All language subtitles for Property.Brothers-Forever.Home.S03E08.Into.the.Future.iNTERNAL.WEB.x264-ROBOTS_track3_eng

This is binh and raymond's
forever home.

It's the first big decision

that they made
as a married couple.

We just love the house
so much.

They knew this mature,
tree-lined neighborhood

would be the perfect place
to raise a family.

Who climbs the most trees?

-Raymond does.
-Oh, alright. Good.

And where better
to buy a home

than only a few steps
away from family?

Our cousins and our grandparents
are just across the street.

But over the years,
the choppy layout has kept them

from having the big
family gatherings they love.

Binh:
We would love it to be back
where everybody was welcome.

-So they need us...
-Done!

Holy smokes.
That's a lot of brick.

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

This is fabulous.

-I can see all the way through.
-[ laughs ]

♪♪

jonathan:
A house is four walls.

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

[ laughter ]

that's what
I'm talking about!

[ laughing ] oh!

This is
"property brothers"...

"forever home."

♪♪

this is such
a great neighborhood

with a lot of mature trees.
I love it.

You haven't worked in this area
yet before, have you?

No.
This is my first time here,

but you can see there's tons
of construction projects.

-Hi!
-Hey, guys.

I was just telling
jonathan

how this is such
an amazing neighborhood.

Yeah, it's a nice, deep lot.
We really love it.

We see the big trees
way in the distance.

Who climbs the most trees?

-Actually, raymond does.
-Oh, alright. Nice.

So, how long have you
had this house?

18 years.

Oh, wow, so all the kids
were raised in this house?

Binh: It was our first
adult decision.

We got married,
and then our family grew.

So, what is it you love
about the house?

It's so close
to our family.

Our cousins and our grandparents
are just across the street.

And we can always eat dinners
and go to the park together.

That's awesome.

We're not interested in moving.
I grew up in the neighborhood,

and my very best friend
from high school

used to live just around
the corner from here.

Binh:
Our first child, and the second
and third, all were born here.

It's a very
sentimental place.

I envision us
being here forever.

Is there anything that you do
not like in the house?

It's really crowded, but we've
grown up with this house,

and everything...We want
everything to stay the same.

Oh, really?
So even with it being crowded,

you guys want to keep it
the way it is?

Together: Yeah.

Well, that was
the easiest project ever.

Binh: We just love
the house so much.

We want to stay here,

but there's so many things
that we need to change.

We might have a bit
of a problem.

You guys want to change things.
That's two votes.

But they don't want
to change anything,

and that's three votes.

Wait, who else wants
to change things?

-Ah, you're outvoted, guys.
-[ laughs ]

why don't we head inside, and
you guys can head off to school?

-See you later.
-Bye, guys.

Binh and raymond have so much
of their extended family

all right here,
within a few blocks.

It's like their own village
within a city.

Yeah, it's amazing.

It's more than just
a forever home.

It's a forever
neighborhood.

So I can totally see
why they never want to move.

So, come on in.

-Alright.
-So, this is our house.

Drew: Very clean.
I was expecting,

with kids and everything,
to have stuff strewn all over.

Did you know
we were coming?
Yes, we did.

We did.
We tidied up
for you guys.

The layout, I think we could
see this more open.

I don't think we have to have
a wall dividing things off here.

It does block off our line
of sight, and the view is...

That's a
million-dollar view.
I love it.

This is why we bought the house.
It's very private.

There's, like,
tons of greenery.

Jonathan:
And also, the fact that you
don't really see neighbors

is kind of cool.
-Yeah.

What's happening
with the windows here?

That's one thing that raymond's
tried to fix three times.

Ugh!
Yeah, you've obviously
got a condensation issue.

I almost wonder if
there originally was

a post in there, or a wall,
and somebody removed it.

-That wasn't me.
-Okay.

-I swear it wasn't me.
-[ laughs ]

what do you think
of that fireplace?

Uh...
I actually like it.

But we've never
used it.

Okay.
Like, we've never
burned a fire in it.

Why is this
such a great space?

When we first bought the house,
we didn't have any money left.

We were completely broke.
No furniture.

But it was a great time.
We had our first child,

and I posted on a mommy blog,
"moms and your babies, come over

and have coffee with me
every Thursday morning,"

and 12 women showed up
with their babies.

Oh, wow. Do you still know
all 12 of those families?

We're still very close,
but now they've had

two or three
more children,

and we've kind of
stopped entertaining

because we just don't
have the space now.

Yeah.

I do love my mother-in-law's
rosewood buffet

that she gave to us.

-It's like magic.
-This is our fine china,

but we don't have anywhere
to set the table with it,

because we don't have
a dining room.

So then, what do you use this
for, if not a dining room?

And how do you get to this?
'cause it's just...

Yeah,
watch your step.

-That's crazy. What?
-[ laughs ]

it's a very large house,
but there's no flow

from one room to the next.

Binh: Homework
and computer work, we said,

"well, let's just use
the dining room."

someone's doing homework here,
someone's doing homework there,

and someone's playing the piano
at the same time.

-Oh, all at the same time.
-Study. Concentrate.

[ playing piano ]
binh: Wait.
Wait, jonathan.

I'm trying to do
my math!

Yeah, and that's exactly
how the bickering starts, right?

