It's Harder than it Looks! - Salvaged Mobile Home Rebuild

[@markscheurich2196]

Progress is progress, some people don’t see the planning part very often and think the 30 minute HGTV is reality. When at times the process to get it right takes 1/2 a day or more, roofing for 30+ years, there’s been many times I’ve had a plan then opened up a repair and had to redo everything I had planned to. Taking the time to get it worked out so things flow better next time is needed sometimes. Loving the build, glad people show when things are real and they take time.

[@douglasbooker8330]

Well said !

[@pattycarosi9618]

Well said.

[@jrae6608]

So trus

[@sherimcgill5139]

I totally see value in what you’re doing. I bought a small 750 Sq ft house for $19k, totally remodeled it for about $40k. Got rent on it for 10 years and just recently sold it for $155k. I got another for $24k, same remodel and rent and it’s set to sell for $170k. So if anybody thinks you’re wasting your time, they are just ignorant.

[@ronnieroberts7189]

Doug and Eevee are smart. 1 hour of planning saves 4 hours of work-every time. I am so invested in the reno!

[@susiestokely3528]

Any DIYfferent video is better than no DIYfferent video regardless of it’s length! Sorry to hear you had an accident Ashley, I hope you continue to have a speedy and full recovery.

[@brendapenner689]

Maverick's little goodbye at the end always makes me smile!🥰

[@mandyleeson1]

You can’t always see progress but you’re getting there. I was just remembering when you first got the place… look how far you’ve come!

[@amiedavis5257]

Anybody saying this is easy, let me tell you it isn't! It's expensive, it's hard work, it's exhausting. Doug and Ashley are literally miracle workers on all their projects. I've seen them make something spectacular out of what looks like a pile of trash on several occassions.

[@RSmith9946]

Ashley is now Eevee

[@GailUrge-vq6qn]

It's hard work and exhausting if you move like Joe Biden or if don't follow the original layout - bedroom in the back, bathroom in the middle and kitchen up front.

[@debrasaumur6592]

Crackin me up with the jazzie Christmas music!!! You guys are the best!!!!!!!!!!

[@debbydrach]

Sorry to hear that Eevee had a boo boo, but glad it’s getting better, Wow ! It’s the incredibly shrinking Maverick 😂😂 You are making big changes now on the build !

[@oliviafox3605]

The most interesting rendition of "God Rest Ye, Little Gentlemen" I have ever heard. You are a RIOT, Ashley. Thank You.

[@pamboone6921]

Hi Family, Aww I know you get wore out, taking breathers is good! Sorry you got hurt Eevee, prayers you’re healing good. It’s really looking good, it’s getting so exciting. Your team work is so awesome, love it! Stay safe, happy and God Bless ❤

[@philipbrazis8732]

Ruth here, the music of, tidings of comfort and joy, 😇

[@aliceolivares-chawk8307]

It has such a jazzy feel. ❤

[@pattybishop8016]

Awwwww! Bye Maverick! ❤xo😊.

[@51Lorie]

Everything is coming along great. I always look forward to your videos! Prayers for a quick healing, Eevee. "Bye" sweet Maverick! Have a nice weekend, family!

[@Hollybank5]

Eevee , I hope you feel better soon !!! Doug, this house is taking shape !! I’m loving this project ❤

[@curtk8715]

chuckling as christmas music is played in June. I was like when will santa appear. Keep of the foot. Thinking that room could be a nice painting studio with some good light. possibly at some point a home for a daughter.

[@againstallodds0538]

I'm glad you're doing OK, Ashley! I love your skirt. You look cute, haha! Good job, you two. Have a fantastic day.

[@dorothyallen3614]

Wow! Moving on now, it’s coming together, great job Doug & Eevee🎉❤. Be well and safe beautiful people, slow down a little!

[@ChristopherFrederick1969]

Was that "Good Tidings of Comfort and Joy" music in the back ground? LOL. Put me in the Christmas Spirit already!

[@cherylemaybury9967]

Don’t rush the job. Relax and enjoy the process. I love seeing Maverick come in at the end of the video to say goodbye. He’s such a cutie. You have two really sweet well behaved and talented children so be sure to spend some time with them too and enjoy their childhood. It goes by in the blink of an eye. My girls are 47 & 44 now and even my grandchildren are all adults. I can’t wait to have some great grand babies. 😊😊😊

[@detectordoriebrumm2469]

I just love the way Maverick always says “goodbye”! 🤚

[@oldmcdanelsfarm592]

It's looking so good! So sorry to hear about Evee's accident. So glad she is doing well!

[@anitablades6033]

If there is no room for a minnie split, please don't enclose it. Make a small storage space. Great place for games that are not used often. Space is so valuable in any home !!!!!!

