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We're taking down
the wall today.

Bam!

Probably that's
the last changes?

I hope so,
but you'll never know!

(laughing)

News to me too!

(Nikki): This is all
gonna crumble, boys!

(Randy): Just look at it!

All you can do is look at it!

The snow came, and we're working
in the cold, the ice.

Randy!

Do I hear something?

(Melissa): What do you think?

It's pretty cool, hey?

Wow.

Let's dig in.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): I'm Randy Spracklin,

third generation builder,

proud Newfoundlander.

My team and I are building
on one giant cliff

in the Atlantic Ocean.

They don't call it
a rock for nothing!

We fight the elements
year-round to get the job done.

It might be tough for some,
but not for us.

(upbeat folk music)

Because when this is your view,
it's worth it.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): My construction
company started with my old ma,

and his father, and my uncle.

About 10 years ago,
father kind of stepped back
a little bit,

so they just let me run with i,

and I'm still doing good
and going strong.

(Randy): What's it like
working together?

I got my way, he got his way.

Usually mine's the right way.

(Randy): I also got a family.

So, it's me, Melissa,

and we got two beautiful,
wonderful kids:

a three-year-old named Grady,

and a five-month-old
named Rhiannon.

So hopefully Rhiannon or Grady

will be standing in my shoes.

(saw whirring)

(Randy): Today we're gonna be
building something

for my daughter, Rhiannon,

and Grady's gonna be helping me.

Rhiannon's still gonna try
to learn her colours,

so I'm building
little block houses.

So not only is she learning
her colours,

but she knows the style
of a Newfoundland house.

(Grady): Is it ready yet?

-It's not ready yet.
-Okay.

He gets really excited
when he comes to the shop.

He loves in here trying to,
you know, take the wood,

do something with it
and, you know,

once I pours out some paint,
he'll be...

all over the place with it.
(laughing)

You know daddy's
renovating one like this?

Why, yes!

You and Mommy walked by it
the other day.

Kinda brings me back in time
when me and my father

built little projects.

What kind of house is this?

Cape Cod!

There you go.

-Yeah, hey!
-Woo-hoo!

So, this is kinda getting
Grady into it,

and it's just a way we can

come in the shop
and build something cool.

That's a salt box.

That's the Cape Cod,
and that's a...?

Biscuit!

(Randy): A biscuit!
Right on, buddy!

(upbeat music)

(Randy): It's great spending
time with the family,

'cause it recharges me
when I've got so much on the go.

And we got two big projects
moving right now.

We just started a new renovatin
in the centre of Brigus,

the Earles'
200-year-old house.

It's getting a modern upgrade
with a big addition on the bac.

We started the demo
on the inside,

but there's a whole lot to do!

(Randy): Ah! A spider!

(all laughing)

(upbeat music)

(Randy): The other project
is a huge renovation

on top of the hill.

The Mitchells' project
keeps growing and growing.

(machinery whirring)

It started with us renovating
the garage,

and then we added on
to the house,

and then we
renovated that too.

A lot bigger project
than we thought.

So far, we've built two
additions onto the house,

and we added structural
support beams.

But wouldn't you know,
Dave got another set of plans,

and I'm meeting him today
to go over 'em.

Who knows? We might be
ripping down half the house

before we're all done.

-Hi, Deana. Hi, Dave.
-Hi, Randy.

-How are you?
-Oh, not too bad.

-How about yourselves?
-How you doing, bud?

We got the updated plans, so...

(Randy): The Mitchells have
lived here for a few years.

But now they're moved out
'til the job's done.

And I think it's the first
time Deana's been back
since they left.

Yeah, my happy place
is stressing me out right now.

It's gonna be happy in the end!

Okay.

Let's go have a look
in the inside.

I trust you.

(Randy): We're building two
additions to the main house,

and one of them is gonna be
a large kitchen

with a large island
in the middle,

and lots of space for dining.

The view in this kitchen
is the best in Brigus.

We're knocking down walls
on the inside

to create an open concept
with loads of light.

The colour is awesome.

Hey! I picked out the colour!

(Randy): The second addition
is gonna be a mudroom.

Lots of windows, lots of light,

a custom front door,

plus a nice archway
with French doors.

Yeah, I think that's
about it...

for now, anyway.

(Deana): Hmm.

(Dave): So what do you think?

Messy.

(laughing)

Gotta get worse before
it gets better.

It's messy.

So when we came
to look at this house,

it was around
this time of year.

(Dave): It just felt
so right for us.

(Deana): It feels like home.

It certainly is
a special place.

So, uh, no changes, or...?

Randy, the only thing
I'm really interested in

is what are we gonna do
with this fireplace?

(Dave): I want this to be like,
full width all the way up.

So the fireplace itself will be
changed too, the actual unit?

Okay, so that's a change, see?

See, there you go. But...

News to me too.

(Dave): Listen,
you're a contractor.
You love changes.

