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00:00Seven years ago, I promised your mother
00:02that I'd build her a greenhouse, 120 feet long.
00:05Are you crazy?
00:06It's going to be epic.
00:07It's about right here.
00:10It's an off-grid, botanical, organic greenhouse.
00:15Nine planters cut out of propane tanks.
00:17It always has to be capsized, huh?
00:21Think how many tomatoes we can grow.
00:2360,000 pounds of concrete.
00:26When you pour concrete, it gets everywhere.
00:31What do you think, kiddo?
00:33That is big.
00:34I want to get polycarbonate started today.
00:36Solar-powered greenhouse.
00:38Three, two, one.
00:40Hydraulic glass ore.
00:41Wow!
00:45My given name is Jared Capp.
00:49But everyone calls me Cappy.
00:51This is probably one of the coolest things I've ever done.
00:53Everyone, Claire, I've been a professional builder
00:55for over 15 years.
00:58Woo-hoo!
00:58But I've recently teamed up with my daughter, Alex.
01:01Whoa.
01:02It looks so good in here.
01:04We specialize in transforming unconventional objects.
01:07Whoa!
01:09Awake now!
01:10What if we did use a plane?
01:11Wait, really?
01:12All right, Alex, she's all yours.
01:15Into one-of-a-kind creations.
01:16This is no she shed.
01:18This has turned into a she palace.
01:21Oh, my God.
01:22And we get to do it for our favorite people.
01:25Love you, man.
01:26Yeah, I love you.
01:27That is so beautiful.
01:29Oh, my God.
01:29Look it, look it, look it.
01:30But the best part...
01:33...is we get to do it together.
01:50Anyone who knows me knows that nothing is more important to me than family.
01:54Oh, my goodness.
01:57It's the reason I love doing what I do.
01:59Do you see that over there?
02:01Whoa.
02:02Oh, wow.
02:03Building unconventional things for the folks here in South Dakota.
02:07Seriously?
02:08That is so beautiful.
02:10Oh, my gosh.
02:11You see what Daddy did?
02:13And the people I love more than anything else, that's my family.
02:17That's my stepdaughter, Alex, and my wife, Rachel.
02:21Rachel and I actually met on a project almost 10 years ago.
02:25She went from being a client, to a friend, to the love of my life.
02:31I proposed to Rachel just right over there on that rock.
02:34And we come up here at night sometimes and sit and watch the sunset.
02:38Every time I come to our property here at Shortgrass, it reminds me of a promise I made a long
02:43time ago.
02:48And as usual, I'll need Sprout's help to pull it off.
02:51She's meeting me here to hear my very special pitch.
02:56I wanted to show you something that I've been chewing on for a hot minute.
02:59So I don't know if you know this.
03:01Seven years ago, I promised your mother something.
03:04This was before we were married, that I built her a greenhouse.
03:09OK.
03:10I've built a lot of greenhouses.
03:12They're really popular here in South Dakota for a couple reasons.
03:14They protect plants from extreme summer heat, as well as extend the growing season in the cold winter months.
03:20But this one is unlike anything anyone's ever built before.
03:25Your mom, she's always, always wanted one.
03:27Every time we travel, she visits greenhouses and the botanical gardens that she likes.
03:32Nature and growing things is a lifelong passion for mom.
03:36I want this to be not only a sanctuary for her, but to fulfill that passion.
03:41And I want to go big on this one, kid.
03:43I want to start near the old outhouse, 120 feet long.
03:51Are you crazy?
03:5320 feet deep.
03:54And I want a bermed greenhouse.
03:56All right, I'm out.
03:59No, no, you got to help me with that.
04:00120?
04:01120 feet.
04:02Do you know how big 120 is?
04:04I do.
04:05No, like in real life.
04:08I'll show you.
04:09Walk up just this side of the outhouse.
04:11Okay.
04:12Okay.
04:22It's about right here.
04:24This is giant.
04:25It's pretty big.
04:26I could feed the entire city of spearfish in this thing.
04:31It always has to be capsized, huh?
04:33Think how many tomatoes we can grow for you.
04:37Tomatoes?
04:37I could grow a whole forest in this thing.
04:40It's going to be epic.
04:40It's because obviously we have to cut down into the hill and excavate it out.
04:44Okay.
04:44And we'll build it embedded into the hillside so the earth can help warm it in the winter.
04:49But it's also going to be heated with our well water.
04:51So we'll have a geothermal heat loop that goes through the greenhouse to keep it at an
04:56even temperature all year.
04:57Okay.
04:5820 feet of it, the start of it, will be what I call an airlock.
05:01Mm-hmm.
05:02This is the airlock.
05:04Okay.
