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Pete: THE TREEHOUSE JUST GREW UP.
NOW TREEHOUSES ARE BIGGER, HIGHER,
AND MORE OUT OF THIS WORLD THAN EVER BEFORE.
I'M PETE NELSON, THE TREEHOUSE MAN.
I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY WITH MY TOP-NOTCH CREW...
All: OH!
Pete: ...BUILDING THE MOST AMAZING TREEHOUSES ON EARTH,
CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH NATURE.
WHAT THE HECK IS A GOAT DOING IN THE TREEHOUSE?
AND WITH EVERY JOB, WE GO OUT ON A LIMB...
...TO MASTER THE ART OF THE TREEHOUSE.
AAH!
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HEY.
THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD-LOOKING DITCH.
I'VE BEEN DOING DRY HOLES EVERYWHERE
LOOKING FOR THE WATER LINE WHEN I FINALLY JUST FOUND IT.
OKAY. BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS.
OKAY.
THIS GUY NAMED RYAN, HE WANTS A RECORDING STUDIO IN THE TREES.
A TREEHOUSE RECORDING STUDIO?
YES. EVEN BETTER, HE'S IN WOODINVILLE,
LESS THAN A 35-MINUTE DRIVE FROM YOUR BED.
APPARENTLY, IT'S PRETTY WELL-KNOWN.
IT'S CALLED BEAR CREEK STUDIOS.
THE WORLD-FAMOUS RECORDING STUDIOS, BEAR CREEK?
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM?
I KNOW ALL ABOUT BEAR CREEK RECORDING STUDIOS.
I CAN'T GET OVER THIS.
THEY WANT A RECORDING STUDIO IN THE TREES?
YES. IT KEEPS GETTING BETTER. THEY HAVE 90 GRAND TO DO IT.
I CAN BE THERE IN AN HOUR.
THIS IS YOUR BUCKET LIST, ISN'T IT?
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE. THIS IS AWESOME.
BUT DON'T FALL IN THE HOLE.
UNBELIEVABLE!
[ BIRD CRIES ]
Pete: WE'RE IN MY HOME STATE
ONLY 40 MINUTES FROM MY FALL CITY SHOP.
I AM GOING TO MEET THE HADLOCK FAMILY.
THEY ARE THE OWNERS OF BEAR CREEK STUDIO,
A STUDIO THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR 30 YEARS RECORDING MUSIC --
THE LIKES OF JAMES BROWN, LIONEL RITCHIE,
ERIC CLAPTON, THE LUMINEERS.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
[ DUCK QUACKS ]
SO, THEY'RE INTERESTED IN CREATING
A RECORDING STUDIO IN THE TREES.
I CAN'T EVEN STAND IT, I'M SO EXCITED.
I'M A HUGE MUSIC FAN.
[ GRUNTING ]
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
BOY, GOOD-SIZE TREES AROUND HERE, TOO.
I MEAN, I'M LOOKING AT SOME
BEAUTIFUL WESTERN RED CEDARS RIGHT HERE.
WE'VE GOT MAPLES. WE'VE GOT BIG, BEAUTIFUL DOUG FIRS.
WOW!
TREEHOUSE RECORDING STUDIO. THIS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
HELLO.
YEAH, I'M RYAN HADLOCK.
PETE NELSON. NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'M MAJA HADLOCK.
WE'RE FAMILY-OWNED AND OPERATED BEAR CREEK STUDIO.
THIS IS THE PLACE, THE FAMOUS BEAR CREEK STUDIO!
I HAVE TO ADMIT -- BEING HERE AT SUCH AN ICONIC PLACE,
I HAD WAVES OF ANXIETY JUST PULSING THROUGH ME.
BUT, YOU KNOW, AFTER MEETING RYAN AND MAJA
AND THEIR TWO KIDS, I MEAN, THEY'RE SO DOWN TO EARTH.
IT WAS JUST LIKE, AHH.
MY PARENTS BOUGHT THIS FARM 30 YEARS AGO.
AND MY DAD WAS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS RECORDING IN SEATTLE.
AND THEN ONE DAY, HE WAS LIKE,
"WE SHOULD JUST BUILD A STUDIO IN THAT OLD BARN BACK THERE."
NOW I'M A RECORD PRODUCER HERE.
I WORK WITH THE ARTISTS ON THE SONG ARRANGEMENT,
THE SOUND, THE VIBE, THE STYLE.
WE TRY AND MAKE THE BEST RECORD THAT WE CAN.
AND YOU GUYS WANT TO BUILD A TREEHOUSE?
WE DO.
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT A RECORDING STUDIO?
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT?
WE GET BANDS THAT COME AND VISIT US,
AND WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A REALLY COOL IDEA
TO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THE ARTIST
CAN, LIKE, REMOVE THEMSELF FROM REALITY.
I THINK TREES LIKE MUSIC, AND I KNOW MUSICIANS LIKE TREES.
WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE OF A FOREST,
YOU CAN'T HELP BUT FEEL THAT ENERGY.
AND BEING UP IN THE AIR IN A PEACEFUL ENVIRONMENT
IS GOING TO BE VERY CONDUCIVE
TO CREATIVITY AND WRITING AND MAKING MUSIC.
I THINK THE TREES LOVE MUSIC.
THE GROW HAPPILY HERE RIGHT NEXT TO THE STUDIO.
THEY'RE LESS THAN 40 YEARS OLD, AND LOOK HOW BIG THEY ARE.
THESE ARE SEQUOIAS.
MY DAD PLANTED THIS ONE WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD.
SEQUOIAS AVERAGE ABOUT TWO FEET OF GROWTH EVERY YEAR,
BUT THESE THINGS ARE ENORMOUS.
I MEAN, WHO NEEDS FERTILIZER
WHEN YOU'VE GOT SYNTHESIZERS, HUH?
OKAY, SO, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE TREEHOUSE
COMBINATION RECORDING STUDIO,
CRASH PAD FOR ARTISTS THAT ARE COMING.
BUT THEY'D ALSO BE INSPIRED AND THEY'D WRITE THEIR MUSIC.
OH, YEAH, WE'D HAVE INSTRUMENTS IN THERE,
A LITTLE RECORDING CONSOLE AREA,
ENOUGH ROOM SO SOMEBODY CAN, LIKE, START WORKING ON A THING,
AND IF THEY GET TIRED, THEY CAN DO LIE DOWN.
AND THEN, IF WE DON'T HAVE AN ARTIST HERE,
THEN MAYBE WE CAN STAY THERE.
I LOVE IT. OKAY.
WELL, SHOULD WE GO AROUND AND LOOK AT DIFFERENT TREES?
BECAUSE, I MEAN, THESE ARE CANDIDATES,
BUT THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND ICONIC, HONESTLY.
SOMETHING TELLS ME THIS LITTLE GUY'S GOT SOME SPOTS IN MIND.
IMAGINE THE TREEHOUSE IS GONNA BE LIKE MICK JAGGER,
SO WE'VE GOT TO GO FIND THE TREE EQUIVALENT OF KEITH RICHARDS.
KIND OF SCARY WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
AND MAYBE NOT SUCH A GREAT ANALOGY.
WHAT ABOUT THESE? THESE ARE SOME DOUG FIRS.
THEY'VE ALREADY GOT SOME LIGHTS UP IN THEM.
HOW ABOUT THAT? WE COULD JUST TAP RIGHT OFF OF THOSE.
HOW HIGH UP DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO BE?
UP TO THAT BRANCH RIGHT THERE.
LIKE 20 FEET OR SO?
ENOUGH SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S UP IN THE AIR, YOU KNOW?
IS THAT YOUR PLACE?
THAT'S MY PARENTS' PLACE.
IT'S CLOSE TO THE HOUSE.
AND IF THESE GUYS ARE ALL MAKING LOUD MUSIC,
SAY, SOUNDGARDEN'S IN THERE
JUST JAMMING INTO THE MIDNIGHT HOUR --
WAKING UP YOUR PARENTS, ALWAYS A BAD IDEA.
JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND.
SURE, THEY LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THEIR SON,
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEM FLASHBACKS
OF RYAN'S CHILDHOOD JAM SESSIONS.
YOU KNOW... [ IMITATES GUITAR PLAYING ]
"RYAN, KEEP IT DOWN!"
