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(narrator) DAN AND NANCY
WANT TO MOVE THEIR FAMILY BACK INTO THE CITY...
WE DON'T WANT TO WAIT ANY LONGER.
BUT THEY HAVE TO DO IT ON A BUDGET...
(Jonathan) A FIXER-UPPER IS THE ONLY WAY TO GO.
SO THEY'LL NEED HELP FROM THE PROPERTY BROTHERS.
REALTOR DREW SCOTT WILL FIND TWO HOUSES THEY CAN AFFORD...
THE HOUSE DOESN'T SHOW VERY WELL, BUT I SEE THE POTENTIAL.
AND CONTRACTOR JONATHAN SCOTT WILL DO THE HEAVY LIFTING...
I COULD PUT ALL YOUR MUST-HAVE ITEMS IN THIS HOME
AND STAY IN YOUR BUDGET.
AND TRANSFORM A DATED DUMP...
GOSH, IT'S GORGEOUS.
INTO A DREAM HOME.
(Drew) WELCOME TO YOUR HOME.
OH, WOW.
THEY...
THEY ARE THE PROPERTY BROTHERS.
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NANCY AND DAN ARE READY TO TRADE SUBURBAN SPRAWL
FOR CITY CONVENIENCE.
WE, UH, ARE NOT FANS OF THE COOKIE-CUTTER SUBDIVISIONS.
YOU CAN WALK FOR HOURS HERE AND ONLY SEE HOMES.
WHERE WE LIVED BEFORE, YOU COULD WALK TO THINGS.
YOU COULD WALK TO THE PUB. YOU COULD WALK TO THE COFFEE SHOP.
HERE WHERE WE ARE, EVERY TIME YOU GO OUT,
YOU HAVE TO GET IN YOUR CAR.
PILING THE FAMILY IN THE CAR CAN BE A REAL CHORE,
UM, BECAUSE, AGAIN,
WE CAN'T EVEN WALK TO THE STORE TO GET A LOAF OF BREAD.
UH, IT'S--IT CAN BE REALLY DAUNTING.
AND EVEN WHEN WE WANT TO TAKE OAKLEY TO A GOOD PARK,
UM, AND ALL OF US GO TOGETHER,
HERE WE ARE WITH THE TWO KIDS, THE DIAPER BAG, THE DOG,
GETTING INTO THE CAR TO TAKE A WALK,
WHICH IS RIDICULOUS TO US.
WE'RE DRIVING SOMEWHERE TO TAKE A WALK.
IT'S ALSO AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE FOR ME, TOO.
I-I--HAVING TO DRIVE ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE
JUST DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH ME.
THE OTHER THING FOR ME IS BECAUSE I COMMUTE
INTO WORK ON THE TRAIN, WE'D LIKE TO FIND A PLACE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE TRAIN STATION THAT I COULD JUST WALK.
THAT WOULD BE A KEY FEATURE FOR US.
I'M THE ONE WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE KIDS
WHEN THEY COME BACK FROM SCHOOL AND DAY CARE.
WHILE I'M MAKING DINNER UP HERE,
THE KIDS ARE USUALLY PLAYING IN THE LIVING ROOM,
AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO RUN BACK AND FORTH EVERY MINUTE
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE'S OKAY
WHILE I'M TRYING TO DO THINGS IN THE KITCHEN.
SO SOMETHING A BIT MORE OPEN CONCEPT, I THINK,
WOULD WORK BETTER FOR OUR FAMILY.
WE ONLY HAVE ONE MAIN BATHROOM IN THIS HOUSE.
NANCY AND I ARE SORT OF OF LIKE MIND
IN TERMS OF THAT WE LIKE OLD HOUSES WITH, YOU KNOW,
WOOD TRIM AND A BIT OF CHARACTER.
IN TERMS OF BEDROOMS, WE--I'D SAY WE--IT'S OKAY.
WE COULD USE A BIT MORE SPACE.
WE'D LIKE OUR DREAM HOME NOW, IF WE COULD,
UH, WITHOUT TOO MUCH WORK, WITHIN OUR BUDGET.
THE BUDGET IS ABOUT--
ALL INCLUDED, ABOUT $480,000
IS--IS THE MOST WE PROBABLY WOULD WANT TO SPEND.
NANCY AND DAN'S WISH LIST IS BIGGER THAN THEIR BUDGET...
REALLY WITH THEIR BUDGET,
THEIR ONLY OPTION IS TO BUY A FIXER-UPPER.
EXACTLY. THESE TWO NEED A REALITY CHECK.
SO THE BROTHERS ARE SHOWING THEM THEIR DREAM HOME...
SO THE COUPLE CAN SEE
HOW FAR THEIR MONEY CAN'T GO.
(Nancy) THE STUCCO'S NICE.
(Drew) AFTER YOU GUYS.
OH, WOW.
(Dan) VERY NICE.
WOW, IT'S REALLY WARM AND INVITING IN HERE.
SO THIS HOME IS ACTUALLY WELL OVER 100 YEARS OLD.
REALLY?
YEAH, YOU'D NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL WALKING IN HERE.
IT'S GOT THE POT LIGHTS, AND THE FLOORING HERE
MATCHES THE CHARACTERISTIC OF A 100-YEAR-OLD HOME,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY BRAND-NEW.
WOW. OH, WOW. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
GAS FIREPLACE, NATURAL GAS.
I LOVE THAT FIREPLACE. YEAH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
A HOME OFFICE.
(Nancy) OOH. OH, LOOK AT THE BEAUTIFUL BUILT-IN CABINETS.
HAVE A SEAT. PICTURE YOURSELF IN THE SPACE.
I COULD WORK HERE. OH, YEAH.
(Jonathan) AND WHEN YOU'RE WORKING HERE ALL DAY,
LONG HOURS AND STUFF,
YOU WANT AN OFFICE THAT'S BRIGHT AND INVITING,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS.
ABSOLUTELY. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THIS 2-PIECE.
OH.
OH, I LOVE THESE FLOORS. IT'S VERY MODERN.
I LOVE THAT YOU HAVE SO MUCH SPACE.
IN EVERY ROOM OF THIS HOUSE, YOU COULD HAVE A DANCE PARTY.
(imitates dance beat)
I LIKE IT.
THAT'S GOOD.
LET'S HEAD UP AND CHECK OUT THE BEDROOMS.
OKAY.
OH, THIS IS NICE.
A GOOD SIZE FOR THE KIDS?
YEAH, IT'S VERY UNIQUE. I LIKE IT.
PRETTY CUTE.
(Nancy) OH, THIS IS A CUTE ROOM.
(Dan) AH, ELLA'S ROOM.
YEAH, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ROOM FOR ELLA.
(Drew) NOW THIS IS A BATHROOM.
(Dan) OH, WOW. THIS IS GREAT.
(Nancy) COOL BATHROOM.
EXCELLENT.
OH, I LOVE THAT TUB. I COULD SIT IN THERE FOR HOURS.
WHY DON'T I SHOW YOU THE MASTER SUITE?
ALL RIGHT, GREAT.
OH, I LIKE THIS.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
YEAH, IT'S NICE.
ITS VERY NICE.
IT'S BIG. I REALLY LIKE THE TWO WINDOWS.
(Drew) YEAH, YOU'VE GOT THOSE GREAT VIEWS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.
THAT'S GREAT.
OOH, AN EN SUITE.
(Dan) AH, VERY NICE.
OH, I LIKE IT.
THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO YOU GUYS, RIGHT?
YOU WANTED TO HAVE AN EN SUITE.
WE DEFINITELY WANTED AN EN SUITE.
IT'S ON OUR MUST-HAVE LIST.
IT'S A NICE SIZE, TOO.
AND FEEL THAT HEATED FLOOR? MM-HMM.
VERY NICE.
THIS ENTIRE HOME IS BEAUTIFULLY STAGED,
AND IN A BUYER'S EYES, THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE--
VERY IMPORTANT.
HONESTLY, I COULD NAME A MILLION THINGS
ABOUT THIS PLACE THAT I LOVE.
IT'S JUST--IT FEELS LIKE IT WAS THE PERFECT HOUSE, REALLY.
(Drew) COME ON IN.
(Nancy) OH, WOW. OH, MY GOD.
(Dan) WOW.
OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS IS MASSIVE.
(gasps) LOOK AT THESE WINDOWS.
YOU GOT THAT BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
I LOVE THAT I COULD SEE THE KIDS WHILE I'M MAKING DINNER,
IF THEY'RE PLAYING OUTSIDE.
I REALLY LIKE THE GRANITE. THIS IS--THIS IS DARK.
YEAH, THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
KIND OF DARK GRANITE IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
(Drew) GAS RANGE BUILT IN.
OH, I LOVE THIS.
AND IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A BUTLER'S PANTRY.
OH, WOW.
CHECK IT OUT.
MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE TO HIRE A BUTLER.
(laughs)
(Dan) IT'S NICE.
(Nancy) OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
FALLING IN LOVE?
YEAH, IT'S A GREAT FEATURE.
ALL THAT'S LEFT TO TALK ABOUT IS THE PRICE.
$500,000.
IT'S PROBABLY A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
I'M GONNA GUESS $550,000.
THE LIST PRICE ON THIS HOME IS ACTUALLY $749,900.
(exhales)
OOH.
THIS WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE. I'M SO DEFLATED BY THE PRICE.