05:04You'll come in here and there'll be big planter beds down the middle.
05:08Okay.
05:09Does mom know that we're building this right now?
05:13She does not.
05:14And I know what you're going to ask.
05:15Uh-huh.
05:16How are we hiding this from mother?
05:17Yes.
05:19I don't think there's any way we can hide the construction of a 2,000 square foot building
05:23from her.
05:24That's impossible.
05:25Yeah.
05:26But what we can hide is all the stuff on the inside.
05:28All the details.
05:29The things that you and I do.
05:30What are the light fixtures?
05:32What do these beds look like?
05:33What plants did we put in?
05:35But it's still 120.
05:36It is big.
05:37It's huge.
05:37I admit.
05:38But I just, I want it to be, I want it to be a promise that I kept for her.
05:47Um, yeah.
05:48She works so hard and she deserves it.
05:51I don't want to build it for her.
05:53Okay.
05:54Yeah.
05:55Okay.
05:56Okay.
05:57All right.
05:57Enough of that.
05:58Enough of that.
05:59Just a lot of pollen in the air.
06:03What do you think?
06:04I'll do it.
06:05Do it?
06:06Sweet.
06:07You're lucky that you have me.
06:09I'm super lucky I have you.
06:11I know this.
06:24I work up the blueprints and sprout noodles on the details of how to make the greenhouse
06:29perfect for Rachel and then we reconvene over coffee.
06:32Be proud of me, kid.
06:33I actually have a blueprint for you.
06:34Oh, I'm so proud.
06:37You never draw up blueprints.
06:39You must be serious about this greenhouse.
06:41I have the footprint that we talked about drawn up.
06:44One of the things I think is important is this spot is going to be for mechanical stuff,
06:48some of the solar batteries and things like that.
06:50This will be an off-grid greenhouse.
06:52I'd like to put solar panels out on the east side facing south.
06:55Other than that, it's a pretty blank canvas.
06:57Mm-hmm.
06:58I do want it to be a designated space for her, so we should make it in her design style.
07:05Industrial, steampunk, Edwardian, stuff like that.
07:07What does that mean?
07:08Edwardian.
07:09It's post-Victorian.
07:12Okay.
07:13I have something for you.
07:14I'll grab it.
07:16Well, Victorian, I know what that means.
07:18Edward, is he a vampire?
07:20I don't know.
07:21Okay, Edwardian.
07:24When did you make this?
07:26This is how I spend my Friday nights.
07:28Most teenagers go out and party.
07:30I build a trifold poster on a greenhouse.
07:33Yeah, that stare is rad.
07:35Mm-hmm.
07:35I picked out some of these from mom's favorite greenhouses that we've actually seen.
07:41And then here's just some inspiration for some flowers that she might like.
07:45Oh man, that thing's beautiful.
07:46What do we think about like a water feature somewhere in here?
07:50Either a fountain or like a pond.
07:52Something that is a bit more of a rustic feel like steampunky.
07:56And the nice thing about it is you can grow water plants, which is cool,
07:58but you can also use that water to water the plants.
08:02Maybe we can use that same steampunk look for the planters.
08:06Definitely don't want to do a boring traditional planter.
08:08Yeah, I think we might have to go on a field trip with mom where we go and pick out
08:13plants together,
08:14because as much as I would like to keep the majority of this a surprise for her,
08:18she should also have a say in this bit especially.
08:22To make this the greenhouse of Rachel's dreams, we're going big, more than 2,000 square feet.
08:29The build will be divided into two sections, an airlock entrance,
08:32which will house equipment and work as a mud room in the actual greenhouse.
08:37The greenhouse itself will be a sanctuary filled with fruit trees and flowers.
08:42It'll have a unique water feature, a space to dine in or chill out,
08:46and it'll be solar powered and geothermally heated to keep it warm all year long.
08:52The size of this thing is by far the biggest challenge,
08:56and I'm hoping we can pull it off before winter and give Rachel the happy place she deserves.
09:03This is a big project.
09:04Yeah, is this our biggest project to date?
09:07This is the biggest one you and I have ever worked on together.
09:09That's crazy.
09:09You work on all the cool pretty things, I'll work on all the mechanical stuff,
09:13and I'll start getting subs lined up.
09:15Okay.
09:15All right, kiddo.
09:16Okay.
09:16Love you.
09:17Love you.
09:23We have big plans for a big greenhouse.
09:26Now we need to break a lot of ground.
09:28Luckily, my guy Tanner works for an excavation company.
09:31He's the first of what will be many I know a guy calls.
09:37Tanner can literally do this job five times faster than I can.
09:42That machine, one scoop is worth five scoops of my small excavator.
