Maine Cabin Masters (2017–…): Season 7, Episode 8 - A Cabin Built by Bampy - full transcript

I'm not much
of a fisherwoman.

We're just going on
a sunset cruise, Ryan.

Sunset cruise
to our next camp!

They did say
that every night,
there is a beautiful sunset.

I love it.

I love it if you love it.

Oh, come check out
this bedroom.

Come in and grab
some furniture, and like...

That's what
it sounds like.

Yeah. You shouldn't be able
to put a shovel through it.

I'll let the homeowner
know the bad news
at the end of the day.



Unreal!

Look at this camp!
I love the color!

Oh, my!

Wow!

What?
Are we going fishing?

It's too late in the day
to work, isn't it?

I'm not much
of a fisherwoman.

We're just going on
a sunset cruise, Ryan.

Sunset cruise
to our next camp!

Ah, it's always too good
to be true.

We are paddling into
the Hersom camp

on Upper Narrows Pond
in Winthrop.

Ashley,
why do you think
it's called Narrows Pond?

Because it's narrow?



So, she's getting
smart with age.

Ah, Chase!
So we're going to see the Hersoms?

What do they need done?
Tell us about the camp.

The camp was built
by their grandfather.

So Joe and Chris are cousins,
and Liz is Joe's mother.

And Liz's husband
recently passed away,

and camp just hasn't been
the same since,

so they're hoping we can bring
some life back to the place.

Hi, Cabin Masters!
Hi!

Hi, my name is Liz Hersom.

This is my nephew,
Christopher Hersom.

This is my son, Joe Hersom.

We thought we were
going on a little fishing trip
but it's work.

It's good fishing.

It's good fishing?
We wouldn't know.

So much for nothing new after two, Chase.

This was our camp
which was purchased
around 1960.

This camp has kind of grown
as our families have grown.

And definitely,
this is all our happy place.

We absolutely love it here.

So tell us
about the history a little.

My father's bachelor party
was coming up,

and he asked his father
can he go out
and build this cabin.

Oh, his father! Oh, grandfather and father.
Yeah.

He got the old flooring
out of a church
in Pittston, Maine.

Pittston, Maine. That's where it was.
Yeah.

I never got a bachelor party,

and you guys got a camp
and a bachelor party?

There's been many bachelor parties here.
Oh, yeah!

That's his fault.
Maybe, you need to have
a bachelor party here.

What are you looking to have
done to the camp itself?

Looking for a new bathroom,
little more living quarters.

The original bathroom isn't holding up?
No.

And it's only a half-bath.
Okay.

Chris' parents are older,

and so, they don't
want to come up here
in the summertime,

and have to take their bath
in the lake.

We literally shower
in the lake.

More sleeping quarters,

we'd like the water system
in this camp to be updated,

and something that's not
gonna break every single year.

We'd like to have
hot water there.

Makes it easier to do dishes
than heating water up
on the stove.

Is there anything about
the camp that you really like
and would want to save?

The firepit that we have
down here has
Lobster Bowl logos on it.

Oh, cool.

It was a gift to Rick
for his dedication to
the Maine Shrine Lobster Bowl.

Oh, neat.

My husband, Rick,
passed away in
November of '19.

He was also known as
Bambi around here to everyone.

He was a Mason and a Shriner.

He'd been a Shriner
for 20-some-odd years.

When he came out here,
we had a lot of stuff
that he tried to accomplish

while he was here
in a short amount of time.

Like, once that boat fired up,
it would run for hours
and hours,

hauling everybody on the tubes
and the skis,

and make sure everybody had
everything that they needed,

and that, you know, they were comfortable--
And the last one to go home.

But he always wanted
to add a loft in there.

You know, sleeping space
is kind of open,

kind of grab a couch,
grab a chair as you can.

It's a free-for-all.

Sounds like you need extra sleeping space.
Yes!

You enjoy
having family up,
big gatherings, I hear.

Yeah. There's been
many birthday parties,
family reunions.

Right now,
it's pretty open concept.

We have one bedroom out back.

The rest is cots,
the recliner,

the couch, the daybed.
The daybed.

