"Barnwood Builders" Split Crew

1 00:00:02,220 --> 00:00:07,220 The forecast for the job this week is cold and wet and mud, 2 00:00:07,230 --> 00:00:09,590 So other than the fact that we need more 3 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:10,760 Than one pair of underwear on, 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,430 I think it's going to be a good day. 5 00:00:14,430 --> 00:00:17,000 Typical "barnwood" weather. It's raining. 6 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,240 Yeah. 7 00:00:18,240 --> 00:00:20,200 It's typical ohio day, you know. 8 00:00:20,210 --> 00:00:21,570 It's raining, foggy. 9 00:00:21,570 --> 00:00:23,370 Yeah. Cold, wet, muddy. 10 00:00:23,380 --> 00:00:25,140 -Yeah. -This beats the hustle 11 00:00:25,140 --> 00:00:27,680 And bustle of that city life, don't it, johnny? 12 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:29,350 Yes, it does. 13 00:00:29,350 --> 00:00:31,520 What do you guys know about this cabin, sherman? 14 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,450 Oh, all I've seen is pictures so far, 15 00:00:33,450 --> 00:00:36,020 And it looked like a pretty good cabin. 16 00:00:36,020 --> 00:00:38,760 So I bought a cabin in ohio a couple of months ago, 17 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:41,290 And I never really got to see the whole thing stripped. 18 00:00:41,290 --> 00:00:43,760 The owners, they took off all the vinyl siding. 19 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:45,000 They took the roof off. 20 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,430 They took all the porches around it off of it, 21 00:00:47,430 --> 00:00:50,800 And from what I hear, it's good, but I don't know. 22 00:00:53,070 --> 00:00:54,840 What do y'all think? 23 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:59,440 I like it. 24 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:03,980 Here we are. 25 00:01:03,980 --> 00:01:05,780 Well, here we are. 26 00:01:05,780 --> 00:01:07,350 Here we are. 27 00:01:09,860 --> 00:01:11,290 Narrator: The "barnwood builders" 28 00:01:11,290 --> 00:01:12,860 Are in two different places at once. 29 00:01:12,860 --> 00:01:15,930 Extreme, extreme. 30 00:01:15,930 --> 00:01:17,090 Ah! 31 00:01:17,100 --> 00:01:18,500 Extreme. 32 00:01:18,500 --> 00:01:21,260 Taking down two different pioneer structures 33 00:01:21,270 --> 00:01:26,400 In two very different ways, but one thing is certain... 34 00:01:28,970 --> 00:01:30,910 Here's johnny! 35 00:01:30,910 --> 00:01:33,080 ...It's going to be a whole lot of fun. 36 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:34,280 Yeah! 37 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,380 Mark bowe as "log man." 38 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:47,290 Mark bowe reclaims pioneer cabins and barns. 39 00:01:47,290 --> 00:01:51,090 He gives them new lives along with his team 40 00:01:51,100 --> 00:01:53,430 Of modern-day pioneers. 41 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:01,074 42 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,140 North canton, ohio. 43 00:02:07,150 --> 00:02:11,450 This suburban neighborhood is hiding a pioneer surprise. 44 00:02:11,450 --> 00:02:15,150 This log home was occupied until a few months ago. 45 00:02:15,150 --> 00:02:18,660 After mark bought it, the seller stripped off the roof, 46 00:02:18,660 --> 00:02:21,490 The porches and the siding. 47 00:02:21,490 --> 00:02:24,060 Now, sherman, alex and graham 48 00:02:24,060 --> 00:02:27,000 Are here to save the hand-hewn logs. 49 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:28,230 Man: Good looking building. 50 00:02:28,230 --> 00:02:29,930 I'll you what, somebody has done a lot of work 51 00:02:29,940 --> 00:02:31,370 Already stripping it down, ain't they? 52 00:02:31,370 --> 00:02:33,300 Yeah. Yeah, they don't normally look like this, do they? 53 00:02:33,310 --> 00:02:34,500 That's awesome. 54 00:02:34,510 --> 00:02:36,070 You know, this is a big house. 55 00:02:36,070 --> 00:02:38,010 Yeah, look at those big logs. 56 00:02:38,010 --> 00:02:39,080 That oak, graham? 57 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:40,980 I see a lot of oak down there. 58 00:02:40,980 --> 00:02:43,910 Maybe some poplar and a little beech. 59 00:02:43,920 --> 00:02:45,620 Let's see what it looks like. 60 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,320 Floor joists don't look bad. Look like oak. 61 00:02:53,330 --> 00:02:54,420 Look at the beams. 62 00:02:54,430 --> 00:02:56,030 Big summer beam. 63 00:02:59,630 --> 00:03:04,230 Narrator: The summer beam forms the spine of the joist system. 64 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,170 This two-story log cabin has a summer beam on each level 65 00:03:08,170 --> 00:03:11,810 To support the 32-foot span. 66 00:03:11,810 --> 00:03:14,480 Man: Because this is a big house, 67 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:18,380 The span is just too long so they put a beam in here. 68 00:03:18,380 --> 00:03:21,020 It's a way of shortening the floor joist 69 00:03:21,020 --> 00:03:25,590 So they wouldn't sag, which is a good idea, really. 70 00:03:27,730 --> 00:03:29,330 So being that it's raining, 71 00:03:29,330 --> 00:03:31,090 I'm going to do this a little different. 72 00:03:31,100 --> 00:03:33,400 Instead of sitting in the rain and drawing, 73 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:34,900 I'll just take pictures, 74 00:03:34,900 --> 00:03:36,730 And then I'll sit in the truck and draw with the heat on 75 00:03:36,740 --> 00:03:39,200 And the radio and a hot cup of coffee. 76 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:41,040 Mark: The guys are in ohio taking down 77 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:43,440 That original log cabin, but I am so excited about it 78 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:44,810 Because it's got summer beams. 79 00:03:44,810 --> 00:03:45,940 It's got floor joist. 80 00:03:45,940 --> 00:03:47,280 It is awesome. 81 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:48,710 I've got some pictures from the guys. 82 00:03:48,710 --> 00:03:50,350 I'm pretty fired up about it. 83 00:03:50,350 --> 00:03:52,220 But that cabin cannot be restored 84 00:03:52,220 --> 00:03:53,950 Unless we have spare parts, 85 00:03:53,950 --> 00:03:55,390 So we're going to have to work together 86 00:03:55,390 --> 00:03:57,620 In two different places, and then come together 87 00:03:57,620 --> 00:03:59,020 At the end of the week for the common goal, 88 00:03:59,020 --> 00:04:02,760 Which is to restore that big baby on the boneyard. 89 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,300 Narrator: To find the replacement logs 90 00:04:05,300 --> 00:04:06,800 For this cabin in ohio, 91 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,200 The rest of the guys are 250 miles away 92 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,600 In beckley, west virginia. 93 00:04:15,570 --> 00:04:18,340 So as you know, we only got part of crew here today. 