Maine Cabin Masters (2017–…): Season 7, Episode 14 - A Container Conversion - full transcript

We wanna expand
the living space

as much as possible.

I don't think we can
go out in any direction.

Seriously, this camp is one of
my favorites that we've done

in the last couple of years,
just the change.

And we didn't change
the footprint

is what's amazing to me.

Oh!

Wasn't his fault,

it was mine for not
being on the ladder.

Place is huge.
It's so sweet.



Some beds up there.
Beds, beds, beds.

Oh, my gosh!

Oh, that's so cool!

This looks great.

This is amazing.
Fantastic.

What are we doing
back on Cobbossee?

We are meeting
the Webber family.

Chuck, Chip and Bruce.

They've owned this
piece of property

this tract of land for
quite a few generations.

It used to be
a pretty wide swath

that went right up to
the main road

and slowly over the years
they sold it off.

But they kept a piece
for themselves.



They got a small cabin that

definitely needs
some upgrading.

Can we just
cruise around little bit

before we go to work, Chase?

Give her some.

Watch out. Ryan's driving.

Nice spot, Chase.
Good job.

Hi, how's it going?

How you doing?
Hey.

My name's Chuck Webber
and these are my brothers.

I'm Chip Webber.
I'm Bruce Webber.

And we are on
lake Cobbosseecontee

in Winthrop Maine.

Quite a spot
you guys got here.

Thanks.
Cool.

I love that porch.

You guys have owned
this for quite a while now.

Since, this piece
of property since 1905.

Wow!
Wow!

Is that the original siding,
the homasote?

Yes.
It's held up this long.

Yeah.
Couple coats of paint on it, huh?

It was originally
built by our father

back in the early '60s.

Then the porch was added on.

You guys have owned
this a long time,

so a lot of family.

Tell us a little bit
about your families.

One of my sons,
he passed away

and last time I talked
to him was about

fixing the camp
and he was so excited.

I'm so sorry.

We're hoping to do something
to memorialize him in this
as well.

Absolutely.

What else are you looking
to do to the cabin's
structure itself?

We wanna expand the living
space as much as possible,

within the rules,
and I think we can

-Go up?
Go up.

I don't think we can
go out in any direction.

I noticed
there's electricity.

Electricity, there's
no plumbing.

Outhouse.

Where's the outhouse?

Two-holer.
Perfect.

Where is it?

Oh gosh, Ryan,
they got two-holer outhouse.

That's your favorite.

Maybe after 30 years
of marriage, huh?

-
I'm not ready yet.

One of
the additions was

the bumpout that houses
a composting toilet.

We're gonna hopefully

reuse the composting toilet

for somebody else
but we don't want it.

Too much maintenance there.

Hopefully, maybe, put
couple of bunks in there

or maybe the kitchenette.

I guess we're gonna
leave that up to Chase.

Lot of shenanigans have
gone on around that firepit.

That's the focal point.

That's a first, no indoor
kitchen, I love it.

We'll get countertop
and cabinets somewhere to

keep critters
out of the food.

That type of stuff.

All plumbing
outside though, I guess.

Cool.

I'm kinda picturing
a small kitchen

where we can cook

and eat inside if
it's a small group,

a little bit of
a brighter space.

Is there anything
sacred to the camp

that you wanna try and save?

There's an old
door that goes into

the bumpout together,
we'd like to

at least repurpose into
something if not a door.

I noticed right away

the moss and pine
needles on the roof.

Definitely
need a new roof.

Metal roof, or?
I'd love a metal roof.

Worry free, so.

I mean, do you guys use the
place in the winter at all?

We'd like to go
ice fishing, so, yeah.

So, how much are you
looking to

invest into the cabin?

We have a budget
of between $30,000-40,000.

Okay, I think, between
$30,000-40,000

and 12 weeks is doable.

Reposting, replace
any rotted or soft sills.

New siding, keep
the screened-in porch.