Binh: We really need space for
the kids to do their homework,

but we also need the space

to have our friends
and family over.

Our family has gotten bigger.

Mum and dad have gotten older,
and we'd like to be the home

where we can gather
and break bread together.

And it would be great
if we had access to the yard.

Drew: Right, you have no access
off the back of the house.

-Not at all.
-That's right.

We have to walk
all the way downstairs

and out through
the basement to the back.

Jonathan:
That's no good.

That's just a shame, because
it's such a gorgeous yard.

Drew:
This is the perfect place
to create access outside.

By taking out this window,
we could go

with a standard
sliding patio door,

or go big with a massive
wall-to-wall folding door.

Either way, you'd get tons
of natural light

and extend the living space
right out onto a new deck.

That'd be great.
Yes. That would be great.

Binh: It's been a big dream
to have a walk-out

since we bought the house.

I can see this kitchen needs
some work, as well.

Come take a look.

Yeah, this is...
Oh, yeah.

Did you do any work
in this kitchen?

This bench, actually, I pieced
together out of two pews.

And does the church know
you took the pews?

I took them at night.
[ laughter ]

raymond: Because
there's no dining room,

there's only so much space
that we can

sit around the kitchen table
to have a meal.

If mum and dad come over,

there just isn't enough room
for us to sit around.

Binh: We don't fit.

I did see the height
measurements over here.

Raymond has tracked
the children's heights

since they were
six months old.

This is really cute. Would you
want me to cut that out?

'cause I can just
take that out, no problem.

Oh, beautiful.
That would be wonderful.

-That would be great.
-People always think twins

are the same height,
but that's not true.

We had our growth chart
growing up.

I was always way taller.

No way.
You were not taller.

Yeah, I was.
At least an inch,

because you would stand
on your tiptoes.

That's what you would do
to cheat to look taller.

Whaaaat?!

Jonathan: And another room
downstairs, right?

Yeah.
This is our office.

Oh, it's big!
Really big. Wow.

This is bigger than, like,
most master bedrooms.

It's a huge room, but I'm
the only one that uses it.

This is your office?
Yes.

What kind of office gear
is this?

[ laughs ]
-arrrr!

Arrrr you thinking
we can renovate this office?

[ laughs ]
aye!

Drew: I mean, this gives you
so many options

for storage, for space.

Are you cool putting some
of that work space down here?

Oh, it would be fabulous.
This is such a big room,

but I'm the only one
that uses it down here

'cause it's so dark
and dungeon-like.

Drew: Well, then,
let's fix that.

Some of it is just making it
brighter and fresher.

Yeah.

Drew: This is a classic
1950's-style house

on a nice, big lot.

The four bedrooms and three
bathrooms are in good shape.

Okay, this is cute.

They've even got a family room
in the basement,

so there's lots of space.

But the main living area
is really chopped up,

and it feels like
a bit of a maze.

So if their budget
can swing it,

we'll focus on
the front entryway,

living room, study room,
and kitchen.

Plus, the office in the basement
needs a big facelift,

and they need easy access
to their beautiful backyard.

So, what are you thinking of
spending on your renovation?

$200,000? We kind of need
some help with that.

We don't actually know.

We've been saving
for a long time.

We bought the house.
We went into gigantic debt.

It took us many,
many years to pay it off,

but we're ready to make
a really big investment

and just get it done right.

Jonathan's gonna start
prepping some ideas

for what we can do
to this space.

I want to take you
to a house

that will be inspiration
for you,

and then try and find
some features

that you might
gravitate towards.

Oh, that's sounds great.
Sounds great.

The timeline is a little
arrr-gressive.

Alright, that was terrible.
But we'll make it happen.

Tallyho!

♪♪

drew: Binh and raymond
have lived here for 18 years.

It's the only home
they've ever owned.

It's the only home
their kids have ever known.

So the house is
a part of the family.

And I've already got ideas
flying around,

but first, we need
to open up the walls

and see what we're dealing with.

Alright. If we're gonna
give you that actual

for-the-first-time-ever view
right out that big window,

it means all these cabinets
have to come out and this wall.

Yes! I want to see this gone.
[ laughs ]

I don't think it's gonna
take us very long,

'cause these are
pretty cheap cabinets.

Get outta here.

Yeah, so,
something like that.

How did he do that?
[ laughs ]

that's not how we do it.
[ laughs ]

drew: These cabinets look okay,
but they're a little too flimsy

to donate, so smash away.

Whoa! I think she has
pent-up anger.

[ laughter ]

♪♪

[ laughing ] if you could see
the look on your face.

-Your face is...
-Aaaah!

There are, like, pieces flying
all over the place.

It was pretty incredible.

This should open up right
through to the living room.

This is a big moment
for binh and raymond.

They're putting two decades'
worth of hard-earned savings

into this huge renovation,

and they'd love
to remove these walls

and open up the sight lines.
But we won't know if we can,

or how much it's gonna cost,
until we break into them.

♪♪

hey, check out
this brick.

Binh:
Oh, beautiful!

Drew: An original
chimney feature.

What's interesting, then --
if this is all brick,

this means
your fireplace feature

runs along the entire length
of this wall.

Wow.

Which is actually
a little bit of a problem

because you've got
like 8 feet

of what looks like
solid brick.

I totally was not
expecting that.

