Good Bones (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 5 - Flooded Two-Story Restored - full transcript

I'm Mina,
and this is my mom, Karen,

and we're
renovating Indianapolis

one house at a time.

Waaah!

Every rotten, nasty house
that we see...

- Oh!
- Holy moly.

...we try and buy.

Then,
with a little vision...

And a lot
of hard work...

...we create beautiful homes
for our neighbors.

Wow.



We need to
make it amazing.

Do you like it?

Oh, my God.
Look at it.

Every tragic house...

Whoo!

...deserves
a second chance...

This is awesome.

This kitchen
is gorgeous.

...because underneath
all that mess,

you might find
some really good bones.

So, we're
at The Harrison Center.

I know you're
really excited.

I'm taking Mina to
The Harrison Center,

where they have
amazing art.



One of the things we
like to do in our houses,

when we put all
the furniture in,

is try to use local art

because it's
cool and pretty,

and it's a way to, like,
pull the community

into the project
a little bit more.

Don't you just want
to get up at sunrise

and walk down that into
whatever mystery is at the end?

As long as there's
a coffee shop, like,

right around the corner.

I'm Karen.
And I'm Jed.

- Hi. I'm Mina.
- Nice to meet you.

We're just
loving your art.

We renovate houses,

and I would love to use them
in one of our houses.

Yeah.

We can work out
the details later.

We actually have to go check out
one of our properties,

but if you're on board,
we're going to hit you up.

- Let's do it.
- Okay.

- Thank you very much.
- All right.

- Thanks for your time.
- Thank you so much.

Oh, make more
art for us. Go.

Will do.
Thank you.

There's now
work to be done.

It's been a lovely,
relaxing start to the day.

Dirty clothes back on.

We have a house
to walk through.

I'm really excited
that we're going

to the house
over on Terrace today.

Yeah.

But what's great about
this house is

it's in the Bates-Hendricks
neighborhood.
Yeah.

And you're right under

the highway bridge
to Fountain Square.

You're close enough to downtown
and Fountain Square

that you still have
all the cool stuff,

but you get more
bang for your buck

in Bates-Hendricks
right now.

So, we bought this current
two-story on Terrace Avenue

for $4,000,

and it's just over
1,800 square feet.

So, it's a three-bedroom,
two-bath,

but it's like an over/under
duplex, so on the main floor,

there's one room,
a living space,

a kitchen,
and a bathroom,

and then upstairs
is another two bedrooms,

a little kitchenette,
and then a bathroom.

And it's got a big problem
in the basement.

The last time we were in
the house, there was at least,

like, a foot and a half,
2 feet of water.

Yeah.

And I have my rain boots on,
but, depending

on how much is in there,
they may not be sufficient.

I got you covered.

I didn't bring
a scuba suit,

but I got waders
back there.

- Of course you do.
- Of course.
Why wouldn't I?

- Of course you do.
- I've got everything
in this truck.

I mean, it's just
going to be adorable

once we open the front porch
back up a little bit.

Yeah. I think that's gonna make
all the difference in the world.

I think we probably need
to build a retaining wall.

I think we definitely need
new sidewalks and stairs.

All in all, not so awesome
right now, but it will be cute.

All right,
let's go look inside.

- Oy! I'm too short.
- Want some help?

You got it?

Oh, Mina.
Your favorite color-- pink.

More pink, as always.

Wait. This is
a pretty nice bathrobe.

I feel like we could
wash this and--

You don't need to wash
and keep any of this.

Are you sure?

You have
a fine wardrobe.

I feel like I could
get 200 bucks for that stuff.

I feel like I can.

I feel like if I wash it
and take it

to a consignment shop,
I could get 200 bucks.

- I feel like I could.
- More power to you.

There's a lot
of stuff there.

Oh.

You don't see anything
you like in this pile?

There's a child's baby-blue
faux-leather jacket.

Who wants that?

Just wipe off that vinyl--
good to go.

So, this was obviously
the exterior of the house.

We've got the old...
Originally, yes.

...pink siding. Yeah.

And they closed in
the front porch

to get more livable
space inside.

So we want to open it up,
at least half of it,

for porch again and maybe
keep a little bit for, like...

An entryway....a entryway,
closet space.

We got to do something
in this house pink, though.

We're not doing anything
in this house pink.

Onward.

I don't know about you,
but my guess

is this
was the dining room.

I don't know why you'd
assume that, but all right.

I would keep it the dining room
and open up the staircase.

Oh, it would
be much nicer.

So when you come in, this space
is going to feel bigger.

