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Nashville... we're here.
ANNOUNCER: Matt Muenster is cruising Music City
with one thing on his mind.
I want to remodel a bathroom.
Are you a contractor?
We're looking for dryers.
No.
ANNOUNCER: If he can find an adventurous one--
MATT: Can the house handle an invasion
by a massive crew of people?
Um...
ANNOUNCER: They'll come home to this, a massive new shower,
custom vanity with copper bling above
and a vintage suitcase cabinet
with bumpin' speakers to match.
My wife would kill me for not taking you back to my house.
What are you gonna tell her then?
I'm gonna hope this doesn't make the show.
Probably won't.
MATT: So what you working on?
ANNOUNCER: Professional contractor Matt Muenster
stakes out home improvement stores
looking for do-it-yourselfers who need an extra hand from a pro.
ANNOUNCER: What they don't know is
he's gonna transform their simple project into a total bathroom makeover.
It's like winning the home improvement jackpot.
The pot!
Get ready for a bath crash.
What's the ugliest part of your house right now?
Probably the bathroom.
What's in the bathroom?
Oh, look at that face.
Very ugly beige tile.
I like how you say beige.
Beezh.
You need a contractor?
No.
It's fairly new construction, so...
Ahhh!
Dude, you did just fine.
There's the bathroom.
Cut. He's gonna get his own show.
He's a grown-up.
( indistinct )
Yeah, that just happened.
He made a "uhhh!" noise.
What are you doing?
I don't know but that was awesome.
Couple having a spirited discussion,
but it's over flooring.
Can I mediate?
Ah, maybe.
You work with me for three days,
you get a bathroom, I get out.
You're just gonna give us a bathroom?
Uh...
She's telling you to say yes.
( speaking in foreign language )
Go ahead. Do it.
Do it. Do it.
Yeah, no.
No. See, I don't know, but I might.
Four seconds, just give me a yes or a no.
Quick.
TOGETHER: Yes.
You just made it.
Yes.
I'm behind you, all right?
This is cool.
Wow.
We're back this way.
Okay, I'm coming. I'm coming.
Holy--! They went with the track lighting.
Look at this, this could have been a really nice shower.
JOSEPH: That's the on-deck circle.
What's--exactly.
How many of these bulbs work?
MATT: None?
So it is not functioning at all.
WHITNEY: You don't need it.
We're not having a show.
Number of times taken a bath?
JOSEPH: Zero for me.
A few for me.
You feel cleaner when you get in, or...?
No, 'cause you see this? That's what comes out.
JOSEPH: 'Cause it floats to the top, the jets--
And when you turn the water on,
the first three seconds it's kind of brown.
Every time.
Oh!
JOSEPH: Yummy right?
Moving on.
Talk to me about this guy.
Well, we don't even know what these do.
MATT: You have four knobs and you only use two of them.
We only use these two.
I think one of these turns that on.
No, it doesn't, does it?
MATT: Even if it did work, what would it do?
Just spray water on your feet?
Yikes.
Massive mudroom.
This is usable.
Little toilet, really little mirror.
Please take it.
Say that--I can--say that again, what was that?
I can totally have this room?
As long as we can keep these floors.
Deal breaker.
JOSEPH: She's kidding. She's kidding.
Okay.
It would be really cool
if you could access this bathroom from upstairs.
Like something where you don't have to come down the steps.
A dumbwaiter?
Maybe.
It's a challenge.
Fact.
I've always wished I had a vanity.
Like my own...
Your own perch.
What's your routine?
Blow dry with like seven different,
you know, connections.
Yeah, right. And then--
The Helen of Troy.
That's what it's called.
I'm usually only using one at a time.
Yeah, but that doesn't--
So you're like hair dryer, curling iron.
There are three possible things I can plug in.
Yes.
That's the answer.
JOSEPH: I'm a sound junkie. Love music.
I'm a songwriter and I also-- yeah.
It's Tennessee, what am I thinking?
We're in Nashville, right?
Joseph likes things a lot louder than I do.
Oh, yeah. Eleven all the time.
Nice.
Give me three days and I'll deliver.
Deal.
Cool, see ya.
Here we go.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, Nashville crash.
( honking )
Ha ha ha ha ha!
Yeah!!!
Get down here. Hey, how are you?
Hey, friends.
Whoo!
You guys are gonna work hard.
Meet Brandon Nutt, Nutt Construction.
He's my contractor.
Behind him are able-bodied, very highly skilled plumbers,
electricians, ready to tear apart a bathroom.
