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[Jonathan] While he spent most of his career playing a tough guy...

You guys just wait here, all right?

[Jonathan] Oh.

What the hell?

[Jonathan] ...Danny Trejo is one of the kindest souls,

and he has a huge soft spot for his ex, Maeve.

Maeve's one of my best friends.

[Jonathan] Over the years, they've built a blended family of five kids.

I remarried.

I had two more sons.

Both of them were diagnosed with autism.

[Danny] Their two boys are, like, just like my kids.

Know that we're family.

[Jonathan] And now, Danny has big plans for Maeve's garage.

Hey.

I don't need cilantro though.

[whistles] Hey.

Two tacos with no Mexican in it.

One scoop at a time.

[all grunting]

[Drew] All right, Danny, when you're ready.

Why don't you open your eyes?

He's my hero. He really is.

It's just amazing.

♪♪ Get up

♪♪ Get up

[Drew] What's happening, man? Nice to see you.

-Good to have you with us. -Hey.

You've now been in film and TV for...

I started in 1985.

What was your very first film?

Well, you know what,

I did a film just called Runaway Train.

And one of the kids that I was working with,

I was trying to help him stay off of drugs.

And, you know, I was a drug counselor

and I was his counselor.

Guy asked me if I wanted to be in this movie, and I said,

all you've gotta do is get you to act like a convict.

-I thought it was kinda funny. -[Drew laughs]

-I'm not sure if I can play that, uh... -[Danny laughs]

Well, give it a shot.

[Drew] I think, from your history, you were incarcerated.

You, you made some,

some bad moves when you were younger,

you learned from it.

But you're really a shining example to people

of how you can learn from missteps in the past

-and really truly affect people... -[Danny] Yeah.

...in a positive way in the future.

Oh, yeah, that's changed my life.

But everything good that has happened to me

has happened as a direct result

of helping someone else.

[Drew] Tell us about Maeve,

-because you and her dated, it was in the 90s? -[Danny] Yeah.

She was, uh, yeah, 21, 22.

Gorgeous, still gorgeous. Just unbelievably smart.

I also think it's pretty remarkable,

because I don't think a lot of people

could maintain such a strong relationship

with their ex,

and then create a bond and a friendship that...

-[Danny] Yeah. -[Jonathan] I, I think that's actually pretty...

-[Danny] Well, her two boys... -[Jonathan] ...inspirational.

...I don't wanna say they consider me their dad,

but their two boys are, like, just like my kids.

And so, what is it you think you can do at Maeve's place?

I would love to turn that garage

into a, a room for both of them.

[Drew] All right, so, I'll park over here.

This is the house here. All right, here we go.

-[Danny grunts] -[Jonathan] Whoo!

-All right. -[Jonathan] Wait.

-[Drew] Chainsaw? -[Jonathan] Wait, yeah.

-Chainsaw. -[Drew] All right.

Let's get inside.

[Jonathan] Is she gonna see people coming into the backyard?

So, how should we surprise her?

You guys just wait here, all right?

[Jonathan] Okay, you have an idea? [laughs]

[Drew] What's he doing?

I don't know, but I think it's gonna be dramatic.

[chainsaw whirring]

Dan. Dan, what are you doing?

What the hell?

I'm gonna be surprising you is what I'm gonna be doing.

-Yeah? -I think I need to bring you an umbrella.

-[Jonathan laughs] -[Maeve] Oh.

Hi. Drew.

-[Maeve] Hi, hi, -Nice to meet you.

I have to admit.

We have never surprised anybody

by chain sawing anything in their backyard before.

-But Danny wanted to be dramatic. -[Drew laughs]

-What's happening? -Oh, my God.

Come on down for a sec. Here, come on down here for a sec.

I heard that chainsaw and I thought,

"What? In the--"

It's raining. What?

-[Danny laughs] -Let me just take this for a second.

-[Danny] What's going on? -[both laugh]

Yeah, what? I'm so confused.

What's happening?

-You're here. This is crazy. -[Danny] Yeah.

I mean, him with the chainsaw,

-not as crazy, but... -[all laughing]

I know you've always wanted a spot,

like, especially for Sam, Theo, and, and you.

That's what we're gonna do. We're just gonna, like,

a sanctuary in the garage.

-[Maeve] You're kidding me. -[Danny laughs]

Oh, my God.

[Danny] She's, like, supporting me all the time.

And the one thing that's always come first is our kids.

I had Danny Boy as a single parent

and kind of just running around with my kid all the time...

Met with Maeve,

and she really started taking care of me.

[Maeve] I fell in love with Danny Boy.

I started raising him.

He was my whole heart.

I love, I loved him.

[Danny] Then Gilbert came and, and he had a little brother.

And Gilbert and Danny boy were inseparable.

And then, uh, Danielle, and then the same thing.

[Maeve] You know, we had a great life.

But unfortunately, we, we did grow apart in the mid-90s.

He remarried, I remarried. I had two more sons.

Both of them were ultimately diagnosed with autism.

[Danny] You know, it's really hard with Sam and Theo being autistic.

If you have one special needs child,

then you no longer work.

That's your job.