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO, HOW FAR BACK DO YOU GO THIS WAY?
BEAR CREEK ACTUALLY FLOWS BACK BEHIND THOSE TREES.
LET'S GO CHECK THEM OUT.
THOSE LOOK LIKE POSSIBILITIES, FOR SURE.
I'M NOT A BIG PINE FAN.
I JUST WORRY THAT THEY WON'T HANDLE
WHEN THE BIG HARDWARE GOES IN, YOU KNOW?
SO, I'M YAKKING AWAY, AND I HEAR THIS SOUND.
BUT ONE TREE -- I LIKE MULTIPLE TREES.
AND IT'S FAINT AT FIRST, BUT THEN I REALIZE WHAT IT IS.
AND I LOOK UP, AND BAM!
♪ PETE ♪
♪ WE'RE TALKING TO YOU, PETE ♪
♪ PETE, COME BUILD IN MY LEAVES ♪
I CAN'T MOVE. IT'S GLORIOUS!
♪ LET'S DO IT, PETE ♪
A GROVE OF SIX WESTERN RED CEDARS
THAT WERE JUST, LIKE -- AHH -- SINGING.
♪ GET BETWEEN THE SWEET CEDAR LEAVES ♪
♪ TECHNICALLY, THEY'RE NEEDLES 'CAUSE WE'RE CONIFERS ♪
Pete: THEY WERE SINGING FOR A TREEHOUSE,
BUT WE FOUND THE SPOT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT THIS,
BUT I THINK THIS IS JUST, LIKE, IDEAL.
DO YOU GUYS FEEL SOMETHING GOOD GOING ON RIGHT HERE?
I FEEL THE ENERGY.
Ryan: I'VE BEEN AT THE BEAR CREEK PROPERTY MY WHOLE LIFE.
AND THAT'S, LIKE, ONE OF THE ONLY AREAS
THAT I'VE NEVER REALLY HUNG OUT IN,
WHICH SURPRISES ME BECAUSE I FELT KIND OF AT HOME THERE.
THIS IS TOO PERFECT BECAUSE WE CAN GO UP.
THEN WE'LL GO SECOND STORY ON TOP.
AND THERE COULD BE A LITTLE BED IN THERE,
SO IF THERE'S AN ARTIST IN HERE DOING THINGS,
THEN THEY COULD HAVE A LITTLE NAP OR DO A FULL OVERNIGHT.
CAN JUST MOVE IN HERE.
AND THEN BLOW OUT THE BACK
SO YOU COULD HAVE A SUNSET HANGOUT, HAVE A LITTLE DECK.
YOU KNOW, YOU CAN POP OUT IN ALL THESE LITTLE DIRECTIONS.
SO MAYBE YOU COULD HAVE A SOUND BOARD
OR WHATEVER EQUIPMENT YOU NEED FOR YOUR RECORDING.
IT'S GONNA BE PRETTY FUNKY.
LIKE, THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF FACETS TO THE WALLS.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE THAT FOR SOUND, TOO.
'CAUSE YOU REALLY DON'T WANT ANY PARALLEL WALLS.
IT MAKES STUFF SOUND BETTER IF THERE ARE FACETS.
YEAH.
OKAY. WELL, THAT SOUNDS PERFECT, THEN.
SO, I'M A TREEHOUSE BUILDER AND I LOVE MUSIC.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH BECAUSE I'M GONNA BRING
THESE TWO THINGS TOGETHER
AND CREATE THE WOODSY, SINGING LOVE CHILD.
ALL RIGHT, SO, I WILL DO A LITTLE SURVEY,
AND I'LL START DOING A LITTLE DRAWING
AND THEN SHOW YOU WHAT I COME UP WITH PRETTY SOON.
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
LEAVE THOSE BEAUTIFUL FERNS.
SHOOT THROUGH HERE.
STRAIGHT UP TO A LANDING.
GO 12'6".
WHAT KIND OF MUSIC YOU GUYS LIKE?
♪ WE LOVE EVERYTHING ♪
♪ WE'RE NOT PICKY ♪
OF COURSE. MAKES PERFECT SENSE.
WE'LL SET THIS RECORD-HIGH RECORDING STUDIO
A CHART-TOPPING 20 FEET INTO A GROOVY GROVE
OF SIX WESTERN RED CEDARS.
WE'LL ADD A SECOND LEVEL AND VAULTED CEILINGS
TO CHANNEL THOSE GOOD-TIME TREE VIBES.
PLUS, A CURVED DECK
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE VIEWS OF THE NEARBY CREEK.
[ BEAR GROWLS ]
WHILE BOARD & BATTEN CEDAR SIDING
WILL TIE IT TOGETHER WITH ITS BIG SISTER,
THE WORLD-FAMOUS BEAR CREEK RECORDING STUDIO.
Man: ROCK 'N' ROLL!
Pete: INSIDE, THE 200 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE
WILL BE MAXIMIZED FOR BIG SOUND.
THERE WILL BE A NOOK IN WHICH TO NOODLE,
AN AREA FOR SOUND MIXING,
AND STATE-OF-THE-ART RECORDING EQUIPMENT.
AND, OF COURSE, A LOFT TO REST YOUR HEAD
AFTER THOSE LATE-NIGHT JAM SESSIONS.
WHEN THIS TREEHOUSE IS A-ROCKIN',
YOU CAN COME A-KNOCKIN'.
HERE. I'LL BRING IT DOWN TO WHERE TESSA CAN SEE IT, TOO.
YEAH, YOU GOT TO SEE.
SO, WE'VE GOT A LITTLE RAMP.
THEN YOU GO UP THE STAIRS INTO THE DOOR.
BUT THIS LITTLE DASHED LINE THERE IS THE SECOND-STORY LINES,
AND THAT'S KIND OF A ROUGH SKETCH OF WHAT THE OUTSIDE WOULD LOOK LIKE.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I LOVE IT. PERFECTLY DESIGNED.
YOU THINK THAT WILL WORK?
AWESOME.
Ryan: WE'RE GOING AHEAD.
WE'RE GONNA BUILD A TREEHOUSE RECORDING STUDIO.
AS FAR AS I KNOW RIGHT NOW, THIS WILL BE THE FIRST WORKING
PRODUCTION TREEHOUSE FACILITY IN THE WORLD.
SOMEBODY'S GONNA WRITE SOME GREAT SONG IN THERE.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Pete: THIS RECORDING-STUDIO TREEHOUSE
IS GOING TO HAVE SOME ACOUSTIC ACCOUTREMENTS --
THICKER SOUNDPROOF WALLS
AND EXTRA-BEEFY BEAMS TO CARRY THE HEAVY WEIGHT.
LET'S MAKE THIS RECORDING STUDIO HAPPEN.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
TODAY'S PERFORMANCE
WILL BE BROUGHT TO YOU BY SMOKING LEAD GUITARIST DARYL,
THUMPING BASS PLAYER ALEX,
AND DOWN-WITH-IT DRUMMER DEVIN.
JUST GET ALL THIS SHAGGY STUFF OUT,
I MEAN, AS FAR AS WE CAN REACH FOR NOW.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET CRACKING. ROLL 'EM OUT.
[ GRUNTS ]
POTATO.
YOU SURE IT'S NOT A ROCK?
OH, IT'S A ROCK.
LOOKED LIKE A POTATO.
THERE IT GOES.
GOT IT.
THESE HERE TREES ARE GORGEOUS, BUT THERE'S NO ROOM FOR A TREEHOUSE,
SO WE'RE GONNA REMOVE SOME LIMBS AND MAKE SOME ROOM.
SWEET!
THIS IS A REALLY BAD IDEA TO STAND ON A LADDER LIKE THIS,
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S WORKING FOR ME.
YOU KNOW, I COULD JUST -- OH, OOH, OH.
SOMEBODY GET THE LADDER!
OUR SIX SINGING CEDARS HAVE HAD THEIR HAIR CUT.
NOW OUR PLAN OF ATTACK IS TO INSTALL THE TABS.
TIME FOR SOME MINOR SURGERY.
IT'S GONNA STING A LITTLE.
YOU'LL BE FINE, THOUGH. I PROMISE.
THE TABS WE'RE INSTALLING HOLD UP THE BEAMS,
WHICH IS THE BASE OF OUR PLATFORM,
WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR TREEHOUSE.
