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♪♪ We're singing Make noise, make noise ♪

♪♪ Oh ♪

♪♪ We're gonna turn it up Turn it up so loud ♪

♪♪ Take your best shot Not gonna turn us down ♪

When you think of a sport, and there is one name

-[indistinct] -that is the most synonymous with that sport,

Tony Hawk is that.

He is the GOAT.

He is the greatest of all time when it comes to skating.

I think it's actually hilarious that still, to this day,

we're going to meet him at a skate park.

It's crazy to me that somebody can just discover that

they have the ability to do these unhuman things

on a board with wheels.

When you see him flying around,

you know, letting go of the board in midair and all,

I would never in a million years be able to do that, though.

Well, Tim films so much of his stuff.

Over a decade now, Tim's been working with him

and is with Tony through everything.

Even when he had his injury, he was there the whole time

helping him out.

Beyond just, you know, filming his stuff,

just making sure he's there if he needs anything.

It does sound like Tim is one of the sweetest humans

you'll ever meet.

And a big part of Tim's job is actually editing

and creating this content.

And he doesn't really have a space to do that.

Well, Tony has Tim all set up.

So Tim's filming him right now at the skate park

doing some tricks.

Yeah, Tim thinks he's at a skate park this morning

shooting footage for Tony's new documentary.

What he doesn't know is that the TV crew is actually ours,

and Tony is really just waiting for us to surprise him.

I'll pull up over here.

Oh, yeah, there's Tony.

Okay.

I forgot to bring my board.

I'm sure they'll have extras.

That smaller landing should make it easier.

Right.

-Shh. -Walk normal.

Walk normal. We're about hanging out.

The sweet spot is this big.

They're not even looking at us right now.

Let's go up the middle.

-Actually, sneak this... -All I can be.

So I didn't actually come here to shoot bluntback tails.

I came here to surprise you.

Guys, we have the park booked right now.

This is our spot.

-Yes! -Surprise!

-Oh, my Jesus... -How you doing?

What's happening in here?

How are you shooting this right now?

-Wait a second. -Hold on.

-What's up, brother? -How are you?

Reaction right here.

All right, so how's it feeling right now?

What do you think is happening?

Uh, I think you guys are...

I don't know. I have no clue.

-Let me just say... -They're not renovating the skate park.

-Let's put it that way. -There's no documentary.

In fact, it's kind of a documentary,

but the subject of it is solely you.

Oh, my.

[Tony] Tim is a fixture in the skate scene.

He's a street skater, but he has such rich history

in skating and such a knowledge of skate tricks

that he's actually given me some great ideas of doing stuff.

That's what makes him so special.

He's always thinking, what's next?

What could happen next? And I'm thankful that

sometimes he chooses me as his target,

even though I'm older and I'm recovering from a broken leg.

I'm still honored that he thinks I'm capable of

the stuff that he fantasizes about.

Well, Tim, we've been working together for,

I don't know, over 10 years now.

And everything that we do is very meaningful to me.

You've set me on paths to do new tricks that I never even thought of.

You documented my recovery from my broken leg.

This is true.

And I want to pay you back.

-You're going to pay me back? -Yeah.

Tony and I speak the same language. I'm a skateboarder.

I want to work in skateboarding,

but I never imagined that I'd be working side by side with him.

That's like every skateboarder filmer's dream.

I broke my femur a couple of years ago,

and I had a bad recovery.

And he documented that pain.

I mean, that was really like, it was painful for me.

It was painful on my mental health.

I think he helped me to realize that I had a long way

to go and to accept the process.

It took about a year and a half to really get back

to what I considered a professional level of skating.

And he covered all that, so I was thankful he did,

and it felt very invasive and almost too vulnerable.

But I'm glad that he believed in it enough to stick with it,

because now I feel like it's an important piece of my story.

Tim is a solid friend, and so I just feel

really lucky to have him in my life.

I was with Tim when he bought his house, actually,

and I know how much he was saving

and how much he risked to get it.

And not coming from California and realizing quickly

how expensive it can be, I fell for him.

And I was always hoping that maybe I could do something

to... you know, help out,

but just make it more manageable.

Well, Tony was saying that you might have a shortage of

usable square footage, particularly private space

-Yes. -for your work.

And so he sent me photos of your garage,

and we thought we could do something pretty epic

that might make life a little bit easier for working at home.

That would be incredible.

I had dreams for that spot.

I was gonna make it into an editing studio,

podcast studio thing.

You need to have a space that is perfectly set up

for you to do what you do.

[Drew] We are going to make this space perfect for you.

You mean a lot to Tony, and this is really exciting for us

to be a part of giving back to you

and how you supported him for so long, so...

Dude, I don't know why you chose me.

-I'm very stoked you did. -Hell yeah.

Of all the people you know, you chose me.

This is insane.

-Of course. -But dude, thank you so much, man.

-And hug it out. -This is insane.

The fact that Tony even thought of me

in the first place...

It boggles my mind.

We'll go. We'll take a peek.

I want to kind of go over what we would need to do.

And then he'll come back here, meet you back here,

-and you guys can keep skating for a while. -Sounds awesome.