Do you think
we can make it work?

Uh...

♪♪

you've got like 8 feet
of what looks like solid brick.

Do you think
we can make it work?

Uh...Well, I mean,
if all of a sudden

we had to start taking
all this brick out of here,

I mean, that's a fortune.
And keep in mind, this brick

likely goes all the way up
and out through the roof.

So getting rid of it
could also be problematic.

That would be bad.

Let's not end
on a negative here.

I want you to see
all the way through.

I want you to see the light,
see how open it is.

So let's mask up
and keep going.

-Okay. Sounds good.
-Do you want go through?

-Yeah, let's do it.
-One, two, three.

♪♪

ready? Boom!
Whoo!

Done!

Whoo-hoo!

Holy smokes.

It's awesome. We should have
done this years ago.

Go take a break.
You did a great job.

Binh and raymond had been
waiting a very long time

to do this renovation.
They both want big changes.

Binh likes classic and warm.

Raymond likes modern
and minimal.

So I'm gonna show them a house
that has elements of both.

This is a beautiful neighborhood
just like yours,

and a house with a lot
of great inspiration.

Oh, this will be fun
to look inside.

Mm-hmm.
Can't wait to see it.

Come on in.

Wow!

This is so lovely.

You can see
all the way through.

Look how big it is!
And the door is gorgeous.

Oh, you like
that big wood-tone?

I do. I didn't think I would
like a dark door like that,

but it makes
such a grand statement.

And that's what you want.

First impression outside --
awesome.

First impression inside --
awesome.

I like seeing
how this is connected.

This is more of an open concept,
which is fantastic.

Lots of wood, which I like.
I think in the entrance area,

I think maybe
something more durable.

Drew:
Like tile, or...?

Tile would be great,
yeah.

I like the width of the board.
That's lovely.

It's a little bit pale for my
taste, but this is so inviting.

I would be so proud
and happy to have people over.

That looks fabulous.
I love it, too.

How about the dining space?
I like the size of this table.

I think I would need this
to be my minimum size.

Binh: We'd like to take over
hosting our family,

who all live
in the neighborhood.

We really need
a dining room table now.

Okay, now the kitchen.

This is where I need to get
a lot of input from you guys.

Oh, wow.

Ooh, I love this.
Look how big it is.

Drew: Your island --

breakfast-bar seating
wraps around.

The overall look
is fabulous.

That's fantastic.
-I really love this counter.

What kind of stone
is this?

Quartz.
Yes, it's quartz.

Yes!

I love it.
I love it.

I'm noticing that there are
two different colors.

Yes.
The uppers and the lowers
are two different colors.

The contrast
is visually appealing.

I mean,
this is high-gloss.

I don't like
the high-gloss, though.

I can see fingerprints
already.

Whatever, miss perfect!

[ both laugh ]

we don't have to go for
anything like that,

that causes you
to have to clean more.

We could do something
that's not high-gloss like this.

Yeah.
How about the chairs?

Yeah, yeah, grab a seat.
Try them out.

To me, these chairs feel
a little more like

you're going to the hairdresser.
So, perfect, alright.

There's so much
I can do with you here.

Pigtails to the side.

And here's your dryer,
right here.
Yeah, there you go.

I love that I can sit
and there's so much room here.

That fireplace
and the clean, sleek look,

that suits me a lot.

I mean, just the fact
that we can see that far away

from where we are
on this side of the kitchen.

Yeah.

I love that we can
walk right out.

Can you imagine actually
being able to use

your indoor
and outdoor space as one?

For sure.
Like, you can see people
from everywhere.

Yeah, it's quite a barrier
for us right now

because
there's no walk-out.

You could rush over there
and just knock on the window --

"hey! Hey!" and they
can't hear us.
"get out of the tree!"

yeah. Oh, my gosh.
This has actually been great.

There's so much, right from
the small details

of the type of chairs you want,
the countertops, the floors.

This is all stuff
I'll tell jonathan.

We're gonna have some
really good options for you.

Oh, I can't wait.

Oh, yeah,
you're gonna love it.

Alright, I think I hit
the nail on the head

with this house.

They both like
a lot of features in here.

Now I can pass all this
information onto jonathan.

I think we're gonna make
binh and raymond very happy.

They want a statement entryway
with a bold wooden door

and tile flooring,
with dark, wide-plank hardwood

for the rest of
the main living area,

plus wide-open sight lines.

They want to go big
with the dining table

and the kitchen island.

They both love the sleek,
modern fireplace,

and backyard access is a must.

♪♪

[ vacuum whirring ]

yes?

A-he-he-hem!

Wah, wah, wah!
Hey! [ laughs ]

aw, man.
[ vacuum shuts off ]

I had visions of, like,
in a cartoon where I do that

and all of a sudden -- crrk! --
Your good jeans are gone.

I have no desire
to walk around pantless

on a construction site.

I want to focus here
on the house,

on all the pretty things
that raymond and binh want.

How did the tour go?
It went really well.

I think they're open to anything
that freshens up the space.

So, let's start
with the floors.

They want wood floors,
and they both agree

they want them
in a darker tone.

Because of all the natural light
that they have

and the big windows,
they can get away

with doing something
darker.

It wouldn't take all the light
out of the room.

So, these are four options
for the front entry.

Oh, I like that.

