Property Brothers - Kate and dave

NARRATOR: Kate and Dave want a move-in-ready, family-friendly home. We've finished with the wedding, we're ready to find our dream home. NARRATOR: That's where the Property Brothers come in. Realtor Drew Scott shows properties with promise... DREW: Let me show you some houses. Just keep an open mind because they will need some work. ...while contractor Jonathan Scott takes on the renovation. You've kind of made it clear that we should back off. Sure. They know how to turn a run-down, old house into a fantasy first home. They are the Property Brothers. -- Captions by VITAC -- Closed Captions provided by Scripps Networks, LLC. Kate and Dave just got married, and they're looking for their first house together. This is a year of firsts for them. Yeah. They're excited that it's a big year but also cautious 'cause they don't want to get in over their head with their new house. Well, we just got married, and now that we've finished with the wedding, we're ready to find our dream home. DAVE: We've been in this apartment for about a year. Three years. Three years. Okay. This is the kitchen. Yes. You can see how small it is. Cooking in this kitchen is very tough. If two of us try and work in here, we have limited counter space. We just kind of bump into each other. If one of us is at the sink and one's at the stove, trying to get in the fridge, it's really hard. Oh, we don't have any water. [ Laughs ] Are you serious? KATE: The water often gets turned off, so what we end up doing is filling up all of these bowls with water. You know, if we need water, we have to get it from the bowl, so bowls are pretty important to us, but we're hoping that in our dream home our counter will not be covered in bowls of water. I'm originally from the east coast. As you can see, there's a lot of different things that we've incorporated. Here's a little replica lobster trap that we like to keep around. In our dream home, we are hoping to still include some of the east-coast-inspired decor. We're gonna take you, now, to our balcony, which we really like because it's our outdoor space, but it's pretty small. DAVE: It is small. And there's a lot of construction, so pretty much, it's very noisy. Oh, as you can hear, the saw is starting up. This is the type of thing that we hear every day. We really want a great kitchen -- really functional, somewhere we can both work. We need parking. I, personally, really, really want to have parking. We like it to be bright. We like it to be open. We just really want somewhere we can have a lot of people over. We really want a house that has a lot of character. I don't think we want something that's super modern. So, before we got married, we took a marriage-prep course, and the instructor told us that we should not do any home renovations until we've been married for 10 years. We took a lot of that insight to heart, and we really don't want to get into a big renovation project. We think it would be really stressful for our marriage. We don't fight often, but I anticipate that it might start. We have a really long list of must-haves, but, you know... We're gonna have to somehow squeeze it into our budget, which is $560,000. Newlyweds, first-time buyers, and matching their budget to their wish list -- plus they're also nervous about this next step. Well, this is a big step for them, and it's about to get even bigger when they see this first place. It's very impressive. I know they're gonna fall in love as soon as they walk through the door. They say rain is good luck on your wedding day. Maybe it's good luck on your first showing, too. Hopefully! [ Laughter ] Wow! DAVE: Oh, wow! Yeah. It's huge! Look at the fireplace. Yeah, I wouldn't change a thing in this room. It's a little bit bigger than that condo that you're in right now, right? Yeah, it's really nice. I love the dining room. I love the window, the light fixture, the fireplace. I really like how it flows from, like, almost like a family-room feel into a dining room, and so, it incorporates both of those spaces. Now, from here, you can flow right into your kitchen area, and you see on the right-hand side, you have a powder room. Oh, I would love a powder room. DAVE: Oh, wow. Yeah. It's nice that they thought ahead with their renovation and put that in. KATE: Wow. This is a really nice kitchen. Holy smokes. I'm sold. JONATHAN: Do you like mixing it up, too, having the darker cabinets here and then contrasted with the lighter ones? I think it looks really nice, yeah. And I love the counters. DREW: Well, the countertops are actually a quartz that's made to look like marble. This is real marble for the mosaic on the backsplash. Coming from their condo, this is quite the upgrade. Anything would be an upgrade. This is just over the top. Well, wait till they see the upstairs. DAVE: Check out this bathroom. KATE: Oh! This is massive! This is incredible. This is like a bedroom turned into a bathroom. This was a bedroom turned into a bathroom. Double sinks. That's a great vanity. Doesn't this bath just call to you? It's so awesome. I just love the look of it. It is everything we want in a bathroom, and, I'd say, more, because of the size. It's huge. DREW: This is your master bedroom. Good size. Really nice. And more closets. Wow! I didn't even notice there's two. Kate, you look a little starry-eyed right now. Yeah. I love this entire house. I can see us living here. This is exactly what we want. It's perfect. I can't think of anything that it's lacking. Yeah. Did you want to know the price? We would really like to know the price. That's the sticking point because this house is on the market for $899,000. That is a lot more than we planned to spend. That's a lot of money. That's... Why did you show us this house? That's a move-in-ready home in this neighborhood. That's something renovated, ready to go. You