And we don't mind
the bunkbeds so much,

as we just need
more of them...

More space. Yeah.
More space to have them.

So how much are you looking
to put into the updates
on the camp?

I'd say roughly $40,000.

And when would you like
to see this happen?

And how soon
do you need it back?

End of August, right?

Right. By August.
By August.

Joe has a new boat on order.

I know he would like
to be able to use it...

Before it gets too cool.

Now we just need to
get in here and do the work.

Do you have a set of keys?

Yeah, we do.
Right underneath the steps there.

They've been there
for 46 years.

Oh, I see one dang...
There you go.

There you go!

Well, thank you, guys!
Bye!

See you guys later.

I really wish Rick were
here to see this,

because he would be very,
very excited about it.

That's such
a weird thing.

What is?
The deer.

He's handing
you a fishing pole.

What's so weird about that?

That's a nice buck.

These
are the church floors.

And this is the church pew
or the church...

Church chair.

Do they just come in
and grab some furniture, like.

That's what
it sounds like.

You guys--
Oh, this sounds like-feels of college.

So it's not that bad.

College and camp are pretty similar.
Yeah.

You know, they don't want
three, four separate
sleeping bedrooms.

They're fine with
everybody piling in.

You know,
with the space we have--

Piling in, but let's find a cooler way to pile them in.
That's fine.

Sounds like the bachelor party
never stopped.

You just come here, have fun, pass out.

Oh, come
check out this bedroom.

Look at all these wires.
That's weird.

That's called
electricity, honey.

I know. But hopefully,
we can hide
the "electricity, honey."

So they
want a bigger bathroom.

So you would have to
take some of this,

maybe shift your kitchen
and your bathroom back here.

There's so many people
crashing in here,

that you'd give
them some loft space.

That's gonna be
more beneficial.

So then the adults
can get up there comfortably?

Yeah.
You wouldn't have to crawl on your knees.

On the interior
of the camp,

we are enlarging
the bathrooms,

so they've got a toilet,
vanity and a shower

Keeping the private bedroom,

all new electrical, insulation,

and adding a loft which will
help them sleep up to
four more people.

They did say that
every night,
there is a beautiful sunset.

And how high and dry
the camp is.

No sill work
probably, huh?

No sill work.
We can go right over that.

Replace the windows.

I like it if you like it.
I love it.

I love it if you love it.

On the exterior
of the Hersom camp,

we are going with
all-new siding,
new windows, new roof,

and elevating the middle
section of the roof
to give them loft space.

Let's check out
this old firepit, you guys.

I don't see any reason
to touch it. It looks nice.

Maybe the rocks can be
freshened up a little.

But other than that,
the pit's still
in great shape.

I like it though.
Has a lot of potential.

It does.

All right. Let's go get in the canoe.
Let's call Brad.

Let's call the rest of the guys.
Call the guys.

Welcome to
the Hersom camp!

Love it.
Thanks for having us.

Don't say it yet.

So today,
it's demo day.

Clearing out the stuff inside
and ripping the walls apart.

That's why
you young kids are
here with us today.

So today is demo day
at Hersom camp.

We've got the five of us,

Doug and Corbin and Schmitty.

This looks cute.

Who needs a bug net?

The family came in,
took out what they wanted,
left the rest.

And we're just
bagging stuff up,
throwing it in the trailers.

So yeah, there's a lot
of stuff we've just got
to get out of our way.

We haven't
broken anything yet!

Yes!

We got to let some
aggression out.

Yeah!

It's one of those days
we had a lot of moving to do,

so I was getting antsy
to do some demo,
let out some aggression,

you know, work on some moves.

I might need a bigger hammer.

When asked how to describe
my demo,
Dixie uses the word...

"Splintering."

Two hands!

Ah!

Today,
we're at Hersom Camp,
Upper Narrows Pond.

We have a bunch
of the young kids here today.

It's very important that
we teach them proper building
and demolition techniques.

We each have our own style.

Oh, there we go.

We got to let some
aggression out.

It's a good opportunity
to bring the family demo
history down to my nephew.

Dixie's over there
telling him, you know,

"Look at how it's made.
How it was formed."

