Restoring A $7,000 Mansion: Digging The Underground Movie Theatre (Pt. 1)

I am building an underground movie theatre in my mansion. Today we start digging the foundation.

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[debrajohnston]

You should give that red dump truck a kiss and a hug every day. She is a hard and devoted worker, despite the age on her tires.

[davidhudman]

Glad to see you got something better for grave digging and can use in so many ways. I was sad when you had to return the trail backhoe but glad now you did this will be so much better.

[vick]

You live in a beautiful area of green fields and rural tranquility. You are blessed.

[susanvasquez]

Watching the two skidloaders dumping dirt into the dumptruck totally reminded me of small songbirds feeding a cowbird chick (often double or more the size of the songbirds) whose egg was laid and hatched in their nest!

[shllyb]

this is where I come to get all my training tips for arm wrestling, $7, 000 mansion restoration construction tips, farming tips and grave digging stories. My favorite channel.

[Corey-dycq]

Dude I can't wait for your intro into the finished house with that original old fashioned front door. That thing is worth it's weight in gold. GOTTA incorporate that into the finale.

[TheFLYLADY]

That is some pretty black dirt! I can smell it! I used to farm on the Mississippi River in North West Tennessee

[ericwortham]

There was a package of paper plates in the main heated shop on the table next to where the plat map was in the last video.

[barmanvarn]

Man, I would for sure replace the sides on the dump truck asap. You know when they finally decide to break it will be at the worst possible time.

[americaneclectic]

The black soil is gorgeous. Grew up on a farm; we never had soil that rich!

[juliequinlan]

Roman is a machine! Can’t wait for the finished results - well done guys! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙💙

[kathleenroman]

How exciting! Cole, you are a really good teacher; I learn and have fun learning! I love how you think of where you will put various items, including the dirt. You guys take your time & clean up a little at a time which allows y’all to tackle each job, as necessary. For example, the basement. I never dreamed you’d be able to put footers around, dig out all remaining cement, lay pipes for various drains, put in crushed rock & more! Amazing! Inspirational! Big hugs to you all! TYTY for sharing! ❤️❤️🙏❤️❤️

[davidkenneth]

Hiya Cole, when I was operating an excavator like the one you have we also used it as a winch, by putting the bucket down and pushing 1 track up just enough to put a rope around the track, holding the end tight. At the same time, your machine operator rotates the track so it pulls whatever you on the other end.

[plantsbythemoon]

My husband's kinesiologist had him plunge his hand into a full 5 gallon bucket of rice and work his way to the bottom 5 times then 10 times to help with trigger finger and carpal tunnel. It was amazing how it worked and he didn't have surgery.😊

[JustSayin]

Cole, you are fearless!!! You're willing to try to do ANYTHING! Amazing! I just gotta believe in you!

[dalegereaux]

The nice new excavator is a great addition !
That should make work easier at the cemeteries too. 👍

[bogdanisari]

Congratulations on the new purchase and I hope that will serve you all well. Is a very versatile machine

[patrickkenny]

Love your enthusiasm. Glad you finally got the excavator!

[matthewwindisch]

Can’t wait for the dump truck restoration video!😊

[mindymudge]

Cole you are not only learning construction and building knowledge but arm wrestling too. Great to see you all workingbtogether, you make a great team!!!