09:48In between loads, I jump in the skid steer and I can move all this stuff over next to his
09:53big machine
09:53so he can keep moving.
09:55The name of the game is never let Tanner slow down.
10:01The next step is to lay the foundation.
10:04That's going to happen in stages.
10:06But before pouring any mud, we need to build the forms for the footers that will support the walls.
10:16Our first load of concrete and the pump truck are on their way.
10:20It'll be close, but our forms will be ready.
10:30The footers are just that.
10:32They're literally the base for the walls.
10:34And these footers alone are 17 cubic yards of concrete.
10:3760 plus thousand pounds.
10:39That's more than a humpback whale weighs.
10:44Our footers extend into cuts that we've made in the hillside behind the greenhouse
10:48to brace the concrete wall against the soil.
10:51We have the start of the foundation.
10:53This is going to be a massive, beautiful greenhouse.
10:56The love of my life.
11:05Sprout just finished up school, so she's on her way out to short grass.
11:08She said she couldn't wait to see the build.
11:14Well, how have you?
11:16This looks amazing.
11:18How fun is this, yeah?
11:19This is a capsized greenhouse.
11:20That is for sure.
11:21I'd give you a hard time about capsizing things, but this is a good capsize.
11:25Dude.
11:27Oh, give me a second real quick.
11:28This is the voice.
11:29Okay.
11:30Hello, sir.
11:32Yeah.
11:34Sorry, Cap.
11:35He hates when people mark up wet concrete.
11:38I'm not an advocate whatsoever of stamping things in concrete.
11:42Stamps?
11:43Yes.
11:44Initials?
11:45No.
11:46Don't do it.
11:47But come on.
11:48He's got to make an exception this time.
11:51R for Rachel.
11:53Love you, Mom.
11:59Once the base cures, we'll put up the forms for the next stage.
12:03More footings and sidewalls.
12:05We'll end up pumping about a half a million pounds of concrete.
12:09But it doesn't matter how many humpback whales worth of mud we have to pour.
12:13I'm keeping my promise and building Rachel her dream greenhouse.
12:26One of the things Sprout and I decided there needed to be some sort of water feature.
12:30Ultimately, I want a place to grow water plants in.
12:33I want a place to maybe have some little fish.
12:36Up in the boneyard is a rail car of some sort.
12:40I'm going to make a little fake set of railroad tracks in the back corner of the greenhouse.
12:45We're going to set this on there.
12:47And then we're going to do a steampunk water feature.
12:50It's always a happy thing for me when I get to use some of my scrap, especially for a project
12:55for someone I love.
13:05I brought the telehandler with me because I know exactly where this thing is.
13:09This is going to be our water feature inside the greenhouse.
13:13It's overbuilt for sure.
13:15Someone else capsized this long before me.
13:21This is my plan.
13:22I'm going to get all this scrap dumped out on the ground,
13:24take the telehandler, boom, pick this thing up,
13:26get it back over into the yard where I can work on it,
13:29clean it up and get it ready for its new life.
13:32I'm not sure what this was, but I know it came out of the gold mine
13:35because of the small gauge wheels they used to run the ore cars on.
13:40Just south of us in lead is home state gold mine.
13:44It opened about a decade after the Civil War and went on to become the largest gold mine
13:49in the Western Hemisphere until it stopped production in 2001.
13:54It doesn't get any more steampunk than that.
13:59Maintaining a plant friendly climate inside is crucial.
14:03It's especially important here in South Dakota where summers are short and the winters can hit really hard.
14:08And that's what these tubes are for.
14:11This is to convey air.
14:13The fan will push air from the hottest part of the greenhouse down through the tubing
14:18and out of one of the coldest parts of the greenhouse.
14:21And that's a way to do two things.
14:23It's to circulate the air, but it also uses the soil as a thermal battery to store that heat in
14:28the colder months.
14:32After this step, we're going to fill this whole thing up to level.
14:35All the air tubes and everything will be underground and we'll be ready to build a structure on top of
14:39it.
14:50We pile the topsoil two feet deep to cover all the air tubes.
14:55But it isn't just dirt, it's nutrient-rich soil.
14:59Rachel will be able to grow things right in the ground as well as in the planters.
15:04We're filling our foundation with topsoil.
15:06So right now it's a lot easier because we have our big equipment and it's easy for us to just
15:10dump it.
15:11But once we have the greenhouse on there, if we don't have our soil in, then we'd have to haul
15:15it all by hand.
15:19Tons of concrete later, the last wall is going up.
15:23This is so exciting for me.
15:25All the hard work, all the planning, the promise from 10 years ago to Rachel, it's happening.
15:32It's all happening right now.
15:48Now we actually have to start building the walls of the greenhouse.
