In Santa Clarita, California, just an hour north of Los Angeles, there's a surfeit of sprawling, beautiful homes. But one in particular takes the cake for seeing the most bare butts, and it's the home of Greg Thornhill, a51-year-old, non-porn-making grading and excavation contractor, who's been renting his house to adult studios for around three years. Here's what he had to say about porn shoots, cleanup, and people banging on his ottoman.

How did you start renting your house to adult film studios?

I've been rented out for other things, like Investigation Discovery's series Blood Relatives. It seemed to work out for the adult film industry because of the privacy, it's gated, and the size, a little over nine acres. Plus it has an infinity pool, a volleyball court, a little vineyard and parking for 40 vehicles. There's even street lights and power outlets all over. I built it for myself to live but it just seemed to work out for them.

Which studios have you rented to?

Pretty much all of them. [laughs] I rent to Wicked, Penthouse, Playboy. And Girlfriends Films happen to be my good friends.

Why do you do it?

It pays really well. The adult studios come around and do these10- to 12-hour shoots, paying anywhere from $800 to $2,000 for the day, depending on the size of the crew and so on. I just leave in the morning and come back at night, usually. If it's a long shoot I take a little vacation and use the money to stay at a hotel on the coast, or head down to Channel Islands Harbor and spend time on my boat.

Are you a porn fan yourself?

I do not own any porn movies, absolutely not a porn watcher. I've rented to mainstream things, too. But [porn] doesn't bother me, it just doesn't interest me.

What does a typical shoot day look like?

Most shoots start around 10 a.m. or noon. I guess porn stars don't get out of bed until 10 or 11. They usually do 10 hour days, but they turn into 12- or 14-hour days depending on how many scenes they're doing or if they're unorganized. It could take the whole day to shoot two scenes for the little, inexperienced studios. If they try to do three, it's going to be a long day. Sometimes I stick around and make them lunch, but usually I just get out of there and wait until they tell me it's wrap time. When I get back, either that night or the next day if they shoot until 1:30 a.m., we'll do a walk through and make sure everything is where it's supposed to be. If it's dirty, I'll have my cleaning lady come in the morning and set up for the next day of shooting.

Thornhill's back yard. Courtesy

Do you usually get out of there because you don't want to know what's happening on your furniture?

I don't really think about it. I just look at it as a business, they're just here to get a job done and they're very nice people. Luckily I haven't had the experience of anyone approaching me with something I wasn't comfortable with shooting. I wouldn't allow anyone to shoot something that wasn't straight up normal. I don't want to get into that. The location companies I deal with don't send me anything or anyone weird.

What are the downsides?

The clean up. People are irresponsible and don't clean up properly. They'll shoot late into the night and be so tired they forget things. Trash, lingerie, occasionally an adult toy. I just toss those, though. No use for them here.

Does it fall on you to clean up?

If it's minor I'll do it but if there's a major problem I call them back. When people spill liquid on the white carpet that gets me a little upset. I have to get the carpets cleaned and send them a bill.

Wait. What have you found on the carpets?

I usually know what type of liquid it is. It's usually just something out of a container, like water or soda or wine. Nothing related to the industry, or anything you wouldn't want to touch.

Do your friends know that's what's happening in your house?

Oh yeah. And they pretty much ask the things you're asking. Or they ask if they can come watch. I've had friends call from Texas and say, "My God I was watching a movie by Girlfriends and I saw your house! What're you doing these days?" And I'll say, "Well isn't it obvious?"

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