YEAH, BUT, I MEAN, THIS AREA OF TOWN,
IT'S A REALLY NICE AREA...
IT IS.
SO I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT IT WAS $750,000.
BUT IT DOES KIND OF... (clears throat) KNOCK YOU DOWN A BIT
WHEN YOU SEE WHAT YOU LIKE, BUT YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT.
KNOCKS YOU DOWN A LOT.
YOU GUYS WERE VERY PARTICULAR
ABOUT ALL THE WISH LIST ITEMS YOU HAD TO HAVE IN YOUR HOUSE.
YOU WANTED IT FINISHED, READY TO MOVE IN.
ANYTHING YOU PICK OUT THAT YOU LIKE,
WE CAN PUT IT INTO A HOME THAT NEEDS RENOVATING.
DON'T BUY IT PRE-FINISHED. YOU'RE JUST PAYING EXTRA FOR IT.
RIGHT.
NOW THE PROPERTY BROTHERS WILL SHOW NANCY AND DAN
THAT THEY CAN HAVE A HOME WITH CHARACTER
WITHIN THEIR BUDGET,
BUT AS DREW SHOWS THEM THE FIRST FIXER-UPPER,
THEY'LL HAVE TO LOOK PAST
THE MUSTY SMELLS AND DATED DéCOR.
(Drew) IT'S A FIRST GENERATION RAISED BUNGALOW,
MAKING IT OVER 100 YEARS OLD.
IT'S 2,000 SQUARE FEET AND ONLY STEPS TO DOWNTOWN.
IT IS DEFINITELY DATED, BUT IT COULD EASILY BE RENOVATED
TO LOOK NEARLY IDENTICAL TO DAN AND NANCY'S DREAM HOME.
OH, MY GOD.
WOW.
OH, MY GOD.
SO THIS...
IT STINKS IN HERE.
YEAH, IT SMELLS.
I--THIS IS JUST... (laughs)
IT'S HIDEOUS.
ARE YOU HAVING AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO THE SMELL RIGHT NOW?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT JUST MEANS THAT SOMEWHERE
THEY HAVEN'T FINISHED THE PLUMBING PROPERLY,
SO YOU HAVE THOSE SEWER GASES COMING UP.
THAT COULD BE FIXED.
SEWER GASES.
COME ON IN TO THIS ROOM HERE.
YOU WANTED SOMETHING WITH CHARACTER.
IT JUST NEEDS TO HAVE SOME NEW LIFE BREATHED INTO IT.
IT'S A GREAT LOCATION.
IT'S RIGHT DOWNTOWN WHERE YOU WANT TO BE.
IT IS ACTUALLY THE OLDEST HOUSE IN THIS ENTIRE AREA.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1846.
OH, MY GOSH.
EXTREMELY OLD.
I THINK THE WALLPAPER IS ORIGINAL.
BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT FIRST REALLY DREAMY HOME
THAT WE SAW...
YEAH, THE ONE FOR $750,000?
YES, THAT ONE.
IT WOULD BE THE ONE.
THIS COULD LOOK JUST LIKE THAT.
YOU CANNOT TELL ME
THAT WE COULD GET SOMETHING LIKE THAT OUT OF THIS.
I CAN WORK MIRACLES. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WANT YOU, FIRST OF ALL, JUST TO WALK THROUGH THE SPACE
AND GET A VIBE, LOOKING PAST THE OBVIOUS UGLY.
OKAY, OKAY, OPEN MIND.
(Nancy) OKAY.
THIS...
UH.
IS WHAT SHOULD BE A KITCHEN.
SO WHAT IS THIS?
OOH.
IT--IT IS RIDICULOUS, THAT'S FOR SURE.
GO AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE AND HAVE A PEEK.
IT'S JUST A SINK.
FOR SOME REASON THEY FIGURED IT WAS IMPORTANT
TO HAVE SOME SEPARATION.
(laughs)
I ACTUALLY PERSONALLY SEE
WE HAVE THE SPACE IN THE BACK.
WHY NOT PUSH THIS WALL BACK 10 OR 15 FEET,
ADD A WHOLE NEW KITCHEN IN THERE.
YOU'VE GOT A NICE EATING AREA HERE,
TONS OF SPACE FOR THE KIDS.
LET'S HEAD THROUGH HERE.
(laughs) OH, MY GOD.
YOU HAVE A LITTLE 2-PIECE BATH.
THEY WALLPAPERED THIS BATH.
I'M GETTING A HEADACHE.
ANOTHER WALLPAPERED ROOM.
OH, MAN. IT STINKS DOWN HERE.
OH, MY GOD. THE SMELL IS HORRIBLE.
IT IS A LITTLE STINK DOWN HERE. YOU GOT TO LOOK PAST THAT.
THIS HOUSE IS SO OLD.
I MEAN, WHO KNOWS WHAT'S IN THE WALLS?
WE HAVE NO IDEA.
I FEEL DIRTY JUST BEING DOWN HERE.
BUT THIS IS A VERY BIG SPACE.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A WALKOUT BASEMENT.
THERE ARE HUGE WINDOWS.
THEY JUST HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED, AND IT'S LOOKING DARK.
IT'S NOT VERY APPEALING TO SHOW.
BUT YOU COULD DEFINITELY BRIGHTEN THIS UP,
GET SOME NICE LIGHT COLORS ON THE WALL.
THROUGH HERE IS THE KITCHEN.
ALL RIGHT.
(Dan) IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S A KITCHEN/LAUNDRY ROOM.
YEAH, THEY'RE KIND OF THROWING EVERYTHING DOWN HERE.
KEEP IN MIND THAT WE HAVE THAT ADDITION ON THE BACK AS WELL
WITH AN EXTRA 10 OR 15 FEET, SO I PICTURE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE
A HUGE MASTER BEDROOM WITH FRENCH DOORS THAT OPEN INTO IT,
LOTS OF LIGHT,
AND OF COURSE, THERE'S AN EN SUITE AS WELL.
OH.
TAKE A LOOK.
(Nancy) OH, MY GOD.
(Drew) STEP RIGHT IN.
WOW.
(Jonathan) AND I WILL SAY THAT I'M PRETTY CONFIDENT THE SMELLS
ARE COMING FROM DOWN HERE SOMEWHERE.
EW.
THAT IS THE SMALLEST BATHROOM I HAVE EVER SEEN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO KEEP THAT.
OH, HOT BATHS ARE 15 CENTS.
SO WE'VE SEEN INSIDE THE HOUSE.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU GUYS SOMETHING COOL IN THE BACKYARD.
OH, MY. THIS IS LIKE A DUNGEON.
THIS WAS AN OLD STORAGE AREA AND A STABLE FOR THE HORSES.
WAS IT REALLY?
YEAH.
NOW OBVIOUSLY WITH THE ADDITION JONATHAN'S TALKING ABOUT,
THIS WOULD ALL BE BLOWN AWAY...
RIGHT.
SO NOW THIS WOULD BE A PART
OF THAT NICE, BIG, GORGEOUS MASTER SUITE.
GOT TO GET RID OF THAT SMELL.
SO OVERALL, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
THIS NEEDS A LOT OF WORK.
SO MUCH WORK.
I-I JUST DON'T KNOW.
OKAY, A LOT OF THIS STUFF I CAN'T SEE IT.
YEAH.
LIKE, I WOULD NEED YOUR EXPERTISE
TO KIND OF SHOW US THE PLANS AND HOW IT'D COME TOGETHER,
'CAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH STUFF.
THE OTHER THINGS I HAVEN'T MENTIONED--
THIS HOUSE HAS NEW FURNACE,
NEW HOT WATER TANK, AIR-CONDITIONING,
SO THEY'RE A LOT OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WOULD ADD TO COST,
NEW ROOF, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN DONE,
SO WE CAN ACTUALLY TAKE THE MONEY THAT WOULD
BE SPENT ON THAT AND PUT IT INTO OTHER AREAS OF THE HOME.
THAT'S PROBABLY A GOOD CHUNK OF MONEY, TOO, RIGHT?
THIS IS THE FARTHEST THING FROM A COOKIE-CUTTER.
YEAH.
NEXT QUESTION IS THE PRICE.
PRICE IS IMPORTANT. LET'S GET DOWN TO NUMBERS.
THE LIST PRICE ON THIS PLACE IS ONLY $299,900.
WOW.
THAT'S OVER $180,000 FOR RENOVATIONS.
WOW.
THAT'S A LOT OF RENO.
WE CAN GET ALL OF YOUR MUST-HAVES INTO THIS HOME
AND STAY IN YOUR $480,000 BUDGET.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE,
'CAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH WORK TO DO.
THERE'S A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE ON THAT PLACE.
I MEAN, THE SMELL ALONE...
OOH.
IS PROBABLY WORTH 100 GRAND TO GET THAT OUT OF THERE.
(laughs)
THE BUNGALOW WOULD BE A MAJOR RENOVATION,
AND NANCY AND DAN AREN'T READY TO COMMIT.
COMING UP,
DREW WILL HAVE TO SHOW THEM A FEW MORE OPTIONS.
I'M NOT CONVINCED. I'M SORRY.
(Drew) I AM GONNA LOVE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE
WHEN HE PROVES YOU WRONG.
NANCY AND DAN WANT THEIR HOME TO HAVE CHARACTER
AND ALL THE MODERN UPDATES,
SO DREW IS SHOWING THEM FIXER-UPPERS
THAT COULD BE TRANSFORMED INTO THEIR DREAM HOME.