Teaching him to take
the window apart
as it went together.

So if you take
the side face trim off first,

and then you can pull
the extension jambs off,

and then the sill pops
right out.

Or you can
be like your uncle...

And just splinter everything.
There's always that option.

And I'm like,
"Look at how it's
gonna come apart."

Drop the elbow.

Jeez!

See, Corbin, you gotta use
everything, Corbin.

Corbin, I left
you a little piece,
and hopefully, I inspired you.

Okay.

Let's see what you got.

It's in your blood.

Oh, I wouldn't have come
from the bottom.

Don't give up!

Don't give up!

Take my other board.
Oh, Dixie's coming in.

Figure out how
it went together, Dixie.

Here you go, buddy.

Lucky, he didn't hurt himself.

Do what Dixie says,
not as I do.

Come on! Who's here?

No, this way! Ay! Ay! Ay!
Come over here.

Today is the first day
at the Hersom camp.

I let the guys come
a little early.

And then the dogs and I
showed up a little later.

Did you guys find me
some stuff, I heard?

My nephew Corbin is here,
working with us today.

Ryan had saved some stuff,
so Corbin will just
show me around,

of what they picked
out of the pile.

Oh, cool.
So we have these neat, little...

Oh, those lamps are neat.

Lanterns that we found.
Those are nice.

Were they up in the camp?
Yeah.

Cool. Need to be cleaned up.
Then we have these boards

that were originally
at a church,

Oh, cool. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
that we could possibly save.

I bet Chase could make something cool out of those.
Yeah.

Luckily, they had an eye,
and saved a few things
for me.

I mean, the homeowners have
grabbed a bunch of the stuff
that they really wanted,

but I still like to go through
and pick through,

and see if there's anything
that I can work with.

Thanks for saving them for me.

You're the best little nephew!

Thank you, Ashley.
You're the best aunt
I've ever had.

Don't tell
your other aunts.

Yeah, help me put these in the car, real quick.
Okay.

Why is there so much
electrical on this wall?

I guess just these two...
Nope, it's...

Holy smokes!

Electrical in the camp,
definitely has been
updated recently,

but there's a lot of wiring.

So the big challenge is
getting everything
back far enough,

so it's not in our way.

Solution is just to cut it
back as far as we can,

get the wires
kind of bundled up,

wire knotted off,
safe, secure.

We kept one line dedicated.

That gives us four outlets
which should be
more than enough.

And then we'll get
our electrician in here as
soon as everything's framed up

to kind of make sense
of it all.

Get it, Corbin!

Yeah!

Here's Dougie!

That's my job.

Doug and I are gonna make sure
this gets there safely.

I'll go up Parents' Weekend.
To the frat house?

Try to get
my last year in, maybe.

Good day of demo.

Yeah, great day.
That's an awesome day of demo.

It's helpful having
all those young guys here.

So yeah,
next step is to...

Just start
building, right?

We got a plan.
We got a couch.

All right. You guys
wanna wait for Schmitty?

Get out of here.

It is week one,
and demo is continuing.

Roof is coming off,
walls are coming down.

In order to build a loft space
for more sleeping,

we need to increase
the wall height by three feet.

Basically, we're taking apart
the middle section
of the camp,

increasing the wall height,

and rebuilding it in order to
get the additional
3-feet of loft space.

The original roof pitch
was pretty low,
about 12-feet high,

which wasn't enough room
for loft space.

So we brought the walls up
three more feet,

kept the same roof pitch
in order to give the Hersoms'

the additional
loft sleeping space
that they were asking for.

Little bit more.
Oh, right there I think.

We've been fortunate
we've had really good weather.

The guys worked fast
to get the new addition,
the loft framed up,

and get that covered over
so that it was watertight.

We ended up putting
all-new vinyl windows
in the camp.

Now all the windows open,
they have screens,
so that it's buttoned up,

and we don't have to worry
about any summer storms
or sprawls coming through

and ruining those nice floors
we're trying to save.

Want to try and get
the shower inside?

Let's do it.
I'll help ya.

We're at the Hersom
camp today and things
are going great.

The day started with
the biggest challenge,

How to get a shower
into that camp?