The first thing that a parent has to do

is start to figure out how the child's gonna access

all of the things that children need.

And their education comes up,

there was a huge disparity

between what was being offered and what he needed.

So, I started advocating for my children.

I started to see that other parents were having the same experience.

And that's when Danny really, really came through.

I told her to go to law school,

that I'd, I'd pick up the tab.

[Maeve] I needed to get through law school

because I knew that in the advocacy of children,

I don't wanna compromise.

She's always been, you know, like, helping people.

And uh, the way she took care of Danny Boy,

you know, her wanting to make a difference,

it's like you want good, you do good.

You want good, you help people.

And good things come to best.

-I have one question for you, Maeve. -Yeah.

When you see on the big screen

this tough guy doing this tough role,

but you know he actually has a heart of gold

and an incredible smile,

what do you think when you see that on the screen?

I think by now, publicly, people are getting the hint finally.

My boys and my daughter, you know,

they're like, oh, just great kids,

and a lot of that's 'cause of her.

Maeve's one of my best friends, you know.

And we have a relationship that, like, is just like, wow.

Hey, you need me? Call, I'm there.

[Maeve] We've always been close.

We have our kids.

We I absolutely know that we're family.

[Danny] You know what?

Whether they're related to me or not doesn't matter.

We've always known that that love is there, no matter what.

Why don't we tuck inside where it's not so wet?

[Drew] Oh, yeah. Yeah, yeah.

-Is this the way? -[Jonathan] Here?

-[Drew] Okay, here we go. All right. -[Jonathan] All right.

All right.

[Drew] All right, this is the spot.

-[Jonathan] So, this is a good size. -[Danny] Yeah.

[Jonathan] Well, it looks like you

at some point wanted to use this as an interior space.

Did you originally finish it with the intention of using it?

[Maeve] Yeah, it was, um, actually my office at first.

And then at one point, it was my daughter's bedroom.

It was always an extension of the house.

Have you had problems back here?

'Cause I can see that there's, it looks like rot on the wall

and you've ripped the wall open.

Like, right here, it's really bad.

-[Danny] Yeah. -[Jonathan] Right there. Yeah.

-So... -[Danny] All the way through.

-[Maeve] Oh, yeah. -[Jonathan] Yeah, you can see roots actually coming in.

-[Danny] Bamboo's really an intrusive-- -[Jonathan] Yes.

-[Maeve] Yeah. -[Danny] Yeah, and so, it just tore up that wall.

[Jonathan] Bamboo is very invasive.

[Maeve] And the whole bottom of that wall was just eaten away.

All of these are things that can be fixed.

The challenge is when you have a space like this,

quite often it will always feel like a garage.

It doesn't have the comforts of the inside of the home.

Yeah, tell us a bit more of what you've been dreaming about

for 20 years for this space.

An extension, basically, of the house,

where the boys can get away and have their own space,

but also we can all be together.

Theo needs space from all of us,

'cause he has something called misophonia.

Just kind of the sound of people's chewing or breathing

really gives him anxiety to his core.

He needs to be able to be on his own terms.

[Jonathan] Would it be helpful to do some kind of sound dampening?

That would be wonderful for Theo, especially.

[Danny] I see an area to lift weights.

Sam, he can't go to a regular gym

because there's too much noise

and there's too many people passing him

while he's doing something

and people asking him questions.

Before we talk too much about what we wanna do,

I feel like maybe we should let you go

so we can still have some kind of a surprise for you.

And, and we'll do some more research as well

when it comes to designing for autism.

What can we incorporate that will make life more pleasant?

-Okay. -I won't design, I promise.

Do you trust Danny's design eye?

We have different tastes.

-That means no. -[Danny] Good work...

[all laughing]

-Chrome is not, uh... -[Danny] Chrome.

Thank you.

-Thank you so much. -[Danny] Okay.

[Maeve] It means everything that he would do this.

I know Danny loves me this much.

And no peeking too, by the way.

-[Drew] No peeking. -[Danny laughs]

[Drew] It was good to meet you.

-Thank you so much. -[Drew] We'll see you guys again.

-[Maeve] Thank you. -You're very welcome.

He would move mountains for people that he loves.

He really would.

One thing I am noticing that it's really dark in here.

So, it would be really nice to be able to add

-a bit more natural light coming in. -Yeah.

Obviously, we're gonna add some recessed lights,

-because those sconces are not doing it. -Yeah.

The interesting thing too is the whole-- the yard is that way.

I think, like, like, some French doors or something like that,

to where, like, move that out a little bit.

[Jonathan] If we did glass doors here,

- you would get so much lighting. -[Danny] Yeah.

But it's also nice to see the yard.

So, I think we should get rid of this small shed

that's attached to the outside wall.

- Right now, you can't really see out anywhere. -[Danny] No.

Did you want us to do anything else outside?

A patio would be cool.

I mean, just like something to where they can actually sit out there.

That, to me, is exciting

because there's a lot we're trying to cram in here.

But those doors alone will make everything feel more open,

and it even gives, like, a fourth space,

that seating area outside.

You know what?

I mean, this lady has done a whole lot for other people.

I just am really glad that we're doing--

able to do something just, like, just for her.

