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(Nicole) COMING UP ON "REHAB ADDICT,"
I'M TRYING TO RESTORE THE CHARM TO THIS 1916 MANSION...
ALL THESE THINGS ARE ACTUALLY CAST IRON.
BUT THAT'S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
THIS SUCKS.
I'M TRYING NOT TO FREAK OUT,
BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT I WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW.
HEY, CAN YOU GIVE ME A PIECE OF ANTIQUE TILE FROM 1916?
OOH.
EVERY DAY I STARE AT THAT, IT MAKES ME A LITTLE ANGRY.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY ANYMORE.
I BUY AND SELL HOUSES,
OH, MY GOD!
WHY IN THE HELL WOULD YOU COVER THAT UP?
I JUST WANT BRICK.
I DON'T JUST RENOVATE,
I RESTORE OLD HOMES TO THEIR FORMER GLORY.
SCREAMING, LIKE, "MAKE ME PRETTY AGAIN."
IT'S DAY AND NIGHT...
THERE'S ALWAYS ONE LAST DOOR.
WHICH IS NOT EASY WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE MOM,
MWAH.
MY NAME IS NICOLE, AND I'M ADDICTED TO REHAB.
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I'VE OWNED THIS 1916 4,000-SQUARE-FOOT MANSION
IN SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.
BUT MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT RENOVATING IT STALLED OUT.
$70,000, 8 MONTHS,
AND THIS IS WHAT I'M LEFT WITH RIGHT NOW.
IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY SICKENING
THAT THIS HOUSE IS NOT DONE.
NOW I'M BACK AT IT.
IN THE FIVE WEEKS SINCE I STARTED REHABBING AGAIN,
I'VE TACKLED SOME MAJOR ISSUES.
FIRST I GAVE THE WHOLE PLACE A FACE-LIFT.
THEN I FINALLY GOT MY ELECTRIC AND PLUMBING BACK UP TO CODE.
WE FINALLY PASSED INSPECTION.
BUT WITH SO MANY ADDITIONAL MATERIAL AND LABOR COSTS,
MY BUDGET IS REALLY STARTING TO STRAIN.
SO I NEED TO FIND SOME WAYS TO KEEP THE OLD CHARM
AND ALSO SAVE SOME CASH.
ONE ROOM WHERE I CAN ALWAYS ACCOMPLISH THIS
IS THE BATHROOM.
THIS IS THE ONE ORIGINAL BATH THAT I REALLY WANT TO KEEP,
BECAUSE IT'S STILL FUNCTIONING,
AND THERE'S NOT REALLY ANYTHING I'D WANT TO ADD TO IT.
IT'S A SIMPLE GUEST BATH-- TOILET, SINK, TUB.
SOME OF MY PROBLEM, THOUGH, IS THAT THIS GREAT SUBWAY TILE
THAT'S ORIGINALLY IN HERE I CAN'T MATCH.
THAT TOILET THAT WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN HERE
WAS A WALL-MOUNT TANK.
YOU CAN SEE THESE BIG HOLES HERE, SO WE'RE GONNA PUT
A GREAT KOHLER PERIOD REPRODUCTION TOILET IN HERE.
BUILT-IN MEDICINE CABINETS
ARE JUST ONE OF MY FAVORITE FEATURES OF THESE OLD HOUSES.
UM, AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE THE MIRROR DOOR FOR THIS
SOMEWHERE IN THIS HOUSE. I'VE SEEN IT.
WE JUST HAVE TO FIND IT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF CLEANING IT UP,
PATCHING IT UP.
THE SINK IS JUST GREAT.
I MEAN, WHY WOULD I TAKE IT OUT OF HERE?
IT'S ORIGINALLY WHAT WAS IN HERE, AND IT'S A PEDESTAL SINK.
REALLY WHAT I THINK IT'S GONNA NEED IS REGLAZING,
BECAUSE THE FINISH IS MOSTLY OFF OF IT.
THE TUB IS GROSS RIGHT NOW.
BUT REALLY, SOME ELBOW GREASE--
THIS IS GONNA BE A CUTE, LITTLE, ROUND TUB.
