Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Digging The Underground Movie Theatre (Pt. 4)

I am doing a 100% restoration and remodel on my mansion that was purchased for $7,000. Part of the restoration and remodel is the addition of an underground movie theatre. Today I am working on re-lowering the job site's water table, and digging out more of the underground movie theatre.
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[@kenwoodfl]

Ron proves hiring a pro with equipment is the way to go!!

[@carolwilder2289]

Amen!

[@pennyneal2456]

I just turn my sound down.

[@lorisayler4915]

Shout out to Ron. What a great guy.

[@K.O._Domino]

Cole does all the shouting good sir.

[@deborahb.3736]

@@K.O._Domino even when he is alone in an empty mansion. does he need his hearing checked I wonder...?

[@Kickyourass484]

YOUz ought to meet him. A standup guy.

[@TazR6]

He shouts out to all of us, needlessly.

[@paulcochran1721]

The old red Ford dump truck deserves some love when this is all over! It's been a trooper from the start of the cleanup!

[@mmotodad]

Time for fuel injection on the dump truck? Maybe Junkyard Digs could come help install it.

[@carolwilder2289]

Lord, it may break down then😂

[@Oldgraymare-y8c]

There's a good children's story there if someone would write it 😊

[@vmdyer6743]

I'm right there with you old gray mare

[@alexgarza7486]

Roman is a workaholic. I’ve never seen anyone work as hard as Roman Roman. You’re the man too. I don’t know what background you’re from but whoever taught you the ethics of work did a great job. Many blessings to you Roman in your family.

[@user-zh6ld1tp2h]

He is Ukrainian!

[@sherylhutton138]

What in the world would you two do without Ron? Glad he stopped by to help. He definitely has the experience.

[@thenorthernhandyman]

Yeah he realized that they will break more parts on his truck so it would be cheaper for him to come out and finish the digging himself😂

[@katherinekinnaird4408]

Thank you Ron😊

[@jeffg6429]

@@thenorthernhandymanspot on, I was thinking the same 😂

[@Ceelle2]

Will they ever get back to the inside?

[@Laura-re6fe]

​@@Ceelle2Winter's coming! Probably back to it after harvest!

[@user-em3wi7ex4k]

thanks cole, capillary action brings the water higher than the elevation where it becomes a creek or it is being pumped out of the ground. Now that you have a lower drain at your movie theater level you might not need an additional drain around the outside of the original mansion, but put one in around the addition. free advice from a civil engineer.

[@dianerivera3222]

I'm a 64 year old woman and Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel was one of my favorite books when I was about 6. I probably still have the copy of it somewhere.

[@ChessIsJustAGame]

I'm 64 and remember that book. I remember how happy I was that he would be warm and safe in the basement. 🙂

[@LordUSABless]

One of my favorites that I used to read to my children.❤

[@moriahjurgonski3934]

Great read with children... Cole... Nave

[@tooem56]

Oh my gosh, Mike Mulligan was one of my favorite books too when I was a child living in Ill when I first read it.! I'm 68 year old woman now.

[@MsWobie]

Me too! I get teary just thinking about it in such a good way!

[@Logscaler]

Seems like Ron should have been your go-to guy to start this project.

[@karenarnold7693]

He might not have been available.

[@greghamann2099]

The thing is he don't work for free and now he is being paid. I agree with you Cole bit off more than he could chew.

[@deanreinke1148]

You have springs on the high part of the yard

[@benhur520]

That excavator would have torn down the house in a matter of hours.

[@CC-Rider4564]

COLE DEFINITELY PUT A HEAVY SCREEN WIRE COVER OVER THE END OF YOUR DRAINAGE PIPE WHERE IT EXITS INTO THE CREEK!!!!! Because if you don't in the dry months rodents will burrow in the pipe and clog it up ! Probably wouldn't hurt to put an above ground 6" clean out pipe that goes into a T which joins your perforated pipe. Such as sewer pipes have for running an rotor router auger in to bore out clogs. Just in case you ever get a stop up you can clean it out from above. U would just have to flag it with a caution pole in the field so tractor 🚜 planters didn't disturb the clean out pipe. But this would most certainly save you a huge headache dealing with having to dig up the pipe in future for a Clog up. But most certainly put a heavy stainless steel rodent proof wire over end of your drainage pipe where it's gonna dump into the creek ! Because animals will crawl inside it whether to burrow or exploration. If a raccoon 🦝 crawls up that pipe looking for food gets stuck and dies then there's a big water obstruction to back the water up. Something to really consider

[@hubertutt5842]

They make animal guards for the pipe that keeps animals out but water and debris are able to flow out still

[@CC-Rider4564]

@@hubertutt5842 absolutely 👍🏼

[@pjdambra]

If I'm ever decide to build a home Movie Theatre, which I'm sure I never will.. It will surely be ABOVE GROUND. What a crazy project. 😮

[@richardradawetz8788]

It truly is bizarre

[@maureensales8602]

I don't understand why it needs to be underground seems pointless

[@Devina210]

I think it is going to double as a storm shelter.