If we know how she works out,

we can make sure that there's equipment not just for the kids,

-but also for her. -[Danny] Yeah.

Yeah, that's, I think that's--

-Did she do, like, Pilates, bar, yoga? Okay. -All that, yeah.

And that's--

You know, that's the kind of stuff that she likes.

[Drew] Oh.

[Jonathan] It looks like it's in pretty good shape, which is nice.

We'll keep the ladder so they can access storage in the attic.

How long do you think we ha--

I would say three or four weeks

would be good for this.

Yeah, I think four weeks would be perfect.

-So, are you good to do demo if we start tomorrow? -[Danny] Ready. Ready.

I say rain or shine, we make it happen.

-Yeah. Oh, this is amazing. I'm excited for this. -Yeah.

You know, the brothers are in there with me, you know?

I mean, that's what's, like, really, really, really beautiful.

I'm just, like, really proud that I know these guys,

and that I can do this.

Everything in our lives is about our kids.

Hold on, we can't do demolition with machetes.

-No, we need power tools. -[grunts]

-[drill whirring] -Yeah!

I love rebuilding 'cause, like,

you're taking something down that's bad

and making it something really good.

[Jonathan] All of this has to come out.

It's gonna take a little bit of demo.

And this is bad.

Sometimes you can tell when somebody doesn't really build houses,

they, they overbuild everything.

Like, look at this, the plywood goes all the way up.

[Drew] I'm gonna get this part out of there.

[machine whirring]

This is wide...

-Oh, hit that spot for a sec. -It's so overbuilt.

-[Danny] Hey. -[Jonathan] So, here's a good look.

Yeah. The cause of the problem.

-Look at that. -[Danny] Damn.

[Drew] Oh, my gosh.

It looks like a spider leg.

There was a gigantic tarantula living in the walls.

[Jonathan] All right, this is gonna be a beast.

But we're gonna have to strip all the drywall, all the plywood.

All these studs are totally rotten.

The new studs are not treated.

-So, we're gonna have to do a bunch of reframing... -[Danny] Yeah.

...just to get it to code.

And then we can build back and make it better.

-[Jonathan] All right. -[Danny] Yeah.

This place here was built to last.

I think we're gonna have quite a,

quite a deal going here when it's done.

[Jonathan] Here we go. Ready? Three, two, one.

Hey!

-Whoo! -I loved it.

I felt like Popeye the sailor or something.

I, just like bam! Knock that down.

This is gonna transform the space.

Need a door, we'll make a door.

-[Drew] Yeah. -[Jonathan] Yeah, exactly.

You've been wanting this shed to go, right?

-[Danny and Drew] Yeah. -[Jonathan] All right, let's do it.

All right, come on out here.

If you wanna join Drew on the side?

All right, ready?

[Drew] One, two, three.

[all grunting]

[Jonathan] I need a little more.

Let's go, come on.

[Jonathan] Move, guys. Yep.

[Drew] Whoo!

-Wow, that's good. -[Jonathan] All right.

-Doesn't that feel good? -[Jonathan laughs]

-Hey! -[Drew] Nice.

-Nicely done. -How long have you wanted to see this shed go away?

[Danny] Oh, forever. Are you kidding me?

We've put it up twice.

This is gonna be gorgeous.

I know. I can already see it.

And it's gonna be unbelievable.

[Jonathan] We're three days into our first week,

and the rain didn't slow down our crew,

who started early to remove the rest of that useless plywood,

so that we could install our 10-foot header beam

to support the roof structure for our chic new French door.

We're also reinforcing the wall where the bamboo is coming through

by sistering the studs.

[Drew] With the beam in place,

we're installing readymade French doors

to keep the weather out of the interior,

while we're putting finishing touches on the design.

[Jonathan] Back inside, the ceiling is being clad in plywood

to prepare for the sound dampening panels

that will really help Theo's misophonia.

And while all that's going on,

I'm in a meeting with Danny at his taco shop.

to work through the final design plans

and maybe get a little something to eat.

Tacos, tacos, tacos!

-Hey, what's happening? -Hey, you know what's up.

-[Jonathan] Only in Hollywood... -We got you.

...do I walk up and a celebrity is working the counter.

-How are you? -Hey, my name's on the restaurant.

[Jonathan] Exactly, what an incredible restaurant.

Last time I was here, I had...

You've got-- Is it a Baja fish?

I would do that, and I would do a mushroom taco if you got it.

-I don't need cilantro though, by the way. -Oh?

[Jonathan] I know, I know.

So, what, you're in a Mexican restaurant and you don't eat cilantro?

-It tastes like soap to me, so, I don't know why. -Okay.

[whistles] Hey, two tacos with no Mexican in it.

[both laugh]

[Jonathan] All right. And we have some decisions to make.

-I'll meet you at the table over here. -Got it.

Yes, let's see here.

Without mushrooms.

My stomach is growling. Yes, yes!

-All right. -All right, here we go now.

Oh, my gosh.

Mushroom and Baja fish.

I'm eating alone?

I thought you were gonna have some--

No, no, no, no, no, that's fine.

I'm, I'm fine.

All right, before we dive in,

-I have to take one bite. -Okay.