15:52It's going to be a good day, big changes today.
15:54This is going to be all our studs.
15:56We've got headers for this big door that we're putting in, and then we're going to start banging this thing
16:01out.
16:04I've got another crew of guys ready to help me start framing up the walls.
16:09Many hands make light work.
16:18Gosh, I love it when a plan comes together.
16:30The Boneyard Bonanza continues as I head up to the south side of Shortgrass to retrieve
16:35another relic for our steampunk water feature.
16:38These have been sitting here for a little while.
16:41I got these a long time ago.
16:43They're two giant gears I got from a scrapyard in Rapid City.
16:47In Rachel's greenhouse, I'm going to do a huge steampunk art piece on the wall for her.
16:52These gears are going to be a perfect way to frame that out.
16:55They're covered in grease, so we're going to get that cleaned up.
16:59Get them shined up and ready for their new life.
17:04And so far, this is a lot harder than I expected.
17:17Yesterday, we started tracking down some of the interior pieces for Rachel's dream greenhouse.
17:22Today, we'll start making them look pretty.
17:28These 1,000-gallon steel propane tanks need to be cut down to size.
17:33We're going to take the plasma cutter, and we're going to start cutting these into 36-inch slices.
17:39Not only are they durable, but they'll act as a thermal battery.
17:43So when the sun hits this tank, it actually absorbs the heat.
17:46And as at night, we want that heat to dissipate slowly in the greenhouse.
17:53Ow.
18:00That's sick.
18:03As Ruby and Dustin are cutting down the tanks, I have some problem solving to do to get my big
18:07gear cleaned up.
18:11I'm scraping all of this old grease off of this giant gear set.
18:16We tried with the power washer at first, but it wouldn't move it, even at like 200-degree hot water.
18:21Then I figured out if I added fire to it, the grease is so old, it sort of turns it
18:26into powder.
18:27Then we're going to come back to the power washer.
18:29This has turned into a lot bigger job than I thought it was going to be.
18:37And to do away with any residual propane, the tank planters get fire treated too.
18:46Sort of a post-apocalyptic kind of day here at the job site.
18:57With the planters and the gear getting sorted out, it's back to the greenhouse and the airlock.
19:02The total length of our building is 120 feet.
19:05This first 100 feet is the actual greenhouse.
19:09This is the planted space.
19:11The brains of the greenhouse is what we call the airlock.
19:14So that is the part that you enter the greenhouse from, but we decided to put in-floor heat in
19:19it.
19:19Shortgrass has an artesian well that comes out of the ground at 71 degrees.
19:23It goes through the thousand feet of pipe and then through our concrete floor.
19:28The water comes out of that floor, flows back through the greenhouse,
19:31and that's what we use to water the plants and the planter beds and all the trees and stuff.
19:38The next step for us is to put four inches of concrete over this entire thing.
19:43I can't even tell you how excited I am about this.
19:47No matter how hard you try when you pour concrete, it gets everywhere.
19:52Before the concrete cures, we'll stamp it to make it a little extra special for Rachel.
19:58Then it's time to get working on the interior.
20:09While Cappy's at Shortgrass, I'm at the nursery with my mom to brainstorm plants for her dream greenhouse
20:14and sneak in some quality time.
20:17Oh look, I like the moss and that kind of small plant that's like in the back.
20:22Oh look, that fish is staring at you.
20:26These do not look real.
20:27It's like furry.
20:28You know what they make me think of is those underwater plants in some aquariums?
20:32Yeah, and they're like...
20:33And they wave.
20:37Man, these are fun.
20:38Does this kind of stuff fit the vision you had for the greenhouse?
20:42Cappy always imagines that the greenhouse is going to be a production greenhouse,
20:46like vegetables and things like that.
20:49Like, I want a botanical greenhouse.
20:52I've been talking to Cappy about having my own greenhouse for a really long time.
20:57I've gone to greenhouses everywhere I go.
21:00I love botanical greenhouses, so I'm happy every time I go in a greenhouse.
21:04Leaving the nursery, I get why my mom loves being around plants so much.
21:08And I've got some great ideas for her greenhouse.
21:19We're making amazing progress.
21:21The framers have been working to get all the walls up.
21:24We're ready to fly rafters today.
21:26But before we do that, there's some big elements that have to go in the greenhouse.
21:30Our propane tank planters, the freshly sandblasted rail car, and the one I'm most nervous about.
21:35The main component of the steampunk piece is giant gear, 10 foot in diameter.
21:41So I have to raise this up and over the wall and set it down.
21:45But it probably weighs 6,000, 7,000 pounds.
21:47I hope we never have to take them out.