Instead of drywall right there,
we have some nice, open...

And you can tell it
was originally open.

Yeah,
so open that back up.

We'll undo
that mess, then.

Yeah, undo that.

And then
these two spaces...

If that's
the dining room,

then this
would be the kitchen.

So, I would open up
these two openings,

so when you come in,

you kind of have
a little entryway, dining room,

make this just
an awesome kitchen,

and then, through here,
living space.

What?

Why don't you ever
come with me?

I'm coming.
I'm coming.

I'm still back here listening
to what you were saying,

and I'm really confused.

Why?

We're walking into
the dining room?

Yeah.

I want to walk
into a living room.

I don't want to walk
- into a dining room.
- That's a really
small living room,

and then this would be
a huge dining room.

That would be awkward 'cause
the staircase is right there.

I agree this is
the biggest room,

so it makes sense
for the living room,

but I can't think of a house
I've ever walked into

that the room I walk into

when I enter the house
is the dining room.

It feels peculiar to me.

I'm going to make it make sense
for you, but sleep on it.

Okay.

But so far,
tentatively... Yeah.

...walk in-- dining room
flows into the kitchen...

I know this isn't tentative.
I know you.

And then we
come back this way.

We've got a good amount
to play with.

This whole back section
of the house is utility space.

But let's go
check out upstairs.

Big step up!

All right.
Bedroom on the left.

Bedroom--
nothing fancy here.

All right,
so, one bedroom.

This-- I mean, it looks like
this is what they were using

as their
upstairs kitchen,

but we need this
to be a bedroom.

It's so small.

We'll make it bigger,
because it looks like

we've got bedroom, bedroom,
bedroom over here.

Yeah.

I think this room,
with the windows--

like, this feels
master bedroom to me.

Master-- I agree.

We just got to hustle
a bathroom out of it.

I think we need to dormer
out this side of the roof,

and we need to
add a bathroom. Okay.

And the bathroom
we have up here is great.

We just need to rearrange
it a bit, and I think size-wise,

it's perfectly fine
to switch some stuff around,

accommodate a full bath
with plenty of room.

Oh, yeah.

So, I think I've got
a general plan.

All right. Let's check out
the basement!

Holy Poseidon.

Crap.

My boots are not tall enough
for that, I don't think.

Holy Poseidon.

Crap.

My boots are not tall enough
for that, I don't think.

We've been in the house before,
but coming back today,

there's more water.

It just looks worse.

So Mom goes out
and gets the waders.

You're going to need
to take your boots off.

I know!

I didn't know you were
familiar with waders.

I've never seen you
wear them before.

Well, they're not
a complicated item of clothing.

I put the waders on.

Mom was
- really slow at it.
- See?

Do you know this is also a dance
move in my workout class?

It's about, like,
a country song, like,

putting on
your tight jeans.

You do this
and then this.

This is fashion
right here.

All right.

It smells bad!

It's super-creepy down there.
It's very scary-movie-ish.

It smells so bad.

Look at that.

I'm pretty sure
that's just a doll.

Wait, wait, wait.

Mom, don't splash!

Leave the baby alone.

This is tragic.

Holy moly!
This goes to China.

I'm not touching
the ground yet.

Oh, that's
a sump pit.

Maybe because it's
been raining so much,

the sump pit is clogged,
and there's no electrical.

Oh, that's our
best-case scenario. Yeah.

Someone sunk a sump
- in it at some point.
- Right.

But this house hasn't had
electricity forever,

so all the water
that's accumulated over
who knows how long

is just sitting
because it can't get out,

and the sump's
not pumping it out.

This is definitely a place
where water has come in, Mina.

It's possible
the explanation for the water

could be the big hole
in the back of the foundation

where the sewer line
goes out.

Yeah, and it could
just have been coming in

and it can't get out.

If the sump keeps
the water out,

it means
our foundation's good.

Well,
that's an overstatement.

We're not going to
really know

what's going on
with the foundation

until we can pump all the water
out of the basement

and take a closer look.

Ohh.

All right.
Let's check out the yard.

Got a good-size
backyard, though--

just needs
a lot of maintenance.

Yeah.

But, obviously,
the whole foundation

is a big price-tag
question mark.

Overall, this house needs
a lot of attention.

We need to completely
rebuild the porch

where that old funky
pink part is.

We need to dormer out
the upstairs master bedroom

to create room
for the en suite bathroom,

and we need to drain the swamp
that exists in the basement

so we can actually
see everything

and assess
the foundation.

Give us the numbers, baby.