They were saying they want
to freshen things up.

Like, let's do
something bold.

Let's do something cool.
I love that.

This has a little bit
of a color pop.

I thought something like this in
the entry could be really nice.

I think
that's my favorite.

And then moving
into the kitchen,

I love the idea of getting
a little bit of color,

maybe some blues -- pop on the
island, something like that.

Exactly, because they do like
white cabinets.

So if we bring that two-tone in
on the island,

that would be perfect.

Countertops?

They definitely want
veined quartz,

and they actually were
really liking the idea

of a slab-style
backsplash.

I can't really tell,
'cause there's a bunch of dust.

[ vacuum whirring ]

oh, oh!
Get out of here.

Alright, I like the white.
Let's do the white.

Is that it?
Bye.

What is it with you
and the vacuum?

♪♪

drew: When binh and raymond
see their house,

they're not gonna
recognize it.

Come on in.
Whoa! What on earth?

Raymond: What have you done
to my house?

So many things to discuss
with you guys.

Come on in.
Whoa! What on earth?!

All the walls are gone.
-Not too bad, hey?

Oh, my gosh, what happened
to the ceiling?

It's gone!
-The ceiling's all gone.

So, we were right.

There was, at some point,
a support in the middle,

and someone decided
to put in a big window.

There is literally
no beam there at all.

Whoa.
Oh, gosh.

So they're using
the vinyl windows

to support a structure
of the roof, which it can't.

And so that's why
you see everything sagging.

We are going to have to put
a beam into the wall

to make sure that
we do carry that load.

Okay.
So, no chair
to trip over.

That's a good thing.
Yes.

You can actually get
into the space.

Raymond: We would have
even more space

if maybe this wall
was taken down, too.

Drew: Oh, yeah, but you see
the edge of the brick there?

Yep.

This is all solid brick,
all the way back

and going up
through the roof.

We spoke to our engineer,
and we need

to run another support beam
right through here.

So we've got a lot
of chimney-smashing to do.

Holy smokes.
That's a lot of brick.

Binh:
That's a beast of a chimney.
That's the whole wall of brick.

It is. Because of the
gas fireplace in the basement,

we need to keep something here
to run venting through the roof.

But it'll be a lot smaller
than this monster.

Okay, fantastic.

Lastly,
back to the kitchen.

-Oh, my gosh! It's so empty.
-Holy...

Binh:
It doesn't look like our home.
I mean, the bones are there.

Well, we're probably
1/10th of the way

toward having new stuff in here,
which is exciting.

Yes.
Great.

But you get to pick
which way the story's gonna go.

Perfect.

Option one -- we'll start by
moving the kid's study space

downstairs,
where you have tons more room.

Upstairs, now that
the walls are gone,

you'll have open sight lines
all around the fireplace.

We'll put new tile
in the front entryway

and beautiful dark hardwood

everywhere else
to unify the space.

In the kitchen, we'll totally
reimagine the layout

so natural light
can play a starring role.

With clean lines and soothing
accents of wood and earth tones,

it'll be the perfect place
to gather and cook together.

And we'll turn the study room
into a comfortable

and inviting living room with
plenty of seating for everyone.

Since large family dinners are
one of your biggest priorities,

we'll turn the largest space
into the dining room.

We'll replace
that picture window

with an enormous wall
of folding glass doors

and a beautiful deck,

so finally, you have
access to outside.

We'll shrink the size
of your fireplace

to give you more living space
and add a super-sized table

so you'll be able to invite your
entire neighborhood to dinner.

Oh, I can imagine that.

Such a big space
to have a huge dining table.

That would be amazing.

Raymond: When people come in
through the front door, too,

they just join the party
right there.

Now, option 1 would be
seven weeks and $200,000 --

right at your max budget.

Wow. The seven weeks,
I can live with.

What do you think,
raymond?

We haven't gone over the budget,
which is fantastic.

Okay, we do have
another option.

For option 2, your kitchen
would remain exactly the same --

this big, beautiful space.

But we'll keep
your original layout

and dedicate this larger space
to your living room.

Instead of folding glass doors
and a larger deck,

we'll update
that old picture window

so you still get the beautiful
backyard view you love.

With all this extra seating, you
can finally reclaim your title

as the inviting home
where everyone is welcome.

Over in the old study space,

we'll add that backyard access
with some new patio doors

and a smaller
but functional deck.

And finally, we'll take back
the dining room space

by adding a gorgeous
new table for eight.

Binh?
That's very appealing.

Option two would come in below
your max budget, at $185,000,

and we can get it done
in 6 1/2 weeks.

Oh!
Okay.

That sounds great.

You would have
a larger living room

than dining room.

[ inhales sharply ]
I'm lukewarm about that.

We should have proper
formal dining seating

in the larger room.

I'm a little bit nervous
about my christmas dinner.

Right, you're talking
about the holidays.

What about
the rest of the year?

Right.

This is the tricky part.

Option 1 and 2
are both gonna be beautiful.

You know, you can choose, do you
want the bigger living room

or the bigger dining room?
That's really the main

difference between
options 1 and 2.

I'm okay with having the
living room in the larger space,

but I still need a little
more room in the dining room.

The one thing that we can do
is removing this wall.

Okay, yeah, 'cause this
still feels closed in.