WE PUT IN THE SHOWER,
AND NOW I'M GONNA HAVE TO SALVAGE
AND FIND THE ROUND SHOWER RETURN UP HERE,
SO THAT YOUR CURTAIN GOES ALL THE WAY AROUND.
AND IT'LL JUST BE ADORABLE IN HERE.
THIS IS GONNA PROBABLY TURN OUT TO BE MY FAVORITE BATHROOM.
♪♪
ALL THESE THINGS ARE ACTUALLY CAST IRON.
THROUGH THE YEARS, WATER DRIPPING, UH,
SHAVING CREAM, TOOTHPASTE--
IT EATS AWAY AT ALL THE ENAMEL PAINT.
AND WHEN THESE WERE ORIGINALLY MADE,
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SHINING AND GLEAMING AND SMOOTH
AND FABULOUS.
AND IT'S DEFINITELY FAR FROM FABULOUS AT THIS POINT.
HONESTLY, IF THIS WAS JUST MY HOUSE,
I WOULDN'T RECOAT IT,
'CAUSE I LOVE THE CHARACTERISTIC--
LIKE, ALL THE CHARACTER IT SHOWS
WITH ALL THE LITTLE DENTS AND JUST--
EVERYTHING WRONG WITH THIS SINK
IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT IT.
SO THIS IS--THIS IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE HERE.
OVER THE YEARS THIS BAD BOY WOULD JUST LEAK.
WHAT HAPPENS IS IT PITS RIGHT HERE AT THIS PAINT.
YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS POURING DOWN.
AND GUESS WHAT'S UNDER THERE? CAST IRON. SO IT RUSTS.
SO I THINK THAT ALL THAT'S LEFT NOW IS TO STEEL-WOOL IT
AND GET IT READY.
SO THE EASIEST THING TO SCORE SOME, UH, OLD EPOXY
OR AN OLD SURFACE IS STEEL WOOL.
IT'S GONNA GET ALL THE REST OF THE REMAINING GUNK OFF.
IT'S GONNA GIVE US A NICE, EVEN SURFACE,
BUT IT'S GONNA ROUGH IT UP ENOUGH TO WHERE THE NEW COATING
WILL ACTUALLY STICK TO THE SINK.
WHEN I PAINT,
EVEN IF IT HAS A LITTLE, MINUTE DROP OF WATER ON IT,
THE NEW PAINT WILL NOT CLING TO THE SINK.
SO I WANT THIS FINISH TO LAST.
SO I'M GONNA LET IT SIT OVERNIGHT
AND GO BACK AT IT TOMORROW.
(electric motor buzzing)
♪♪
A COUPLE OF THESE TILES ARE GONNA HAVE HOLES IN IT,
BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE-- THESE ARE THE OLD MOUNTS
FOR WHATEVER WAS HERE. I'M ASSUMING--THE SINK WAS HERE.
THIS IS PROBABLY, LIKE, A SOAP DISH,
TOOTHPASTE HOLDER, TOOTHBRUSH HOLDER,
SOME OTHER CRAP THAT YOU-- YOU PUT IN HERE.
THESE NEED TO COME DOWN, AND I GOTTA FIGURE OUT A WAY
TO PATCH THE HOLES IN, BUT THE PROBLEM IS
THERE'S REALLY, LIKE, NO SPACE BETWEEN THEM.
SO TAKING THEM OUT HAS TO BE A VERY DELICATE PROCESS.
I ONLY HAVE A HANDFUL OF THESE TILES
TO ACTUALLY REPLACE THESE--
LIKE, JUST ENOUGH. SO THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
I CAN'T BREAK ANY MORE THAN WHAT'S ALREADY HERE.
SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS
WHERE I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME TO DO IT.
I'M HEADING OUT TO ETHAN'S BASEBALL PRACTICE.
I COACH THE TEAM, SO I HAVE TO BE THERE.
SO I'M LEAVING THE CREW TO GET IT DONE.
♪♪
YOU'RE IN THE FIELD, READY POSITIONS!