[Jonathan] All right?

Best tacos in the city.

-Hey! -I love it. All right.

I'm not as good at this part of it...

-Yeah. [laughs] -...but I'm very good at this part of it.

So, what we need to figure out is

I kinda laid out a little bit of what we're doing.

So, we added the doors

-leading into the courtyard area. -Yeah.

[Jonathan] We're gonna expand the patio.

I guess the first decision we should make is,

what do you wanna do for the patio?

'Cause I could redo it into terracotta,

I can do it in these nice brick pavers,

make it a little more modern.

The one thing I notice is there's the existing flagstone border

-that goes all the way around. -[Danny] Yeah.

[Jonathan] We could match it up to that

-like it is here. -Mmm-hmm?

Or cut out just the area outside here and do it in something else.

Yeah. What, what do you think?

What do you think would look best?

If I can find flagstones to match the color palette,

I feel like keeping that continuity would be probably the best,

and it'll look like it was always that way.

Sounds great.

Amazing. So then, that takes care of this.

On the inside,

-we have a chance to do something pretty special. -Right.

Here's the exciting idea.

On the ceiling,

instead of it just being painted white, plain, regular,

what if we do some kind of veneer?

So, we can do, like, a cladding.

It can be in a narrow board like this.

-Mmm-hmm? -It can be in thicker boards like this.

You had mentioned one of the things that's helpful

is having some kind of sound dampening.

Part of that can be accomplished

by changing up the roof material

-to something with wood slats. -[Danny] Yeah.

-And it also looks really nice. Yeah. -Awesome. Yeah.

I think whiter.

And Theo, he not like unfinished wood.

He loves wood that's all done.

-This, I like. -Yeah.

And I would love to see this going across the ceiling.

[Jonathan] Well, the nice thing too,

when you see it installed in long runs,

it looks gorgeous.

One idea that I did have is possibly doing a wall of curtains across here,

could even do it over here part way.

I would do something unlined,

-so that the light still comes through the windows. -Yeah.

[Jonathan] Having fabric on that surface

-will just break up the sound a little bit more. -Yeah. Yeah.

With the wood cladding and this together,

-do you have a preference? -Yeah.

-Would you wanna introduce... -Light-- I just, I like the light colors.

-I just think they stick out. -Yeah.

-[Danny] I don't know... -[Jonathan] This would probably be my choice.

-You see that? -Yeah. Yeah, It would be mine.

-Yeah, you actually see it all come together here. -[Danny] Yeah. Perfect.

And it really is gonna make for us,

-just a calm, inviting space. -Yeah.

[Jonathan] The rest of the space,

we should talk about spatial planning.

Okay, so, I would say,

when we're looking at how we wanna break this down, we need four zones.

What are the areas you wanna see?

I know both the boys

-will start lifting weights, you know? -Yeah.

So, let me put this down. So, we need weights.

[Danny] Barre and a mirror.

[Jonathan] Ballet barre for Maeve to practice dance.

Sam loves to walk.

-You know that. He loves a ... -[Jonathan] Right.

-Just a Sam space. -[Danny] Sam space.

-[Jonathan] Uh... -[Danny] Theo's lounging area.

'Cause Theo always has a couple of friends from college over, you know?

They, uh, they'll do, uh, board games,

-uh, they like to eat. -Oh, they like to--

So, you wanna have, like, a board game table?

-Yeah. Yeah, yeah. That'd be great. Yeah. -If they're eating too, so...

And that's for eating and games.

Well, this is gonna be pretty incredible.

Maeve's garage will be transformed

into an inclusive, light filled flex space for the family.

A calming Earth tone color palette

starts with the durable luxury vinyl floor,

while up top will wow with an architectural wood slab ceiling,

that not only dampens sound,

it defines four distinct activity zones

to comfort Sam and Theo the minute they walk in.

Zone one will be a fully equipped gym

that boasts a custom workout wall

with a ballet barre for Maeve

and a heavy weight bag for Sam to practice his kickboxing.

Zone two, a plush, neutral toned sectional

will anchor this cozy nook

and will be the perfect spot for video games or family movies,

while a dark concrete table in zone three

is perfect for Theo to do homework or play board games.

Zone four will offer a peaceful place for Sam to unwind.

And finally, we'll extend the indoors out

with a serene flagstone patio,

complete with sleek furniture and a fire table,

the ideal sanctuary for Maeve

to work or entertain friends day or night.

Well, you know what, yeah.

Maeve is kind of, uh, afraid of anything I decide.

[both laugh]

But I think that we're on the same page.

It's, like, lighter, I think she will like it too.

You know what we do?

-We wait until she says she loves it... -Right?

...and then we give you all the credit.

Mmm-hmm.

Oh. Perfect. All right.

[Jonathan] It's week two and we're pushing hard

to get the interior of this new family flex space

ready for some incredible finishes.

The carriage doors needed some love.

They weren't exactly weather tight,

so we fixed up the trim and we sanded them down

to prepare them for paint.

[Drew] Now, while outside,

the stucco exterior around the new French doors is getting patched up.

So, it'll look like these doors have always been a part of the garage.