The numbers are kind of fast
and loose right now.

We got it for $4,000.

I'm confident we're going
to be able

to stay under $200,000
all-in,

and we'll be able to sell it
for at least $225,000, $230,000.

I'm hoping closer
to around $250,000.

I think it's not going to be
a tragically awful project.

I agree with Mina.

I feel better about
that basement.

Watch the basement
just be screwed now,

and we're like, "All right.
Great. Jinxed ourselves."

"We jinxed ourselves.
Dang it!"

Today is demo day
at the house,

and I've got a pretty good-size
posse of guys.

Ugh!
Good morning!

Good morning, gentlemen.

- How's it going?
- Good.

You just have me today.

Mom will be here
in a little bit.

She's working on
other stuff.

This one, the first floor's
already gutted.

Like, clean gutted.
It's awesome.

But the second floor
needs to be gutted.

Vinyl siding
needs to come off.

The basement has water
as deep anywhere from, like,

my knee to my thigh, so...

So if we get hot,
we can go swimming?

I would not suggest it.
It's really dirty.

- I'm ready. You guys ready?
- Let's do it.

- All right.
- All right.

Come on.

Let's do it.

Let's grab this stuff, guys.

It's like,
you know...

A fireside chat. Yeah.

Yeah,
a fireside chat.

Guys!
Yeah?

Back to work.

Hey, welcome
to "Toilet Time with Tad."

Come on down.

Tad?
Yes?

Put this on.

What?!

- Put this on.
- No.

We got
a team player here.

Yep.
I was in theater, bro.

The guys that usually
come to demo,

they're all my best buddies.

You know, we have a little fun.

Whoo!

Do a little twirl
for me.

Whoo!

Guys, walk it in
to the back, okay?

Get it!

That's a monster.

Oh, no!

Where's all my clothes?

In the trash.

I totally thought
you were joking,

'cause I didn't--
I don't--

I didn't think
you would want trash.

My beautiful idea

for all of the vintage clothing
is gone now.

It's in the bottom
of the Dumpster.

Can we back up
just a second to

when you called it
"vintage clothing"?

Cue the rooster.

There's nothing vintage
about any of that clothing.

Like, I didn't take the time
to go through the whole pile,

but there was cool
stuff in there.

Some of it
was a little--

Some of it
was a little dirty.

You're allowed to have roosters
in Fountain Square.

I don't see trash.

I see what this could be if I
put a little effort into it.

So I'm walking
through the house,

trying to
console myself,

trying to find anything
I can save here.

I found something to save.

I really like this wood.

There's all this beautiful
sheathing on the house.

How about we save this?

Okay.

I see the finished
product already.

Like, I see it,
and it's going to be gorgeous.

Demo's going really well.

We're making progress, but we've
still got a really big job

ahead of us draining out
all the water in that basement,

so Lenny's coming over
to help with that.

We had to get the water
out of the basement

'cause we can't really
visualize the entire foundation

until the water's gone.

Lenny's got a pump

that will pull all the water
out of the basement

so we can see if
the foundation's any good,

and it'll also, hopefully,
help us figure out

why all the water
is pooling down there.

How long do you think
it's gonna take to get
that all pumped out?

You said 4 feet deep.

In some spots,
it was hip height...

There's about
6,000 gallons......so that's, like,
2 1/2 feet.

...so this thing should
pump it out in just a few hours.

Okay.

I'm so excited.
This is going to be so cool.

Why is nothing happening?

Well,
this is underwhelming.

What's happening?

Demo's going really well,

but we've still got
a really big job ahead of us

draining out all the water
of that basement.

Why is nothing happening?

Well,
this is underwhelming.

There we go.
It's coming.

Whoo!

- Water!
- Great job, Lenny!

Stop it!

We've drained all the water
out of the basement,

so now we can actually
get a good look at it

and see, one,
if the foundation's any good

and, two, why it's filling
with all the water.

What do you think
the problem is, Lenny?

I think it's a
hydrostatic issue-- I think.

That's water coming up
through the ground?

Yep. So...

So if we get
a proper sump...

Yeah, we get a proper sump,
we'll be able to control it.

Foundation-wise, now that
you can see more,

do you think we're
okay on that?

Yeah, your foundation--
I mean,

just that little area,
you got the hole back there.

I mean, I think your
foundation's in good shape.

Looks like they had
sump pumps sunk

and they just
weren't working.

Most likely, it's coming up
from the ground,

so once we have
functioning sump pumps,

we should be able
to to easily

manage the slow amount
of hydrostatic water,

and it won't
build up like that.