You know what I like?
You know, if the island is here

and the dining room table
is here,

those two spaces
are close to each other

for back-and-forth.
Right.

You can always stick the kids
at the breakfast bar

because now you'll have
breakfast-bar seating.

Oh, the kids table.
I didn't even think of that.

Yeah.

You know, darwin's five years
from going to university.

It would be nice to save
a little bit of money.

So, I think
option 1 is out.

-Okay.
-So let's go with --

whoa, she's giving you
death stares right now.

Is that right?
-Okay.

Are those lasers,
or is that..?
No.

[ both laugh ]
okay, you agree?

Yeah, option 2.

Okay.
Great.

6 1/2 weeks, and this place
will be incredible.

Fantastic.

Drew: Binh and raymond fell
in love with this house

because of all the trees
in the back.

Well, installing a beam
that runs all the way

from the exterior back wall
to the front

allows us to remove
that view-blocking interior wall

so they can see outside
from anywhere in the house.

Plus, we're upgrading
their window

to a walk-out
for easy backyard access.

♪♪

so, I know we're putting
a door in here,

but what's the plan overall?
Anything else we have to do --

the plan is you want to be able
to get your mai tais

that you make
in the kitchen

out to your guests
in the backyard.

-Alright.
-Who wants to go outside?

Not me.
Yeah, I will.

-You got it.
-Yeah, see you outside.

So, do we still have
to cut out the frame?

Yeah.

♪♪

drew:
Once we get this window out,

we can start reframing
for the new patio door.

Binh never liked how small
and dark the dining room felt,

and the small window
wasn't helping much,

but the new set of doors
are gonna let in the sunshine

and help open up the space.

-Ahh!
-Success.

-Here, let's put it over here.
-Yeah.

This is gonna be amazing.
Just picture door access

into the backyard.

This is what entertaining
is all about --

indoor and outdoor spaces.

♪♪

so, this will be
the tricky thing here.

We're gonna have to replace
the window, 'cause this window,

it was not designed to have
that kind of weight on it.

It's been holding,
but slowly over time,

it's sagging down.

So once our new wall is in here
in front to support,

then we can pop
this window out.

Exactly. So now with
the new engineered beam,

we'll make sure that
everything's supported properly.

And then the new window
that goes in

will look perfectly straight.
There will not be a sag anymore.

Oy!

This is why some people
shouldn't do their own work.

Yeah.

♪♪

I am so excited that they agreed
to tear out all the brick.

This is a monster
that is blocking off

your sight lines
for the whole main floor.

Amir: Yeah,
since we didn't have room

in the kitchen
for the island, right?

You'd be eating your cereal
at the island like this

'cause there's a wall
right there.

[ laughs ] yes.

Oh, what a difference
it'll make.

Binh and raymond like the idea
of having a fireplace,

but they never use
the old wood-burning one.

My plan was to replace it

with a much more
user-friendly gas insert.

But now that we're removing
all this brick stack,

I can go even further
with a sleeker

three-sided glass unit

that will still give them
the warmth that they like,

but it will enhance
those sight lines.

Oh, my goodness.
I thought it was brick.

It's block.
Is it?

Yeah. Look.
It's all block.

That's 10 times worse.

Drew:
Oh, my goodness.

I thought it was brick.
It's block.

Look. It's all block.

Ugh.

If this is solid,
we are in trouble.

The original fireplace,
the way they had it,

they had it exposed.

And at some point,
they decided to close it off.

But it is moving.
Amir: Alright.

See if you can get
your demo hammer there.

And then I'll get in there
with my bar.

Got you.

♪♪

completely loose.

Oh, now it's gonna be easy.

Look at that.

Open concept.

Amir: Wow.
What a difference.

That's awesome.
Yeah.

With the massive stack
completely gone,

we can install
the second support beam

that runs along the length
of the old wall

separating the kitchen from
the living and dining rooms.

This will give us the space
for that huge island

and large dining table
that binh has been dreaming of.

Because most of this 1950s house
is original,

we're bringing
all the electrical,

plumbing, and insulation
up to today's standards.

We're also adding much-needed
backyard access with a deck.

This is gonna be
spectacular.

We are gonna have this
amazing deck coming out here.

Yeah.

I think
it's gonna look great.

Why don't we get this tree
out of the way,

'cause this is gonna be
right where the deck is.

Yeah, got to get rid
of that.
We'll cut that out,

and then dig some holes.

Yeah, sure.
Alright.

♪♪

back this way a little.

Once these posts are set,
we can get to work

building this
awesome outdoor space.

♪♪

so, we are disconnected here.
Look at that.

-Whoa!
-[ laughs ]

it's all got to come out,
and this is, like, the way

we celebrate the last bit of old
that's going out.

Alright.
You got a hand on that?
Yeah, I got it.

Alright.
Get your hail marys out now.

-Whew!
-One, two, three.

Aah!

One, two, three.

Aah!

Boom!
I told you. Look.

See, it didn't even break
these ones over here.

Well, maybe a few.
Let's get drew to clean that up.

I think we're good.
It's impressive.

Binh and raymond
we're using the dining room

as the study room
for all three kids.

It was getting cramped

and eating up
valuable entertaining space.

Plus, they already have
an office space in the basement.

We just have to make it
feel less like a dungeon

for the kids to use.