-I just love changes.
-You love changes.

When he keeps
adding stuff, uh...

we still gotta, like,
the deadline don't change,

but the work
just keeps piling up.

So, we'll go to the kitchen.
Let's have a look in here.

(Randy): Yes, have a look
at that.

Wow, you've been doing
a lot of work here, Randy.

(laughing)
(Randy): Not much yet.

(Dave): No?

Yeah, so we're gonna be
removing

your existing kitchen,

and kinda make your kitchen
a lot bigger.

And brighter, I hope.

And a lot brighter, yes.

Just, so we'll move
over here, Deana,
because this here,

this whole wall here
will be gone.

The wall here that goes
into the seating area,

-that wall will be gone.
-Excellent.

(Dave): This will be
completely open, here.

(Deana): Love it.

(Dave): ...all the way
through from the kitchen,

all the way in
through the living room.

(Randy): So the space
is gonna open up

to a new wrap-around deck,

and a beautiful view
of the ocean.

Of course, Dave made big
changes there as well.

So, I also see
you're doing an outside
bar area there now too?

Yeah, that's outside here,

because one thing we need here

is a covered section
for barbecuing.

But even for sitting out.

Like I'm not much
of a sun seeker.

Yes.

(Deana): So, when that gets su,

there's no shade.

And we've tried umbrellas,
but with the wind...

Yeah.

The umbrellas don't work.

No. And this'll definitely
give you

a little bit of shade
when the sun comes
around to this side.

(Deana): So that's a super ide.

Probably that's the last change?
All the changes?

(Dave): Well...

I hope so. But you know,

as these projects go,
you'll never know that.

(laughing)

The biggest problem
with a renovation

is knowing when to say,
"That's it. No more changes."

And that's my job!

I think I thought

that this was not as big
a project as it is.

I thought it was just
the kitchen,

and we were just adding on,
and you weren't gonna

do anything in here, I think.

(Randy): Surprise.

That's my story,
and I'm sticking to it.

(Randy): This is gonna be
a showstopper custom home,

and we got a budget
of $450,000.

The next big step
is get the roof trusses
on the additions.

Being on top of the hill
brings a lot of wind,

so the challenge
is gonna be the weather.

On a calm day,
it's windy up there,

so we're kinda
fighting against that.

(Randy): Weather in Newfoundlad
is everything.

In one day, you can get snow...

...then you'll get rain,
then a gale of wind
will come in...

...then you'll get fog,
then you'll get sun.

Everything in one day.

It's a constant battle
to build anything.

Winter is almost here,
so we're gonna be up against

Mother Nature big time.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): So wouldn't
you know, we're hit
with the first snowfall.

(seal calling)

Before we get back
to the Mitchells',

me and Nikki's heading
to the Earles'

in the centre of Brigus.

(Randy): So the snow came,
and we're working in the cold,

the ice, the slipperiness.

(Nikki): Gotta love
Newfoundland!

I'm loosening it. Here.

Yes, you are.

(Nikki): My role here
with the company

is basically the rookie.

I'm the fresh
out of the pot one.

How do I use that?

The one they gotta have
the most patience with,

because I never swung a hammer

until I came to work here,

so every day
is a learning curve.

Now what do you tie this to?
That or this?

Hmm?

-That?
-Oh, yeah, wrap it around.

(Randy): For this project,
we're putting a new addition

on the back of the house,
and a new deck.

Inside, we're taking down
the walls

to create an open-concept
kitchen and living space.

But there's one big thing
standing in our way.

(Randy): This is the original
chimbley that was in the house.

So we gotta open up this wall.

This is where they want
to put an island.

So we gotta take it down.

So we gotta start from the top,

work our way down right through,
right here to the bottom.

Hook me on there.

So we're gonna use
the lift to go up first.

Clip this on that,
and then clip this on me.

I got this done wrong.
This is rookie totally!

(laughing)
Come on!

I don't know how to do it!

Help me. We got two hours
with this lift,

-don't waste time!
-I know!

This is my first time
taking down a chimney.

(Randy): It was supposed to be
just her today.

But he's afraid I'd tore
the whole house down!

(laughing)

(Randy): Alright.
See how easy that is?

(Nikki): Aw, I should have
took the hammer.

Ah. Come on!

I got one!

You're just... you're just
throwing it over?

(Randy): Yeah.
(struggling grunts)

(Nikki): Being the rookie,
you're the one who's got the jb

nobody wants to do.

-Whoa!
-Whoa-ho!

-Ugh!
-Hey, hey!

Where's your hammer?

On the ground.

Who's the rookie now, huh?
Who's the rookie now?

(Randy): Hey, Al!

Wanna get me my hammer?

Wah, wah!

(Randy): Almost!

(Nikki): Aw! Hahaha!

(Nikki): This is awesome!

(laughing)
Love it!

(Nikki): Working outside
is a challenge.