[@ROSIEH007]

You are a true master builder and natural born teacher. Keep up the good work. God bless you and family.

[@sheryldougherty282]

Sorry for your accident. Love the progress. And Maverick as usual is a cutie. Belle doing her own thing , last time saw her she is a beautiful teenager.

[@maryvanulzen3414]

I've seen several times now the complete transformations you've done. I know it's going to be great looking in the end. God bless.

[@kalrobbins2811]

The house looks so good! Can't wait for the layout tour!

[@carolinestagg6807]

Oh my Eevie. Hope your ankle heals quickly. Love the way project is shaping up in the new place

[@tammysarrazin-ux9tv]

kids bedrooms at one end and mom/dad other end and bathroom/kitchen/living room in middle sounds great ......... hope your doing well Ashley hope no one else was hurt in the accident hugsssssss

[@lechatbotte.]

It’s starting to come together so fast now. It’s got me excited to see the finish line getting closer

[@pinkmosquito22]

There are so many ways that I can envision this place being utilized 😃 I was going to say that the kitchen/dining area is now the master bedroom but with you two, who knows what it'll end up being! Something super cool is all I can say for sure 😉😎 Eevee, sorry to hear you got hurt! I'm glad you're doing better and I hope you continue to heal! Hugs 💞 Bye, Maverick! 🤗

[@paulawilliams7030]

I always look forward to your videos.

[@annettearties8538]

Yes, Doug, this is fun. We believe in you. This is awesome watching you and Evee work. 😊

[@tiredandretired]

I'm excited to see all the framing done and see how the layout is starting to take shape. The planning part is so mentally strenuous and nerve racking. Maverick sure enjoys saying bye at the end. Of course I enjoy waving and saying bye back to him. Anxious to see Eevee's idea!

[@janemj3467]

Y’all are doing awesome on the old mobile home. The framing looks great.❤ in this Florida heat. Y’all are making great progress.

[@lesliehouse]

I am glad you are your ok Ashley.

[@EJ-mm8wc]

I like your style. Please continue to do things at YOUR pace . Your enjoyable to watch because your true to yourselves.

[@gingerloar5000]

Ashley, glad you’re on the road to recovery. Take care

[@jacquicoder7160]

I would be the first to say it's hard, probably much harder than it looks, but you do it in a way that looks so effortless. We do see the sweat but your labors are so smooth. i am a bit baffled by the design but that's okay, just makes it more interesting to watch. I'm sorry about your injury, Eevee, but glad you are doing better.

[@shelbyindianajones3226]

no reason to tear it down! you guys made the right decision, you had so much to work with already..y'all are proving 4 hands are better than 2! pretty soon Maverick will be in there with a drill! He is growing big fast! if it gets too hot down there, consider wearing scrub pants, they are lite weight and keep the bugs off. cooler than jeans! and they have double pockets. yeah doing mini splits here too, SOOOO much better! clean and efficient! no worries Doug, always learn ALOT even on the shorter videos! gosh Ashley so glad you didn't get hurt worse! be careful girl! man renters would tear it up... AirB&B is a chore too!

[@teresahuston6650]

It's amazing! Love it that you care enough to do this. Doug and Ashley, you both have a great work chemistry.

[@joycejones2979]

Doug, I love when your framing goes well because if it doesn’t work, it would worry you to death til you take it all down and start over. Planning IS progress! You’re doing it the right way for you! Have a restful weekend.💕

[@Alberto-VO5]

Just finished watching and enjoying the great video. 👍 Doug and Eevee, to me, you are the greatest. Slowly but surely take your time and do it right ❤❤❤❤❤

[@ndlz1]

Feel better Mrs. Evee. 🙏 Coming along so nicely.👍🏻

[@aileenhaggarty681]

No. I thank you for taking me along with you on this adventure. Hope you are ok Eevee not to much pain. Bye Maverick. Bless. Stay safe.👍🙏🏻

[@diyfferent]

Thanks! I'd say I'm about 95% healed :)

[@theresasoaft2201]

We’re too much of a throw away society. I think it’s awesome when you have the vision and determination to salvage existing things

[@b.powell3480]

Doug, here's a tip on estimating for lumber, from your drawings, measure the feet distance you need for walls, example: 20 feet ,so get 20 studs and add 25% to that number to account for blocking, a stud pack, or anything else you need to complete the framing. Also, for the angle of the ceiling, measure from one end of the side wall to the opposite side wall, write that measurement down, then measure from the bottom plate to the peak of the ceiling minus the thickness of your top plate, write that measurement down, lay out your partition walls, transfer your side wall measurement to the studs, then the center peak measurement to your studs, with a straight 2x4 connect the two marks and draw a line, which will be a diagonal cut to perfectly match the peak of the ceiling. You'll have to make a deep cut on all the studs, but this will save you so much time instead of measuring and cutting each one separately!!, just take your time and have your wife help you lay everything out! Great job!, ( sometimes I wish I could call you and give you some tips !)

