Maine Cabin Masters (2017–…): Season 7, Episode 6 - Refreshing the Cooper Cottage - full transcript

Today, we're down on
the coast in Harpswell, Maine
to meet the Cooper family.

This really used
to be an orchard,
but the apple shed is shot.

I've never done
this before so I'm excited.

We're really down to about 10 minutes.
10 minutes?

First I thought everything was
going really smooth, but then
Scott mentioned a clock.

We have 10 minutes to get
this countertop poured.

Just keep pouring.
Just keep pouring.

Stairs are always one
of the most trickiest

and time-consuming aspects
of the build.

You know, we have
so many parameters
we're dealing with.

Uh-oh.



No, the upper tread?

The upper tread
is a little different.

Awesome.

Oh! Oh! Look!

Oh, my gosh.

Man,
what a beautiful day.

Yeah. Come on.

So your brother said
go down the coast
and enjoy it, huh?

Right? Nice day to sit
in the sun.

A couple of days in the spring.
I know.

Yeah, today, my wife
and I, we got a call
this morning from Chase,

said, "go down the coast,
enjoy it."

You know, hang out in
the Harpswell area.

We're just gonna have
a nice day in the sun.



Good sun right here.

Come on, Gus.

Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah.

Like this spot?
That's a good spot.

Gus, you wanna chill out
for a little bit?

Oh, that's nice.

Work on my tan.
Woo-hoo!

No way that Chase isn't going
to have us working today.

This is nice.
This is so nice.

Just the two of us...

...plus Chase.
I'm right here.

Hi, Gus.

Hey, you were supposed to warn us!
Gus!

You're not a very good
guard dog.

Hey Chase. We've got
room over here for you.

Do ya?
We'll kick Gus off.

Camp's over this way.
Time to get to work.

Hibernation is over.
Let's go.

Oh, nice spot.
It is a beautiful spot.

Today we are down on
the coast in Harpswell, Maine
to meet the Cooper family.

They've had the camp since
the 70s, and it is ready
for an update and refresh.

Ooh, '70s cabin.
We love a '70s cabin.

But it's, you know,
beautiful spot right here
in Harpswell.

This spot is gorgeous.

Hey!
Hey!

Come on, Gus.
Hi.

Hi, how's it going?
How are you?

What a beautiful spot
you guys got.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Hi, I'm Jessica.
And I'm Leslie.

And I'm David.
And this is the Cooper cottage.

What I remember at this
cottage is just the slab,
the four walls and roof.

And my dad slowly
did work on it

to bring it up
to "this will work".

To code. Maybe.
I'm not sure about code.

But that's what we remember.

And then,
of course, the kids,

they came up here
since they were babies, babies.

So you've been coming here
for years and years
and years?

I've been coming up here since
I was yay high to a tadpole.

We're from Brunswick,
so we used to come here
all the time

when my grandparents
were here. So...

What are you looking to have
done to the camp?

Bringing it into the 21st century.

My father did
the plumbing in the place,

and he was
a chemical engineer,

so he thought he could do
everything correctly.

Grandpa stopped
at functional.

Any features
or anything like that that
you're looking to save?

One thing I think
we really like, the porch,
and where it is,

because, you know,
you have the awesome view.

But it was built in the '80s
and needs replacing.

Yeah.
We would like a screened-in porch, if possible.

Just because
of the bugs in Maine.

I think we wanna
make sure we keep
the cedar shakes.

Yeah.
The look.

They are cool, yeah.
We like the look, yeah.

Where you came up through,

if there was something
that the old lady could
hold on to...

Yeah.

So it's basically just
safer access from the rocks
down to the shoreline.

Yeah.
Is there anything else you wanna save?

There is one thing definitely
that we would like
to see gone,

and that is behind us.

You can barely see it.

The rhododendrons?
Not the rhododendrons.

No, the rhododendron
has to stay,

my dad planted that.
Did you hear that?

I heard that.
Do you hear that?

I heard that.

It's an old
apple shed, because this
really used to be an orchard.

But the apple shed is shot.

How much are you looking
to put into the project?

Probably about $30,000.

The fact that
it's sitting on a slab
right there,

we're able to go in,
no jack and leveling

is definitely going to help
timing and budget.

When would you like it back?

I think we usually
come up around June. Normally.

Yeah, sometimes probably
the middle of June,

the middle to end of June
would be good.