You gotta be meant for it.

And it's something I'm still
trying to adjust to,

because I finds it very hard,

especially with our climate.

Don't drop the hammer.

Ha...

It's crumbling.

On the inside
it's crumbling way worse.

Oh, it's gone.

We'll get you in the attic,
and I'll be up here.

I'll get into
this hole right now.

But my butt won't get past
this to get down on the truss.

(Nikki): For me, the physical
labour side of it

is probably the hardest thing.

There she goes!

And the height.
My height don't help either.

Five apples high.

Rookie gotta do the worst job
all the time!

My grandmother
always said that.

You know, five apples high.

Uh, we're in the attic here no.

So now I gotta try
to make my way down

into the second floor
so we can continue

getting the chimney down.

The good thing about
being inside,

I don't have to go
back up and fix the roof.

The only way out
for me is down!

Randy is my...

right-hand nuisance.

(light playful music)

(Randy laughing)

Randy!

He can take a joke.

He can give a joke,

because he certainly
likes to clown around.

(Randy): Nikki, what happened
to you?

I'm losing reach, Spracklin,
I'm losing reach.

(Randy): Don't lose yourself
down the hole.

(Nikki): Are you gonna patch
that roof,

or are you gonna talk all day?

(Randy): Ooh!

I look up to Randy.

He's got experience, knowledge,

and it's kind of motivating
to see how positive he is,

especially when the world's
crumbling behind us.

Randy!

As a boss,

you're not getting no better.

Come on!

Do I hear something?

(Nikki): Yes, I'm up here
waitin' for you!

You gonna take all day?!

It's like I hear something,

but I don't know what it is.

(Randy laughing)

(Nikki): Brick coming down!

(Randy): Me, Nikki and Al
are at the Earles' house
in Brigus.

(Nikki): Put your head in there
when I'm dropping the brick!

Yeah right!

(Randy): We got the original
chimbley off the roof,

and we're working
our way down.

(Nikki): Brick coming down!

(Randy): The only way
to take it apart

is brick by brick,

from the top of the roofline,
right to the ground.

So I'm gonna loosen some stuff
up with the sledgehammer.

Hopefully I'll make it go
a little bit faster.

(Nikki): Hey! There's two brics
above that one!

So am I loosening
them up, though?

(Nikki): Oh yes,
he's almost out!

Well see, that's what I want!

(Nikki): Give it to her!

(laughing)

(Nikki): This is all
gonna crumble, boys!

Brick coming down.

I'd say I'm gonna come down.
You cleared that hole.

This is all crumbling now.

(Randy): Okay.

(Nikki): When we started,
I didn't think I was gonna be

in the chimney at all, so...

tight squeeze,
but I made it!

Imagine how Santa feels!

I know!

(upbeat music)

(Nikki): Good job, Al.

(Nikki): Oh yeah, we got this!

It's nice to see
the chimney gone!

Yeah.

It opens up the space
big time too,

now that you can actually
see from the living room
to the kitchen.

(Randy): And that's where
the new island's gonna go.

Yeah, it went pretty smooth.

We almost lost Nikki in the hole
a couple of times,

but, you know,
that's no biggie.

We had her tied on.

You've got me.
He wouldn't leave me there.

He might think he'd leave
me there, but he wouldn't
leave me there.

One smack.

(Nikki): I bet you
lunch on Friday

you don't get it
in one smack.

Deal?

-Yeah!
-Woo-hoo!

(Nikki): Oh, yeah!

Lunch on Friday!

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): We've made great
progress on the demo at Earles,

so it's time for me to get
started on a new project

for a special client.

In Brigus, we've got water vies
looking out over the ocean.

Inland, we're surrounded
by trees.

And this is where
we're building next.

My client is gonna be my mom.

She recently sold her house,

so my father and I are gonna
build her a new home,

but I'm gonna look
after the design.

The stakes are high, because
I wanna make Mom happy.

(Randy): All them trees?

I've done a lot of builds
with Randy from the ground up,

but uh, in the beginning
it was me taking the lead

and telling him what to do.

So I guess we'll start
knockin' in down this way

and clean over that side.

The tides have turned.

He tells me what to do.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): We don't have
the building permits
from the town yet,

but we can still
clear the lot.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): I want the house
to have a modern look,

with still some
Newfoundland touches.

So it's gonna be
a two-bedroom house

with a special room
for the grandkids

when they go over,

which is gonna be
a lot, I hope.

In the living room,
we're doing a bump out

with a custom fireplace,

storage underneath,
and floating shelves.

Open concept. A lot of light.

To make it extra special,

there's a lot
of woodworking touches

that we're gonna put in.

Yeah, we're gonna be building
it from scratch,

so every piece that you
put into it

means something
a little bit more, right?

(Scott): Working together
on nights and weekends

is how we're gonna
save some money on this build.

I don't know!

Watch your noggins!