He's only done good for me.

And I want to return the favor to him.

Now I owe him again.

We're never going to be even if he keeps doing stuff like this.

Whenever I've seen you have your skateboard in

your left hand,

is that like a security blanket?

I've just learned that whenever I show up without it,

inevitably someone says, "Where's your skateboard?"

[Drew] Yeah.

It's like me with my sledgehammer.

[Drew] Hold on a second. I hate to interrupt.

I'm going to pull up next to the skater here

and just see if he recognizes you just by saying.

-Is that all right? -Sure.

Hold on a second.

It's just a nice wind.

Yo, what's up?

[man] Yo. Is that Tony Hawk?

-Yeah. -Bro, what the [bleep]?

-[all laughing] -Thanks, man.

Keep ripping.

It's right over here.

[Drew] It was good that we didn't have to sneak in,

because we already saw Tim and left him at the park.

Let's do it.

Make sure he's not spying on us.

Yeah. Are there cameras?

Oh, wow.

Look at the roof line here.

It looks like it's rotting away.

-Wow, this is tight and dark. -Okay.

[Tony] Wow.

I've never been in his garage, actually.

Now I know why he hasn't shown you the garage.

His dream has always been to have this as a workspace,

a studio.

Yeah, I think he would like to probably put stuff on display, too.

I don't think everything, but I feel like

he'll probably do some Sophie's Choice here.

So I'm noticing some serious problems in here.

There obviously is an issue with the roof.

We would want to check that out and make sure that

there's not going to be an issue with soft spots, rot.

It should be totally waterproof.

But even as a garage, functioning as a garage,

look at the track.

-Oh, wow. -Like, some of the stuff is really dangerous.

-Is it possible to replace that door? -A hundred percent.

In fact, if we want to finish this into

a really great usable space, I would get rid of the track,

get rid of the door, just do like a carriage style door.

[Tony] Was there ever a car in here?

Well, you can see there was probably something parked here

and leaking at some point.

We are going to have to do some slab work because

you can see the slab is in terrible shape.

[Tony] It feels like a sweat box in here too, though.

It's not even a hot day and it's already warm in here.

Yeah.

We would definitely want to put an air conditioning.

What else do you think you would want in here?

Well, I think something to display his most

precious items.

I don't know what those are with all this.

[Drew] That'll be your research, by the way.

And then we can figure out a way to do it tastefully.

But most definitely some sort of editing bay.

-Sound. -Yeah.

You know, if there's a way to sound definite.

Oh, yeah.

[Jonathan] There's no insulation at all in here.

Insulation's going to help with the sound.

In fact, what we could do is we could do an acoustic board

on the walls or even on the ceiling so it'll really be

a true studio as well as a great working space.

I have an idea. All right.

Sit down.

-Me? -Yeah.

Put yourself in Tim's shoes.

What is the stuff that you would need to have

right around you to make sure that it's a functional office space?

Uh, monitors, speakers.

What would be cool is if the editing,

if the monitors are relatively small for the editing suite,

then he can throw it to the big monitor

-to really get a feel of what it looks like. -Yeah, exactly.

So, all right, as far as aesthetic,

-what do you think for Tim? -[Tony] Tim is a minimalist.

-So none of this... -Mid-century...

Well, yeah, this is the opposite.

I mean, I don't think this reflects Tim's personality.

-It's just his collection. -And you said mid-century modern?

Mid-century modern.

I feel that over here, if we created sort of

a lounging space, somewhere to bring in people

to look through edits.

I do think it would still be important to keep

the natural light coming through.

So when we do put in new doors,

I would do a style that still has the windows,

still has some light.

Before we wrap this up, I think it's important.

You're renowned for just being a cool dude.

Thank you.

We are not so much because we don't have the cool lingo

-that you have. -Speak for yourself, man.

-I am so cool. -Yeah, yeah, sure.

I want to know where you're going with this.

What's a real cool phrase we could start to, like,

bring into our construction team?

-If we were going to be legit. -Oh, wow.

Well, if you land something bolts,

that means that your foot is right over the bolts,

and you've landed it as clean as possible.

That's, like, the best thing.

Wait, I'm starting to realize how many terms in skating

are the same, like, terms in construction.

-Construction. -Bolts.

We work with bolts.

Right, but I'm saying you want to land a bolt.

-Land a bolt. -So you're bolts.

What's mine? We just need to have our own catchphrase.

Oh, wow.

This term actually works for snowboarding as well.

You shred the gnar.

[Drew] Have you ever seen me rip out old cabinets?

I shred the gnar all the time.

So thankful to get this opportunity to do this for Tim

and to have the best, the best,

literally the best dudes doing it.

No, that doesn't sound right.

Yeah, I don't think that really works.

-Horrible. -Like you shredded that saying to bits.

[all laughing]

[Drew] It's our first day of demo, and even though we decided on

a three-week timeline, this garage, while small,

still needs a lot of attention.

And even though we know the garage is detached from the main house...

Whoa, what is going on here?

That was Jonathan's look in high school.

-Oh, yeah. -Good fit, guys.