YOU'RE GONNA PLAY ALL OVER, OKAY?
COME ON, HUSTLE OUT TO THE FIELD!
WHERE'S MY BATTER? ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO!
WHOO! GO, E.! GO! GO, RUN, RUN, RUN!
GO! GO! SECOND!
(electric motor buzzing)
NICE JOB. GOOD HUSTLE!
WE HAVE PRACTICE AGAIN ON MONDAY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
SOME OF MY TILE GOT BROKE.
THIS SUCKS.
I'M KINDA PISSED AT THIS POINT.
♪♪
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY ABOUT THAT.
SOME OF MY TILE GOT BROKE.
AND I'M TRYING NOT TO FREAK OUT,
BECAUSE THAT'S TYPICALLY WHAT I WANT TO DO RIGHT NOW.
'CAUSE I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ENOUGH TILE FOR ALL THAT,
I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT WORK.
OKAY. THERE'S NO CRYING HERE TODAY.
I'M NOT CRYING. IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
THERE IS NOTHING FOR ME TO REPLACE THESE WITH,
SO I'M--I'M KINDA PISSED AT THIS POINT,
BUT I JUST HAVE TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND DEAL WITH IT,
BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENS
WHEN I'M NOT TOUCHING EVERY BIT OF THIS HOUSE TO RESTORE IT.
IT'S--IT'S CALLED DELEGATING.
WHY CAN'T WE, UM, STEAL SOME FROM BEHIND THE TANK?
OKAY, BECAUSE THESE TILES
RIGHT.
SO EVERY TIME YOU PULL THEM OUT,
YOU'RE GONNA GET, LIKE, CRACKS OR...
IT'S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE TO PULL THEM OUT.
THIS SUCKS.
THAT'S ALL THE SACRIFICED TILE?
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
IT'S KIND OF A BUMMER,
BUT, UH, HOPEFULLY I CAN FIND SOMETHING TO BLEND IN THERE.
I KNOW I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING. I JUST HAVE TO BE
A LITTLE CREATIVE NOW WITH PATCHING THIS TILE WORK.
I DON'T KNOW. I GOTTA SOLVE THAT.
SO I'VE SCRUBBED THE SINK.
I'VE SCRUBBED THE SINK, AND I'VE SCRUBBED THE SINK.
AND BASICALLY THAT'S THE PREP WORK
GOING INTO REFINISHING THESE OLD SINKS
IS THAT YOU REALLY HAVE TO GET ALL THE OLD FINISH OFF.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA PAINT IT.
ALWAYS MAKE SURE YOU'RE IN A WELL-VENTILATED AREA.
THIS STUFF WILL KILL YOU.
OPEN UP ALL MY FANCY WINDOWS NOW.
♪♪
TWO COATS AND IT ALREADY LOOKS A LOT BETTER.
IT'S GONNA LOOK GREAT, AND IT'S THE ORIGINAL SINK.
WHO COULD ASK FOR ANYTHING ELSE?
I'M ON MY WAY TO ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUES.
MINNEAPOLIS IS FABULOUS FOR HAVING ALL SORTS
OF SALVAGE YARDS, ANTIQUE SHOPS, EVERYTHING LIKE THAT,
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHERE I NEED TO GO PICKING.
I'M DOING MY DAMNEDEST TO KEEP THIS ALL ORIGINAL,
BUT THERE'S, LIKE, 20 PIECES OF TILE
CHUNKED OUT OF THIS BATHROOM THAT I HAVE TO MATCH.
(sighs)
OOH. SEE, THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
I GET HERE AND I GET DISTRACTED,
BECAUSE THAT IS SOME COOL, COOL PIECES OF TILE--
UNFORTUNATELY, NOTHING THAT I NEED OR CAN USE.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT YOU JUST WALK INTO ANY TILE STORE
AND JUST SAY, "HEY, CAN YOU GIVE ME
A PIECE OF ANTIQUE TILE FROM 1916?"
IT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I NEED,
BUT LOOK AT THE SIZE OF IT.
SOMEBODY SPLIT THESE ALL.