(upbeat music)

(Randy): With my mom's place
around the corner from my plac,

it's perfect.
Free babysitting.

I'm also getting free wood
for the winter!

Now to unload everything.

Oh! I hear shorty!

(Randy): What's up, buddy?

(Scott): You gonna help
Dad unload?

Here you go, buddy.

(Randy): This is gonna be
the last one.

Because now we gotta go in,
we gotta get some dinner.

Let's go.

(Scott): All right.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Across town,
up on the hill,

the Mitchell project
is back online.

I have Harvey, Al, and Paul

all on site to help me
get this job back on track.

Today we're putting on
the roof trusses,

and there's a lot of them.

Each one is built to spec,

trucked in from St. John's,

which is on the other
side of the bay.

The weather conditions today
are really windy,

like almost blowing
you over and, uh...

that's the way it is. You know?

We either got sun and wind,
or rain and snow,

so who knows?

But we gotta work with it.

We only got a short time
to get it done.

You know, wind is one thing,
but snow is another.

(Randy): Paul's my foreman,
and knows this job
inside and out.

(Paul): I do a little bit
of everything.

I'm the guy who Randy turns to

when he wants
to get something done.

I help manage the guys.

Whatever he wants,
I'll get it done.

(Randy): The framing will go
pretty fast,

and even the sheeting
won't go too bad either.

The boys will be able
to shingle it in about a day,

and then we're on the inside.

(Randy): So another six inches
gotta be added on.

Is it all of them? Yeah.

It's this span across here.

(Paul): So it's, uh,
five trusses.

(Randy): It looks like
these trusses are too short,

so we might have to modify

or send them back.

There's no other way
to make it work.

(suspenseful music)

(Randy): It's a blustery day
here at the Mitchells'.

We're installing the roof
on the additions,

and these trusses
are too short.

So I need to find out
who gotta eat the cost.

It's either gonna be us
or them.

So, the truss plant,
they got it all engineered

for weight load,
and that kind of stuff.

So, Paul's gonna
give 'em a call,

and we're gonna
see what happens.

(Paul): Well, the exact truss
which I got the problem with

is J-3-B.

There's a quantity
of five of those.

(man): That's the one...?

(Paul): There seems to be some
mix-up in the measurements,

he had and the measurements
on the structural steel plan.

Yeah, let me or Derek know.

(man): All right.

Okay, thank you.

(Paul): It's always frustrating

when we got mistakes.

We can't finish the roof.

We gotta wait for it
to go through the plant.

You know, it's a delay
in our schedule,

and we only got so much
good weather,

and we just gotta get this done,
and we need it now.

(Randy): I wouldn't say this jb
is cursed yet,

but we had some delays.
With the beams, the weather,

now the roof trusses.

When we can't more forward,

that's time and money
down the drain.

And I just said
this was the easy part!

(laughing)
Well...

It'll definitely be a couple
days' time,

which sucks.

Another day that we don't get
to finish the trusses.

Yay.

(upbeat folk music)

Last year, me and my old man
renovated my own place,

and we were
on a time crunch.

I only had nine months,
because my daughter was coming.

Unfortunately, the thing is,
I never got it all done.

I know Melissa wants
everything finished,

definitely before I start
my mom's new house.

This is gonna be like,
a craft room.

You know, she's been
working hard,

looking after the kids,

so I figured I'd make
a space for her.

Plus, it's a little place
for the kids to come too.

So that's gonna be box shelves.

Shelving on the bottom.

We're gonna have lots of
shelving, little nooks.

I got my dad working
in the shop

on all kinds
of little details.

I'm thinking about six
paint colours.

...four, five, six.

I didn't make it easy.
(laughing)

Newfoundland is definitely
full of colours,

so why not have this room
represent Newfoundland

and bring all
the colour in here?

This is like a half-subtle
of a peach colour.

This is gonna be, kind of,
my base coat,

and then I'll start putting
on darker colours from this.

With six colours and so many
different layers I got going o,

you gotta start with one,
and then build up.

So you try to go with
the lighter colour

so it's not so hard
to actually cover over
the light paint.

But I definitely want to paint
before the floor goes down.

If you can get away
with putting flooring down

after the painting,
it's the way to go.

Ten times easier!
Then you can be a messy painter.

So, I gotta get it done
right away,

because I don't want Melissa
to peek before it's finished.

I've been feeding Grady
with ice cream

just to keep it secret.

(laughing)

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Now that the Mitchell'
roofing is delayed,

it gives us a great opportunity
to frame up the Earles'

with the whole crew.

Don't shoot me fingers.

Don't worry, I ain't giving
no special treatment.

(laughing)

(Randy): This new addition
adds 340 square feet

to the footprint
of the house.

Floor-to-ceiling windows,
with a vaulted ceiling

will bring in a lot of light.

On the inside, we're creating
an open concept kitchen

with a custom island
and a large living room.