94 00:04:18,340 --> 00:04:19,440 It's all we need. 95 00:04:19,440 --> 00:04:22,610 I sent the amateurs up there to ohio. 96 00:04:22,610 --> 00:04:23,750 Yep. 97 00:04:23,750 --> 00:04:26,280 We'll let them do the finesse part, 98 00:04:26,290 --> 00:04:27,750 And we'll do the rough and rowdy part. 99 00:04:27,750 --> 00:04:29,350 How's that? 100 00:04:29,350 --> 00:04:30,750 We can do that. 101 00:04:30,760 --> 00:04:31,820 So what do you think? 102 00:04:31,820 --> 00:04:33,120 There's logs in there, I promise. 103 00:04:33,130 --> 00:04:34,420 Yeah, I see some. 104 00:04:34,430 --> 00:04:38,060 That cabin up there in ohio is the patient, 105 00:04:38,060 --> 00:04:41,330 And this is the donor cabin. 106 00:04:41,330 --> 00:04:43,800 Narrator: Even a donor building has a history to explore. 107 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,770 Mark: In this particular area of west virginia, this is typical. 108 00:04:46,770 --> 00:04:50,210 You've got about an 18-by-22-foot pin 109 00:04:50,210 --> 00:04:51,570 Inside of a barn, 110 00:04:51,580 --> 00:04:53,780 And what's awesome about this building 111 00:04:53,780 --> 00:04:56,350 Is that it's got sheds built all the way around it. 112 00:04:56,350 --> 00:04:59,050 That means that these logs haven't seen weather. 113 00:04:59,050 --> 00:05:02,290 There's a lot of clues to what this barn is used for, 114 00:05:02,290 --> 00:05:03,790 And I think the more we explore, 115 00:05:03,790 --> 00:05:07,060 The more we'll figure out what the purpose of this barn was 116 00:05:07,060 --> 00:05:08,730 And why it has all these cut-outs. 117 00:05:08,730 --> 00:05:10,060 So here's what I'm thinking. 118 00:05:10,060 --> 00:05:12,460 I think that these right here were tobacco poles. 119 00:05:12,460 --> 00:05:13,560 They were tier poled. 120 00:05:13,570 --> 00:05:15,200 Yeah, that would be tier poles, yeah. 121 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,770 I think at one time, this had the corn crib in it, 122 00:05:17,770 --> 00:05:21,570 And this also had tobacco in it. 123 00:05:21,570 --> 00:05:24,710 Probably was a combination of things, 124 00:05:24,710 --> 00:05:27,540 But if you'll notice over here in all these briars 125 00:05:27,550 --> 00:05:30,450 Through all this, there's a cattle gate right there. 126 00:05:30,450 --> 00:05:33,020 See, there's a ramp that goes right up to load the cattle. 127 00:05:33,020 --> 00:05:34,220 Yeah. 128 00:05:34,220 --> 00:05:36,120 So I'm pretty excited for this particular 129 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:38,420 Find in that it does get to live on. 130 00:05:38,420 --> 00:05:41,520 It's just not going to live on in its form that it is now. 131 00:05:41,530 --> 00:05:44,090 That's pretty awesome, man, you know, that it's had a life, 132 00:05:44,100 --> 00:05:45,600 And then it changed into another life, 133 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,730 And then we're going to give it a third life. 134 00:05:48,730 --> 00:05:51,230 Narrator: No matter where the "barnwood builders" work, 135 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:54,500 They always take time to honor a cabin's history 136 00:05:54,510 --> 00:05:55,970 Before they take it down. 137 00:05:55,970 --> 00:05:57,270 This is chinking. 138 00:05:57,280 --> 00:05:59,210 This is the old, authentic chinking. 139 00:05:59,210 --> 00:06:02,450 Mud chinking... 140 00:06:02,450 --> 00:06:05,720 Like, real mud, clay. 141 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:06,750 That's pretty cool. 142 00:06:06,750 --> 00:06:08,050 And then they just took handfuls of it 143 00:06:08,050 --> 00:06:11,020 And splatted it in here, smoothed it out a little bit, 144 00:06:11,020 --> 00:06:13,720 Kept the wind from blowing in, kept the bugs out. 145 00:06:13,730 --> 00:06:15,490 Mark: If you think about going up on that mountain 146 00:06:15,490 --> 00:06:17,190 Up there, cutting down a tree 147 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,200 And dragging it out with a horse, 148 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,930 And then getting the broad axe and just starting to go to town 149 00:06:22,930 --> 00:06:25,300 And hew these logs, it would have taken 150 00:06:25,300 --> 00:06:30,170 Probably one day for a team of four people to hew out a log. 151 00:06:30,180 --> 00:06:32,840 So a barn like this would have taken a long time 152 00:06:32,840 --> 00:06:34,780 To get up in the air. 153 00:06:34,780 --> 00:06:37,250 I love this old chinking. 154 00:06:37,250 --> 00:06:40,850 The crown notch is basically crown to the center. 155 00:06:40,850 --> 00:06:43,250 This is really a good locking notch. 156 00:06:43,260 --> 00:06:44,790 You can't hardly move that log this way 157 00:06:44,790 --> 00:06:46,920 Because of the way this is locked, 158 00:06:46,930 --> 00:06:49,290 But the way the grain and the wood is, 159 00:06:49,290 --> 00:06:50,790 This piece of wood right here, 160 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:54,230 If that gets bumped, it breaks real easy. 161 00:06:54,230 --> 00:06:58,070 Maybe some of this is original. 162 00:06:58,070 --> 00:06:59,400 Man, might find an arrowhead in here 163 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:00,840 If you looked around hard enough. 164 00:07:00,840 --> 00:07:02,610 I've always wanted to find an old arrowhead 165 00:07:02,610 --> 00:07:04,810 Just mixed in with the chinking. 166 00:07:04,810 --> 00:07:06,410 Looky here! 167 00:07:06,410 --> 00:07:10,750 [ laughs ] 168 00:07:10,750 --> 00:07:11,880 An arrowhead. 169 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,220 That's absolutely crazy. 170 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:15,590 That's pretty rare. 171 00:07:15,590 --> 00:07:20,990 It's an indian arrow they would use in bow and arrow. 172 00:07:20,990 --> 00:07:23,160 This little ridge right here and that creek down there, 173 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,200 That might have been a settlement here, 174 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:27,200 An indian settlement. 175 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:28,800 That's pretty neat. 176 00:07:34,510 --> 00:07:36,510 Well, I guess this is the first step. 177 00:07:36,510 --> 00:07:38,480 This sign right here is making it a home, 178 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,980 But we're getting ready to take the whole thing down, 179 00:07:40,980 --> 00:07:43,710 So better to just give it to the homeowner. 