Maine Cabin Masters (2017–…): Season 7, Episode 16 - A Blank Slate Build for Mom - full transcript

It would be great
to have Billy's mom

have her own place.

There she is.

It's like a field of dreams,
isn't it?

All right.

So frame is complete.

Weathertight cabin
is what they're looking for.

We'll be able to cap
this roof.

Oh, that's two-inch
heart attack

right there, baby.

Wow.



Somebody donated

wooden oak spiral staircase

but it's in lots of pieces.

It's just moments away.

I know.

This is beyond a dream.

Now, this is how
you go leaf peeping.

Look at 'em go.

This is nice.

This is awesome.

Yeah.

Where we peeping today?

We are peeping out
on David Pond in Fayette.

We're going to meet
Bill and Kerry,



they have a piece of property
across a street from them

that they are looking to build
a cabin for Bill's mother.

New construction?
New construction.

Wow,
today keeps getting better.

Their mother lives
down in South Carolina.

She's looking
for a summer cabin.

Bill and Kerry
are on the water

so she doesn't need
to be on the water,

it's out of shore land zone.

Look at that foliage.

What do the kids say?
That's poppin'?

It's poppin'.

It is poppin'.

Hey, welcome to David Pond.

Hi.

No wake zone,

slow it down.

I'm Bill McQuade.

And I'm Kerry McQuade.

We have a bunch of friends

who have cabins
on David Pond.

And when all the kids
are here together,

cousins come,
our cabin is cozy,

and it would be great
to have Billy's mom

have her own place where
the grandkids could escape to.

This is Chloe.

Hi, Chloe.
Chloe, you're so cute.

This is our place here.

This is kind of where
it all started.

Kerry and I,
we bought this in 2012.

We call it Camp 50/50.

50% he paid for it,
50% I did.

It's more like 80/20 now.

I got suckered into it.

So, obviously,

this is your place?
Yes.

Your mom's is going
right here?

No, the place is actually
across the street.

Oh, yeah.
Well, why don't we...

We don't want to be too close.

Why don't we walk up there
then check out the land?

Okay.
Let's do it.

Let's take a peek.

The land we're going to,

it's a piece of land
that had a burnt down

hunting camp for years.

Neighbors have all
been trying to see

if they would sell it,

they weren't
interested at all,

so we kind of asked them

for the phone number.

I gave my mom the number,

she gave the guy a call.

Long story short,
the landowner,

law clerks with
my father-in-law.

Funny.
So they have a lot

in common, you know,

from there they bought it.

And my dad ended up

getting sick with cancer

about three years ago,
had a long battle
with cancer and...

I'm sorry about that.

recently just passed away.

Oh, sorry to hear that.

After my dad passed away
this April,

we're trying to
figure out something

that's easier maintenance,
less maintenance.

His dream was to get
back here, too, like,

that's what literally
kept on my memory,

I remember he's sick
being in the hospital

looking at different cabins

and what we could do here.

Talking about fishing.

He loved fishing on the pond.

He loves golf.

Mom loves seeing his passion

for those things.

You know, they spent
a lot of time outside.

It's that a pre-built deck

I see over there?
You can use that.

Yeah, it's funny
that you mentioned that.

That's the only thing left
and that's the last thing

that we all built as a family.

We just like to have
something very simple,

a two-bedroom...

Yeah. Yeah.
with a loft.

Really, some space

for her... She loves to cook.

Okay.
So cabinets for her,

maybe a metal roof
because we don't wanna...

And that's...
have to shovel it.

If there is gonna be a loft,

something so she
can get up easily.

Okay.
So, those ship ladders

might be a little bit
difficult for her.

So it's going...
it's going on top

of this mount right here, huh?

It's gonna on it, yeah.

That is cool spot.

Come back and kind of
overlooks the water.

Yeah.
It's perfect spot.

We're super excited.

My mom will be coming up
in December

for the holidays
so what better thing

for Christmas gift
than a brand new camp?

Clean slate, no demolition.