(Dan) THAT NEEDS, UH, SOME SERIOUS WORK.
HERE IT IS-- A NICE HUGE LOT.
(Dan) TOO MUCH WORK.
(Jonathan) NOT FOR ME.
YEAH, I WASN'T FEELING THAT.
NO.
(Dan) A LITTLE SMALL.
(Drew) ALL RIGHT.
(Drew) HERE WE GO. THIS IS A REALLY GREAT COMMUNITY.
(Dan) IT'S TOO BOXY.
DREW HAS ONE MORE HOME THAT COULD BE PERFECT,
IF HE CAN CONVINCE NANCY AND DAN.
(Drew) A NICE CORNER LOT BUT TOO BIG A YARD TO MAINTAIN.
(Nancy) THANK YOU.
AFTER YOU.
(Drew) WITH 5 BEDROOMS AND NEARLY 3,000 SQUARE FEET,
THIS HOUSE HAS THE POTENTIAL
TO BE EVERYTHING DAN AND NANCY ARE LOOKING FOR.
IT WAS A RENTAL PROPERTY,
BUT IT'S GOT ORIGINAL WOODWORK AND LOTS OF OLD-FASHIONED CHARM.
OH, WOW.
(Dan) IT'S YELLOW.
IT'S, UH, IT'S YELLOW.
(Drew) LOTS AND LOTS OF YELLOW BUT THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOU HAVE A JONATHAN IN YOUR BACK POCKET,
HE CAN EASILY OPEN THIS UP.
WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE?
THIS IS A UNIVERSITY TOWN,
SO A LOT OF THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN REALLY SECTIONED OFF,
MULTIPLE LEVELS FOR LIVING SPACES.
YOU'D TAKE THAT OUT.
YOU HAVE REALLY NICE WOODWORK THAT THEY KEPT IN PLACE...
YEAH.
SAME WITH THE STAIRCASE. YOU GUYS LIKE THE WOOD?
YEAH, THE WOOD IS BEAUTIFUL.
MAYBE NOT THE DRAGON LANTERN?
(Dan) I'M NOT TOO KEEN ABOUT THE LANTERN.
THE LANTERN IS NOT SO NICE.
YEAH, THIS THING'S DIFFERENT.
OKAY.
SEE PAST THAT AND SEE PAST THE YELLOW.
COME ON IN TO THE KITCHEN.
ALL RIGHT.
(Dan) LOOKS PRETTY NARROW IN HERE.
IT'S VERY NARROW.
(Drew) THE BATHROOM ON THE MAIN LEVEL,
HAVING A FULL 4-PIECE
ON THE SIZE OF A MAIN FLOOR LIKE THIS,
I WOULDN'T SAY JUST GETTING RID OF THE BATHROOM
BUT KEEP IT AS A POWDER ROOM, MAYBE A 2-PIECE.
IT'S GREAT TO HAVE A GUEST POWDER ROOM ON THE MAIN FLOOR.
IT ADDS VALUE TO YOUR HOME.
(Jonathan) I THINK THE MOST DRAMATIC CHANGE IN HERE WOULD BE
I WOULD REMOVE THIS WALL BETWEEN THE DINING ROOM AND THE KITCHEN.
I WAS GONNA SAY,
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT CLAUSTROPHOBIC IN HERE.
AGAIN, MOVE THAT WALL, THEN IT'S GONNA FEEL A LOT BIGGER.
BUT THAT SOUNDS VERY EXPENSIVE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT THE BONES OF THE HOUSE,
SEE IF IT'S SOMEWHERE THAT YOU COULD SEE YOURSELF LIVING,
AND THEN WE'LL WORRY ABOUT NUMBER CRUNCHING LATER.
OKAY.
I LIKE EVERYTHING. THERE'S A LOT OF CHARACTER IN THE HOME.
IT JUST NEEDS A LITTLE LIFE BREATHED INTO IT.
(Drew) THE FORMER 1-BEDROOM SUITE.
YOU DO NOT LOOK CONVINCED?
I'M NOT CONVINCED. I'M SORRY.
I AM GONNA LOVE THE LOOK ON YOUR FACE
WHEN HE PROVES YOU WRONG.
THIS IS YOUR MAIN 4-PIECE BATHROOM.
(Nancy) OH, MY.
(Dan) IT'S PRETTY ROUGH IN HERE.
WOW.
IT'S DATED.
WHO NEEDS HARDWOOD FLOORING WHEN YOU CAN HAVE HARDWOOD WALLING?
OH, OH, MY GOODNESS. THERE'S WOOD ON THE WALL.
AND I GENERALLY DON'T RECOMMEND
FIXING WATER LEAK PROBLEMS WITH DUCT TAPE.
(laughs)
IT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU DO.
(Drew) AND SURPRISE,
YOU HAVE ANOTHER KITCHEN UP ON THE SECOND LEVEL.
PERSONALLY I WOULD KEEP THIS AS A BEDROOM,
BECAUSE IT'S THE LARGEST ROOM ON THIS FLOOR.
(Nancy) A BEDROOM.
YEAH, BEDROOMS ARE BETTER.
I JUST CAN'T PICTURE IT. I CAN'T PICTURE IT.
ANOTHER GOOD-SIZED BEDROOM.
YEAH.
CONTINUE.
(Dan) OOH.
OH.
BLUE.
ANOTHER DECENT-SIZED ROOM FOR A KID'S ROOM.
IT FEELS SMALL, THOUGH.
IT'S THE COLOR.
IF YOU USE NEUTRAL COLORS, IT WOULD BE FAR MORE APPEALING.
WHY ARE THERE NO CLOSET DOORS?
I WOULD OPEN THAT RIGHT UP AND PUT A BIG NICE WIDE CLOSET.
RIGHT.
CAN'T QUITE PICTURE OUR FAMILY LIVING HERE.
I HAVE SOMETHING I THINK YOU GUYS ARE GONNA LIKE.
OKAY.
(Drew) LOOK AT THIS SPACE.
(Nancy) OH, WOW. IT'S BIG.
(Dan) REALLY BIG.
DO YOU THINK THIS IS BIG ENOUGH FOR YOUR BEDROOM?
THAT WOULD BE A HUGE BEDROOM. OH, MY GOODNESS.
A BIT ROUGH, I'M THINKING THESE FLOORS NEED HELP.
(Jonathan) THIS IS SUBFLOOR.
(Drew) THIS IS SUBFLOOR, YEAH.
SO WE WOULD PUT YOUR FLOORING ON TOP OF IT
AND JUST CLEAN IT ALL UP.
IT LOOKS A BIT RICKETY.
WHAT ABOUT THIS--THIS...
(Drew) CHECK IT OUT.
I'D REMOVE THIS EXTENSION
TO RESTORE THE HOME TO ITS ORIGINAL INTEGRITY
AND MAKE SURE IT'S SAFE AND TO CODE.
YOU CAN FEEL THE FLOOR. IT'S BOUNCY.
YEAH.
I DON'T--I DON'T WANT TO BE ON HERE ANY MORE.
YEAH.
COME ON BACK IN TO THE SAFE AREA.
THANKS.
THE ROOM IS NICE. IT REALLY IS.
I-I JUST THINK IT COULD BE A LOT OF WORK.
OKAY.
WELL, I'M NOT WORRIED ABOUT THAT,
BECAUSE HE'S GONNA DO THE WORK, SO...
I NEVER STEP DOWN FROM A LOT OF WORK.
SO WHY DON'T WE GET DOWN TO PRICE?
THE LIST PRICE FOR THIS HOME IS $412,900.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE SCARED AWAY
BECAUSE THE HOUSE DOESN'T SHOW VERY WELL,
BUT I SEE THE POTENTIAL. JONATHAN SEES THE POTENTIAL.
I KNOW I COULD PUT ALL YOUR MUST-HAVE ITEMS IN THIS HOME
AND STAY IN YOUR BUDGET OF $480,000.
REALLY? I DON'T KNOW.
MM-HMM.
THIS HOUSE SEEMS, UH, ALTHOUGH IN OUR BUDGET,
IS--SEEMS LIKE IT NEEDS A TON OF WORK,
AND I DON'T KNOW WITH TWO LITTLE KIDS IF THAT'S DOABLE.
NANCY AND DAN NOW HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
COMING UP, JONATHAN'S OPEN-CONCEPT DESIGNS
WILL CHANGE THEIR MINDS.
IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY'RE BOTH AMAZING.
THE PROPERTY BROTHERS HAVE SHOWN NANCY AND DAN
HOMES IN THEIR PRICE RANGE.
NOW IT'S TIME TO SHOW THE COUPLE
WHAT A DIFFERENCE RENOVATION WILL MAKE.
SO HERE WE ARE ON THE BIG DAY. ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED?
YES. AND REALLY NERVOUS.
YEAH.
YEAH?
NOW, WE HAVE THE STABLE HOUSE, AND WE HAVE THE RAINBOW RENTAL.
ANY FAVORITES RIGHT NOW?
THEY'RE BOTH PRETTY UGLY, SO...
THEY NEED--THEY BOTH NEED A LOT OF WORK.
IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE RIGHT NOW,
BUT I KNOW WE HAVE A WINNER BETWEEN THESE TWO PROPERTIES.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THE STABLE HOUSE.