180 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,520 This way they can still get their mail. 181 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:47,980 Y'all ready to get some of these logs down? 182 00:07:47,990 --> 00:07:49,520 Yep. Let's do it. 183 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:50,950 This is dangerous, guys. 184 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:53,120 This might be the last time we're inside of this one. 185 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:54,620 It looks pretty bad. 186 00:08:01,930 --> 00:08:05,840 There we go. Yeah! 187 00:08:15,380 --> 00:08:17,810 Mark: Today is kind of a nervous day. 188 00:08:17,820 --> 00:08:21,050 This is dangerous, and I don't know what I just bought in ohio. 189 00:08:24,190 --> 00:08:26,760 Narrator: Mark split his crew into two teams 190 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,330 To try to save this ohio cabin 191 00:08:29,330 --> 00:08:34,100 And find replacement logs for it in this west virginia barn. 192 00:08:34,100 --> 00:08:36,170 Mark: This is a good parts barn. 193 00:08:36,170 --> 00:08:40,000 Narrator: Both teams have brought in some extra help. 194 00:08:40,010 --> 00:08:43,270 Well, the crane's here. 195 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,080 Narrator: In ohio, they hired their old pal eric scott 196 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:50,950 To lift the logs off this cabin with an 80-foot crane. 197 00:08:50,950 --> 00:08:54,020 Let's start work. 198 00:08:54,020 --> 00:08:56,150 In west virginia, they called in a buddy 199 00:08:56,150 --> 00:08:58,220 With a scrappier machine. 200 00:08:58,220 --> 00:09:00,220 Mark: We brought along our buddy josh. 201 00:09:00,230 --> 00:09:03,260 Josh has helped us out over the years with different things. 202 00:09:03,260 --> 00:09:05,130 So what we're hoping is going to happen here 203 00:09:05,130 --> 00:09:06,560 Is that he's going to be able to take 204 00:09:06,570 --> 00:09:09,000 This section of the addition 205 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:13,400 And pull it up and out and separate it from the log pin. 206 00:09:13,410 --> 00:09:16,370 If that happens, then we'll do that all the way around, 207 00:09:16,370 --> 00:09:19,640 And then we'll get to the... What we came for, the logs. 208 00:09:23,450 --> 00:09:26,650 Just kind of loosen it up all the way across. 209 00:09:26,650 --> 00:09:28,720 [ metal creaking ] 210 00:09:33,220 --> 00:09:36,230 There you go. 211 00:09:36,230 --> 00:09:42,670 Can you try to grab the wall and get it out? 212 00:09:47,710 --> 00:09:50,810 There we go. 213 00:09:50,810 --> 00:09:51,940 Yeah! 214 00:09:51,940 --> 00:09:54,240 All right. 215 00:09:58,620 --> 00:10:01,350 See there, that's what we want to happen right there. 216 00:10:08,460 --> 00:10:11,930 There we go. 217 00:10:11,930 --> 00:10:14,760 Perfect. 218 00:10:14,770 --> 00:10:16,830 -Narrator: Up in ohio... -Eighteen. 219 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:18,870 ...It's a more delicate job. 220 00:10:18,870 --> 00:10:20,100 Twenty-three-seven. 221 00:10:20,110 --> 00:10:21,070 They have to measure... 222 00:10:21,070 --> 00:10:22,870 Let's get the total end here. 223 00:10:22,870 --> 00:10:26,110 ...And tag every log and every joist 224 00:10:26,110 --> 00:10:28,850 So they can rebuild the cabin as it stands. 225 00:10:32,020 --> 00:10:34,050 Eighteen-foot-seven. 226 00:10:34,050 --> 00:10:35,890 We got the dance crew up there in ohio 227 00:10:35,890 --> 00:10:38,720 Finessefully taking down buildings. 228 00:10:38,720 --> 00:10:43,430 This is where the men go to work right here, ripping and tearing. 229 00:11:13,590 --> 00:11:15,990 Hey! There you go. 230 00:11:22,430 --> 00:11:28,500 [ telephone ringing ] 231 00:11:28,510 --> 00:11:29,540 Hello? 232 00:11:29,540 --> 00:11:30,640 Hey, where are you now? 233 00:11:30,640 --> 00:11:31,540 Hey, man, what's happening? 234 00:11:31,540 --> 00:11:32,780 Oh, I'm fighting the rain. 235 00:11:32,780 --> 00:11:34,580 Oh, man, it is nice down here, baby. 236 00:11:34,580 --> 00:11:36,150 It is sunny and 75. 237 00:11:36,150 --> 00:11:39,820 Ooh, I'm coming. 238 00:11:39,820 --> 00:11:41,080 How's the house look? 239 00:11:41,090 --> 00:11:43,050 This is a pretty good looking house. 240 00:11:43,050 --> 00:11:45,150 -Good. -But I'll tell you what we need. 241 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,960 Downstairs it has those two windows 242 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,320 On either side of the chimney, 243 00:11:48,330 --> 00:11:51,160 So we need the logs that goes from window to window. 244 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:55,360 They're 8 inches and they're 12-to-13-inch face. 245 00:11:55,370 --> 00:11:57,630 -What length? -They're close to 12 foot. 246 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:58,740 Okay. 247 00:11:58,740 --> 00:12:00,470 If you had three, that would be good. 248 00:12:00,470 --> 00:12:03,610 -We've got that. -Are they 8 inches thick? 249 00:12:03,610 --> 00:12:04,910 They're about 7 1/2. 250 00:12:04,910 --> 00:12:06,410 Oh, that'll work good. 251 00:12:06,410 --> 00:12:07,440 Hey, say "hey" to the guys. 252 00:12:07,450 --> 00:12:08,810 All right. See ya. 253 00:12:08,810 --> 00:12:11,550 So sherman had called me and said that they have 254 00:12:11,550 --> 00:12:16,390 A 12-foot section that's been removed near the chimney side, 255 00:12:16,390 --> 00:12:19,020 And so the logs are about 8 inches thick. 256 00:12:19,020 --> 00:12:21,460 There's 7 1/2. 257 00:12:21,460 --> 00:12:24,430 There's an 8-inch thick log right there. 258 00:12:24,430 --> 00:12:30,130 So I've got some logs in here that will make what he needs. 259 00:12:30,140 --> 00:12:34,400 Narrator: Mark is ready to start saving these logs. 260 00:12:34,410 --> 00:12:37,410 But in ohio, they've still got a lot of work to do 261 00:12:37,410 --> 00:12:39,910 Before these logs can come down. 262 00:12:39,910 --> 00:12:41,040 Man: These are the original 263 00:12:41,050 --> 00:12:42,680 Mortise and tenon joints right here, 264 00:12:42,680 --> 00:12:45,750 And I'm drilling the peg out that's holding them in place. 265 00:12:45,750 --> 00:12:48,320 But if you can't get a screw in it and a pry bar 266 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:50,850 And pry it out and not break the peg, 267 00:12:50,860 --> 00:12:54,720 This is your best bet: Just take a drill and drill it out. 268 00:12:54,730 --> 00:12:56,330 These pegs are tough. 269 00:12:58,530 --> 00:13:00,600 There might be a pine beam right here, 270 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,970 But these pegs are all oak. 271 00:13:03,970 --> 00:13:05,700 Narrator: The ceiling joists 272 00:13:05,700 --> 00:13:08,300 Attach to the summer beam like a ribcage. 273 00:13:08,310 --> 00:13:11,840 Each joist is individually mortised into the summer beam 274 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,810 And secured with wooden peg. 275 00:13:13,810 --> 00:13:16,010 To save the mortise and tenon joinery, 276 00:13:16,010 --> 00:13:19,480 They'll have to remove each peg. 277 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,250 Man: The pioneers who built this were really good craftsmen. 278 00:13:22,250 --> 00:13:24,750 I mean, they took the time to mortise and peg 279 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,290 Each one of these floor joists so it can never move, 280 00:13:27,290 --> 00:13:29,290 And it might have saved them a little money on nails, 281 00:13:29,290 --> 00:13:31,690 But it probably took a couple extra days of their time, 282 00:13:31,700 --> 00:13:33,960 I'd guess. 