Long story short,
we're going to save

a little bit of money, right?

The pump discharge out, yep.

It's not like we're
going to get

diamond-encrusted toilets
now or anything,

'cause something else
will come up

and it will cost money.

- Poor Tad.
- Why?

He's got to
clean this up.

I know.

So, this morning, Mom and I
are at my real estate office,

and we're figuring out
our final floor plan details

for our house
on Terrace Avenue.

I'm excited
about this one.

The main thing
on the first floor

that's changing is
the front porch.

The old porch
was all closed in.

We're going to open up
half of it.

Half of it is going to be
entryway, so when you come in,

you've got your foyer,
your closet.

These front three rooms
are now

dining room,
kitchen, living room.

I'm super excited
about this kitchen... Are you?

...'cause it's massive.

It's so big and awesome.

There's a 36-by-60 island
- in the middle of it.
- Yeah.

- This is great.
- It's very cool.

Pretty straightforward,
- right?
- Straightforward
and simple.

We have a nice little
powder room towards the back.

We have
a nice laundry room.

- That's exciting.
- Mm-hmm.

Second floor?
Yeah.

Okay.

So, this is where we change
things up just a little bit.

You walk up the stairs.

It's still a bedroom
to your left,

still a bedroom in front of you,
still a bedroom to your right,

but we're going to dormer
that roof out,

put in
a full bathroom there,

and then the shared full bath,
rework a little bit.

You good?
I'm good.

I'm going to
- get these to Lenny.
- Okay.

And we'll get
rocking and rolling.

Get started. Right.

Today, we're checking
in at Terrace.

Framing has started,
It's moving right along.

And in the midst
of doing this all,

we're kind of, like, reassessing
some floor plan decisions.

What you thinking about?

I remember that being
dining room,

and it's not
a dining room.

How is it
not a dining room?

This is a dining room.

I don't feel
the first floor plan

the way
it's currently laid out.

When I walk into the house,
what's on the floor plan

doesn't match
what I'm feeling.

It says "dining room."
I say, "No-- living room."

It says "utility room,"
and I say, "No-- kitchen."

It feels more natural to walk
into public living space.

That's our dining room,
and that's our kitchen.

This whole space
is your living area.

This whole thing?
Yeah.

Oh, this house
is not that bougie.

We got to
fit more into it.

We have to think
about for the buyers.

Why don't we bring in some
other opinions and see?

I can't think of a house
I've ever walked into

that the room I walk into
when I enter the house

is the dining room.

It feels more natural to walk
into public living space.

That's our dining room,
and that's our kitchen.

A lot of the times, we can
figure it out on our own.

If we can't,
we have a tiebreaker,

and that tiebreaker
is Alexa.

- No, come up here.
- Come here.

I'm coming.
All right. Bye.

She's my brother's wife's
sister,

so, like,
kind of sister-in-law.

So,
what are we doing?

She's technically
our C.O.O., so--

I don't think so much she works
for us as she manages us.

She manages us.
She's our handler.

I definitely don't
feel like

you walk into somebody's
dining room-- ever.

So we're on
- the same page there.
- Yes.

When I walk into a home,
I feel like it is normally,

like, a living room.

Okay, so, the reason
that I love this

being the kitchen,
living room

is because everyone
hangs out in the kitchen,

and this floor plan,
everyone can be

in these two spaces
and be comfortable,

so this whole chunk--

This is, like,
80 feet of party, family,

love-fest central.

But I do.

I get
what Karen was saying

about, like, you don't walk
into someone's dining room.

I'm cool with that.

I'm totally open to furnishing
the front room

as the living room
and this as the dining room.

That, in my head,
makes more sense.

I think what we came to was,
you walk into the living room.

The kitchen is immediately
to your right,

the dining room is diagonally
across from the living room,

and the utility room
is in the back of the house

where I thought
the kitchen belonged--

where I still think
the kitchen belongs.

Just me.

But Alexa tiebreaked it.

Floor plan solidified.

People back to work.

Thank you so much.
Thank you for tiebreaking.

I am glad we're not walking
into a dining room anymore.

Merry Christmas.
Ho, ho, ho.

Hey, there.
What's up?

Do you have, like, 10 minutes
to run next door

and go over some of this
design stuff with me,

so I can
get to ordering?

I don't think I really need
to run,

'cause I'm just about
at your front door.

I was coming over to ask you
something anyway.

Perfect!

Perfect. Good.

What have we got here?

This house is, like--
it's more elegant...

Yeah.

