Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Paradise on the Bay - full transcript

I'M LUCAS CONGDON,
OWNER OF LUCAS LAGOONS,

AND WE'RE REVOLUTIONIZING
OUTDOOR LIVING

ONE BACKYARD AT A TIME.

MY GOAL IS TO CREATE
A JAW-DROPPING,

OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD PARADISE.

[ BUZZES ]
OH, ****!

OHH!

A LUCAS LAGOONS PROJECT
ISN'T JUST A POOL.

IT'S AN EXPERIENCE.

COME ON OUT!

THIS IS INCREDIBLE. WOW.



I WANNA CRY!
IT'S, LIKE, BEAUTIFUL!

OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHS ]

I HOPE YOU'RE CRYING WITH JOY.
[ LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ] YES.
MY JOB IS TO TAKE THEIR DREAMS

AND MAKE THEM BIGGER
THAN THEY COULD EVER IMAGINE.

IT'S ALWAYS A WILD RIDE
WITH LUCAS LAGOONS.

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

TODAY, I'M HEADING TO MEET
THE MARTIN FAMILY.

THEY LIVE IN BRADENTON,
WHICH IS JUST SOUTH OF TAMPA.

SO I PULL DOWN THEIR DRIVEWAY,

AND I SEE THIS MOUNTAIN LODGE,
I MEAN, IN FLORIDA.

THAT IS AN INTERESTING HOUSE.

I CAN ALREADY TELL
THEY DON'T TAKE

THIS MOUNTAIN LODGE THEME
LIGHTLY.



I MEAN, WHERE ARE YOU GONNA
GO SKIING IN FLORIDA?

THEY'RE WANTING TO COMPLETE
THEIR RETREAT

WITH A COLORADO ROCKY-THEMED
BACKYARD POOL AREA.

IT JUST LOOKS LIKE WE ARE
IN COLORADO ALREADY,

AND I HAVEN'T EVEN GOTTEN TO DO
MY MAGIC YET.

HEY, LUCAS. NICE TO MEET YOU.
HEY. HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU.

MY NAME'S STEVE MARTIN.
I LIVE IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA,

WITH MY WIFE LORI

AND MY THREE KIDS,
CAM, ELI, AND REECE,

AND, OF COURSE, OUR LITTLE
COCKER SPANIEL, MOLLY.

WELL, THIS IS
A REALLY NEAT PLACE HERE.

THANKS. I DESIGNED THIS WHEN
I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL, ACTUALLY.

WELL, I WAS ALWAYS A DREAMER.

WHEN LORI AND I GOT
TO THE POSITION

WHERE WE COULD BUILD
OUR DREAM HOUSE,

WE TOOK IT TO AN ARCHITECT.
HE MADE IT REAL.

AND SO, LO AND BEHOLD, WE HAVE

PROBABLY THE ONLY SKI LODGE
IN FLORIDA.

THIS IS MY WIFE LORI.
OH, HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, LUCAS. NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

BEAUTIFUL SPOT. IT'S REFRESHING
TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T SEE THIS
KIND OF HOME IN FLORIDA. SO...

Lori: THE THEME WE WANTED
FOR THE HOUSE...

RIGHT.
AND FEEL LIKE

WHEN YOU COME HOME,
YOU'RE NOT IN FLORIDA ANYMORE.

WE KNEW WHEN WE BUILT THE HOME

THAT WE WANTED TO HAVE A POOL
BECAUSE, AS A FAMILY,

WE CAN SPEND SEVEN, EIGHT HOURS
IN OUR POOL A DAY,

AND YOU ONLY HAVE SO LONG
THAT THE KIDS ARE AT HOME.

WE WANT TO MAKE
THOSE 18 YEARS THE BEST.

OH, THIS IS A BIG BACKYARD.

WHAT DO YOU GOT GOING ON
OVER HERE?

YEAH, WE HAVE BONFIRES.
WE ROAST MARSHMALLOWS.

THE KIDS LOVE IT.
OH, THAT'S SO COOL.

YOU GOT THE LAKE BACK HERE.
ARE THERE ANY FISH IN THERE?

YEAH.
THE KIDS FISH ALL THE TIME.