Go up higher, new roof.

You know, update the bumpout.

I guess all we need
is a set of keys.

There it is.
Perfect.

Awesome.

Does the camp have a name?

Right now, it's called, The Shack.

The Shack?

Let's check The Shack.
Check out The Shack.

It's the shack.
Shack, shack, shack.

Cool screened-in porch.

It's been here since
the '50s, that's impressive.

Whoa!

She is--
One bedroom shack.

There's no beds.

There's the kitchen.

There's the kitchen

and behind that
is the bathroom.

-Not much to see here.
There really isn't.

This is cool,
look at this.

That'd be a cool table.
Nothing fancy.

The deck's solid.

I like that there's a dinner
bell at every door.

Outdoor kitchen.

Look at this thing.

As you can see
at the backside,

how it is sitting on rocks.

It needs to be reposted.

It's definitely
slanted and that

bathroom addition, there's
really nothing to it, so.

On the interior of the camp,
we're gonna remove
the composting toilet

to make that room off the side

more usable.

We're going to add a loft

and redo the
screened-in porch.

We're gonna get rid of their
old food prep and storage area

and replace it with
a small kitchenette

that includes a stove,
prep area and refrigerator.

This property is gorgeous.

You know what I like
about these guys,

they're just here to enjoy
the lake and be outside.

That's what
I like about it.

So, why don't we go
up front, check it out?

Check the firepit out.

This piece of
property is amazing.

I never really had this
perspective on the lake.

When we were
walking out of the camp

you can see why it's
so special, it's beautiful.

Look how awesome
this spot is, really.

It's beautiful

Yeah and they said this area

right here is pretty
special to 'em.

It's where they spend
a ton of their time.

They cook a lot
over the firepit,

so I think, if we do
anything outdoors,

it's gonna be to
address this area.

And we'll kinda leave
everything behind alone.

On the exterior of the camp,

we're going to
add a second floor,

increase the roof pitch,
add more windows,

let more light into the camp,
and new siding.

Let's go for another boat ride.
We got a plan.

We'll call the guys after.

So, it's demo day
at the Webber camp.

And we brought
a bunch of guys with us

to get this roof off
as quick as possible.

She needs some love.

I'm so excited.

Oh, Ryan, you'd love that.
Oh, I know.

Today, we are
stripping off the roof,

stripping off that side
bathroom addition

and clearing out the interior.

They've got an outhouse
that they're fine with,

they want a basic, just galley
kitchen along the back

You know, Chase
is good at talking,

he's got a lot to say.
He's got a lot to go over

but sometimes, you
just gotta go to work.

Let's just go in
there and start

tearing this place
down, Chase.

So, very, very simple,
very, keep it rustic.

So, I think, we'll
try and just cut

across the top of
the roof system

or the walls where
we wanna be.

Take that all off,

just leave the homasote,
go right over it.

What color is it gonna be?
What color?

Oh!

She snuck up on you.

There it is.

Nice rip, buddy, yeah!

Power's off, power's off.

Ready, Ash?

So, BT, J and I are up here
ripping off this old roof,

it's rolled roofing.

So, you know, it's
going off really easy.

We're just trying to find
a weak spot and peeling it.

A lot of times, it
doesn't go this easy,

but the one thing we have
got going for ourselves

is they put down underlayment
under the rolled roofing

and not all ice and water, so.

If it was all ice and water,
it would stick right here.

Look at this guys,
be careful, like,

there's not much
left to this roof.

And over here,

as a wise man says,

"Never put a hole
in a good roof."

And that's the weak spot.
Look at all the rotten ants.

Ah, I won't do that.

I won't do that today.

We were up on the roof,

there was a lot of,
lot of soft punky spots.

It wasn't framed correctly,

so probably have to go in,
add some more framing,

beef it up and then
build it up.

We disassembled this like
a puzzle, it was perfect.

You want me push
the window out to you?