[Jonathan] Because we agreed to turn this around in less than a month,

we have to install the ceiling now

while work continues around it.

It might seem a bit dark, but that's gonna change

once these gorgeous natural wood slats,

that Danny picked out, go over top.

Keep it flat.

There ya go. And down on the back.

Good

Watch your fingers.

That left hand. There you go.

[Drew] This is actually definitely the way to do it.

-We have a little assembly line going. -[Danny] Right on.

Do you want to work with Drew, we'll do a little bit more of the skilling.

Yeah. It's not gonna be a heavy, heavy coat.

I think the cladding is gonna look nice

if it just has that rich natural tone to it.

Yeah. You know, it's like Maeve, she really likes

a natural earth tones kind of stuff.

And, uh, I like the pattern on the ceiling

instead of just, you know, paint or just wood.

It's like... It's gorgeous.

Do you guys want to move these inside to dry?

And then we'll pick up another sheet. Bring another sheet.

Okay, guys, do it.

When you say a garage...

-This side down. -Yeah.

...this is no longer a garage.

This is like a... like an elegant room.

How's our space there, Danny? Is it lined up on the end? Is it...

-[Drew] A little your way. -[Jonathan] Okay.

[Danny] Right there.

-[Jonathan] All right. -[Drew] Perfect.

-[Jonathan] Here ya go. -[Drew] I'm here.

Whoo, we are getting there.

When you're going on install, nothing ever lines up exactly the way you planned.

-[Danny] Well... -But this is pretty darn close.

-There are a couple of things... -It's close.

...a couple of boards we'll have to replace.

'Cause I didn't realize that once we pull the door down...

-it hit on here. -Yes.

So we've now beveled the edge,

and we'll replace that board so that it doesn't catch any more.

But isn't that amazing, though, like... to hide that away

as additional storage and access up there?

-It's pretty great. -That's awesome.

I love the ceiling because 9 times out of 10, ceiling means [whistles] flat.

It's more than just the ceiling, it's almost like art.

You know, one of the things Theo does not like unfinished wood,

but I love the way this has a natural look, that's what's awesome.

[Jonathan] I think the most important thing is,

as kids get older, and these are very grown kids now, [chuckles]

they want more and more space of their own.

-They love Mom, but they want to have their own space. -[Danny] Oh, yeah.

And besides that, it's like, you know, who hasn't heard,

"Mom?" "Hey! Turn the TV down!"

-You know? [laughing] -[Jonathan] Yeah, yeah.

Now we've... I've said that.

And now that I'm, I'm the the parent, I'm starting to hear that.

-[Danny laughing] -Yeah. Yeah, yeah, I know what it's like.

[upbeat music playing]

We've reached the end of week two.

And while some of the early weather issues put us a day behind,

we brought in the skim team at the crack of dawn

to level the garage floor so that we could have it dry

before the afternoon flooring install.

[Drew] These luxury vinyl planks check all the boxes.

They're elegant and light toned for when Maeve wants to entertain friends,

and durable for when the boys want to use it as a gym.

[Jonathan] And on the outside,

we're making sure that bamboo never comes through the wall again,

so we're pouring a concrete barrier,

it's about 2-feet high and 6-inches thick.

And on the other side, we had to remove the French doors

to paint them a high contrast charcoal.

And now that they're dry, we're re-hanging them.

[Danny] Let's do it, dude.

[Jonathan] Come back a little bit.

-Pull it in. -[Drew] Yeah.

Nice.

It takes two of us to do what you're doing on your own.

How about, uh, getting these?

-You want me to do the tall ones? -[both chuckle]

This is why we work well together.

-I get the high, you get the low. -[Danny] I'm telling ya.

What a difference. Just, though, seeing the paint on the doors.

We had them installed, but to take them off, reinstalled.

Now we've painted the back from the outside, it looks gorgeous.

[Danny chuckles] I love the French doors that we put.

This is nice.

-This is like a little private area. -[Jonathan] Oh, yeah.

You open the doors, have s'mores, and be out there.

It's gonna be summer, you're in no better place in the summer than California.

Let me show you both doors. You tell me what it looks like.

Ready?

Whoa! Batting 1,000.

-Hey! -[all laughing]

Let's do this!

Danny! I just marked that.

[Danny] I know. I want to put that right there.

See? Right there on the mark.

One scoop at a time. [chuckles softly]

[Jonathan] It's the start of week three,

and the last few days have seen torrential rain return,

which means that we haven't been able to start the work on Maeve's new patio.

But with a break in the weather today,

we are looking to make up for some lost time.

[Drew] So, we brought in a second crew

and some heavy equipment so we can finally

start lifting the old flagstone and sod.

[Jonathan] We're now looking at three and a half weeks instead of three weeks.

But to be honest, the rain was kind of a blessing in disguise.

Okay, so it was actually a good thing that was raining so hard

because we saw where the water is pooling and gathering.

-And it is all right here. -Yeah.

Because this whole lot runs this way, slopes towards the garage.

-Right. Towards the garage. -We wouldn't want that water going in.

So we're building a French drain to move it away from the structure.

-So... -And I am ready.

While you guys are digging the big hole,

I'll plan out for the small hole to trench the propane.