REALLY?

WE HAVE - - WE HAVE AN ALLIGATOR
IN THERE RIGHT NOW.

COOL.
ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE
ABOUT BEING HERE - -

THE COLORADO FEEL,
ALL THE WILDLIFE.

IT'S LIKE A BIG EXTENSION
OF THE HOUSE, BASICALLY.

THAT'S THE PLAN.

WHAT'S COOL IS YOU REALLY HAVE
A NICE VIEW

FROM EVERY POINT OF THE HOUSE
OUT TO THIS AREA.

PART OF THE REASON WE HAVE SUCH
A NICE VIEW

IS 'CAUSE OUR HOUSE SITS UP
4 OR 5 FEET FROM THE GRADE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THE ELEVATION.
IF WE CAME OUT LEVEL,

IT'S PROBABLY GONNA HIT US.
RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW
IF WE'LL HAVE STEPS OR...

WE DO WANT LEVELS,
BUT NO HANDRAILS.

SO YOU'RE KIND OF PICTURING
A HIGHER DECK HERE THAT MAYBE

COMES DOWN A COUPLE STEPS
INTO A LOWER DECK

AND THE POOL AREA
THROUGHOUT THIS?

OVER IN HERE,
I'M THINKIN' BIG WATERFALL.

BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BLOCK

OUR VIEW BECAUSE THIS IS...
RIGHT, RIGHT.

WHAT YOU LOOK AT EVERY DAY.
BEAUTIFUL.

YOU CAN'T SEE ANOTHER HOUSE.
RIGHT.

I LIKE MIXING THE ELEMENTS
OF WOOD, LIKE OUR INDOORS...

RIGHT.
AND STONE.

SO MAYBE SOME WOOD DECKING
OF SORTS.

THE MORE I'M TALKING
WITH THE MARTINS,

THE MORE I SEE, LIKE,
THEY'RE VERY DETAIL-ORIENTED.

WE COULD DO A SPA

ON TOP OF THE WATERFALL
WHERE YOU CLIMB UP,

AND YOU'RE UP HERE
IN THIS HOT TUB,

AND YOU'RE LOOKING OUT
OVER THE PROPERTY.

WELL, JUST ONE WRINKLE.
WE'VE ALREADY ORDERED

AN ELECTRIC ABOVE-GROUND
HOT TUB.

OH, REALLY?

I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT
THE MOST ATTRACTIVE THING.

STEVE RUNS A LOT,
AND I HAVE BACK PROBLEMS,

SO HAVING A THERAPEUTIC HOT TUB

IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS

THAT WE WANTED IN THE DESIGN.

I MEAN, MOST JUST CLIENTS
LET ME RUN WILD AND BE LIKE,

"OH, YEAH, THAT'S COOL. JUST
BUILD ME SOMETHING AWESOME."

BUT YOU GUYS DEFINITELY SEEM
TO HAVE

SOME REAL SPECIFIC IDEAS
OF WHAT YOU WANT.

THEY REALLY WANT TO KNOW
EXACTLY WHAT I'M GONNA DO

BEFORE I DO IT.

WE WANT TO MAKE IT AS BIG
AS POSSIBLE, BUT WE - -

YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT BUDGET AT SOME POINT.

I KNOW EVERYBODY
HAS A BOTTOM LINE.

THEY HAVE A BUDGET,
AND MY GOAL IS,

NO MATTER WHAT THE BUDGET IS,
I WANT TO DELIVER SOMETHING

THAT THEY FEEL IS WORTH TWICE
AS MUCH.

I'LL GET MY CREATIVE TEAM
TOGETHER,

WE'LL DRAW UP SOME STUFF,

AND, UH, WE'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.

SOUNDS GREAT.
IT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.

THANKS, LORI. NICE TO MEET YOU.
APPRECIATE YOU COMING.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, STEVE.

Lucas: WE'VE COME UP
WITH A GREAT DESIGN.

IT'S GOT ALL THE THINGS

THAT THE MARTINS
ARE LOOKING FOR,

AND IT MEETS THEIR BUDGET.

I BROUGHT BEN WITH ME,
MY ACCOUNT MANAGER,

TO SHOW THEM
EVERYTHING THAT WE'VE GOT.