[@laurenj8888]

No one needs a storm shelter that big. Mama and Daddy Cornstar are going to have a full house for a very long time…

[@Devina210]

@@laurenj8888 It's not up to us to decide how big Cole's storm shelter should be.

[@tylinall]

I turned 70 years old tomorrow🎉🎉 I sure hope I live long enough to see this project through. 😂😂

[@NavyVet_ET1]

Happy Birthday!

[@theelusive11]

Happy Birthday

[@LordUSABless]

Happy Birthday 🎉😊

[@laurenj8888]

I think the boys are going to be in high school before this build is done!

[@alexgarza7486]

Happy birthday I’m 72 and still fell young. But my body doesn’t 🎉

[@maryalicehuffstetler3026]

Little man needs to come over and play on all the dirt piles. He would have so much fun.😊

[@moriahjurgonski3934]

And have some great pics too!!!

[@bryanhubner9848]

What would the world be without guys like Ron? Glad to see he was able to help out as I was wondering about the new backhoe doing that much work.

[@JB-sj7tw]

Makes a difference when you hire professionals

[@1954mill]

Cole the cornstar is one of my top KZbins. They keep it clean 🧼 much appreciated in this age of smut. Love them all ✨💖✨

[@agrammie5668]

Amen❤and Cod Hill Farm makes me 😊

[@1954mill]

@@agrammie5668I’ll check that one out 😊 thanks!

[@user-lo7zt6vc2j]

You should give Ron front row seats after this

[@sheilabreakfield411]

I agree keep it reserved for him.😊

[@keradee8742]

When you tore down the old garage and said that you wanted to put in a theater, I thought you were kidding. I'm impressed!

[@charlotteaman4277]

glad to see ron out an about hope he is doing well

[@Vurtonable]

As an Australian I’d say stand on the toes of boots to squash the spiders before you put them on.

[@agrammie5668]

Thanks for the tip😊

[@loriboyce942]

“For some reason the old dump truck is running weak..”. Cole, its basically on life support. 😂 It’s earned its retirement!

[@ritawentworth]

Maybe their next equipment upgrade needs to be the dump truck

[@vmdyer6743]

Please be good to the old dump truck ❤❤🎉

[@user-vn1wo6tm3h]

Yeah it's a grain truck with a stock rack. It's not a dump truck. Plus it was 1500$

[@lilacdew42]

Mike Milligan was one of my very fave when i was a kid!

[@territ1231]

Ron could have had it all done in a day. He's the man!! Happy he's well now. Maybe he could help you with the 40 foot steel beam too. If that's still a plan.

[@robertkissiar2976]

Cole my friend Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel was my favorite book when I was a kid also! Everything is comin along you guys be safe and keep up the good work! God bless!

[@loro3849]

It's hard to imagine Cole or Roman sitting still long enough to watch a movie.

[@warrenmichael918]

Nave and the kids will love it i think

[@1954mill]

@loro3849 agree 😅

[@peteparker7396]

Sitting still? I’d be more concerned about Cole talking through the entire movie 😂

[@warrenmichael918]

@@peteparker7396 you spelled screaming wrong

[@peteparker7396]

@@warrenmichael918 🤣🤣🤣👍🏼

[@Miriamhelps]

I love the Mike Mulligan story! Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

[@jamesbuck9284]

Cole you really should dig a temp sump pit for this water. We do this in heavy construction all the time when we are diggin deep pits. Wherever the bottom of you trench is going to be, dig like 3-5' deeper in 1 spot, grab a stick of 24" or 36" HDPE pipe and stick it up out of the sump, backfill around it with stone. Toss in a submersible pump and boom, you are lowering your water table until your project is done.

[@dogcreek8547]

You guys worked that single axle farm truck down to the bones. Have mercy!

[@tjthorn9703]

Cole, my wife and I love watching your videos. Love your energy too. I think you should get your own HGTV show.

[@MayoFinch]

Network TV would mean giving up creative control and having to answer to executives and producers. Maybe if you do something like Alton Brown and produce everything yourself and basically just provide content to a media outlet, they can work on network syndication. Then again, you start to lose control of revenue streams and there is alot of profit sharing.

[@tjthorn9703]

@@MayoFinch yes sir, I'm sure you're correct. I only wanted to compliment Cole on what a great presenter he is because he is as good, if not better than many of the folks on that network.