Let me
go hold it in here.

Uh-oh, uh-oh. You got it?

I don't really got it.
Hey, hey, hey,

I don't really got it.

I don't really got it.

Hey, hey, hey,
I don't really got it.

Nick, Nick, Nick, I'm in here.

Nick, she's
gonna need you.

I don't really have it.
Ah, Nick!

We've got a huge crew
here today.

We are demoing this place.

Porch needs to come off,
the roof needs to come off.

So, luckily, we got a lot
of hands on deck today.

Oh!
Oh, nice door.

I think it would
make a cool table.

Make it into a table,
put it on the porch.

They can put some games on it.

Or they can use
it as a buffet table.

A friend of theirs had made it
and it's really beautiful.

I think that rather
than a door, maybe,

I would like to
see it as a table.

And then it would
actually be featured

rather than just
up on the wall.

Unagi "falay"?

Gourmet camp menu.

Ryan.
Yeah?

What would you have?
See this menu.

What would you eat?

Alligator, eel.

Fillet.
Eel fillet.

Scorpion pop or spider pop.

I'll go the alligator
meat, I think.

Yeah, that's what
we choose too.

I've had fried alligator.

You have to pry it.

It's the easiest way to
get the plywood out

'cause you can push,
you can basically

pound it right off
from the rafters.

So, instead of taking it apart

into multiple
splinters of pieces,

we can actually remove
'em as they went in.

So, we've done it on
bunch of other camps.

It's like, spearing and hockey
but it's an upchuck motion.

Upchuck?
Spear upchuck.

Great for
your joints too.

That jarring motion,
it's awesome.

Once we get the rafters off,
our next plan is to

cut the structure,
so it's all on one plane

on the tops and then
we can proceed

to frame in this outer area.

Put the loft on and then
rafter it up from there.

So, this little
bumpout that was

the room for the composting
toilet is coming off,

composting toilet
is coming out of there.

It's too small.

To be any good as is
and pretty rotted.

So, we'll take it off

and figure out what
we want to do with it.

It's coming down, coming down.

Look at
that determination,

look at that power.

Gonna cost more
money to strip it all off,

so we're just gonna cut
down the roof system,

the side walls to the level
we need 'em at.

Leave everything else
as intact as possible

just to save money
on the budget.

Side over it and then
build up from there.

Off with the roof.

Off with roof.

Since we're gonna be
adding on top of this

with a loft system,

it's all gonna come down,
so we can reframe it

and give it some
structural strength.

So, we're just gonna
cut it and get rid of it.

Bring it right down
to the floor system.

Nice job.

Might come down.

Thinking we
should tie that mast up.

Power's laying on
the ground, Chase.

What's that?
The pole just fell.

Pole just fell.

We were taking
off the rafters,

camp's been moving
around a bunch

and the mask with the
power coming in fell off.

Looks like, some of
the board was rotten.

Dropped down to the ground,

luckily, no wires
got pulled out.

How bad is it?

Well, that's a bummer.

There's a spark?

So, we were
removing everything,

the mask was anchored
back into the roof line

and of course, we took
the roof line out.

What we didn't realize it
was a few nails holding

the meter and everything
to the building.

So, when we were
moving the last rafters,

it probably just jarred it
and vibrated it loose.

Luckily, the meter
didn't break.

Nothing came disattached,

so we're hoping we
can stand it back up.

It's a little sketchy but,

you know, there's
no sparks flying,

the meter's not broken,
nothing's disconnected.

Ideal situation

for losing power, if any.

Don't be licking your fingers

and touching the
ends of that though.

No lines came loose.

I think it would've been
a whole different story,

if there were loose wires
or something like that.

But you look at it,
everything's still fine.

It wasn't a long drop,

it wasn't hung up on anything,

so it's really just
a matter of just

standing it back up
and resecuring it temporarily.

No, it's unhooked,
it's unhooked.

No!

No, it's not gonna,
it's not gonna.

