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Gus, I asked you a serious question.

Which color do you prefer?

Hello, everybody. Tonight, we have an awesome episode

with all your burning "Cabin Master" questions,

everything "Cabin Masters" related

is coming straight from you and answered by us.

Your favorite lake is a lake

where you hit all the rocks with your boat.

I'm saying now I know it. That was when I was younger.

Greg from Pennsylvania wants to know

why we pick on Ashley.

Can I have the broom, please?

Why, where you going?

Why do you pick on me?

RYAN: Plus we have a bunch of deleted scenes

and other content that you've never seen before,

so stay tuned.

I thought it was for better or worse.

This is the worst!

NARRATOR: In a place called Vacationland,

there are thousands of cabins

that have been unchanged for decades.

RYAN: Watch your head.

All over the great state of Maine...

-Ah! -Nice!

NARRATOR: ...Chase Morrill and his family of Mainers

renovate, restore... Wow!

...and save these historic structures.

I'm Chase, and I lead the team.

Ashley's my sister. She's also the designer.

Ryan's my brother-in-law. He's my voice of reason.

Dixie and Jedi can handle any job we throw at them.

[ Both shouting ] Our crew's the best at what we do.

We're all best friends, and we love it.

WOMAN: You...nailed it.

ASHLEY: Nice job on this one.

-Cheers. -Cheers.

So tonight's first question comes from Paul from Illinois.

Paul wants to know what I meant

when I said a cabin was "whiskey square."

♪♪

You guys know this place is really out of whack?

That's why we fit in so well.

This camp is not square. It is not hip to be square here.

Oh, my God.

Good luck, guys.

She's whiskey square.

She definitely is whiskey square.

Not quite perfect, but, you know, like,

a couple of shots, you don't care.

Dixie's camp was whiskey square.

Erik from Idaho is asking

what is our favorite lake or pond in Maine?

My favorite lake is Cobbossee Lake.

It's a lake I grew up on

and a lake I know like by the back of my hand.

No, just like this.

Rock there. I've hit that rock with a prop.

I've hit that rock with a prop.

Your favorite lake is a lake

where you hit all the rocks with your boat?

I'm saying now I know it. That was when I was younger.

-Hello there. -Ahoy, matey.

CHASE: Today we are on Lake Cobbossee.

I'm meeting Ashley and Ryan on Picnic Rock,

one of Ryan's most favorite spots.

Whoo!

ASHLEY: I'm, like, holding my breath for him.

Holy -- Oh!

-Oh! -Oh!

Nothing bad ever happens on Cobbossee Lake.

My favorite lake is Clearwater Lake.

We grew up on Clearwater Lake.

It's crystal clear, all spring-fed.

It's where we learned how to do the canoe tests,

where they make you take a canoe out.

And then an uncle would come out and tip it over,

and then you had to tip it right back up

and then bring it to shore.

And then from that point on,

you were allowed to use the canoe.

-Let's run it! -Whoo-hoo!

Aah! Chase!

[ Laughing ]

Watch where you're going! Paddle!

Aah!

Oh, my -- Oh, my --

[ Speaks indistinctly ]

Why do you like Clearwater?

Why do I like Clearwater?

Same exact reasons as you.

Copycat.

'Cause your sister could take the canoe

and leave for the day? Yeah.

[ Laughter ]

♪♪

So here's another good one. It's from Tula in Florida.

"Do y'all ever get into fights with each other?"

There's probably a whole file --

Chase versus Ashley, Ryan versus Ashley.

I think they're about to find out.

[ Laughter ]

You're such a jerk.

We're just getting in each other's way.

Is anybody gonna put that boat...

CHASE: That's not a priority,

putting that boat back together.

-Yeah. Put -- put -- put it... -Chase, it's hers.

It doesn't matter. That is not...

-We broke it. -That is not a priority.

-It is -- -How do you know we broke it?

I'm trying to just get this done and make it work.

And you guys are giving me nothing but pushback.

Why are you giving me attitude? Because you're not...

What? What am I not -- ...helping.

I am helping. I've been helping all day.

-Set that fridge down. -23, excuse me.

Let her figure it out. We'll come back and move it

when she's ready. -I've figured it out.

It'll fit right on this wall. I just figured it out. CHASE: No. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

You have this cabinet over here.

I want you to give it some serious thought

and figure it out and let us know when -- I just did.

And when you're ready, we'll come help you.

Did I not just ask you if you had wood cleaner?

Yeah.