That works for you?
That works for us. We just need the key.

Great, and I have it,
so there you go.

Great to meet you guys.
Bye, thank you.

We'll see you in the spring.
Thank you!

We'll take good care of it.
Bye, Gus!

Gus, say "bye"!

Oh, wow.
Oh, wow. Cool.

This place isn't so bad.

It smells like the '70s.

It does.
Let's get rid of this carpet.

Wood stove stain.
Kitchen, you know,
same general area I think.

A window up on that side,
it needs light.

It's going to help lighten
this place up,

and get a good breeze
going in the summertime,

because I bet it gets
pretty roasty
toasty up there.

New floors throughout.
Very nice.

Better access
to the loft. Kitchen...

I mean, a new countertop
is gonna go a long way.

I mean, these cabinets,
spruce them up a bit.

There is a closet here that
we could get some
of that space.

This closet seems
kind of unnecessary.

Oh, right into the bedroom. Interesting.

Bedroom's pretty basic.

Sheet rock.
Sheet rock.

Wow,
they sheet rock like I do.

All right,
let's go check out the loft.

Oh. It's a loft.

Ew. More gross carpet.
Mouse poop. Yeah.

It's nasty, but demo's
gonna be fun here.

All right,
I've seen enough up here.

On the interior of the Cooper
camp, we are going to create

better access to
the loft space, new windows,

door across the front of it,
new flooring, new pine walls,

new electrical, new plumbing,
new bathroom,

overall getting
more light into the camp.

Yeah, trying to get stairs
and here is not gonna be fun

because all these beams
have to stay.

You've gotta carry a beam
over there. She wants
to keep the wood stove.

If you take that spot,
you have no living room.
It's not going to be easy.

Yeah, so we kinda know
what we're gonna
get into in here.

We've got one
last place to look at.

Yeah, we'll try and preserve
those shakes as much
as possible.

Are we going
to treat them at all
or anything?

Yeah. I mean, this is
good cedar, look how fat
the butts are.

No, I know,
I just didn't know...

That's a fat butt you like.
Fat butt.

On the exterior
of the Cooper camp,

we are going to paint
the trim, stain the siding,

new screen and porch on
the front with a large gable

and a window to let more
light into the camp.

Eugh, this needs a match.
This thing would go up
in a second.

This thing is definitely not safe.
No.

Okay,
I've seen enough.

Come on, Gus,
don't stay in there.

I'd say the tide is coming in,
let's call the guys.

Yeah, you better
go get your blanket
before it washes away.

Today we are down in
Harpswell and we are
at the Cooper camp.

We've got Ashley, Ryan,
Bill and I.

There she is, Bill.
Isn't that pretty?

You used to see those
shakes out in California,
didn't you, a lot?

Oh, yeah.

Where's your tools, you two?

Tools?
Tools? I came for moral support.

No, you're here to work.
Where are Dixie and Jedi?

Where are the guys
that we call in?

The guys? Remember?
Not the B crew.

The last day of ski season,

so I figured let them
have the day off.

Well.

Well, I guess we take
a lot of time off too,
so I guess that's fair.

Oh, yeah.
But it better be an easy day.

You have work to do.
But it's gonna be easy work.

Jedi and Dixie are off
skiing, so our goal today

is to get
the downstairs bathroom and
bedroom closet area demoed,

and the loft upstairs
cleaned out.

The loft needs to be emptied
out, so that's a good project
for you and Bill.

We'll get on the bathroom,
you guys get the loft.

Don't make any extra work
for us at all.

Is there any beds up there?
There's a couch.

Once your work is done,
you're outta here.

Once our work is done, we're outta here.
Let's go, come on.

Yeah.
See you guys. We're done talking about it. Let's go.

I haven't seen you two walk
that fast in a long time.

Yeah, yeah, let's get.

Where's the loft?

I'll give you one guess.
Oh, wow. I'll climb.

You're going to go up there?
Yeah.

That's a big loft.
You'll catch me if I fall down.

Okay.
Wow, there's a couch and bed.

He's gonna go up there
and go to sleep.

I don't usually have like
big jobs, I usually just
kinda hop around

and help everybody
on demo day.

But today, I've got my very
own job. Well, with Bill.

Where do you want to start?

Wow.
What's that?

Those lampshades though, just...
Can that go to the dump?

I don't know.
It's...you and I get to decide.