Tony got Tim a rental to make sure that

there was no peeking at the progress.

You got the sledgehammer. Why don't you poke some holes?

-Okay. -Is that how we rip?

Ripping and tearing all day.

So one thing I will point out, we do not want to hit

the exterior wall, because that will damage the exterior stucco.

So it's safer to bust it like this.

-You mean like I just did? -Did you hit the exterior wall?

Oh, you did.

Hopefully it's okay.

Hold it sideways like this, and boom, boom, boom.

We'll break it so that we can pull the seat down.

Exactly.

And if you go vertical with the head,

it actually gives a cleaner line.

Coming through.

The actual framing is in pretty great shape.

One thing that's nice about buildings from this era

is they did build them solid.

[Tony] You're saying they don't make it like they used to?

[Drew] I have a question.

Tony, you can make the decision.

We could gently take this old garage door

that will never be used again piece by piece,

or we could just cut off a couple of bolts

and just rip the whole thing down.

-Which would you like? -That sounds way more extreme.

Yes.

-Because I'm dope. -Shred the door.

-I like to shred the door. -All right, ready?

All right.

-Let's go. -All right.

One, two, straight down.

-Oh, anticlimactic. -Kick it.

-Give it a good kick. -All right.

One, two, three.

[Jonathan] Yes!

I'm a skater at heart, so skate and destroy.

Give me a sledgehammer and let's go. That was fun.

[upbeat music playing]

[Drew] It's messy.

I really have a newfound respect for people

who do roofing, because that is serious labor.

We'll actually be done this in no time.

-I want to believe you. -How do you feel?

Good. I mean, I'm glad to be part of the process, honestly.

You know, even though what I'm doing feels

somewhat minimal compared to the magnitude of it,

I'm just happy to have my hand in it.

In reality, I think it's going to mean a lot more to Tim, too,

that you physically got in here

and that you didn't just tell us to do it.

You physically did it. It's pretty awesome.

Oh, well, thank you.

If Tim was telling you that it gets really hot in the summer,

having a radiant barrier underneath the shingles,

that's going to be awesome.

It'll keep it a little bit cooler in the summer.

That was totally my idea.

-Yeah. -You know what?

-You're brilliant. -Thank you.

You're not trying to steal my gig, are you,

to become the best when it comes to construction design?

I'm just the radiant barrier guy.

Do you have a new radiant barrier company

you're trying to promote?

Yep.

Birdman Radiant Barriers.

-You're the first client. -Yeah.

[Jonathan] One day is rarely enough time to get demo done on

older structures, and this garage is no exception.

So Drew, myself, and our LA crew are here

super early to deal with this dilapidated front section

of the concrete floor.

This is literally, like, crumbling.

So this is the thickness, two inches.

Minimum we would have to do here would be four inches.

It's become clear that this front section of

the floor was an old repair, so we're going to need to patch

that by pouring a new slab.

And outside, our team is replacing the rotten edges

of the roof and closing up the soffits to protect it

from the elements.

And inside, our framers are carefully working around

that removed front concrete section to install new ceiling joists.

The old ones were over three feet apart,

and today's LA building code requires no more than 16 inches.

And while all of this is happening,

Tony and I are going to be out back landing bolts,

as Tony would put it, on the design for Tim's new space.

Ready to get your design on?

-I'll try. -All right.

Well, you're not planning a ramp today.

-Okay. -You're planning a space.

So this is our garage, existing garage door,

-existing man door. -Yeah.

If you were going to break down the space before

-I tell you my ideas, what would you do? -Okay.

Well, I think that there should be the desk slash studio here somewhere,

like maybe coming from...

here, like, out.

-I'm not sure how... -So have, like,

the peninsula coming around, yeah.

[Tony] Yeah, I'm not sure how deep or if that should be curved or not.

I think the L-shaped desk just gives Tim more options

of which way he wants to face his monitors,

if he has people there or not.

It gives them so much flexibility.

Something here to set up skateboards or work on skate stuff,

like a workbench, I don't know.

How much time would he spend using a workbench versus

wanting to have the space clear and open?

Because my whole thought is,

it starts to get cluttered if we're trying to fit in too much stuff

and we permanently have it, but we could do some sort of

a workspace that collapses away.

Oh, that would be way better.

Because, I mean, really, you work on a skateboard for 10, 15 minutes and then...

-And then it's gone. -Yeah.

-All right, so then a small... -Yeah, so some workbench

that collapses, right?

I don't know how I would draw that, but...

And then maybe a sitting area here, like a couch.

Yeah.

Because you could have people come in

and they could help him edit.

How much do we want to lean into skate culture versus

-just kind of teasing with some art and stuff? -I don't think--

Yeah, I don't think Tim would want that.

That cliche, really.

He loves skating, but I just don't think

-he wants themes like that. -Okay.

We could probably, like, hint to it in some of the woodwork,

because I do have a lot of samples for us to look at here.

So flooring.

So we have the option to fix up the slab.

We can do luxury vinyl plank.

I would go more towards this, especially if you're doing

the wood vibe with everything else.

-You like this style of wood? -Yeah, I hope so.

And what I love about this is it no longer feels like a garage.