That's 75-and-a-half.

We'll have to try it and see.
It'll be close.

I think
we should go upside-down
with the top going in first.

Tip it to you.

Ah, no, no, no.

You know, normally we have
a 36 inch by 80 inch door.

That was a 28 inch
by 76 inch door.

There was no way
it was going in.

I'm not
sure it'll go in.

I've seen you
do this before, Doug.

Am I imagining that?

Okay.

So we're giving up on this?

I think
it's too tall to go.

We're at the Hersom
camp today and things
are going great.

The day started with
the biggest challenge,

How to get a shower
into that camp?

I think we should go
upside-down with
the top going in first.

Tip it to you.

Ah, no, no, no.
Nope.

You know, normally we have
a 36 inch by 80 inch door.

That was a 28 inch
by 76 inch door.

There was no way
it was going in.

I think
it's too tall to go.

I got a plan.
Okay.

You put Doug and
I together, small space,
we kick butt.

We got lucky that
this is like this.

Yeah!
There you go.

Kick away!

Luckily we thought back
to demo,

and I had been in
that corner earlier
and it was a little loose.

So we popped the panel off,
cut out a stud, put it in.
Voila!

You're going right up.

How do you
like that, huh?

Nice job!

So it is about halfway through
the Hersom project.

The roof has been lifted,
guys are working on
getting up siding,

the windows are in, trims in,

trim is being painted.

So all that's really left
is just get it sided,
painted on the exterior.

Everything is pretty much
framed in on the interior.

Got a new beam,
collar ties here.

Again, windows have
been reframed,
walls have been rebuilt,

and we got this
loft space here.

Ryan and Doug magically got
the shower in place.

Doug is roughing in
the plumbing for us today.

And we're able to get
a separate entrance
to the bathroom,

separate entrance
to the bedroom,

and yeah,
place is looking good.

Charlie, come on.

Come on, Suzy. Come on.

For the color of the house,

I was inspired
by the surroundings,
the lake and the trees,

and I went with
a greenish-blue.

It's pretty interesting.

It changes colors when the sun
hits it at different angles.

Chase had pre-stained
the siding at the shop,

and now, the boys
are putting it up today.

And I just can't wait to see
what it looks like when
it's all finished.

I like the color. What is it?
Yeah, I do too.

Olympus Green. It's not blue.
So it's not blue?

Everybody thinks
Olympus has Fallen,
but it hasn't.

It's right here on... Upper Narrows.
It's risen.

I went with
an oil-based stain.

You won't have
any flaking or peeling,
and it'll last a lot longer.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, I like it.
It's an off-beat color.

But it's nice. Has a nice
green-blueish tint to it.

I was beside myself.

And I was
right beside him.

Gussy, it's not
cocktail hour yet.

What are you doing?

Charlie, you want a drink?
Good girl!

One for you.

Oh, my God!
One for me.

One for you. Want one, Mom?

Well, the dogs
are like our kids.

You gotta teach
them to hydrate, you know?

Stay hydrated, stay safe.

Family that hydrates together,
stays together,
and has a lot of fun.

Day is done.
The green looks good.

I like it.
Nice blue in it.

Well, it does change
with the sun, and that's why
I love it.

That, and it's oil-based.
Yeah.

I think, really now,
they can crank on the siding,

inside can be finished off,
and place will come
together quickly.

Nice work today!

Yeah!
Great job, guys.

Extra dirty martini?

Let's take a cue out
of Gussy's book and go get
a cold one somewhere.

Last one to the bar
is a rotten egg.

We're at my barn today
in my workshop,

and I am working on
a custom project
for the Hersom family.

These are a few of the pieces
of the bottom of the cabinets
at the Hersom camp

that kinda lined the kitchen
peninsula or whatever.

And the story is these also
came out of the same church

that the floor came out of.

But what I was thinking
I could do is make a big
"H" out of them.

Lock them together,
and then stand them up.

It's gonna take
a lot of funky cuts,

but I'll try and make a "H"
that they can put on the wall.

You know,
something they can hang

on the outside of the camp,
inside of the camp.

But it reuses the material.

There really isn't that much
of a use for it otherwise.