WITH SIX TREES TO DRILL TABS INTO,
WE HAVE OUR WORK CUT OUT FOR US.
BUT DRILLING INTO CEDAR TREES...
[ SNIFFS, SIGHS ]
...IS SO AROMATIC.
THANK YOU.
HERE YOU ARE. YOUR NEW FRIEND.
THE BEAR CREEK TAB IS BITING.
WITH ALL THE MUSIC THAT'S BEING MADE HERE,
THEY'VE GOT TO BE RESPONDING, THESE TREES.
I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF MUSIC WOOD IN ITSELF.
THE WESTERN RED CEDAR IS A VERY COMMON GUITAR TOP, YOU KNOW?
YOU SEE THESE BEAUTIFUL -- AND, I MEAN, CEDAR GUITARS.
[ WOOD GROANING ]
IT IS.
YEAH, IT'S LIKE AN OBOE, ISN'T IT?
[ CROW CAWING ]
[ "BLUE DANUBE" PLAYS ]
WHEN WE'RE PUTTING IN THE TABS, WE PULL ON OUR BIG WRENCHES,
AND YOU HEAR THE TREE SINGING, LITERALLY.
[ GROANING CONTINUES ]
OH, GEEZ.
LIKE AN OBOE. JUST -- OOOH.
A-OOH.
[ GROANING CONTINUES ]
ALL RIGHT. NICE.
THE FIRST TWO TABS ARE IN,
BUT BEFORE WE PUT THE REST OF THEM IN,
WE'VE GOT AN ISSUE.
THIS MONSTER. I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS MENACING.
A WIDOW-MAKER.
THAT'S WHAT ANYBODY WHO WORKS IN THE FOREST
CALLS DEATH FROM ABOVE.
IT'S USUALLY A LARGE LIMB THAT'S LOOSE AND IN DANGER OF FALLING.
WHOA!
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLE
WINDOW-MAKERS I'VE SEEN.
THIS IS THE TOP OF A TREE.
I MEAN, NOBODY CAME IN HERE
AND TURNED A TREE UPSIDE-DOWN AND PUSHED IT INTO THE DIRT.
I MEAN, UNLESS MAYBE SASQUATCH OR SOMEBODY DID THAT.
IT'S LIKE AN ENTIRE TREE
THAT'S HANGING OVER OUR HEADS LIKE THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES.
[ CRACKING ]
ONE FALSE MOVE AND -- FSST!
OH, BOY.
DOO-DOO TIME.
[ BIRD SCREECHES ]
THIS MONSTER. I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE IS A WIDOW-MAKER.
IT'S A LOOSE BRANCH OR LIMB THAT'S IN DANGER OF FALLING,
MAKING THE WIFE OF ANYONE WORKING BELOW IT LONELY.
HERE IT IS. A DART FROM THE SKY.
THUNK. I MEAN, THIS IS PROBABLY STABBED A FOOT IN THERE.
THIS THING IS 20 FEET LONG.
IT'S GOT TO BE 3 FEET AROUND AT ITS THICKEST POINT.
THIS IS NOT A WIDOW-MAKER.
THIS IS A SASQUATCH SPEAR. IT'S CRAZY.
I MEAN, HOWEVER IT GOT THERE,
WE GOT TO GET IT OUT BEFORE IT KILLS SOMEBODY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DARYL'S GOT A PLAN.
YEAH. THERE WE GO.
Daryl: SO, WHAT WE GOT TO DO IS GET THE LINE ON TOP OF IT
AND JUST PULL IT AWAY FROM THE CEDAR GROVE
SO WE DON'T DAMAGE ANY MORE TREES.
Pete: DARYL'S GOT A PLAN TO GO AFTER IT.
WHENEVER HE SAYS "GO," I'M GONNA GO.
Daryl: SO, I CLIMB THE TREE NEXT TO THE WIDOW-MAKER
AND THROW A LOOP AROUND IT.
Pete: WE WANT TO PULL THIS THING DOWN IN ONE SOLID PIECE
AND NOT BREAK IT INTO TWO OR THREE PIECES
THAT COULD KABOB US.
OKAY.
FINGERS CROSSED.
HERE IT GOES.
COMING AT US.
ALL RIGHT.
[ LAUGHS ]
Pete: OH, MAN. THAT'S GREAT. NO SKEWERING. DARYL IS THE MAN.
KIND OF JUST CAME DOWN TOWARDS THE CREEK,
AND IT'S JUST GONNA LIVE OUT ITS DAYS THERE, ROT AWAY,
AND WE'LL ALL BE HAPPIER FOR IT AND SAFER.
Pete: NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THAT OUT OF OUR HAIR,
WE CAN PICK UP WHERE WE LEFT OFF,
GET THE TABS IN FOR THE RECORDING-STUDIO TREEHOUSE.
WE'VE GOT NO POSTS HOLDING THIS TREEHOUSE UP.
IT'S JUST PURELY THE TREES,
WHICH MEANS LOTS MORE TABS IN FOUR MORE TREES.
AND THEN OUR DAY IS DONE.
THE BEAMS ON THIS TREEHOUSE ARE THICKER AND STRONGER
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TO SUPPORT
ALL THAT EXTRA EQUIPMENT GOING INTO THIS PLACE.
BUT WE'RE IN A SMALL GROVE WHERE THE TREES ARE CLOSER TOGETHER,
SO THE BEAMS, NATURALLY, ARE SHORTER
AND WEIGH LESS THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO.
Daryl: THIS WORK SITE'S PRETTY TIGHT
'CAUSE OF THIS COMPACT CEDAR GROVE.
HAVING LESS GUYS AROUND IS GONNA MAKE THE BEAMS EASIER TO LIFT.
Pete: BUT THEY STILL WEIGH HUNDREDS OF POUNDS,
SO TO GET THESE BEAMS 20 FEET INTO THE TREES,
WE'RE GONNA NEED WHAT'S CALLED MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE --
PULLEYS.
ALEX AND DARYL ARE EXCELLENT RIGGERS,
AND THEY'VE SET UP A SIX-PULLEY SYSTEM,
WHICH MEANS YOU CAN PRACTICALLY RAISE BEAMS WITH YOUR PINKY.
WELL, THAT BEAM'S IN PLACE.
I'M KIND OF SURPRISED IT WORKED OUT AS SMOOTHLY AS IT DID.
Pete: WHILE MY TWO EXPERTS ARE MAKING A TOUGH JOB LOOK EASY,
I'M THINKING AHEAD.
YOU USE WHAT YOU'RE GIVEN IN NATURE.
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE BUILDING THIS LOVELY RAILING.
AND RATHER THAN GO DOWN TO THE LUMBERYARD,
YOU'VE JUST GONE INTO THE WOODS
AND YOU'VE GOT THIS THING AS A PICKET.
THE LUMBERYARD'S RIGHT HERE IN THE TREE.
Devin: KEEP COMING.
WHOA! THAT'S IT.
LOOKS GOOD.
WE'RE IN BUSINESS. WE CAN START JOISTING.
THERE'S NO STOPPING DARYL AND ALEX.
THE CREATIVE ENERGY AROUND HERE HAS INSPIRED THEM
TO COME UP WITH A WHOLE NEW WAY OF INSTALLING JOISTS.
WITH THIS PARTICULAR TREEHOUSE, 'CAUSE IT'S KIND OF POPPING
THROUGH ALL THESE DIFFERENT TREES,
IT'S ADVANTAGEOUS SOMETIMES TO JUST MAKE IT ON THE GROUND
AND SEND IT UP IN PARTS
AS OPPOSED TO PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER IN THE TREES.
THEY'RE HAVING A JAM SESSION WITH THE JOISTS HERE, MAN.
YAY! WE DID IT!
Devin: BOOM.
BOOM! IT'S DONE!
Pete: IT LOOKS LIKE A TREEHOUSE, THOUGH.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT. IT'S FANTASTIC.
NOW ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS SLAP A FEW BOARDS DOWN FOR THE FLOOR,
AND THIS PLATFORM IS DONE.
I'M THE FIRST ONE ON THE JOB SITE TODAY,
AND I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED TO SEE
A DUSTING OF SNOW ON THE GROUND.
IT'S CERTAINLY GONNA MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE FUN AROUND HERE.
HEY, PETE.
HERE COMES RYAN. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS YET?