-It feels like indoor space, an office, a ramp. -Right.

Yeah, this is what you guys are making ramps.

-Look at that. See that? -Yeah, perfect.

And this is a really, really durable material.

-So this would last way longer than a real wood on the floor. -Okay.

If we want to do a little bit of something special in there,

we could take the back wall where maybe we're mounting the TV,

maybe we're mounting the monitors,

and cut in what looks kind of like a quarter pipe or something.

Oh, yeah.

-That'd be kind of cool. Subtle. -That'd be so cool, yeah.

I think it would be a subtle nod to skating, but not...

-Yeah. -...that looked like a skate park.

For the back wall up onto the roof,

how cool would it be if we took the acoustic

wood slats right up the back wall,

right across the roof, and the sound would be incredible

-in there because this would absorb a lot of it. -Yeah.

I think sound dampening is a must,

especially when you're doing editing a studio.

You don't want to always be wearing headphones,

and you want to hear it as someone who is

actually watching it on their screen would hear it.

Are there any of these tones that you think Tim would like

if we kind of play around with?

Um, I worry about the dark just because it's so dark in there,

and I know you're going to bring light in from

the door in the garage, but I still feel like

it could use all the help it could get.

So keep the light tones up top,

-Uh-huh. -and then something with

a little more depth down below.

-That's cool. -All of a sudden,

when you see this pulling together, what was a dark...

-damp garage. -Yeah.

Now all of a sudden, it's going to be warm,

inviting and cool.

We'll start the transformation from the outside in.

To ensure the structure is sound for years to come,

we'll add an insulated roof to regulate the heat inside,

functional carriage doors to replace the current decaying

pull down, and finish with a fresh coat of paint.

Inside, we'll start from scratch,

repairing the concrete slab so it's prepared for our stylish

and durable vinyl plank floors,

followed by all new insulation and drywall.

Soundproof panels will cover the ceiling and the back wall

to dampen the decibels when Tim's editing,

while a sleek wood panel wall with skate ramp-like curves

will boast an integrated workbench so Tim can repair

and service skateboards anytime.

On one side, we'll maximize the tight space

with a custom L-shaped desk, perfectly sized

for his editing equipment.

While on the other, we'll create a high-style lounging area

that will flex for hosting clients and friends.

[Tony] This looks amazing.

The fact that you could throw all this together

-and make it a reality, I'm very impressed. -I live to please.

I don't do this for a living, but I do know that

if you paint the garage, it's gonna conflict with the house.

Well, it depends on what color you choose.

-Or... -Can you just do the house, too?

Oh. What do I hit you with?

Three weeks and you wanted to paint the whole...

I had a feeling something was coming.

Yeah, we could, as long as we're far enough ahead on here,

I think we could pull a crew in, paint the house,

paint the garage, make everything work together.

It's going to look like a million bucks.

Tim, he's given me so much through,

especially through his more recent years

when I was going through all my challenges and fixing up his garage.

I mean, really that's the least I could do for him.

This is like the perfect way to give back.

[upbeat music playing]

[Jonathan] It's the end of week one, and now

that framing is complete,

we can focus on adding the elements that

will bring this garage to life.

[Drew] All the necessary electrical that is needed for

Tim's editing suite is being run.

While out back, work has begun on putting

an end to that sweatbox vibe as we start to prep for

the new air conditioning unit.

[Jonathan] And to keep Tim's office even cooler,

we're laying down a plywood roof decking

with a radiant barrier that will bounce heat away,

keeping the cooling costs down.

Up front, the hole in the slab has been fitted with a rebar cage for strength,

so now we can pour the concrete.

So while the floor cures, I'm going to see a friend

who builds furniture and art out of skateboards

because I have a vision for Tim's desk.

-Jonathan. -What's happening?

-Hey, man. -How are you?

Doing good, man. How you doing?

Thank you so much for letting me come play in

-your wood shop, which, by the way... -Welcome.

Can I just point out, you're living my dream right now,

because my dream is to have my own wood shop.

-How did you even start this? -Yeah, yeah.

So I'm a woodworker.

My dad was a woodworker, and I would watch him

in the garage and get yelled at for holding the board wrong

on the table saw, and now I'm able

to build things that I want to build.

You know, so I'll see something I like, and I can build it.

-Why skateboard decks, though? -The colors.

The colors are mind-blowing.

So this is probably about 20 different skateboards,

and the colors in there, you just don't get that with

normal wood at the hardware store.

So skateboards are seven layers of maple veneer,

and skateboard manufacturers will dye between

two and three layers in there.

And so along the edge, you get to see a cool pop of color

while you're doing your cool tricks.

And so for us, we can use it,

and you get really cool colors,

-and you get cool, usable lumber. -Amazing.

Yeah, so I made this guitar out of skateboards.

-This actually plays everything? -It actually plays.

-I don't play it, but it plays. -Oh my gosh, this is amazing.

-Yeah, yeah, thank you. So it's 45 different -Wow.

skateboards went into that.

So skateboards just like this that kids did kick flips

and pop shove-its on, I turned them into art.

So with a skateboard, there's concaves everywhere.