Before we do any of that, we should probably show you what we're gonna do.
Go!
ALL: Whoo!
Go, go, go. Find a spot.
Mm-hmm.
What?!
That's the massiveness that is your shower, okay?
ANNOUNCER: Across from the shower,
a freestanding tub under the window,
custom vanity topped with a kitchen sink,
wood-look vinyl on the floor
and leading up to the ceiling, a ladder.
WHITNEY: What?
Remember how you said you kind of wanted to access
this bathroom from upstairs?
If you have any really adventurous house guests,
we're putting in a little trap door
and they can take the ladder down to the bathroom.
This is different.
Here's the tub.
Want to see a better view of the tub?
MAN: Oh, wow.
Wow.
ANNOUNCER: Behind the tub, a makeup vanity for her
and a storage cabinet fashioned from old suitcases
topped with something for him.
That's a boom box, but it's in an old suitcase.
Big-time sound, old-timey suitcase.
We liked the idea so much,
we just got a whole boatload of suitcases
and we're gonna build a piece of furniture out of it.
Yeah.
Why wouldn't you?
What do you think?
It looks ridiculous.
It's ridiculous.
Let's tear down a bathroom with some quickness.
Yes. Here we go.
MATT: It begins.
Nice!
Don't let him hurt himself, huh?
Come on. Come on.
Demo is going great.
I get to smash things.
Did you miss it?
I'm still hitting the tub, I got it.
No, he's saying no.
I'm hitting it!
I missed that time.
Yeah, okay. Ha ha ha ha!
Almost fell a couple of times.
I think I might have fallen-- I mean, I did fall once.
MATT: Oh, he's gonna come flying across the room.
But we're not gonna show that though, right?
MATT: Both of you got that?
You and you.
Oh! Whoa.
Oh, nice.
What's up, Brandon?
That's manly.
I got an idea.
We rarely have two toilets.
Weight on your front foot, and when you let go, run.
One, two, three.
No one's bleeding? Let me see arms and legs.
That was beautiful.
MATT: Success!
ANNOUNCER: Up next.
Oh, my goodness.
ANNOUNCER: Matt attempts to build a ladder.
Those grooves should have been on the inside.
ANNOUNCER: But has better luck
turning old suitcases...
This smells like my grandma's living room.
ANNOUNCER: ...into furniture.
That is awesome.
You're never gonna leave the bathroom now.
I may not.
She's telling you to say yes.
ANNOUNCER: Matt Muenster's in Nashville
Creepy yet?
Okay.
ANNOUNCER: He convinced Whitney and Joseph
to hand over the reins to their bathroom and...
Yeah!
Is he bleeding?
ANNOUNCER: Now with the guys chipping away inside,
Matt's out front building a ladder.
Okay.
So we're gonna clamp it down on this end
and one on this end.
Yeah.
See it spin?
This is gonna give it that rounded shape
and it's gonna give a little bit more detail to it.
So I just want to do it on that leading edge of the step.
Do I get anything on me?
ANNOUNCER: They cut the rungs into 13-inch lengths.
There.
That was right-handed too, I'm left-handed.
Well, as long as you're okay.
I'm okay.
So let's make this 15 degrees, right there.
ANNOUNCER: Then cut the vertical ends
to stand at an angle.
Ready.
ANNOUNCER: And mark for the rungs.
If I hold this as my pivot, and pivot this
so that that line is at 15 degrees...
Whoa.
I've now given myself a 15-degree angle.
No way.
So here's our angle, right?
Mm-hmm.
I'm gonna cut this out, okay?
There's gonna be this 3/4 inch.
Plow all the way through here.
I only want to go into this wood about 1/8 of an inch.
ANNOUNCER: They run the saw back and forth
until it cuts the width of the rungs.
Look at that.
Cool!
Well, 16 more of those.
We could have just bought a ladder, you know.
I know.
ANNOUNCER: Inside the wrecking crew's
still chugging away.
It's a huge mess.
Tons of people in there destroying everything--
makes me a little nervous.
ANNOUNCER: Cuts are done and they're finishing off
the second vertical.
Chisel will clear out just a little bit of scruff.
ANNOUNCER: But after sanding both boards, they realize...
Ahh....
So if we needed two right-handed sides of a ladder,
we got them.
Ahh...
And now who wants to scream?
Matt was a little upset.
Matt was actually very upset.
This is what happens when you leave two guys alone.
Oh, really?
I thought it was pretty funny.
I don't think they were very amused.