Then why didn't you tell me that

before I just went to the store?

Even though they don't always agree on everything,

my lovely wife and my wonderful brother-in-law

do agree on a lot.

Check out this deleted scenes.

You like it right there on the deck?

Waka-waka-waka.

ASHLEY: Right over here.

Right here or right here.

Or we could do it on that corner

and go straight back with the railing.

And when are you gonna do this?

We have to build a railing. Let me just see it over there.

Waka-waka-waka.

They fly, not waka-waka-waka.

Okay. And then we'll do

a post there, post there, post there,

railing right here.

Yeah. Either way.

How does it look from back there, Ryan?

RYAN: Looks great.

Alright. So we just need to get the woodstove connected,

get a countertop cut,

get the propane lights, cookstove inside,

build the railing, and we are out of here.

And then we have to bring over all the furniture,

decorate, clean up.

Yeah. You got a lot to do.

Welcome back to this very special episode

where we answer your questions.

The next question is from Cindy from North Carolina.

"Have you ever had to trim down a job

because of rot" or anything else?

We get a top-10 wish list and we try and pick off

as many things off that list as we can.

9 times out of 10,

we don't get through the entire list.

RYAN: Yeah, remember the Dora Mills camp?

CHASE: Today we're meeting the camp owner, Dora Mills.

She was the surgeon general for Maine.

Hey! Welcome!

-Hi. -Hey, welcome.

DORA: What I'd like to be able to do

is to curl up again with a good book

and not feel afraid of the roof leaking

and to continue to have a lot of fun

with family and friends out here.

Bum, bum, bum!

-Oh, my word! -Power!

There is power.

CHASE: There's one bathroom.

There's two bedrooms on the first floor

and then a sleeping loft and a very small galley-style kitchen

that is terribly outdated.

Holy mother. RYAN: What?

Look at it rain down in the porch.

We're doing inside demo.

Dora had mentioned the roof had problems.

Along comes the rain and accentuated the problems.

We could see exactly where it was leaking.

And, man, was it leaking.

CHASE: The hidden issue we don't know about

is how far in that rot has penetrated.

It was definitely unexpected

to have to rip off the entire porch roof.

It cuts into our time and budget.

♪♪

RYAN: Can we cut? Cut.

They're popping up pretty easy.

There you go, Dixie!

Look at that! Skylight.

♪♪

Originally, it was a $35,000 budget,

and we were gonna take that as far as we could.

We had hoped to be able to get into

the bathroom and the kitchen,

but running into all that unexpected rot

and ripping off the screened-porch roof,

that wasn't planned on.

We kind of had to not address the kitchen and bathroom,

which, maybe once she sees what we've done,

she'll want to get it updated in the future.

Oh, my gosh! Look at that!

Oh, my goodness! So cool!

Welcome back!

DORA: Oh, my gosh! This is amazing!

And I told you I needed a new roof.

Yep, yep.

ASHLEY: Now you can enjoy the lake

rather than the water inside the house.

Danny from Kentucky wants to know,

"How many camps did we go past the deadline

because of weather?"

Four.

Four.

So what he's trying to say is 25%.

[ Laughter ]

RYAN: What are you up to?

Clearing away snow -- story of our lives.

It doesn't end, does it?

I'd hoped to have a roof on my barn by now,

but the weather keeps pushing everything back.

What else? Uh, Fishman.

♪♪

So Ashley and I are gonna take off.

Break it to the homeowners

that we're not meeting the deadline,

obviously, as you know.

She'll be done when she's done.

♪♪

Progress is moving forward slower,

but it's not really gonna affect the budget.

Between the storm and, you know,

the jacking, leveling, it's a little more involved.

We are not gonna be able to meet your deadline.

No!!!

No, no!

[ Laughter ]

Glad you're okay with it.

We were a little nervous coming in.

and we promise to blow your socks off.

BRIAR: I believe you.

The reveal on Bickford got pushed back.

Because of the weather. Yeah, so, yeah.

ASHLEY: Well, winter came early, as you can see.

We were hoping to have this place done by October.

We got pushed back. We're now over our deadline.

So now my team and I are in here busting it out.

But there was that one time -- the Sturtevant camp.

That one we actually --

Remember we had to call her and let her know

that we were gonna be over time because of the weather?

We?

We.

I had to call her.

I don't know if you've seen the show, Chase,

but it's your job to call the homeowners.

[ Laughter ]

CHASE: So today, the thing we've been worried about

for the last three weeks finally happened.

