Welcome to the job site
Bjorn wanted the essentials: a bed, a fire, some storage, and a trophy wall. Three days into homeownership, the house has already become a survival problem.
Our host arrives with a clipboard’s worth of questions. Gunnar arrives with core wood. One of these approaches may prove more useful.
On the inspection list
A chimney that actually has somewhere to send the smoke. Supports that do more than look reassuring. A foundation worth building on. And a renovation schedule that survives contact with the neighbors.
The pilot pairs practical building lessons with a homeowner who has already died inside his own house seven times. We are calling that a room for improvement.
From the pilot script
“You made a smoke storage facility.”
“We’re going to need more core wood.”
“That is going to affect the project timeline.”