(upbeat twangy music)

(Randy): I'm like Billy the Ki,
the sharp shooter, right?

Quick on the draw!

Billy the Kid?

(laughing)

(Randy): Ready? Go!

Framing is definitely something
the whole team loves to do,

because as each wall goes up,

you're starting to see
the whole place come together,

and it's a great motivator.

Okay. Ready when you are.

(Nikki): One, two...

All right. Hold on. Ho-ho-ho!

Go. Go ahead. Go ahead.
(struggling grunts)

Hang on boys, I'm jamming up!

(Nikki): Okay. I'm there.

Just look at it.

All you can do is look at it!

So Nikki, you never did
the nail competition yet.

Move over, Earl. Papi.

It's kinda really
like bragging rights.

Whoever can hit the nail
the quickest, and get it in
the quickest.

Okay, ready? Go.

(Paul): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...

(Nikki): I missed too many!

...9, 10, 11.

(laughing)

I never wins it.
(laughing.

Ever.

Another ten years.

(Randy): We're moving along
really fast,

getting it all sheeted up.

So now we're starting
some roof trusses.

Gotta make hay while
the sun shine,

or at least no
rain or wind, right?

We're using 2 by 10

for the vaulted ceiling,
and they're gonna be spaced out

one foot on centres.

We're cutting every truss
to fit the existing house,

and then we're cutting like,
a little Bird's Mouth,

which is a little
slot for the new addition.

Every single one of these beams
had to be cut to fit.

Every single one of 'em.

So that's 32 two cuts times two.

Hey, Randy!

What's up?

(Nikki): We got a problem.

We expected the sill plate
to be along this area here.

We discovered it's up here.

That means
they're longer, though.

Yeah, well, it's about
6 inches higher.

(Randy): Nothin's ever easy.

We were assuming the top plate,

like, if you look at
the eave line,

sometimes that's where
the top plate like, kinda lays.

So when Harv cut into it,

he found out that the top plate
is way higher than that.

With us finding that
a lot higher,

brings our roof trusses up more,

means we gotta
have longer roof trusses.

So everything that we just
figured out this morning

is not the case.

I should never assume
anything, I suppose.

(Randy): At the Earles' propery
in Brigus,

we're cutting and installing
the roof trusses

for the new addition
on the back...

Or we're trying to.

Wasn't expecting that at all.

'Cause we have roof trusses
that are too short.

I hope he never cut too many.

(Randy): Hey, Paul?

Yo.

We're gonna have
to recut them again.

(Nikki): Lots of rookies
here today!

The trusses are killing me.

I got about half of them cut

and trying to get
one step ahead

so that they're not
waiting on me,

and now I'm one step back,

'cause I got to recut
it all again.

Can't win!

(Randy): We have to attach
the roof trusses
to the existing top plate.

Because the top plate
is six inches higher
than we expected,

every truss that we got cut
is too short.

Measure three times, cut once.

It's a hundred-year-old house,
it's not like a brand new one.

You cut it 'til it fits.

(Randy): The lumber from
the roof trusses is 16 feet.

It turns out we only need
15 feet, so we're good to go.

(Paul): Can I cut another one?

Hold on.

(Randy): When we can control
a product

or a big piece of the build...

Woo-hoo!

...it saves us time,

and it keeps us
on time and on budget.

We got the cuts all figured out
there now,

so basically it's just like
an assembly line.

Paul will cut,
and Al will hand it.

Nikki's gonna be cutting
the eaves, and me and Harv's

gonna be nailing 'em on.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): The dead of winter
is coming.

Hopefully, we're gonna be
ahead enough

where we can get the roof on,

so the snow won't fall inside.

I'm pushed out a bit there now.

We jinxed ourself when we said
we'd have it done!

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Back at my mom's
new house up in the woods,

my dad's helping me
move things ahead.

Yeah, we've been working
nights and weekends

trying to get
all the trees down.

This is just the limbs
that we cut off,

and yeah, the excavator
will take care of that.

The good news is that we got
approved by the town,

so we can start
building, moving forward.

Okay, all those in favour?

Against?

Motion carried.

The bad news is we can't
start digging today.

The excavator was supposed
to come but they broke a track.

They're off trying to fix that,

and it's probably
not gonna happen today.

The snow is here,
and you never know

if this is the snowfall
that's gonna stay.

So every day that goes by

that we don't have a hole,
it's...

we don't wanna wait 'til spring.

The ground freezes
four feet deep,

and it's impossible to dig,
so we wouldn't be able

to start a foundation.

And you can't build anything
without a foundation.

I was talking to the old man
this morning,

and he thinks the excavator
is still on the way.

So I haven't told him yet
that the excavator
is not coming.

(phone ringing)
That's probably him now again.

Oh! It's Melissa
with the coffee! Mint!

(laughing)

We can deal with a lot
of challenges
here in Newfoundland,

but broken machinery can happen
to anyone,

and it sucks.