guys were very particular with what you're looking for in the house. Well, they've done all the work for you, and they're gonna ask a higher price to cover what they've done. It's really tempting seeing a place like this and imagining that we could have something close to it. We love it. It's just a matter of finding the right place that we can polish up, and, yes, I will be there. Don't take your frustrations of a reno out on each other, take them out on me, all right? Tell you what, let me show you some houses, and then we'll talk a little bit further from there. Just keep an open mind because they will need some work. We have turned a bit of a blind eye to one of the rules from their marriage-prep training -- no renovations for 10 years. If they were doing it on their own, but they're working with us, so that's a little excessive, and they've got a pretty steep wish list as far as their wants and needs in a new home. We know we can get it done, we just have to convince them that this is the right path for them. Livin' on the edge! This could be a bumpy ride. Oh, yeah. It's a pretty busy street, but we're getting a detached house, 1,400 square feet, and we're downtown. That's what you wanted, right? Yeah. Come on in. Mm. All right. DAVE: I wouldn't touch anything in this place. I feel like I'm back in student housing. It's not... where I want to live. NARRATOR: Newlyweds Kate and Dave have high hopes for their first home. We really want a great kitchen. Realtor Drew Scott is showing them fixer-uppers with great potential, but are they ready to buy into the brothers' renovation plan? Okay. 1,400 square feet in this house. Is this a door? Those are French doors. It's nailed shut, though. All right. This is a rental property. They've made so many bedrooms in this place because they wanted to rent it out for more. Here, they just decided to block off this door so they have a separate room on the other side. This should be a living area. They were actually using this as a bedroom. This has to all open up. You want to have a nice, wide -- and it is, actually, a fairly wide unit. It just feels cramped because of this wall. KATE: It does. It feels really narrow. I know Kate and Dave thought they could never afford a large home in the city, but this could be a great one for them. It's a detached, two-story home with 1,400 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and a 2-bedroom basement suite. If they're brave enough to tackle some renovations, they could turn this former rental into a beautiful family home. So, ignore the broken tiles you can see down here. Those would all be gone -- new flooring throughout the space. KATE: Okay. I know this kitchen feels pretty tiny. You just have the one wall of cabinets. You look scared. I kind of am. I feel like I'm back in student housing. I didn't even notice -- the fridge is in another room than the stove. There looks to be water damage as well. Does that concern you, when the ceiling is bubbling down? Well, me too. So, we'd inspect everything. We obviously can't tear the ceiling open during an inspection, but we would assume that we're gonna have to replace that plumbing. I mean, the kitchen right now -- it's not functional. What would you picture in here if this was gonna be your dream kitchen? I don't know, pretty much change everything, and that might make it a little better. We're trying really hard to look past what we see and envision how they can see the space, but, to be honest, it's really hard in this house. Why don't we head up to the second level? Hopefully the bedrooms will win you over. All right. Let's hope so. I know there's a lot of work to be done, but you could do wonders with this place. I'm just not a fan. Why not? 'Cause I don't like it when anything touches my hair. Such a diva. KATE: These stairs feel like they're on an angle. DAVE: [ Laughs ] KATE: The toilet's sort of up on a little pedestal. DAVE: [ Laughs ] DREW: Royal! I don't know. I don't think I could use that bathroom. No. Come on over here. You can see we have another bedroom right here. This is a decent size for a spare room. These floors seem really uneven. JONATHAN: They didn't actually correct the substructure at all before they laid down the laminate. There seems to be a lot of structural problems with the house. Every room that we go into, the floor seems a little lower or higher or slanted than every other room. It feels kind of like a carnival funhouse. And even just looking at you through this door frame, I can see the angle. It just looks so crooked. What if we do something like this? Is this better? [ Laughter ] All right. Get out of that room. Come on down the hall here. All right. This is the master bedroom. Ugh. DAVE: I wouldn't touch anything in this place. I don't mind being the one who has to touch everything in this place to fix it, so I could turn this into a place that you would love, and, you know, it's gonna mean getting my hands dirty, but it's gonna be worth it. DREW: I know it looks scary in here, and I can see it in your eyes, but if we look at your wish list, there's a lot of opportunity, especially since this is a detached home. You still don't seem sold, though. No. [ Laughs ] KATE: Okay. This house is on the market for $469,000. Wow. That's a lot of house for $469,000 in terms of size. It's just what's inside that worries me. Yeah. I don't see anything in here that we can't tackle, anything that we can't transform into your dream home, and I know we can keep it well under that max budget. Even though this house scares us on many levels in terms of the renovation, we think Jonathan's going to have a great design for us, and the location's really good, plus the parking, so, you know, I think it's something we may consider. DREW: Here it is. Now, it's deceiving from the outside, but it actually has four bedrooms. Yeah, that last bedroom