283 00:13:33,970 --> 00:13:35,900 Narrator: And it's going to take a lot of extra time 284 00:13:35,900 --> 00:13:38,770 To get those pegs out. 285 00:13:38,770 --> 00:13:41,140 They drill some pegs from above, 286 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:45,070 Some from below... 287 00:13:49,980 --> 00:13:51,750 And knock out the pegs they can. 288 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:56,890 All the pegs are out. 289 00:13:56,890 --> 00:13:59,490 Narrator: Until finally they can remove the joists... 290 00:14:04,460 --> 00:14:06,700 ...One at a time, of course. 291 00:14:06,700 --> 00:14:08,060 Man: Once the pegs are out, the only way 292 00:14:08,070 --> 00:14:09,330 You can get them out is by hand 293 00:14:09,330 --> 00:14:12,030 Without breaking these tenons off. 294 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,300 -Ready? -Yep. 295 00:14:14,310 --> 00:14:17,210 Almost. There you go. 296 00:14:17,210 --> 00:14:18,610 Last joist. 297 00:14:18,610 --> 00:14:22,680 I'm not doing no more on this side. 298 00:14:27,150 --> 00:14:29,490 We have to push the chimney out of the building 299 00:14:29,490 --> 00:14:31,420 Because we don't want it over our head. 300 00:14:43,940 --> 00:14:46,170 Yeah, baby. 301 00:14:46,170 --> 00:14:47,840 Be careful, mark. 302 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:49,740 Don't let that come back and hit you in the eye. 303 00:14:49,740 --> 00:14:51,470 If it hits me... 304 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,310 It looks like it'd hook pretty good. 305 00:14:56,110 --> 00:14:57,410 Look at you. 306 00:14:57,420 --> 00:14:58,580 There we go. 307 00:14:58,580 --> 00:15:01,550 A lot safer now. 308 00:15:01,550 --> 00:15:03,520 Mark is my hero, you know? 309 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,920 Yeah, that's right. I'm the hillbilly superhero. 310 00:15:06,930 --> 00:15:10,090 Mark bowe as "log man." 311 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,300 [ laughs ] 312 00:15:12,300 --> 00:15:13,860 What's your superpower? 313 00:15:13,870 --> 00:15:16,900 Manipulation. 314 00:15:16,900 --> 00:15:22,670 Getting people to go to ohio to do things I don't want to do. 315 00:15:22,670 --> 00:15:26,540 Narrator: Meanwhile, in ohio, sherman, alex and graham 316 00:15:26,540 --> 00:15:28,710 Have been struggling for a full day, 317 00:15:28,710 --> 00:15:33,620 And they're just getting the upper floor joists out. 318 00:15:33,620 --> 00:15:35,950 There you go. You got him. 319 00:15:35,950 --> 00:15:41,560 That's our first load of joist. They came out eventually. 320 00:15:41,560 --> 00:15:43,690 Things have been a little slow for us. 321 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:46,330 Still, we've saved a lot of good craftsman work. 322 00:15:48,630 --> 00:15:50,370 I like these joists. 323 00:15:50,370 --> 00:15:52,070 I think they're pretty cool. 324 00:15:52,070 --> 00:15:54,770 I like it when somebody takes the time to do it right. 325 00:15:57,740 --> 00:15:59,980 We'll put the loops on the side 326 00:15:59,980 --> 00:16:02,980 Because it'll turn it this way and roll it up, 327 00:16:02,980 --> 00:16:05,580 And as it rolls it up, it'll tighten that bundle up. 328 00:16:05,580 --> 00:16:07,980 If we put it right here, it'll just lay kind of loose, 329 00:16:07,990 --> 00:16:09,920 And you can have one slide out the end. 330 00:16:13,990 --> 00:16:16,030 That's tightening up as it rolls. 331 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:20,830 Come on up, sherman. Yeah, y'all be careful now. 332 00:16:25,240 --> 00:16:26,370 Woo-hoo! 333 00:16:26,370 --> 00:16:28,140 You know, this has been kind of aggravating, 334 00:16:28,140 --> 00:16:29,670 Drilling them all out and everything, 335 00:16:29,670 --> 00:16:35,080 But you know, for the way it's made, it's well worth saving. 336 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:36,350 Looks good when you see it right there... 337 00:16:36,350 --> 00:16:37,710 Yeah. 338 00:16:37,720 --> 00:16:38,750 ...Them open notch. It's a double notch like that 339 00:16:38,750 --> 00:16:40,750 And a tongue, you know, on a mortise. 340 00:16:40,750 --> 00:16:42,320 That's just awesome. 341 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,060 Narrator: For two decades, these logs have been a home 342 00:16:47,060 --> 00:16:49,890 For regan and nadene robinault. 343 00:16:49,890 --> 00:16:50,830 Hi. How you doing? 344 00:16:50,830 --> 00:16:51,960 How y'all doing? 345 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:53,260 Narrator: Now, they plan to build a new home 346 00:16:53,260 --> 00:16:55,600 On this lot. Nadene. Nice to meet you. 347 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:57,630 Thank you. 348 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:58,800 So you lived in this house? 349 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,040 Yeah, right up till last thanksgiving. 350 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:03,440 Wow. Yeah. 351 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:05,980 You know, we were here for over 20 years. 352 00:17:05,980 --> 00:17:10,580 Our son grew up here, so kind of get a little emotional. 353 00:17:10,580 --> 00:17:12,010 Was it cold? 354 00:17:12,020 --> 00:17:12,950 Sometimes. 355 00:17:12,950 --> 00:17:14,350 Yeah. 356 00:17:14,350 --> 00:17:16,720 It was pretty drafty in spots. 357 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:17,990 When you all lived here, 358 00:17:17,990 --> 00:17:19,920 Did you actually know it was a log building? 359 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,690 Was anything exposed or was it all covered up? 360 00:17:23,690 --> 00:17:25,060 Well, when we purchased it, 361 00:17:25,060 --> 00:17:27,600 We had to do some repairs before we could get a loan. 362 00:17:27,600 --> 00:17:29,830 We were in the basement actually fixing the foundation. 363 00:17:29,830 --> 00:17:31,100 You could see the logs and it's like, 364 00:17:31,100 --> 00:17:33,740 "yeah, this really is a log home." 365 00:17:33,740 --> 00:17:35,910 So my question to you is, 366 00:17:35,910 --> 00:17:37,940 Are you going to sell it like it is, 367 00:17:37,940 --> 00:17:40,740 Or are you going to use it, pieces and parts? 368 00:17:40,750 --> 00:17:43,750 No, it's too good a house to do anything else with. 369 00:17:43,750 --> 00:17:46,520 It's got a couple logs that we probably have to work on, 370 00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,950 But it'll definitely be put back as a house like it is. 371 00:17:48,950 --> 00:17:50,650 That's nice to know. Yeah. 372 00:18:00,130 --> 00:18:03,030 Our next lift is going to be this central summer beam here, 373 00:18:03,030 --> 00:18:06,500 So got to free it up, put some straps on it. 374 00:18:06,500 --> 00:18:08,670 It should come right out. 375 00:18:08,670 --> 00:18:10,140 This is a big beam, so we got to use some 376 00:18:10,140 --> 00:18:11,710 Pretty big straps on it. 377 00:18:11,710 --> 00:18:13,340 These are 20-footers. 