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ANNOUNCER: The renovation you are about to see is real.
KELLEE: My name is Kellee Harney.
My husband James and I...
Don't.
Are ripping now our gross, old kitchen.
Ah! Victory.
KELLEE: And replacing it with a more contemporary one.
Oh.
We have never worked on a project of this magnitude.
Oh, my God, is that mold?
But with our skills and hard work,
this project will go quickly.
Is that duct tape?
Oh, Lord, have mercy.
And with moving day creeping up,
we have to get it done.
Ow! Sh...
You okay?
Oh, my goodness, what is that?
JAMES: This could be a major problem.
KELLEE: Oh.
Oh.
This sucker is still on the wall!
JAMES: We got this home about 4 months ago.
I like this house because it's contemporary.
I like the openness of it.
I like the layout.
I love the landscaping.
However, we've been renovating the entire home.
KELLEE: We completely gutted both bathrooms,
new paint and then, of course this kitchen--
Then of course the kitchen that we're gonna do.
So this is our kitchen.
KELLEE: We do not like the cabinets.
We don't like the color of the cabinets,
I do not like the countertops.
I honestly do not like this backsplash,
so it's--it's out.
I do not like black appliances.
And there's this carpet-like, turf-like,
grass-like substance in the kitchen.
There's honestly not much in this kitchen that I do like.
One of the first things we want to do is get rid of these cabinets.
KELLEE: And so then we'll put in a pretty contemporary cabinet
and we will have a granite countertop with the undermount sink,
and then of course, the flooring.
Then we'll also come and top the kitchen off
with all new stainless appliances.
That's what we're doing.
We want to make it nice and crisp
and make it a Harney residence.
KELLEE: Our timeframe?
So right now we are living with my mom and my sister.
So we need to get into this home as soon as possible.
Our budget for this project is $15,000.
I plan to stay well under that budget
and my wife also plans to stay well under that budget.
If we have one thing in common,
it's spending as less money as possible to have a wonderful project.
My DIY experience is very, very limited.
I have absolutely no DIY experience, none, nothing.
Although I don't have any experience,
I have done a lot of research.
So James has to listen to me on some of this stuff
because I've looked up a lot of stuff.
Listen, I will.
Okay.
KELLEE: Ready for some breakfast this morning, baby?
What do you want?
Cereal.
JAMES: Coming right up.
KELLEE: So this morning we're getting our son up for breakfast.
We need to get him ready and get him to school.
Think I'm gonna have cereal as well.
Okay. I'll eat some, too.
Good morning.
Are you having breakfast as well?
KELLEE: My sister's up with us this morning.
It kind of makes it difficult
when we all have to be somewhere at the same time.
It's really important that we get this kitchen complete
so that we can move out of my mom's house.
So what's the plan for today?
Demo day.
Tearing up the cabinets, taking them out.
We're not going to tear up the cabinets.
Okay. We'll see--
We'll nicely take them out.
Yes.
I thought about something.
'Cause you've been saying "we" a lot lately.
I don't know.
What time is it?
All right, it's time to get cleaned up,
get ready for school, ready?
Good.
Zip up.
Go.
Buckle up for safety. Sit back.
KELLEE: We'll see you in a little while, okay?
Put your game face on, brother.
I'm ready, are you ready?
I was born ready.
All right, kitchen.
Let's do it.
The plan for today is to demolition the kitchen.
Where do you want to start?
Take the refrigerator out first.
JAMES: We're gonna start with removing the appliances
so we can move on to demolition.
All right, that's out.
So you want to start here?
It all has to come out.
We've got to be extra careful with the demolition of these cabinets
because we're donating them to charity
and I want to make sure that we take good care of them.
Be careful, we need this.
It's not trash-- there are people who can refinish this.
Why didn't we?
Because we don't know how. We're not those people.
What?
You just wanna bust something.
James, once you do that, you realize that this is going to go.
It's gonna fall. I know.
This is not part of the cabinet, so who cares if it falls?