was way too small. It's all right. I'll find you something a little bigger. So, this house is detached, and you have a two-car garage out back. Parking is a good thing. I like the parking, DAVE: Yeah. DREW: This house here has a huge corner lot. DAVE: I like the area. DREW: You may not like the inside. [ Laughs ] It looks like a pretty busy lane. We'll give the house a shot, all right? Potential, but... Not enough. DREW: This is the place, right here. It's a semi-detached. KATE: I like the door. [ Laughs ] Come on in. That's a lot of wallpaper. Oh, my. That's a lot of wallpaper. [ Laughs ] There's colors. There's patterns. There's wallpaper everywhere. I just -- You know, it just overwhelms me. I mean, it's nice that they're bringing some of the outside influence indoors. You have that beautiful brick out front. Look at that brick fireplace. [ Laughs ] That's not brick... This is wallpaper! The easiest kind of brick to install. It's a little narrow and dark. DAVE: "Dark" is what I would definitely say. I don't know. It's hard to see us living in a space like this. We would tear all this open because you don't want this wallpaper, you don't want the dark surfaces. We can do some renovations to turn this into what you want. Yeah. I mean, maybe. It's hard to see it right now. [ Laughs ] JONATHAN: That's not very convincing. I want to hear, "Yes! Absolutely! I believe you can do that!" I believe you can do it. You are so full of it. She's a bad liar. Come on through here. I know this house could be perfectly suited for Kate and Dave's needs. It's a semi-detached home with three bedrooms, one bathroom, and 1,200 square feet. Loads of space and potential for this couple who really want their first house to have a lasting impression. I really don't like the arch. JONATHAN: It is actually concealing a beam. That probably means that this wall's load-bearing. So, we'd have to throw in a beam here just to open everything up, but it would be worth it because that dates it, and this wall makes it all feel cramped. I don't know. It seems like a lot of work. Come in to this gorgeous kitchen. KATE: Uh, it's pretty colorful. [ Laughs ] I would suggest getting rid of all of this and start fresh. That wall should go. That would give you a beautiful, open floor plan into the dining area and the living area. Yeah. I don't see it. It's a lot to change. I don't know. Why don't you head upstairs, and hopefully there's some brighter light up there that you're gonna like. All right. Okay. It's pretty big in here. It's quite big. It really is, and this is the best-lit room in the house because you have all this natural light pouring in from the window. But, again, more wallpaper. Do not fear the wallpaper. What scares you about wallpaper? [ Laughs ] My mom spent about a week clearing out one room. We have...five, six... You have 1,200 square feet of wallpaper. Now, granted, your mom is probably great at removing wallpaper. Jonathan is probably better. There's nothing really scary in this home. The place has been well kept. I'm worried a little bit about hidden surprises, though. We already know, coming into a home of this age, there are gonna be some surprises in the wall, and we'll accommodate with a contingency for that. Okay. What's the price? Now, knowing your max budget is $560,000, the list price on this home is $399,000. $399,000? $399,000. Wow. That is so far below market value, and there are houses that need a lot of work in this area that are selling for $100,000 or $200,000 more than this place. Don't want to scare you, but it's just the realistic market right now. If I were you guys, I wouldn't be afraid of the wallpaper or taking down a couple walls because I can see that this could be transformed into your dream home, and we'll keep it within your budget. Okay. And if you think this could be a contender for you, why doesn't Jonathan do up a couple of designs and then show you the potential of this space? Okay. Yeah, I mean, I think I'd like to see what it could be, but it's hard to see right now. I will say, they seem a little more optimistic than I thought they'd be. Well, they say that they're okay with the place, however, they're a little wary. I think I'm reading between the lines, and they feel it's too much work. I did think it was very cool, though, as we were leaving, the homeowner was there, and we actually got to talk to her a little bit. They're looking for a new house, so we're just touring them through. Yeah. You have a lovely house. Thank you. I thought so. 68 years. 68 years. Wow. 68 years she's been living in this house! That's a long time to look at that wallpaper. You know, the minute I saw them, I hoped that they would get this house, but I thought, "Oh, that young couple won't be able to afford it." [ Laughter ] Thanks for letting us see the house, and hopefully we'll run into you again soon. Yeah. We have to get back. Good luck. JONATHAN: If this is something that you like for the design, we can turn it into reality. DAVE: Oh, wow. You're gonna have to be some kind of magician or something. NARRATOR: Kate and Dave are torn between a house with too much wallpaper and a cheaper frat house they could renovate to make their own. Contractor Jonathan Scott has great plans for renovations in both locations. It's going to be tough to decide. Hey, guys. How are you doing? Well, we're excited about the potential, but we're not sure what we could see in either one of the houses that you've shown us. Hey, you know what? There is a lot of work that needs to be done to both of these properties, but that's why we have Jonathan here. We have the first place is that freaky frat house, and the other place, that wacky wallpaper home, it's no better. We're open to see what you can do. Honestly, not a long shot to turn either of these homes into your dream house, but why don't we look first at the