Lift it up.

See if you can
lift it up. Ready?

One, two.
Wait, how about--

Let's make a wedge
with one of these.

Look, they got it.

They got it.

So, we had a close
call with the electrical

which is live.

You can touch it with
wood, if you had to.

Luckily, it fell off,
we took our time,

came up with a plan,
propped it back up.

Who's safer than us? Nobody.

How's it going up here, guys?
We got the outside picked up.

Looks good, nice work.

It's gonna be
a nice little build.

I think so.
Down to the bones.

It won't be
a shack any longer.

Good.

Nice work today.
Yeah.

Let's get out here before
lunch, if we leave now.

It's week two.

Still jacking and leveling
at the Webber camp

and it's going
really, really well.

If you can eliminate
half the camp

the day before,
it helps with the weight.

You can see Brad and the guys,

they start at the back,
you know, the high side.

They're working
their way front.

If you look at the
deck where Andy is,

it kinda gives you
a good indication

how much it's
already come up.

So, they're working,
you know, from the front--

They're working on
the back to the front.

Putting on a bed of gravel.

Foam and then our pots,

then they're gonna have
pressure treated on top

of that with hemlock posts.

Over where it's not
covered and it's a deck,

of course, we have to have
pressure treated everywhere

but looks good and

they're making a lot
of progress right now.

Where's that going, nowhere.

She is perfect.
Wow, boy!

Okay.

Letting 'em come up and over.

Got it?
Yeah.

It's week two
here at Webber.

Next up, after getting
that first floor secured

and decked over,

was getting our roof together.

Guys did a really good job

framing up that roof.

Getting everything there,
getting it sheathed over.

We've been really fortunate
for some amazing weather.

It's nice and warm,
good working weather.

Get this place closed up

before the weather
turns on us.

Here she comes.

This is a short turnaround
and fall's coming.

So, we gotta get things
going really, really quickly.

Staging is a very important
part of the process

and one that kinda
gets overlooked.

If we take the time
to stage this correctly,

we have all kinds
of different options.

But if we do it once
and do it right,

it's gonna save us time
and money in the long run.

This... will sit right here.

Our big 24 foot plank
can come over.

We can bring these up a little
more, so we get to the peak.

And we'll do the same
on the other side

and we can run it right across
the front all strapped around.

You'll be able to walk and
roll around the whole thing.

Side it up, do the roof,

paint it down,
pull of the staging.

We're in the middle of week
three at the Webber camp.

BT and the guys
crushed it this week.

This place is one of the most

transformative camps
we've done.

Blowing my mind.
It's unbelievable.

Lofting up over
the front porch

and bringing the roof line up
has just changed everything.

This is gonna be
one of my favorites.

So, things are
progressing nicely

at the Webber camp.

Focus is on
finishing up siding

and getting the roof on.

The camp has been
jacked and leveled.

And we're able to get
new windows throughout.

And able to reframe up
new screened-in porch.

Give 'em some
loft space overhead.

And on the inside, they're
looking for a more
comfortable area.

More place to hang out
when it's bad weather,

and I think we got that.

We increased the
height of the roof

that gave 'em
additional loft space.

We got rid of the
composting toilet

which gave 'em more
additional space there.

So, really, it's a whole
new camp.

Yo, this is a tricky area
right here, coming in.

Into the other roof line.

This is a challenging corner

but we always have
scraps of ice--

Scraps of ice and water.

So, we got step flashing

we got ice and water
under our underlayment.

And then we wrap this

and what we'll do
is bring our roof across.

We're gonna bring this roof
over, we might even add more

weather proof tape underneath.

You're not gonna see it
and it's cheap insurance.

So, there's not one
set way to do it,

we just wanna overdo it

and make sure that
we're covered.

Hi, guys!
Ashley.

Place looks awesome.

Hi, Ryan!

Hi, honey. What are you up to?

This place is huge.