There's a dishing this way, and then there's curves with the tail and the nose.

And so I love this middle part,

which is nice and flat and straight.

And so if you cut your strips out of the middle,

then you get nice, flat strips.

And so this is a bunch of middle parts put together.

Oh, so you cut them all into strips.

I don't know why I was thinking you just, like,

wedge together a bunch of boards and do it all.

-So you do it in... -Individually,

I take the grip tape off and sand it and cut them up into strips

-and then work with them, yeah. -That's wild.

So that's why I love the idea of what you do.

We can create this incredible desk

that is kind of an L-shape.

That's where he's going to have all his equipment

because he edits a lot of the videos that Tony does.

And just that little subtle detail is going to be a nod

to skateboarding without it being in your face.

If you figure we're doing an L-shaped desk...

-Yes. Check this out. -Can we miter the lines as well?

I made us a visual aid to help us decide this.

So here's our L desk, right? We can either orient it

to where the skate strips are like this,

but I feel like that's for an accountant, vary by the book.

I think Tim is a little more risk-oriented.

Oh, that's cool.

So this way is kind of cool, a little more dangerous, I feel.

Now, if we did it on the angle,

which I love the sound of,

it might throw off the symmetry in the room.

So let's actually see this with the whole room.

I actually printed out.

This is the outline of the garage.

-Organized, wow. -So this is the garage.

This is the garage door.

So we have on this wall here is where we have

the wood slats coming up and over the ceiling.

So, I feel like I like the idea of the striations

-going in that direction. -Okay.

And then we miter.

I don't know how well we can line them up.

-Oh, yeah. -But then have them go in this direction.

Yeah, so we'd have them go like this, right?

-And then this. -[Jonathan] Exactly.

-And they would meet right here, right? -[Jonathan] Yeah.

I think that will look nice. And then that also helps keep

the lines in the right direction.

How many deck boards do you think it's going to take?

For this desk and this orientation, I would say

it's going to be anywhere from 75 to 100 different skateboards.

Oh, wow.

Yeah, this is by far the biggest thing I've ever done.

Amazing.

I'm very excited to see this come together.

-Me too. -It's also going to have

a huge impact on Tim, so...

I think he's going to love it.

-Dude, thank you very much. Oh, yeah. -Also, I got...

And there's more?

Before you go, you're going to...

You're going to need these. I made these for you guys.

-Amazing. Oh, my gosh. -Yeah.

I am totally going to use this on site. I love it.

Thank you so much. Appreciate it.

Ha! I didn't know I was getting gifts.

It's week two, and we've reached a big milestone inside

Tim's garage, electrical and framing passed city inspection.

So insulation and drywall are a go.

And since we can't waste even a second on this three-week reno,

our roofers have been hard at work up top.

We need that roof done today if we're going

to stick to the schedule.

If you line up with that bottom row right there.

And thankfully, Tony is here to help.

Once you get it nice and level and real tight,

like that, the trick with this is once you depress it

and it turns it on, you can literally just...

I remember doing that with my skate ramp.

These things are fun.

I've never installed shingles before.

The most woodworking experience I have through

my life is building skate ramps.

And I've built my share of them, big ones.

And so that is the only way I can equate to anything that

we're doing, including doing shingles.

You want to make sure they're very precisely laid

and there isn't too much space in between them,

but a little bit of space.

And so I identify with that.

I heard you say something about 30 years.

-Is that actually the lifespan? -Yeah.

So you pick the shingles based on the material

and based on how long you want them to last.

These are really good shingles.

These are 30-year shingles.

Yeah, you'll notice as well, so we added two vents here,

because now that we've enclosed an attic space,

before it was just all open right up to the underside of the roof.

Now that we've enclosed that, we still have to ventilate the attic space,

otherwise you can trap hot, humid air,

and that breeds mold, and can also make it

so it's less efficient inside, it would stay warm inside.

So what happens here, it just bends over the top?

Yeah, so we'll end up going over,

and then we have a cap piece that goes across the whole thing.

Okay.

The great thing is all the extra steps we're taking.

Tim never has to worry about anything.

Temperature is the big thing.

-It's going to be really comfortable. -Oh, this thing was a hot box.

There's no sense in making a place pretty

if it's not also going to be efficient.

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-All right. -How many more we need?

I'm so thankful to get this opportunity to do this for Tim.

-Twelve? Something like that? -Sure.

I mean, it's pretty amazing that we get to transform

a big piece of his property.

I hope you call me whenever you need to build a ramp,

because I'm going to call you whenever I need to build a roof.

Into his dream suite.

-We'll trade secrets. -Yeah, exactly.

It's now our third and final week,

and even though our team is working around the clock,

the finish line still seems so far away.

So today, we are balancing some major installs.

Now that the plywood base for the feature wall has been installed,

as well as the new vinyl floors,

we can assemble our custom wall panels.

However, our heaviest install has to be the solid

wood carriage doors.

Are you ready for another door yet?

They're strong enough to keep Tim's space safe and secure,

but stylish and functional, so he can just open both up

and let some air in.

Meanwhile, across town, Andrew is busy building Tim's desk.