I would like to give them

a slightly larger window
than this.

Like a 32-inch window,
I think, it would be perfect.

It would be nice to get
a little more height out of this

'cause we know up here
is just sunshine.

Yeah.
Down here, dirt.

[ both laugh ]
true.

Let's open this up
and see what we got.
Okay.

♪♪

so, there's your actual
block wall.

There's a little bit of mold
on there, but nothing serious.

Oh.
There is mold.

There is a lot of mold.
Mm-hmm.

And it looks like
it's coming from up above.

It's really this area,

so I wonder if there's like
a sprinkler head or something

that's letting a lot more
moisture in right there.

Yeah.
It's only right there.

♪♪

I'm digging out the area
around the basement window

so we can discover where
this moisture is coming from.

Alright.

We were already doing this
to make way

for a new, wider window
and the window well,

but let's be honest --

it just gives me a chance
to drive a backhoe.

So win-win.

There we go.

♪♪

I think this turned out
quite well.

We did notice
that there was some mold.

Oh, yeah.

I honestly think it was just
from all this earth.

The weatherproofing that they
had on the wall was down lower,

but the earth
was still up here.

-Yeah.
-So that's all it was.

It was the moisture
seeping in through the brick.

It's all corrected now.

♪♪

with a little waterproofing
and the window well

we're installing,
the water should stay out,

and the mold problem
will be a thing of the past.

♪♪

so, what do you think is going
to have more impact in here,

the window or the floors?

It's hard to say. I mean,
the big window is amazing.

Now when you're working
in the office,

you can actually just be
looking out the window

and daydreaming, all this
natural light pouring in,

instead of just
stuck in a hole.

So we're actually not helping
get any work accomplished,

because everyone will be
daydreaming out the window.

Pretty much. I think
they'll be okay with that.

And the floors look
so much better, too.

Alright. You ready?

♪♪

go! Go! Go!

♪♪

since we're transforming the
entryway with new stylish tile

and a grand front door,

I had to do something
with that old '70s railing

and the creaky basement steps.
Oh, yeah.

I like how you have
these all lettered

so we don't mess up.

[ blows ]
I don't trust myself.

Originally, I thought
we were gonna just be

able to sand down these.
But a lot of these --

like, you can see on the surface
of the treads, they're trashed.

And this is gonna look
a lot better.

And...

Which one do you got?
"b."

...The stairs
will stain perfectly

to match
our new flooring.

Ha-ha-ha!

Do you want to actually
cut the risers?

Okay.

[ saw whirring ]

so, this is gonna look
so much better.

It is gonna be beautiful.

This'll all be painted out
to match everything else here.

Nice. [ growls ]
so I'll give you
the height,

'cause we have to rip
these boards down.

So if you want
to cut that.

Okay.
Rip and tear.

♪♪

today is a big day.

The three-sided fireplace
is being installed,

and it looks amazing.

The cool, sleek design

is exactly what
binh and raymond wanted,

and now they can enjoy
a warm fire from the kitchen,

the dining room, the living room
with just a flick of a switch.

Got that next one?

Outside, we're installing
the new decking,

and it's all coming together.

♪♪

I love this deck.
It looks amazing.

When we were growing up,

dad made us sand down
all of the decking,

all of the fencing, everything,
every single year --

-[ laughs ] no way.
-...And repaint them.

We spent more time
working on the deck

than we did
enjoying the deck.
Exactly.

Drew:
This composite decking is made
to last with minimal upkeep,

saving binh and raymond's kids

from having to do
all that sanding.

And we're finishing it off
with gorgeous glass railings

so they'll have unobstructed
views both inside and out.

Move that right
in the corner there.

All the way?
Look at this kitchen

compared to what
they had before.

This actually feels like
it's twice the size.

Yeah. Just the fact that
you now have the sight line

to every which way.

Binh was saying they want
to bring all

the neighborhood kids over here.
They want this to be the hub,

but they haven't been
able to do that.

Yeah. And they're getting
a beautiful island,

lots of seating.

What's the hood
gonna look like?

So, this'll go right up
nice and high.

That's your color
right there.

That's gorgeous.
Just beautiful.

Perfect.

♪♪

-I brought in some recruits.
-Mm-hmm.

We have homework for you.

-Aww.
-Ah, no more homework!

Everybody loves homework.

Come on around here
a little bit, guys.

Drew: Binh and raymond's kids
were really nervous

about making such big changes
to their home,

so jonathan and I came up
with a little project

to put their own personalized
stamp on the new space.

This will be on the wall,
and then you can hook

all of your things
like this in there,

or you could have
little plants on here.

You can hook that on there.
You can do anything you want.

Show us how you would
organize them.

Thing is, you have to move
quickly before your sisters

or brother steal
all the pieces.

Go!
Aah!

-I'm stealing this.
-Get everything.

Lay it out
the way you want.

That looks really organized
for maverick over there.

Girl: Maverick's normally
the biggest mess-maker.

Jonathan:
Maverick's stealing!

She took mine,
and this is also mine.

Five, four, three, two...

[ imitates buzzer ]

-wait, nice job guys.
-That was a pretty good start.

We'll hang it
in an appropriate place.

Cool.

We have 10 more seconds
added to the clock for...

Sticker fights!

Give me the big one.
Mm!