...a little more subdued.

I mean, a lot of Carrara,
nice, light latte cabinets.

I've got this because we've got
that master walk-in shower.

I mean, I love anything Carrara,
as do you,

So I figured this was going
to be an easy sell.

That'll be
really pretty.

And then this stuff
on the walls.

Then, we could just go, like,
super glam girl and do...

- ...that guy.
- Oh! Those are beautiful.

So, like,
a combination--

it's the sensible girl
with really good jewelry.

Yeah.

You're good
with this direction?

- Good, good.
- I can spend money?

Perfect.
Spend money.

Nice work.
All right.

See you later. Bye.

Today, we are framing
the dormer...

Hello.

...that will create
the master en suite.

Doesn't it just sound pretty?
"En suite."

It means you get
your own bathroom.

All right, well, we have
the cripples that can be nailed.

I think it's
even laid out.

Yeah.

That whole thing
has got to be so heavy.

One, two, three.

All right,
hold it over.

The concern
with the wall is,

it's really big
and it's really heavy,

and we're trying to
lift it up

onto this little, skinny wall
without it going over.

Hold on.
Hold on.

Don't...
McGee!

Mom and I are
at the Terrace two-story,

and we're framing in
the second-floor en suite,

and it has to be
nailed in place,

and this all has to be done
without it leaning out

and falling onto
the neighbor's house.

Are you up there?
It's got to go a little more.

Give it a little pushy push.

Which way? That way?

It was just a little tricky.
It was really heavy.

There you go.

Whoo!

Teamwork makes
the dream work!

We just added, like,
200 square feet here.

- Bathroom, master suite.
- Nice.

It's going to be pretty!

The dormer looks...

It looks bomb diggity.

That's how it looks--
bomb diggity.

The dormer looks
bomb diggity.

Come on.
Give it to me.

Today, we're putting
in the French door

and then
the back-access door,

and you can kind
of see the back half

and the yard coming together,
and it's going to be awesome.

On the original floor plan,
where the French doors were,

we just had
a high skinny window,

and Mom walked through
and was like,

"We should have French doors
there," which we totally should.

This was Mom's idea.

Credit has been
appropriately laid.

Laid?
I liked
one of Mom's ideas.

Hang on a second.
Hang on.

Yeah?

Is that attractive?

One door down!

On to the next.

There you go.

We're making really
awesome progress at Terrace.

The French doors are in,
and it was a great idea.

They look awesome.

Windows are all going in,
and it's looking good enough

that I'm going to bring
a potential buyer through

to see
if he might like it.

How are you?
Very good.

Good to see you.

Today, I'm showing our house
on Terrace to Wilson,

who is
a young professional.

He's a creative director downtown,

and he's really sick of making
the commute to and from work,

and this house
is perfect for him.

He just doesn't
know it yet.

So, this is it.

Pretty rough, I guess,
right, at this point?

Yes, but if you can put
your imagination hat on,

we're going to get
really creative.

This is
your lovely entryway.

We got tons of windows,
and the one thing

that's definite is,
this is your kitchen,

and there's a big island
in the center,

and then these two spaces
can be whatever you want.

It's hard to see past the bones
that are hanging out.

I understand.

- Are you terrified?
- Well, no.

- No, I can see it.
- You can?

I can picture it.

Yeah, I can.
Yay!

All the bedrooms
are upstairs.

I think Wilson's a little
bit anxious about the space.

It's not done yet,
so it's my job just to help him

imagine himself living here
and this being his home.

We've got three bedrooms,
two bath up here.

These two bedrooms are the ones
that share a bath.

Then the master.

And the master bath
is what was added

when we put
the dormer in.

We got a nice big double
vanity here, toilet,

and then this is going to be
a walk-in shower.

My favorite thing I saw
today was the master suite.

The way that Karen and Mina
had dormered the roof out

to create the master bathroom,

I think it's going
to be really nice.

This is a cool space.
I can picture it.

You can see it?
I can see it.

So now that our potential buyer,
Wilson, has seen the house,

the only question is,
will he commit?

So, are you ready
to buy it?

Well, maybe not as-is.

I want to see you stick
the landing before--

We'll bring some more
to the table.

I'm definitely excited
to see the finished product.

All right. Well,
let's get out of here.

All right.

We are moving
lickety-split.

We've got
plumbing going in.

Guys are working
on the eaves.

And now it's time
for drywall.

It's an exciting time
for this house.

Yeah.

Our little baby
is growing up!

It's all starting
to come together.

And now we're working
on the kitchen.