Oh, right.

So, essentially, we're gonna put this all the way across.

-[Danny] Yeah. -So any water that gets over here, we'll have...

We'll have a couple of drains that will go down,

this has like a sock over it,

and then all of that will run into the gravel pit

we're gonna put underground.

The French drain, I think this is a brilliant idea.

There's no way that we want anything to, like, go wrong and ruin that floor.

So who wants to poke around for this? Who wants to dig the hole?

-Come on, it's got my name on it. -[Drew] I mean... Exactly.

You got to get in there and play around in the sandbox.

Let's do this.

The main thing is, we cannot go past the red flag.

And blue flag is the irrigation line.

All the way.

You can come right to the edge, if you like. Go that way.

[upbeat music playing]

Nope, Yep.

And the more we do that, the more it tears up the lawn,

so we don't want to it very much.

Come forward a little more. Stop there.

You're gonna go just inside the edge.

Just like that.

-Just so you know, I'm done. -What am I on?

You had a really hard job.

You don't have to go that high, but--

[Drew] Danny, I just marked that.

I know. I wanted to put that right there.

See? Right on the mark.

Uh, to the... to the left.

Other way. My left. Sorry. There you go.

That's good. So do the left side of the hole now.

So open it, push it to the right.

The right. There you go. That's all you're doing.

-And now close it. -You keep going, "Push it to the right."

-I know, I'm in reverse. I know. -[both chuckle]

Alls he's telling me, he kept saying, "Go right, go right."

I kept saying, "That's left, that's left." [laughing]

[upbeat music playing]

One scoop at a time! [chuckles softly]

[Drew] With Danny's trench in place,

the French drain and propane line

that will fuel the outdoor fire pit were both installed.

[Jonathan] And right on time because the flagstones

have arrived and they are massive.

I wanted a flagstone aesthetic

just because Maeve loves natural materials and tones,

and the large the profile of these slabs

just adds more sophistication to the outdoor space

so Maeve can meet work clients or wow her friends on the weekend.

-[Danny grunting] -[Jonathan] It is a beast!

-There we go. And kick it all the way in. -[Drew] There we go.

[Jonathan] Nice. Look at that, tight.

'Cause you know there's obviously gonna be a lot of weight on this.

We want to make sure it is rock-solid.

Yeah. What do you think about this sort of setup for Maeve?

For what she does, it's awesome.

Maeve is an animal when she starts working out, you know?

I mean, she stretches, does pull up, everything.

It's like... She used to do roller derby.

On that surface,

we'll put in a ton of hooks so all the weights can be on that wall.

Some of the strap skip rope, stuff like that.

Over here, you've got the ladder,

so your tension, you can, you know, play off of any of those heights.

Over here, my thought is, maybe we mount the ballet barre across here.

What height? Drew, be the barre level with your hand.

-So... -Wait.

...hold me foot up. Hold it.

So do we want to this height?

-[Drew] Or? -Wanna try this height?

-Or should we go a bit higher? -This height?

-Well, you know what? -Even higher? You want to go this height?

-Actually... [laughing] -Stop stretching!

...it's like she'll stretch, and then she'll figure out how to put it up higher.

-But I think if we do a standard ballet height... -[Danny] Yeah.

...that's great because she'll know that she can shift down

-and get a deeper stretch in it. -Absolutely.

By the way, this is a custom Trejo gym.

-Our woodworker is incredible. -[Danny] You got it.

And so all of this was custom made with what you had said they needed.

The boys are strong, you know.

And the way we backed that wall,

it's like it'll hold, you know.

And that's what... That's what you need.

You need, like, equipment that's going to stand up.

-Why don't we get the mirror in here? -Yes.

[Drew] Here you go.

Sam loves to work out anyways.

Sam will pick up rock and start working out, you know.

And so that is going to be walking into beautiful gym,

and it's gonna just motivate him even more.

-[Drew] Looking good. -All right. Ready, Drew?

You want to set it on the bottom and then just help us kind of push it in?

-[Jonathan] Okay. -[Drew] Okay?

-[Jonathan] All the way back. -[Drew] All the way back.

[Jonathan] We're gonna [sighs] push it, and then we're gonna gently find

where the adhesive is and squeeze it on.

-All right. -[Drew] There we go.

-Push it. -[Jonathan] Careful...

-[Drew] Squeeze it. -...not to crack.

[Drew] Nice.

[Danny] You know, if you start working out, and walking, and staying in shape

when you're 22, 23, 24, 25, it becomes a habit.

You know, I mean, I'm gonna be 80 and I'm still...

I'll still run a mile. I'm in good shape, you know.

Show us a flex.

[all grunting]

-[laughing] -[Drew] I like it.

-[Danny] Come on. -[Jonathan] Wait. Hold on.

I got to know. You look so nervous.

What's going through my mind is the huge change that this is gonna make.

I'll get you to close your eyes.

-So, guide her in, so she doesn't bump anything. -Yeah, here.

It could completely change the course of...

-[Danny] A hospital visit. -[Maeve] Literally.

I'm not kidding. It's really serious.

Why don't you open your eyes?

[sighs] It's so... I just... I can't.