378 00:18:13,340 --> 00:18:16,110 I think it's a 36-foot beam. 379 00:18:27,490 --> 00:18:29,490 Boom down a little bit. 380 00:18:29,490 --> 00:18:33,800 Whoa. 381 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:36,900 Here it comes. You got it. 382 00:18:42,070 --> 00:18:44,710 First log! 383 00:18:44,710 --> 00:18:47,240 Now that the joist and the summer beam are gone, 384 00:18:47,250 --> 00:18:49,280 Business as usual. 385 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:50,950 Narrator: But business as usual 386 00:18:50,950 --> 00:18:52,880 Is tough when you're shorthanded, 387 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,620 So regan steps in to lend a hand on the ground. 388 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,170 Hey, alex. 389 00:19:13,170 --> 00:19:16,070 Can both of y'all get a bar on both sides of that chimney 390 00:19:16,070 --> 00:19:17,540 While that log is there? 391 00:19:17,540 --> 00:19:19,580 You mean get the tag line put around it? 392 00:19:19,580 --> 00:19:23,080 Yeah. We have to push the chimney out of the building 393 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:24,810 Because we don't want it over our heads 394 00:19:24,820 --> 00:19:26,250 Once we get our building. 395 00:19:26,250 --> 00:19:28,020 So far, we're going to have a lot of chimney above us, 396 00:19:28,020 --> 00:19:30,190 And it becomes dangerous because the chimney can collapse 397 00:19:30,190 --> 00:19:31,750 Once it's freestanding. 398 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,520 Do it. 399 00:19:38,500 --> 00:19:40,430 There, you got it. 400 00:19:40,430 --> 00:19:41,500 Hope that knot holds it. 401 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:43,130 It ain't a very good one. 402 00:19:53,740 --> 00:19:56,050 Sweet. 403 00:19:56,050 --> 00:19:59,420 Well, that stuck together better than any one I ever seen. 404 00:19:59,420 --> 00:20:02,150 Yeah, it done pretty good. 405 00:20:02,150 --> 00:20:03,790 Narrator: With the chimney out of the way, 406 00:20:03,790 --> 00:20:07,420 They can go after the short logs between the windows. 407 00:20:07,430 --> 00:20:11,230 Some can be nailed together and lifted out in sections. 408 00:20:11,230 --> 00:20:12,900 Free as a bird. 409 00:20:12,900 --> 00:20:15,530 Others have to be taken down by hand, 410 00:20:15,530 --> 00:20:19,030 Bundled and lifted out in batches. 411 00:20:19,040 --> 00:20:22,500 Either way, they go to regan who makes sure they land safely. 412 00:20:22,510 --> 00:20:24,070 Man: You know, regan and his wife, 413 00:20:24,080 --> 00:20:25,980 They probably put a lot in this house, 414 00:20:25,980 --> 00:20:28,410 And they got enough pride to let it go somewhere else 415 00:20:28,410 --> 00:20:30,480 And live on for another 200 years, 416 00:20:30,480 --> 00:20:32,350 So that's pretty cool. 417 00:20:40,790 --> 00:20:41,860 Smash and grab. 418 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:51,300 Good morning, and I'm sorry. 419 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:52,970 Narrator: The "barnwood builders" 420 00:20:52,970 --> 00:20:55,800 Will go anywhere to save a piece of american history. 421 00:20:55,810 --> 00:20:57,810 What's in there, graham? 422 00:20:57,810 --> 00:20:59,140 Deep in the woods... 423 00:20:59,140 --> 00:21:01,880 Ain't even a goat path through here. 424 00:21:01,880 --> 00:21:03,510 ...Way back in a holler, 425 00:21:03,510 --> 00:21:06,380 Or high up on a mountain ridge. 426 00:21:06,380 --> 00:21:08,520 Man: What have you got me into, mark? 427 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,820 We are knock in the middle of nowhere, 428 00:21:10,820 --> 00:21:12,490 But you can see it from here. 429 00:21:17,660 --> 00:21:19,730 Narrator: This week, the guys are in 430 00:21:19,730 --> 00:21:21,460 Two very different locations. 431 00:21:21,470 --> 00:21:25,000 Half of the team is taking down a barn on a remote farmstead. 432 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:29,070 How long before you think this holler gets a bistro? 433 00:21:29,070 --> 00:21:30,370 You know, something that understands 434 00:21:30,370 --> 00:21:34,410 What a real mocha latte is all about. 435 00:21:34,410 --> 00:21:37,380 Narrator: The rest of the guys are saving a pioneer log cabin 436 00:21:37,380 --> 00:21:39,480 In an unusual setting. 437 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,580 We're taking down a cabin in suburbia today. 438 00:21:42,590 --> 00:21:44,290 I've took cabins down a lot of places, 439 00:21:44,290 --> 00:21:47,460 But never in a metropolitan subdivision. 440 00:21:47,460 --> 00:21:49,830 This is different. 441 00:21:49,830 --> 00:21:51,760 It's not out in the country. 442 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,600 A lot of houses around. 443 00:21:53,600 --> 00:21:56,100 Makes it a little bit harder to get the equipment in here, 444 00:21:56,100 --> 00:21:58,200 And if we tear anything up, we may have to fix it 445 00:21:58,200 --> 00:22:00,540 Because it's somebody's yard. 446 00:22:00,540 --> 00:22:03,640 Narrator: So they called in one of their must trusted truckers, 447 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:05,010 Mark babble. 448 00:22:09,180 --> 00:22:11,080 He nailed that first try. 449 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:15,350 I'd say we did pretty good for the shape we had to do it in. 450 00:22:15,350 --> 00:22:17,750 That's why we pay him the big money. 451 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,620 We here at battle trucking, we don't play. 452 00:22:21,630 --> 00:22:23,230 Yeah, let's see what's going on. 453 00:22:23,230 --> 00:22:24,830 Ooh. It's tight on that side. 454 00:22:24,830 --> 00:22:26,430 We won't go down there. 455 00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:31,330 Narrator: From the beginning, 456 00:22:31,340 --> 00:22:33,270 This cabin has put up a fight... 457 00:22:33,270 --> 00:22:35,600 [ groaning ] 458 00:22:35,610 --> 00:22:36,910 Ah! 459 00:22:36,910 --> 00:22:39,340 Narrator: And it's not getting any easier. 460 00:22:39,340 --> 00:22:40,880 Oh, yeah. 461 00:22:40,880 --> 00:22:42,510 There you go. 462 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,820 That was more log than I was man here. 463 00:22:51,220 --> 00:22:53,290 Narrator: Since the guys are behind schedule, 464 00:22:53,290 --> 00:22:57,030 Battle gets a rare chance to see a cabin still standing. 465 00:22:57,030 --> 00:22:58,990 Battle: I never get to see it this way. 466 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:02,130 Usually it's on the ground by the time I show up. 467 00:23:02,130 --> 00:23:03,500 I like it. 468 00:23:03,500 --> 00:23:05,430 So how old is this here cabin? 469 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:06,740 1830-something. 470 00:23:06,740 --> 00:23:08,240 That's crazy that y'all are tearing that apart, 471 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,010 And that was that long ago. 472 00:23:10,010 --> 00:23:12,040 That's just weird to think about, man. 473 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:13,280 I mean, when you get to looking at it, 474 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,350 That dirt has been here since 1800s. 475 00:23:16,350 --> 00:23:18,250 You should have seen the top of this thing. 