freaky frat house. JONATHAN: With all new flooring, a muted color palette, and high-end, contemporary furniture, I'll give the design a balance of modern style and old-fashioned comfort. It'll be perfect for putting your feet up and relaxing. DAVE: It looks very warm and inviting. This really looks like someone's taken the time to make the most out of the space and find the potential. Someone like you. Someone has taken the time. Now, what about this for your new dining room? JONATHAN: You want room for lots of folks to enjoy home-cooked dinner, so a large dining-room table will be the focus of this room. I'll take down the walls to create an open-concept chef's kitchen. All new cabinetry, high-end appliances, and an island for party prep will make this a place that you'll want to host all your family celebrations in. DAVE: I really love how you guys opened up that dining room. KATE: I love having it open to the kitchen like that. Yeah. Doing it on the computer -- one thing, doing it in real life -- something completely different. Are you confident that you can get it done? Absolutely. If this is something that you like for the design, we can turn it into reality. And, actually, why don't we talk number, then? So, this house is on the market for $469,000. Their price is a little low. It should be about 10 grand more. Market value is about $480,000. Okay. So I would say we can go in with a target price of $475,000. And then for renovations? Renovations, we'd be looking around $80,000, and I can get it done fast in about five weeks. KATE: Wow. And that's a total budget of $550,000, which is $10,000 below your max budget of $560,000. That's amazing -- to think we can do all that for $550,000. You're gonna have to be some kind of magician or something. I do have a magic hat and wand and all that. If only he could just snap and it became like that. Well, let's take a look at that wacky wallpaper home. Okay. JONATHAN: I'm gonna start with the living room. I'll put in all new flooring, get rid of that wallpaper, update the fireplace with tile and bring it all together with one-of-a-kind furnishings and finishes. KATE: Oh, my goodness! DAVE: Oh, wow. That is not the same place, and there's no wallpaper. No wallpaper. Wallpaper is gone. Can we keep some? Maybe... I'll frame it for you. No! No! We can't. We can't. No. What about this for your new dining room? JONATHAN: I'll take down the wall and give you more elbow room and lots of natural light. I'll take down the existing kitchen wall as well and use the whole back end of the house to build a great space with custom cabinetry and a marble-topped peninsula and, of course, a view of the dining room with a harvest table. KATE: It's so bright. It's so refreshed. It just looks so different. I can really picture us hosting, you know, a first dinner there as a married couple in our new home. It just seems like the right place to do that. And you know who would be great to invite? Who? The person who told you not to renovate for the first 10 years because this would be your entertainment space. Yeah. That's actually really true. Well, let's talk numbers for this place. This house is listed right now for $399,000. That is way below market value. Market value is about $480,000 for this place. $480,000? I think if we came in at around $450,000, will be a more impressive price tag. JONATHAN: Renovations -- it's a lot of work, $95,000, but I will do my best to speed it up and get it done in the same five-week timeline. DREW: And that would bring us in at a total of $545,000 -- $15,000 below your max budget, which is great. KATE: That's really good. Makes me nervous to get into a multiple-offer situation, but let's hear more. Let me deal with the stress of that because we're not gonna pay any more than it's worth, but we do know it is worth a heck of a lot more than list price. Okay. So, I guess, really, what you need to decide on now is, which of these two properties do you want to make an offer on. It's so hard to decide. I don't know. Talk it through. We'll give you some time, and when we come back, tell us which one you pick. KATE: Okay. Thanks, guys. I don't know. I kind of thought after seeing the designs, I'd know which one, but I still don't really know what to pick. What did you think about the freaky frat house? I just think the other's nicer in terms of community. I don't know. There might be more pros to being detached in terms of building equity. I don't know. Yeah. That's true. What about the wacky wallpaper home? It's such a beautiful home. It feels like it's been a family house. It feels like people have cared for it, even though it is out of date. And the other one just feels like no one's cared for that house and just let it get really run down. I don't know. We're gonna have to pick one, right? So... Have some good news? We hope it's good news. KATE: If Jonathan wasn't here, I would be feeling pretty overwhelmed. NARRATOR: Kate and Dave are debating two fixer-uppers. Will they pick the wacky wallpaper home for $450,000 with a renovation budget of $95,000, or the freaky frat house for $475,000 and $80,000 in renovations? Okay, so I hope we have some good news. We hope it's good news. Yes, we did. In the end, we decided to go with the wacky wallpaper home. Excellent decision. Now, why did you chose that over having a detached home? We could picture, you know, living there for a long time, raising a family there, it just felt right. All right. You guys chat design, and we'll talk soon. Thanks. DREW: Today is offer day, and this house has a lot of interest. We're actually competing with 11 other offers. It's not that much of a surprise, though, because they were priced so far below market value. I spoke with Kate and Dave. They want to go in with an offer of $476,110. Now, they want the $110 because that's been a lucky number for them in the