[upbeat music playing]

[Jonathan] With one day left, we are jamming through our punch list.

There's still a lot of big ticket items we need to install, though.

[Drew] Yeah, like gutters,

to keep the excess rain off the patio and out of the garage.

And inside, every detail in this space

has been designed with Sam, Theo, and Maeve in mind.

[Jonathan] Boom.

I always like this part because you know

when the curtains are going up, the project's almost done.

[Danny laughing]

You know it's funny 'cause it's like Maeve and the two boys,

they're so different.

Two boys that are both autistic, and they have such different

ideas of everything, right?

But the room captured everything.

Knowing, you know, the space that they've got inside

and how some of the activities require a little separation,

it's nice to have all this extra square footage out here

and the privacy for when they need it.

This'll be... Oh, no. Oh, no.

-I have bad news. -Oh, I missed one.

-You missed one. -[both laughing]

-No! -Oy!

The boys, they just did a great job, you know, and that's all there is to it.

-So many cute photos. -I remember that bike ride.

[pleasant music playing]

We have two boys, Sam and Theo.

It's tough for Theo to go to a library.

He's reading, people are doing stuff, you know what I mean?

And so, he can do it all right here, you know.

Maeve always needs her little special place to have her coffee

and read or do whatever she's got to do.

Perfect.

[Danny whistles] Hey, hey, hey.

This is gonna be the spot.

Maeve, Theo, Sam, they sometimes want to spend time together.

Sometimes they need space from each other.

-It's more like... Oh, yeah. -Sam's gonna love this.

[Jonathan] No matter how they want to use this,

it is the quintessential multipurpose space.

Since she moved in here, she's been talking about converting this garage.

It's nice to have one more space for them.

Yeah. The thing is, like I said, you incorporated all three people.

[Drew] They can be together in here.

They can be on their own in here.

-[Danny] Yeah. -It's for all of them, so.

And you know what I'm thinking?

-Bring her right around back... -Yeah.

...and then maybe we'll meet you out there and then...

-[Drew] Bring her in. -...then we'll do it.

[upbeat music playing]

-So they really listened to all your ideas? -[laughing]

That's got you worried, huh?

How much chrome?

-Oh, God. Come on, you have to have chrome. -[laughing]

That's the Latino jewelry, chrome.

[Jonathan] Hey, how's it going?

Well, well, well. Who do I hug first? [chuckles]

-Good to see ya. -[Jonathan] All right.

-We're ready for this? Hello? -[Maeve] Hi.

-Good to see ya, man. -What's happening?

-Come on. -[Jonathan] Wait. Hold on.

I got to know. You look so nervous.

What's going through my mind is the huge change

that this is going to make in, really, our overall life.

I owe... I still owe... I still owe you.

-But, you know, I paid up a lot with this one. -[all laughing]

-He's catching up. -Really. Yeah.

I could see having that room being the absolute difference

between a major crisis,

or, like, a bump in the road where we get past something.

[Jonathan] Get you to close your eyes.

-So, guide her in, so she doesn't bump anything. -Yeah, here.

I mean, it could completely change the course of...

-Of a-- -A hospital visit.

-I mean, literally. -Literally.

I'm not kidding. It's really serious.

[Drew] Through this massive tunnel under the drawbridge.

[Maeve and Danny chuckle]

-All right, Danny, when you're ready. -Okay.

Why don't you open your eyes?

[sighs] It's so... I just... I can't.

-[Drew] All right, Danny, when you're ready. -Okay.

Why don't you open your eyes?

-[sighs] Oh. -[Danny] What'd you think?

-[Maeve] Where am I? -[all laughing]

How is this the same room?

[Danny] Yeah, that's what I kept asking myself.

[Maeve] It's so... I just... I can't.

-It's so beautiful. -[Danny chuckles]

There were so many different things that Danny said would be important.

Something for each of the kids.

-Something for yourself. -[Maeve] That's phenomenal.

So you have a trapdoor here that is the attic space.

So there's still storage up in the attic space, so it's hidden away.

[Maeve] I completely forgot about the attic.

You'll even notice something like the beautiful slat feature on the ceiling,

it actually also works to reduce noise.

Same with the curtains, having a wall of curtains

so you're not looking at the carriage doors,

but it also helps provide a little bit of that sound dampening.

So the space in here does feel really calm.

-It really does. -[Danny] Yeah.

[Maeve] I cannot hear a single thing outside, which is surprising.

It's the way they've set it up.

You know, your voice only travels this far.

It's the Zen Den.

[Jonathan] Do you want to get in there? Grab a seat.

[Maeve] I love these.

-[Danny] Love the pictures. -I love this. That is so cool.

-[Danny] Hey, we got a spot to watch. -[Maeve] Amazing.

And if you remember, this is where all the rot was.

The torn open part had bamboo shoots coming through.

-It was in really bad shape. -[Danny] Yeah.

It's so quiet and comfortable.

This proves that you can do so much in a tiny space.

-Come on over here. -[Drew] And space number four.

This is really gonna be a great activity spot.

[Maeve] Yeah, it's gonna be fantastic for the boys.

Just really, really amazing. This is fantastic.

You notice I like...