I'M GONNA TOTALLY REMODEL THIS HOME.
NANCY, I'LL START WITH AN OFFICE
AT THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE FOR YOU.
I THINK A SOLID WOOD DESK AND SHELVING
GIVES THE ROOM A PROFESSIONAL POLISH.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
PRETTY NICE.
OH, MY GOSH. IT'S GORGEOUS.
I COULD WORK IN THERE. I COULD TOTALLY WORK IN THERE.
IT GETS EVEN BETTER.
I'M GONNA TAKE DOWN THE WALL BETWEEN THE KITCHEN
AND THE DINING ROOM TO GIVE YOU THAT OPEN CONCEPT THAT YOU WANT.
THIS WILL MAKE SPACE FOR A FANTASTIC GOURMET KITCHEN
AND AN ISLAND WILL BECOME THE FOCAL POINT OF THE ROOM.
THE KIDS CAN WATCH AS I COOK. THAT'S GREAT.
MM-HMM.
MAYBE YOU CAN TRAIN THEM
SO THAT SOONER OR LATER THEY'LL START COOKING FOR YOU.
SOUNDS GREAT. I'M ON IT.
I'M ALSO GONNA EXTEND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE BY 20 FEET
TO CREATE A FAMILY ROOM THAT'S OPEN TO THE KITCHEN.
ONE DAY YOUR KIDS CAN KEEP AN EYE ON YOU RELAXING
WHILE THEY DO ALL THE WORK.
I HAD NO IDEA THAT HOUSE HAD THAT MUCH POTENTIAL.
THE LIST PRICE ON THIS HOME IS ACTUALLY $299,900,
WHICH IS MARKET VALUE,
SO I THINK OUR TARGET PRICE WILL BE $280,000.
RENOVATIONS-- MAJOR OVERHAUL,
SO WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $180,000 OF BRAND-NEW,
AND THAT'S GONNA BE SEVEN WEEKS.
SO FOR $460,000,
YOU WOULD GET THAT BEAUTIFUL HOME,
AND THE BEST PART, IT'S STILL $20,000 UNDER YOUR MAX BUDGET.
RIGHT.
YEAH.
WOW. AMAZING.
WELL, YOU CAN'T MAKE YOUR MIND UP YET.
WHY DON'T WE LOOK AT THE RAINBOW RENTAL?
OKAY.
I'D START BY TAKING DOWN THE WALL
BETWEEN THE HALLWAY AND THE LIVING ROOM
TO OPEN UP THE SPACE.
I'LL CONVERT THE FIREPLACE TO A MORE ECO-FRIENDLY GAS SYSTEM,
AND, DAN, I'LL REPAIR AND REFINISH
THE ORIGINAL WOODWORK
TO GIVE YOU THAT CHARM YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
WOW.
WOW. AT THAT BEAUTIFUL FIREPLACE.
NOW THAT IT'S OPENED UP,
IT LOOKS A LOT MORE WARM AND INVITING.
WELL, I'LL OPEN IT UP EVEN MORE BY ADDING
CUSTOM SHELVES BETWEEN THE LIVING ROOM AND DINING ROOM.
AND, NANCY, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE KITCHEN
ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE LIVING ROOM.
I LIKE THE SHELVING.
LOOK AT HOW OPEN THAT IS COMPARED TO WHAT IT WAS BEFORE.
MM-HMM.
THE KITCHEN'S THE BEST PART--
MARBLE FLOORS, CUSTOM CABINETRY,
STATE-OF-THE-ART APPLIANCES, AND GRANITE COUNTERTOPS.
I'LL REDUCE THE POWDER ROOM FOR MORE SPACE
AND ADD A 2-TIER ISLAND.
I REALLY, REALLY LIKE THE OPEN CONCEPT.
I LOVE THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE KIDS
AND EVERYONE IN THE HOUSE WHILE I'M IN THE KITCHEN.
THAT'S AWESOME.
I KNOW YOU WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE BACK ADDITION,
SO I'LL KEEP SOME MONEY ASIDE IN THE BUDGET TO HAVE IT REMOVED.
LET'S BREAK DOWN THE NUMBERS ON THIS PROPERTY.
OKAY.
SO LIST PRICE IS $412,900.
THEY'RE A LITTLE OVERPRICED.
I THINK MARKET VALUE WOULD BE ABOUT $400,000.
NOW IT HAS BEEN USED AS A RENTAL.
IT NEEDS A LOT OF WORK
TO BE CONVERTED BACK INTO AN OWNER-OCCUPIED HOME.
AND I THINK WE WOULD GO IN WITH A TARGET PRICE OF $390,000.
RENOVATIONS?
I THINK IT'LL BE ABOUT $90,000,
AND I CAN HAVE YOU IN THERE IN FIVE WEEKS.
WOW.
SO FOR YOUR MAX BUDGET OF $480,000,
YOU COULD BE LIVING IN THAT HOUSE.
AMAZING.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THEY'RE BOTH AMAZING.
THEY'RE BOTH GREAT PROPERTIES. THEY'RE BOTH IN GREAT AREAS.
THE RAINBOW RENTAL HAS THE SLIGHTLY BIGGER LOT.
IT'S A BIGGER HOUSE.
BUT THE STABLE HOUSE,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE A LOT MORE MONEY TO GO TOWARDS RENOVATIONS.
THAT WILL BE A COMPLETE OVERHAUL IN THAT PLACE.
IT'S GONNA LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY, REALLY TOUGH CHOICE.
WELL, WHY DON'T WE GIVE YOU GUYS A FEW MINUTES?
YOU CAN THINK IT THROUGH. BUT WHEN WE COME BACK,
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE TO MAKE A DECISION.
OKAY.
GOOD LUCK.
THANKS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE THE FACT THAT IN THE STABLE HOUSE
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A NEW HOUSE.
YEAH.
LIKE, IT'S GONNA BE NEW,
NEW INSULATION, NEW WIRING, NEW EVERYTHING.
YEAH, BUT POTENTIAL FOR TROUBLE, YOU KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
I, UH, THE THING I LIKE ABOUT THE RAINBOW RENTAL
IS THE WOOD IN THAT PLACE.
MM-HMM.
I MEAN, THAT KIND OF CHARACTER YOU CAN'T BUY ANYWHERE.
I'M--I'M TORN BETWEEN THE TWO.
IT'S TOUGH.
IT'S GONNA BE A TOUGH DECISION.
I KNOW, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE IT, LIKE, NOW.
COMING UP,
WILL DAN AND NANCY CHOOSE TO CLEAN UP THE STABLE
OR STREAMLINE THE RENTAL?
IT WASN'T EASY.
AND ONCE THE DEAL IS DONE, THE HARD WORK BEGINS.
WE'RE GONNA GET OUR HAMMERS.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE DOWN SOME WALLS. I THINK IT'LL BE FUN.
NANCY AND DAN ARE READY FOR A CITY HOME WITH CHARACTER.
THEY'RE CHOOSING BETWEEN TWO FIXER-UPPERS,
EACH WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE A DREAM HOME,
WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM THE PROPERTY BROTHERS.
SO?
WELL, HAVE YOU GUYS MADE YOUR DECISION?
WE HAVE.
WE HAVE, YEAH.
WILL THEY CHOOSE THE STABLE HOUSE
WITH THE $180,000, 7-WEEK RENOVATION
OR THE RAINBOW RENTAL
WITH HALF THE RENOVATION COSTS AND THE SHORTER TIMELINE?
IT WASN'T EASY.
WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THE RAINBOW RENTAL.
OKAY. AWESOME. CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
SO WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE THE RAINBOW RENTAL?
IT WAS A BIT BIGGER.
WE THINK IT HAS MORE ROOM FOR US TO GROW AS A FAMILY.
I'M GONNA GET THE PAPERWORK STARTED, CALL THE LISTING AGENT.
I'LL LEAVE YOU GUYS TO TALK RENOVATIONS.
HOPEFULLY I CAN GET YOU THIS HOUSE.
AWESOME. GET THE HOUSE. YES.
YOU BETTER GET IT FOR US.
NANCY AND DAN NEED $90,000 FOR JONATHAN'S RENOVATIONS,
SO IT'S UP TO DREW TO CLOSE THE SALE
FOR LESS THAN $390,000.
(Nancy) HEY, DREW. BEN, LOOK WHO IT IS.
(Drew) HEY.
OH, LOOK AT THIS. YOU ALREADY HAVE THE CARS READY TO PLAY.
PERFECT. I START EVERY NEGOTIATION PROCESS
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF TOYS.
THIS IS MINE? THIS ONE'S FOR ME?
PERFECT.
THIS IS GOOD. THIS LOOKS FAST.
THAT'S A LUCKY ONE. THAT'S THE LUCKY ONE.
THE LIST PRICE RIGHT NOW IS $412,900,
AND WHEN I LOOK AT ALL THE COMPARABLES IN THE AREA,
I WOULD SAY A GOOD VALUE FOR THIS HOME
IS AROUND $380,000 TO $390,000.
MAYBE WE GO REALLY FAIRLY LOW
AND THEN TRY TO, YOU KNOW, WE COULD ALWAYS COME UP.
WE CAN ALWAYS PUT IN A SECOND OFFER IF WE GET REJECTED.
AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT TO RISK LOSING THIS HOUSE.