past, and they're hoping it'll work again in the future. We're waiting to hear about our offer that we made on the house. We're really nervous about it because there were so many offers made on the house, and, also, we dropped the condition of home inspection and the condition of financing to make our offer more attractive, since there were so many. I would never actually suggest going in with an offer without at least having a finance condition. It's important, but it's their decision to make, and if they want to do that, I'm happy to go forward. It is kind of appealing for a seller, though, to have no conditions, so we've given the seller's agent the offer. Now all we can do is play the waiting game. DAVE: When we actually went to the house, we saw the seller, and she seemed such a nice person, we thought a nice personal touch was to leave a note, and so we told her in the note that we were going to buy this house, raise a family there, and, kind of, told her our story, and I hope that that helps us. Hey, guys. Hey! Well... it has been a tense couple of days, hasn't it? Yes. Waiting for some news? I have heard back from the seller's agent. The seller remembers you... Okay. That's good. ...and she actually says that you two remind her of herself and her husband when they bought this house 68 years ago. Aw... that's really sweet. Yeah, and she also really loved the note that you left. Secretly, she was hoping that you would have the best offer to bring forward. Okay. And...? And you did! Congratulations! You got the house! [ Laughs ] $476,110. Congratulations. Very exciting! Now, trust me -- there is a lot of work ahead for Jonathan, but at least you got the house, so you need to go celebrate a bit. Yes! This is amazing. Thank you so much. I'm gonna catch up with you guys later in the day, okay? Thank you very much! Yay! I'm so excited! I know. The year of firsts continues for this couple. They're married, they own their first home together. It's a big year, and it's about to get bigger when the renovations begin. They bought their house for $476,110, beating out the competition but leaving Jonathan with $84,000 to deal with the upgrades and all the new electrical. He has 5 weeks to make their first home their only home. So, today's demo day, and these guys are excited. I know they want to get in there and just destroy the wallpaper. I'm on board 'cause I want to see it go, too. We're also gonna take out all the main-floor walls to create an open-concept space and make an awesome kitchen that spans the entire back of the house. The first thing we're gonna do is smash this place to pieces. [ Laughs ] [ Indistinct talking ] More wallpaper. Oh, look at that. Even more wallpaper underneath. They've got the fake-wood pattern here, the fake-brick pattern in the living room. Big one. It's almost like a horror movie 'cause the thing you guys are afraid of the most is the wallpaper, and we're peeling off walls and there's more wallpaper. Yeah. You can go first. No. I want you to do it. You've been working. One of you is gonna have to do it, or it's gonna stay there all day. Swing full-tilt? Sure. Go for it. Whoa! We are destroying the wall. There's wood flying, paneling going down, wallpaper disappearing, and then, what do we hit? We found something. Yeah. All right, so... A whole stack of asbestos. KATE: Who would have guessed that the first thing I opened up would be this terrible, asbestos-wrapped pipe that's going to eat into our budget, and, you know, it's unsafe. It's not good to have in the house. So that was just awful. Yeah. Not too nice. These walls aren't down yet, and what are we gonna find when they come down? NARRATOR: Kate and Dave bought an older house to renovate into their dream family home, but costs and concerns mount as they discover asbestos and bad wiring between the walls. That's something that we have to have professionally removed 'cause it will run all the way up. We'll leave that for now, and let's take a look at what else we can open up. JONATHAN: I'm gonna get an inspector in to test, but I've seen a lot of these asbestos-wrapped vents, and they're typically level one, which means, as long as that's undisturbed, we're okay to continue demo in other areas. You see... this is what *** and tube looks like. You can see the insulators, and at some point, this has arced, and you can see it's all charred on the wood. Somebody's wrapped this with electrical tape, but that didn't do the trick. It's almost caused a fire. Actually, up here as well. KATE: Oh, no. That's why it's not safe, and we're taking it out. If Jonathan wasn't here, I think I would be feeling pretty upset and overwhelmed right now. It's great to have him here. He knows what he's doing. 'Cause, you know, we like to learn, but we don't know. It does look nice, doesn't it? Wow. Yeah. That's gonna make a huge difference. I like it already. Nice! Opening up the kitchen, we're revealing the stack, and it's actually not in bad shape, but it's right in the middle of the kitchen, so I don't know yet how we're gonna deal with that. We're either gonna build the wall out to cover it up, move it over -- it just all depends once we open the ceiling up, where the bathroom's located. We've been wondering what has caused all the rust and sort of the decay on the outside of this, and I think I have found what it is. See how we also have drywall that's all wet? DAVE: Yeah. You know what that is, right there? That's your toilet connection. Ohh... So that is all toilet water -- used toilet water -- that has been dripping down into where you prep your food for several decades. That's disgusting. This is why I don't usually locate the main stack in your food-preparation area. Maybe we relocate it and stick it somewhere over off to the side -- if we build this out, something like that. But that would cost a little bit more than what