(sighs)
THAT--IT JUST SUCKS.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO SEARCH SOME ONLINE RESOURCES, I THINK,
BECAUSE THERE'S JUST NO MATCHING THIS TILE
AT THIS POINT.
I'M JUST GONNA GOOGLE "SUBWAY TILE,"
SEE WHAT I COME UP WITH.
SO THEY REPRODUCE
AUTHENTIC SUBWAY TILE.
(clicks tongue)
YEAH, I GOT A QUESTION. I HAVE SOME SUBWAY TILE
I'M TRYING TO MATCH IN A 1916 HOME.
CAN I JUST SHIP YOU A PIECE OF MY TILE,
AND YOU GUYS SEE WHAT YOU GOT
AND SEND ME BACK WHATEVER YOU GOT?
I NEED, LIKE, 15, 20 PIECES. AND I WILL SEND THAT OUT TODAY.
THANKS. BYE-BYE.
WHILE I'M WORKING ON THE GUEST BATH,
I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL KNOCK OUT THE POWDER ROOM
UNDERNEATH THE STAIRS.
IT'S SUPER UGLY, BUT I KNOW I CAN RECOVER THE CHARM.
COOL, CAN YOU HAUL THAT OUT?
I WANT TO GET RID OF THIS, 'CAUSE OBVIOUSLY
WHITE-WASHED OAK CABINET--
I DON'T THINK THAT WAS ORIGINAL.
THE ONE MAIN THING I KNOW THAT I HAVE IN THERE
IS THE ORIGINAL SINK.
IT'S GREAT NATURAL STONE, A PORCELAIN SINK.
UNFORTUNATELY, SOMEONE SAT IT ON TOP
OF THE UGLIEST 1980s VANITY, AND THAT'S GOTTA GO.
THIS TYPE OF SINK WOULD'VE NEVER HAD A VANITY BASE UNDERNEATH IT.
IT WOULD'VE JUST-- IT EITHER HAD STEEL LEGS,
OR IT HAD, UM, SOME ARM BRACES COMING OUT OF IT.
THE WHOLE IDEA AROUND BATHROOMS AT THIS TIME
WAS VERY SIMPLE AND VERY STERILE BATHROOMS.
YEAH, THIS THING IS, LIKE, IN MINT CONDITION.
THIS IS GROOVY, GROOVY, GROOVY.
IT USED TO HAVE SEPARATE HOT AND COLD WATER.
BUT I'M GONNA LEAVE THIS ONE AS IS.
IF THIS WAS IN THE MAIN BATH, THIS WOULD BE
A BIG PAIN IN THE BUTT TO HAVE, UM, BUT I'M OKAY WITH IT.
OKAY, SO HERE'S WHERE THE LEGS WENT.
THESE HOLES ARE FOR THE BACKSPLASH.
SO WHAT I NEED TO FIND NOW IS SOME ORIGINAL SINK LEGS
TO GO ON IT, AND THAT'S ALWAYS THE CHALLENGE.
THIS HOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1916.
SO I GOTTA RUN AROUND AND FIND SOME LEGS
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN ON A SINK OF THIS AGE,
BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA PUT THE VANITY BACK IN THERE.
THE SINK NEEDS TO GO BACK IN, BUT IT NEEDS TO LOOK ORIGINAL.
EVERY DAY I STARE AT THAT, IT MAKES ME A LITTLE ANGRY.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY ANYMORE.
♪♪
I'M SO EXCITED.
SUBWAY TILE CAME.
SO THIS IS MY ORIGINAL. IT'S NOT WHITE.
IT'S NOT OFF-WHITE. IT'S--IT IS WHAT IT IS.
SO THEY ACTUALLY MADE THESE TILES. WOW.
THAT'S PRETTY DEAD-ON.
AND HERE'S THE TRUE TEST.
IT'S A PERFECT COLOR MATCH.
SO NOW I'M READY TO TILE.
I'M READY TO QUIT STARING AT THAT, 'CAUSE EVERY DAY
I STARE AT THAT, IT MAKES ME A LITTLE ANGRY.
I DON'T WANT TO BE ANGRY ANYMORE.