I'M COMING DOWN.
I'M SO EXCITED.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS?
LOOK AT THESE BEAMS.
AND THIS THING IS SO STRONG.
IT'S GOT THE BIG BEAMS AND THE BIG BOLTS,
AND IT'S TIGHT BETWEEN THOSE TREES.
BUT IT'S JUST LIKE -- IT'S LIKE A TANK.
WOW. THIS IS WILD.
Ryan: IT'S WAY HIGHER --
WAIT TILL YOU'RE ON THE SECOND STORY.
RYAN INSTANTLY THOUGHT, "OH, MY. THIS THING'S QUITE HIGH."
AND HERE'S THE VIEW OVER YOUR BEAR CREEK.
IT'S AMAZING.
I LOVE HOW THESE TREES MAKE THIS COLUMN OF LIGHT.
IT'S LIKE STANDING INSIDE OF A CATHEDRAL.
I MEAN, THE FEELING OF BEING SURROUNDED BY TREES
WHEN YOU'RE WORKING,
I THINK IT'S GONNA TURN UP THE VOLUME *** A LITTLE BIT.
RYAN SAW THIS THING ON PAPER,
BUT NOW THAT HE SEES IT, HE'S FLOORED,
JUST IMAGINING THE MUSIC THAT'S GONNA BE WRITTEN UP THERE.
I'M LIKE, "YEAH!"
WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE LIKE? WHAT ARE WE LOOKING LIKE?
I WOULD THINK BY WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A ROOF ON THIS THING.
Ryan: I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL FROM MY MANAGEMENT.
AND CeeLo GREEN WANTS TO COME OUT.
YEAH.
WAIT! WHAT?! CeeLo GREEN?!
THE FIVE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER,
SINGER, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER,
THE JUDGE AND MENTOR ON "THE VOICE"?
WOW! I DIG THE GOODIE MOB.
Ryan: IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, IF YOU SAY,
"RECORDING STUDIO IN A TREEHOUSE," WORD TRAVELS FAST.
BUT IT IS CeeLo, AND IT'S THE ONLY HOLE IN THE SCHEDULE,
SO WE GOT TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
I HAVEN'T CALLED HIM BACK YET, BUT I REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH HIM.
YOU'RE NOT KIDDING.
IN A WEEK IN A HALF.
IN A WEEK AND A HALF?
[ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
Pete: CeeLo GREEN?
A WEEK AND A HALF?
OH, BOY. OH, BOY. OH, BOY. OH, BOY.
OH... [ GASPING ]
OH, BOY.
[ ROOSTER CROWS ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. LET'S MOVE.
Pete: YESTERDAY, THE CLIENT DROPPED A BOMBSHELL ON US.
CeeLo GREEN, FAMOUS RECORDING ARTIST,
HEARD ABOUT THIS TREEHOUSE. HE'S FREAKING OUT.
HE WANTS TO BE THE FIRST GUY TO RECORD IN IT
IN LIKE A WEEK AND A HALF.
I MEAN, GENTLEMEN, START THE CLOCK!
[ BIRD SQUAWKING ]
[ CROW CAWS ]
[ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
Pete: THIS IS GONNA BE THE DAY
THAT SORT OF SETS THE PACE TO THE FINISH LINE.
Daryl: LET'S MOVE IT, GUYS.
Pete: I'M STILL REELING FROM THIS DEADLINE.
I MEAN, 10 DAYS IS NOT A LOT TO DO ANYTHING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, TODAY, SUN'S SHINING, THE SNOW'S MELTED.
I'M BRINGING IN THE WHOLE BAND TO GET THESE WALLS UP.
WE'VE GOT JOHN CAGE TICKLING THE IVORIES,
MY MAN PATRICK SLAPPING THAT BASS,
IAN AND TOBY ON RHYTHM GUITAR,
AND MY SON HENRY ON THE TRIANGLE.
[ DING! ]
PERFECT.
Alex: YEAH. THAT IS. THAT IS TIGHT.
HENRY JUST INVENTED A NEW KNOT.
Man: AWESOME. IT'S A HENRY HITCH.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IN THIS TREEHOUSE, THERE ARE NO PARALLEL WALLS,
AND THAT FEATURE WILL ACTUALLY ENHANCE THE ACOUSTICS
BY MINIMIZING THE REVERB.
IT'S LIKE THE SOUND WAVES
ARE THE BALL IN THE VIDEO GAME "PONG."
WHEN THE BALL JUST GOES BACK AND FORTH, THERE'S A LOT OF REVERB.
THAT'S BAD.
BUT WITH NONPARALLEL WALLS,
THE SOUND WAVES BOUNCE ALL AROUND THE SPACE,
MINIMIZING THE REVERB.
MUCH BETTER FOR RECORDING.
DARYL, ALEX, AND I, WE WERE JUST THE SMALL WARM-UP ACT.
BUT NOW THE HEADLINING SUPER GROUP, AC/TREE-C,
HAS TAKEN THE STAGE, AND THEY GO UP TO 11.
THE GUYS JUST CRANKED AND GOT THOSE WALLS UP THIS MORNING.
AND NOW IT'S LIKE WE'RE A FULL PERFORMANCE BAND,
MELTING FACES LIKE...
[ IMITATES GUITAR PLAYING ]
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE DOING SIDING.
WE'VE GOT PEOPLE FRAMING UP THE ROOF.
CHUCK AND I ARE TRYING TO BUILD THIS WALL HERE TO THE BATHROOM.
JOHN'S TRYING TO FINISH THE ROOF.
WE'VE GOT THREE GUYS IN ABOUT FIVE SQUARE FEET.
IT'S A BIT CRAMPED UP THERE,
SO RATHER THAN ADD TO THIS CACOPHONY,
I'M GONNA HANG BACK AND WORK ON THE STAIRS.
OW.
GOOD THING I'VE GOT MY TRUSTY ASSISTANT HENRY HELPING ME OUT.
BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE WITH THIS STAIRCASE,
HE'LL HAVE HIS DEGREE IN STAIR BUILDING.
WE'RE GONNA *** THIS BABY OUT.
THERE'S NO BLUEPRINT FOR THESE STAIRS.
IT'S JUST...UP HERE -- MR. NOGGIN.
MY DAD LIKES TO WING IT A LOT.
HE'S PRETTY GOOD ABOUT MAKING IT HAPPEN.
WE ONLY HAVE AN HOUR AND A HALF TO DO,
LIKE, THE REST OF THE WHOLE STAIR SYSTEM.
AM I HAVING A HEART ATTACK? I BETTER NOT BE. I'M 51.
Pete: THANKS TO MY PROTéGé, HENRY,
I WAS ABLE TO MAKE GREAT TIME ON THE STAIRS.
YOU CAN WALK UP HERE, MAN. NO MORE LADDERS.
THAT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.
THE TREEHOUSE BAND IS MOVING AND GROOVING
LIKE A FINELY TUNED BASS.
OH!
OH!
AND, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THE "G" STRING'S A LITTLE FLAT.
THE GOALS TODAY
ARE SIDE AS MUCH OF THIS AS WE CAN ON THE OUTSIDE.
AND THEN THE INTERIOR, WE'RE GONNA HAVE PLYWOOD UP.
AND THEN THE FLOOR WILL GO DOWN.
TODAY WE'RE FEELING A LITTLE LIKE...
"HOW'S THIS GONNA HAPPEN?"
[ WHISTLING ]
♪ I CUT THIS THE FIRST TIME, AND IT WAS RIGHT ♪
[ HUMMING ]
EVERYONE IS WORKING IN CONCERT
TO MAKE BEAUTIFUL TREEHOUSE MUSIC TOGETHER.
[ WHISTLING ]
[ POUNDING ]
[ WHISTLING ]
♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ♪
[ HUMMING ]
[ TOOLS WHIRRING ]
[ WHISTLING CONTINUES ]
♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪
THEN AGAIN, DON'T WORRY, CeeLo. YOUR GRAMMYS ARE SAFE.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HI. IT'S PETE. YEAH.
THERE'S A CRY FOR HELP COMING FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
A GUY NEEDS A HAND TO KEEP HIS TREEHOUSE
FROM SUFFOCATING HIS TREES.
UH, GUYS, LITTLE REPAIR WORK TO BE DONE ON A TREEHOUSE.