Oh.

Ryan.
Wait a minute.

I'm on your team too?
All right.

Just for a couple
of heavy things that
I can't do by myself.

Thank you. That's garbage.

Garbage.

These ones are nasty,
we're gonna actually
throw these all out.

I don't want Heidi to have
to deal with these.

There's one more, then I can
start lifting up the carpets.

Chase sent Bill and I
up to the loft.

First thing we did was
clear out a million beds
that were up there.

These old mattresses
are so heavy.

Well, most of them were.

And there is like mattresses
onto box springs
on mattresses.

Like, there's a lot
going on up there.

It's heavy.

Don't forget to let go of it.
I can't. He's not coming.

Ryan! Ryan! Honey!

Today, we are down
in Harpswell, and we are
at the Cooper camp.

We've got Ashley, Ryan,
Bill and I.

The loft needs to be
emptied out, so that's a good
project for you and Bill.

Chase sent Bill and I
up to the loft.

First thing we did was clear
out a million beds
that were up there.

It's heavy.

Don't forget to let go of it.
I can't, he's not coming.

We're gonna have to dig deep
today to make it work,

and luckily I found
the closet of love and
it changed everything.

I got a score.

It kind of goes with my...

Oh, this goes
with my outfit today.

Oh, I feel so relaxed.

Check this out. How does this
go with my shirt?

Really well.
The dude does demo.

I found a nice hat.
I'm getting
a whole wardrobe here.

Oh, slacks!

Yes.

You know, I got into
this closet,
sat with the bathrobe.

That was pretty comfy.

So then I finally saw
some pants.

You know, these reminded me
of my grandfather.

Oh, what size shoes
are these?

So I threw on the whole
outfit. I just had
some fun with it.

He looked very relaxed.

He didn't look like he was
there to work, he looked
like he was there to golf.

I got my new demo
shoes on.

This closet doesn't stand
a chance!

These shoes
have magical powers. Wow.

How's it going?

Doug really is a wizard.

Later.

The weird outfit
definitely gave Ryan
extra energy to do this demo,

which is perfect because,
you know, it's just
the two of us really,

so we needed all
the extra superhero help
we could get.

When I go into a job,
I do it like this.

I go up, I get it done
so that I can be done.

I don't like to like
mess around and take my time.

And when I know I have
to do something, I like
to do it and then get out.

I don't think
this thing comes apart.

Honey?

I need you, I need you.

I need you, I need you,
I need you.

Oh, that's that
trundle bed, right?

It's wicked heavy.
I got it, I got it, I got it.

Ashley plays that 'I don't
wanna do demo' card

and be a designer, but
we all know it's in her blood.

When she needs to, she can
dig deep and do
some serious demo.

Don't take
the chimney out too.

I can hit the woodpile.

Oh, I could hit Chase too.

Please don't put
carpet in cabins.

Please don't put carpets
in cabins.

I don't know if I'd be much help rolling that.
No, I'm fine.

Good job, Bill.
Yeah, hey.

Good job.
We done it.

I'm lightheaded.

I'm dizzy too.

Well, Chase taught me
how to be a good worker.

All right, good work today.
Good work today.

Today was a fun day.

Nice work getting the loft cleaned out.
Hey, we got it.

Nice work on
the bathroom and the bedroom.

I think the next big thing
is to get Doug down here,
come up with a plumbing plan.

Keep going with the demo.

Let's call the guys
for real this time.

All right, let's get outta here.
Good day, guys.

Bet it looks great
from my house.

Let me bring you home
to your house.

Big week
at the Cooper camp.

You know, we finally have
the full crew back.

That's a throw piece.

Inside Justin, BT, Jay
and team

has stripped all the walls
back, and now it's time
to attack the shed.

The plan is to peel back
as much of the siding
and shakes as they can,

and then we'll pull it out
with the truck.

You know, that usually works
pretty well and
is somewhat safe.

I mean, it's very safe,
it's just controlled chaos.

Come on, grab the chain guys.

All right, everyone back up.

We're all in agreement it's coming down?
Yeah.

Justin, we'll see
what you got, buddy.

Oh, my God, that was perfect.

You know, it's week two
with Cooper Camp and
a lot is getting done.

But first, we've gotta
get this shed down.

We're all in agreement it's coming down?
Yeah.

Justin, we'll see what
you got, buddy.