We got a huge snowstorm.

And it is definitely going to slow us down

and impede our progress.

What you doing in here?

I'm going through my phone looking

for Stephanie Sturtevant's number.

Chase, this weather is nuts.

Whenever we start a project,

we always try to come in on budget and on time.

Some things are out of our control.

We can only work when it's not like this.

It's always tough to call the homeowner

and say we're not going to get the project done

when we need to.

Alright. I'm the boss.

I get to do the fun decisions and the hard decisions,

so I'll...

Well, the decision is made for us.

We didn't make the decision. -I have the hard calls...

Mother Nature made this decision.

...the fun calls and the hard calls.

CHASE: Hey, Stephanie. This is Chase Morrill calling.

So I have some bad news.

Weather has taken the turn for the worst,

and it's slowing everybody down,

and it's just pushed things back.

Can almost feel them again.

So we need to figure out a plan

for how we want to go about this, I guess.

Look at that. Look at all the steam

coming off of them. They're warming up.

Stephanie was disappointed, but she also understood.

I mean, this is her family camp.

You know, she's still excited to see it.

It's just unfortunate it didn't happen on time.

Wow. Yes. Oh, that's hot.

Oh. Oh.

Remember that camp, though?

I went to Millinocket to Maine Heritage Timber,

and they pulled those logs out of the water

to make that cool table.

This is timber.

They dredge up all these old logs.

When they did the river drives...

STEPHANIE: Right.

...it'd float them down the river, and, you know,

a certain percentage would just sink to the bottom.

So they've been sitting down there.

They've been preserved because there's no oxygen,

and so, you know,

they got a little arm that picks them up.

So it's all different types of wood,

and it came right out of this lake in Millinocket.

Check out this deleted scene.

And stay tuned to see

what makes Ashley a great designer.

MAN: They've been sending wood down these rivers

probably for close to 100 years.

So a lot of it has sunk to the bottom.

And then we go in with excavators and stuff

and pull it up.

♪♪

SHAFER: We began this process extracting wood

out of a 1,000-acre lake right here in town,

Quakish Lake, just outside of Millinocket.

Most of this wood is cut pre-1900 with an ax,

dumped into a river and flowed down a river

in the spring when that snowmelt happened.

And it sat in Quakish Lake all summer long.

And some of it sank.

And we take the wood out.

We were going to sell it to the mill.

Sadly, the mill shut down.

So we had to find another use for this wood.

So we bought a saw mill and we started to make some furniture.

The good news is, is that because it's been

under the water for so long, the rich colors

and patinas that have been ingrained in the wood over time

are something that you just can't find anywhere else.

♪♪

So if you're just tuning in,

you're in luck because tonight we're answering

all the viewers' most burning questions.

The next question, Sandra from Illinois wants to know

what it takes to be a good designer.

I think being a good designer, you just have to go in

and learn the space, know what they're feeling,

what their vibe is.

Some camps, you want a fun feel

and some you want a comfortable feel.

We wanted to keep the theme of the garage,

but still make it feel like a comfortable camp.

When I think of a garage, I think of metals

and wrought iron.

So what we decided to do

was incorporate those elements into the camp.

And I decided to complement those elements with cool grays,

blues and metallics.

In coming up with design ideas for the camp,

I wanted to keep it cozy and cottagey for her

and also hunting, fishing, outdoorsy sort of cabin for him.

It keeps that rustic, campy feel,

but it also feels like home.

We wanted to bring in a lot of bright, bright colors,

light, bright, lively, fun.

It should go more like this.

♪♪

There's lots of natural tones.

In terms of decorating,

I'm trying to break up all the wood.

The wood is beautiful,

but sometimes can be overwhelming.

So with decoration, you can complement it.

Here's another one for you, Ashley.

Erika from Nebraska wants to know

when you use bold colors on the camps,

do you get permission from the camp owners first?

This is a great question, Erika.

So I talk with the homeowners.

I ask them if there are colors that they --

that I should avoid.

And then sometimes they say, "I really would like this camp

to be, for instance, blue."

And so we avoid what they hate

and try to give them what they love.

Ashley brought her paint choices today

and not really my color choices,

but we've done trim accent walls in orange,

but never a whole camp in orange.

ASHLEY: Stop judging.

Just keep on walking up the hill.

I'll call you when I need you guys.

I think you might need some blue.

I'll call you when I need you guys.

RYAN: That looks like yellow from up here.

They all have an opinion.

