
Come on in!

[ all cheering ]
come on in!

-Whoa!
-Awesome!

Come on in,
everybody.

-Come in!
-Yeah, yeah.

-Wow!
-Wow!

-Guys!
-Hello, hello.

Can dance in here now.
That's how big it is.

[ indistinct conversations ]

by the way, I want to get
a headcount here,

because there's no way
before

you could have had
this many people in here

and see everybody
where they are.

There's 24.

You've already counted 24.

Jonathan:
And we still have room, too.

Let's go!

Come on, check it out!

-Wet deck.
-It is.

[ kids exclaiming ]
nice.

-Oh, look at that!
-There's the bar!

[ laughter ]

jonathan:
I'd like to raise a glass

not only to the coolest
bartender I know,

but to the coolest
family I know.

And you can tell
you're pretty amazing

because you're surrounded
by people who think the same.

-Cheers!
-Cheers!

[ cheers and applause ]