Oh, my God, that was perfect.

We couldn't have planned
the apple shed demo
any better.

By the book. It was perfect.

Things are cranking at Cooper.
We're having a great week.

Apple shed is off
the property,
it's all cleared.

The front of
the deck is gone.

We're putting in the new
doors and windows right now,

and the whole thing
is going to be weathertight
before we know it.

Hey, got a hole!

Go in bottom first.
Yup.

Yeah, you gotta go in your way quite a bit.
Yep.

Yeah, I think were good.

Like that?
Yep.

This is a great camp
because we don't have
to deal with jacking,

leveling, or the roof.

We might take an opportunity
to shave a couple of weeks
on this deadline

and just go, go, go.

It's the end of
the first week,
and I am pumped.

Stairs are always one of
the most trickiest

and time-consuming aspects
of the build.

You know, we have
so many parameters
we're dealing with.

We have a three foot box here,
and then we are going
to extend it over to here.

And then we'll have to put
another little box on top
just to cover the tray.

Box on the box.

The way this is all designed,
we don't have plans.

You know, we don't necessarily
know what we're doing
until we start it.

So the biggest thing that,
you know, I've learned is

just work through
the problems.

So this is going to be our top step.

When I hammer this top
step here, it's saves us
a step down there.

So it pulls everything
this way a little bit.

We're gonna go
a seven-and-a-half inch rise,
ten inch run.

It's about the minimum
we can do.

But we have to get
from here up there,

and when you do the math,
it's 14 steps 140 inches.

It can't be one run,

So we know we have to have
a 3 x 3 platform on this end

where we turn the stairs,
and a 3 x 3 platform here
where the stairs turn.

Some we'll come up here
to a platform, and then we'll
come up here to a platform.

By putting a platform here
and a platform there,

it really pulls everything
away from that front window,

and I'm pretty sure
they'll be able to save that.

We're really trying to keep
as much glass in the front
of these camps as possible.

We had an amazing
first week here.
The apple shed is down.

The front deck is gone.
The inside is gutted.
That is record-breaking time.

If we start out
the summer like this,

you better look out,
it's going to be awesome.

So it's week three
at the Cooper camp.

Things are
progressing nicely.
The garage is down.

Not much is happening
on this backside.

But inside,
everything has been reframed.

Doug is working on plumbing
the bathroom.

We've got the main bedroom
reframed up.

We've pushed the wall in
to make room
for a set of stairs.

Left the kitchen.
We're getting rid
of this ladder,

going with a new set of stairs
up to the loft space.

New windows, new door onto
the screened-in porch.

Today, we are working on
framing up the walls

and roof system for
the screened-in porch to give
floor-to-ceiling screens.

A little bit extra space,
bug free, and it looks out
over this beautiful view.

Figured I'd just keep
guessing till I got it.

Stripping the shingles
back so that we can
get our lines

for the hipped roof
for the screened-in porch.

And there's also going to be
a gable and window above that

to let more light
into the main camp.

So it's easier if we just
strip the entire thing.

Yeah, these are good,
hand cut cedar shakes.

And they're expensive
and these still have
some life in them,

they just need to be
denailed, set aside,

so that when it comes time
to re-side it,

we'll throw these up
above the screened-in porch.

We'll probably have enough
just to finish that off.

It just takes a little time
denailing them.

So we will definitely
make these work.

We'll have to have enough
to fill in 'cause it would
take some time and money

to get some more
of these quickly.

They are not cheap.

It's week three
at the Cooper camp,

and we are putting on
the screened-in porch
roof system today.

Put a 30 degree angle
on one of those 2 x 8s.

And where it lies,
it lies?

Where it lies, it lies.
Put a 30 degree on it?

Let's put a 30 degree
on it and just see,
and then, yeah.

Make our adjustment.

It's going to be a hip roof
so that it doesn't interfere
with the existing roof.

So instead of doing
a gable roof pitch to match
the one that's there,

we'll have the space
for the roof and get
a window up above,

so we're doing a hipped roof.

Which means you've got
a roof line running this way,

you've got a roof line
running this way,

and they intersect right here
in the corner so you end up
with a compound cut.

So you've got a 45
and whatever pitch
of the roof is on your end.

You know, they gradually
get bigger,
working their way out,

until you get to a full
rafter, so we've got to do
that on both sides.

So it takes a little bit
of figuring out to get going.