21:51Dustin and my buddy Timbo are giving me a hand with the big lifts today, starting with the gear.
21:56It is one big, heavy brute, so we're going to pick it with a husky chain.
22:01Okay, I'm going to come up a little bit.
22:03The gear is right at the telehandler's limit.
22:06To start, I'll just see if we can get it upright.
22:10Just don't be on the downhill side of it.
22:16Yeah, you and Timbo, guide it.
22:18I'm moving.
22:20We're off to a good start, but Tele managed to lift the big gear upright.
22:24All right.
22:25Now the hard part.
22:26Once I've started extending the boom, it's the dangerous balancing act.
22:30One careless move, or if I move too fast, the telehandler could easily tip over.
22:36Have Timbo hold it.
22:37He can hand it off to you.
22:47Okay.
22:48Just real easy.
22:51He's going to want to spin.
22:55Okay, so far so good, but the gear is just clearing the front wall.
23:00Okay, I'm driving forward.
23:02There's no points for speed, ever.
23:05Coming down.
23:07I know what the crane operators feel like, because I can't see them.
23:11I can see the top of their heads.
23:15I have to move it forward and down at the same time, because I don't want it too high,
23:19because that's what will tip me.
23:21Just up, forward, up, down, up, down.
23:24We're setting it down right behind the tracks Dustin built for the rail car.
23:30We're touching.
23:32Whoo!
23:33Wow.
23:41That looks awesome.
23:43It's so tall, dude.
23:45It's so big.
23:48Dude, it looks amazing, you guys.
23:50I'm so excited to see it in its place.
23:53Now we're going to bolt it to the wall and make some steampunk.
24:01And with the big gear planted in place, it's time to plant some planters.
24:09We get to fly all of our propane tank steampunk planters into our greenhouse.
24:16Right now, it looks big and open and empty.
24:19In a year's time, there'll be trees that are up to the ceiling that are 14 feet tall.
24:24There'll be bushes, there'll be tomato plants.
24:26So you have to accommodate for the amount of space you need for the future of the greenhouse,
24:31not just today.
24:33With the final planter in place, it's time to fly in the rafters.
24:38We're cutting what we call bird's mouth notches into each end of the rafter
24:42to ensure a tight fit on the angled roof.
24:45And it's so satisfying when they drop into place.
24:50While the guys place the rafters from the left,
24:53I'll fly in the sandblasted rail car on the right.
24:57Talk about multitasking.
25:00This is the last big thing that has to go in before we can seal up the roof.
25:12And with the rafters all up, it's window time.
25:16We're going to have nine down the front side, nine down the back side lined up with each other.
25:20We're taping all the window frames to make them waterproof.
25:23I'm super excited to get these windows put in.
25:29So there's a bunch of different styles of windows you can choose.
25:33We decided to use awning windows in the greenhouse.
25:35That means the hinges on the top and they open from the bottom like that.
25:39We want air to be sucked in from the bottom underneath and exit out the top set of windows.
25:45This beauty is one step closer to being done and one step closer to being weathertight as well.
25:51It's a good thing because winter's coming.
26:01David and Dustin are already prepping to install the polycarbonate panels that seal up the greenhouse.
26:08It's a good time to get Sprout up to speed on the build.
26:11What do you think, kiddo?
26:13Whoa, that is big.
26:17Do you want to see it inside?
26:18Yes.
26:20Here is the airlock portion.
26:22I've been thinking of an effective way that we could use this as sort of a loading dock without
26:27taking up too much space inside.
26:29So check this out.
26:30This is a big 10 foot by 10 foot hydraulic glass door.
26:35That's cool.
26:36It's gonna be super cool.
26:38Here's all the planters and down at the end, the rail car and the big gear.
26:42It looks so cool.
26:43Yeah, it's a little bigger than...
26:45A little.
26:46That's gonna be the framework for the steampunk piece.
26:51And then this is your tank.
26:54We sandblasted it down so you can see it's starting to rust up a little bit.
26:58Yeah.
26:59But I have an idea how to control the rust by making this a floral steampunk thing.
27:05Okay.
27:05Do some impressions of some leaves and things like that.
27:07And it would be so much fun if we had like some vines that were like up both sides.
27:12Yeah, like some trumpet vine or wisteria or something.
27:14Yeah, yeah.
27:14That would be cool.
27:15I never thought about climbing stuff.
27:17Should we do some work?
27:18Okay.
27:18I want to get polycarbonate started today.
27:20Okay.
27:21If we want to keep everything inside dry, we've got to get a roof over our head.
27:28Well, in true South Dakota fashion, the weather is starting to turn on us.
27:32We need to race to install the roof panels today.
27:38The modern choice for the greenhouse is a polycarbonate product.