Yeah. And so, you know,
you're looking

for a two-bedroom,
open concept,

laundry, loft area,
easy maintenance.

You got it, yup.

You've already got a deck

that we can reattach.

What do you have
for a budget to...

Yeah, the budget?

I'd like to kind of
get something,

you know, for $75,000.

Okay.
Yeah.

When do you need it done by?

We'd love to have it
before the holidays.

All right. I guess, you know,

typically we ask
for set of keys

but there's no cabin
to start with, so...

No. No. It's...
So, yeah.

You'll be
giving us the keys.

Yeah. Yeah. All right.

Sounds good.

I'm just so excited
and couldn't ask

for a better crew to do this.

You know,
between Chase and Tom Brady,

you know, I kind of...

so there's not many people
that get me that excited

but I was really
excited about this.

And they're exactly
how I thought they would be.

Look,
the path is already built.

Landscaping's done.

So this is gonna be the front.

Yup.

We got a deck.

We got a deck pre-built.

Okay.

What's that?
Where are you standing?

Right near the PVC pipe.

Now,
you're standing in the house.

You're gonna walk up the...
You're gonna walk up the path,

into the 12x24 wide?

24 wide, 30 deep.

So...
And a deck.

Deck over here.

Deck. Okay.
So you step up onto the deck, walk into it.

Walk in.
That deck over here

is going onto this side
of the house.

Correct.
That deck...

Move that for us
when we go over.

We're gonna move over here

and then you're gonna walk
up onto the deck,

and you're gonna walk
into the house.

The gable ends
are gonna be on this side.

And on this side over here,

you're gonna have
some nice big windows

looking down at the lake.

You're gonna have a bathroom

probably right around here
over there,

then you're probably
gonna have a bedroom around.

We're gonna have
a nice loft up here.

Where is the kitchen?

Right around over here.

Why don't you try
to pole vault,

see if that thing works.
Yeah.

You nailed it. All right.

Okay.
Call the guys.

Yup.

Let's start building.

On the exterior of the camp,

the design was 24x30.

Gable ends are gonna be
perpendicular to the water.

Eastern White Pine,
log profile siding,

pre-stained and pretty
straightforward roof,

32 feet wide, 16 feet long.

There's no dorm, there is no
changes in pitches.

And there's three decks
that were set aside

by the McQuade family.

I think we'll be able to use

a couple of the pieces

as a deck once you step out

of that front door.

On the interior
of the McQuade camp,

it is going to be
two-bedroom,

rain finish, no insulation,
open kitchen area,

bathroom with a
washer-dryer capabilities,

and a spiral staircase
to a loft area.

Ashley was right on...
right on the money.

I was?
Yeah, come look.

Oh, look at that.

So 24 wide...

30 long.

You want the deck
to be way down here?

I should grab a stake
and a sledge.

Wow, you guys have trust...
Lower?

That's a trust exercise.

Look at that,
not a rock in sight.

She's down.
I know.

You know, the design was 24x30

and the gable ends are gonna
be perpendicular to the water.

The septic tank needs
to be minimum 8 feet

away from any structure
according to state laws.

So we ended up having to
shift a little bit this way,

get everything squared up.

But in the end
it worked out better

because it gives you...

Way better view.
a way better,

clear view of the water.

All right.
We've got it laid out.

We know everything is,

we know where the posts
need to be.

I'll call Dixie
and we're out of here.

Today was the easiest
demo day yet ever,

and I had a new crew.

It was Cam and I,
and we nailed it.

We're gonna do the deck.
Yup.

But because we had
to move the floor,

we don't know
where it's gonna go yet.

Okay.
So unfortunately,

we'll have to hand dig those.

So Cam will get it set up

with three rows of beams

and we'll come in,
build a camp,

put the deck on
and call it a day.

So we got Cam going.

We know that
he's safe out there.

But Cam's gonna do
three rows of four posts.

He's using a bigger helix

and he'll have them
about every 6 feet.

So we can span with, like,
6x6 R-beams that go across.

I got to figure out
where it makes the turn.

First and foremost,

Techno post might hit it.