FIRST, YOU COME OUT
ONTO A WOOD DECK,

COME DOWN EVEN LOWER
TO THE POOL AREA.

GIVES YOU ALL THE LEVELS
YOU WANT.

WE MADE A PLACE TO PUT
THE HOT TUB

AND HIDE IT
BEHIND THE WATERFALL.

STEPPING STONES UP TO THE TOP
OF THE WATERFALL

SO THE KIDS CAN JUMP OFF OF IT.

GIVES YOU THE COOL ROCK WORK.

OPENS UP THE ENTIRE VIEW
TO THE POND.

FIREPIT'S RIGHT
IN - - IN THE CENTER.

RIGHT, YEAH. OH, YEAH.
AND YOUR FIREPIT. RIGHT.

I DON'T THINK WE'RE
REALLY MISSING ANYTHING.

DO YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE,
WHEN WE WALK OUT THESE DOORS,

WE'RE GONNA FEEL LIKE
WE'RE IN COLORADO?

IF YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE IN COLORADO,

I'LL BUY YOU TWO ROUND-TRIP
TICKETS TO GO THERE. [ LAUGHS ]

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS LOOKS PRETTY CLOSE.

I THINK WE'RE GETTIN'
THE TOTAL FEEL.

I- I THINK THIS DESIGN'S
COMING TOGETHER.

Lucas:
THE MARTIN PROJECT'S GONNA BE

AN 8-WEEK BUILD
WITH A BUDGET OF $135,000.

NOW THAT WE HAVE
DESIGN APPROVAL,

WE CAN CHARGE FULL STEAM AHEAD
WITH THE BUILD.

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S WEEK ONE
ON THE MARTIN BUILD.

THIS IS WHERE WE LAY OUT
THE POOL AND START DIGGING.

WE GOT TO GET THAT SHAPE
FROM PAPER ONTO THE GROUND.

I GOT CRASH COMIN' IN,
MY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR,

TO START DIGGING OUT THE HOLE.

SO AS YOU'RE DIGGING
THIS WHOLE POOL AREA,

I JUST WANT YOU TO
PUT THE DIRT ALONG THE OUTSIDE

'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA REUSE
THAT DIRT TO BERM IT UP.

YOU'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO
BRING IN SOME MORE DIRT.

I MEAN, YEAH,
WE'RE DIGGING OUT A LOT,

BUT WE'RE RAISING UP A LOT.

CHRIS HAS BEEN WITH ME
FROM THE BEGINNING.

HE GETS THE BAD RAP
FOR CRASHING STUFF,

BUT, I MEAN, THAT WAS REALLY
IN THE PAST.

HE'S A REALLY GOOD,
TALENTED OPERATOR.

HE LEARNED IT FROM THE BEST,
WATCHING ME, OF COURSE.

ALL RIGHT, MAN. SO, YOU KNOW,
YOU'VE GOT THE PLAN HERE.

[ PAPERS RUSTLE ]
THE GOOD NEWS IS,

YOU'RE HERE WITH A NICE,
BEAUTIFUL BRAND-NEW EXCAVATOR.

NICE.
RIGHT? WITH A/C AND A STEREO.

THE BAD NEWS IS,
I GOT TO LEAVE YOU.

COME ON.
LOVE YOU.

YEAH.
HAVE FUN.

I GET SCREWED ONCE MORE.

[ RUMBLING ]

MY FAVORITE JOB
IS WHEN WE DO DEMOLITION,

WHEN WE GET TO DESTROY STUFF
AND ACTUALLY GET AWAY WITH IT.

THEY CALL ME CRASH FOR A REASON.
I LIKE WRECKIN' STUFF.

A TYPICAL POOL - - WE EXCAVATE
ABOUT 60 YARDS OF DIRT.

THE MARTIN JOB IS SO BIG, I HAD
TO EXCAVATE 120 YARDS OUT OF IT.

FOR EVERY NEW POOL, WE GOTTA DIG

THE DEPTH
AND A COUPLE EXTRA FEET

TO ACCOMMODATE THE POOL SHELL
AND THE PLUMBING.