The peanut gallery shows up every time

I have the paint samples.

You think it's too bold? I don't think it's too bold.

It looks like squash.

People like squash.

Butternut...

I'm not even gonna say it.

...acorn squash. What is it?

ASHLEY: I say let's go with the top one.

Let's go bold.

Okay.

ASHLEY: First of all,

it's part of a color scheme that she loves.

And second of all, it looks really great on this camp

and on the water. I love it.

[ Laughs ] Oh, my gosh.

♪♪

It's so cute!

[ Laughter ]

SHAMUS: When we first walked around the corner

and I saw the orange,

I was like, "Naomi's gonna love this."

NAOMI: Yeah, orange is one of my favorite colors,

you probably tell and...

It's a dream come true.

It's a dream come true for me.

ASHLEY: Today I'm coming up to talk to Linda, the homeowner,

to just pick her brain about color and design.

She's expecting me. Hi.

-Hey, Ashley. -How's it going?

-Good. How are you? -Good. Nice to see you.

Good to see you again.

ASHLEY: The more I know her place,

the better I can design her space.

Ooh, trademark that, copyright.

My talents are going to waste working for Chase.

You know, we pick out great colors,

but if there's something that you really love...

Not green.

I wouldn't do that to you.

♪♪

ASHLEY: This green floor is very elementary school.

I showed up today.

To my surprise, we have a green floor,

a bright green floor.

These colors aren't acceptable.

RYAN: The green was my fault.

You told me... I was driving down the road.

I typed in "olive green."

What do you mean? What do you mean?

I don't want anything to do with colors ever.

Ryan didn't understand when I told him

I wanted a blue floor.

Put this on record --

I want nothing to do with paint colors.

The only color she said do not use is green.

I'm color-blind, actually.

I forgot to tell you guys that.

Don't say that because people will agree with you.

I'm wicked color-blind.

It's going to be a pain for us to do it again.

The weather isn't ideal for painting,

but it's something that we're just going to have to do.

I'm just gonna go.

I liked you this morning when I woke up.

Good thing I was able to get in there

and paint the floor the right color.

Check out this deleted scene.

And don't forget to come back after the break

to find out how Ashley and Ryan

really do like working together.

We do?

We're gonna find out after the break.

How's it going up there, Jedi?

Roof's done here.

How you guys doing down there?

We're done down here. You done?

We done? We're done.

Let's go.

-He's done. -He's done.

ASHLEY: A lot of times when we're here, it is work.

And I looked over and my husband's just got

this look in his eyes and he wants to go dancing.

He's all talk. I don't know if he's serious or not.

So if I don't make this dancing date happen,

it's never gonna happen.

So I'm gonna find a way to make this happen.

Ryan is a very funny dance.

He's got a few wacko moves.

♪♪

♪♪

Tonight, we are answering

all your "Cabin Master" questions.

You guys are really bringing it.

So let's keep going.

Here's what I know everybody's dying to know,

especially Wendy from Iowa.

How is it that you and Ryan

are able to live and work together?

[ Sighs ]

You got this one.

No comment.

I leave work at home. Then I leave the wife at home.

No, leave the work at work and the wife at work.

A really big house?

I just don't hold a grudge,

so I'm over it the next day.

There you go.

The sides will be the true measurements

of the window and the tops

will have to be 3 1/2 inches on the left,

3 1/2 inches on the right longer.

Okay? So you add 7 inches to two measurements.

What is that right there?

ASHLEY: It is...

No, no, no, no.

26 3/4.

Okay, so how long you want that cut?

Plus 7.

What's that?

ASHLEY: You know, I told him I'd help him out.

I thought I was just gonna do a couple of cuts or whatever.

I didn't realize I was gonna be adding

and doing all this math all day long.

...27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32,

33 3/4.

Okay. How many of those do I need?

However many windows you have.

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

Could you do me one quick favor?

Could you just take these things

right here and back them up a little?

♪♪

I love you a lot, but next time,

you should just check with me --

Um, Ashley, I yelled for you and looked for you,

and you weren't around, and I'm sick of taking --

Well, you didn't yell or look for me that long

'cause I just ran up to the car for a second.

You know, I'm a carpenter. My wife's a designer.

I don't know why we have to intertwine,

but it always happens. She needs something built,

and it always creates more problems.

You sure you don't want some of this Popsicle?

It's so good.

...9, 10.

What would cheer me up is you going

and getting something done for me, please.

ASHLEY: So finally, I just ended up having to do it myself.