[@peterisaloftpc4093]

I remember that book, they used the steam shovel boiler to heat the building. I read that book 58 years ago and was my favorite to. You doing a great job. Love your videos.

[@user-qt1gm8me3w]

You may want to add a manhole outside of the theater to provide access to the drain pipe. 500 ' or so of pipe with the starting end around 20' down could be a real headache if it gets plugged up. Also probably a bad idea to drive rebar through the pipe to hold it in place, one more thing for stuff to potentially hang up on.

[@Onealfarm9967]

Bless nav’s heart she got to fill up all them rooms with kids sounds like big plans

[@vonwilson668]

Woohoo! I love waking up to another episode of Cole’s restoration! ❤ from 🇦🇺

[@jennyrobertson8797]

Cole you need to do a series of children's books - life on the farm, building the house etc....

[@HardandFuzzy]

Great Job Ron!! truly a pro at work.

[@DouglasFergen-pq9ru]

Awesome work Cole, Ron, and Roman!

[@brendaprice4664]

So excited to see so much progress! “A man is rich… who has friends!” You are so ‘Rich’ for sure! B~}

[@benhur520]

I'm sure they're all being paid to be his friends. I doubt Ron or Roman work for free.

[@dennislamers986]

Great pile of veggies. Very nice of someone.

[@dalegereaux1863]

Happy Sunday ! And now on to the show !!

[@MichelleScott-um2iz]

Ur vids are consistently good, thx.

[@vmdyer6743]

Ron is definately the way to go !

[@charleskubiszak]

Wow I'm more than twice your age and I remember that book when I was a child.

[@jonh4301]

I love Mike Mulligan! Neat and square!

[@lisakimpling7499]

Your videos are awesome! Keep doing YOU! 🙂

[@catshepherd3102]

Mike Mulligan & His Steam Shovel was an awesome book! That and Half-as-Big & the Tiger.

[@NotKev2017]

Captain Kangaroo read that book to me.

[@user-vf4sc2cg5r]

Me too!

[@HanleiHess]

This was well made, rly liked it.

[@constanceblair6625]

Love watching the underground movie theatre idea being realized,its really exciting to see what is going on at The Mansion.

[@richardradawetz8788]

Money pit

[@lampholder1]

The house is quite large, you must be planning to host large parties to watch movies often. I hope all this extra work on this movie theater is worth it! For my family it seems unnecessary But you do you! Congrats!

[@Thefinalex-z1v]

It’s a storm shelter too

[@Brian-rj5rl]

Nice passive aggressive comment!

[@benhur520]

@@Brian-rj5rl A family of four needs a 7500-8000 sq.ft. house. The main house is 5500 sq.ft. without the basement.

[@loribreitbarth2215]

Ron! Nice to see him. Lots of progress everyone

[@mrsdig57]

Great video Cole you guy's got a lot of work done. I love it when the video's are long. Love to you all!❤

[@karlreinke9653]

Finally you have a front yard that looks absolutely stunning!!!

[@iamheretocomment9821]

The difference between a pro and DIYer's: it gits dun right, efficiently and effectively the 1st time. 👏🏽💪🏾Ron! Roman, you are a work horse! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@gerbearjones6056]

Ahhhh great way to enjoy my coffee on a Sunday. Spend some time with Cole

[@juanitawilsongay7832]

Sweet Dirt moving Video. Can't wait to see the dirt gone an the Theater walls and sheetrock starts running throughout the mansion.❤ Love the videos Cole..

[@johnkranz4004]

Great job Ron and Cole Roman Coming along great Cole you should have put a second line in the hole

[@deanbrunner261]

the old truck needs some tlc..its been serving you well without a lot of problems... Fix the engine problem and the bedside give it a cheap shot of paint and it's good for another 20years

[@JustSayin916]

Holy cow! What an enormous job! Thank you, Mr. Ron! (I hope you're bringing those little boys out to watch the big machines..🚛

[@scottrichter7511]

Hope your tile didn't float Cole, before you got the outlet dug out. Love to watch you guys work. Take care.

[@jackierindlisbacher9725]

From Traverse city, love watching you ❤

[@judytruesdell6816]

That name sounds familiar, are you related to a church custodian? I was a church custodian in cheboygan for 6 yrs. Before I moved away.

[@tedsalmen]

MIKE MULLIGAN MENTIONED🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔊🔊🔊

[@racheld8843]

I notice a lot of judgmental comments about your theatre and generally anything they wouldn't do in their house. I hope you and Nave can ignore them as they should mind their own darn business! It's your house, your money, your life to do whatever you want. I'm in for the ride, enjoy the videos, and am looking forward to seeing the finished house. Thanks for sharing it all with us.