[@helenhelps9619]

Great advice

[@b.powell3480]

@@helenhelps9619 thanks 😊, I have been through this type of construction in the past

[@janeysiegrist5061]

So stinkin sweet how you leaned the boards on the cast off pieces of 2x4 to make Eevee's job a bit easier 🥰

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Interesting version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. 👍

[@mbatchelor]

Digging the jazzy Christmas music 😀 Enjoying watching this place transform from a dump to someplace that is going to I am sure be very nice given what you've done in the past.

[@elsacruz6124]

Hope your foot feels better soon 😊… it’s a taking shape guys.

[@letasparks2485]

Love how Maverick pops up at the end and says....BYE!!!! Another GOOD JOB!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@angiebryant750]

The mobile home is coming together!!! Great work and progress!! Hugs and love from Mississippi ❤❤

[@sheilavanduynfote5539]

When we built our last home when the walls started going up it was scary because the rooms looked so small instead of seeing all the open space. I am so excited for the progress you and Eeevie are making on the mobile home❤❤❤❤❤

[@marafarnham595]

Oooh 😮 👏👏 can't wait to see the layout! 😊 ❤ thank you Doug and Eevee. Oh no Eevee, glad it is better. Be careful, take care. Much love to everyone 🤗😘❤

[@adorabledeplorable3885]

It is coming together. I can't wait for the reveal

[@brendariddle2349]

I hope Eevee heals fast and well. It doesn’t matter if you build fast or slow. You have lots of us that watch because we love tv watch everything you do. It is so interesting to me although I can’t even build a box!!! Love both channels. Bye Maverick! Until next time. ❤❤❤❤

[@carmenmariacortesmarin2664]

Taking it slow is good to sort out how to go about what you want to do there. It also gives her time to heal. It's looking really good!

[@DonnaGB333]

Glad your ankle feels a bit better than it did!

[@cindydimery708]

Bye Maverick 👋😊 You’re making progress and it won’t be long before it comes together. 💪👏🏼☺️

[@boredpeanutbutter75]

It's all looking very nice and professional. You both should feel very proud of the work you've done so far. Eevee, I'm sorry to hear about your ankle, but it looks like you're doing good now. In 96 when I was pregnant with my youngest son I twisted my ankle. It felt fine at first so I continued to walk normally without nursing it. That evening however, there was the most agonizing throbbing pain I'd ever felt in my life. It hurt all night, even resting on a soft pillow. Pain meds didn't even take the edge off. By morning it felt fine. I've twisted it the same way two or three times the same way since then and thought omg, not again. But nothing happened. Weird. Anyway, glad you're okay! Take care and have fun this weekend! Bye Maverick 👋 Say hi to your sister. Have fun this weekend!

[@lindamcconnell9441]

You are very wise to add an added source of income. I know two brothers that have been aquiring cheap small homes and cabins here in Tennessee and are doing very well with AIRBNB. We live approx half way between Nashville and Knoxville and they have no problem. Mainly renting to traveling Nurses and business travelers. I wish I had been able to do something in my youth to prepare me better to live on very little in old age. I admire your hard work and planning. You have young children still to educate to adulthood. This reminds me of making a home in a container. It takes planning. You have an empty canvas. Not like a remodel. I look forward to seeing your finished interior.

[@ElleDursten]

they just said in the video that they are not renting nor airbnbing though.

[@cindyslittlehouse]

Sorry about the accident . Hope you heal soon E . You need a break anyway . It’s going to be a long hot summer 😊

[@lindacarruthers3423]

This is so interesting and I am looking forward to seeing your layout. Yes, the total renewal of that poor sad old trailer is so good to see .the beautiful fresh clean ceiling and framing plus the multitude of other repairs has taken it way out of that tragic old place and the transformation is almost magical.❤

[@katherinerichardson1767]

It is getting excited to see how your improvements are coming along. Wishing your wife's injury heals quickly. Thanks for sharing.

[@Mrs.Silversmith]

If you completely close in the area above the closet, you may want to leave hatch somewhere so you can use the space as an extra storage area.

[@janicelabuda8540]

Your projects are well-planned and execute, and they have never looked easy. Thanks for explaining the processe,. and showing the many steps involved, D

[@RivkaKohen]

Sorry about your accident. Bye everyone. Great video.

[@goingslightlymad7172]

You're keeping us in suspense-love it!🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@2winlock]

I think I know the new trailer layout!! It’s going to be fantastic!! I love how you and Eevee think DIYfferently!!👏 Bye Maverick! 👋

[@rose-g3l]

I wish Eevee a good recovery for her ankle! Take care of yourself, it’s very important! By Mawerick :)

[@janicecorum4293]

Eevee, I'm sorry to hear you had an accident and happy that you're doing better🤗. The rebuild is coming along nicely. I look forward to watching each video!! Thanks for sharing a part of your life with us!!