He's already cut about 100 skateboards into strips.

Now he's begun pressing them together for the final shape.

But back at the house, we have our very own woodwork to do.

I want to build this feature wall before

the end of the day.

And luckily for me, Tony has built an insane amount of skate ramps

over the years, so this should be pretty easy for him.

I'm not going to lie, it makes things so much easier

when somebody knows how to use power tools.

Um, I got the first bit a little bit wonky,

but I didn't go too far off.

The good thing is, if you're going to make a mistake,

-do it onto the waste side. -I did go that way, yeah.

-So all of this. -I'm used to a circular saw,

so I was kind of waiting for that pressure, and it never came.

Oh, no. Yeah, yeah.

No, this is perfect, because any of this we can sand down.

As long as everything lines up, our puzzle pieces go in.

Glue, tack.

I love the subtle variation, not only from the direction

of the grain, but also the walnut to the white oak.

Well, it very much looks like when you cut ramp templates.

So that's a transition template.

And then the discarded pieces look like this

and look like this.

So I'm used to seeing those all over the ramp site.

So you're saying we're successfully giving

some kind of skateboard culture aesthetic.

Oh, for sure. That's the first thing

Tim's going to notice is, oh, it looks like a transition.

-Amazing. Yeah. -Yay.

When we're done, we'll do a clear coat

-on everything and seal it all together. -Awesome.

I love the wood inside because it does remind me

of skate ramps.

It just feels like a skate space. You know what I mean?

Dude, look at this.

It's not my first rodeo.

Man cave, no, it's it's a ramp cave.

You'll notice some of the detail like

how there are no knots in any of this wood.

I's called rift sawn, but it's a more beautiful aesthetic

for finished woodwork because you don't have all those knots.

-It's just a clean repeating pattern. -Yeah, it's amazing.

Another thing I love to incorporate

are hidden hinges when you open this up.

-This will hide. -Oh, wow, that's next level.

That fold-down bench, so he can work on decks here.

Chucks and wheels.

Because it's not something that he needs all the time,

when he's done with it, tuck that away.

Boom, this is gone.

Yeah, I think it's perfect, the idea that he can put it down

when he needs it, he can do whatever he needs to do

on his skateboard for a few minutes

and then put it back up and have all that room.

I'm a big fan of hidden secret rooms,

hidden hinges, all that kind of stuff.

Let's get this one on, then we can measure for the next one.

I just think the workstation, it's going to be much more open

than anything he's had in the past.

Much more space.

And I feel like you'll do better work

with that inviting environment.

And also the idea that it's all so skate-centric.

I wish surfacing a ramp was that precise and easy.

It makes it look easy when everything fits perfectly.

It's going to happen. Trust me, before we get

to the end of the wall, I guarantee you

there's going to be something that we miscut or mismeasured.

Don't look at me.

From day one, I've been excited.

-Let's get over there. -Here we go.

Take some deep breaths.

-This is all for you. -[Tony] Welcome to your new happy place.

Wow. This is so cool.

[Jonathan] We're so close to the finish line,

but have so much still on our punch list.

Inside, we're installing these stunning sound dampening panels

to eliminate reverberation and exterior noise.

Before we paint outside, our stucco masters

are blending old and new around the carriage doors

and the side door for a seamless finish.

Okay.

Ready?

Ready.

And in order for us to finish this transition

from single-car oven to comfortable studio,

we're installing a state-of-the-art air conditioning system.

So when we put this down, the condenser sits on top of this,

and then it'll look nice and clean.

And then we'll fill around it with the decorative gravel.

Dump that in.

Anywhere where we're a bit high here,

we'll sort of have this down.

[Tony] This is decorative gravel?

Yeah, just basically just to fill it

so we don't see the dirt.

Dirt's not attractive, but the gravel will be nice and clean.

Are you going to finish packing this all down?

-I'm going to go grab Josh and bring the condenser in. -Okay.

Make it pretty.

Pretty. How about pretty good? Is that good?

As soon as Jonathan handed me the gravel,

I thought, please, let's keep all this contained in

one area, because I do not want this anywhere

where a skateboard wheel is going to touch it.

Let's just say he did a generous pour,

and now there's debris.

And now we're at risk as skateboarders.

These rocks are a doomsday for skateboarders,

because your wheels hit it, and it comes to a screeching halt.

We call it a rock fart.

-Oh, no. -Grrr.

-And then, boom. -And then you just eject.

Just because your tamping skills

are inadequate, don't blame others.

Okay.

[Tony] My worst experience with a rock fart

was actually at a skate park.

So I'm actually going down a ramp,

and I was about to hit another ramp with

substantial speed, and I got a rock fart

just before I got to the wall.

So it forced me to stop and smash into the wall

like a bug on a windshield.

I feel like that's the worst-case scenario for rock fart.

-This thing looks high-tech. -Yeah, it's state-of-the-art.

So when you think of, well, if I turn my air conditioning on,

I don't want it to stay on when I'm not using the space.

It's wasting money, wasting energy.

These systems also incorporate an intuitive technology

that knows when you leave the room.

It learns your patterns. So super, super efficient.