This is very dangerous out here now for you.
Why don't you go inside?
Okay, so, um...
Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: A slight backslide at the end of the day.
Why isn't this--oh.
I hate everything right now.
ANNOUNCER: Followed by some tedious gluing
and clamping of the rungs.
This ladder is my Everest.
ANNOUNCER: And they climb back on track.
JOSEPH: Oh, my goodness.
We're gonna pre-drill, we're gonna start right down here.
Back out.
Awesome. Oh, yeah.
Oh, grab that end.
Oh, man.
There's your ladder.
This is awesome.
Okay, you're staining. You should probably supervise.
See ya.
ANNOUNCER: Day 2, drywall's up,
shower's ready for tile,
and the driveway is full of suitcases.
Here's what we're doing. We're building a big box.
The frame is gonna carry drawer glides and drawers.
The faces of those drawers are suitcases. What do you think?
Ha! So do I.
ANNOUNCER: First, they lay it out.
See how this one and this one--
WHITNEY: Are about the same.
...are the same height. Nice drawer front.
This next to this.
MATT: That could work.
ANNOUNCER: Then chop off the fronts.
That's our drawer front.
ANNOUNCER: They use glue and clamps to hold them together
with blocks for extra support.
That actually works.
Ta-da! We declampify.
WHITNEY: I love it.
Cool!
ANNOUNCER: In back, Brandon and Joseph
are on to the vanity.
As long as you put pressure against that straight edge
as you move forward, there's gonna be a perfect cut.
I don't know if you saw us, but I built a ladder yesterday,
so this should be a piece of cake.
Oh, you did?
Joseph is a little bit full of himself today.
Oh, the trigger?
Got you, okay.
He built that ladder
and thinks he is Matt now, I think.
It's not going in?
Oh, jeez.
I did see Joseph
make a mistake with his nail gun,
which I did not do.
Good. And then one right here.
Nice.
I just want to point that out.
Don't want to brag about it too much, but it did happen.
We're good. That's two.
It's a wrap. Take five, everybody.
ANNOUNCER: Inside, tile progress is moving fast.
And the room is ready for floors.
PVC, vinyl, planking.
You get the wood grain, which is nice.
And when this gets wet, you're gonna be happy
you're wiping a vinyl and not hardwood.
That's cool.
Dump a little like that.
ANNOUNCER: They use a vinyl floor adhesive
with a 1/16 trowel.
Scrape this low.
ANNOUNCER: Then install the planks,
staggering the seams.
It seems like we got a lot to do in one more day.
I think-- I think we can do it.
I don't know, maybe we won't. I'm not sure.
Dust it up real quick.
Check that out.
Whoa!
That is awesome. You built that?
Well, we built that.
I mean, the suitcases are cool, but the best piece,
this bad boy.
That is awesome.
Oh... How does it work?
Here's your line in, here's volume.
Power.
It goes way past 11.
Two tweeters, two midrange.
Two tweeters, two midrange, that's amazing.
Stain this, we finish the bathroom tomorrow.
TOGETHER: Deal.
Cool.
( beatboxing )
I'm just gonna...
I know, yeah, you should do that.
ANNOUNCER: Coming up...
Wow.
ANNOUNCER: Day 3 brings a killer tub.
Wow.
Not bad, right?
ANNOUNCER: And a custom mirror.
Steel wool, work it.
ANNOUNCER: Decked out in patina'ed copper.
Dang.
Statue of Liberty's got nothin' on this.
Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: For Matt's favorite projects and tips,
head on over to the Crashers page
at DIYnetwork.com/crashers.
Bath Crashers has hit Nashville.
Ready?
Ta-da!
ANNOUNCER: And Matt's busting out one crazy remodel.
Whoa. That is awesome.
ANNOUNCER: Now it's day 3-- moving day.
Da-da-da.
My gosh.
I'm guessing 400 pounds.
I'll let you guys handle that.
Holy cow. Straps.
I don't know if these will work, actually.
No!
They have to work.
Walk through that door as though
you're a giant tub,
and notice anything that you might run into.
That won't be too hard to imagine.
Take that-- didn't mean it that way.
Got to be a better way to say that.
You're not a tub, honey.
One, two, three.
MATT: Wow!
Yep.
Oh, I'm a big fan of sliding it...
(all grunting)
Wow.
Nice.
Yeah.
Not bad, right?
My feet don't even touch the end.
That's the old whole idea of putting a big ol' tub in here.
Tub's in, we build around it.
ANNOUNCER: Out front, Matt starts on the mirror frame.