But once we get that done,
then it can be sheathed over
and we're good to go.

Can you go up a little?

Yup.

Nine inches pretty much
is exactly where it...

Where the point meets?
Yeah.

Okay.

It's all you, Chase!
It's all you, Dixie.

♪ Ba-ba-da-ba-ba-ba! ♪

It's a little bit better.
We like that.

What's up guys?
What's up?

Spring is here.
Spring has sprung.

In the flowers.
Not in the temperature.

We are back at
the Cooper camp today.

They've come a long way
since our days of demo.

Hi.

Seriously, you're wearing
that outfit again?

Hi, honey. I dressed up
for you today.

I was over that last time.

Have you taken it off since?

What is wrong with him?

Hey, Doug was here today,
I wanted him to feel at home.

That's kind of an insult
to Doug.

Doug is way cool and way more
relaxed than the rest of us.

His outfit, as soon
as he takes that off today,
I am burning it.

You guys figure out what the stairs looks like?
Yeah.

The camp is
looking great.

They figured out the stairs,
which is awesome.

You know, we're gonna
spruce up the kitchen.

So this is going to be the
flooring all the way through.

So let's make sure
I'm helping to pick out
the countertop.

How does it go
on my shoes?

Ugh.

It looks nice on my pants.

All right, call me when
this is done.

Yeah, sure.

I'm just going to clear
this out so that we can get
the measurements

and a picture of this
to get a countertop
in the works,

and then I can figure out what
color the countertop and
the cabinet's going to be.

This isn't really
a huge budget. We're trying to
save money wherever we can.

And then that countertop
was actually,
it wasn't the countertop,

it had like a formica sheet,
topsheet glued in.

But they make those
in nicer materials now,
so we'll get one of those,

we'll glue it down in,
router it out,
trim it out with wood,

it'll look beautiful.

So it's really cool
that Maine has
all these materials

just right out our back door.
We're always using
all the eastern white pine.

I walked out here
down the rocks,
not even 20 feet,

and found this beautiful
piece of driftwood.

So it's just like,
it's never ending,

all the materials
we have to work with.

This one has got just
a cool look to it.

This one is nice and
really soft and pretty.

And the way the saltwater
preserves the wood
is really cool.

So I think I'm going
to take it home and find
something cool.

I don't know, maybe like make
a standing lamp?

I could even do some
sort of like hanging
sort of chandelier,

and this being the base.

I don't know. I'm just gonna
take it home and see what
we've got, think about it.

But I thought it
was pretty cool.

Yeah, so with our
rafters here, we've got our
pattern matching it up,

getting all of
our rafters cut.

On our birdsmouth here,
we've got what we call
a birdsmouth.

Uh, it's just this little
notch out here that
allows your rafter

to set down on the beam
and lock it in,
hold everything in tight.

You don't want to rely
just on fasteners,

so if you hang this over
your header there,
it'll help lock

and keep that wall
from wanting to go out.

And then if you look at it,

it might look like
a little bird's mouth
asking for a worm.

Tweet, tweet, tweet.

Chickadee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee.

Of course, you are.
That's a lot done today, that's huge.

That is huge.
Yeah.

Yeah, place is looking good.
Very nice.

It should come back together really quickly now.
Yeah.

So next step is
sheathe this over, get it
roofed, get the window in,

put the shakes back up,
screen this off, they'll have
a nice screened-in porch.

Very nice.
Very nice.

It adds a lot of extra space.

Let's go. Good job
today everybody!

Looks good.
Good job guys, thank you.

Good job.
Nice work.

Here today
at Chase's workshop.

I have my piece of driftwood
that I found at the Cooper
camp. I've got a great idea.

And Fletcher came down,
and he's always fun
to work with.

He likes to pretend that
he's not having fun,

but he's the one
that came over, I didn't ask
him to come over.

I think he likes working
with his aunt.

Come on through.
Come on. All right.

Grab the end of this please.

This?
Yeah.

And we're going to put it up
on the ski rack.

Can you also just tell me
what you're doing?

I'm trying to tell you
right now.

I'm making
a driftwood chandelier.

Find a hole.

Where are the holes?

I don't know. Somewhere.

No holes on the side.

There's one right...
That's not a hole.

Okay.

Did you get it? Okay.

Now we need it to be
13 inches long.