476 00:23:18,250 --> 00:23:20,720 These floor joists come over here, 477 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,520 And then it was pegged in that summer beam. 478 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:24,920 That's how they got their overhang. 479 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:28,220 Right. That's amazing, man. 480 00:23:28,230 --> 00:23:30,730 I can't believe they did that stuff back in them days. 481 00:23:30,730 --> 00:23:33,630 I was just saying, it's just crazy how much work these guys 482 00:23:33,630 --> 00:23:35,660 Went to to build something so solid. 483 00:23:35,670 --> 00:23:38,230 I mean, and it wasn't like you was going to do it in a week. 484 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,270 I mean, this is a long time to build this place, man. 485 00:23:41,270 --> 00:23:43,040 Plus, you had to go get it. 486 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:44,670 No wonder everybody was skinny back in the day. 487 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:48,780 There was too much work because you had to work on this, 488 00:23:48,780 --> 00:23:50,610 And then you had to go find your food, 489 00:23:50,610 --> 00:23:52,310 And then you had to cook your food, 490 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,250 And then come back and work on... That's... 491 00:23:55,250 --> 00:23:59,790 Man, they were he-men -- and women. 492 00:23:59,790 --> 00:24:06,400 Yeah, man, our pre-guys, they were tough. 493 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,060 Bunch of us softies now. 494 00:24:11,870 --> 00:24:15,640 Narrator: Back in west virginia, 495 00:24:15,640 --> 00:24:17,240 No softies here. 496 00:24:19,910 --> 00:24:21,280 It's pretty heavy. 497 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,280 It's a heavy-gauge metal. 498 00:24:24,280 --> 00:24:25,880 I love working on this stuff, 499 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:29,650 Especially since we got to do it to get to that stuff. 500 00:24:29,650 --> 00:24:31,190 I'm just kidding. 501 00:24:31,190 --> 00:24:33,620 Can I change my superpower? 502 00:24:33,620 --> 00:24:36,460 I want to change my superpower to tin removal. 503 00:24:38,900 --> 00:24:40,730 Narrator: Once they can get to the logs, 504 00:24:40,730 --> 00:24:42,560 Mark makes a plan to get them down. 505 00:24:42,570 --> 00:24:43,770 Mark: So that's what we should do, 506 00:24:43,770 --> 00:24:45,900 Just make it go where it wants to go. 507 00:24:45,900 --> 00:24:47,300 Why fight it? 508 00:24:47,300 --> 00:24:51,340 The building is telling us that it needs to go that way. 509 00:24:51,340 --> 00:24:53,940 That means we're going to kick off the top two logs. 510 00:24:53,940 --> 00:24:55,780 These rotten ones will start to fall down, 511 00:24:55,780 --> 00:24:57,650 And if we have any luck, 512 00:24:57,650 --> 00:24:59,780 Then that roof will start to continue to collapse 513 00:24:59,780 --> 00:25:03,090 On itself inside of the building. 514 00:25:03,090 --> 00:25:04,620 Piece of cake. 515 00:25:04,620 --> 00:25:07,490 It's just a real dirty piece of cake. 516 00:25:07,490 --> 00:25:09,260 [ laughs ] 517 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:28,710 That's perfect right there. 518 00:25:28,710 --> 00:25:30,950 Yeah. Didn't hurt a thing. 519 00:25:33,150 --> 00:25:34,580 Josh is doing great. 520 00:25:34,590 --> 00:25:36,920 He's probably never taken a cabin down before, 521 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:40,190 But he's not a greenhorn on that machine. 522 00:25:40,190 --> 00:25:42,590 He knows what to do. 523 00:25:42,590 --> 00:25:44,530 An experienced operator makes it look easier, 524 00:25:44,530 --> 00:25:47,830 But you try, it ain't that easy. 525 00:25:47,830 --> 00:25:49,770 You might watch somebody and learn something, 526 00:25:49,770 --> 00:25:52,200 But sitting in there and pulling them handles, 527 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,600 And that's the best teacher. 528 00:25:55,610 --> 00:25:57,210 If I was taking down this building, 529 00:25:57,210 --> 00:25:59,540 And I wanted to keep every log and every notch, 530 00:25:59,540 --> 00:26:01,910 I would be a little more meticulous with it. 531 00:26:01,910 --> 00:26:04,050 This is just a smash and grab, baby. 532 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,920 Good deal. That's good! 533 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:16,260 The two most important steps of the smash and grab 534 00:26:16,260 --> 00:26:19,130 Are: Smash... 535 00:26:19,130 --> 00:26:22,100 And grab. 536 00:26:22,100 --> 00:26:23,700 Mark: There we go. 537 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,180 Smash and grab. Smash and grab. 538 00:26:39,180 --> 00:26:41,550 Awk! Smash and grab. 539 00:26:41,550 --> 00:26:43,320 Is it right on the money? That's it, baby. 540 00:26:43,320 --> 00:26:45,750 I don't even know why I check my work. 541 00:26:54,530 --> 00:26:56,160 I did one of those photo selfies where you look, 542 00:26:56,170 --> 00:26:58,130 See what celebrity you look like. 543 00:26:58,140 --> 00:27:00,470 [ camera shutter clicking ] 544 00:27:00,470 --> 00:27:03,340 It was steven tyler, morgan freeman, 545 00:27:03,340 --> 00:27:05,840 And, uh... Uh... 546 00:27:05,840 --> 00:27:09,680 Tito jackson was my three. 547 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:11,050 [ laughter ] 548 00:27:15,190 --> 00:27:17,790 Pull her down! 549 00:27:17,790 --> 00:27:22,020 Narrator: Alex, graham and sherman 550 00:27:22,030 --> 00:27:25,490 Are working shorthanded to get this ohio cabin down. 551 00:27:25,500 --> 00:27:29,560 -Hey, graham. -Yep. 552 00:27:51,620 --> 00:27:53,590 Here comes the rain. 553 00:27:53,590 --> 00:27:56,090 I can feel it. 554 00:27:56,090 --> 00:27:57,660 Narrator: The help that eric and regan 555 00:27:57,660 --> 00:28:01,000 Are giving is making a big difference, 556 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,400 But sherman still needs to speed things up. 557 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,280 Hey, battle. What? 558 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,180 Hey, can I get you to help me load this truck? 559 00:28:16,180 --> 00:28:17,080 Well, I imagine. 560 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:19,180 You can run that, can't you? 561 00:28:19,180 --> 00:28:20,920 Really? That's what I thought. 562 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:22,150 You know this. 563 00:28:22,150 --> 00:28:24,150 We here at battle trucking is a full service. 564 00:28:24,150 --> 00:28:25,550 We drive. We track. 565 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,490 We do it all. 566 00:28:27,490 --> 00:28:29,120 That's right. 567 00:28:29,130 --> 00:28:31,590 Get in my green machine. 