So all I did there was
just put a 45 along one edge.

And the idea is that
they'll be locked together,
like this.

And I'll do a couple,
you know...

couple across
the center there.

The tricky part is...

It's almost like doing
crown molding where
it's not just a straight cut.

It's a compound bevel cut
because you're doing
it at an angle.

Angles, man. Angles.

There weren't a lot
of salvageable pieces
from the original molding.

So I've got a few pieces,
but I want to give it
some sort of depth.

Normally, we would just,
you know, square cuts,
butt everything together.

But these do
have a profile to them,

so I wanna
kind of make them 3D.

So I ripped a beveled edge
to raise them up.

But that also complicates
your angles,

just because now,
you're not dealing with
a flat, straight 90-cut.

You know,
it's compound miter cuts.

But that's not... right.

'cause I put you like that.

It takes a little
more thinking.

I don't have too many pieces,
so I can't make
too many mess ups,

but it's just a matter
of figuring out the angles
and how it works best.

Okay!

That's where we want to be.

There we go.

It was really important
for the Hersoms

to try and save
the original church floor
that was in the camp.

They mentioned the story
of where it was from.

So it's fun to just be able to
pull together a few pieces,

just to keep that story going,

and have it as a talking point
and a memory for the family.

It's week four here
at the Hersom camp,

and we're finishing up
the siding on
the second floor.

The guys are gonna
install the front door
going on to the porch,

and that should pretty much
wrap up everything
on the outside.

It's week five
at the Hersom camp,

and today, we're gonna install
the pine flooring on the loft.

We knew this
could be an issue.

Sometimes, when we get
materials and they sit outside

through weather,
like the summers are,

hot, cold, humid, dry,

they start to twist and turn.

We knew this was gonna
be a battle getting it on.

We can always get it back
to perfect, but it takes
more work sometimes.

Okay, just hold it tight.
Right here.

You can come down in a sec.
He's gonna work it.

So we'll go back
to our old wedge trick,

where we'll screw
a wedge to the ground,

and then stack another wedge,

and it takes the curve out
and it makes it straight.

Our little wedge
getting beat up.

You know this process
is really slow and tedious,

and it actually might've cost
us a couple days of labor.

I'm gonna try to get this
a little bit tighter.

That's the way
it is on these small jobs.
It has to look perfect.

Time is money,
and this is a smaller budget.

Today at the Hersom camp,
Doug is working on plumbing,

Jedi is working on
closing in the loft walls,

I'm working on trimming out
the windows in the kitchen,

Dixie's working on
the bathroom,

and Nick is in the loft
putting up the boards.

I mean, it's your typical
finishing up day.

Still have a punch list
of stuff left to do.

We've got to put down
the bathroom floors.

The big thing was getting
the kitchen cabinets in,

so we could get measurements
for our countertops.

He's figuring it out
right now.

So we know it's going to be

refrigerator, lazy Susan,
stove, sink.

And then we'll fill in
the rest with what we've got.

All right. Here's the deal.

Here's the deal.

We could make it work,
but it goes...

fridge, stove and sink,
immediately beside the stove.

What's
'wrong with that?

'Cause then that
gives you all that...

Full countertop, then you get
that little triangle with
the lazy Susan in it.

Okay.

Morning.

Good morning!

I heard Nick
sweated more than I did.
That's so awesome.

Sweat through his shirt
already, Nick.

Oh, yeah, dude!

It's hot up here, buddy.

What kinda counter...

Is this gonna be a custom
or something we have?

It's just this corner,
and then a straight shot.

Awesome.
That's why I'm trying to get them in today,

so we can pull
the measurements.

It's getting down to the final
two weeks or so.

We're just getting everything
closed in, finished up.

Getting that trim done.

Then we can let Ashley
get in here and decorate.

Right now, Nick and I
are up in here
just finishing up this loft.

Got a great little loft here
for the kids to
come up and sleep.

And it's gonna come out
pretty nice.

So after we get
done with this,

we'll shift downstairs
and jump on to the ceiling.

So Doug has got
all the plumbing roughed in.

It's been tested,
so we're able to close
the wall in at this point.