Isn't it amazing?

It looks so good.

It's amazing,
I love the colors.

It looks completely different.

Seriously, this camp
is one of my favorites

that we've done in the last
couple of years,

just the change.

And we didn't change
the footprint

is what's amazing to me.

I know, it's so sweet.

This much
change in the same

footprint is just amazing.

They're gonna be
really, really happy.

I gotta check out inside.

Everyone's
done a really nice job.

Jake.
Hey.

I haven't seen you in million years.
I know, I've been busy.

How is it going?
Good, good.

Oh, I love this,
it looks good.

They've done
a great job here,

I'm so excited to paint it.

Give it that final touch.

The brothers really wanted to
keep this camp off the radar.

They wanted to
keep it natural,

they wanted to keep it
tucked away in the woods.

That's why we chose to go
with a natural siding

and then a nice
dark green trim.

Blends right in with
the natural surroundings.

This was
the composting toilet.

All they really want is more
sleeping. Sleeping, sleeping.

Sleeping is a big thing,

so we'll just put
some bunks in here.

Put some beds up there.

Get some sort
of bedding down here.

Beds, beds, beds.

So cool, so big.

They did not want that
composting toilet anymore.

They do not want plumbing.

They have a nice
outhouse out back

that just leaves way
more space for beds.

The number one thing that
was important to them

was sleeping, beds, beds,
beds, beds, beds.

So, now we have
a new loft, beds.

We've got the new
bunkhouse, beds.

And, you know, in
the main area, beds.

Beds for everyone.

A local craftsperson
gave this to us.

It's their specialty
and it's pretty awesome.

So, we've been waiting for
the perfect camp to put it in

and this is it.

they're gonna love it,
it just fits perfect.

So, the beautiful
screen door is gonna be

a great addition to the camp.

A local craftsperson dropped
it off at my design studio

and just asked that I put it
to good use somewhere.

The artistry in it
is fantastic.

Baby ducks. Cattails.

Our fall foliage.

The sun.

Very detailed.

It's gonna look great.

They were hoping to get
this camp back by late fall,

we're just about
mid-fall right now.

So, we're looking good,
we're right on time.

I don't have any worries,
we're not gonna get this done.

Well, this is
just a little brace

for this mast right here.

We got to unhook our cable,

that keeps the tension,
keeps that mast

from bending,
falling over on us,

so this is just
a little support

while we undo
our cable up there.

Get our metal panel on.

We can get our cable right
back down, hold it tight.

We lost it once in demo, we
don't want to lose it again.

It's all straight, it's fixed.

It's where it needs to be.

So, if it pulls, any tension's
gonna rip through our roof

and we don't need
that to happen.

Chase.
What?

I'm thinking about
asking Francis to help

me make a rock garden here
for this center stone.

Okay.
Think that's a good idea?

Yup.
Making this nice rock garden

will be a nice
memorial to Dylan.

I think they'll appreciate it,
we have all the rocks here,

so I gotta give Francis
a call, see if he'll help me.

We wanted to make
the mast perfect.

Jay, the electrician,
was here yesterday.

CMP shut the power off

and they brought
it up to the roof.

and, you know, we
can keep moving ahead.

So, I'm just gonna
come in here,

do this and then we're
all sided, pretty much.

If the guys will have the rest
done today, it'll be perfect.

And--

And this part of the house
is actually gonna get--

That one just missed.

Wasn't his fault,
it was mine

for not being on the ladder.

I'm just gonna put
the house wrap on it.

And--

And this part of the house
is actually gonna get--

Come on, Jedi.

Oh, I can't
reach any more.

My buddy, K and J
had the dropsies today.

But hey, it happens
to all of us.

Usually, it's me and it's good
to see somebody else.

No, we don't wanna pick on J.

Wasn't his fault,
it was mine

for not being on the ladder.

Hey!

Three, two, one.

Our goal is to get
the exterior wrapped up

as soon as possible.