Make it happen.

-Mm!
-Awww!

-Whoa!
-Oh!

[ laughter ]

♪♪

-hey.
-Yo.

I cannot believe
these are

the same spindles
that were here before.

Yeah, just had them sandblasted
and then painted.

They're actually nice, and
especially with the new tile,

it has kind of a cool
art deco throwback.

Exactly.

Nice.

Up against that tile
is perfect.

Anything we can do to save
money, too -- pretty important.

Yeah.

Aside from a coat of paint,
binh and raymond's 1950s house

remained untouched
for almost two decades.

They knew that the layout
wasn't working,

but they just didn't know
where to start.

We were able to take
the choppy layout

and transform this home
into a warm, open-flow space

with enough room
for large family gatherings

or hangouts with friends.

We started out with a hefty
budget of $185,000

for this renovation.

We did save a little money
on the chimney demolition,

but we ended up having to spend
an additional $2,000

on waterproofing
around the basement window,

bringing us in
just a bit over budget.

Alright. Oh! Hold it.

-Lifting it up!
-Coming through.

-There you go.
-There we are.

This is that open flow
they want.

They still get the fireplace,

and they have the kitchen
of their dreams.

Do you need a moment
on the therapy bench?

I do.
Or do you like
how it's coming together?

I mean, I think I do need
a moment.

As your therapist, which brother
is harder to deal with?

Jonathan or drew?

Oh! Don't make me answer
that question!

Therapy's closed.
Therapy's closed.

Jonathan: This house was a huge
purchase for binh and raymond.

They bought the biggest house
they could afford

without a penny to spare.
Right.

They didn't even have enough
money left over to furnish it.

Well,
but they made it work.

They saved every
extra penny they had

so that one day,
they could make this house

into the forever home
they always knew it could be.

Yeah, and today
is that day.

Drew: Who's excited to see
their new place?

-I'm ready!
-I am.

This is gonna be good.

-What?!
-This is fabulous.

This is the day.
Are you ready?

-I can't wait.
-Hey, hey!

-Hi, guys.
-Hey, guys.

Drew: Who's excited to see
their new place?

-I'm ready.
-I am.

I say we get an inside and look
at your new space.

-After you.
-Sounds good.

This is gonna be good.

-What?!
-This is fabulous.

I can see
all the way through.

I love this.
-Yeah?

-Look at the colors.
-I can't believe it.

We used to have --

-a giant wall there?
-...A giant wall here.

Raymond: A giant wall
in here, exactly.

I don't recognize this place.

This is not my house.
This is too much.

-Look at the rails.
-It's gorgeous.

Well, these are your
original spindles.

We just sprayed them out.
-I can't believe that.

Raymond: And the color is
completely different.

Yeah, the stairs
are all redone.

The treads are all new.

Binh: I love this, and the tile
is just so fabulous,

has so much character
and color.

It doesn't even look like
it was before.

Especially
with that new door.

Oh, I mean, beautiful.
It's gorgeous.

It's beautiful.
-Quite a first impression now.

This is gorgeous.

Look at the furniture.
I love this.

The colors are wonderful, and
the beautiful hardwood floor.

It's fabulous.

Raymond: Look at that
fireplace, too.

That is
just so stunning.

And you can see
through it.

It's nice and warm.
I can feel that from here.

Drew: It's a three-sided
fireplace,

so you can literally see
that feature

from the entire main floor.

-Oh, amazing.
-Now that's the feature

that I think makes
the whole main floor.

-I love it. Yeah.
-It's amazing.

Raymond: Did you see
the pictures up here?

Oh, my goodness.
That's darwin measuring herself.

[ gasps ] that's this piano.
That's this piano.

Aw, that's amazing.

It makes it feel
more like home.

I'm just over the moon.

This is our home,
and it's our forever home.

It's fantastic.
I can't wait to start

the next years
of our lives here together.

I'm pretty sure you guys
are standing

where the wall used to be.

Wall was right here,
yeah.

And now, like, it's so wide
and just open.

I love the new window.

So crisp, and it looks
a little bit more modern

than the saggy window
that we had before.

No one likes
a saggy window.

Drew: Everything
is structurally sound.

It does feel like the view
is bigger.

I love it.
We love this view.

It looks like it's always
meant to be like this.

It's fabulous.
I love it.

For me, it's really been
the transformation and seeing...

♪♪

actually, those pictures
kind of did it for me.

[ crying ]

♪♪

you know, we've had
the memories already,

and we're ready to start
new memories and make new ones.

So, looking forward to it.

Drew: You're amazing parents.
Would you have ever imagined

that you were gonna have
some space like this

with a view like that?

And three amazing children
like that?

No way. I never would
have imagined it.

-Yeah.
-[ chuckles ]

-I want to see the kitchen.
-The kitchen?

After you.

What?! [ laughs ]

this is my dream kitchen.
This is my kitchen!

-Not your kitchen, raymond.
-Both are hers.

-Well, you're welcome to come.
-Look at the size of the island.

Drew: Yeah.
Isn't that great?

I love it.
This is too much.

I'm blown away.

-The counter is fabulous.
-Wow.

I love the coloring
in it.

Drew: And this is
all quartzite.

Unbelievable.
It's stunning.

And then everything in here
when you look around,

you guys have so much style.