What's up, buddy?

We were supposed to have
the excavator today

to dig out Pop's house.

And it ain't comin!

(Melissa): It's broken.

(Randy): What's Dad
gonna do now?

(laughing)

(Randy): You gonna help?

All right, buddy.

I won't.

So, I guess where he figured
there's no excavator,

he said, "Get a shovel
and start digging." So...

Yeah, he likes manual labour.

(Randy laughing)

That's probably gonna be Monday
now before this is done.

So that sucks.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Another day,
another change in the weather.

That's Newfoundland.

We're here at the Mitchells'
residence there now.

We gotta try to get
this roof sheeted
before the weather comes.

As you look behind us,

the fog is rolling in, raining.

So, these trusses here came in
about six inches too short.

Turned out the plans
were revised,

and we never got the update.
So that's what delayed us.

We got 'em remade.
They're all good,
fitting perfect.

Started to sheet
over that part.

We still got this section
though, of trusses to go up.

We got about another 7, 8,

then we're done
with the trusses.

Bring on the shingles
and watertight,

then we're on the inside.

(upbeat music)

Even though the weather
is miserable,

our crew just punches through

when most crews give up.

Yeah, so we're all good. We got
the trusses up, no troubles.

Uh, looking pretty good.

Just more now we gotta sheet it
over, and then done deal.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Back at my house,

the work continues
at the craft room.

We gotta be very quiet.

Rhiannon's sleeping
in the other room.

So are you gonna help me?

This is gonna be a bright, fun,
colourful room for the kids.

What colour you think
this is gonna be?

Blue.

(Randy): It's also
for their mom, Melissa.

I hope she likes it
when it's all done.

Shh. Shh.

Now put her on the wall.

We got a whole lot of painting
going on the walls,

six paint colours.

So, that's a lot of painting.

And it's just not gonna be
like, one colour, one wall.

This is gonna be
different colours, stripes...

No, keep her down there.

Newfoundland is all about
its colourful homes,

so I want this room to match.

Yeah, he's doing pretty good.
He'll be a real pro.

Start on the job sites
next week.

He already got the shirt.

This is probably gonna be
the craziest colour scheme
that I did yet.

My daughter just woke up!
(baby babbling)

Oh!

(Randy): Hi! Is Mom
hiding behind the door?

Because this is a surprise,
buddy!

(Randy): So, shh!
Don't tell Mom our colours.

Can you keep a secret?

Can sissy keep a secret?

Can you keep a secret? Yeah!

(Melissa): Don't worry,
I won't look!

(upbeat music)

(Randy): I don't know why.
I always love to try to...

up the ante and do
something totally different.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Today, we're at
the Mitchells' residence,

and our game plan
is to take down that wall.

-Thank you.
-Easy!

(Randy): This wall was the old
exterior wall in the kitchen.

It's part of the new
kitchen design

to really open the space
for a large custom island

and a dining area.

On the outside, we're doing
a huge wrap-around deck

with a prime view
of the ocean.

This is a big project,

and our deadline
is four months away,

and all the delays
put us behind.

Now we're starting
on the inside,

and the plan is to make
up some time.

(Nikki): What's the verdict?

(Randy): The verdict is
we're gonna cut it off,
cut down...

(Paul speaking indistinctly)

Just like cutting
down a tree. Whew!

We hope.

Can I be on this side
when you does your timber?

No! You're gonna stand
in the doorway so it just...

Woop!
(laughing)

(Nikki): So, today we're tearig
down walls,

which is my favourite.

Thank you!

'Cause now, you're gonna see

the full effect of this add-on.

And bam, when a frickin wall
hits the floor,

there's no better feeling.

(Randy): So, that's ready to go.

(Nikki): Paul, if you're doing
timber, I want to be there!

Josh, you coming out
for timbers?

I suppose.

This is the fun part!
You gotta come around for this.

(upbeat music)

This is the real fun part!

(indistinct chattering)

Bam!

Open!
(laughing)

This is what the Mitchells
are looking for,

big kitchen, big open space,

lots of light! So, uh...

Well, soon to be,
when we get a window in.

(laughing)

(Randy): So we're at
the Mitchells' house today.

It's gonna be like,
really open here now,

and we're putting
a big ol' island,

so this open space,

it's a lot of light
gonna come down on it.

What better place to be?

Beside the new kitchen
and dining room,

we've built a bump-out
for the new entrance
and mudroom.

So that's the new sunroom area.

So, we're taking down that wall
and opening up,

so, uh, two walls
coming down today!

(Nikki): Today I'm getting
an opportunity to be in charge

of demoing the second wall,

which is awesome.

Getting to do demo is a blast
as it is,

but getting trusted to do
the demo is even better.

So, basically just gotta
prep it, cut a few nails,

and she's gonna fall right down.

The angle on that.

(Nikki): Who cut it like that?
Who cut it like that?!