YEAH.
IS THAT OKAY?
IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?
I GUESS SO.
I'M GONNA GO CHECK THIS OUT.
YOU'RE GONNA GO SCRATCH AN ITCH?
YEAH, I GOT TO SCRATCH AN ITCH. I'LL BE BACK.
SURE, CeeLo GETS HERE IN SEVEN DAYS,
BUT WE'VE GOT THE BULK OF THE TREEHOUSE DONE.
AND I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN TO L.A.
TO BREAK THIS NON-REGULATION CHOKE HOLD.
HERE I AM OUTSIDE OF LOS ANGELES --
BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD, SHERMAN OAKS.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN CALIFORNIA
WHEN YOU'VE GOT BIG, BEAUTIFUL PALMS LIKE THIS.
TALL AND SPINDLY --
SO, I GOT A CALL FROM A GUY
THAT IS THE HEARTBEAT OF HIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
HE'S GOT A TREEHOUSE THAT HE DECORATES
FOR HALLOWEEN EVERY YEAR, AND IT'S QUITE A SPECTACLE.
BUT HE'S DISCOVERING, LIKE MANY OF US DO,
THAT TREES ACTUALLY GROW.
SO, HE'S GOT AN ISSUE WHERE THE TREES ARE GETTING STRANGLED...
[ CHOKING ] ...BY THE TREEHOUSE.
BUT I'M EXCITED TO CHECK IT OUT.
[ Chuckling ] WHOA! OH.
MY GOD. LOOK AT THIS.
SITTING RIGHT SMACK-DAB IN THE FRONT YARD
OF THIS SUBURBAN HOUSE IS THIS CRAZY TREEHOUSE.
[ LAUGHS ]
THIS THING'S LIKE 40 FEET TALL.
IT LOOKS LIKE A HOBBIT WOULD LIVE IN THERE,
OR MAYBE HARRY POTTER.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING
SO UNIQUE AND IMAGINATIVE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
RICK, ARE YOU UP THERE?
HA-HA! YOU ARE THERE.
I THOUGHT I SAW SOME SHADOWS MOVING AROUND.
I'M JUST PUTTERING AROUND UP HERE.
MY NAME'S RICK POLIZZI.
I LIVE IN SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA.
AS A KID, I BUILT LITTLE FORTS WITH FRIENDS.
AND THIS TREEHOUSE HELPS ME GET BACK
SOME OF THOSE MEMORIES FROM WHEN I WAS A KID,
BUT I ALSO WANTED TO GIVE MY DAUGHTER SOME MEMORIES.
TURNED OUT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT.
WE'RE CLOSE TO HOLLYWOOD.
ARE YOU PART OF THE HOLLYWOOD PEOPLE
THAT ARE MAKING THIS FOR MOVIES AND SORT OF THING?
NO. I WORKED ON "THE SIMPSONS" FOR 16 YEARS.
I LOVE THAT SHOW.
BUT ONE OF MY FRIENDS FROM "THE SIMPSONS,"
HE AND I BUILT THIS OVER 60 DAYS.
IT TOOK US TWO MONTHS TO DO IT AROUND THE TREES.
YEAH.
YEAH. AND NO BLUEPRINT OR ANYTHING.
IT'S JUST WHEREVER THE TREE LET US BUILD.
WE ONLY CUT ONE BRANCH.
GOOD FOR YOU. WOW.
WE LEFT EVERYTHING ELSE AS IS.
A GUY FROM "THE SIMPSONS"?
I MEAN, I CAN SEE WHY THIS TREEHOUSE IS SO CREATIVE.
AS A FRIEND OF THE TREE,
IT PLEASES ME THAT RICK BUILT THIS TREE FORT
SPECIFICALLY WITH THE TREES IN MIND. HE'S MY PEOPLE.
I THINK YOU'RE THE HEART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD HERE WITH THIS THING.
WE TRY TO BE. WE LET EVERYBODY PLAY IN IT.
IF PEOPLE KNOCK ON THE DOOR AND ASK, WE GIVE THEM A TOUR.
I LOVE THAT SPIRIT. YOU'RE A GOOD TREEHOUSE OWNER.
I TRY TO BE.
OKAY, LET'S GO LOOK. LET'S GO LOOK.
SO, THIS IS OUR FIRST FLOOR.
I LOVE THIS CHAIR. LOOK AT THAT.
CAN I JUST SIT HERE FOR A SECOND?
THIS IS A TALK TUBE THAT GOES UP TO THE OTHER FLOOR.
HELLO. ANYBODY UPSTAIRS?
YOU ARE SO CREATIVE.
I MEAN, LOOK AT WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
THIS IS GIVING ME IDEAS LEFT AND RIGHT.
SO, THIS IS THE GIRLS' ROOM.
KIND OF THE CLUBHOUSE.
THIS IS PERFECT! LOOK AT THAT.
MIRRORS AND DOO-DADS AND WHATNOTS.
YEAH, I MADE IT KIND OF FOR A 6-FOOT PERSON,
SO YOU MIGHT HAVE TO STICK YOUR HEAD IN BETWEEN THE RAFTERS.
I DO FIT IN RIGHT BETWEEN.
YEAH, YOU FIT. YOU FIT.
I LOVE THE SHAPES OF THESE WINDOWS.
Pete: THIS TREEHOUSE HAS EVERYTHING A KID COULD WANT.
I MEAN, NOT JUST KIDS, BUT ADULTS, TOO.
I CAN IMAGINE KIDS SEEING THIS THING AND JUST GOING, "WAAAH!"
WE DO A GIGANTIC HALLOWEEN DISPLAY CALLED BONEY ISLAND.
IT WAS A TAKE-OFF ON CONEY ISLAND.
BUT WE ALSO GET THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE
COMING UP INTO THE TREEHOUSE,
WHICH IS ANOTHER REASON I WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S...
WE'VE GOT TO KEEP IT SAFE.
AND ALIVE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS THE PLACE TO BE FOR HALLOWEEN.
AND KEEPING THE TREEHOUSE SAFE FOR NOT JUST RICK AND HIS FAMILY
BUT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL.
BUT WITH THESE STRANGULATED TREES HERE,
I DON'T WANT THIS THING TO BECOME A TREEHOUSE OF HORROR.
Pete: YOU'RE RUNNING INTO TROUBLE
WITH MAYBE THE TREE'S GROWING IN GIRTH.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THIS,
AND THE TREES ARE GONNA START TO REALLY GET [CHOKES] CHOKED.
YEAH, I DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE
SINCE I HAVE TO PUT THE LAG SCREWS INTO HERE.
OKAY. BIG PROBLEM.
NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE A DESIGN THAT'S CHOKING THE TREE,
BUT THE VERY PARTS THAT ARE CHOKING THE TREE
ARE ALSO HOLDING THE TREEHOUSE UP.
SO, IF WE TRY TO MAKE ROOM FOR THIS, IT'S BYE-BYE TREEHOUSE.
OKAY, SO, HERE WE GO.
WE'VE GOT ONE, TWO, THREE LIMBS OF THIS BIG TREE.
I THINK MY THROAT'S CLOSING UP JUST LOOKING AT THESE GUYS.
OH, BOY. I MEAN, LOOK AT THIS.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BITTEN OFF
A LITTLE MORE THAN I CAN CHEW AT THIS MOMENT.
HANG IN THERE, TREES. I'M COMING TO GIVE YOU THE HEIMLICH.
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BITTEN OFF A LITTLE MORE THAN I CAN CHEW.
I CAME TO SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA,
TO SAVE THE TREE THAT'S BEING STRANGLED
BY THE VERY TREEHOUSE THAT IT SUPPORTS.
THE PROBLEM IS IT'S GOT
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE SIDES PINCHING.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE ULTIMATE,
LIKE [CHOKES] --
TOP BUTTON TOO TIGHT.
I NEED TO CREATE A LITTLE MORE ROOM
AROUND THE TREE SO IT CAN GROW.
AND THEN I'M GONNA REMOVE THE FLOORING
AND ADD KNEE BRACES TO SUPPORT THE TREEHOUSE.
AND I'VE GOT TO DO IT
FOR EVERY BRANCH THAT COMES THROUGH THIS THING.
OH, THIS IS GONNA WORK SO WELL.
YES!
AHA!
AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS TREE HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR A LONG TIME
TO SEND ITS NUTRIENTS UP AND DOWN.
AND IT'S BEING BLOCKED BY ALL THIS DECKING.
IT KIND OF REMINDS ME OF MY WEDDING RING.
I ALWAYS MAKE PEOPLE CRINGE WHEN I SHOW THEM MY WEDDING RING.
AND IT WENT ON SO LONG AGO,
AND NOW I CAN'T GET IT OFF MY FINGER.
I MEAN, MY FINGER WORKS, SO, EH, THE TREE WORKS, TOO,
BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA LET IT BREATHE A LITTLE BIT
AND GROW AND BE VIBRANT.
WELL, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?
WHAT'S ACTUALLY HOLDING THIS TREEHOUSE UP
IS THE SAME WOOD THAT I'M CUTTING AWAY. SCARY!
SO, TO KEEP THE TREEHOUSE ALOFT, I'M ADDING SEVERAL KNEE BRACES.
THE BRACES WILL TAKE THE WEIGHT OF THE PLATFORM
AND ANGLE BACK TO THE TRUNK OF THE TREE,
ALLOWING THE LIMBS INSIDE OF THE TREEHOUSE
TO CONTINUE TO GROW EASY-BREEZY.
SO, HERE, NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THIS UPRIGHT HERE,
THE TREE IS GONNA GROW AROUND IT.
ALL ITS NUTRIENTS ARE GONNA FLY UP AND DOWN ON THE SIDES.
AND IT WILL BE FAR LESS OBSTRUCTIVE
AS THIS WAS, YOU SEE?
SWEETGUMS ARE A HARDWOOD.
THEY GROW FAST, THEY GROW TALL -- LIKE 80 FEET --
AND THEY CAN LIVE FOR 400 YEARS.
THE TREES WE'RE IN NOW ARE ABOUT 80 YEARS OLD
AND, WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE, COULD GROW ANOTHER 20 FEET
AND KEEP BONEY ISLAND ALIVE FOR GENERATIONS.
THE LAST THING TO DO -- REINSTALL THE DECKING
AND PUT HUMPTY DUMPTY BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
SEE, NOW IT'S ALL OPEN AND THE TREE CAN GROW, SEE?
DONE.
ALL I NEED TO DO IS SHOW RICK MY HANDIWORK
AND SEE WHAT HE THINKS.
WOW!
YOU SEE IT ALREADY.
THAT IS A LOT OF SPACE YOU PUT IN HERE.
YEAH.
WOW.
THAT IS A LOT.
THAT'S GREAT.
SO NOW THE TREE GETS TO GROW AGAIN.
WHEREAS BEFORE IT WAS KIND OF STARTING
TO SUFFOCATE A LITTLE BIT, NOW THESE ARE GONNA BE JUST FINE.
Rick: THE TREEHOUSE MEANS A LOT TO US.
WHEN I SAW THAT IT COULD BE IN TROUBLE,
I REALLY WANTED TO FIND THE BEST PERSON THAT I COULD GET,
AND IT TURNED OUT GREAT.
THANK YOU.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, MAN. IT LOOKS GREAT.
I'M TELLING YOU. I MEAN, THAT IS QUINTESSENTIAL TREE FORT.
THAT'S GONNA BE EMBLAZONED IN THE MINDS OF THESE YOUNG KIDS
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
I'M BACK FROM SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE GUYS GOT A LOT OF WORK DONE IN MY ABSENCE.
CHUCK IS DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THE CEDAR SIDING.
ONCE THE SLIM PIECES OF BATTEN ARE ALSO INSTALLED,
THE TREEHOUSE WILL MATCH THE BARN'S BOARD & BATTEN SIDING.
HOW'S THIS ONE GOING? YOU KNOW, CeeLo'S COMING.
THERE'S A CHANCE WE MIGHT ACTUALLY BE ABLE
TO FINISH THIS SIDING PROJECT TODAY.
Man: "CHANCE"? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
THERE'S NO CHANCE!
YOU'RE GONNA DO IT!
Pete: DARYL'S GETTING OUR INTERIORS
LOOKING JUST AS GOOD AS THE OUTSIDE OF THE TREEHOUSE.
I AM WRAPPING UP THE INTERIOR PANELING HERE.
SO, WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS BATHROOM DIALED IN.
Pete: TOBY AND IAN ARE FINISHING UP PANELING IN THE MAIN ROOM
THAT'LL BECOME A SWEET JAM SESSION SPOT.
INCREDIBLE WORK, TOBY.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT --
THE ELECTRICIANS ARE HERE, WHICH IS AN EVEN BIGGER DEAL
THAN USUAL ON THIS HOUSE SINCE THEY HAVE TO RUN
ELECTRICAL WIRING AND ALL OF THE AUDIO CABLE
FOR PERFECT SOUND RECORDING, TOO.
PASS YOU THIS WIRE DOWN HERE. CAN I GO UP BEHIND THERE?
OKAY.
Pete: WITH OVER 600 FEET OF WIRING,
THAT'S LIKE THREE TIMES WHAT WE NORMALLY PUT IN A TREEHOUSE.
SO WHEN RYAN GETS HERE, HE'S GONNA BE AMPED.
NICE!
SO, HERE WE GO.
BECAUSE WE'RE BUILDING NOT JUST A TREEHOUSE
BUT A WORLD-CLASS RECORDING STUDIO,
I'VE GOT A SURPRISE FOR RYAN
THAT'S FUNCTIONAL AND DANG GOOD-LOOKING.
GREEN CLAIMED CORK WALL TILES.
CALI BAMBOO.
THESE THINGS ARE FULLY INCH-THICK CORK,
WHICH, FOR A RECORDING STUDIO, IS A GOOD THING.
THE CORK IS BETTER FOR THE WALLS THAN THE WOOD
BECAUSE THE POROUS CORK WILL DAMPEN THE SOUND
AND THE RECORDING WON'T HAVE ANY ECHO.
PLUS, IT LOOKS REALLY COOL.
I THINK IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
IT FEELS LIKE KIND OF A TREE HERE.
I MEAN, A BIG TREE.
I MEAN, LOOK AT THAT.
THE CORK ISN'T THE ONLY INTERESTING MATERIAL
THAT WE'RE USING ON THIS HOUSE.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S COPPER RIGHT NOW,
BUT IT'S COR-TEN, WHICH IS A STEEL THAT --
IT RUSTS TO A CERTAIN POINT AND THEN STOPS.
WE'RE GONNA COVER THE OUTSIDE WITH SOMETHING ELSE --
HEAVY METAL.
[ IMITATES GUITAR PLAYING ]
THE SHEETS ARE TREATED WITH A VINEGAR-LIKE SUBSTANCE
TO RUST THEM UP.
Pete: I LOVE THIS MATERIAL
BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED TO PAINT OR SEAL IT.
THE RUST ACTUALLY ACTS AS A PROTECTIVE LAYER.
WHO KNEW RUST COULD BE SO HELPFUL?
I THINK IT'S GOING TO WORK!
PLUS, I THINK IT TOUGHENS UP THIS TREEHOUSE.
IT GIVES IT A LITTLE EDGE, BUT IT STILL KEEPS IT FRIENDLY.
KIND OF LIKE FONZIE, REMEMBER, FROM "HAPPY DAYS"?
[ As Fonzie ] HEY, LOOKING COOL, GUYS!
Pete: THIS MUSIC-STUDIO TREEHOUSE BUILD
THAT'S EXCITING.
BUT WE'RE ON THE LAST DAY BEFORE WE SHOW OFF
THIS ROCK-'N'-ROLL PALACE IN THE TREES
TO RYAN AND HIS SPECIAL GUEST, CeeLo GREEN.
[ BIRD SQUAWKING ]
[ BIRD SCREECHES ]
[ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME IN THE DAY.
WE STILL HAVE A FEW PROJECTS THAT WE NEED TO FINISH UP ON.
ALEX IS BUSY HANDLING THE DOORWAY.
20 YEARS OF INSTALLING DOORS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A PERFECT FIT.
LIKE, I ALWAYS HAVE TO CHISEL IT OUT.
Pete: TOBY AND DYLAN ARE INSTALLING A HANDMADE DESK
WHERE THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT WILL GO.
MAN, TOBY. THIS IS BEAUTIFUL. HOW LONG DID THIS TAKE YOU?