I'm working on putting some
nailers in for the shower,

so I can start to put some
sheathing boards on the wall.

I'm just gonna cut through
framing and put it in behind
the back of the shower here,

so when I run
my wood onto it,

I'll actually have
something in to nail it to.

Doug is digging up the septic.

The old pipe,
he said it's very brittle.

He can basically
crush it with his hands.

So he's very gingerly
digging up the septic line.

When I made my cut,
it just broke.

You see right here,
just digging,
it's all collapsed.

Yeah. You shouldn't be able
to put a shovel through it.

So it's no good.
We gotta replace it.

Can't use this, so...

Think the tank is going
over here, little ways.

So not very deep.

I'm just digging it up.
Gonna put a brand-new
piece in.

Morning!

Morning!

What's up?

What are you up to?

Coming in to play
with you guys.

So last time I was here,
they were putting
up the siding,

and it had just been
freshly painted.

And today when I showed up,
and having it all done,

I think it looks beautiful.
I really, really do love it.

Hello, up there!

Hello!
Nick!

Ay!
I got a special project for you today,

at some point
when you get done.

Dude, yeah.
Getting there. Can't wait.

Today, I'm making a custom
piece for the Hersoms.

I'm taking and cutting out
a Shriner's emblem,
painting it.

And just something that
you can hang up
and you can see,

and, you know,
be reminded of the Shriners.

So I've got this idea.
Okay.

They are really big
into the Shriners.

Shriners is an organization,
I think nationwide,
I don't know,

but we didn't even know
my grandpa is a Shriner.

And they just do a lot,
especially the kids that
are burn victims.

They have couple
Shriner's hospitals

that are always
doing fund-raisers.

I just learned today that
Nick's brother was burnt
in a fire when he was a kid,

and the Shriners
helped him out.

I love the Shriners.

Yeah?
Yeah, they are super significant to my family.

Really?
My little brother had, like, 60% of his body burned,

40% third-degree.

He was slated for two months
in the hospital.

And then, he ended up
being out in two weeks
once he got to the Shriners.

No scarring.
Wow!

Yeah. Whoa!
You're the right person to ask then!

I was gonna do
the Shriner's emblem.

Yes!
So I was thinking...

I just need somebody,
really quickly, to help me
just cut it out.

And then I'm gonna
paint it on.

And I'm just gonna attach it
to the church boards that
they have here.

Okay.

Don't mess it up,
whatever you do.

Okay.

Okay.

Yay!

All right.
Well, I am going
to start painting it.

And then, I'll let you know
if I need a hand.

Yeah, please do.
Yeah, if you run
into something.

Cool.
Yeah.

Thanks, Nick. You're the best.
Yeah, buddy!

Hey, Gussy.
Does that look like a Shriner?

Oh, okay!

Do I need to do anything else?

Okay, I'll keep working.
I'll keep working.

Doug's been trying to dig
and find out where
the problem is in the pipe,

and he just kept getting
further and further away
from the house.

Further Doug got away
from the house,

the more expensive
I knew it was getting.

So yeah,
it's one of those days,
I figured I'd help him out.

And he found the tank finally,
after, like, three or four
false tank alarms,

and it was worse
than we thought.

Look at that.

This is a big concern.

We're getting indication
that the tank is bad.

So we might have to
dig up the tank,
put a whole new tank in.

The reason he's dug this far
is because the inlet,

the whole cast iron
was so brittle.

If it's bad back there
and we keep chasing this,

it's probably
going to get worse.

It's a darn good thing
we figured this out,

'cause say we attached that
and it didn't break,

then everything backs up
in the new house.

Couldn't be a better time
to do this, believe it or not.

Oh! There it is.

I'll let the homeowner
know the bad news
at the end of the day.

Big concern today
is Doug's dealing
with some septic issues,

trying to tie in the new
plumbing to the old plumbing,

and it's not going so well.

Oh! There it is!

And it's full!

And it needs to be replaced.

How old do you think it was?

Older than you and I.

Yeah,
call a local expert.

All right.
This is beyond me.

That's a $4,000
or $5,000 shovel.

Bummer.
Yeah.