♪♪
THE BUMMER IS, IS THAT WHEN THEY CHISELED ALL THIS OUT,
IT ACTUALLY TOOK SOME OF THE WALL WITH IT.
SO IT'S REALLY GONNA BE A CHALLENGE
TO GET THIS ALL LEVEL.
I NEED TO JUST FIGURE OUT WHAT ORIGINAL TILES I'M GONNA USE,
AND WHERE I'M GONNA USE THE NEW TILES.
IT'S MAKING ME HUNGRY.
♪♪
I'M GONNA USE SOME BROKEN PIECES OF THE ORIGINAL
FOR THESE SPOTS.
OKAY, THIS IS IT.
YES.
YES, BABY, YES.
YES, YES, YES.
I DID IT. THE WALL'S COMPLETE.
♪♪
IT'S BACK TO ARCHITECTURAL ANTIQUES
TO TRY TO FIND SOME LEGS THAT WILL FIT THAT SMALL SINK.
DO YOU KNOW OF ANY SINK LEGS
FOR THE WALL-MOUNTED SINK?
YEAH, THEY'RE BACK-- RIGHT BACK WHERE YOU WERE.
SO AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY PUT THAT OAK VANITY
UNDERNEATH THAT SINK IN THE LOWER BATH,
AND IT'S JUST HORRIBLE, SO I'M TAKING THAT AWAY,
AND WE'RE JUST GONNA PUT THE SINK BACK ON THE WALL,
BUT THERE'S NO SINK LEGS NOW.
THEY HAVE A BUNCH OF OLD SINK LEGS HERE.
MOST OF THESE ARE ALL FROM, LIKE, THE '30s AND '40s,
SO NOT EXACTLY WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR,
BUT SOMETIMES NOT EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR
IS GOOD ENOUGH.
OKAY, THANKS. SEE YOU LATER.
THESE AREN'T THE CORRECT YEAR.
WE'RE OFF BY ABOUT, MM, 13 YEARS.
THERE WILL BE A FEW PEOPLE THAT WALK IN HERE,
MAYBE ONE OUT OF A MILLION THAT WILL SAY,
"OH, THAT'S THE WRONG YEAR FOR THOSE SINK LEGS."
I ALWAYS GET ONE SMART-*** THAT COMES THROUGH MY OPEN HOUSES
AND HAS TO PICK APART SOMETHING.
THIS IS JUST AN ARGUMENT WAITING TO HAPPEN, IS MY POINT.
♪♪
BEFORE, THIS BATHROOM WAS A TOTAL MESS,
SO ALL I HAD TO DO WAS PUT A LITTLE BIT OF WORK INTO IT
AND JUST A BIT OF MONEY,
AND I WAS ABLE TO TRANSFORM IT INTO AN ELEGANT POWDER ROOM.
♪♪
(toilet flushes)
THE ORIGINAL MEDICINE CABINET IS ALREADY HERE.
A LITTLE NASTY BACK THERE,
SO I'M ACTUALLY JUST GONNA PUT A PIECE OF DRYWALL
BACK IN HERE, PAINT IT UP.
THAT'S A QUICK FIX.
THIS THING IS HEAVY.
THERE'S SOMETHING SO COOL ABOUT THE ORIGINAL MIRRORS,
AND IT'S ALL HANDMADE.
IS IT CLEAN? IS IT BRAND-NEW?
NO, IT'S NOT.
AND I HAVE A LISTING THAT I CAN'T FIND RIGHT NOW.
OH, YEAH. UM, 3800 85th AVENUE NORTH.
EVEN IN THE MIDDLE OF A PROJECT,
I NEED TO KEEP MY EYE ON ANY POTENTIAL BARGAINS
FOR FUTURE REHABS.
WHAT A COOL LITTLE ROUND WINDOW TO THE--OH, MY GOD.
IT SMELLS IN HERE SO BAD.
THIS IS AN UPDATED KITCHEN. BLACK AND WHITE--HOLY CRAP.
THIS ONE'S GOT SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES.