A FULL DAY OF WORK.
I'M GOING IN FOR THE SCREW.
DON'T ENJOY YOURSELF.
[ WHIRRING ]
Pete: INCREDIBLY WORK, TOBY.
AND I'M WORKING ON THIS REALLY AWESOME CURVE ON THE DECK
THAT'S GONNA MAKE THIS THING THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE PIECE.
HERE WE'VE GOT THE CHANCE TO PUT A CURVE INTO SOMETHING,
AND THAT, TO ME, MIMICS NATURE, YOU KNOW?
THESE NATURAL STRUCTURES HAVE -- WELL, LOOK AT THIS.
I MEAN, THERE'S THAT SAME CURVE.
WAAH. GOOD STUFF.
WHAT MAN DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD CURVE?
YES!
OH, LOOK AT THAT.
WHEN YOU'RE SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN THE STUDIO,
EVENTUALLY NATURE'S GONNA CALL.
SO, INSTEAD OF HAVING TO TREK BACK AND FORTH TO THE BARN,
I'VE TAKEN IT UPON MYSELF TO INSTALL THIS UBER-COOL TOILET.
THAT'S IT, HUH?
VERY COMPLICATED TASK.
SUN-MAR COMPOSTING TOILETS -- NO SEPTIC, NO PLUMBING.
SET IT AND JUST PLUG THE THING IN,
AND YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A COMPOSTING TOILET!
MIRACLE TOILET. NO PLUMBING, NO SEPTIC.
I THINK THAT'S FANTASTIC.
IT'S BRILLIANT!
WITH EVERY TREEHOUSE I CREATE, I LIKE TO GIVE THE CLIENT
A LITTLE SOMETHING SPECIAL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S UNIQUE.
THIS IS KIND OF FUN. I'VE GOT THIS PROJECT
THAT I WANT TO BUILD A DECK CHAIR FOR THE CLIENT.
I'VE GOT THIS PRESSURE-TREATED WOOD, WHICH I LOVE.
SO I'M GONNA LEAVE IT BEHIND AS A LITTLE PRESENT TO THE CLIENT.
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES ARTISTS GET WRITER'S BLOCK
WHEN THE MUSES AREN'T BEING SO CHATTY.
IF THAT HAPPENS, THEN YOU CAN COME OUT HERE TO THE CHAIR,
COMMUNE WITH NATURE,
AND GET THOSE CREATIVE JUICES FLOWING AGAIN.
BUILDING A CHAIR IS KIND OF LIKE WRITING A SONG.
YOU START WITH THE BASIC FORM,
YOU TRIM IT HERE, YOU TUNE IT OVER THERE.
CUT IT, PETE. CUT IT. JUST GO AHEAD AND CUT IT.
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU'VE GOT THIS VERY COMFY TUNE.
I MEAN, CHAIR.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT A CHAIR LIKE THIS?
[ CHUCKLES ] ALL RIGHT. I UNDERSTAND.
WITH THE DECK CHAIR ALL BUILT,
THE FINAL DETAILS OF THE TREEHOUSE ARE COMPLETE.
NOW IT'S TIME TO MAKE THIS TREEHOUSE
A MUSICIAN'S TREE HOME.
THAT'S WHERE OUR VIRTUOSO *** OF DESIGN, TORY, COMES IN.
LEATHER.
TORY HAS GOT SOME AMAZING STUFF COMING INTO THE TREEHOUSE.
PERFECT.
SHE HAS SOME BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE AND MATTRESSES.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE THIS PLACE SO ROCK-'N'-ROLL, IT HURTS.
Pete: AND BEAR CREEK HAS EVEN BROUGHT IN
SOME TOP-NOTCH MIXERS FROM MACKIE
AND EVEN AMPEG AMPS TO ROCK OUT IN THE TREES.
BEAUTIFUL, MAN! YES!
HECK, IT'S SO COOL-LOOKING,
IT'S BRINGING OUT MY INNER ROCKSTAR.
IF I HAD MY HOOD UP A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I COULD BE LIKE...
[ RECORD SCRATCHES ]
ROCK 'N' ROLL! ROCK 'N' ROLL!
TWISTED.
ROCK 'N' ROLL! AAH!
[ Echoing ] ROCK 'N' ROLL!
[ DUCK QUACKS, ROOSTER CROWS ]
YEAH!
YOU KIND OF LOOK LIKE TWISTED PETE NELSON.
[ LAUGHS ] OH.
LET'S STOP THAT RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU. LOVING IT.
OH, THIS IS GONNA WORK SO WELL.
PILLOW TIME. UNH!
WE'RE ZHUZHING IT UP.
OKAY. THANK YOU.
BEAUTIFUL!
THIS BUILD HAS BEEN ONE FOR THE ROCK 'N' ROLL HALL OF FAME.
I'VE NEVER CREATED A TREEHOUSE MUSIC STUDIO BEFORE,
AND I AM PSYCHED.
IT'S A LOT LIKE BEING A COMPOSER.
YOU WRITE THE SHEET MUSIC,
YOU TAKE IT TO THE ORCHESTRA, YOU WORK LIKE MAD PRACTICING,
AND THEN YOU SHOW IT TO THE PUBLIC.
IN THIS CASE, THE PUBLIC BEING THE HADLOCK FAMILY.
I'M GONNA GUIDE YOU, YES, THIS WAY. PLEASE.
I'M ANXIOUS, YOU KNOW? WE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT
INTO THIS THING, AND ARE THEY GONNA LIKE IT?
DID WE DO EVERYTHING RIGHT? IS IT GONNA SOUND GOOD?
BECAUSE, I MEAN, IF RYAN DOESN'T LIKE IT,
CeeLo'S NOT GONNA LIKE IT.
DON'T PEEK. DON'T PEEK.
Ryan: MY FAMILY'S WORKED REALLY *** THIS PROPERTY OVER THE YEARS,
AND THE STUDIO'S CONSTANTLY BEEN EXPANDING.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THE ARTISTS ARE GONNA LIKE IT.
READY?
ONE, TWO, THREE.
WHOA!
YES, THIS WAY. PLEASE.
THE RECORDING-STUDIO TREEHOUSE IS ABOUT TO BE REVEALED.
DON'T PEEK. DON'T PEEK.
THE WHOLE THING IS READY TO GO. I CAN'T EVEN WAIT.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
Kai: AWESOME!
Maja: THAT'S GREAT.
ISN'T THAT FUN?
THAT IS AWESOME!
I THINK WE SHOULD GO A LITTLE CLOSER. DO YOU?
CAN WE? CAN WE FINALLY SEE IT? YES.
YEAH. COME ON. I CAN'T WAIT TO TAKE YOU IN HERE.
Ryan: JUST LIKE THE STUDIO.
IT'S GOT THE BOARD & BATTEN,
BUT THEN YOU HAVE THIS COR-TEN STEEL ON THERE.
Maja: IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
LOOK AT THE STAIRS.
ALL THIS IS WESTERN RED CEDAR,
EVEN THE PICKETS ON THE RAILINGS.
Ryan: LOOKING AT THE DRAWING IS ONE THING,
BUT, LIKE, ACTUALLY BEING INSIDE OF THE SPACE IS ANOTHER THING.
WE WERE REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT IT TURNED OUT LIKE.
Pete: I'M SO EXCITED.
COME ON IN.
TAKE IT IN.
LOOK AT THIS STUDIO.
Maja: OH, WOW!
Ryan: IT'S PERFECT.
SEEING THE TREEHOUSE FINISHED WAS AMAZING.
HOW FAST PETE GOT IT DONE, HOW HARD THE GUYS WORKED ON IT,
THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL, THE DECORATING,
EVERYTHING ABOUT IT -- UNBELIEVABLE.
I WAS STUNNED.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
Maja: LOOK AT THOSE WALLS.
YEAH, GO TOUCH IT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE TREE'S INSIDE.
ISN'T IT? IT'S LIKE AN INSIDE-OUT TREE.
AND IT'S ACOUSTICALLY PERFECT.
LOOK AT THIS DESK, MAN.
ISN'T THAT SWEET?
I DON'T THINK I WANT TO LEAVE.
THAT'S A BIG SLAB OF CEDAR.
YOU COULD START MAKING MUSIC HERE, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GONNA DO IT. THAT'S THE PLAN.