We're in the last week
at the Hersom camp,
and it's down to the wire.

We got a lot of things to do,
to get done,

but things are looking good.

It's your typical
finishing up day.

We've got one week left,

and, you know,
we still have a punch list
full of stuff left to do.

We need to get
the electrical finished up,
plumbing finished up.

We've got to put down
the bathroom floors,
get the bathrooms installed.

Loft railing,
kitchen countertops installed.

And a lot of trim.

Oh, boy! Here we go!

That's it. That's what we get.
That's the last piece.

Took a little bit
of fandangling to get it

'cause we have a piece of trim
up here already,

but cut it back,
cut it to fit, we're golden.

Loft is done.

All right, so.

Yeah. I like it, huh.

I love it.

So what I was thinking is,
I'm gonna take it home and
just put a coat of poly on it,

Great. Mm-hmm.
just so to protect it.

Nick and I were kinda
auditioning where we were
gonna put the Shriners piece.

We can do this gable end
or that gable end.

That one?

Oh, I kinda
like it inside now.

Jedi, Dixie, what'd you think?

You like this up here?
That looks great.

Thank you, Ashley.
Thanks. I appreciate it.

We'll
make a decision.

Last project today
is a big project.
Really excited about it.

We had eight ladders
leftover from a job
from three years ago,

and today we're gonna use
the last one up.

So it's gonna work,
no matter what,

and we're very, very excited.

Yeah, we've been using
those all over the place.

This is gonna be
the fifth or sixth camp.

I think it's gonna just need
more of an angle, so it'll...

Oh, we can all...
This is awesome.

So...

Let's get a big two by four.

It's out of the way
of the light switches.

Is it too short? Is it high enough?
It's gonna be perfect.

All right.

Up a little bit.

Perfect.

We're gonna make
that ladder work.

We may have to modify
a couple of things,

and then we get
to start building again.

Three years later,
fresh ladders.

Oh, man!

Like a glove!

After Doug took
a good inspection,

Ryan wanted me to reach out
to the Hersoms to see
how they wanted to proceed.

Septic was not part
of the original budget.

And because we are so far
along into the project,

that it definitely would
delay handing the camp
back to them.

So we wanted to check
with the Hersoms to see

whether they wanted
the camp sooner or later,

with or without
the septic repaired.

Good morning, Chase.

Hey, Joe, how are you?

Good, good. You?
Good.

So Ryan made you aware
of what the situation

with your septic system,
I understand.

Yeah, we actually
talked about it
as a family, and...

Good morning, Chase.
Hey, Joe. How are you?

Good, good. You?
Good.

So Ryan made you aware
of what the situation

with your septic system,
I understand.

So I guess,
the real question is,

Would you like the camp back
as it is now?

The camp is finished,
but the septic won't
have been touched.

Or would you like
us to take care
of the septic installation?

Yeah, we actually
talked about it as a family,

and we decided that
we'd love to get
the camp back sooner,

and it's just something we'll
take care of as a family
little bit down the road.

Okay. The plan's
in place already for you to go

whenever you wanna
pull the trigger.

Great!
Thank you so much, Chase.

We look forward to seeing you
and get the camp back.

Absolutely!
We'll see you soon.

I called Joe, see how
they wanted to proceed.

And they've decided that
they're okay with giving
the camp back as it is,

and they will handle
any septic repairs necessary.

Over the last four days,
while Francis was landscaping,

my team was able to come in,
and we were able to just
throw it back together.

We got some great decor.
We got tons of loons.

Liz loves loons.

So we were able to place them
throughout the cabin.
Not too much.

Just enough to give it
that Maine lake feel,
you know.

Oh, yeah.
I like the "H" there.

Outside, it kinda got lost
with the trim,

'cause the trim kinda looks
the same as the "H."
So inside, I think it works.

And then,
what about mine up here?

Yeah.

The Hersoms had $40,000
to put into this project.

They were hopeful
to have the camp back
by end of August.

It's middle of August.
They still have plenty
of summer left.

Yeah! Good job!

Nice! That's the-Yeah.

It'll last way longer
inside, anyway.

You know
the Shriners' handshake?

Well, sure.