My biggest challenge I think
is probably just to make sure

that all the lights
are the same height.

So I just need to measure them
all out and make sure that
they're all at 13 inches.

13. 13.

Yep. You'll need to pull it
in a little.

It's 30 inches.

I want to be around 13.
That's good right there.

Like this?

Yeah, you could probably just cut the extra wire.
I got it.

Good job.

I'm done.
Okay, cool.

Why don't you grab that end?

Do you think you can
pick this up?

Yes.
Okay, put it over your head.

Oh, yeah.

You know, he's pretty strong,
he was holding the light
over his head,

you know,
displaying it for me.

Stop it. Okay.

I like it, I like the length
of the lights,

so now Chase just needs
to come back
and wire it up for me

and then we can
hang it up at the camp.

What do you think?

Woo!
All right.

Thank you for your help.

The piece of driftwood
is about the length
of the screened-in porch,

so it will just be
a cool piece.

There we have it.
Thanks, Fletch.

That was great.
Let's get out of here.

Bye.
Bye. I'm coming with you.

Can't wait to hang it up
and see what it's
going to look like.

Week seven here
at Cooper Camp.

Today, we are working
on enclosing
the front screen porch.

We came up three feet
with a knee wall

because our screening
is only four feet.

What we did was we went in
and we framed in
for the screen.

We also decided to put
sheathing boards on
because we're gonna side it.

I've come up with this
angled threshold piece
to help water runoff,

and the siding will
go on underneath it.

Boom, paint, stain,
we're done.

Beautiful.

We've got the corner boards
on. We've got the tieback on.

Love it.

We should be good to go.

It is our final week
of construction
at the Cooper camp.

Spencer and Nate got
the shakes up
on the gable den.

We got the new floors down,
the siding, the stain,

and we brought Jay in
to do some stonework
around the stove.

Good morning.

Good morning!

Doug and Ryan are working
on finishing up the bathroom.

Ashley and Scott are going
to be working on the kitchen
countertops today.

Dixie, Jed are going
to tackle the stairs.
We've got the railing to do.

So things are looking good.
Screen porch is done.

We're just waiting on
our electrician to come
finalize everything

and we are ready
to give the camp back.

That would be seven.

A couple of reasons
why we could not
finish the stairs.

Uh, one, it's a lot easier to
sheathe your walls before
you set your stair stringers.

So once they sheathe
the walls,

they just temporarily screwed
everything into place.

They were able to reinstall,
once the walls were sheathed,
these bottom stairs.

Originally, there was
a shipman's ladder
up to the loft space.

And ideally, to have
a safe bedroom, you need
to have a nice set of stairs.

Also, one of the requests was
that they had a safer means
of egress

to the loft space.

Uh-oh.

No, the upper tread?

Upper tread's
a little different.

So we have an overhang here.
But as you can see here,
it's not overhung.

Don't put the cart
before the horse.

Uh-oh.

No, the upper tread?

Upper tread's
a little different.

Yeah, Jerrod and I were
in a stare out today

when we were working
on the staircase.

So we have an overhang here.
But as you can see here,
it's not overhung.

The many uh-ohs, I forgot
to put the kick on
the upper framing,

so in turn, it left
my stair tread seven-eighths
of an inch short.

So once I realized
I just had to trim it out,
it was fine. Easy fix.

Four, five, six treads left.
Let's see one of
those longer kicks.

What's wrong with that?
We'll rip it down a little bit.

Yep.

Perfect.
Okay.

That's
gonna go there.

We need to put some
solid posts to attach
the railings to.

So I was working on getting
the beams planed down
that we're using for posts,

while Dixie and Jay
were working on putting on
the treads and risers.

We had a few 4 x 4s left over
from the screened-in porch.

They are all
rough-cut hemlock.

Some of them have bent out,
grayed up a little bit,

so I decided to
plane them down,
clean them up a little bit,

and also knock down
the edges so they weren't
quite as splinter-y.

I love it. Okay.

As you can see,
you know, this is 1 x 6.

The rest of
the bath is 1 x 8.

But it's that time of the job
where you scrounge
and just make it look good.

This is going to
have a vanity here.

It's going to shower.
You'll barely even notice it.

All right.
Here we are.

Everything's painted.
The countertop is prepped.

Now tell me what
are we going to do?

It's a busy final week
at the Cooper camp
in Harpswell.