And then when we come back
to do our deck,

you know, we can hit it.

What I really wanna find
is sand.

Getting good footings in

with the Techno posts
is the most important,

and those things
get driven right through.

And they'll go
through anything.

You know,
a little prospecting now

will save us a lot
in the future.

See, to me...to me
that looks like yahtzee.

I just got a soft spot,
see that?

Yahtzee,
I know I got it, so...

And then, see, I pulled up
a little sand somehow.

See all that,
that's what I was looking for,

that conduit
somewhere right in here.

Cam was smart enough,

told me to dig over
by the electrical box.

We dug down and we saw
the conduit's

taking a hard right,

dug over about 5 feet,
found it,

so I just chased that around
and found out where it goes.

Perfect.

I like it when you're here
for demo day, buddy.

Yeah. They're going in
pretty good.

They're nice and tight
in the ground

so I don't see any issues.
I think it's all filled.

That's awesome. Like,
I found out that was...

so we're...
You guys are golden.

We'll be golden
when we do the deck.

Yeah. Sounds good to me.
Thanks again, buddy.

Hey, no problem.
Nice seeing you.

Yeah, if you have
any questions, call me.

Yup. Sounds good.

Having Techno Metal Post

is a no-brainer for us.

You come and they don't
disturb the ground.

We can easily start building

two seconds
after they're done.

We don't have to wait
for concrete to set up.

We don't have
to backfill anything.

It's go time.

There she is.

It's like a field
of dreams, isn't it?

It's our field of dreams.

So there's no demo today

at the McQuade camp,

and Ryan met Techno Post

earlier in the week,

got all our posts set

so today is just
start building

right from the ground up.

Quite a few years ago,
there was a camp here

that burnt down, sat vacant,

and now we are going to build

a 24x30 open camp with a loft,

two bedrooms
on the first floor.

So today is really
just about getting

the posts leveled out,

getting the carrying beams

and the floor system
framed up.

It's a pretty simple
floor deck, 24x30.

It should go fairly quickly.

That's the lowest right there,
so that's your set point.

But it's pretty low
to go over there with the pipe

where we're kind of
worried about Doug.

So we'll get
the lowest on this.

That'll be our set point
for the last two rows.

And then this row, this...

We'll set it down
a certain regimen,

all would be the same cut

and they'll have a little bit
of posts on them,

and then we'll go...
It'll be rock and roll.

You know, it's hard
to think ahead but...

Because this is a dream job.

But maybe we should've
probably, like,

leave it up just a little bit
for plumbing.

Even when life
looks like easy sweet,

there's danger out here, boy.

Uh-oh, this one's the lowest.

Well, you got to
measure it down, right?

Can you see it?

Don't look directly at it,
all right?

So what we did
initially is we set

that laser level right back
at the beginning

when we picked
our first posts,

got the heights we wanted,
determined all that,

and now we're just
transferring the line down

from post to post,

gonna get all the posts cut,

have them all
at the same level

and start building.

I got my laser line
coming through here

from down on that first post.

It's 5 inches from the top
of that post to my line.

So easy enough,
come over here,

draw out my 5 inches,
make a mark.

Well, I mean, the reason
we're doing this

is just so we can get the camp

up off the ground
a little bit.

We want a little bit
of cross base for Doug.

We want air to flow
underneath it

and we just wanted to look
aesthetically correct.

So once the posts are cut,

you know,
our beams will go on.

And then, you know,
6x6 hemlock.

Pretty easy setup.

You know, it's four posts
so it's three 12-footers,

6-inch lap, 6-inch lap.

So, you know, the ends
only have one lap on them,

the centers will have two
which is pretty awesome.

So it's a pretty simple
setup for us.

We got a really large
budget on this

and a good timeframe,
and it figures

we're already
two or three weeks ahead.

We are building
the new platform,

ready to put up walls.

There's a... There's a lot
of positive things

about new construction.

We got our posts set
all at the same height.

We've got our
carrying beams run

and so the carrying beams
are gonna sit on the post,

and then our floor joists

are going to sit perpendicular
sitting on the beams.