So I just took one of the chains that I bought,

and I kind of finagled it and hung it up

and it looked great.

[ Imitates choking ]

This is gonna be my last meal, then.

[ Laughs ]

♪♪

I'm trying to do it without damaging it.

Well, maybe take the screws out of it.

They're not screws. That's called a nail.

That flower, I had some great help on that.

He might screw it up.

That's why I had to step in to make sure.

He likes to rush jobs sometime.

I can hear you. I'm, like, 12 feet away.

12.

I would have been done in the half the time

if I didn't have my lovely assistant.

-Ready? -No.

ASHLEY: There are spiders on here and spiderwebs.

Oh... I just got lucky.

See?

Can you just please -- There's spiders everywhere. There you go.

We're matching today.

Hello.

Is that you, honey?

Yeah.

What are you doing in there?

Ryan. What?

Get out of here.

They can't -- No one's listening.

I cannot get any privacy with these guys around.

You know, I just walked in there, sneak in there,

thinking no one would notice.

There's little Ryan outside the door talking to me.

You need some tissues?

That bathroom definitely needs to be redone

so there's more privacy.

There is no privacy at all.

Alright. I'll leave you alone.

What's going on?

Nothing.

Waiting for people to come to work.

What do you mean, come to work?

I'm waiting for people to get here.

Lance just showed up. You just got here.

Chase isn't here. I'm not joking.

It's just kind of frustrating, that's all.

Can you help me, please? Thank you. Bye.

I can't believe you took me on a date to a stove shop.

RYAN: Well, we got to take what we get.

Your brother allowed us to come.

Can you imagine having to cook like this?

RYAN: We would have gone hungry.

We can't even go grocery shopping.

Right in your mouth is a bull's-eye.

Wait for it.

On the count of... Are you ready?

You ready?

You're not gonna hit it. My pretty face.

Ohh!

[ Laughter and cheers ]

♪♪

Alright, back to work. That's fun.

ASHLEY: I'm pretty good at archery.

It depends, like, how mad I am at my husband.

Oh, honey, I just love being with you

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Like I believe that.

Check out this deleted scene and you can see for yourselves.

And if you were wondering

what we would take from each cabin

to build our own dream cabin,

you'll have to stay tuned after the break to find out.

RYAN: What you doing?

Just going over all the details.

You and Gussy?

Yeah. He likes natural cedar.

You guys have been working a lot. I know.

How about I take you for a nice cruise tonight

with none of the guys, just us?

On a boat? Are you driving?

I'm not driving. Okay, then I'll do it.

Alright. You can bring Gus.

Alright. I'm in.

♪♪

Alright, after you, honey.

We get the boat to ourselves.

Come on.

Oh, come on, it's okay.

[ Laughs ]

♪ King of the world ♪

♪ Ahh ♪

[ Laughs ]

MAN #3: We have just a few more things to do here,

some interior wall sheeting.

So moving right along.

♪♪

MAN #4: It's just been a struggle up here this year.

So we're gonna take the boys out on the Katahdin

and have a good time.

-Katahdin! -Let's go!

Boys trip.

♪♪

♪♪

Gussy, this is the best date.

Your daddy did a good job.

Oh, it's the Titanic all over.

[ Laughter ]

-Where'd you get it? -Whoa!

Wait a minute.

-Oh! -Oh!

How did you guys sneak on?

That was so romantic.

[ Laughter ]

We were just saying --

ASHLEY: I was saying how gorgeous it is,

but I'm really glad that y'all are here now.

We were just talking about work and how much we love you guys.

[ All cheering ]

Ahh! Gus, Gus. You can't have any.

♪♪

Welcome back. Tonight, we're answering

questions that you, the viewers, submitted on social media.

Ann-Marie from Washington asks,

"What do you all do in your free time?"

What are some of your passions?

I think Jedi is on his Ski-Doo.

Yeah.

♪♪

Dixie loves to --

They're hunters. They're fishermen.

Oh, yeah!

I love to ice fish.

I haven't had that much of an opportunity

to do it this this winter.

[ Gus barking ]

RYAN: We have water, Gus!

Our traps are set.

Yeah.

Ashley and I are birders and naturalists.

What's your favorite bird?

Crow.

That's the only bird you know.

Eagle.

Eagle.

There's a lot of family time.

CHASE: Yeah. Spend a lot of time with family.

My wife, Sarah, my oldest daughter, Maggie,

my middle daughter, Nori,

youngest daughter, Eva, and son, Fletcher.