568 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,100 Hey, does this thing got a heater in it? 569 00:28:33,100 --> 00:28:34,860 Well, you know it. Only the best for battle. 570 00:28:34,870 --> 00:28:36,770 That's what I'm talking... And I got a windshield wiper. 571 00:28:36,770 --> 00:28:39,400 Yeah! Only the best, man. 572 00:28:39,400 --> 00:28:40,970 I don't have mark, johnny and tim, 573 00:28:40,970 --> 00:28:43,510 But I've got battle and regan, though. 574 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,190 Woo! Oh, he's having a ball. 575 00:29:01,190 --> 00:29:02,390 You can bet on it. 576 00:29:02,390 --> 00:29:04,290 Is it right on the money? That's it, baby. 577 00:29:04,290 --> 00:29:07,530 I don't even know why I check my work. 578 00:29:22,050 --> 00:29:23,850 Oh! 579 00:29:26,450 --> 00:29:30,550 All I want to know is, who's johnny? 580 00:29:30,550 --> 00:29:31,520 We got one now. 581 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:35,020 Here's johnny! 582 00:29:35,030 --> 00:29:38,160 They'll be calling you johnny battle 583 00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:40,060 Before it's over with. 584 00:29:40,060 --> 00:29:41,960 Narrator: Just like the second-floor joists, 585 00:29:41,970 --> 00:29:46,300 The first floor joists are pinned into the summer beam, 586 00:29:46,300 --> 00:29:49,040 But sherman is not going to keep these joists. 587 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:50,670 Regan wants them. 588 00:29:52,740 --> 00:29:56,410 I appreciate you doing all this work. 589 00:29:56,410 --> 00:29:58,050 Anything I can do to help. 590 00:29:58,050 --> 00:29:59,850 Hey, I got a question for you. 591 00:29:59,850 --> 00:30:02,420 These joists, mark said you wanted them, right? 592 00:30:02,420 --> 00:30:03,620 Yeah. 593 00:30:03,620 --> 00:30:05,250 Now, you're not going to use them back 594 00:30:05,260 --> 00:30:07,090 As far as using the tongue or anything? 595 00:30:07,090 --> 00:30:08,520 No. 596 00:30:08,530 --> 00:30:10,290 Okay, so we can cut the ends right there, next to that beam? 597 00:30:10,290 --> 00:30:12,930 Plan is to make some doors out of them. 598 00:30:12,930 --> 00:30:14,200 Okay. 599 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,200 So, yeah, the ends are okay if you cut them off. 600 00:30:17,200 --> 00:30:18,630 The homeowner is going to keep these joists, 601 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:20,670 And we have other joists in my mind for this build, 602 00:30:20,670 --> 00:30:23,910 So we're just going to cut those off right at the summer beam, 603 00:30:23,910 --> 00:30:28,410 And take the tenons out at the yard and be a lot easier. 604 00:31:06,780 --> 00:31:10,720 [ back-up beeper ] 605 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:14,290 We're fixing to take the second summer beam off right here. 606 00:31:14,290 --> 00:31:16,990 This is going to be it. 607 00:31:16,990 --> 00:31:19,390 Take it a little bit. 608 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:20,460 You got it. 609 00:31:42,350 --> 00:31:46,190 It's a little bit more emotional than I thought I would expect. 610 00:31:46,190 --> 00:31:47,390 It's a lot of memories. 611 00:32:02,140 --> 00:32:04,710 A couple more logs. 612 00:32:04,710 --> 00:32:07,180 There's a big difference in, you know, smash and grab 613 00:32:07,180 --> 00:32:09,980 And taking something down that you're going to rebuild. 614 00:32:09,980 --> 00:32:11,610 When you're taking something down, 615 00:32:11,620 --> 00:32:13,050 Like the guys are doing in ohio, 616 00:32:13,050 --> 00:32:14,850 That requires a little more finesse. 617 00:32:14,850 --> 00:32:16,690 It requires a lot more thinking. 618 00:32:16,690 --> 00:32:18,690 It's still the same amount of hard work, 619 00:32:18,690 --> 00:32:22,190 But you've got to think a lot with it. 620 00:32:22,190 --> 00:32:26,460 I prefer to be on jobs where I don't have to think. 621 00:32:26,460 --> 00:32:29,500 Perfect. I think enough anyway. 622 00:32:39,510 --> 00:32:42,540 It was raining yesterday, and now we've got snow. 623 00:32:42,550 --> 00:32:48,580 It's, like, extreme, extreme, extreme. 624 00:32:48,590 --> 00:32:50,150 I was born in georgia. 625 00:32:50,150 --> 00:32:53,020 I like hot, you know what I mean? 626 00:32:53,020 --> 00:32:54,960 I'm just a peach. 627 00:32:54,960 --> 00:32:58,030 I like hot weather, and that's weird because I'm a ginger. 628 00:32:58,030 --> 00:33:01,900 I get, like, extra crispy, you know what I mean? 629 00:33:01,900 --> 00:33:03,160 I'm not original recipe. 630 00:33:03,170 --> 00:33:05,200 I get extra crispy in the sun. 631 00:33:05,200 --> 00:33:08,700 But this here, this is not hot. 632 00:33:13,480 --> 00:33:15,710 It's not every day that we get the homeowner out there 633 00:33:15,710 --> 00:33:17,180 Working as hard as we are. 634 00:33:17,180 --> 00:33:19,750 Regan and nadene both. 635 00:33:19,750 --> 00:33:21,750 This house must really meant a lot to them to see them 636 00:33:21,750 --> 00:33:24,690 Just both out here willing to help out and get muddy. 637 00:33:24,690 --> 00:33:26,990 I think they had some serious connection to this building, 638 00:33:26,990 --> 00:33:29,820 And they just want to put all they can into it. 639 00:33:39,540 --> 00:33:43,870 It's a little bit more emotional than I thought I would expect. 640 00:33:43,870 --> 00:33:46,070 It's a lot of memories. 641 00:33:46,080 --> 00:33:48,780 I vacuumed those stairs so many times. 642 00:33:48,780 --> 00:33:51,110 My son has run up and down them. 643 00:33:51,110 --> 00:33:54,080 This house has been here for 200 years, 644 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:58,420 And our family is now part of that history, 645 00:33:58,420 --> 00:34:00,460 And these logs are so beautiful. 646 00:34:00,460 --> 00:34:04,190 They are so beautiful. 647 00:34:04,190 --> 00:34:06,090 You don't really think about it when you're living 648 00:34:06,100 --> 00:34:09,030 In a home like this until you start tearing it down. 649 00:34:14,440 --> 00:34:16,100 Last log. 650 00:34:16,110 --> 00:34:17,640 Last log. 651 00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:22,880 This is our last log, and it's very emotional. 652 00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:25,510 It's very, very emotional. 653 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:26,710 But at the same time, 654 00:34:26,720 --> 00:34:30,150 I'm very happy to build our next home here. 655 00:34:30,150 --> 00:34:32,190 That's very, very exciting. 656 00:34:32,190 --> 00:34:35,960 We've always wanted to build a home from our own hands, 657 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,460 Just like these people did with the log home, 658 00:34:39,460 --> 00:34:42,530 And those people that will have this home 659 00:34:42,530 --> 00:34:45,600 Will put just as much love into it as we had. 660 00:34:48,270 --> 00:34:49,600 It will be missed. 661 00:34:49,610 --> 00:34:51,910 It will be missed very much so. 662 00:35:05,420 --> 00:35:07,090 Narrator: Before nadene and regan 663 00:35:07,090 --> 00:35:10,590 Can build their new home here, 664 00:35:10,590 --> 00:35:12,360 Alex has to clean the site... 665 00:35:12,360 --> 00:35:14,300 [ grunting ] 666 00:35:14,300 --> 00:35:17,200 ...All the way down to the foundation. 