27:42It's a lightweight but very durable plastic that insulates well and offers plenty of UV protection.
27:48It's perfect for growing stuff.
27:49And yes, it stands up to the elements, even the snow.
27:55Assembly line style is what we're doing.
27:57So we've got a table set up and what these are is a two-part channel system.
28:01So you have this bottom channel.
28:04There's a gasket that lines on both sides.
28:06And then you have a top piece that snaps into that.
28:09And that all gets sort of ice cream sandwiched together.
28:12And that's what actually seals the polycarbonate from the weather.
28:15And we've got weather in South Dakota.
28:18The wind's really starting to pick up.
28:20Winter is definitely blowing into the Black Hills.
28:32We're running out of daylight and a cold front is moving in.
28:35We need to get this roof over our heads.
28:38Okay, David, you good?
28:40Good.
28:40The first piece is always the hardest piece to put on.
28:43So all these components have to go on correctly and perfectly.
28:46Perfect layout, perfect placement.
28:48Okay.
28:50I got three more inches.
28:51Because if you don't do it right the first time and it leaks,
28:55you have to go back and tear it all apart and redo it.
28:58Right there.
28:59I like that if you guys like that.
29:01Yeah.
29:07Seems like every time we try to fly something overhead,
29:10the universe knows it and they make it windy.
29:12We got weather coming, so we're going to get this done.
29:15One down, 24 to go.
29:16It's so much more.
29:30Just like that, it went all South Dakota on us.
29:36We knew the weather was coming in.
29:38We worked late to get all the polycarbonate on, so we are in the dry.
29:48With the snow melting and the roof over our heads, we can comfortably turn our attention
29:52to the interior of the greenhouse, starting with our planters.
29:57We've got all the planter beds set, and the next step for us is to start these hugelkultur beds.
30:03And what these are is sort of a way to use wood and decaying organic matter to build up the
30:09base of a bed.
30:10Dustin, yesterday, cut up a bunch of older firewood that we had that we're going to fill about two-thirds
30:16of this bed with.
30:18Then we're going to top it with straw and a bunch of shredded paper.
30:22That lets worms, bacteria, beneficial soil things happen underneath that.
30:27And as it decomposes, it settles.
30:29And then you just dress the top of it with compost or more soil throughout the years.
30:34Each one of these planter beds has an individual irrigation line.
30:38The reason we did that is every plant is different, right?
30:41If it's potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, they all require different amounts of water.
30:47So this way, we'll be able to mechanically control what bed gets what water requirements.
30:51And there'll be a similar system down the back when we plant all the fruit trees.
30:56Oh, there's some good manure.
31:01Seemed like a good idea at the time.
31:06Now that the plants have some homes to grow in, we still have to make sure that the greenhouse retains
31:11the heat.
31:12So we'll apply a heavy layer of spray foam insulation.
31:15Then it's time to pick up our siding for the interior of the greenhouse.
31:21Today, we're putting up all of our wall board that we have.
31:24So this is in replacement of sheetrock.
31:27This is really, really cool.
31:28This is a tongue and groove setup.
31:30It's super durable.
31:31And we're going to get this party started.
31:33It's a beautiful day for it.
31:41The kid just got here.
31:42She got done with all her homework early.
31:44So she jumped right in and she's going to help us sling up some wall boards.
31:50This slat wall has little arms that stick in here.
31:53Yeah.
31:53And make shelves and baskets and hooks for hoses and coats and all the stuff.
31:57So it's like a peg wall just.
31:58A peg wall, yep.
31:59Except you can put it anywhere you want, which is cooler.
32:01I love how clean it looks.
32:03It does look really nice.
32:03Mama's going to like this.
32:05Once the paneling is installed inside, we can focus on the siding outside.
32:11One of the things we wanted to do was one of a kind siding.
32:14We had a pallet of sheet steel that was left over from another project.
32:17What we'll do is we'll spray them with apple cider vinegar,
32:20make this rust in a completely one of a kind pattern.
32:23You couldn't duplicate this if you tried.
32:27Completely hail proof and goes on pretty fast.
32:34Cappy texted me early this morning to meet him at the greenhouse to work on our steampunk water feature.
32:40Aunt Ren has been helping us out by giving the real car a unique look,
32:44using some leaves and apple cider vinegar to accelerate the rusting.
32:49Oh, that looks so good.
32:53I didn't even, like...
32:55Ah!
33:02Hi, kid.
33:03What are you doing?
33:05I was waiting to scare you.
33:06It looks like a coffin.
33:08It is very sarcophagacy looking, isn't it?
33:10All right, let's get to work.
33:13Sprout and I are building out this steampunk feature,
33:16starting with what was an old aircraft oxygen tank I found in the barn.