THE MARTINS WANT
THEIR DEEPEST END AT 7 FEET,

SO WE HAVE TO DIG 9 FEET.

[ WHIRRING ]

NOW THAT CRASH HAS DONE SUCH
A GOOD JOB DIGGING OUT THE POOL,

IT'S TIME TO BRING IN THE REST
OF THE TEAM

SO WE CAN GRADE EVERYTHING,

MAKE SURE ALL OUR MEASUREMENTS
ARE CORRECT,

SO IT GOES JUST AS PLANNED.

Jane: COOL. LOOK AT THAT.

I DIDN'T THINK THE POND
WAS GONNA BE THAT BIG.

THAT'S NICE.

I'M JANE, ALSO KNOWN AS "WOMAN."
I'M LUCAS' MOM.

I'VE BEEN DOING SOME TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION

PRETTY MUCH
ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE.

CHRIS DID A GOOD JOB
DIGGING THIS OUT.

HE'S ALREADY CREATED
SOME COLORADO MOUNTAINS.

YEAH, HE PUT THEM
IN THE WRONG PLACE.

MY NAME'S JOHN. EVERYONE ON
THE CREW CALLS ME "OLD MAN."

I'VE BEEN A STONEMASON
FOR A LONG TIME.

DO WE NEED OXYGEN TO WORK
AT THESE KIND OF ALTITUDES?

OH, IF YOU'RE REALLY OLD
LIKE JOHN.

RIGHT. [ LAUGHS ]
[ LAUGHS ]

MY NAME IS MATT.

I'M THE NEWEST MEMBER
OF LUCAS LAGOONS.

I'VE BEEN HERE
FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW.

MY MAIN RESPONSIBILITY IS

WHATEVER IS NEEDED
AT THAT PARTICULAR MOMENT.

THESE CLIENTS
ARE VERY HANDS-ON.

THEY REALLY KNOW
WHAT THEY WANT,

SO WE CAN'T REALLY CHANGE
THINGS.

WHAT?

WE CAN'T CHANGE THINGS?

YEAH. DID YOU HEAR THAT?

YOU'RE TELLIN' US, MR. "I SAW IT
IN MY MIND'S EYE"...

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
HELP ME STAY ON TRACK, THEN.

THE DESIGN PROCESS IS
PRETTY INTERESTING,

ESPECIALLY WITH LUCAS

BECAUSE HE CHANGES HIS MIND
EVERY MINUTE ANYWAY.

I'LL GO GET THE PLAN.
LET'S PULL SOME MEASUREMENTS

AND JUST MAKE SURE WE FINISH
HAND GRADING THIS

THE WAY IT NEEDS TO BE
BEFORE THE STEEL GOES IN.

SO RIGHT NOW WE'RE JUST
IN THE VERY BEGINNING STAGES.

BY THE END OF THE WEEK,

WE'RE HOPING TO HAVE A CONCRETE
POOL SHELL IN THE GROUND

AND HAVE OUR FOUNDATION IN

SO WE CAN REALLY KIND OF
HAMMER IT OUT FROM THERE.

ALL RIGHT,
WE'RE ALMOST THERE, JOHN.

LET'S JUST CLEAN OUT THE BOTTOM
OF THIS TRENCH RIGHT HERE,

AND I THINK WE GOT IT.

JOHN! JOHN!
WHAT?

WAKE UP!
WHAT?

YEAH, I LIKE TO GIVE JOHN GRIEF,

BUT, YOU KNOW,
I ALSO REALLY RESPECT JOHN.

WELL, THIS IS NICE AND COOL
UP HERE.

YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S REALLY COOL?
WHAT?

IN THAT DITCH RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S NICE AND COOL.

OH, I BET.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST LIE IN THERE,

AND I'LL THROW SOME DIRT
RIGHT...

BUT I DON'T TRUST YOU. YEP.
I'LL THROW SOME DIRT OVER YA.

I DON'T TRUST YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]

SOMETIMES HE JUST DOESN'T MOVE
QUITE FAST ENOUGH.

NO MORE
LOLLYGAGGING AROUND!

IT'S ALWAYS ORGANIZED CHAOS
AT THIS STAGE OF THE BUILD.