So we've got the beams
where we want them,

next step is to start
setting our joists.

Progress.

Like a glove.
Beautiful.

Redemption.
Love it.

And now that we've got
our last three beams in there,

everything's ready to roll.

We're just gonna keep
running our floor joists,

might even start decking
this thing over.

All right.
So frame is complete.

We are ready to start
decking it over.

And we're just gonna layout
the super board

and run with it.

Man, another clean slate
to start with.

Lovely.

Clean slates.

I like it like that.

Walk us through it, boss.

Entry, kitchen,
living area,

set of stairs up to the loft.

Am I in the toilet?

No, you're in the bedroom.

Oh.

Bathroom, bedroom, bedroom.

Bedroom, bedroom.

Loft?
Loft?

Yeah.

We got a sweet
dance floor here.

We'll have
a dance off next week.

Throw a coat of poly on it.

Good ol' fashion
country hoedown.

Good job, guys.

Cool. Rock it.

Way to rock it.

It's week three
at the McQuade camp

and the guys are working
on framing up the walls.

Definitely
a chilly start today,

there was a pretty good frost,

guys have fire going.

so cold weather is coming.

We've got $75,000
for this project.

A closed in weathertight cabin
is what they're looking for.

We are getting ready
to put on the siding.

Walls have been framed up,
everything is braced off,

we've got pre-stained
siding ready to go

so this should be
fairly quick.

Start at the bottom row,

it's tongue and groove,

pine log profile siding,

we'll get the first ones set,

toenail it in and then
just go up from there.

The guys were moving
along really quick
with the siding.

They're starting to put on
the loft floor system,

getting the floor
joists in place.

I've got an older
spiral staircase.

A reused spiral staircase,
that's going in here.

I finally figured out
the diameter of it

so we just need to figure out
how to make it best fit

in the space,
because originally,

I had thought about
putting the spiral staircase

on this side of the thing.
Yeah.

Plan is to put
the spiral staircase

in the center of the camp,

right near the bathroom,

and it will be
access for the loft.

We have that all figured out,

we can continue
framing up the walls,

adding the floor joists,
roof rafters,

and decking on the loft space

before we move inside.

Push it.

Perfect.

One, two, big one.

Yeah.

Week four here
at the McQuade camp.

Right now we're, uh,
getting the roof sheathing on.

We're looking pretty good.

Another day here and, uh,

this will be all roofed over.

We'll be ready
to put our panels on.

They're all coming in?
I got you.

That's a cold start
for the morning

but we've got things to do.

Sidings all up
and now it's time

to start sheathing the roof.

Pitch of the roof,
it's steep,

it's not as bad as some

but it's not what
you'd call a walker.

Uh, it's not a walkable roof

without some,
sort of, assistance.

A little help is needed

and couple of 2x4s
across the roof

and, uh, you can walk
the whole thing.

Uh, we heated up about midday

and we got that roof
all sheathed over.

Week six at the McQuade camp

and everything
is looking good.

Walls are all sheathed up,
sided up,

it was pre-stained siding

that is up and it's also...

Our interior finished as well.

So we are onto roofing today.

So once we get the roof on,
windows in,

this place
is closed in completely,

ready for winter.

Then we also have
the deck space.

Um, this deck
was the last thing they built

as a family which is...
Was in three pieces,

we're gonna use
to set right here.

And then we've got nice,

large, slider door
for this opening.

And then kitchen
is going to be right there,

living area right here,

Doug's working
on roughing and plumbing,

we've left an opening
for a spiral staircase,

we've got two bedrooms,
and a loft space up above.

It's traditionally framed up,

we're just not putting
interior sheathing,

it's gonna be
fully electrified.

So if they,
down the road want to,

insulate
and closing the walls,

it's ready for them
to do that,

you know, this is a quick way

to get the walls done
and finished.

Oh, yeah, buddy.

Oh, yeah. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

When it's moist outside
it's very greasy.

Nice.

So you wanna be
very cautious

when you're up on the roof.