God bless the rookies.
Now we gotta cut it again!

Come on! Tune in later!
Tune in later!

Instead of cutting it so it
falls without jamming,

I cut it so it's gonna jam up
when we go to make the drop.

So we just gotta make
a little tweak,
and we're good to go again.

(Randy): Yeah, it's a little,
uh, rookie mistake.

We're clear, Josh.

Ah!

They made it happen.

She's gonna have to make
a snow angel later

to pay up for it.

Yeah, but you gotta do it too.

I didn't cut it wrong!

Yeah, this is what
you gotta do.

(Randy): This is what happens
when you're cutting stuff wron.

The Nikki Angel.

Gotta love
Newfoundland weather!

There's nothing better
than moving ahead on a job.

It boosts morale
and everybody's happy.

(laughing)

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Back at my house,

the craft room is really
coming along.

So, I got most
of the painting done.

I started on the flooring.

And this is an engineered
product so, uh,

it stands up to
a lotta wear and tear.

Especially when you got kids.

Melissa's definitely curious
what I'm doing,

'cause I brought up
a whole lot of paint colours.

Now I'm bringing up flooring.

Trying to keep her out of it,

but she's occupied
with the kids, so...

I can actually sneak
in here and get this done.

This room been
a long time coming.

So I really hope Melissa
and the kids love it.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): We're at
the 200-year-old house today,

and we're getting ready
to take down the wall.

Now that the addition
has taken shape,

it's time to take down
the old exterior wall
on the inside

and make for an open concept
and a new design.

So, we've got to get
all this snow out the way

before we tears down the wall.

And all the snow has blown in

the little bit
of opening that's here.

And we gotta...

(Paul): Gotta get it done.
Hopefully now after today now,

we don't get no more
snow in here.

So, this is the total reason
why we try to get all this

fully weather tight and closed
before winter,

because it makes
for twice as much work.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): It's a 200-year-old
house,

and it's fighting back.
The wall don't wanna come down.

The way they framed it up
years ago,

they just used like,
wooden logs.

So, from the ground
right to the ceiling,

so that two-storey,
it's one continuous log.

And the way they did it,
the floor joists

just joined into
the side of it, so...

Us cutting them off...
It's supporting the whole hous.

The best-case scenario,
the wall falls down,

and everything is pretty.

Worst case scenario,
we're in building a new house

'cause it all fell down.
(laughing)

(Paul): You got any
more blades, Nikki?

(Nikki): Yeah. On the stairs!

(Randy): The blade actually
got jammed up,

because that stud settled

and pinched it together,

so that means something dropped.

We're a little bit worried.

(Randy): Over at the Earles'
house, cutting down
this the 200-year-old wall

is gettin' a little dicey.

One wrong cut, and the ceiling
will fall down.

We got every precaution
that we think we can do

to kinda make
the second level stay up.

We got a temporary wall.

We got a header across the back
all bolted in,

but, uh, you still...
you never know, right?

There's still a lot of weight
up above,

so when you get pinching
like that, is not a good sign.

It's a structural wall,
so we have to be careful.

(upbeat music)

(laughing)

(Nikki): Good job guys!

Now we're open!

(Nikki): We're open.

(Randy): The house didn't
fall down!

Yet.

-Victory!
-There you go.

(Randy): Now that we got
the wall down,

we ended up being
best case scenario.

The wall fell over, and...

the roof stayed on,
so we're all good!

That's fine carpentry, there.

So, years ago, they did
a lot of work.

No nails.

That's more than 10, there.

They kind of notched the logs,

and that's how they actually
hold up the walls.

(Paul): Because of the mortices
in the bottom,

is how come it was so hard
to push over.

Okay. I never seen it
like that before.

That's pretty cool.

(laughing)

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Over at my mom's
new lot,

we caught two big breaks.

The excavator is fixed...

Fun stuff!

And the ground ain't froze yet,

so it's time to start
digging for the foundation.

(Randy): The weather
is a big factor.

You never know
what it's gonna bring.

Other projects is just like
delays all over the place.

But, hey! We're here now,

we're trying to get this in
before the end of the week.

This might sound obvious,

but every house gotta start
from the ground up.

The ground gotta be level.

If not, the floor
is gonna be crooked!

(upbeat music)

You want about 6 inches above
that ground height right here.

And then the basement
gotta go 8 feet down
in the ground, so...

Plus she's funny.

This is where the foundation's
gonna start,

so we gotta dig
into that bank,

haul all the fill back,

scrape off this, make sure
there's no top soil there,

it's all solid ground,

and then we're good
for a foundation.

(upbeat music)

We had a lot of rain

the past couple of days.

You know, it's all wet
there now. When that freezes u,

it's just like one big icicle.

So, uh, it makes working
in this condition really bad.

The race is on, and the weather
is high-tailing right behind u.

We got another system
coming tomorrow,

so if we don't get this
dug out now,

we're probably
not gonna be dug out.