It's a beautiful spring day,

and I came by to work on
a custom epoxy countertop
with Scott.

I've never done this before,
so I'm excited.

Well, let's get messy.
Okay.

So what we're
gonna do, I'll have you put
your gloves on,

I'll mix it into these cups, you start pouring.
Okay.

So mix our pigment
color in for our base

Okay.
as you pour.

Then we can always add these in...
Okay. To add other touches?

to darken, to lighten, to pool the colors.
Okay.

You take half and half of
the two A and B epoxy,
dump them together.

And mix and mix and mix and
mix and mix. Make sure
it's mixed really well.

And then you add your color,
and then you just
start pouring.

We chose a shimmery
greenish-blue.

It kind of like has
different tones and
different colors to it,

depending on how
you're looking at it.

So we're really down to about 10 minutes.
10 minutes?

And we've already
spent 10 on this
little piece.

Okay, well let's go, hurry up.
Let's pick up.

First I thought everything was
going really smooth, but then
Scott mentioned the clock.

We had 10 minutes to get
this countertop poured.

Whoa.

And you can use the gloves
and push it around.

So it sticks down.
Should I be pushing it around?

Just keep pouring.
Just keep pouring.

As the process was
moving along, the epoxy
starts the process

and starts to harden,
and at the 10 minute point,

you can't really
manipulate it anymore.

If you do, it's going to make
a mark that you're gonna
be able to see.

If we mess this countertop up,
we are out of money.

We don't have any money
left in our budget, so this
has gotta work, Scott.

I think we have two minutes to spare.
Okay.

Two minutes to spare?
Yeah!

Woo-woo!

What do you think, Dix?
That's super cool.

It's very coastal. It looks
like an oyster shell.

Over the years,
I've made a lot
of countertops,

and honestly, this was
the easiest countertop that
I've ever been a part of.

How is it going Doug?
We're on cleanup now.

Wow, look at that,
it's cute.
A cute little vanity. Nice.

All right, well I think
it's almost time to call it
a day. You good, Doug?

Yep.
All right, sweet.

Right behind you.

The countertop looks awesome.

What's been eating this?

You know, what we're
finding this year,
and not due to us,

but we're going over budget.
It's just the way life is.

Materials have gone
up 200 or 300 percent.

What that means is we have
to do a lot of
the end work ourselves.

We hire Francis, pay him,
or do we just find
the time to do it, you know?

In these budgets, we've got
more time than money.

Oh, wow.

Thanks Jay, thanks Jeff
for sweeping that all up,
I appreciate it.

Hey, Ryan, Scott,
Chase, Dixie, thanks.

I'm going to leave
the landscaping
to you guys, and I'm out!

Come on, Gus, come on, Charlie!
No, no.

Quick, quick, quick! Come on.

She turned the tides
on that one.

Nice, I'm out.

Okay, we are done then.

She's smarter than the rest of us.
I'm done.

I'm not landscaping
with a broom.

So last day of
the Cooper camp, and these
last few days,

it's pretty much just
been wrapping up
the small stuff.

Great Northern Docks came
in the last couple of days.

Installed a nice set
of stairs down to access
the water,

that was a big ask
of Leslie's.

So they'll be very happy
to see that.

I'm bringing in the driftwood
light that Ashley created.

I made a few changes
that I think she will
definitely appreciate.

I do.

Okay.
Perfect, thanks.

I changed it up on you.
What's going on here?

This isn't what it looked like
when I left it last.

I found these other lights
that I thought would work.

Oh, those are pretty.
They go with the coastal
glass feel. Like it.

Was it just an aesthetic change?
Purely aesthetic.

Well you know what, it works
though because those lights
remind me of sea glass.

Oh! Ooh, that's real nice.

Oh, yeah. Nice job.

I like those lights a lot
better than the ones
I put in.

The design of this place,
I wanted to keep it simple,
with simple decorations.

Just let the beauty
of the construction
speak for itself.

We had $30,000 in 12 weeks.

We got camp done on budget
and under time.

Actually, it looks like they're here.
Let's go.

Awesome.
Look at that.

Yeah.
I said...

The cedar shakes
look darker.

They do, yeah.

Hi.
Hey, guys, how's it going?

Hi.

The shed was gone.

And the place looks fantastic.

How are you guys?
Welcome back.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Oh, oh, oh, oh!

screened-in porch!
Chase and I are trying to come to that.