You like?

Love.
Love.

Here we go.

Entertainment's here.

What are you guys up to?

Uh, we just got down
the back 18

on, uh, Timber Rest.

Where the four
legged caddies go?

I just saw them go by.
Yeah, yeah.

I'm a caddie today.

My buddy Bill over here
had these old golf clubs.

Yeah.
So I thought

I'd come out here
and see if we could make

something cool with them.
Nice.

Like, maybe come up
with some ideas.

Yeah, I'm gonna put
this out of the way.

I'm gonna go inside
and check out the place.

Go ahead.

What are you gonna do
with those anyways?

I don't know.
It'd be a cool round if you had enough of them.

Oh, heads up.

Whoa.

When it's moist
outside, it's very greasy.

Oh, heads up.
Head's up.

Whoa.
Whoa.

Fore! Fore!

Let's get out of here.

Yeah, I don't wanna get hit.

Today,
I have Bill with me.

Bill's, kind of,
similar to my brother

where he doesn't throw
things away.

Hidey hole.

Nice looking place.
Ooh, yeah.

I had a chance
to speak with the McQuades.

Um, and I was told that, uh,
Mr. McQuade, the grandfather,

was a real big golf player,
he loved golf.

So that's, kind of, where
I came up with the inspiration

to, kind of, make something
built out of golf clubs.

Make a coat rack.
What do you mean?

Oh, yeah. Put...
Having a coat rack.

Oh, yeah. Put them
into piece of wood?

Yeah.
Yeah, that's a good idea.

How hard would it be to cut...
Or put them right

on the wall,
or the door, or something.

I like that idea.

Golf clubs have
a natural hook in them,

it makes sense.

Put a bunch
in a piece of wood,

now we have a coat rack.

Listen, this is what
we're doing, okay?

All right. You tell me.
We're gonna put...

we're gonna go
at in a little bit of angle.

Yeah, yeah.
They're gonna come in

and then we can secure them,

a little bit extra secure
with some glue.

Yeah. Yeah. That'll work.
So if a chance

it gets a little let loose...
Yeah.

It wouldn't fall.

If it's tipped down

and then it would
fall right out.

The first thing that we did

was we found
a piece of scrap wood.

We decided how many hooks
we wanted to have

and we measured
each golf club to length

and then drilled holes
in the board

with a little bit of an angle.

What if we didn't go
all the way through next time,

do you think
that would be better for us?

I don't know.

We, kind of, just dry fit

the clubs in there
at this point.

I'm gonna take it home,
I'm gonna sand it up,

get some of the markings
that I made on the board,

sand that up, cut off
the lip, just, kind of,

make the board prettier.

Wow, not bad.

Not bad.
Almost like we know both we was doing.

I need to glue
the clubs in place

so they're not as loose,

put a coat of poly on it,
and it will be ready

to install
in the McQuade camp.

I'm glad
that we found this today.

Hey, hey, hey,
I'm glad I had to use

for them old golf clubs. Congrats.
Me, too. Cool.

Got all the roof panels
on the front side of the camp.

Now it's just getting
rig pieces on.

Chase is up there getting
the first one started,

getting some ladders,
and some staging set.

We'll get our back side done,

we'll be able to cap
this roof.

Roof's on.
So we're looking good now.

When weather does come,

we can be inside
and get crankin',

um, again no insulation
and stuff

so it's just go time.
I think that they're

gonna be here this weekend,

there won't be much
holding us back.

What is the biggest issues
that we have

on some of these
three-seasons camps

is the siding
is the sheathing.

On this application it is

because it's the log profile

and that's...
We didn't have to sheath,

we used this as the sheathing.

So what that creates is just,

uh, it makes it
very difficult to flash

your windows properly.

So what we have done

is we furred the framing out

so it's flush
with the outermost part

of the log siding
and then what they've done

is they've Z-flashed
the top of the nailer.

So what we've been doing is,

uh, sliding our window flange
up underneath this

as far as we can,

caulking everything.

And then we can go through

and put our exterior
window trim on.