Kai: WHOA! THAT'S A NICE TOILET!
Pete: ISN'T THAT A NICE TOILET? IT'S A COMPOSTING TOILET.
Ryan: THIS IS AMAZING. LOOK AT THIS BASS HANGING ON THE WALL.
IT'S ALL READY TO GO. GOT MY GUITARS OVER THERE.
THIS IS INSPIRING. I JUST WANT TO START ROCKING.
START WHENEVER YOU WANT.
COME AND SEE THIS AREA. LOOK UP.
YES!
PETE, THIS IS A MAGIC PLACE TO MAKE MAGIC.
ISN'T IT, THOUGH? YEAH.
I CAN FEEL IT.
THE VIBE OF A RECORDING STUDIO IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
GETTING INSIDE OF THIS TREEHOUSE
WITH ALL THE CORK AND EXPOSED WOOD
AND BEING HIGH UP IN THE TREES
IS GONNA BE AN AWESOME PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE ART.
WHOA.
OH, WOW.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL VIEW.
Pete: ISN'T THIS SOMETHING OUT HERE?
TALK ABOUT INSPIRATION.
Ryan: YOU SEE ALL THOSE TREES OUT THERE.
IT'S PRETTY IDYLLIC AND CALMING.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN HELP BUT BE INSPIRED
BY BEING SURROUNDED BY NATURE LIKE THAT.
WE BUILT THIS LITTLE YELLOWWOOD CHAIR FOR YOU TO HANG OUT IN.
THE PRODUCER'S CHAIR.
YOU CAN CONTEMPLATE HOW THINGS ARE SOUNDING.
YEAH. "WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO NEXT TO THIS SONG?"
THAT CHAIR IS AWESOME.
DAD, YOU HAVE TO SEE THE UPSTAIRS!
LET'S DO IT.
GO AHEAD. YOU'VE GOT TO SEE THIS.
COME ON, DAD.
WHOA!
ISN'T IT COOL?
IT'S SUPER COZY UP HERE.
Maja: WOW! THIS IS SUPER NICE.
YEAH.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
I CAN'T WAIT TO START WORKING ON MUSIC HERE.
Ryan: THROUGHOUT MY LIFE, BEAR CREEK HAS EXPANDED AND GROWN.
AND HAVING THIS BE MY CONTRIBUTION,
IT'S A WONDERFUL FEELING.
WE'VE GOT TO GET THIS SESSION GOING,
SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO HANG OUT WITH US?
CeeLo'S GONNA COME UP. WE'RE GONNA SET UP IN HERE.
WE'RE GONNA MOVE A COUPLE PIECES OF FURNITURE,
BRING A KEYBOARD IN.
WE GOT TO GET GOING RIGHT NOW.
Pete: SHOWING THE TREEHOUSE TO THE FAMILY WENT GREAT.
TO MY HUGE RELIEF, THEY LOVED IT.
AND NOW...CeeLo IS HERE.
CeeLo: [ LAUGHS EVILLY ]
RIGHT ON!
[ DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS ]
Pete: HELLO, CeeLo.
HI. HOW ARE YOU?
HEY, PETE. HEY, RYAN. HOW YOU DOING?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT AND VISITING US.
OH, YOU LUCKY DOG. LOOK AT YOU, MAN. THIS IS AWESOME.
I MEAN, YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, BUT I'M KIND OF JEALOUS.
[ LAUGHS ]
I WANT ONE OF MY OWN.
YOU CAN COME HERE WHENEVER YOU WANT TO.
YOU SAY YOU'RE GONNA DO A RECORDING STUDIO IN THE TREES.
WELL, BUILD IT, AND THEY WILL COME, I GUESS,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I MEAN, CeeLo SHOWED UP.
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASSOCIATE THE ALBUMS
WHERE THEY'RE RECORDED, YOU KNOW?
LIKE A SPIRIT GETS TRAPPED IN THE ROOM,
AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES PEOPLE WANT TO COME OUT.
IT DOES. AND I THINK THAT STUFF SOAKS IN THE WALLS.
AND I THINK IT FEEDS THE PEOPLE WHO NEED IT WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE IT.
YOU KNOW HOW WHEN YOU GET TURNED ON BY THE CROWD
THAT YOU'RE IN THAT'S GIVING YOU THE LOVE BACK,
THESE TREES ARE GIVING LOVE.
AND I FEEL IT ALL THE TIME. I KNOW YOU FEEL IT.
I'M FEELING IT RIGHT NOW.
CAN WE LISTEN TO "AMY"?
YEAH, PLEASE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THE ROOM SOUNDS AND STUFF.
BREAKING IN THE STUDIO RIGHT NOW.
I'M GETTING SOME GOOD VIBES FROM THE TREES,
BUT I STILL HAVEN'T HEARD WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE IN HERE.
SO I'M GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS.
♪ I REMEMBER LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY ♪
♪ WHEN I WENT OVER HER HOUSE TO PLAY ♪
♪ AMY, AMY, AMY, AMY ♪
Ryan: THE ROOM SOUNDS GOOD. IT FEELS GOOD TO BE IN.
I THINK CeeLo REALLY LOVED IT, TOO.
I THINK HE WANTS ONE. [ LAUGHS ]
♪ I FINALLY FOUND THE RIGHT GIRL, RIGHT GIRL ♪
Pete: GREAT SONG. A VERY CATCHY TUNE.
RIGHT AWAY, WE JUST GOT ON IT.
AND, YOU KNOW, I'M A REALLY BAD DANCER.
I KNOW THAT. BUT I COULDN'T HELP.
I MEAN, I JUST HAD TO GET IT OUT.
♪ I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU ♪
NICE.
Pete: WAY TO GO.
I'M GONNA SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS FIRED UP REALLY QUICK.
JUST GIVE ME TWO SECONDS HERE.
Pete: THERE WAS A MICROPHONE STAND THAT LOOKED SO PROFESSIONAL.
AND, I MEAN, I HAD TO GET BEHIND IT AND DO A LITTLE SONG.
WE'RE JUST GONNA DO LIKE A JAM OF SOME KIND.
I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN, I'M READY TO GO.
HE WAS JAMMING A LITTLE BIT ON THE IVORIES.
AND I JUST THOUGHT, "LET'S TRY IT."
OH, HEADPHONES?
♪ HEY, CeeLo SINGIN' IN THE TREES ♪
♪ SINGIN', SINGIN', SINGIN' ♪
♪ SINGIN' IN THE TREES ♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
♪ THAT'S 'CAUSE I'M HERE RIGHT NOW, LOVIN' IT ♪
♪ UP HIGH WITH MY MAN CeeLo ♪
♪ GIVIN' RYAN IN THE TREES ♪
♪ TREES ♪
[ BIRD SCREECHES ]
WAS THAT ALL RIGHT?
[ LAUGHTER ]
THAT WAS ALL RIGHT.
THAT FELT GOOD.
IT WAS A REAL PRIVILEGE TO BE WITH HIM THIS AFTERNOON
UP IN THAT TREEHOUSE THAT WE JUST FINISHED, YOU KNOW?
DREAM COME TRUE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME, REALLY.
NO, MAN. THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
IT WAS AN HONOR TO HAVE PETE NELSON
BUILD US THIS RECORDING-STUDIO TREEHOUSE.
THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT SPEND AMAZING TIMES UP THERE.
Pete: WHETHER YOU PAINT, WRITE, OR MAKE MUSIC,
ART IS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR LIVES.
IT INSPIRES US, IT OPENS OUR HEARTS,
AND IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO EXPLORE.
NATURE IS MY CANVAS.
IT GIVES ME A CHANCE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH EVERY INDIVIDUAL
WHO COMES INTO THE ROOMS AND ONTO THEIR DECKS.
IT'S MY HOPE THAT EVERY ARTIST THAT WALKS INTO THIS TREEHOUSE
WILL BE INSPIRED THE WAY I AM
TO WORK, TO COLLABORATE,
TO CONTINUE TO SHARE IDEAS AND CREATIVITY WITH THE WORLD
FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.
TO DOWNLOAD CeeLo's NEW SONG, "AMY", HEAD OVER TO iTUNES.
AND TO GET A PRIVATE TOUR OF THE RECORD-HIGH RECORDING STUDIO,
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