Oh! Look!

Stairs going down
to the water.

Oh, man,
look at that.

Oh my gosh!
Awesome.

Gus and Charlie and
I spent a lot of time
down there by the water.

And I see what you mean
about it being a little
treacherous getting down.

Yeah. It is.
So those make a huge difference.

When I was a kid, I would jump
all around down there.

Not anymore.
No.

I know that company,
and I know the kids,

they want either kayak
or boat or canoe or something,

so this way, if they want
to launch the little rowboat,
they can do that.

We know you wanted
a screened-in porch,
so took it off,

went right, you know,
new posts, new connections,
new framing, everything.

And framed up, new roof, and...
It looks great.

screened right around it, so...
Yeah. Fantastic.

Extra space for you.
That is one thing that I've always wanted.

Put a fresh coat
of stain,

and then painted
all the trim
this beautiful green.

Uh-huh,
yeah, beautiful.

You knew
the color perfectly.

For some unknown reason
you knew me, I guess.

The shakes are part of Maine.

I mean, anybody who looks
at an older camp is going
to see cedar shakes.

All right, well, I'm sure
you're ready to see inside.

Let's go.
We are, let's go.

Oh, my...
Oh, look at this!

Oh, my gosh!
Look at this.

It feels bigger.
This is awesome.

Look at...

Yeah, I found a piece
of driftwood down there,
and I love the piece of wood.

That's gorgeous.

I love the driftwood light,
it looks amazing.

You know, it just fits
that space perfectly.

You know,
got into the deck system,

replacing that, and as far
as the windows and the doors,

you know,
we decided to shift
at the door to this side

so that the whole
screened-in porch didn't just
become one long hallway.

This space is used better.
It just looks bigger.

It's way sturdier.
Yes.

I am going to live
my life out there.

It's gorgeous.

It's everything
I could have asked for.

Get in.
Oh, boy.

Oh, my gosh.

Oh, this is gorgeous.
We have stairs!

Oh, my, look at that.

Oh, we got the stairs.
There you go, guys.

You can now get
up the stairs.

Yeah, it just opens the whole
place up now that
the ladder is gone.

Fantastic.
It looks bigger.

We were able
to squeak a full set
of stairs in there.

And, you know, keep a lot of
open space and get rid of
the loft ladder,

moving the door to this side
really just helps
make it feel bigger.

The kitchen the same.

But we did put in
a new countertop.

It's acrylic,
acrylic countertop I did
with my friend Scott.

It's really pretty and fun.

I'm going upstairs.
You can go upstairs.

Look how easy it is.
Yeah.

It's great.

How cute.
Look at this.

Oh, look at that.
Oh, wow.

Oh, this is fantastic.

Yeah, those 3:00 am trips
to the bathroom won't be
such a...

Look at the little nook.

Yeah, the little nook is one of my favorites.
Adorable.

It's the small things.

All the walls, we went
with eastern white pine.

It's all insulated.
New wiring behind that.

The large window in
the gable end just let's more
light into the space,

and again, just all helps
brighten the place up.

We couldn't have asked
for anything more.

Oh, wow.

Oh, my gosh,
they moved it!

The shower! Oh, it's bigger!

Okay, we can
shave our legs.

Fantastic. Oh,
look at the little closet.

That's fantastic.

Yeah!
Oh, yeah, this is perfect.

Instead of hanging out
in the bedroom though,

we should go hang out
on those new steps.

Down to the water.
I'm ready. Let's go.

Oh, wow, look at the flowers.
Aww.

And look, see,
that's exactly how
my dad had it.

The flowers were
my dad's flowers that
he planted 40, 50 years ago.

And to see them all in bloom,
it's just like
he's here with us.

It's unbelievable.
Yeah.

Couldn't have asked for anything more.
It looks awesome.

Then I guess all we have left
to do is hand back the keys.

Turn back the keys.
Thank you.

Are they new keys,
or are they...

Some of them are new, some of them are old.
Okay.

But they all work
on the camp.

All right,
well, enjoy your summer,

and go down there and
hang out on your new stairs.

Thank you.
Bye guys.

Everything is perfect.

We couldn't ask
for anything more,
thank you guys so much.

Thank you
Maine Cabin Masters
for this beautiful home.

I love it so much, so...

Enjoy it for many,
many years.

I'm just really excited,
so thank you guys so much.