Yay!

Ohhh.

I hadn't seen them unboxed yet,
and these look awesome.

So, do I get to be
cabinet jack today?

I'm a really good
cabinet jack,

'cause I can do this
for a really long time.

We're installing
the kitchen cabinets,

which are just really,
really pretty.

Such a pretty color.

They're, like, the perfect
latte color with, like,

a lot of half and half.

Yeah.

And we had
a pretty good routine--

put the cabinet
up on the wall,

get two screws in,

and then kind of plumb,
level, square everything.

On to the next.
- And it went pretty quickly.
- Yeah.

The uppers look good.

Yeah.
You guys did a great job.

I know you're going
to be super sad,

but we're going to leave you
to finish the lowers.

So, while the guys
finish the cabinets,

Mom's going to get started
on that cool wall

in the entryway.

There's something really organic
and welcoming--

We just got this
nice accent wall.

It breaks up the drywall
a little bit.

Yeah, I'm sanding it
so that I open up the grain

so it will
accept the stain.

A little pickling stain.

I got to brush it on
to get enough on there.

You know what?
This is soaking in so fast.

I may need to rub as I go.

And I want to see the grain

'cause I think the grain
of the pine is pretty.

Oh, yeah.

See, that's what
we're looking for.

Pickling it--
or whitewashing it,

depending on where
you come from--

makes it a little bit lighter,
so it's not heavy,

and so this nice organic,

old wooden wall makes it
a little more approachable,

a little friendlier,
a little cozier, I think.

Oh, hey.
Oh, hey.

How do you like
my whitewashed pickled wall?

It's good. Yeah,
I like it.

So, I'm going to come back
and give it another pass,

and then I'll give it
a coat of poly

and a little bench action.

Cool.
It looks good so far.

Excellent.
I'm happy with it.

- Hi!
- Hi, there!

I've seen your guys'
stuff online. I love it!

Well, thank you.

- I'm Mina.
- David.

Mom and I are wandering around
our 'hood in Fountain Square,

and there is some
little pop-up tents

and all this cool stuff.

So, we're doing a project
over in Bates-Hendricks,

and she put this
wood accent wall.

I can show you
a picture.

It's old pine cladding,

and so we want
something to hang here.

We haven't found
what's right yet.

Well, wander around,
see what you like.

I like all of them.

I think you need to look
over there.

I do like that,
and I feel like,

since the wall
is white...

It's going to look
really good....that would look cool
on it.

So, because it's glass, when we
hang it on the wood accent wall,

it's not going to cover
any of the wood.

You'll just get
- this cool depth with it.
- Yes.

And then a bench
underneath?

Uh-huh.

Can you guys
build us a bench?

- Yeah.
- Is that
in your skill set?

We don't have anything
not in our skill set yet.

- Really?
- Yeah,
we can figure it out.

I feel like we might be able
to find a couple other things.

- I want this.
- I like this.

It was a pretty successful
little meander.

We found some good stuff.

They're going to
build us a bench.

We'll see you guys...

soon, 'cause you're going
to build us a bench,

like, in a day.

All right.
We'll see you.

Bye, guys.
- Thank you.
- Thanks.

Now that drywall's done,

everything starts happening
pretty quickly.

Outside, the siding's all done,
and paint has started.

Flooring all got delivered.

Ooh!
The floors look good.

But the biggest thing
that we need to sign off on

in is the granite
for the kitchen island.

I didn't know
our granite was in.

Hey, good morning, ladies.
How are you?
Good.

What do you guys think?

I think it's so pretty
but completely wrong.

This is supposed to be
another foot out.

Good morning, ladies.
- How are you?
- Good.

What do you guys think?

- This is awesome.
- A beautiful piece.

Oh, this kitchen
is gorgeous.

I think it's so pretty
but... completely wrong.

What?!
Oh!

The slab's cut wrong.

This is supposed to be
another foot out--

so we can put barstools
here and here.

It's supposed to come
all the way over.

I know there is supposed to be
another 12 inches over there.

The good news is,
is that we're already on it.

You've already solved
this problem?
Yes.

I like how he played with you
for a minute. That was good.

We're already on it.
They're coming today.

They're going to be here in
about a half-hour, 45 minutes.

Fix problems before I
have time to get wound up.

The slab is gorgeous, though.
I know.

I'm super happy.

- Thanks.
- All right. Thanks.

I nearly
had a heart attack.

I really thought it was going
to be a bigger problem to solve.

I'm beginning to think people
like to see me get riled up.