[@vickyoakes4584]

Nice progress, big dirt piles, big hole!

[@ianupton4027]

I love the Mike Mulligan reference.

[@bethcervenka1813]

It’s great to save money and do it yourself when you can, but sometimes the best decision is to call in the professionals.

[@danielcooke7911]

Come on big fella we all know what no socks means…a wild one with no paper and your used your socks! 😂😂😂 loving the build brother, can’t wait to see the end result

[@carolwilder2289]

😂😂

[@eidosms]

the only series i look forward to 😊

[@DeweyDeese-su5gc]

Having Ron to help was a huge blessing.

[@JC-qw5ew]

Cole, it was so nice to visit with you at Menards last week. As a small town Grundy Center guy it’s amazing to see your influence on KZbin. Like I said at Menards I’ll stop out to see if you guys need some help during harvest. Please let me know, cheers Jeff

[@Pets-n-Treats]

I noticed a lot of complaints about yelling so I just want to say it doesn't bother me. I always took it as enthusiasm. Enth-uuuuusiaaaaasm.😂

[@americancitizen2247]

Yeah - I don't know why people complain about Cole's volume. He loves what he does and is enthusiastic about it. That's pretty awesome!

[@MarnieN11-11]

Love seeing all the progress! well done.

[@s.reeves4703]

I enjoy watching the updates.❤😊

[@sweetkellymay]

Daughter just walked in, " Mom... Dad's watching the yelling man again."

[@matthewclear8547]

Cool soundtrack today for trench digging., great video.....

[@dalegereaux1863]

Nice dirt diggin' and haulin' ! 👍

[@denault3985]

Speed talker and builder Cole is really kicking rear...who knows, the house might be done by Xmas...probably not! 😛 If Cole gets tired of farming, he can always be an auctioneer...

[@elisebb3765]

"Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel" is a favorite of many kids for many, many years! Why not leave him down there for a nice heater and conversation piece for your underground theater?!!! 🤩❤🤣

[@onamissionize]

What a project!

[@grannylpz]

That was awesome

[@FRENCHDRAINMAN]

You need a backflow preventer on the end of that 6-inch discharge line when you have it set at the creek so the water doesn't backfeed and flood you out.

[@cmlinehan]

Ron is awesome!

[@jimpolk]

Ron Rocks!

[@beckypage6041]

When it comes to heavy equipment, expertise always wins😅but at least you guys don’t let get you down 😊 Take care

[@c.w.3750]

More passion, More energy, More footwork MORE ENERGY LOL

[@Vanadisir]

Vegetable mystery. Ron has the big boy toys!!

[@troyescarcegasplaylis8778]

You need to have a movie party for all the folks that helped out with this project 😊

[@deledwardl]

Old tiles were made of terra cotta. Like a flower pot.

[@benhur520]

Coles mansion had sewage pipes made out of the finest porcelain.

[@deannaoverstreet4146]

Yea! Thanks Cole! Always enjoy! Great job!

[@michaelmijatovich8983]

Doing a great job Cole

[@BlueFlyer21]

Love the wind mills , they look like art

[@kerrybyers257]

Three boys playin’ in the dirt!

[@oliviafox3605]

It's a smart man who knows when to call in reinforcement! Thank you.

[@greghamann2099]

I think to late he needed help months ago. He is over his head.

[@iamwhoiamd7056]

Wow Cole. You really have your work cut out for you. She is gonna be gorgeous soon enough

[@jonathanhall7903]

Sure do enjoy all your content.

[@sharonwilson8208]

Digger Dan was my favorite book, besides Whinnie the Pooh, and Curious George, and not to forget Ping (a duck on the Yangtze River). 😊❤

[@danfinley3690]

Yea good ole Ron he knows how to get it done right for sure

[@TRC908]

Love watching

[@destrava1175]

That's crazy we had the same favorite book growing up lol

[@yoop177]

This is all so exciting!!

[@alecfromminnenowhere2089]

By the way you're handling the loss of your grass very well.

[@christinedehn3257]

Drawings, measurements etc. of all the 'stuff' you are burying is so important for keeping you out of trouble in the future. I was wondering if you can use the equipment that you use to map your fields to map the house construction site? The accuracy you have with that system could be invaluable.

[@kathleenroman9379]

Great to have wonderful friends, like Ron & Roman! This must be a huge area with the amount of time it takes to dig it out. I’m flabbergasted at the plans in place! It’s all so exciting & interesting! TYTY for sharing! ❤️❤️🙏❤️❤️

[@markeldred1017]

Good to see Ron. Looks like he shrunk a little since his health scare.