There we go.
Nice.
This is copper flashing.
Very flashy, copper flashing.
Isn't it?
We're gonna have to notch in
with a cut that wraps inside of this frame
and then we're gonna have to shoot it off at a 45.
I can't spatially even see this,
you're gonna have to show me on the first piece.
I don't even know if I see it yet.
ANNOUNCER: Once the pieces are cut,
they use a metal brake to bend them.
Slide this in.
That's the line we want to bend on.
Okay.
Lift up.
Oh, how cool.
And then we sleeve it over the 2 x 4, and we're golden.
ANNOUNCER: They bend four sheets to wrap around the wood.
Good. Good.
ANNOUNCER: Then glue and screw them into place.
And hammer out a dimpled finish.
Hit that.
Glass, how are we feeling about it?
We feel good. Just like always.
Just like always?
Oh!
Okay, anyone else's heart stop?
Mine-- there it goes again.
ANNOUNCER: With glass going in,
they clean the copper for the patina.
Next, we're going to put baking soda on it
and scrub it with steel wool.
Yay!
Good sound effects.
Brrng! Bling bling!
We're opening up the pores.
We want the ammonia to react.
It's science.
ANNOUNCER: They wipe down the copper with paper towels,
careful to avoid fingerprints.
Ball it up and throw it in the bottom of that bucket.
Oh, my gosh.
You better stop there.
Wait, wait. Did you say stop there or stop right here?
Ah!
You should have stopped there.
Yeah.
ANNOUNCER: Ammonia and salt go in the bucket.
All right, grab these.
Just make sure you're covering all the surfaces.
Smell like death to you?
They should make a candle of this.
We're gonna come check this every half hour.
And hopefully it's done before my three days are up.
Today has been crazy.
Tons of people in the house,
tons of things going in the bathroom.
Yeah, everybody's just in a mad dash to the end.
We're inspecting-slash- just going with
whatever this looks like.
Whoa! I like that it's blue.
Dang! That's cool.
Above that blue sink? Yeah.
Walk away, let it dry, we'll come back here
in 10-15 minutes, we'll be ready to rock and roll.
That sounds good.
ANNOUNCER: Coming up...
Oh, my gosh.
ANNOUNCER: One more suitcase surprise.
The button-tufted....
That is so cool.
ANNOUNCER: Then the big reveal.
Oh, my gosh.
ANNOUNCER: Goes up to 11.
Hit it.
JOSEPH: What?!
Nah!
ANNOUNCER: Matt Muenster hit Nashville,
ready to follow someone home.
It's not as creepy as you just made it sound.
ANNOUNCER: Joseph and Whitney
signed on for his three-day bathroom deal.
And the surprises keep coming.
Oh, my gosh.
That is so cool.
Look how cute it is!
I love it.
Oh, my gosh.
This is like luxury.
You grab the front end.
We're gonna set this in place gentle.
Nicely done.
I never for one second thought
all of this was gonna be done in three days.
ANNOUNCER: They race to get everything in the room
and as the clock ticks down.
Dang.
Get up on in here.
Yes, there we go.
JOSEPH: Before, it looked like terrible, terrible,
terrible, and now it looks great, great, great.
WHITNEY: It's got tons of color,
it's got beautiful floors.
There's things in there
that I never would have thought could go in a bathroom.
Hatch, ladder-- how awesome is that?
Go for it, go up.
Oh, my goodness.
Don't completely leave yet.
And just look at that shower.
Oh, my God.
The new shower is bigger than any shower
I've ever seen in my entire life.
It's like a small room in our bathroom.
Look at our copper.
I had no idea that it was gonna turn blue.
I'm clapping over that mirror.
ANNOUNCER: This is one custom crash,
from the kitchen sink...
Just look how many baby-- like just--
Babies on the brain now.
ANNOUNCER: To the luggage cabinet.
Creative and cool.
And I would never have thought of it in the first place.
And I get to listen to that audio noise that's so yummy.
Hit it.
Gimme a little more.
Ah!
That--
Every single day, just like that.
And that's why we tempered that glass.
We never would have even thought of some of the stuff
that he's done, much less been able to do it.
So this has been an amazing experience.
JOSEPH: Better than anything I could've asked for.
Brandon Nutt.
Dude, I'm clapping it up for you.
You killed it, brother.
Team Nutt in the shower.
Whoo! This is beautiful.
Let's get out of here and enjoy Tennessee.
Come on. Nashville, you've been good to me.
Enjoy your bathroom.