Who knows when
the weather will turn.

It's been a very
nice month so far

but it can start getting
rainy at any time.

All in all, this is a super,
super simple roof.

There were no valleys,
there were no roofs

intersecting or
coming together.

I mean, there was the
electrical mast sticking out

but that was just a matter
of cutting around it.

All in all, it
went very smoothly.

That's how you
roof right there,

that's four squares done,
in about what, 20 minutes.

There's a lot to do
on the inside still

because we're waiting
on the electrician,

he's coming next week, so we
had all hands on the outside.

But after Jake
finishes painting,

it's all hands on the inside.

We gotta put screens up,

clean up the
deck a little bit,

new stairs, fix the railing.

We're gonna sheath it,
trim out the windows,

put floors down, so we're
looking pretty good.

So, today we are focusing

on getting the interior walls
of the Webber camp sheathed.

Jason, our electrician,
came in,

roughed everything in.

And we're focusing on
getting it insulated

and we're only bringing
sheathing up

to the top
of the first floor walls

because, you know,
it's a lot of homasote,

so we wanna cover that over.

Everything else
is gonna stay open.

We're working on finishing
up the Webber camp.

We got to get the screens on
the screened-in porch,

get the siding
finished, stained,

trim finish painted.

Start insulating

and closing in
the interior walls

and paint the porch floor.

Well, we're at the time
to do screens.

We got a good 60 inch roll,

you get the screen in anything
from two feet up to six feet,
eight feet.

But the guys just
designed this,

so we're gonna
start in that corner.

We're just gonna pull it
as tight as we can.

And they already got
the trim pre-painted,

so we'll start over there.

BT and I work our way around,

just get it nice
and nice and tight.

And the trim's gonna hold it.

In our opinion,
the screened-in porch,

whoever had this before, it
was probably the focal point.

The nicest thing
about the camp.

So, we need to one-up it
and make sure

it's the nicest thing
about this camp.

Camp is beautiful with
the new ceiling here.

I bet they'll spend most
of their time in here,

it's gonna be awesome.

Come on. You don't go swimming
in your clothes, silly.

Come on, come on.

Take that.

Take that and I
get this, buddy.

We'll use that one.

These things are great.

If you don't take your time,

you're gonna
get wrinkles in this.

We like to wrap it around
a piece of wood,

so you get pressure.

'Cause you can't--
The screen's so flimsy,

if you pull on it,
it doesn't do anything.

But we want it piano,

piano wire tight.

This is Charlie's
best friend, Frankie.

Frankie!

It's her first day on the job.

Oh, oh, oh, can't just--

Okay, okay, it's just--
All right, Frankie.

I brought all my
new friends today.

Yeah.
Old friends.

Frankie, come here.

You think, she's
gonna be okay here?

Who?
Frankie.

Yeah, why not.
I don't know.

It's a dog site.

Ashley always has
her buddies with her.

I'll tell you, Gus, Charlie,
Bill and Frankie.

So, hey, she had a whole
clown car in there.

Throughout history, some
of the finest art

has been stretched.

Always starts with
a good stretch like this.

We're just continuing
that tradition over centuries.

This is our canvas.

We're making
something special.

Look at that,
would you look at that.

Look how tight it is.

This camp just keeps
getting better.

Oh, no!

Sounds like,
he's getting tired.

That trigger finger.
Oh, oh, he's coming back!

We're finishing up
at the Webber camp

and today was a great day.

We had a lot of guys here

and we really wrapped
up the outside.

You know, I might have
said a week ago

but you forget about
all the little stuff.

It's that day when everything
comes together you can see it.

Hey, Ryan.
Yeah.

If Bill and I
clean this out,

is it okay to
start painting it?

Will you do me a favor?

Can I have my trim boards
that are in there?

I already put the
trim boards from in here
out there.

All right, Bill.
That's gonna get painted.

No, I guess, he's
gonna get out of here.