[@debbiegoforth8537]

Im sorry you have had an injury, Evee. Please take care of yourself. Mothers usually put themselves last and you are such a busy person, hopefully you had some down time. 😊

[@simplycountry2762]

It looks great! I can't wait to see the tour of the new layout. You both are doing an amazing job!!👍👍👍

[@brianhume4743]

Said it before sayin it again, Doug your the Man!! Just saying from North of Newcastle 🇬🇧 👍🏡🏡🏡

[@kcbvids]

Tidings of Comfort and Joy, great choice of 1st song. Both only come in Christ Jesus! Blessings to you all! Love from Oregon, christine

[@sarahmiller4069]

Now I am really intrigued.....and quite curious as to what your plans are....?? but I am enjoying watching them unfold...!!!!

[@southloupriverhomestead4696]

The first song would have been good for next month. You could of been celebrating Christmas in July. It sounded like a Christmas song gone funky. Thanks for the video!

[@parkseeker164]

Doug you should really open a mobile home repair business and use this mobile home as your office. You could really make a really comfortable living. There are so many people who need help with mobile homes and you are the perfect person for that! Heck! Why stop at mobile homes - do repairs on stick built homes as well! But make your specialty mobile homes! You and Eevee are awesome! Still hoping to get a peek at your kitchen in your home. Can’t afford to have a paid subscription. Hopefully you will just share a still shot for all your long time regular subscribers who have been with you for years.

[@diyfferent]

There's really nothing much to see in there yet, it still needs to be finished. We haven't shown it to anyone yet. When it's ready to be shown, we'll show it :)

[@Llamathellegend]

Christmas music in June?! Love it.

[@Designs_Decor63]

I heard that and thought I was going crazy, lol

[@FernandoFernandes-xs5uu]

Bom dia amigo ,,, já curti e compartilhei

[@amalias8888]

Oh Maverick! You are the very best part to me. Glad to hear your, "bye".

[@EngineersHomestead]

That music reminds me of Barenaked Ladies version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen....I dig it

[@cheryld4484]

Like you said in the video, this is getting very exciting!! Thanks Eevee and Doug

[@what1dreamt]

Maverick is so cute at the end. Sorry to hear your were injured Eevee, speedy recovery.

[@janetheteach]

I love how you think of everything.

[@sharonsardeson7992]

It's coming along. No matter what your eventual plans for it after completion will be, I know it will benefit your family. In the meantime tho....thanks for taking us along in the process.❤

[@ericjohnson1008]

You are right, this is getting exciting. I can't hardly wait for what's coming.

[@minnesotagal507]

Interesting, love the suspense, in design and future plans .😊

[@waterlooboy]

Great job with your explanation of your layout. I especially like how you’re minimizing your plumbing by centering your kitchen and bathroom! Good luck going forward!

[@brookecario145]

God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman as the background music? Chef's kiss ! 👌

[@MarilynRuel]

Seems like a lot of progress to me!🥰🇨🇦

[@pauleaton6420]

Can’t wait to see what’s next! The place is coming together

[@Starrmiller]

Aw Eevee sorry to hear about your accident, but you guys are still moving forward and that's great. Oh and I love your skirt, I love dresses and skirts like that. See you in the next video.

[@nyla3235]

Enjoying the journey of your renovation as always. I also like the mystery -soon to be unveiled. Tell Maverick he signs off wonderfully. And he looks like he's getting taller. Go Maverick!!! Take care - joy & peace to your family.

[@wendyeader261]

Oh my goodness, I can hardly stand the suspense! So many questions to wait to have answered! I may have to resort to biting my nails while I wait, LOL. Prayers for a speedy and full recovery, Eevee. 🙏🙏🙏

[@beckypage6041]

Everything looking good. Sorry Eevee to hear about your boo-boo, glad you’re springing back from your sprain. Here’s just a guess on what you’re going to use the mobile home for: A studio for your video production. Have a great weekend Bye Maverick 👋🏼 P.S. please tell Belle for me, that her drawings the other day were very nice. I didn’t get the chance to comment the other day and feel bad about that. Sorry Ms. Belle.

[@kriscree8627]

I'd say you're capable of building a house from scratch. You'll never be broke by all the great skills you have. And you work well together too! Good luck with your ankle injury. I broke mine in 3 places and needed surgery. Not fun at all.

[@mariicruze3785]

Really looking forward to the new layout reveal

[@VTgirlandherbeagles]

I've missed the cadence of your videos on this project, now I know why. I'm happy to see you're healing Eevee! The place looks great, cannot wait to see the plans.