Actually, it's not that much fun
'cause it's so easy to do.

No, it's not.

Yeah, it is.

Things are cruising over
at our house on Terrace.

We've got
the stair treads in.

We're tiling the master bath
with really pretty marble tile.

The front porch
is getting built,

and Mom's cool bench
is getting installed

in front of the reclaimed
porch wood wall.

And it's pretty.

Ah. A little inversion.

Ah.

That's nice.

And today,
we tackled landscaping.

Oh, hello.

You got a lot
going on here, ma'am.
I do.

These feel fake.

They're noninvasive buckthorns.

So, what's the plan?

The plan is right here.

Here's the plan.

At Terrace, I'm going
to create a parterre,

which is a very formal
symmetrical garden.

There'll be a gravel path
down the center

and then two semicircles
of grass on either side

because a house
this dignified

deserves a formal garden
like this.

That's the deck.

That's the deck?

Yep, that's the deck.

Why does it say
"green," then?

'Cause that part of the deck's
going to be green.

So you are
two-toning our deck?
Yeah.

You told me I could do
whatever I wanted back here.

- We had the conversation.
- No, no, no.

You can
plant and garden... Ouch.

...and all that shenanigans,
but that merits a conversation.

I really, really do not
like the white, green,

white stuff on the deck,
so I feel like we--

I feel like you just need
to get on board.

All right. I concede.
You win.

You get your two-tone deck
and parterre garden,

but I don't
have to like it.

No,
but I think you will.

I think, when it's
all said and done,

you'll see how it
all goes together.

Okay.

Use rebar as a string to make
a giant compass to outline

where the grass
is going to go.

We laid out the path
and the planting beds

where gravel will go...

...and now we just
have to do it.

I'm still not sold

on the painted deck color
portion of it,

but I have to admit,
the actual landscaping

is looking really good.

The pièce de résistance
in this garden

is a birdbath in the center
with a solar fountain.

Boom.

Wait.

- Ta-da.
- Ta-da.

All right.
Good job.

Yay!

Just bring it on up!
Come on!

Today is an exciting day because
the furniture's all coming,

and we
are still landscaping,

building a retaining wall,
building the front porch,

and that's just how
we're rolling on this one.

It's a labor of love,
is the point.

It is a labor of love.

I think it looks good.
What do you think?

I think you're
using your head.

Now we're in the end.

It's a lot of stairs.

It's just a matter
of arranging it

and then bringing
in a new homeowner

who can love it
as much as we did.

Perfect. Done.
Sell the house.

So, we have a potential
buyer, Wilson,

and he's coming back
through tomorrow.

Watch out
for that chandelier!

So we really got to get
our butts in gear

and get it
all put together.

So, we have a secret weapon
that we're really hoping

kind of pulls Wilson in

and makes it feel
like this is his house.

We stalked him a bit.

We didn't
really stalk him.

We pulled some pictures
off of his social media sites,

printed them, framed them,

and we're putting them up
on the wall of the house.

So he feels like
he already lives there.

Him and his people.

I feel like he's really
going to like this.

Yeah.
All the feelings.

Right there?
Right there.

All right.
All right.

Level?

No, tilt it this way.

We're putting in a piece
from a local artist

because it's amazing art,
but also because we really like

supporting local talent
whenever we can.

I'm really glad
that we ended up

putting the living room
up front

and having that cozy
little seating area.

But you really can put the
furniture any way you want,

and we'll just have
to see tomorrow,

wait till we get
a little feedback.

Oh, I'm trying
to think back.

It was a while ago that I
walked you through the house.

Yeah, I'm excited
to see the house.

When I saw it,
it was just the bones.

Today is
the final walk-through

at our house
on Terrace Avenue

with our potential
buyer, Wilson,

in the hopes that he is
going to fall in love

with everything enough
that he wants to buy the house.

You need
to be prepared,

because the house looks
very different.

- Keep your head down.
- Head is down.

Go towards Mina.
Come towards my voice.

He's easy to manage. Yeah.

- Keep your head down.
- All right.

Now you can look.

Wow.

Isn't it so pretty?

That is beautiful.

I love the detail
at the top.

- The little fish scale?
- Yeah,
the fish scales.

We've got a whole new
retaining wall

'cause that other one was,
like, in the front yard.

It was crumbling,
I think, mostly. Wow.

You want to go
see the inside?

Yes.
Let's see the inside.

Look-- stairs!

Stairs.
What do you know?

Very exciting.

I missed it.

He was showing his joy visually
for the whole world to see.

Come on in!

Wow.