-Yeah. -Yeah. The sturdy test.

-Yes. -Everything is meticulously finished.

But it looks like it all comes together in a way that would be calming

for somebody who does experience sensory issues.

Theo at that table, doing his homework,

I think that'll be really good for him.

Distraction free. Oh! He is gonna be in heaven.

-Look at that. Oh. -[Jonathan] Coming in to your workout area.

-Oh, my goodness -Isn't that cool?

[Jonathan] Make yourself at home.

[Drew] We have the most incredible woodworking team,

and they custom-made all of this.

[Maeve] It's just so amazing.

[Drew] This goes to prove, for the first time in history, a man listened.

-You listened. -First time in our long history. Yes.

It's a huge change because when Theo has friends over Sam won't be excluded.

- He can be comfortable with whatever is going on. -[Danny] Yeah.

Theo is going to be beside himself to have this place.

-[Danny] You can't even call that a garage. -[Maeve] No.

[Danny] A spare room now, you know.

I predict that Sam is gonna walk in and throw himself right on that couch first.

I could easily see Theo on the couch playing video games.

I could see Sam ride the exercise bike without bothering Theo at all.

You could probably even read a book in there

while somebody else is working out.

[Jonathan] Check out the quiet spot here to kick back.

-This is the contemplation zone. -[Drew] It swivels.

This, this is great.

I can't believe I'm at my house.

[Jonathan] Okay.

-[Drew] Here we are. -Thank you, sir.

Let's get it up a little. One in. Two. Okay.

This mount actually has shocks built into it, so it reduces the noise.

So when you are working the bag,

you're not gonna have that rattle sound that you normally have.

-Wow. -This is really... You'll love it.

-Wow. -[Drew] Test it out.

Yeah, it's awesome.

-Oh, I need this. -[all laughing]

-I do. -[Danny] Punching pretty hard.

[Jonathan] That's a good punch. I can see it.

-That's what you wanted my picture for. -[all laughing]

-Yeah. There. -That's great.

He can Muay Thai, he can kick.

[Jonathan] What I love, and the reason we put

the lounge chair in this area over here,

is so that you have that visual inclusion for Sam.

-He can see the TV, he can see what's happening. -[Maeve] Yes.

-But he has his separation. -[Maeve] Right.

But he's included in everything that's going on

-as much as he you can, and as comfortable with. -Exactly.

You guys really did your homework on what it takes

to please special needs children.

They've got their spot now.

It's like sometimes you have to run away,

you know, you have to go somewhere, and it's so perfect.

You're not just being isolated away, you know.

You're still comfortable.

And you're still home.

So that's gonna make a big difference.

There was one more piece to the puzzle that is meant for you.

And it's right through those doors.

You know, for me, it means a lot,

but I haven't finished repaying her.

You know, it's like I've got a boy.

Danny Boy, who she helped raise.

And I could never stop thanking her.

[Jonathan] Come on out. This is all for you. From Danny.

Oh, my God.

Oh!

[Drew] Grab a seat. Make yourself at home. You have a real fire pit.

[Maeve] Wow, this is beautiful.

[Danny] This is the way I thought you'd be in the summer.

-Out here with a book. Really living. -100%.

-Yeah. -110%.

Well, you actually already had some great flagstones around the yard,

so we managed to find some that matched.

I love this. I love it. I love it.

You have all new irrigation, right.

'Cause we actually had to replace a lot of the grass.

It was a little boggy.

Everything now drains properly.

-So when it rains, it drains down through here? -[Jonathan] Yep.

You didn't even have any gutters on the garage at all

so all the rain would just pour down in this area.

[Maeve] Oh, yeah. Oh! There's lights here.

[Jonathan] The sconces? Yeah.

-[Danny] Absolutely. -[Maeve] I love this. This is beautiful.

I'll never get my girlfriends to leave.

-[all laughing] -[Drew] Nor should you.

They'll be like, "Oh! We'll do it at Maeve's.

We'll do everything at Maeve's house."

-Yeah. -I don't know what I did to get so lucky.

Honestly. [laughing] I just feel so blessed.

I feel it's important to get the boys over here to enjoy it.

-[Maeve] Yeah. -I feel like it's important to get these boys out of here.

-So you guys have some family time. -We'll leave to your family.

-So, congrats. -Thanks so much!

-Enjoy the space. -[Maeve] I never could have pictured it.

[Danny] Anybody can have kids, but it's who raises them.

And I think I've played a part in their lives.

Okay. Everybody's got their own little, like, spot.

-[Sam] Oh, my God. -Yeah.

-[Gilbert] This is a whole thing. -[Maeve] Sam.

-He can just-- -[Danielle] I can't believe it.

It meant a lot to me to be able to do this for them.

-Sam, look, this is like a really solid spot. -[Danielle] That's solid.

[Maeve] Isn't this great? Do you believe it?

[Sam] It's very cool.

[Danny] What a great life that we've shared, that I've got.

Because I'm always asked. "What do you want to live?"

I want to be a good dad.

I want everybody, " Wow! That guy was a great dad,"

you know, because what else is there?

I want Theo and Sam to be able, " Hey, we had a great dad."

That's what the legacy is for me.