667 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:01,580 Back at the boneyard. 668 00:36:01,580 --> 00:36:03,110 Hi, mark. How you doing? 669 00:36:03,110 --> 00:36:04,950 Looks like you guys got a whole truckload of a house. 670 00:36:04,950 --> 00:36:06,310 We did. We got it all. 671 00:36:19,300 --> 00:36:21,000 Timmer, that's the last one, buddy. 672 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:23,930 Woo! Last log. 673 00:36:23,930 --> 00:36:26,630 Every time. 674 00:36:26,640 --> 00:36:28,340 All right. How many did we get? 675 00:36:28,340 --> 00:36:29,740 I think that's 20. 676 00:36:29,740 --> 00:36:32,770 We got one, two, three, four, five... 677 00:36:32,780 --> 00:36:34,080 Seven, eight, nine. 678 00:36:34,080 --> 00:36:36,180 We came for 12. We got 20. 679 00:36:36,180 --> 00:36:39,550 You know what, those are good gambling odds any day. 680 00:36:39,550 --> 00:36:42,850 So what this means is with 20 replacement logs, 681 00:36:42,850 --> 00:36:45,620 I can go get two other cabins, 682 00:36:45,620 --> 00:36:50,290 And that is critical because when we get to the boneyard, 683 00:36:50,290 --> 00:36:52,490 It's not like you can just go buy these things, you know. 684 00:36:52,500 --> 00:36:55,430 You got to go get them, and you've got to work hard, 685 00:36:55,430 --> 00:36:58,270 And you've got to be in places that are not easy to work, 686 00:36:58,270 --> 00:36:59,600 But we need them. 687 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:01,100 You can't run a trucking business 688 00:37:01,100 --> 00:37:03,740 If you don't have spare tires, you know what I mean? 689 00:37:03,740 --> 00:37:05,270 And we can't run our business 690 00:37:05,280 --> 00:37:08,180 Unless we have spare logs and spare parts. 691 00:37:08,180 --> 00:37:09,410 This will make sherman happy. 692 00:37:09,410 --> 00:37:11,750 He'll get his 12-footers that we was wanting, 693 00:37:11,750 --> 00:37:15,350 And we'll get a good start on repairing another cabin 694 00:37:15,350 --> 00:37:16,950 That I've got in mind. 695 00:37:28,330 --> 00:37:31,200 Well, did you ever think you'd see your house on a trailer? 696 00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:32,270 Oh, gosh, no. Not at all. 697 00:37:32,270 --> 00:37:33,570 It's surprising. 698 00:37:33,570 --> 00:37:34,840 This is what it looks like. 699 00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:36,170 Hey, when we first moved in, 700 00:37:36,170 --> 00:37:38,570 I took a few pieces off the front door, 701 00:37:38,580 --> 00:37:39,840 The original front door, 702 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,580 So we've got the original locks to give you. 703 00:37:42,580 --> 00:37:43,950 Wow. 704 00:37:43,950 --> 00:37:46,780 We think the new owner of the house should get the locks. 705 00:37:46,780 --> 00:37:47,820 Yeah. 706 00:37:47,820 --> 00:37:49,280 Did they tell you I was buying it? 707 00:37:49,290 --> 00:37:51,920 [ laughter ] 708 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:53,120 Thank you. All right. 709 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:54,820 So do you want the key, and I'll tell you, 710 00:37:54,820 --> 00:37:57,260 I'm going to be glad to get this off my keyring 711 00:37:57,260 --> 00:38:00,090 Because it's really uncomfortable in my pocket. 712 00:38:00,100 --> 00:38:02,600 And we saved a little something off the house. 713 00:38:02,600 --> 00:38:03,700 Oh, wow. 714 00:38:03,700 --> 00:38:05,330 And you can maybe put it on your new house. 715 00:38:05,340 --> 00:38:06,630 All right. Thank you. 716 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:07,670 You know, your house is gone, 717 00:38:07,670 --> 00:38:08,770 But the address is going to stay, 718 00:38:08,770 --> 00:38:10,170 So that'll work on your new home. 719 00:38:10,170 --> 00:38:11,740 We're going to keep the address. 720 00:38:11,740 --> 00:38:13,040 Yeah, that works, too. Thank you. 721 00:38:13,040 --> 00:38:14,410 Regan, we appreciate your help. 722 00:38:14,410 --> 00:38:16,410 You worked as hard as we have, and we appreciate it. 723 00:38:16,410 --> 00:38:17,510 A pleasure. Thank you. 724 00:38:17,510 --> 00:38:19,410 And you have a good afternoon. 725 00:38:19,420 --> 00:38:20,520 Yes, thank you. 726 00:38:20,520 --> 00:38:22,050 Thank you so much. Give me a hug. 727 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,750 Hey, nice to meet you, buddy. 728 00:38:24,750 --> 00:38:26,190 You, too. All right. 729 00:38:26,190 --> 00:38:28,920 Yeah, you're going to make me cry, aren't you? 730 00:39:16,010 --> 00:39:19,240 What's up, fellers? And we're back at the boneyard. 731 00:39:19,240 --> 00:39:20,310 Good morning. Hey, mark. 732 00:39:20,310 --> 00:39:21,810 Hi, mark. How you doing? 733 00:39:21,810 --> 00:39:23,710 Doing great, man. We had a good day. 734 00:39:23,710 --> 00:39:25,280 We got plenty of spare parts, 735 00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:27,980 And looks like you guys got a whole truckload of a house. 736 00:39:27,980 --> 00:39:29,720 We did. We got it all. 737 00:39:29,720 --> 00:39:31,350 How was your building? It was good. 738 00:39:31,350 --> 00:39:34,490 We was hoping to get about 12, you know, spare parts, 739 00:39:34,490 --> 00:39:35,790 And we ended up with 20. 740 00:39:35,790 --> 00:39:37,190 Nice. 741 00:39:37,190 --> 00:39:39,060 So, it looks rough now, but once we cut the notches off 742 00:39:39,060 --> 00:39:40,600 And take the bows out of them... 743 00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:42,360 There's some good ones. There's some good ones on there. 744 00:39:42,370 --> 00:39:43,600 We'll need them. 745 00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:45,070 Why don't you say we just unload these trucks, 746 00:39:45,070 --> 00:39:46,330 Figure out where they're going to go 747 00:39:46,340 --> 00:39:48,240 And get ready to start working on them. 748 00:39:48,240 --> 00:39:49,940 All right. Let's do it. 749 00:39:58,150 --> 00:39:59,910 Being a team doesn't mean that you have to work 750 00:39:59,920 --> 00:40:02,250 Together in the same spot. 751 00:40:02,250 --> 00:40:06,050 This week, we split up, and we each had different jobs. 752 00:40:06,060 --> 00:40:08,620 There we go. 753 00:40:08,630 --> 00:40:10,060 Some of the guys in ohio, 754 00:40:10,060 --> 00:40:12,090 Some of the guys in west virginia, 755 00:40:12,100 --> 00:40:13,560 But the important thing is 756 00:40:13,560 --> 00:40:15,600 We're all working towards the same goal. 757 00:40:15,600 --> 00:40:18,100 We're trying to build and restore 18th 758 00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:19,970 And 19th century log cabins, 759 00:40:19,970 --> 00:40:22,540 And sometimes that means we have to split up, 760 00:40:22,540 --> 00:40:25,940 But we're still a team, and that's what's important, 761 00:40:25,940 --> 00:40:28,640 And that's why we've been in business for 22 years. 761 00:40:29,305 --> 00:41:29,575