♪♪

-Nice one. -Do a flip.

No!

What? Don't kill him.

I'm being nice.

Daddy, can I make one? Of course.

Can you make up another batch and I can do a crow?

Sure.

Go to a lot of concerts in the summer.

And here's a sampling of some of the other fun stuff

that we've done outside of the builds.

DIXIE: Built and worked on cars for five or six years,

but never in the driver's seat.

Get in the green.

ASHLEY: Go, Gypsy!

♪♪

RYAN: It's been really hot lately and up here,

you know, in the western mountains of Maine.

We decided to come to Smalls Falls,

drop our temperature down.

Smalls Falls is a really beautiful

geological, geographical, beautiful specimen of Maine.

JEDI: Part of the wonderful mysteries

of the Appalachian Mountains.

Playing hockey means a lot to me.

Kids growing up in Maine, there's a pond, there's a lake,

there's a river that's frozen everywhere.

There's nothing to do.

Throw on a pair of skates and hit the pond.

[ Cheering ]

RYAN: We are the lobster capital state of the nation,

and we make the best lobster rolls

and Dixie makes the best fish chowder.

It's just a real simple recipe.

The ingredients are pretty basic.

Other than that, it's just the delicious taste

of all the seafood.

♪♪

How do you like your chowder?

CHASE: Hot, hot, hot!

A hot bowl of chowder after a 20-degree day

is gonna be all right.

Well, look at that hunk of lobster right there.

I'll trade you a mussel for a hunk of lobster.

Come on. Oh, really?

We should just skip out at work early

and go fishing.

At the end of the day, she just wants to go fishing.

Beautiful.

-Got on. -Come on, Jed.

-Come on. -Yeah!

What do I have to do to catch up

with my brother or Ryan?

Well, we could cut their lines.

-[ Grunts ] -Awesome!

What do I do? Aah!

Tip up, strip it in.

I got my tip up.

Good job. Good job. Nice one.

I caught a fish. Hey!

Oh, look at them jumping over there...

and over there.

♪♪

-Ladies first. Ladies first. -Alright. Whatever.

See which way the wind is flowing here.

MAN #5: It's not gonna make a difference.

Try grass.

-Alright. -Chalk up.

Get ready, boys.

[ All cheering ]

How did you do that?

Grip and rip.

It is the boots. Can I borrow those?

MAN #6: Ryan's zinging it.

Oh! Oh!

[ Laughter ]

-Oh, come on. -Yeah!

[ All cheering ]

Putting the pressure on the fellas.

Pressure on the fellas.

Alright, everybody. Whoo!

RYAN: I want a rematch at the camp.

I want to stick to ball golf.

Let's check out what Becky from Florida has to say.

Hey, Cabin Masters, what I'd like to know

is of your most favorite

and creative pieces from each job,

have you thought about putting together an ultimate cabin

from all of your shows,

your favorite pieces, parts and layouts?

And what would it look like?

Lots of windows.

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Waterslides.

[ All cheering ]

-Oh! -Oh!

[ Laughter ]

Hammocks.

Oh, yeah.

I could get down with this.

The outdoor kitchen from the Nutt camp.

Ooh, yeah, that was nice.

Definitely some timber framework by Vinny.

RYAN: Yeah.

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How about that bench, that hanging, swinging bench thing?

What's that called?

That was pretty fun.

Kayak launches, ramps.

docks.

Dogs. Dogs.

More dogs.

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Lots of white pine.

Lots of white pine.

More pictures of Ashley and Gus.

More pictures of Ashley and Gus for sure.

We've transformed a lot of cabins in four seasons.

Yeah, but do you know how many we've actually done?

I have a good idea.

You'll find out after the break.

If you're just tuning in, we're baring all

and answering all of your main

"Cabin Master" questions.

Before the break, we asked you

how many renovations we've done over these past four seasons.

If you guessed 64, then you are correct.

64? We've only shot 63 episodes.

Coney math?

Season one, we had the Bucking A and we had the...

Wyman. ...Wyman one.

Who won that? I forgot.

I did too. I did too.

I don't remember. I don't remember either.

CHASE: Both projects present challenges,

just very different ones.

We might need to split up.

It would just be easier to get them both done,

bang them both out.

I'm all for a little friendly competition.

We could come back here when this is all done.

The winning team picks out the losing team's outfit.

Alright.

Sounds good. Let's cheers on it then.

ASHLEY: If this bet had been about sentimental value,

we would've won for sure.