REALISTICALLY, I THINK $380,000
IS AS LOW AS WE'D WANT TO PUSH IT,
AND AGAIN, WE DON'T HAVE TO COME UP VERY FAR FROM THERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UM, I MEAN, I CAN--
$380,000's PROBABLY NOT A BAD PLACE TO START.
YEAH, I THINK $380,000. I'M COMFORTABLE AT $380,000.
OKAY. ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.
AND I'LL COME BACK AND PLAY MORE CARS TO CELEBRATE.
EXCELLENT. ALL RIGHT, THANKS, DREW.
FINGERS CROSSED, GUYS.
OKAY, GOOD-BYE!
BYE, BEN.
WE WANT TO COME IN AT $380,000.
BUT SOON DREW IS BACK WITH BAD NEWS.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY REJECTED THE OFFER.
OH.
THEY THOUGHT $380,000 WAS TOO LOW.
KEEP THE HOME INSPECTION?
YES, THAT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T WANT TO REMOVE,
BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE HOUSE.
WE DON'T WANT ANY SURPRISES ONCE WE GET IN THERE.
LET'S JUST GO BACK
WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH,
AND THAT'S OUR FINAL DOLLAR.
FOR ME, I DON'T WANT TO GO ANY HIGHER THAN $400,000.
OKAY.
OKAY, SO I'M GONNA GO BACK WITH $400,000 EVEN.
WE ARE KEEPING THE CONDITIONS
FOR FINANCING AND HOME INSPECTION.
YES.
SOUNDS GOOD.
SOUNDS GREAT. LET'S DO IT.
HEY, BEN, GUESS WHAT?
WHAT?
I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEND JONATHAN OVER TO BUILD YOU A NEW TOWER.
(laughs)
I TOLD DAN AND NANCY TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND DE-STRESS.
THESE NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN LONG AND TOUGH,
BUT I THINK WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.
THE WAITING IS PROBABLY THE HARDEST PART
OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS, BECAUSE THE STRESS LEVEL
IN BETWEEN CALLS AND MEETINGS IS JUST UP HERE.
WELL, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF NEWS FOR YOU...
YEAH?
AND IT'S GOOD NEWS. YOU GOT THE HOUSE.
YES!
WHOO.
CONGRATULATIONS.
OH, THAT'S AWESOME.
$400,000. CONDITIONS ARE HOME INSPECTION AND FINANCING.
AFTER JONATHAN'S DONE WITH THE HOUSE,
IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
I HAVE NO DOUBT IT'S GONNA BE GORGEOUS. WE'RE THRILLED.
LET'S DO A MONKEY BAR RACE TO CELEBRATE. BEN.
(Nancy) COME ON, BUD. YOU CAN WIN, BEN. YOU CAN TAKE HIM.
(Dan) WHO'S GONNA WIN?
ALL RIGHT, READY? AND TWO, THREE, FOUR.
I AM SO THRILLED THAT DAN AND NANCY WERE ABLE
TO KEEP THEIR COOL DURING THE NEGOTIATION PROCESS,
BUT NOW WE GOT THEM A SIGNED DEAL,
AND THIS HOUSE IS THEIRS.
BUT AT $400,000, WE'VE GOT $10,000 LESS FOR THE RENO,
WHICH BRINGS OUR BUDGET DOWN TO $80,0000.
TO HANDLE THAT SHORTFALL,
JONATHAN'S GOT TO FIND SOME MAJOR SAVINGS
AND STILL STAY WITHIN THAT 5-WEEK TIMELINE.
THIS RENOVATION STARTS WITH SOME MAJOR DEMOLITION,
WHICH THE HOMEOWNERS HAVE AGREED TO DO TO SAVE SOME COSTS.
THE END RESULT WILL BE A GREAT OPEN-CONCEPT SPACE.
REFINISHING ALL THE HARDWOOD FLOORS
AND PUTTING IN A CUSTOM KITCHEN
WILL GIVE THIS HOME AN UPDATED FEEL
BUT STILL KEEP ITS ORIGINAL CHARM.
ARE YOU GUYS EXCITED? THE BIG DAY, RENO STARTS.
SO EXCITED. SO EXCITED.
ARE YOU READY TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY?
SO READY.
ARE YOU READY FOR THESE?
YES! THANK YOU.
WELL, I DO HAVE SOME BAD NEWS.
THE INSPECTION DID SHOW THAT WE HAVE ***-AND-TUBE WIRING,
SO THAT'S GONNA TAKE SOME MONEY OUT OF OUR BUDGET.
YEAH.
AND UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE OF THAT
AND BECAUSE WE SPENT A LITTLE EXTRA ON GETTING THE HOME,
WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE THE BUDGET TO TAKE DOWN THAT ADDITION.
OH.
UNFORTUNATELY.
YEAH.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
CHANNEL THAT FRUSTRATION INTO SOME SMASHING.
WE'RE GONNA GET OUR HAMMERS.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE DOWN SOME WALLS. I THINK IT'LL BE FUN.
(Drew) YOU GUYS GET AT IT. I'M OUT OF HERE. HAVE FUN.
THANKS, DREW.
(Jonathan) LET'S GO, GUYS.
WHEN YOU'RE GETTING INTO DEMO, A LOT OF PEOPLE
PROTECT THE FLOOR JUST WITH PAPER OR CARDBOARD,
BUT KEEP IN MIND
IF YOU HAVE HEAVY WOOD AND PLASTER FALLING DOWN,
IT'S STILL GONNA DENT YOUR HARDWOOD FLOORS.
SO I LIKE TO USE PLYWOOD. THAT WAY YOU WON'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
I'D LIKE TO DO THE CEREMONIAL SWING,
SO WHO WANTS TO HIT IT?
ME. ME, ME, ME.
YOU'RE GONNA DO IT? ALL RIGHT, TAKE THAT THERE.
THANK YOU.
I WILL GIVE YOU A MARK RIGHT THERE.
OKAY.
LET ME GET OUT OF YOUR WAY.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR GLASSES ON?
READY? YEP. READY TO GO.
YOU WANT ME TO TRY?
CAN YOU DO ANY BETTER?
(Nancy laughs)
THERE IT GOES.
OH, MY GOD. WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
OH, WOW.
(Dan) ALL RIGHT.
HOW'S IT FEEL?
(Dan) GREAT.
MY CLAUSTROPHOBIA HAS LIFTED.
THIS PLACE IS AWESOME.
SEE, THIS IS HOW A FRONT ENTRANCE SHOULD BE,
RIGHT INTO THE LIVING SPACE.
YEAH, IT FEELS GREAT.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL EVEN BETTER?
CLEANING UP ALL THAT CRAP.
WHAT?
(laughs)
COMING UP,
THE RENOVATION IS OFFICIALLY UNDER WAY...
THIS IS AMAZING.
BUT IT'S ABOUT TO HIT A ROAD BLOCK.
(Jonathan) I'D SAY WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING TOTAL
AT AROUND $13,000 OR $14,000 JUST FOR THE MAIN FLOOR.
TO STICK TO THEIR $480,000 BUDGET,
NEW HOMEOWNERS DAN AND NANCY ARE ROLLING UP THEIR SLEEVES
AND PITCHING IN ON THEIR RENOVATION.
(Nancy) WHOA.
OH, THIS JUST MAKES ME NERVOUS.
(Dan) OH.
ALL RIGHT, GOT IT?
(Jonathan) I'VE ALREADY DISCONNECTED THE PLUMBING,
SO WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO-- THIS ISN'T EVEN CONNECTED.
(Nancy) OH, WOW.
THAT'S NOT HOW YOU DO A COUNTERTOP,
BUT IT MAKES OUR LIVES A LOT EASIER.
WATCH THE WINDOW.
(Nancy) I WILL.
(Jonathan) DEMO'S MY FAVORITE PART,
BECAUSE I LOVE TO SEE WHAT PEOPLE DO
WHEN THEY GET A SLEDGEHAMMER IN THEIR HANDS FOR THE FIRST TIME.
SO WE'LL JUST TAKE THE SURFACE OFF, LEAVE ALL THE FRAMING.
MOST LIKELY I'LL HAVE TO PUT A BEAM IN
SO WE HAVE THAT OPEN CONCEPT.
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, MASK UP. IT'S GONNA GET DUSTY.
LET'S DO IT.
(Nancy) YEAH.
(Dan) ALL RIGHT.
WHOO-WEE.
THAT'S A TASTE OF YOUR OPEN CONCEPT.
(Nancy) OH, YES, I LOVE IT.
WELL, HERE'S THE CULPRIT, THE ***-AND-TUBE WIRING.
(Nancy) OH.
IT'S DEFINITELY GONNA COST US A BIT OF MONEY
OUT OF OUR BUDGET, BUT WE KNEW THAT WAS COMING.
YEAH.
YOU'LL NOTICE WE ACTUALLY HAVE
THREE OR FOUR GENERATIONS OF ELECTRICAL,
AND NONE OF THE WATER LINES ARE TIED IN EITHER,
SO THIS ALL NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
SO WE HAVE ANOTHER WALL COMING DOWN.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS BACK,
CONVERT THE BATHROOM TO A 2-PIECE POWDER ROOM.
IT GIVES US MORE FOOTPRINT IN THE KITCHEN.
WHOO! NICE.
(Dan) ALL RIGHT.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW I USED TO BE IN MARTIAL ARTS.
WAH!
(laughs) NICE.