I'm excited to see the house.

When I saw it,
it was just the bones.

All right.
Now you can look.

Wow.

Isn't it so pretty?

That is beautiful.

You want to go
see the inside?

Yes.
Let's see the inside.

Wow.

Oh, this is nice.

This built-in bench
is beautiful.

So, this is the old
1-by-6 cladding,

so you have
a little foyer.

You have
a little entryway.

- It's great.
- All right.

Let's check out
- the living room.
- All right.

Oh, man.
This is fantastic.

Tell me what's going
on here, though.

So, this space was pretty much
this shape when you saw it.

There was just
no framing.

So we had this
big, long discussion about

whether we should furnish this
as a dining room

or living room,
and I think it--

Don't you think it turned
out great as a--

I think the way
it's set up looks awesome.

All right.
Time for the kitchen.

Yes. I can see it already.
It's an open layout.

It's a nice, open
floor plan.

This is beautiful.

Tons of storage space.

I mean,
the most amazing granite.

- This is fantastic.
- We had so much fun
picking this.

I love the little bit
of sparkle that's in it.

- That is nice.
- You got the
nice, big sink.

- This is industrial.
- This is.
This is industrial.

And plenty of seating,
people around your island.

Oh, yeah, so the back
of this is a bar top? Nice.

You got the bar top
over there.

All right.
On to the great room.

Is this
the greatest room?

This is
the greatest room.

I was a little worried when we
came before and saw the house

'cause it was kind of unclear
which one was the living room,

which one was
the dining room, you know,

and, like, how the space
would be utilized,

but the vision really
came together nicely.

And then we have these amazing
French doors over here

that open up onto your patio
that we'll see later.

You probably can seat
around 20 people

in this one giant space
that's all open together.

This is a party
- waiting to happen.
- It is.

That is your amazing
first floor.

The next step is to
- check out upstairs.
- All right.

Staircase is obviously way more
beautiful than it used to be,

and so we made it a little bit
personalized just for you.

So we did a little
thievery off social media.

What is this?!
Oh, my gosh!

Step back that way.

Is that Peaches?

No, that's
Peaches' sister, Mocha.

This is amazing.

So we wanted to add,
like, a little bit

of a personal touch
and some interest.

It was a good way to appeal
to my, you know, sentiments

and really
put me in the space

and make me feel like
it's already my house, you know?

Are you guys ready to go
look at upstairs?

- I am.
- All right.

This is your guest room.

Ooh. This is nice.

And this headboard is...

It looks like a sharply
tailored suit...

Exactly....on a headboard.

I'm going to just
give it a quick-- Unh!

I think that was my hip.

Ugh!

I mean, I feel
like we did our job.

It was that inviting
of a guest room,

he just wanted
to get in bed.

Sorry.

Slightly worried
for his safety

'cause I thought he was
just going to, like, go through.

Come on.
We've got even more.

So, this...
is your master bedroom.

Wow.

And I know last time
you were in here,

we had framed out
the dormer.

So it's this beautiful
master suite.

So now you have this
nice big walk-in shower,

marble everything.

The marble's beautiful.

And the geometric pattern
is fantastic.

So, this is amazing,

but there's one more chunk
of awesomeness.

We've got the whole
backyard to show you.

- Ooh.
- Let's go outside.

I'm really excited
for you to see this.

Wow.

Your interior
living space opens up

to this awesome
outside space.

Oh, and look at the paint job
on the deck.

The deck itself
is an art piece.

It's really gratifying to me

that Wilson
didn't just like the deck.

He called it art.

You're getting major points
in this house.

So, what are your
thoughts overall?

Well, overall,
it's beautiful.

You guys have really
done an amazing job.

I got to figure out
what I'm going to do

with my current house, but I'm
definitely very impressed.

All right. Well, we'll give you
some time to think about it.

Don't take too long,
because... I won't.

...I don't think
it's going to last.

Yeah, right.
It's probably a hot commodity.

Mina and Karen are great.
The work they do is fantastic.

The work they're doing
to revitalize the neighborhood

is even better.

Each house they do,
I think, becomes a beacon

in the neighborhood
for future growth for the area.

So, we bought this house
for $4,000.

We're going to have around
$170,000 into the renovation,

and we hope to
sell it at $259,000,

so if we do that,

after closing costs
and Realtor fees,

that leaves us a potential
profit of maybe around $65,000.

So, Wilson was still hoping
to sell his house

and buy this one,

but in the meantime,
we got an offer,

and it's under contract,

so we have an awesome family
that's going to move in.