We've had a great fall.

We've been very lucky,
very fortunate.

And now that the roof
is on and windows are in,

you know, a little bit
of exterior trim,

and the outside
is buttoned up

and we can focus
on the interior.

It's week seven
at the McQuade camp

on David Pond
and somebody donated

a beautiful wooden oak
spiral staircase

but it's in lots of pieces.

Yeah, frame rods.

Don't really have
any instruction

so we're gonna figure out
how to assemble it.

It's gonna go
in this opening right here.

This is the handrail,

it looks like
it does one full turn,

these are all
the stair treads,

that's the top platform
over there,

and that is the center post.

Really first step
is getting the top platform

and step mounted
to the main post,

standing that up.

We can... we can rest it
right against there,

I'll get a ladder.

And, kind of, figuring out
how we're going to orient it.

Rotate it.

And then spin it
one more time.

Yeah, yeah.

And the next step
will be the top platform

locked in place.

Love it.

And then work our way down
attaching the stairs,

they're just bolted through
so it's a matter

of just holding
each one in place,

bolting them in.

And then it's a matter

of putting a couple
of the balusters on

and setting the top railing.

Nice.

So the spiral staircase is in

and it allows the guys
to continue working inside.

They can keep moving forward.

So we got a nice coat
of stain on the floors

with a little couple of spots

where we did
a little wood filler,

some putty and some knots
that we had

in this old floor and so,

um, I just got
some stain here,

I'm gonna try
to tie it back in,

sanding it down a little bit
and let's see if it works.

Quite nicely.

It snowed last night.
It's still cold.

It's a light snow
so it's first of the season.

It's still light enough
where it can be moved

with a leaf blower.
Hopefully, the sun

will come out
and melt quite a bit,

but it, you know,
got snow out of the way

more than probably
shoveling would've done.

Because it's new construction

even when there's snow
and cold weather

we can keep moving forward.

So things are looking good
here in the McQuade camp.

An electrician came in,
finished off the electrical,

all the interior
walls are sheathed,

floors are stained,

and just a little bit
of details left.

Doug is here today

working on wrapping
in the plumbing.

Got two bedrooms down here,

spiral staircase is in,

got the loft railing,

so really it's just
put on all the hardware,

put in the doors, and kitchen.

Okay. This is when
we wanna go up.

To the window

on against the wall.

Uh-oh.

And it's, kind of, like, yeah,

yeah, yes.

So these decks were
originally around the camper

that was on the site.

It's the last thing
that Bill and his father

and brother built together

before his father passed away.

So they removed them,
set them over here

and we're gonna try
and reuse them

on the door side of the camp.

First things first, we need
to get them over there.

It's in three sections,
so get them over to the spot

and then level 'em out
and put a railing.

Oh, no.
I might slip and fall.

This one's going
right on the upside.

Yup. Your side

will go
right against the camp.

Nice and easy, boys.

It snowed last night
so there's definitely

a fresh layer of snow.
It makes things slippery.

Starting a new construction
this late in the season

always has its dangers.

Oh, that one.
Oh, are you okay, Dakota?

Oh, my back.

Oh, that one.
Oh, are you okay, Dakota?

Oh, my back. Oh, my back.

It's week 10 in McQuade camp

and today we are finishing
things up.

We're putting the decks
on the outside,

getting the kitchen installed,

and just wrapping up
some few inside things.

Down, down,
down, down, down, down,

down, down, down,
down right there.

These decks
were sections that

Bill and his family
had put around

the old camper
that was on the spot

but they set 'em off
to the side,

so we're gonna try
and reuse them

on the gabled end.

So we've got these
two sections

of the deck in place.

We're just leveling them out,
posting them up,

got that one last section
and then a set

of stairs down onto that.

Yeah, everything's working
out here. It's pretty sweet.

I mean, this deck
was just a makeshift

homeowner build but they did
a pretty good job.

Everything is solid
and it all lines up

and fits together
pretty nicely.

Hi. Looking good guys.

Hi, honey.
Hey, Ashley.