we have planned, so... We'll have the plumber come in. We'll have him take a look, but this is... Ugh! So, we're getting a little bit overwhelmed with the extra budgetary concerns, I guess you'd call it. We have asbestos, we have wiring, we now have this plumbing issue. We're feeling tight with the budget as it is, and to find all these issues, I hope it doesn't compromise the overall design. You know, we'll see how it goes, I guess. JONATHAN: So the tests are all done, and the asbestos was level one, but it still needs to be professionally removed, so that sets us back $2,200 and adds another day onto our schedule. I know the challenges so far are making Kate and Dave even more anxious than they were to begin with. They've been coming by constantly to check on the progress, but I want them to feel confident that renovating is the way to go. But they're newbies. We come by the house a lot to see what's going on. I think we're nervous about the renovation. It's our first one. We don't know what's gonna happen. We don't know what we're gonna see each time. Can't wait to see what Jonathan's gonna show us today. I know. He hasn't really given us that much hint on what he is gonna show us. I think it's just because we like to know what's going on. We like to know the details. We like to know everything. And we spent all our money on this. So, I mean, if I spend $100 on something, I want to get my money's worth, so if I'm spending a lot of money on something, I want it all. I have a little bit of good news and a little bit of bad news, so you tell me what you want to hear first. Start with the good news? Good news? Okay. The walls -- we were worried we might have to do a beam, something like that. Looking up here, none of this is structural, so we can remove all of these walls and it's basically just a matter of tearing them out, and then we can start rebuilding. We don't have to do anything else. That's amazing. That is very good news. And it saves us two grand. Putting in the beams can get expensive, especially with how long this run is here. The interior walls are not structural, and that's phenomenal because we were worried about the extra, up-front cost with having to put in a beam across the whole span of the house. Or, even worse, if they'd had to put a bunch of pillars or, you know, divide up the open-concept space. That wouldn't have looked how we wanted. So, that's the one thing. Heading into the kitchen -- The problem with the stack was worse than we thought. To show you how bad it is, I'm gonna run upstairs, and I'm gonna flush the toilet and show you. So, every time, for decades, anybody has flushed that toilet, watch how much comes down. Will do. You guys ready? Holy... [ Laughing ] What? Wow. Did you see it? Yes. I never would have guessed it was that much. We have not done anything to this yet. That's how much every time somebody has flushed the toilet, that has poured into the kitchen. Wow, and it would have been caught in the ceiling before. Well, that's why we saw all the drywall around here was falling down. My plumber says we should be able to take it from here and tuck it right in over into the corner next to the old chimney here. It's gonna be out of the way. It's not gonna be dripping and everything, and, you know, it's about 1,200 bucks, so I think that's money well spent. Yeah. That is money well spent. Bad news? We've discovered, as we're opening up all the exterior walls, there's no insulation in this house. So, your utility bills would, likely, in the winter be through the roof. Okay. So, we have to decide how we want to proceed. We need to insulate. We can either do it with a batt insulation, which is, you know, that regular stuff, the pink stuff that you'd usually see. It's gonna probably cost about $1,000. Okay. Or we can go with a spray-foam product. It is a better product. It does a better job. However, it's over twice the price. You're probably looking at around...$2,000 to $3,000. Yeah. I think, I mean, with the additional cost we've uncovered, too, I think we should stick to the first option. You want to go with the batt insulation? Okay. Money and time are our biggest factors right now. These walls aren't down yet, and what are we gonna find when they come down? Hello. Hey. Lot of changes every time you walk through that door. And we spent all our money on this. NARRATOR: Kate and Dave want everything in their new home to turn out perfectly, but with so many issues found early on, they're starting to really feel the pressure of the renovation. Hello. Hey. Lot of changes every time you walk through that door. Yeah. Looks amazing. JONATHAN: Kate and Dave are so anxious about their new home, they come by every day. Yesterday, they were concerned about the new stack install, and I know their marriage-prep class put the fear of renovating into them, but it's my job to keep them calm and answer every question. Most importantly, we have no sewage dripping down into your kitchen anymore. Wow. Makes me so happy to see that old pipe gone and this new, nice pipe here. I know that we're dealing with some budget issues and stuff that we need to make up for. Yeah, and that does concern us -- the budget, I mean, when we see how the numbers work out, and what it really means in the end, what we're gonna have to sacrifice. I think that's when it will really hit us. Yeah. It will sink in at that point, but at this... Not to mention, we've spent more money in the last few weeks then we ever have in our entire lives. Good news so far? I think so. So far? Do you any bad news? No. No, I don't have anything. [ Laughs ] I want to make sure you're still happy to be married. We're happy to be married. And happy to have me around? Okay, good. Perfect. JONATHAN: We kept costs down by going with batt insulation instead of spray foam, but with the asbestos removal, moving the plumbing, and