WITH THE DEMOLITION COMPLETE,
JONATHAN IS INSTALLING A BEAM TO SUPPORT THE SECOND STORY,
SINCE THE WALL BETWEEN THE KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM
IS COMING DOWN.
(Jonathan) WE NEVER WANT TO HAVE WOOD MEETING CEMENT OR BRICK.
OTHERWISE YOU GET ROT. SO WE'VE GOT PLASTIC IN BEHIND THE BEAM.
AND WE'RE GONNA NAIL THE BEAM ABOUT EVERY FOOT
SO THAT WE'VE GOT A GOOD BOND. IT'S GONNA BE STRONG.
HI, JONATHAN. OH, MY GOODNESS.
(Jonathan) CAME TO SPY ON US?
YEAH. WE--WE JUST WERE CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.
THIS IS AMAZING.
SO IS DAN WITH YOU, OR IS HE AT WORK?
NO, HE'S AT WORK.
I WAS JUST ON MY WAY TO TAKE ELLA TO DAY CARE,
SO I THOUGHT I'D POP IN.
WE ONLY NEED YOUR APPROVAL ANYWAY, RIGHT?
I'M GLAD YOU KNOW THAT.
SO THAT BEAM IS GONNA HOLD UP THAT WHOLE LEVEL UPSTAIRS?
ABSOLUTELY.
ACTUALLY WE PUT AN ENGINEERED BEAM IN,
'CAUSE IT'S RATED FOR 40% MORE LOAD
THAN WHAT THE ENGINEER ASKED FOR,
SO YOU'RE GONNA HAVE NO PROBLEM.
WELL, I'M GONNA GET ELLA BACK TO DAY CARE,
AND I'LL LET YOU GET BACK AT IT.
SOUNDS GOOD. BYE, ELLA.
SAY "BYE."
BYE.
BYE, JONATHAN. OKAY, SEE YOU LATER.
I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUDGET.
UM, YOU KNOW, I HOPE THAT NO SURPRISES COME UP...
(babbling)
UH, AND, YEAH, TIME-WISE,
I'M WONDERING HOW THEY'RE GONNA GET IT ALL DONE...
(crying)
CONSIDERING THERE'S, YOU KNOW, NO WALLS IN THE PLACE.
WITH THE BEAM INSTALLED, IT'S TIME TO TAKE OUT THE SUPPORTS.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THIS REINFORCED BEAM
IS STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD UP A SMALL APARTMENT BUILDING.
WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY, DAN WANTED TO REPLACE
THE FRENCH DOORS ON THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE
WITH MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINDOWS.
AS A BONUS, HE AND NANCY CAN SELL THE OLD DOORS
AND ADD A FEW DOLLARS BACK TO THE BUDGET.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LIKE IT. THE WINDOW LOOKS GOOD.
NOT THE WINDOW SO MUCH, I'M TALKING ABOUT THE SIDING.
THIS IS WHERE YOU HAD SOME CONCERN.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
(Nancy) ARE WE GONNA STAIN IT?
WE CAN DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE. ORIGINALLY WE TALKED ABOUT
PULLING SOME OF THE COLOR FROM THE HOUSE.
I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE WOULD TIE IT
INTO THE EXISTING WOODWORK OF THE DECK
AND GO SOMETHING LIKE THE WHITE HERE.
I'M THINKING WHITE JUST MIGHT BE A BIT TOO MUCH WHITE.
I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK THE BRICK WOULD BE BETTER.
YEAH, MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO PULL IN THE COLORS FROM THIS.
WE CAN DO THAT. I CAN PICK A FEW COLORS.
DO YOU WANT ME JUST TO PUT IT IN AND SURPRISE YOU?
I THINK YOU CAN SURPRISE US AS LONG AS IT'S NOT WHITE.
IT'S JUST PAINT.
TRUE.
WORST-CASE SCENARIO, WE CAN CHANGE IT AFTERWARDS.
BUT I'LL GO WITH SOMETHING THAT TIES INTO THE BRICK A LITTLE.
OKAY.
IT'LL BE FINE, AS LONG AS THEY PAINT IT THE RIGHT COLOR.
I JUST DON'T WANT THEM TO PAINT IT ONE COLOR,
AND THEN WE HAVE TO REPAINT EVERYTHING.
TRUE.
SO AS LONG AS IT KIND OF MATCHES WHAT'S THERE NOW,
I THINK IT'LL BE GOOD. IT'LL LOOK FINE.
AS LONG AS IT'S NOT WHITE, AGAIN NOT WHITE.
SO WE DID A DRY-FIT FIRST.
THAT WAY OUR SPACING WOULD BE CORRECT.
YOU DON'T WANT TO LAY SIDING FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.
OTHERWISE YOUR LAST PIECE IS CUT,
AND IT JUST DOESN'T LOOK GOOD. SO WE'LL START IN THE MIDDLE.
WE'LL WORK OUT WAY OUT, AND THAT WAY THE TWO CUTS WILL BE EQUAL,
AND IT'LL BE MORE PLEASING TO THE EYE.
WE'VE ALSO ADDED SOME HOUSE WRAP
SO IF ANY DRIVING RAIN DOES COME IN, IT'LL SHED RIGHT OFF.
THAT WAY YOU'RE WATERPROOF, AND IT LOOKS GOOD.
NOW WE'RE READY FOR INSTALL.
BUT JUST AS THE HOUSE IS MAKING PROGRESS,
THERE'S A SETBACK IN THE KITCHEN.
THE OLD PLASTER WALLS
WON'T SUPPORT THE NEW KITCHEN CABINETS.
ORIGINALLY WE WERE TRYING TO SAVE SOME MONEY
AND NOT DAMAGE THESE WALLS WHEN WE WERE TALKING IT DOWN.
BUT AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, LIKE YOU CAN SEE,
THIS IS ALL JUST BREAKING AWAY.
IT'S ALL THE OLD PLASTER. IT'S JUST BREAKING OFF.
AND THE LATH IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH STRUCTURALLY NOW
TO HANG THE CABINETS.
WE'D HAVE TO TAKE ALL THE PLASTER OFF.
WE HAVE TO REFRAME THIS WALL PROPERLY
IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE LOAD OF THE CABINETS AND THE DRYWALL
SO WE CAN PUT NEW TILE UP.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY ABOUT ANOTHER $1,000.
WHEN YOU DO THE WALL, YOU'LL INSULATE IT AS WELL?
I MEAN, THIS IS AN OLDER HOME.
YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE, THERE IS NO INSULATION IN THIS HOME.
THIS IS--THAT'S THE INSIDE OF YOUR BRICK RIGHT THERE.
YOU'VE GOT ABOUT AN INCH AND 1/2 OF WOOD WITH THE LATH
AND THE PLASTER ON TOP.
SO I MEAN, IN THE WINTER...
THIS IS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME.
THIS, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING HERE
BETWEEN THE BRICK AND WHAT WOULD BE THE WALL.
THERE'S NO INSULATION WHATSOEVER.
RIGHT.
AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW, YOU WOULD HAVE COLD ZONES.
THE WALL NOTICEABLY WOULD BE COOL IN THE WINTERTIME.
WHAT SORT OF TIME CRUNCH WOULD THIS PUT ON YOU GUYS?
WE, AGAIN, WOULD HAVE TO STUD EVERYTHING,
FRAME IT ALL UP, MOVE THE ELECTRICAL,
THEN RE-DRYWALL.
THEN, OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT TO PAINT,
AND WE'VE GOT TO DO THE TRIM, AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
I'D SAY WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING TOTAL
AT AROUND $13,000 OR $14,000...
OH.
JUST FOR THE MAIN FLOOR.
OH, MY GOD.
THAT WOULD ENCOMPASS
WHAT WE WERE ALREADY DOING WITH THE $1,000 IN THE KITCHEN.
MM-HMM.
(clears throat)
IF THIS WAS MY HOME, I WOULD TEAR IT ALL DONE.
I WOULD REFRAME,
SPRAY FOAM, 'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE A VAPOR BARRIER AS WELL,
AND IT WOULD GIVE YOU THAT SEALED, WARM, COMFORTABLE ZONE.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS A BIG BOMB TO DROP.
I MEAN, IT WASN'T JUST, "OH, WE FOUND AN EXTRA ***-AND-TUBE
IN THE WALLS THAT WE NEED TO CHANGE"
OR YOU KNOW, "WE MAY NEED TO PUT
SOME HARDWOOD, SOME NEW HARDWOOD DOWN."
OH, NO. THIS IS "WE GOT TO RIP OUT ALL THE WALLS,
BECAUSE THEY NEED TO BE RE-INSULATED."
BIG BOMB, BIG ONE.
YEAH.
I THINK YOU'RE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISION,
'CAUSE IT'S GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
YEAH.
AND WE'LL HAVE TO GET STARTED RIGHT AWAY,
BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF TIME HERE.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN I CAN GET THE SPRAY FOAM GUYS IN HERE,
'CAUSE THIS IS THEIR BUSY TIME OF YEAR.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO PULL IN SOME SERIOUS FAVORS
TO GET US BACK ON TRACK WITH THE SCHEDULE.
TIME IS NOT ON MY SIDE.
I'M GONNA GIVE HIM A CALL HERE
AND JUST SEE IF HE CAN EVEN GET IN RIGHT AWAY.
(telephone rings)
(Kenny) Hello?
HEY, KENNY?