Gus, do you wanna be green?

Gus, you cannot be in here.

Go find Frankie
or somebody to play with.

There's Frankie. Oh,
we cannot have two dogs.

All the dogs, out.

Come on, let's go. Come on!

Come on.

Are you kidding me?
Come on, all dogs out.

Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.

Out, out, out, come on, dog.

Frankie!

Frankie.
Frankie!

Oh, I don't think
this is gonna work.

Frankie, that's not
how you clean.

Okay.

You're right, let's go find
your friends. Come on.

Let's go find your
friends. Oh, boy.

Oh, boy.

Put this here.

There's still--
That's a dog barrier?

It's like, an everybody barrier.
Everybody barrier.

Frankie, you didn't get green.

You survived your
first day on the job site.

No dogs allowed in here, okay.

I know you're a good jumper,
stay out of there.

Okay? Good girl.

This is the old door
from the original bathroom.

You know, it's got
good character.

And it'd make a great table
to put out on that porch.

Got these old pieces of
a table that was in my barn.

Hopefully, I can put
these back together

and, you know,
tweak it a little bit

in order to get a good base
for this table frame.

A friend of theirs had made it

some nice white pine boards.

So, I had an old table frame

that was in pretty
rough shape.

The boards were warped,

it really wasn't
good for much.

Brought that along
and ended up

reassembling it, putting
a few more supports in

and cutting
the parts of it down

in order to make it fit

for the same size
as the old door.

We set it aside during demo.

I pulled it out, turned it
into a new table top.

It will be a great table
for the screened-in porch,

so it will be a nice area
for the family to hang out.

All right, that should work
well out on the porch.

I think I should get some
benches to go with it.

Good way to reuse a nice door.

It will work well in the camp.

This is a huge transformation.

The Webber family,
they were calling it a shack.

It doesn't smell like
mildew or mold

and it's gonna last
for generations.

Frankie!

Get up there. Come on.
Come on, guys.

There we go.

Might be some wet paint.
Oh, yeah, wet paint.

You did a very good job today.

She'll sleep tonight.

You'll sleep tonight.

Oh, she already has.
You can come back anytime.

Right, Chase.

Tell us how good
of a job we did.

Great job.

Thank you,
thank you, boss.

Almost like
professionals, huh?

Almost.

That's that.

Nice work.
Good job.

Good job, guys.
Come on, Frankie.

This place came
along really fast.

Not having to deal with,

you know, the bathroom

and all the extras
that they don't want.

So, it's no longer
the Contee shack,

it's now the Contee camp.

So, it's almost ready for
my team and I to come in

and clean and get decorating.

They had a rock garden
that they had kinda begun.

I gave Francis a call.

He's got the tools,
the manpower

to bring in a few
more larger rocks,

that will actually
help hold it together.

The rock garden is really
close to the fire

so it can also, like, double
as a place, extra seating.

It's not really the growing
season right now.

It's more of the thought,

it's more of what it's
going to look like

once summer comes
and they're all in full bloom

and green and beautiful.

But for right now, a nice
rock in the middle.

It's gonna look great.

My design team was able
to battle through the mud

and we were able to
get this place staged

and ready to go.

Let's get this bench in.

It is no longer a shack,
we now have a camp.

The table turned
out really nice.

Chase was able
to save the door

and make it into a nice table.

We were also able
to do a tribute

rock garden for Dylan.

They also wanted
more sleeping space

and they have a ton
of sleeping space now.

They're gonna be excited.

Nothing left to do.
All right, let's go.

Let's go meet 'em.

Hold on, hold on,
we gotta ring the bell.

Come get your new camp.

So, tons of rain.

Fortunately, we were
still able to get in here

and my team and I
have finished it up.

The Webbers, they were
looking for more space

for inside on inclement days.

Hopefully, we won't
need it today but--

Just in case.
Just in case, it's there.