So remotely control it, not just from your own Wi-Fi,

but actually when you're away from the house?

-Yeah. -Wow.

-We've an app. -So you could mess with Tim.

You could load it on your phone.

Ooh, let me get the password.

I think that all of the improvements to the roof are

going to help with the comfortability of the space.

With the airflow, it's probably going to be

the most desirable space in the house.

[Jonathan] Painting the garage was always a priority,

but Tony decided to add the main house into the mix.

And although I'm glad he did, because it will look awesome,

it's definitely going to eat up all the extra time we have.

We only have one day left before Tim comes back,

and our crew has been working around the clock to get

the last details in place, including Andrew,

who delivered Tim's stunning one-of-a-kind skateboard desk.

The whole aesthetic is much different now.

-Should I lift it up now? -Yeah, I think we're attached.

So let's see if we can get this plugged in.

Even the subtleties of the little accents and the colors,

it really pops, and it really makes a big difference.

Literally, the desk is made out of skateboards.

[Jonathan] I thought that was really cool when I went to his shop.

And this is the largest furniture piece he's ever done.

-Oh, I bet. -Yeah.

I think this whole style definitely matches

Tim's aesthetics.

He's mid-century, modern.

I mean, he's my age, so we like that kind of stuff.

What's the plan with Tim?

I'm going to pick him up tomorrow,

-and... -Does he even remember what his house looks like

-because he's been away for three weeks in the rental? -I don't know.

It's been a while.

There's no way he's expecting this.

-No. -There's not a chance.

Tim doesn't show much outward emotion,

but he is going to be very happy.

[Tony] Are you excited?

[Tim] Dude, I've been excited for like the last three weeks.

From day one, I've been excited.

-What are you imagining here? -I can't imagine what...

what those guys could have done

with that small of a space.

That's how I felt originally.

-But I'm not going to give anything away. -Because it's not like--

No, no, no. Don't give anything away.

Saw it.

I built it, Tim.

-Oh, I guess. -How dare you?

How was that? Is that weird?

Why are we driving so slow, man?

Anticipation.

So welcome home.

Whoa.

-[Jonathan] Come on down. -You painted my house.

Yeah.

You can't just have a new-looking garage.

You got to have a great-looking house.

-What's up, brother? -Oh, dude, how you doing?

-Good to see you. -Yeah, you excited?

[Tim] The color's so, it's so calming and nice.

[Jonathan] We redid the roof completely, added ventilation in

the attic space because there wasn't any.

You're never going to have an issue with mold

or any dry rot.

-It's all totally fixed. -You notice the entryway?

-It's a little different. -Yeah, it's beautiful.

I don't have a crappy garage door anymore.

It looks awesome, man.

-Those doors are gorgeous. -It's still shocking.

I know I've been away for three weeks.

Isn't a day that goes by where I'm not tripping out on this?

Just to think that he would choose me, first of all.

But second, that this is such a huge deal.

It's just all just shocking to me still.

I have to say, this is one of the coolest designs

we've ever done.

I feel like once you see what's inside,

you're not going to want to leave.

Tim has revolved his life around skating so much that

he made it his livelihood, too.

And that's rare.

Take some deep breaths.

I've seen him hustle over the last 10 years.

I know it's not always easy, and so I feel like the least

I can do for what he's provided me

is to give him a space to do it even better

and to really realize his potential.

-This is all for you. -[Tony] Welcome to your new happy place.

My...

[Tim] Wow. This is so cool.

-This is all for you. -[Tony] Welcome to your new happy place.

Oh, my...

Wow.

Unbelievable.

Dude, I want to cry, kind of. This is so awesome.

Dude, this is so [bleep] cool, you guys.

-It's pretty amazing. -This is incredible.

I mean, the whole thing is... I don't even know what to say,

you guys.

This is unbelievable.

I feel like I just stepped into a whole other world.

I felt like I was walking into an alternate universe

of my life.

It was so weird because the last time I saw it,

it was like a certified piece of crap.

And then I walked in, and it was this

large-looking space that was completely like

this nice mid-century modern clean look.

It feels way big for the space that it is.

It feels so open. I love the lighting, man.

The lighting is so cool.

I'm so happy right now. This is probably one of the best days of my life, man.

The one thing that we noticed the first time we came in

-to the original space, it was a hot box. -Yeah.

-It's insanely hot in here. -How comfortable is it now?

It's perfect.

It's actually really cool, too, because the system we put in,

you can control from your phone.

So if you're on your way here, you know you're going

to be working in here, you can remotely set the AC

to where you want it, make it comfortable,

and be ready to start working.

Your unit up here for heating and cooling,

it's also a light to feature what you have on the wall.

[Tim] I think it looks really cool, and it looks hyper-functional.

Being comfortable is important.

When creating something or having to like,

you don't want distraction.

This is so shocking, you guys.

What's with the hatch?

-Uh-huh. -Don't look that way.

Yeah.

Tony said it would be extremely helpful for you

to have a workstation.

So you just open this up here.

And then you have, because this desk over here is for editing.

-Yes. -This here is for working.

-Yeah, skateboards. -So I can build my board here.