Let's go meet them.
We're ready.

Cool!

Hi, guys!

Wow!

Holy cow! Wow!
Holy moly!

Welcome back!

I love the color!
Yeah, I like the color, too.

That siding.

Hey! Welcome back!

What do you think?

Unreal.

I've been waiting for this day
for everybody else
to experience,

and I just wanted it
to be perfect,
and it was. It was great.

You know, I love the fact
that if you look
at the front of it,

it still looks like
the shape of the old cabin.

But then, behind it,
it's amazing to see how much
bigger and cleaner.

And I love the color of it,

and the trim work,
and the new roof.

Just really blown away
by the whole thing.

Hi, guys!

Hi!
Howdy! Howdy!

Welcome back!

Look at this camp!
I love the color!

Oh, yeah.
Excellent.

We can't stub
out toes here like we did
for years and year.

I know. Look at this.
It's beautiful!

When I saw the loft,
when we were coming up
along the water,

what I thought about is that
there's even more places
for people to be comfortable.

You've got a couple of more
options than just bed
or no bed.

It's a little bit more
different than when you
handed the keys off last time.

Beautiful!
It is gorgeous.

Fantastic!

So all new siding,

a new bump up, new windows,

Fixed up your fireplace a little.
fixed up your fireplace.

Fantastic.
Oh, yes!

It looks
like the old camp,

but at the same time
it's almost brand-new.

And it fits perfect
with the landscape,

and the lookout
on to the lake.

I absolutely love it.

So I guess that sums up
everything we've done
on the outside.

Why don't you head on in,
to the inside?

We'll go after you.
Get up there!

Let's go!

Oh, my!

Wow!

Look at this!

Bathrooms!
Wow!

It is so pretty.

I think the biggest detail
when you walk in is
it's very inviting.

It's very open.

You know, before,
there was probably
way too much stuff in there,

way too much, you know,
as most camps get.

So now it's all
fresh and clean,
and new again.

And it's awesome.

Yeah,
all new electrical,

all new insulation,
new cabinets.

We kind of scratched our heads
to figure out how to keep

the bedroom and get
a larger bathroom in here.

So we ended up kinda
shifting everything that way
just to squeeze it all in.

So you've got a bathroom
with a shower inside now.

Perfect.

You've got
a private bedroom,

and you have additional
loft space up above.

Awesome!
Wow!

And also,
I don't think we pointed out,

but we had painted
a Shriner's emblem.

I did see that. Yeah.

To honor all the Shriners
in the family.

And we did save
some of that trim or molding
from the base cabinets,

and made a "H" out of it.

To walk in and see
the Shriner's emblem
up above there,

obviously means a lot
to our family.

I know Dad would be
super proud of that,

and would show that off
to everybody that came in.

He loved it out here.

This was his sanctuary.

And I think
he'd be super happy
and super proud of it.

Oh, look at all
the loon stuff.

This is awesome!

Awesome! Awesome!

Oh, wow! This will be so cool!

Ah! That's perfect!

We talked about for years,
for putting a loft in.

We looked at
that every summer.

My uncle, my father,
"Ah, we're gonna
put a loft in.

We gonna do it.
We gonna do it."

We never did it.

If they'd put a loft in
up there, you wouldn't
have been able to even get in.

You would've been crawling in.
Crawling into the bed.

Yeah.
But that would've been a big deal for us.

This is so cool!

Oh, my gosh!

When you're inside
and you turn back, and
you're looking at the lake,

it just seems like the lake
is that much bigger now.

You have such more
of a view of the water.

It just brings in
an awesome energy
in through those windows.

We had $40,000 to put
in this project.

We started early summer.

You said you wanted it back
by end of August.

So camp is yours.
Camp is yours.

We just need to
hand you the set of keys.

I would just like to say
thank you to everybody
at Maine Cabin Masters.

Unbelievable job.

And looking forward
to enjoying camp
for many years to come.

It was just like
a dream come true.

You know, it was just...
The camp really
needed some work.

And we were gonna have to
do it anyway.

And we never would've
done it the way
you Cabin Masters did it,

which is ten times better
than what we could've
come up with.

So it's beautiful.