WITHOUT EVEN GOING INTO THE BASEMENT,
I CAN TELL THAT THERE'S SOME STRUCTURAL ISSUES HERE,
BECAUSE, WELL, OBVIOUS, THE FLOOR IS RIPPED UP,
BUT THE WAY IT'S BOWED AND IT'S RIGHT AT THE CHIMNEY...
YOU KNOW, ALL THE MONEY IT WOULD TAKE TO RESTORE THIS HOUSE,
I'M NOT GONNA GET IT OUT OF IT,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO PASS ON THIS ONE.
DAD, CAN YOU PICK UP ETHAN?
OKAY. THANK YOU.
WOW.
I WANT THIS HOUSE.
BUT LOOK AT THE FLOORS.
OH! OH!
LOOK IT-- IT HAS THE ORIGINAL WALLPAPER
BACK HERE, SO THIS USED TO BE A DOORWAY.
YOU CAN SEE THE ORIGINAL MOLDING.
THERE IS NOT ONE PART OF THIS HOUSE
THAT DOESN'T NEED TO BE TOUCHED,
BUT I THINK I COULD MAKE THIS JUST AN ADORABLE HOUSE.
CUTE LITTLE BACKYARD. I LIKE IT.
I THINK I WILL PUT AN OFFER IN.
♪♪
SO I NEED AN L-SHAPED SHOWER CURTAIN,
BECAUSE THIS WAS JUST A BATH.
THERE'S ACTUALLY NOT TWO WALLS.
♪♪
LET ME TELL YOU,
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO USE THE SPRING-ACTION KIND
THAT JUST HITS BETWEEN TWO WALLS,
BUT THAT WAS MY CHALLENGE HERE--
THERE'S NO TWO WALLS TO DO IT ON.
SO NOW I JUST SIMPLY PUT IT IN PLACE.
♪♪
I'VE REALLY DONE AS MUCH AS I CAN TO THIS BATHROOM,
AND I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY THE BEST.
PUTTING THE FINISH TOUCHES
ON THIS GUEST BATH.
THE ORIGINAL LIGHT FIXTURE
GOING BACK UP.
PERFECT.
♪♪
WELL,
THE OLD BATHROOM IS NEW AGAIN.
AND SOMETIMES WHAT YOU JUST HAVE TO REALIZE
IS THAT IT'S NOT GONNA BE PERFECT.
IT'S AN OLD BATHROOM, AND THE IMPERFECTIONS,
THAT'S JUST PART OF THE CHARACTER AND CHARM OF IT.
THE TILE PATCHWORK IS DEFINITELY NOT PERFECT.
IT DEFINITELY DOESN'T LOOK BRAND-NEW,
BUT THERE'S NO HOLES IN THE TILE ANYMORE,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE OLD TILE IN AN OLD BATHROOM,
AND THAT'S EXACTLY THE LOOK I WAS GOING FOR.
THE SINK TURNED OUT GREAT, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
THAT WE WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE ORIGINAL ONE IN HERE,
BECAUSE IT REALLY FITS THIS BATHROOM WELL,
AND WHEN YOU LOOK IN HERE,
IT'S WHITE AND BRIGHT, SHINY.
I'VE ADDED THE SHOWER AND THE SHOWER CURTAIN.
I'VE REALLY DONE AS MUCH AS I POSSIBLY CAN
TO THIS BATHROOM TO GIVE IT A NEW LIFE,
AND I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY JUST THE BEST.
A NEW BATHROOM OF THIS QUALITY WOULD HAVE EASILY COST ME
UP TO $10,000.
I SPENT LESS THAN $1,000 IN HERE RESTORING IT.
THE SAVINGS ALONE IS WORTH THE EXTRA EFFORT.
IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT HEAVY, DOES IT?
I THINK IT'S MORE THAN 500 POUNDS.
THIS IS A GINORMOUS MASTER SUITE.
I GET REALLY EMOTIONAL, BECAUSE THIS WAS REALLY MY DREAM HOUSE.
THIS IS THE HOUSE I WANTED TO LIVE IN,
AND I-I DON'T THINK I CAN AFFORD TO ANYMORE.