Here it comes. Now it should pull right out.
Why is it not coming out?
Trying to salvage the cabinets
so we could be able to donate them
according to the plan but it's taking too long.
Boy, you just want to make some noise
I want to get done.
It's 30 minutes trying to get this off.
This has been up there so long,
I think we just need to wiggle it out a little bit.
Oh, I wonder. You know what I think?
I think we need to hammer them screws out.
It's out.
Yeah, that's it, good job.
There's your first cabinet.
It took us forever.
Oh, my goodness, what is that?
That's termite.
This could be a major problem.
KELLEE: Neither James or I know anything about electrical at all,
I'm a little concerned right now.
I really want us to get this done safely.
Ow!
It all has to come out.
It's 30 minutes trying to get this off.
It's out.
Yeah, that's it.
Oh, my goodness, what is that?
JAMES: This could be a major problem.
That's termite.
Is it?
It is, 'cause look, look at that right there.
Isn't that like a colony or something?
We're finally getting the first upper cabinets down and it's not good.
We find termite damage.
This kind of really sucks, especially with our time.
Let's take a picture of it,
email it to the pest control guy ask him what to do.
You'll call him and let him know you sent him a picture?
Yeah.
( cell phone ringing )
MAN: May I help you?
Hi, this is Kellee Harney.
We are doing some renovation on the kitchen
and we pulled down the cabinets
and it looks like there could be some termite damage.
I took a picture of it and attempted to email it to you.
MAN: Okay, so you want us to come treat that or no?
Well, yeah.
MAN: Yeah, I could maybe come over and spray it.
Okay, bye.
He said he's on his way in maybe like, 30 minutes.
( doorbell rings )
KELLEE: Pest control guy is here.
Nice to meet you, Larry.
So look, all that. Is that termite?
Well, it just needs a good treatment
to make sure they're not here.
So what are you gonna do, spray it?
The treatment's throughout the soil in the ground.
So we don't have to do anything here.
No. Just cover it back up.
So we don't need to do anything,
just cover it back up with cabinets.
Sweet.
The pest control guy is telling us everything is gonna be okay.
Thank you for coming, Larry.
Appreciate it.
So we continue with our demo.
That's a relief. I was worried about the termites.
So let's get back to it.
Okay.
Oh.
So we're demoing right now, it's going pretty well.
Ah!
Victory.
KELLEE: Uh-oh.
This is behind the drywall.
Are you kidding me?
This sucks.
The lines to the dishwasher are running actually behind the drywall.
Oh, Lord, have mercy.
Who puts electrical lines behind the drywall?
I'm hoping that we'll be able to get this line out
without having to tear up the drywall.
Did you hit the breaker?
No.
Should we do that?
Don't touch anything until we get the breaker off.
KELLEE: Is it off?
JAMES: Yep.
Neither James or I know anything about electrical at all.
I'm a little concerned right now,
I really want us to get this done safely.
Be careful.
Ow! Sh...
Yeah.
What did you do?
It just sparked.
That mother sucker's still on.
Hell no. That's it, don't touch it.
Let's just try to call the electrician right now to come and look at this.
( cell phone ringing )
Hey, Jim.
I have pulled out the dishwasher.
It sparked when he pulled the wire out.
JIM: Did you get the wire loose from the dishwasher?
Yes. But I'm scared.
JIM: Just leave it hang there...
How early can you come tomorrow?
JIM: Probably 9:30 before I could get there.
Okay, thanks.
We stop right here until tomorrow 9:30.
Well, thank you, Lord, because that could have killed us.
KELLEE: James, you don't know nothing about voltage.
It's not funny.
Enough to make me curse.
Oh, Lord, have mercy.
JIM: Well, good morning.
KELLEE: We're gonna show you what we're doing.
This morning, Jim the electrician is here.
You see it?
That could have really hurt him, couldn't it?
Yeah.
Yeah, but it might have burnt your fingers.
Yeah.
After last night, we're not gonna touch anything electrical,
we're gonna let the professional work on it.