Yeah.
I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK.
I NEED YOU TO GET IN HERE RIGHT AWAY.
LIKE, IF WE PREPPED EVERYTHING HERE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE DAYS,
IS THERE ANY WAY YOU GUYS COULD COME SPRAY ON THURSDAY?
Thursday? You mean this Thursday?
YEAH, LIKE THIS THURSDAY TO SPRAY THE WHOLE MAIN FLOOR.
Oh... Thursday.
COMING UP,
AS JONATHAN STRUGGLES TO KEEP THIS RENO ON TRACK,
THE HOMEOWNERS ARE CHOOSING THE NEW FLOORS...
(Jonathan) THIS IS THE EASIEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE.
AND JONATHAN IS READY TO SEND THEM ON THEIR WAY.
PERFECT. NEXT TIME YOU GUYS WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS,
IT'S GONNA ALL BE DONE.
IT'S WEEK THREE OF NANCY AND DAN'S URBAN REMODEL.
DESPITE THE LAST-MINUTE DISCOVERY
OF THE INSULATION ISSUE,
JONATHAN MANAGED TO SCHEDULE THE SPRAY FOAM CREW,
BUT IT MEANT HIS TEAM HAD TO WORK AROUND THE CLOCK
TO PREP THE HOUSE
FOR THE NEW, MORE ENERGY-EFFICIENT INSULATION.
(Jonathan) WE'RE USING A PRODUCT
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE EXPENSIVE TO START--
IT'S A CLOSED-CELL, 2-POUND FOAM--
BUT IT GIVES YOU 95% EFFICIENCY,
BETTER THAN ANY OTHER TYPE OF INSULATION.
THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
THE ORANGE AND THE PURPLE INSULATION WE'RE USING.
IT'S JUST TWO DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS.
IT'S ENERGY EFFICIENT,
AND YOU'RE GONNA SEE IT IN YOUR UTILITY BILLS.
(Nancy) IT IS PEACE OF MIND, ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S AN EXPENSIVE PEACE OF MIND,
BUT AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW THAT THE RENO HAS BEEN DONE RIGHT,
AND WE'RE GONNA BE WARM, AND OUR KIDS ARE GONNA BE WARM,
AND I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF THIS RENO.
I DON'T LIKE TO SETTLE FOR MINIMUM CODE.
THIS IS A SUPERIOR PRODUCT,
AND THE INSPECTOR AGREED EVERYTHING WAS DONE BEAUTIFULLY.
MONEY WELL-SPENT, THOUGH,
BECAUSE THEY'RE GONNA FEEL THE DIFFERENCE.
NANCY AND DAN WILL HAVE TO FIND SAVINGS
SOMEWHERE IN THE BUDGET,
AND JONATHAN THINKS HE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP
WITH A SMART FLOORING CHOICE.
SO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, GUYS.
HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED A CORK PRODUCT INSTEAD OF THE MARBLE?
(Nancy) NO.
I'VE HEARD THAT IT'S REALLY ECO-FRIENDLY. IS THAT THE CASE?
VERY ECO-FRIENDLY,
'CAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO CUT DOWN THE TREE TO MANUFACTURE IT.
THEY JUST TAKE THE BARK OFF EVERY NINE YEARS,
AND THEY GRIND IT ALL UP,
AND THEY CREATE THE CORK FROM THAT.
I LIKE THE NATURAL GRAIN IN THIS.
MM-HMM. AND IT IS DURABLE.
ABSOLUTELY, VERY DURABLE.
YEAH, IT'S MADE WITH HIGH-IMPACT WHEN THEY'RE MANUFACTURING IT,
SO IT CAN SUSTAIN A LOT OF WEIGHT ON IT.
IT CAN SUSTAIN A LOT OF HEAT ON IT.
CAN IT SUSTAIN A LOT OF DOG ON IT?
(laughs)
IT'S ACTUALLY--EVEN THOUGH THE CORE IS THE SAME AS WHAT
A LAMINATE FLOOR WOULD BE, WHERE IT'S CLICKING TOGETHER...
RIGHT.
THE SURFACE I WOULD SAY IS EVEN MORE DURABLE THAN LAMINATE.
WHAT ABOUT PRICE?
I MEAN, I KNOW NANCY REALLY WANTED MARBLE, SO...
WELL, THE THING IS YOU WOULD SAVE MONEY
JUST ON THE PRODUCT COST ALONE,
BUT THE INSTALLATION IS PROBABLY HALF THE COST
OF WHAT THE MARBLE WOULD BE.
REALLY? I KIND OF LIKE IT.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH NOT GOING WITH MARBLE?
WE NEED THE SAVINGS.
I CAN BE REASONABLE IN THAT.
WE'VE GOT TO SAVE SOME MONEY HERE, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
THE WHOLE ECO-FRIENDLY PART OF THIS REALLY SPEAKS TO ME....
MM-HMM.
SO I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT CHOICE. I REALLY LIKE IT.
THAT LOOKS ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
THIS IS THE EASIEST DECISION I'VE EVER MADE.
YES, WELL, WE'RE PRETTY EASY PEOPLE, AREN'T WE? AREN'T WE?
YOU'RE EASY, NANCY.
MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
JONATHAN FINDS A FEW MORE WAYS TO CUT COSTS--
REUSING SOME OF THE TRIM IN THE LIVING ROOM
AND REFINISHING THE EXISTING FLOORS.
BUT IT'S STILL NOT ENOUGH
TO GET THIS RENOVATION BACK ON BUDGET.
(Jonathan) SO WE'VE PICKED SOME TILES FOR YOUR HEARTH.
TAKE A LOOK HERE AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK.
(Nancy) OH, I REALLY, REALLY LOVE IT.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE.
(Dan) THAT LOOKS GREAT.
THAT'S GORGEOUS.
AND YOU LIKE IT AGAINST THE STAIN?
THIS IS THE FINISHED STAIN WE DID TO MATCH THE FLOOR.
I DO. I LOVE THE STAIN.
WELL, GOOD. I'M GLAD YOU ENJOY THE STAIN,
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIKE THE NEWS I HAVE TO GIVE YOU.
WE HAD A LOT OF EXTRA EXPENSE INCURRED WITH THE INSULATION
AND SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT HAPPENED.
WE NO LONGER HAVE THE BUDGET TO PUT IN YOUR GAS FIREPLACE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE STICK WITH THE WOOD FIREPLACE.
OH. REALLY?
IT'S JUST--IT'S A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTING.
CHANGING IT OVER TO GAS, RUNNING THE LINES,
WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT $3,000 THAT WE DON'T HAVE.
NO, WE DON'T HAVE IT. OH, THAT STINKS.
IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN SWITCH IT OVER TO A GAS.
BUT AS FAR AS THIS RENOVATION GOES,
I THINK WE NEED TO PLAY IT RESPONSIBLY
AND KEEP IT AS A WOOD-BURNING.
YEAH.
WE'RE DEALING WITH THE REALITY OF OUR BUDGET
WITH THE WOODWORK AS WELL.
TO SAVE MONEY, I'VE DONE SOME PATCHING
AND GONE WITH A CHEAPER PAINT-GRADE SHOE MOLDING,
WHICH CAN'T MATCH UP WITH THE STAIN.
IF WE TRIED TO GO WITH OUR ORIGINAL PLAN
TO REFINISH THE OAK,
IT WOULD BLOW THE BUDGET OUT OF THE WATER.
ARE WE PAINTING IT?
YES, WE'RE GONNA BE PAINTING IT TO JUST SORT OF AN OFF WHITE.
HMM.
ONCE YOU PAINT IT, YOU'RE DONE.
YOU CAN'T-- YOU CAN'T GO BACK.
MAYBE YOU DON'T WANT TO GO BACK ONCE YOU PAINT IT.
MAYBE IT'S BEAUTIFUL, AND YOU LOVE IT.
BUT STYLES ARE GONNA CHANCE.
LIKE, I MEAN, THAT'S WHY I HAVE SUCH A HARD TIME WITH IT.
I KNOW.
WE'RE NEVER GONNA AGREE ON THIS, SO...
CHOOSING THE CORK FLOOR INSTEAD OF MARBLE
SAVED ABOUT $4,000.
USING STOCK CABINETS INSTEAD OF CUSTOM SAVED ANOTHER 6 GRAND.
BUT TO ADD A LITTLE CHARACTER,
JONATHAN FOUND AN AFFORDABLE FAUX BRICK
FOR THE KITCHEN BACKSPLASH.
(gasps) OH, LOOK AT THE BACKSPLASH.
I THOUGHT I SENSED SOME SNOOPING GOING ON.
YES. LOOK.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THAT BACKSPLASH.
BUT AT THIS POINT I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS SNOOPING ANYMORE.
I WANT THERE TO BE SOME SURPRISE SO I'M GONNA KICK YOU OUT,
AND I DON'T WANT YOU BACK UNTIL EVERYTHING'S DONE.
NO. REALLY?
YOU SHOULD TAKE HER KEY.
THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA, ACTUALLY.
I WILL TAKE YOUR KEY.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
PERFECT. NEXT TIME YOU GUYS WALK THROUGH THESE DOORS,
IT'S GONNA ALL BE DONE.
OKAY.
LET'S GO.
I CAN'T WAIT.
HANDING OVER MY KEY WAS A MAJOR THING FOR ME,
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I'M JUST LETTING GO OF THE CONTROL.