33:21And Alex has some copper tubing that she'll be adding to the piece.
33:25One thing's for sure, like the rest of this build, will be one of a kind.
33:42So I'm always excited when I get packages in the mail.
33:45I'm even more excited when there's solar panels.
33:51We've got our rack set up, got all the wires pulled, everything's ready to go.
33:54Now we start stacking the panels.
34:00We pulled these wires through 120 feet of conduit all the way up to inside this box.
34:07So this inverter is what changes the direct current or the DC voltage to AC voltage,
34:12which is what your household runs on.
34:14We turn the switch on the side.
34:15That lets power from the array to come in.
34:18Solar-powered greenhouse.
34:22All right, you're feeling good?
34:24I am.
34:24Three, two, one.
34:28Perfect.
34:29I shouldn't have looked right at them.
34:41The crew is here to install our door.
34:43It's more like a huge window.
34:45This baby has saved space and better yet,
34:48give Rachel a grand view of the Black Hills she loves so much.
34:54The door Sprout and I decided on is 10 by 10.
34:58It weighs almost a thousand pounds and is a hydraulically operated,
35:02hanger-style door.
35:04I'm super excited about getting this one installed.
35:09With that in, we're ready for the finishing touches.
35:12And we'll be able to reveal this dream greenhouse to mom.
35:31Today is the big day, 10 years of love and planning and dreaming.
35:36And we're just moments away from gifting my wife, Rachel,
35:39the greenhouse she's only ever dreamed of having.
35:46Ooh, the llamas.
35:48I like it.
35:49I'm not sure why mom likes it so much.
35:51Because you painted it, goofball.
35:53Well, when I was like seven.
35:54Those are the best.
35:55I'm surprised she didn't say anything when we swiped it.
35:57I know.
35:58Speaking of mom, she's only about five minutes away.
36:01We gots to go.
36:03All right, ready for this?
36:0510 years ago, I promised you something.
36:09I promised you lots of things.
36:11Yeah, where do we begin?
36:13Let's start counting.
36:14Okay, hold up right here.
36:15Okay.
36:16Okay, and we had to stay away.
36:17I know it was driving you a little nuts,
36:18but we wanted to build something for you.
36:20I can tell you're excited because you keep squeezing my hand.
36:23Okay, we should not let her wait any longer.
36:26Yeah, because it's cold up here.
36:28You're doing great.
36:29Okay, baby, go and take your blindfold off.
36:31Okay.
36:32It's your brand new greenhouse.
36:35Oh, my God.
36:36That is so big!
36:38Ow!
36:39It is so big!
36:41Wow!
36:43That is amazing!
36:45The main growing part is 2,000 square feet.
36:48Another 400 square feet, that's all prep.
36:51Oh, man, that is so amazing.
36:53The structure itself is made from concrete and local lumber.
36:57In the siding, we rusted these steel plates for a one-of-a-kind
37:00steampunk vibe.
37:01That is awesome.
37:02And covering the growing space is this massive 2,400 square foot polycarbonate roof.
37:08Oh, it's gorgeous.
37:09I love that window.
37:10That's beautiful.
37:11Yeah.
37:12So it's not a window.
37:14It's not a window.
37:15It's a door.
37:16How does that work?
37:17Oh, look at you with the remote in your back pocket.
37:23No way!
37:24And it's all hydraulically controlled with this.
37:27You'll be able to take a golf cart right in there.
37:29We need the stuff that you're bringing.
37:30Any compost, potting soil, anything like that.
37:33I love it.
37:34It's overwhelming.
37:35It's overwhelming.
37:36What, do you want to see the inside?
37:37I do, of course.
37:38Let's go.
37:39Let's go.
37:39Let's go.
37:39Okay.
37:41This 10-year promise, it's come true, but in this times a million way that he always does.
37:45We tease Cappy all the time about capsizing.
37:49I actually love that it's so big.
37:50Maybe don't tell him, but I love it.
37:57Oh, man.
37:59Look at this place.
38:01This is the airlock portion, which, as Cap said, can be used for prep work.
38:05We have our main prep island, and you have your big end and sink, and then all of these
38:12customizable slotted walls, which can hang everything you'll need.
38:15Literally, you can hang hoses, stick tools.
38:17You have baskets for overflow stuff, shelves for all your jars of things.
38:20I bet we're going to hang all kinds of stuff in here, and it'll be so full.
38:24We won't be able to walk in here pretty soon.
38:26And then this gorgeous thing.
38:27Yeah, it's the only thing I don't really recognize.
38:29What is this thing?
38:30The big, tall thing with blinky lights?
38:31Yeah, the blinky lights.