Hopefully, it won't take the electrician very long
and we will be able to get back to demolition.
Bye, bye.
All right, let's get all this stuff out.
Plan for the day is to get the rest of the demo done.
KELLEE: Okay, cabinet, be nice, okay?
All right, pin this.
This is the work of somebody...
We're trying to get the upper cabinets down, it is ridiculous.
Hey, here, cabinet, get down.
You're on my nerves now, come on.
JAMES: These cabinets are frustrating, they're annoying.
We just need to get them out at this point.
KELLEE: This is ridiculous, there's no way.
Listen, let me tell you what's about to happen.
We're gonna write a check to charity.
I've had it.
Get the sledgehammer and bust these cabinets out.
All right, music to my ears.
I'm tired, man, it's gone too far, it's gone on too far.
These cabinets are absolutely ridiculous.
I am completely over them.
We will write a check to charity.
Sorry, charity.
What's the problem?
It's still sitting up there.
This mother sucker is still up there.
Got it down.
All right, next.
Let's go.
We're getting close.
KELLEE: This is just silly, what did they do?
We are unscrewing, we're yanking,
we are trying everything we can.
They will not budge.
Oh.
Oh, Oh.
Oh, oh, oh, hold it, mommy.
Hold it, daddy.
Somebody, oh.
This sucker is still on the wall!
This is ridiculous.
This is the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life.
Ah!
Ah!
( chuckling ) Now you want to demo.
Thank God, never will I ever remove cabinets
or DIY again.
KELLEE: Daggone.
How sweet it is.
Oh!
Funny, nothing down there.
Oh, my God, is that mold?
Oh, God, jeez.
This sucks.
Our picture does not match.
We're trying to figure out the cabinet layout.
Was this SCR-36?
It's a little bit confusing.
Oh.
KELLEE: My name is Kellee Harney.
My husband James and I...
are in the middle of renovating our kitchen.
This sucker is still on the wall!
And right now things aren't looking good.
Oh, my God. Is that mold?
This sucks.
This is still wet.
I know, take it off, so that we can see what's behind it.
This is not good, but it could be okay,
it could just be surface mold.
I don't know, I can't say for sure.
We're removing the sink cabinet.
There appears to be a little bit of mold there.
This could be a problem, hopefully it's not.
Hopefully it's just surface mold
but we're gonna be cautious and make sure it's done correctly.
Oh, my God.
Aw, heck no.
Is that duct tape?
JAMES: That is.
Really? This ain't real.
Duct tape?
Are you kidding me?
Who puts duct tape around pipe?
Like they are duct taped together to prevent leaking.
I am not a licensed plumber but I know that's not very smart.
We need to call a plumber.
( doorbell rings )
Never been so happy to see a guy in my life.
Hi, Jake.
How we doing?
Jake, what is that?
Is it normal for duct tape to be wrapped around it?
No.
Duct tape is not a good thing.
Can you fix this in 20 minutes?
Yeah.
In 20 minutes?
Yeah.
What?
Ha, don't laugh at what I say.
Hello.
JAMES: Thank goodness for Jake the plumber.
KELLEE: All right, I'm making mud while you cut the bottom.
We're here early this morning so we can install the drywall
on the sink side of the room,
so we'll be ready to set our base cabinets.
You're doing an excellent job.
I don't know, but I think I'm becoming
something like a professional.
Today is all about cabinets.
Cabinets, cabinets, cabinets.
We're gonna get the base set, it'll be ready to go for the granite guy.
So we need MW space.
KELLEE: BMW.
30, 35--
KELLEE: 3D-35.
We're trying to figure out the cabinet layout.
Each cabinet has a code and a number to it.
Let me--I just want to see all the pictures that go to this.
It's a little bit confusing.
Was this SCR-36?
JAMES: Yes, SCR-36.
It looks like it's something right beside it.
So you're getting BMW.
BMW-36.
BMW-30, 35, FX.
So we're driving BMWs down state roads.