We could get frost,

and then we got no basement,

then we gotta wait 'til spring.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Back at my place
to get the craft room finished,

I called in a favour from Mom.

It's nice to be doing
all the finishing touches
on it now.

(Randy): My mom, Betty,
loves painting

and putting things together.
It's a huge help!

(bright music)

(Betty): Randy is a wonderful
dad for doing this.

Whenever I can,
I'm here to help him.

Anything he needs done,
day or night,

I'm available.

I've been with Melissa 20 years,

and I think I know her tastes,

but sometimes I still
get it wrong.

Done!

No pressure on me.

(Randy): Let's go have a look.

(Melissa): Oh, wow!

What do you think?
(child babbling)

It's pretty cool, hey?

Yeah?

Holy mackerel!

And look, the blocks that you
and daddy made are there!

And lots of fabric for me!

And the colours
I just love,

'cause I like colour,
and Randy likes white,

so this is a very "me" room!

(Randy): So I figured you love,

you know, quilting,
so a lot of fabric.

Hang all your tools up.
- We got a "me" section

-and a kids' section!
-I know!

(Randy): And a "me" section.
We got everybody
a section in here!

So we figured two kids' chairs,
two chairs for us.

(Melissa): Oh, Grady,
look how cool it is!

They're high!

Whadda you think?

It's perfect!

(Randy): So we ended up doing
some floating shelves

to lay out
all the crayons,

and all the stuff
to actually make something.

(Melissa): The messy. Yeah.

(Randy): And then boxes.

And then actually,

a place to actually
hang artwork!

(Melissa): No, that's nice!

So all the banging,
and all the painting,

and everything else
coming in here.

(Melissa): Yeah.

And did you help Daddy
paint this room?

Did ya?

This is a dream space for me
with two small children.

It's very important
to have a room

where you can keep
the mess hidden,

and a dedicated
space for it,

so it's pretty awesome
that I have somewhere

I can just shut the door,
and deal with it later.

Yeah, it's awesome.

My favourite part
is it's finished!

Isn't it? All done,
come in, enjoy!

(Melissa): Finally!

(Randy): Guaranteed, Melissa
got other projects.

Now that this one
was filled out...

That's why I took so long,
I didn't wanna fill it out,

'cause I knew I'd get a new one.

(Melissa): Oh, I always
find projects for Randy!

(laughing)
I told him the other day

I had a list started again.
Never ending!

(Melissa): I love it.

Now, I just gotta find
some time to get in here

and get crafting.

Not gonna get to do
anything right at this minute.

I have to go down and finish
making dinner.

I got Jiggs cooking.

And then Randy's on cleanup,

and I'm coming up here
and starting something!

(laughing)

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): I think it's 20?

(Melissa): Sixteen
when I counted.

(Randy): Yeah. I'll do a few
more, 'cause I think I got 20.

Whether it's finishing a room
for Melissa and the kids

or building a house for my mom,

working for family and friends,

that's the perks
about being a builder.

(Nikki): That's okay. I gotta o
cream and some butter.

(Randy): None of that
is possible without my crew.

I don't know if you like
lots or not.

They're my work family.

You want more?

(Randy): Both families always
to get together for a feed,

and that's what's
happening tonight.

Thank you.

(Randy): Everybody comes
together when you need
something done,

and that's the way
Newfoundland is,

and that's in our personality.

So, after everybody
gets together,

lends a hand,
you got your Jiggs dinner.

You want a drink, Al? Beer?

(Al): I'll have a beer.

(Randy): To make the Jiggs,

you got a bunch of vegetables

you all put in a pot,

a little meat to go with it.

You ready?

I'm ready for you, yep.

(Randy): And you got duff.

This is a blueberry duff.

You can eat it as a dessert,

or we eat it with a meal.

(Grady): I want some.

I believe it's too hot.
It's too hot? No.

Everything's ready. Suppertime!
Let's have a feed!

(Scott): I'll grab a couple
potatoes, and I gotta
go mash 'em,

and then I gotta go
and get gravy on it.

(Randy): Jiggs is a thing
we usually have every Sunday.

And we kinda got it off
our parents

and our grandparents.

So, me and Melissa,
we're trying to...

keep that little thing alive
and pass it on to our kids.

(Nikki): Delicious, Melissa.

(Melissa): Thanks!

It's a perfect meal
after a long day's work.

(Randy): Next week on
Rock Solid Builds...

You may begin the build.

(Nikki): Boo, yeah!

Tell me how close,
so I can go that way.

Easy!

(Nikki): Do you want me to kick
ya, and push you through?

(Nikki): Oh, my gosh.

(Randy): This is a fun washroom
to do whatever we want.

Hey, hey!

(laughing)
Oh, my God!

(man): Oh my.
What a transformation.

This is outstanding
in all of Brigus.

(woman): I can't believe it!

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