But, you know, some idiot made it

about financial, and now I'm a banana.

We going to go finish this dinner?

Oh, God. Let's go.

Here's one from Gail from Maine.

Hi, Gail.

Hi, Cabin Masters.

What I would like to know

is how many feet from the water does there have to be

in order to put a deck on a house in Maine?

If it's a brand-new build,

you have to build 100 feet back,

so the deck can come up to 100 feet, but no closer.

If it's preexisting...

If it's preexisting, you can rebuild it for safety.

But you can't increase the size of that.

You cannot encroach any closer to the water.

ASHLEY: Is there any way to extend the deck,

like a little bit bigger and down here?

You cannot come any closer to the water.

Why?

That's the law. Okay.

If you're within 75 feet of the water's edge

and you have a fully constructed house,

you cannot encroach any closer to the water.

Yeah, I know that.

Sometimes they'll let you take footprints

and add them together.

But, you know, it's very, very strict

and it's case by case.

MAN: On this one, we were allowed to build them a patio

that didn't constitute as square footage for the house,

but actually was usable space.

Technically, it's landscaping

or it's a little bit of ground work.

MAN: Good job, guys.

Tammy from North Carolina wants to know,

do we run into many cabins

where the camp owners want to turn the cabin

from three seasons into four seasons?

We run into that all the time. All the time.

And we always tell them,

"If you're not gonna be here January and February,

it's not worth making it a four-season cabin."

Not at all. You have to insulate everything, then drain it.

Yeah. You have to be worried about if the power goes out,

do you have a heat source?

Are your water lines gonna freeze?

You got to spend the money to heat it.

Yeah, I mean, most people are looking to extend the seasons,

you know, October, November,

you know, come up a little earlier.

But making a place four seasons

is a lot of work and a lot more money.

RYAN: Man, what a nice spot, huh?

Yeah, thanks for the ride, Ry.

Where are we headed?

CHASE: So, we are headed to meet Greg, Denise, and Mo,

their four-legged friend.

DENISE: My hopes for this camp

are to be able to come up year-round.

In the wintertime, just cozy up,

and in the summer, just enjoy it for what it has to offer.

The lake is amazing.

Cute. Doesn't look like it needs much help at all.

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CHASE: We are extending the camp out six more feet.

And what we're doing is we're enlarging the master bedroom

and giving them a master bathroom, as well.

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So this is where Denise and Greg plan on retiring.

We're making it a four-season.

RYAN: Our subs have been in.

Ready for spray foam.

JEDI: We just put the pine to it.

It saves on the budget, it's really easy to install,

and it looks good, and it lasts a long time.

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CHASE: Come on down. ASHLEY: Welcome back.

DENISE: Wow!

Oh, my goodness, you guys.

So, what do you think?

Thank you guys!

This looks amazing.

Oh, my gosh!

[ Gasps ]

Oh, my gosh! Wow!

Oh, my goodness. Look at the ceiling.

Cabin Masters nailed it again.

We didn't have many doubts,

but we just can't believe what they've done with it.

It doesn't look like the same place.

The nice open, airy feel.

We just love everything about it.

It's a dream come true.

Annette from Alabama wants to know

if all the cabins get a lot of insulation.

If the camp isn't gonna be used a lot,

it's not worth putting in the insulation

because it's just a home for critters.

But we did do a few that they spent the extra money

to put in good spray-foam insulation.

Originally, we weren't gonna touch the walls,

but the electrician got in there,

and the fiberglass insulation was all chewed up.

So we made the decision to pull it all down.

JEDI: Once we get all the sheathing off,

we're gonna get some gloves and a mask on

and clean it all up.

CHASE: We wouldn't be doing them any favors

by putting back fiberglass insulation and boarding it over

because it doesn't seal up the gaps

where all the mice and rodents get in anyways,

so we decided to go with the spray-foam insulation

because it seals everything out.

It does a much better job.

-Wow, nice. -It looks good in here.

-This is beautiful. -Very clean.

Structurally, it makes it more sturdy.

And keeps out the bugs, too. And keeps out the bugs.

And to be honest, we don't have to do it.

If you want some more insulation education,

check out this deleted scene.

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RYAN: So a house like this --

you know, a lot of our places are insulated,

but when they are, you want to get every nook and cranny.

You know, and these days, if you insulate a house the right way,

any weakness is gonna evasporate the problem, you know?

So it's all about condensation, heat loss.