Hi, Ry.
What you doing?

Oh, I just noticed
all these trees out there,

that were cut down.

Do you have anything
I could, like,

get some boughs off of them?

Like any clippers?
We have an electric chain...

electric chainsaw.
Chainsaw. Perfect.

So I thought
I'd cut off some boughs

and make a wreath,

look at that spot,
so bare right there.

A nice festive wreath.
Where? Way up high?

No. I would...
Well, I was just thinking

right under the light.

There's all kinds
of trees down.

So there's tons
of boughs available.

You know,
it's a beautiful time

of the year for a wreath.

There's a great spot

right in the front
of the camp.

And I think a wreath
is gonna look perfect

right there.

Well,

my pile.

That one is giving
me some kickback.

So I think I have enough

with the ones that I collected

from the trees that were down

and then these two,

so I'm gonna take this home

and make up a wreath.

Pretty excited about it.

Oh, hi, Susie.

We're getting really close.

There's not a whole
lot left to do.

So I'm excited

for my team
and I to get in here

and really make it cozy

and warm for Bill's mom.

Hi, Rach.
Hi.

Good morning.
Hi, Frankie.

Hi, are you excited
to make some wreaths?

So when I was
at the McQuade camp

and the guys
were kind of finishing up

on their construction,

I went out and collected
a bunch of boughs

from the pine trees
that they had cut down.

I invited my neighbor,
Rachael over today

to help me with my wreath.

I just figured, you know,

she wanted to make a wreath.

So she can help me make mine
and I'll help her make hers.

All right. So, I have a setup

right over here.

Got the rings already,

put the berries out
of the way for now.

So now how do you do it?
Do you...

do you make little bundle...

A bunch of little bundles
and then...

Yeah. And I start
to place them

just to kind of see
where I want

and then make the bundles.

Oh, really?

You're fancy. Well, show me.

It's always fun to have
a friend for crafting.

It's also nice
that she happens

to be a female friend.

I'm usually surrounded
by guys all day long.

I think that my dad taught
me how to make wreaths.

How about you?
Oh, that's nice.

My mom and I used
to make wreaths

every year.
Oh. Every year?

Had she made any this year?
She has.

Oh, I was gonna say
we could send her down...

We could send her one.

First thing you wanna do
is cut boughs down

into like a nice
manageable size,

probably around nine inches.

This, look at this,
she's coming together.

Wrap wire around
and really tight.

So you do that,
you get a bunch of bundles

and just start one by one

wrapping them really tight,

and then you go
and attach them

to the wire.

So it's nice and sturdy.

Yeah.

Good.
Good.

You're on your way.

We're on our way.

We are.

You put your first
bundle down,

you always wanna make
sure that the next one

is overlapping

so that it will continue

around and it will hide

and there won't be any gaps

in your boughs.

So Maine
is a pine tree state,

so this is such
a Maine thing to do.

I think it's done.

I think it's beautiful.

Yeah. Awesome.

And so great.

You know there's
a perfect spot on the camp

right next to the front door.

And all this stuff came
from outside, free.

Can't get any better
than that.

All right. Now we're
gonna work on yours.

Let's get to work.
Okay.

My team and I worked

through the snowy
winter weather

to help beautify the cabin.

We have a nice wreath
which is perfect.

And then they're gonna be
wearing their coats and hats

'cause it's winter.

And that's gonna be perfect

for the new golf club
coat rack.

They should be showing
up here, so you wanna go

wait on the deck for 'em?

Sure.
We'll get rid of this

and we'll meet you
on the deck.

All right.

All right.

That is it.

Today's the day
we give the camp back

to the McQuade family.

We had $75,000

and 12 weeks to get
this project completed.

It was a fairly fast project.

We weren't sure about weather.

Unfortunately,
we didn't beat the snow

but we got done
right when the snow came.

You know,
they asked us to give it back

during winter in the holidays

and I think
we're doing just that.

So if grandpa was in
the car right now,

what do you think
he'd be fixing?

I don't know.
I just wish dad was here.

Oh, he's watching.
He's watching.