JONATHAN AND HIS TEAM ARE DOWN TO THE WIRE
WITH A LOT OF WORK LEFT TO COMPLETE,
BUT HE'S MAKING TIME FOR ONE BIG SURPRISE.
(Jonathan) THEY HAVE NO IDEA THAT I CALLED IN SOME FAVORS,
GOT THEM A NICE GAS UNIT,
AND ACTUALLY, THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH BAD SURPRISES WITH THIS PLACE,
IT'S ABOUT TIME I GIVE THEM A GOOD ONE.
THE RENOVATION IS ONE WEEK PAST SCHEDULE,
BUT IT'S NOW BACK ON BUDGET.
COMING UP, NANCY AND DAN
WILL GET THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THEIR DREAM HOUSE.
(Drew) WELCOME TO YOUR HOME.
OH, WOW.
(Nancy) OH, MY GOD.
NANCY AND DAN WANTED A HOME WITH CHARM AND CHARACTER
IN THE CITY, AND OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS,
THE PROPERTY BROTHERS HAVE TRANSFORMED
A DATED FORMER RENTAL INTO THE HOUSE OF THEIR DREAMS.
COME ON, GUYS.
(Drew) WELCOME TO YOUR HOME.
OH, WOW.
(Nancy) OH, MY GOD.
COME ON IN TO THE SPACE.
(gasps)
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
IT'S PERFECT.
DO YOU THINK THE KIDS ARE GONNA LIKE IT?
OH, THE KIDS ARE GONNA LOVE IT.
THE KIDS ARE GONNA LOVE IT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW DIFFERENT IT LOOKS.
OH, THE FIREPLACE IS IN.
OH, MY GOD.
WE MANAGED TO DO IT FOR YOU.
AWESOME.
IT ALL CAME TOGETHER IN THE END,
EVEN WITH THE REDUCED BUDGET.
THE DARKER STAIN WORKS WELL,
AND WE REALLY SAVED SOME MONEY BY PAINTING THE TRIM WHITE.
I THINK IT'S A GREAT CONTEMPORARY LOOK.
AND YOUR OLD FURNITURE ACTUALLY SUITS THE SPACE.
AND YOU KEPT THE WOOD, WHICH I LIKE.
(Drew) YEAH.
(Jonathan) DEFINITELY, YOU NEED SOME OF THE OLD
WITH SOME OF THE NEW.
AND I LOVE THE WHITE TRIM AROUND THE WINDOWS.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT WORRIED ABOUT THAT, ABOUT KEEPING THE WOOD,
BUT IF YOU'RE GONNA PAINT IT, WHITE'S THE WAY TO GO.
YEAH, IT LOOKS MODERN.
IT LOOKS AMAZING.
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS AMAZING?
WHAT?
THE DINING ROOM.
WOW.
I WANTED TO KEEP THE EXISTING CHARM
BUT REALLY UPDATE THE LOOK HERE.
EXTENDING THE DARK FLOOR STAIN AND THE WHITE TRIM,
GIVES THE OPEN SPACE A COHESIVE LOOK.
AND SAVING THE MONEY ON THE FURNITURE
BY TOUCHING UP YOUR EXISTING DINING SET
TURNED OUT TO BE A STYLISH SOLUTION.
IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.
(Dan) OH, AWESOME.
THIS IS--THIS IS--OUR STUFF LOOKS GOOD IN HERE, TOO.
(Drew) PERFECT SIZE FOR THIS SPACE.
ELEGANT AND MODERN,
WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW I WOULD DESCRIBE OUR DECORATING STYLE.
YOU GUYS NAILED IT.
YEAH, I LOVE WHAT YOU DID WITH THE SHELVES
AND HOW YOU CAN SEE RIGHT INTO THE LIVING ROOM,
REALLY CLEAN.
OH, MY GOD.
THE BEST PART, IN MY MIND, IS THE KITCHEN.
OH, MINE, TOO.
COME ON IN HERE.
WOW, LOOK AT THIS.
LOOK AT THIS.
(Jonathan) KNOCKING DOWN THE WALL TO OPEN UP THE KITCHEN
TO THE DINING ROOM MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
AND SACRIFICING THE MARBLE FLOORS
FOR THE LOWER-PRICED ECO-FRIENDLY CORK
WAS A SMART MOVE.
OFF-THE-SHELF CABINETRY CUT YOUR COSTS
SO WE COULD STILL AFFORD THESE GREAT APPLIANCES.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
OH, MY GOD.
THESE LOOK AWESOME.
THEY'RE LIKE SCHOOLHOUSE LAMPS,
BUT IT'S MODERN, AND IT'S UPDATED,
AGAIN, GIVING IT THAT CHARACTER.
MY FAVORITE FEATURE IS THE BRICK WALL.
I DECIDED TO TAKE THE BRICK FACADE
ALL THE WAY TO THE CEILING TO OPEN IT UP.
IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE IT.
(Dan) YEAH, IT LOOKS REAL.
IT REALLY DOES, EH?
AND I KNOW YOU GUYS REMEMBER WE OPENED ALL THESE WALLS UP
TO PUT IN THE SPRAY FOAM INSULATION.
OH, RIGHT.
I REMEMBER THAT.
AN EXTRA BENEFIT, THOUGH, WAS BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS OPENED UP
WE RAN ALL-NEW ELECTRICAL.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP TO CODE IN THIS HOME.
LOOK, YOU CAN SEE THE KIDS IF THEY'RE IN THERE PLAYING.
YEAH, I CAN SEE RIGHT INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
(Drew) YOU CAN KEEP AN EYE ON DAN AND THE KIDS
WHILE YOU'RE IN HERE COOKING.
(laughs) TRUE.
(Drew) IT LOOKS AMAZING.
(Nancy) IT'S MORE HOME
THAN ANY HOME I THINK I'VE EVER BEEN IN, HONESTLY.
THERE ISN'T A SQUARE INCH THAT I DON'T LOVE, HONESTLY.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.
WHY DON'T WE CHECK OUT YOUR NEW 2-PIECE POWDER ROOM?
OH, YES.
LET'S SEE THAT.
(gasps) OH, LOOK AT HOW ELEGANT IT IS.
VERY NICE.
(Jonathan) YOU HAVE THE LOW-FLOW TOILET.
(Drew) AND YOU HAVE THAT FLOATING SINK,
WHICH I-I MEAN, THE WHOLE SPACE IS BEAUTIFUL AND MODERN.
IF YOU REMEMBER, THIS USED TO BE A RENTAL PROPERTY,
SO THE MAIN FLOOR WAS ONE SUITE.
(Nancy) THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU HAD THE TUB AND EVERYTHING IN HERE.
THAT'S NOT THE BEST USE FOR YOU.
(Drew) THIS POWDER ROOM, 2-PIECE, PERFECT.
IT IS PERFECT.
IT'S CLEAN AND ELEGANT. AND I LOVE IT. IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
DEFINITELY FEELS LIKE HOME.
OH, MY GOSH. IT'S A DREAM.
AND IT'S HOME, AND IT'S--IT'S PERFECT.
(Drew) YOU GUYS HAVE ADDED SO MUCH VALUE TO THIS HOME,
I MEAN, WITH THE NEW KITCHEN,
WITH A FEATURE LIKE THAT FIREPLACE.
(Jonathan) THE REFINISHED FLOORS.
YOU GUYS HAVE ADDED ABOUT $40,000, $50,000 OF VALUE
TO THIS HOME.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT EQUITY. I'M NOT MOVING.
NANCY AND DAN GOT GREAT VALUE FROM THIS FIXER-UPPER.
THEY PAID $400,000 FOR THEIR HOUSE,
WHICH BROUGHT THE RENOVATION BUDGET DOWN TO $80,000.
WITH THE CHALLENGE OF ADDING INSULATION,
JONATHAN NEEDED AN EXTRA WEEK
TO GET THEM INTO THEIR DREAM HOME,
BUT HE DID MANAGE TO STICK TO THAT MAX BUDGET OF $480,000.
(Ben) OUR NEW PICTURE!
(Drew) WHO'S THAT FAMOUS GUY IN THAT PICTURE?
HE LOOKS LIKE A MOVIE STAR.
ME!
THAT'S YOU?
YEAH, THAT'S ME.
AND THAT'S MY DOG NAMED OAKLEY.
WHAT?
(Jonathan) THAT'S EXCITING.
BEN, TELL ME, WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART
OUT OF EVERYTHING IN HERE?
I LIKE EVERYTHING.
EVERYTHING?
(Jonathan) EVERYTHING?
CONGRATS AGAIN, YOU GUYS. YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL HOME.
(Dan) THANKS, GUYS.
ENJOY IT FOR YEARS TO COME.
(Nancy) THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BYE, BEN.
BYE, BEN.
BYE!
HONESTLY, YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME,
BECAUSE THE TRANSFORMATION ON THIS PLACE WAS PHENOMENAL.
YEAH, THEY'RE GONNA BE HAPPY FOR A REALLY LONG TIME.
BUT WHAT WOULD BE MORE AMAZING IS IF YOU PITCHED IN NEXT TIME.
WHOA, HEY.
BABY STEPS, COME ON.
AND NANCY AND DAN
NOW HAVE A UNIQUE FAMILY HOME
WITH ALL THE CONVENIENCE OF LIVING IN THE CITY.