Build your boards, swap your trucks, whatever you need to do.

Your ridiculous asymmetrical skateboards.

Yes, you can put them here.

This is nuts.

What the hell, you guys?

I set up boards very often, and I often just do it sitting on

my couch in my living room, which isn't really ideal.

-So do I. -Oh, do you really?

-And the grip tape is everywhere. -It's all over the place.

You lose the bolts.

Yeah, the washers are falling off the trucks.

-Yeah, it's such a hassle. -Yeah, it's a mess.

So keep it a little bit more organized.

It's a nice place to have the things that I need

all in one spot.

I think the big thing here is if you're working,

that's one thing, but you don't want to be seeing that

-when you're just using this to the lounge space, right? -All right.

It's beautiful, you guys.

It's like completely, it's gorgeous.

In case you didn't know, this is made out of skateboards.

-The whole thing. -Custom made.

-Here, you come sit in your chair. -Wait, who made this, Tony?

So Andrew is this artist I met who makes all kinds of

cool furniture pieces.

He custom made it for you with the specs that we gave him

so that it would fit your space perfectly.

This is incredible, you guys.

I hope that this allows Tim to edit freely and feel like

he's not squeezed for room or that he has to do it on the fly.

You just can't be as creative.

It's not as freeing.

And so when you have a devoted space to that,

it's when you can really do your best work.

It's spacious, but to me, it just looks cool, man.

Like, it just looks so bitchin'.

-What does this remind you of? -It reminds me of a corner pipe.

Well, one of the things we talked about is...

how do you make it feel like it pays an homage

to the skateboarding culture that you love without it being,

-like, too in your face? -Yeah.

And all of these subtle details lend to that.

The wood paneling on the walls with the transition cutouts,

the curb, so cool.

-I mean, the whole thing is just... -[Tony] Skate or die.

Skate... Skate or live.

Skate or decorate?

This is a luxury vinyl flooring.

-Okay. -It looks like wood.

It has that natural warm tone. But you can drive a car in.

You never will again.

[Jonathan] If you had somebody over here and maybe

you're showcasing something you're working on, a video,

or if you're here and you want to see it,

-you can stay there for one sec. -Okay.

And I'll just show you.

The TV will come out all the way and tilt to you

-so you can see what you're working on. -Wow.

When you're not using it, you can just put pictures of Tony on it.

-You guys, I'm... -[all laughing]

-I have some choice ones. -Tasteful pictures.

This is insane, what you turned my garage into.

It's classy, man.

And you also have the wood detail that runs up this wall

-and all the way along the ceiling. -Yeah.

It's nice that it's not matchy-matchy

to the wood on this wall.

-And it helps with the sound, too. -Oh, yeah.

Because there's foam behind it.

-Oh. -It's felt in here, in between,

so it helps kill the sound.

So you'll notice there isn't, like, a crazy reverb in here

-[Tim] Right. -that makes it really echoey.

This is so cool.

I want to see with the garage doors open, too,

-like how that feels and looks. -Yeah.

-Test out yourself, first of all. -Okay.

You inspire me to really live my full potential.

And I don't say that lightly.

I'm super old, and I'm still a pro skater,

and I'm finding new outlets.

And a lot of those are thanks to you.

So I appreciate all of that that you've done for me.

Nice, easy access. You just pull the pins here.

You can open the entire door

if you want for that easy flow.

[Tony] It's wild just that our passion and devotion

to skateboarding

-could bring us here. -Yeah.

I mean, that's really a testament

to following your dreams.

I feel like, okay, now I have somewhere I could bring people in.

-[Jonathan] Yeah. -You know what I mean?

Well, imagine clients coming in here, sitting down,

-reviewing some edits with them, -Yeah.

-or having Tony over here to review edits. -Yeah.

Even if your dreams are not a straight path,

if you figure out what works for you,

you can still be in what you love.

And he's a living example of that.

Well, Tim, you've done so much for me,

especially throughout my recovery when I broke my leg.

I appreciate your passion for skating.

And I feel like I want to do something for you, so.

Dude, this is way above and beyond that.

-Thank you, Tony. -Hell yeah, buddy.

Thank you so much.

Well, you guys deserve something for all this work.

I mean, you guys give and give and give.

And so we want to, well, let me just,

-let me just show you, okay? -I love a good mystery.

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Okay, you guys are honorary Birdhouse team members.

Oh.

-Drew Gnar. -Johnny Bolts.

-Yes. -Oh, my God.

-I mean... -That's amazing.

Johnny Bolts and Drew Gnar.

I kind of like that. It could be, like, a comic

or a cartoon or something like that.

This is going to be amazing.

And it's Johnny Bolts?

-Johnny Bolts. -And what's the other one?

Drew Gnar.

Drew Gnar.

Like, so Gnar.

-I feel it, brah. -Lean forward.

That's it.

I got them both to skate without holding on to me.

So I feel very accomplished in that.

And you're skating.

I do feel a little nervous.

-One, two, three, four. -Whoa.

-I would literally die. -Oh, my God.

This is probably the best one you've ever done.

[Tony] Skate or die.

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