So you have a nice warm house like this,

heat's getting through -- Like, see right here?

I can see up in here that's gonna be a weak spot.

So heat, air's supposed to go over there, right?

Warm air outside, cold air inside.

That creates condensation.

In 20 years, that'll start rotting.

So you got to hit everything and really be vigilant about it.

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Welcome back.

Tonight, we're answering questions that you,

the viewers, submitted on social media.

Greg from Pennsylvania wants to know why we pick on Ashley.

Here you go, Greg.

[ Laughs ] Why do you pick on me?

Like, when you were a little kid and you're the fat kid

and you had no game, you'd tease the girl you like.

That's what I do, just tease her.

'Cause I love her so much.

RYAN: You are the most prettiest clam digger I've ever seen.

I thought, "Huh. These guys are working hard.

Why don't I go out and try to get some clams for them?"

She's a stick in the mud.

And I got out there.

And, like, I was just getting stuck in the mud.

You're like some type of sea creature.

LANCE: Check out the wounded walrus!

Look! The birds are circling!

[ Laughter ]

Don't you guys have work to do?

Walrus probably wasn't the best mammal to pick.

I should've picked gorgeous wounded mermaid.

[ Laughter ]

You know what?

You guys forget I will be back there at some point.

RYAN: I mean, she did look like some type of sea creature.

She's gonna kill me.

It's going down my pants!

[ Grunts ]

Somebody...

I thought it was for better or worse.

This is the worse!

Can I have the broom, please?

Why, where you going?

Huh huh.

You say that every time I ask for a broom.

You joke's getting old.

No, it's not.

Let's move on.

Hand me a broom.

Ashley, look.

You must be in Heaven. Look.

You got all kinds of choices, red ones, green ones.

Every time we get to a camp,

Dixie finds a broom, and they make the little joke,

"Oh, here's your ride, Ashley."

Mini ones for you.

Look at that.

That's for her in-town driving.

Like a moped.

No more than 50cc.

You don't need a special license to ride that one.

Aah! I'm up.

There it is. I'll get you, my pretty!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Still going.

[ Laughs ]

I mean, it was kind of funny. Don't tell them I said that.

This question is from Beth from New York.

She wants to know if Brad is gonna become

a permanent member of the "MCM" crew.

He already is, isn't it?

RYAN: He's been here since day one.

I've seen him grow up from not being able to hold a hammer

to pretty much hitting the hammer 8 out of 10 times --

hitting the nail on the head.

I mean, it's pretty good. And you know what?

Someday he's gonna get 10 for 10.

Don't get mad. Get Brad.

Hauling debris off of the island is perfect for a young teenager.

So we brought Brad in. He's a football player.

And it's good training for him.

Brad is definitely the muscle.

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Brad strong.

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BRAD: Getting up on the roof won't be easy.

There's some holes in it. Yeah, it is pretty rotten.

Make sure we're careful and watch out for each other.

I don't want you falling through the roof, Brad.

CHASE: What? What are they doing?

I didn't know it was gonna drop that much.

Someone get me a ladder, please.

Buddy, you saved my life.

Use your strength. My strength's having a Brad.

ASHLEY: No, that's mine. We can share -- We can share him.

There's no sharing when it comes to Brad.

I spend more time with him. I only have one Brad.

You got Gus.

-Gus and Brad. -Got it.

I get Gus and Brad.

Stay on my team.

Brad is the best.

Ashley, this one's for you.

Melissa from Alabama wants to know,

is Gus your new design assistant?

Absolutely.

He helps me make decisions when you guys won't talk to me.

Gus, I asked you a serious question.

Which color for the interior do you prefer?

That one? Natural cedar?

I was thinking the same thing.

You want to work today, Gussy?

Are you gonna work today, Gussy?

I don't need this for a while.

Come on. What are we gonna do?

Oh, dump dogs.

You need to get out of the way, though.

Come on. Ohhhh.

This way. Good boy.

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[ Grunting ] You got to go out.

Nobody can get in and out now.

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You got to go out.

[ Grunting ]

Gus, you got to toughen up.

Gussy, you should be working all day.

-Mornin'. -Who wants a cookie?

These other boys have been working all day.

Real dogs ride in work trucks, not golf carts.

Come on, Gus. Let's go back to work.

Thanks for tuning in,

and we enjoyed answering all your questions.

If we didn't answer the question,

head on over to our social media,

and we are happy to answer any further questions.

Thank you. Bye.

Thanks for watching.

Get to work. Brad.

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