38:32You might have missed the panels on your way in, but the greenhouse is solar-powered.
38:37And this is a 20KW battery wall.
38:40So, basically, we're off-grid greenhouse.
38:42It's an off-grid, botanical, organic greenhouse.
38:45I love that so bad.
38:46We've been dreaming about it for a long time.
38:48All right, are we going to go in?
38:49You will not need your coat.
38:50Not in my coat?
38:51Okay.
38:51Not need your coat in that part.
38:52Or the scarves.
38:53Okay.
38:54All right, mama.
38:55Ready?
38:57We're good.
38:58What?
38:59Look at that.
39:00That's crazy.
39:02Oh, my God.
39:03Look at it.
39:04We've got you set up with all different kinds of plants, fruit trees, vegetables,
39:09perennials, annuals, you name it.
39:12I know they all look tiny now, but once these babies have a chance to grow,
39:15this greenhouse will look like an organic wonderland.
39:18Down the middle, there's nine separate planters
39:20that were cut out of 1,000-gallon steel propane tanks.
39:24And now they're big, permanent planters.
39:26Can't wait to try it out.
39:26Well, kid, do you want to show her what's all the way down
39:28at the end of our football field greenhouse here?
39:30Yes.
39:30Let's go look.
39:31Okay.
39:31Go ahead and take her, kid.
39:32Okay, all right.
39:34Way beyond anything I could have possibly imagined.
39:39I love that it has so much of Cappy in it.
39:41This beautiful steel work that he loves, and he has this really artistic touch.
39:45And then having Alex kind of get to add her softness,
39:48thinking about how the plants will look.
39:51Perfect.
39:51It's really great.
39:52Wait, wait, what is this space?
39:55What?
39:56This is amazing.
39:57So this is all your space.
39:59And to make sure that this space hit that Edwardian theme home,
40:03we got teacups, candles, flowers, and fluffy pillows,
40:06which I'm surprised that you haven't mentioned anything about them.
40:10Oh, I did notice some things missing,
40:11because I also noticed the iconic painting up there.
40:15The OG.
40:16What's going on over here, babe?
40:18What?
40:19That little thing?
40:20It's just a 10-foot steampunk art piece.
40:22It also doubles as a place to grow some water plants.
40:25Really beautiful.
40:25I think we made a new term.
40:27I don't know if this exists.
40:28Botanical steampunk.
40:29That's what we were going for.
40:31Sprout picked out some cool water plants for you.
40:33That is gorgeous.
40:35There's actually one thing from every build Sprout and I did this year.
40:39Really?
40:40In this design.
40:40Yes.
40:41Yep.
40:41I'll give you the first one for free.
40:42The long white sticks there.
40:44Yeah, what are those?
40:45Those were parts from inside the airplane.
40:48No way.
40:48Yeah, that was part of the flight controls of the 757.
40:51I would never have guessed that.
40:52It's gorgeous.
40:53Yeah, we just wanted you to have a space, babe, that you could come in and just be.
40:57I really love it so much.
40:59There's pieces of me in here and there's pieces of you in here and pieces of you in here.
41:03Really beautiful.
41:06I love you guys.
41:07I love you too.
41:08Thank you so much.
41:09You're welcome.
41:11All right.
41:11Well, I invited some friends of yours to come check out your new space.
41:15You did?
41:16You guys hang out.
41:16I'll go check in with them.
41:17Okay.
41:18Cool.
41:18Hey, we'll see you later.
41:20Family and Cappy go hand in hand.
41:23He loves the opportunity to bring people together.
41:25That's his real magic.
41:27And we're going to spend a lot of time in this greenhouse together.
41:29It's pretty awesome.
41:31Hi.
41:33Come in, come in.
41:34Do you have a ski pass?
41:39I do.
41:40Okay, I do too.
41:45Yeah, so the rail car, Dad, was just full of scrap iron and garbage and we sandblasted
41:50it down and then did all the, put apple cider vinegar on leaves and used them as stamps and
41:55different things.
41:56They're all treasures, Dad.
41:58The treasures just haven't found a home yet.
42:01More pictures.
42:02More pictures.
42:22So after we put all the pieces down, we're going to move to the top pieces.
42:25So we have all our pieces set up.
42:27You guys got to be quiet.
42:29So we've got this assembly line system sort of set up.
42:32We're running the gaskets, Dustin, Sprout, David, Ruby.
42:35And then when we start doing the actual roofing part of it, we can just carry them up there and
42:38go
42:38and get started.
42:39So, look at this.
42:42Look at this, people.
42:44Trying to make a TV show here.
42:45And I got this goofy peanut gallery over here.
42:50I'm going to get a drink.
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