adding the insulation, our schedule has really been pushed. My whole crew has been working some pretty crazy hours to get things back on track. I know Kate and Dave are a little bit cautious, or, actually, in this case, a lot cautious, so I'm hoping they'll just trust in my experience -- I've installed a lot of hardwood floors -- and I know their style, and I know what's gonna look good. What do you think about things like having the textured, you know, hand-scraped kind of a look? Or would you prefer something that's like this over here? It's a little bit more smooth on the finish. Yeah. I think... I like the textured, I think, myself. Yeah? Some of these are more uniform and others are kind of more varied. Do you find when it's laid out on the floor that one looks better than the other? And what about the length of the individual board? Does a longer board cost more? Could you, maybe, show us like a sample of, like, the different thicknesses? You can see how this compares to a 3/4. Oh, yeah, much thinner. KATE: Oh, yeah. So, if it's thinner, then you can't sand it down as often and refinish? Now, what about the actual type of wood and the tree? They are asking a lot of questions, which is fine because I'd rather they ask those now as opposed to after I've installed, and they say, "Well, you know, we were thinking we'd kind of like to do this." That would be bad. So, we're walking through all the different types of flooring with Jonathan, and it's completely overwhelming. There's so many different varieties, and what keeps running through my head is, I can repaint a wall, but I really can't lay new flooring, so I really want to choose the right flooring. These are some of the boards that I thought would look great. Something like that. DAVE: I actually like the one on the end there. Yeah. I think this would be my favorite. Okay. For me, my original thought was something more uniform, but you're telling me to trust you and that it will look good. And I will say, I just installed this in another homeowner's home, the exact same floor -- not even just similar, the exact same floor -- and they're in love with it. Yeah, looking at, like, just a small plank, you're supposed to envision how it's supposed to look throughout the whole house, and it's really difficult to actually envision that. At least I have a hard time. Me too. KATE: Do you think they ran the phone cable? Yeah, I hope so. I don't want to have to run it myself. Yeah. I hope they put it in the right spot, too. So, we are coming to the house a fair bit. We want to be informed. We want to know what's going on. I really hope the electrical's done. Yeah. We need that for home insurance. Kate and Dave are definitely detail-oriented individuals, and, you know, one of the reasons you bring on a professional contractor is so that I can handle the day-to-day. Make sure you ask him about the fireplace. They don't want that -- they want to know everything. And if something's not happening that they want to see, they make sure that I'm aware of it. Our insurance says we have to replace all the galvanized. Yeah. Yep. We probably are pestering Jonathan with a few too many questions, but I can't apologize for that because they're legitimately the questions we want answered, and this is our money, our house, our renovation in the end, so he's just got to put up with us and answer them. JONATHAN: You actually have walls and a ceiling. So, that's a good sign. Yeah. It's coming together. Wow. You know, I'm slightly concerned about the number of cupboards and cabinets. Do you think it's gonna be enough? Just being in here and looking around. Like, seeing it on paper and now seeing it here. There just doesn't look like there's gonna be a lot of storage. I really want a dream kitchen, and part of my dream kitchen is storage. JONATHAN: Keep in mind, not all the cabinets are up yet. I think that you'll have lots of storage in here. I mean, I think we can work with it. I just -- when we saw how big the space was, I kind of imagined there'd be, like, tons of cupboards in here. If they just wait long enough for me to do the installation, they'd see there are plenty of cabinets. I kind of know what I'm doing. It's a lot of steps that have to happen in a certain order. And it is happening. I know you guys are coming by a lot, which is great, but, you know, the surprise might be even better if you don't come by as much. Then, even more will be accomplished on your next visit. I do have another question. Ah! I knew you were gonna ask me something else. All right. Trim. I noticed that there's no trim. I know this is, like, the last thing that you do, but are you installing, like, the same style that was in previously? What are your thoughts? Or is this a surprise? Well, I mean, it doesn't matter to me. Do you want me to show you samples of it or do you want me just to pick something that I think is sort of a tribute to what this design is gonna be? I think we would tend towards picking it, but in this case, you've kind of made it clear that we should back off. [ Laughter ] Well, I'll pick something. I think you'll be happy with that. Overall, this looks amazing, and we really appreciate all this work. All right. Get out. All right. Bye. JONATHAN: We've had some real challenges with the asbestos and the plumbing, but now that I've convinced Kate and Dave to stay away until it's completely done, we're moving as fast as we can, but we're down to the wire. Come on, help! Throughout this renovation, Kate and Dave have obsessed about the details and second-guessed every decision I've made. After all those weeks of questions, there's really only one left. Will they like the design? All right, you go first. All right. Here we go. NARRATOR: Kate and Dave found it difficult to let go and trust Jonathan's design choices. Now that their move-in day has finally come, will