I don't know what these names mean,
but we'll figure it out.
This one here.
Our picture does not match.
Maybe it does. It doesn't.
I need the picture to match.
Something right here.
But it's not marked.
JAMES: B24X.
KELLEE: Okay, B24 what?
X.
1, 2, 3.
Oh!
Oh, Lord.
The next one is SB-36.
So what's going on there?
This pipe doesn't come straight out.
We're gonna have to cut some holes
in the cabinets beneath the sink, to run up the pipes.
I haven't used a hole saw before but we'll see how it goes
when I start cutting the cabinet.
KELLEE: Is that supposed to happen?
It's not gonna work.
Really?
Are you kidding?
We have to get the cabinets secured before the granite guy gets here.
We still have more than a lot to do.
( doorbell rings )
Ah, is it here, is it here?
JAMES: Well, here's the obstacle.
I haven't used a hole saw before but we'll see how it goes
when I start cutting the cabinet.
It's not gonna work.
Really?
Are you kidding?
Using this hole saw drill is not working.
It's going halfway in and stopping,
halfway in and stopping.
So having trouble breaking the plane of the cabinet.
Okay, for real, man.
This is stupid.
Frustrating.
Ah!
It is ridiculous that the drill will not get through a cabinet.
There's one.
KELLEE: Yep.
Yeah.
Success.
KELLEE: Yeah.
Getting kind of late in the day, let's call the granite guy
and talk to him about time.
Hello, this is Chad.
Hey, Chad, so it's getting a little late.
Can we maybe schedule something for in the morning?
MAN: Yeah.
Just give me a call, we'll get something set up in the morning.
All right, thanks, Chad.
So all right, Chad can't come out today.
So we'll get him in the morning,
we might as well just call it a night.
KELLEE: All right.
( coughing ) Hey, good morning.
What's up, man?
So this morning not feeling so well.
I can make you a non-drowsy hot drink.
Drinking some hot medicine this morning
and hopefully it'll help me feel better,
hopefully kicks in by the time we start working.
'Cause I definitely need an extra boost this morning.
Hopefully something to make Daddy feel a bit better.
It's crunch time.
We need to get the cabinets finished
so the granite guy can come.
Hopefully, we'll at least get the granite countertops in.
If we do, I'll feel like we've accomplished a huge feat.
All right, we're gonna see you later, okay?
See you later.
Let's go.
Oh, we're back at it.
Oh, God, please help us.
I mean, we've done the best we can do.
If this ain't right then we don't know, we can't do it.
KELLEE: First thing we have to do this morning
is get the cabinets secured before the granite guy gets here.
We still have more than a lot to do.
How are we doing on time?
We better hurry up.
( doorbell rings )
Ah, is it here, is it here?
It's here.
What's up, guys?
We did it.
You ready?
Unbelievable.
The granite guys are here. I'm very excited.
( coughs )
All right, guys, I think that's about it.
What about hanging?
We need to--
JAMES: Do those uppers.
Get this drywall sanded down and hang our upper cabinets.
Is that gonna--
I would stay off of all that just because with the wet silicone,
anything falls in that, it's going to mess the silicone.
So I would just come to a stop from there.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
I'm thinking that we can't--
we shouldn't put the dust on it right now.
We have to do drywall work before we can set the upper cabinets.
I feel like the upper cabinets are gonna be a lot of work.
Lot of strong hammering over my countertop.
I feel like you're not feeling well.
Maybe we should just stop for now and revisit it later.
All right.
Love you. Good job, baby.
Love you.
( James coughing )
Renovations are full of surprises.
Oh, my goodness.
What is that?
Aw, heck no.
Is that duct tape?
JAMES: That is.
I don't want to see another cabinet for the rest of my life.
This mother sucker is still up there.
This sucker is still on the wall!
KELLEE: My name is Kellee Harney.
My husband James and I wanted a new kitchen
so we can move into our new home.
But for now, it looks like we'll be cooking at my mom's.
( James coughing )