He is.
It's just moments away.

No way.
Oh, my gosh.

Come on.

Oh, wow.

This is beyond.

This is beyond a dream.

Oh, my goodness.

There they are.

They're here.

Hi.

It's beautiful.

It's beyond.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, that's so awesome.
I just wish

dad was here to see it.

We made it.

Hi.

Hey.
Hi.

Thank you.
Come on up.

Yeah.
Thank you so...

Oh, my gosh.

It's beautiful.

Come on up. Come on up.
Come on up.

So, this is mom Sandy
and my sister Sherry.

Hi. Hello.
Hi. Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.

Hi.

It was like a dream.

A dream that we had
together coming true.

Okay.
Oh, I love that you did

a Christmas wreath on there.

My friend and I made
the Christmas wreath.

Oh, wow.
And is this...is this part

of the deck that my dad...

Yup.
This is all the...all the...

Every deck pieces.

And how did you carry
it back over here?

It took quite
a few of us

to carry 'em over here.

It's really
important to reuse that

because it keeps
a part of my dad.

It's the one original piece

that's left over to tie
in this brand new

amazing camp.

It's 24x30

and, you know, we went
with this Eastern White Pine

log siding.

It was pre-stained
so that made it nice.

Ashley picked out the color.

You did good, Ashley.
Good, good,

good, good, good.

Well, you must be dying
to see the inside.

Yes. Yes.
Oh, yes. Excited.

Let's do it. I'm excited.

Let's go.
All right.

Let's go.
Come on in.

Oh, this is awesome.

Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh.

Look at that.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh,
look at the floors.

Oh, my gosh.
It's beautiful.

Oh, I love the floors.
Oh, my gosh.

Oh, we knew that Bill Sr.
loved golf so we made this.

So, if anybody wants
to hang their coat...

Anybody like to hang-up
their hat or coat?

Oh, my gosh.

I love dad's coat hanger
with the...

with the golf clubs.
Yeah.

That's really awesome.

Golfing and fishing,
his favorite

and his goal when
he was sick was to get

back over here.

But he's here in spirit.

I love this print.
Oh, this is beautiful.

Oh, wow.
I love the sink.

He would be blown away.

It feels like home.
Yes.

It feels like home.

When I come here
in the summertime,

it's going to be home.

Oh, my gosh.

Look at the stairs.
Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my gosh.

That is amazing.

This is the dinner bell?
Oh, my gosh.

Mom, look.

Dinner bell.

Up the ladder.
This is way,

way beyond expectations.

Do we get
to go up it?

You get to go up it.
Hey, Mom, did you wanna be the first one up?

Oh, my gosh.
Oh, my gosh, Sherry.

The kids
are gonna love this.

What?
Oh, my gosh.

No way.

Holy moly.

Oh, my gosh.

Yeah, I couldn't
believe how much space

was up there
with the two beds

and how open it was

and how much
had room was up there.

I'm gonna have
a lot of company.

So is this
my mom's bedroom?

Look at that.
Oh, my gosh.

Oh, my gosh.

This is wow.

It's huge.

Oh, look, I even have a place
for the washer and dryer.

Oh, you got a shower.

We love the bathroom
and having laundry hook up

is so great, and perfect,

and incredible.

Because to be able to do
our own laundry at camp,

we know you guys are gonna be
over doing laundry.

Wait, we've already
talked about putting

a clothesline
from this cabin to ours.

For you guys to be
able to create

this amazing cabin,

I can't even find
the words to thank you.

You had $75,000
for the project.

You'd ask for two bedrooms,
loft space,

washer/dryer, large kitchen,
and reuse the deck,

so I think we've...

Check, check, check, check.
Check, check, check.

Not mine.

All right. Well, I know
who to hand the keys then.

Yeah, right there.
Yeah.

Thank you.
Thank you.

I wanna thank
you Cabin Masters

for making
the most beautiful cabin

that I even imagined
or Bill imagined,

and a place for us
to continue to make

more great memories.

We have past memories

and we're gonna have
present memories.