they love their new home? The brothers are about to find out. [ Laughs ] All right, you go first. All right. Here we go. No, that's for the design. Why would you put a mini chicken coop in the design? Think of it as a "floating ocean" chicken coop. I don't get it. It's a lobster trap. Dave, the east coast. Oh! Okay! They wanted stuff like this. Oh, that's cool. That's kind of cool, I guess. And, actually, they just arrived, so fluff that pillow, and let's do it. Come on in... to your new home. House looks amazing! I love it! I love the table. Look at the fireplace! I love every detail. Unbelievable. Look! There's a lobster trap! There's a lobster trap! Got to have that east-coast flair. You may have noticed that I'm having a hard time putting my feelings into words, but this is amazing. Like, this is incredible. JONATHAN: It's come a long way from the brick-patterned wallpaper and the old flooring. I wanted the design for this room to be welcoming, and I did incorporate some of your pieces, so I'm glad you like how it came together. No, just the view from here is like... we don't live here. JONATHAN: You do live here. We do. You do. You wanted that influence of some character, some vintage pieces, so we tried to add as much of it as we could. You have our pictures here from our wedding. I can't believe how wide the space feels now. Is it wide enough for you to do that lucky heel click that you always do? Let's see it. All right. Nicely done. Well, you have that much space in your house. You can do the click. KATE: I love the top of this table. DAVE: This is a gorgeous table. We love the rustic look. I couldn't have picked a better dining table. Oh, my gosh. JONATHAN: The space felt dark and cramped, and it wasn't just all the wood paneling. Taking out the walls really opened up the space and let the light pour through. You have a great dining-room area for entertaining and also an island for more casual meals. I can picture us having breakfast there. JONATHAN: I know you want to go right into that kitchen, so go ahead. KATE: I do! Oh, my... This might be my favorite. This countertop is unbelievable! And the water works! Not that I didn't believe that it wasn't g-- The water actually works. I had to test it out. There's no one that's gonna turn the water off on you in this place. It's a beautiful home, and this kitchen is phenomenal for entertaining as well. The open concept through into here, lots of seating for friends and family. DAVE: Check out the lighting. Look at the pendants. Those are amazing. JONATHAN: It's a huge transformation. The original kitchen just felt cut off, so taking down the wall and making it open concept was key, and now you've got top-of-the-line appliances, quartz countertops, and lots of cabinets for you, Kate. Like, there's so many details, it's really hard to take in everything. JONATHAN: Well, we went through a lot to get to this point, and, you know, it was not easy, but in the end, I think it's worth it. KATE: It looks amazing, and just to have this much space. Let's go way up. You know what, the thing is -- probably the biggest bone of contention... you did not like the floors when we chose the floors. When I saw them in here, I really liked them. Now I love them. They look incredible. I can't picture any other floor with this whole design. I'm just blown away that this is exactly, kind of, what we asked for. Like, I'm looking around and just taking it in, and seeing, like, the little details of our things that you worked into the design, and you made them look so much better than we did. You guys did a great job, though, too. I mean, from the couch to everything else that you guys brought into this place. KATE: Yeah. I mean, that looks awesome. It's hard to even remember or imagine what it was like and how it's transformed. I wanted to see you smile 'cause I knew that you would like it. We love it. "Like" is not a strong-enough word for us. Do you believe it? I definitely think that this whole experience has been worth it. KATE: Yeah. If we could find the marriage-prep counselor, we'd say, "No way." We disagree now. We'd show off the space. Yeah, we'd invite him over. Now that the renovating is over, the only thing Kate and Dave have to worry about is how to relax in their new home. They spent $476,110 to secure the house purchase and beat out the other buyers. However, it left Jonathan with a tighter reno budget. But he was able to deal with some unexpected issues, keep this cautious couple's budget worries in check, and finish on time. And we've invited one more person -- the former homeowner. It's so different. KATE: I know. Oh, my goodness. It's nice to see the rad's still here. Yeah. They're all still here. Well, what is that? The fridge. Yeah. Oh, I've lived too long. Oh, look at this. Ohh... Big space for making cookies, and... Yep. I wouldn't know how that worked. I like the wall. Yeah, it's neat, eh? Isn't that beautiful. Yeah, this house, I don't know how old it is. I bet it was coming up to 90 years, and it's still standing. Still standing. It was here for 68 years. You're welcome here any time. Thank you. Thank you. And you're gonna have a family, eh? Definitely. Not immediately. [ Laughs ] KATE: Well, look who's coming. We thought I would have to come down to say hello. Oh, for goodness sake. Well, you see, we had such a beautiful home that you gave these guys. Good to see you. We wanted to make it even prettier. Yes. It's very beautiful. It is lovely. These four walls have a lot of memories, and they have a lot more memories to come. That's right. Yes. I hope I'll stay around for a little while. KATE: Yes! JONATHAN: This will be one of our lasting memories. KATE: So, we have for you a hammer and a house. DREW: That was really nice of you. All right. This is awesome. I think it was really sweet of them to, uh... get me two cookies! [ Laughs ]