Beautiful kitchen,

beautiful sleeping spaces,
beautiful hangout areas.

I think they're coming,
so let's go get ready.

All right.
Welcome to camp Contee.

Oh, that's so cool!

Wow!

Unbelievable.

I see 'em. Hi, guys.

Yeah, hey.

That's real nice.
Wow!

Incredible.

Welcome back.

Looks great, this is amazing.
Exactly.

A little different?

Look at the framing.
Phenomenal.

Oh, my God, this is awesome.

Welcome back.

Are you sure
we're in the same place?

Hi, we didn't meet you before.

Ah, this is my
sister, Sharron.

Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

She made it up
here for this part.

Great. Best part
to be here for.

Yeah, so, we've been busy.

Yeah.

We started
right at the bottom

and reposted everything.

Yeah.
Lifted it up

out of the ground
on the backside.

Able to reuse the deck.

Plaster it properly,
put on the new siding.

Kept the screened-in porch,
closed that all in.

Framed in new window openings.

And sided everything
with a pine siding

and then stained
all the trim solid green

and a nice brown
stain for the siding.

Well,
hopefully, you evicted

all of the furry
little tenants.

Yes, yes.

'Cause we had them.
The landscaping.

Oh, my gosh,
that's so awesome.

You had that stone
already, so Francis and I

kinda came in just did
a little bit more work

on the already existing
stone garden that you had.

Yup. Very nice.

Yeah, we just
wanted to kind of like,

really have it be the focus
of this little area.

You know, so when you're here
you can remember Dylan

and have other great memories.

My wife, Kelly,
had that made

especially for Dylan

and we were trying to think
of the perfect place to put it

and I mean, putting
in front of that

rock garden is perfect.

I couldn't have thought
of a better place to put it.

I'm sure you're ready to
go inside, take a look.

Yes, absolutely.

That screen door
is something else.

Yes.
That is gorgeous.

That's a big improvement.

I love that door.

Looks great.
Yeah, it's beautiful.

Wow, that bench is great.

Hey, it's
the old door.

Yeah, Chase made
it into a cool table.

Beautiful.
That's awesome.

Let's continue on.
Let's go.

Oh, my God!

Oh, that's so cool.

-
Party in the loft.
Party in the loft.

Wow.

First thing I noticed when
I went into the camp

was the stairs
going to the loft.

A beautiful touch,
really nice.

This is awesome.

Got rid of the
composting toilet.

Added a bunk room.

Smells
a lot better too.

It's a cozy spot

as opposed to a spot where

you just shelter
when it's raining.

We know you're doing
most of your cooking

outdoors around the fire.

But it's always
nice to have a little

prep area inside.

Especially if you have bad weather.
Right.

Be nice to be able
to make pancakes

out of the rain.

We had Francis,
our landscaper, come in

and because we lifted
everything up a little bit

make a nice new landing,

that makes it easy
to step off from it.

And then we did the crushed
stone pathway to the firepit.

So, what do you guys think?
Think it's great.

And I like, it's kinda
rearranged here,

it's a lot more open.

Moved the picnic
table over there.

Got rid of that big pile
of wood that was there.

So, you had $40,000
put into the project,

which involved adding
the second floor,

loft space, new roof jack
and new leveling,

just really taking it
from a shack to a cabin.

And we had 12 weeks

but, you know, we were
able to get it done in six.

Well, the only thing left now
is to hand the keys back.

Pass them along.
All right, who's getting 'em?

Oh, we're giving
them to Chuck.

Thank you.
Bye, guys.

Bye, thank you.
You're welcome.

Chase and Ashley
and the whole crew,

can't thank you
enough for doing this.

It's kinda been eating
away at me for a while,

trying to figure out
how to fix this place up

for future generations.

And you guys did it for us.

Oh, I'm so glad she did that.

We've always loved
our time coming to camp

and this is just gonna
take it over the top.

I can't say thank you enough.

It's... beyond perfect.