It's actually
a three-tone kitchen

'cause you have
the white cabinets

and you have the wood up top
and the blue on the island.

-Oh!
-Oh, amazing.

I love the blue, and it just
all marries so well together.

Oh, look at these clean lines.
-Oh, yeah.

On this side, clean lines.
-[ laughing ]

drew:
It is a gorgeous kitchen,

and I just can't wait
for you guys to start using it.

I love it.
It's so gorgeous.

Look at all the seats
at this breakfast bar.

That's pretty awesome.

I didn't even know there
was seating on this side.

You can't see it
from over there.

Oh, fabulous.

And an amazing kitchen
needs to be attached

to an awesome dining room.

Raymond:
[ laughing ] whoa!

Fabulous!

Look at the table.

It's stunning.

Oh, that's beautiful.

To think, before,
you just had this

as a work station
and homework room,

and now you actually
have a space

you can entertain
your friends and family.

Oh, it's gorgeous.
I can't wait.

Binh:
Oh, my goodness.

The console was
already beautiful,

and it ties in perfectly.

Thank you so much.
It's fabulous.

Notice anything interesting
beyond the dining table?

-What?! What is that?
-Go take a look at it.

This is your new access
to the yard.

Whoa!

Oh, it's so big.

Oh, this is fabulous,
the walk-out to the yard.

We've got the glass railing

so we can actually see
the kids when they're...

-Oh, unbelievable.
-...Doing stuff out there.

And the sun rises here.

I can sit out here
and have my morning coffee.

Coffee.

This is an extension
of your living space.

Binh: Yeah, I love it.
I love it.

We can go to the backyard.
Look at this.

For the house
to function properly for you,

you needed access
directly to the backyard.

And why not have a little
extra lounging space, too?

-Fantastic.
-We still have more to see.

Yeah. Why don't we go get
darwin, avery, and maverick?

-Sure.
-Yeah, I can't wait.

This is the only house
the kids have ever known.

They weren't crazy
about changing things.

Yeah, so this is a big moment.
Let's see what they think.

Welcome home!

-Whoa!
-Wow.

-Whoa, look at that fire.
-How you put the wood in?

Jonathan: You don't.

Binh: Darwin, lookit!
There you go.

-See all the drawers here?
-What's your favorite thing?

I love the counter.
It looks so pretty.

I don't have a favorite thing.
I like all of it.

-Aww!
-Ohh!

You know
what my favorite is?

A special space that we might
have just for you guys.

-In the basement.
-Follow me.

-Can you beat him?
-Nope. Come on in.

-Oh, my gosh.
-This is awesome.

Why is there so much graffiti
already?

That was me.
Sorry.

One of the things you said
before was missing down here

was storage, but also style.
Well, now everything looks good.

It's functional,
and check this out --

tons of storage
all the way across.

-I love it.
-Open shelves, closed cabinets.

You have the bench
over here, as well.

What's that
bright stuff?

As in light that comes
in the window?

-Yeah.
-Yeah, look at a new window.

Binh:
I can't believe this.

Jonathan: It does not feel
like a dark,

closed-off cell
down here anymore.

Binh: It's beautiful.

[ goofy voice ]
what do you think, maverick?

Do you love it?

Ooh!
[ laughs ]

[ laughter ]

maverick, do you remember
a special project

that you guys worked on?
Where is it?

It's right there.

Jonathan:
We combined your efforts.

-It looks awesome.
-I love it.

-It's too organized.
-[ laughs ]

oh, yes!

What do you think?
How do you feel about keeping

this little memento
of your family?

-Fantastic.
-Oh, I love it.

-Ready?
-Alright.

See if you can mark
drew's height.

He's too tall.

What?! Too tall?!
Oh, no.

Alright. I think we need
to throw a party.

Raymond:
Let's do it.

Oh, I can't wait for the party
to get started.

-Thank you.
-Wow.

It means so much to have
our home totally redone now.

It's marvelous.

-Hey!
-Hello, everyone!

Come in.
Come right in.

It looks a little bit different.
Come on in here guys.

Could all of you fit
in here before?

I don't think so.
Yeah, come on in, buddy, yeah.

First in the kitchen
gets the food.

Drew: It's not a surprise
so many people showed up

to celebrate
binh and raymond.

For them,
family is everything.

I think we know
a lot about that.

Yeah, exactly.
Now they can fit their family,

their friends,
their mommy group,

and they won't have to worry
about where everyone will go.

The problem might be
getting everyone to leave.

Who all's in this photos?
Is anybody in this photo?

-That's me.
-You're all from that photo.

What used to look like a bit
of a baby prison or whatever...

[ laughter ]
there used to be
no furniture,

and now let's recreate
this photo over here.

Binh: Sean, you're sitting --
yep, you're there.

And hui, you're behind
aunti theresa.

And mia, perfect.

What are those two big guys
doing in there?

-We're the babies.
-We're the little babies.

One, two, three.

Let's do
a silly photo, too.

Everyone, one, two, three --
monster!

[ all shouting ]

good job, guys.
That's amazing.

Oh, so that photo
that we just took,

let's do that
in another 20 years.

Yeah, definitely.
[ applause ]

thank you, everybody,
for coming.

Everybody, group hug.
Everybody squeeze in.

I'm all for a group hug.
[ laughter ]