NORMALLY, WE DON'T SEE
THE CLIENTS AROUND,

BUT I'VE SEEN LORI OUT THERE

WITH HER TAPE MEASURE
MULTIPLE TIMES. HUH.

UH, LUCAS MIGHT BE SEEING
A LITTLE MORE OF US

THAN HE DOES
HIS NORMAL CLIENTS.

ME DOUBLE-CHECKING MEASUREMENTS,

IT JUST KIND OF CALMS MY NERVES
AND HELPS ME KNOW

THAT THINGS ARE BEING RELAYED
BETWEEN LUCAS AND HIS TEAM.

Lucas: I MEAN, THIS IS A DREAM
FOR THEM, AND I GET IT.

WHATEVER
MAKES 'EM FEEL COMFORTABLE.

BUT I KNOW WE'RE SPOT ON
ON ALL OUR MEASUREMENTS.

IT'S SO HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT
THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.

DIRT EVERYWHERE,
AND THE HOLE'S FULL OF WATER,

AND HALF THE WALL'S COLLAPSED.
IT'S A DISASTER.

I'M IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA,
TO BUILD THE MARTIN FAMILY

A COLORADO ROCKIES-STYLE POOL

TO MATCH
THEIR SKI LODGE-STYLE HOME.

WE'RE STILL IN THE BEGINNING
STAGES OF THE BUILD,

SO THINGS AREN'T LOOKING
TOO PRETTY.

I CAN TELL THE MARTINS

ARE A LITTLE ANXIOUS ABOUT
HOW THINGS ARE GOING.

Steve:
IT'S A DISASTER RIGHT NOW.

WE HAD A FEW CONCERNS

THAT WE WANTED TO DISCUSS TODAY
WITH LUCAS.

DIRT EVERYWHERE,
AND THE HOLE'S FULL OF WATER,

AND HALF THE WALL'S COLLAPSED
SINCE THEY DUG IT.

IT'S SO HARD TO IMAGINE WHAT
THIS IS GONNA LOOK LIKE.

HEY, GUYS!

HEY!
DID YOU WALK HERE?

IT'S LOOKING LIKE COLORADO
ALREADY, HUH?

LOOK AT THE TOPOGRAPHY
WE'VE CREATED AROUND HERE.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR MOUNTAINS
AND GOT SOME WATER ALREADY.

IS THIS EVERYTHING
YOU EVER HOPED IT'D BE?

IT IS, ABSOLUTELY.
[ LAUGHTER ]

YOU KNOW,
IT DOES HAVE TO GET WORSE

BEFORE IT GETS BETTER,
BUT...

I THINK WE GOT THREE, FOUR
THINGS WE WANT TO GO OVER.

WELL, LET ME POP UP THERE SO I

CAN KIND OF GO OVER IT WITH YOU.
ALL RIGHT.

THE MARTINS HAVE BEEN WAITING
SEVEN YEARS

TO BUILD THEIR DREAM POOL,

SO IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
THAT THEY'RE A LITTLE NERVOUS.

JUST WONDERING ABOUT THE SLANT.
TRANSITION FROM THE HEIGHT.

THE TRANSITION FROM THE HEIGHT.
RIGHT. RIGHT.

WE HAVE A GREAT LAKE VIEW,

AND WE DON'T WANT TO OBSTRUCT
THAT IN ANY WAY.

I'M PICTURING KIND OF FROM WHERE
IT IS RIGHT NOW,

45-ING IT BASICALLY
TO THAT RED MARK

ON THAT STAKE RIGHT THERE.

SO IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO MATCH THIS PRECISELY?

NO. BASICALLY, WHATEVER IT IS
THAT YOU WANT.

NOW THAT YOU SEE IT HERE

THREE-DIMENSIONALLY, LIKE,
"OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE."

INCORPORATING OUR HOT TUB IS ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS.

LOOKS BIGGER.
YEAH. IT'S NICE.

THE HOT TUB
THAT THE MARTINS CHOSE

WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
MY FIRST CHOICE,

BUT I'LL MAKE IT GO
WITH THE DESIGN SEAMLESSLY.

SO LET'S RIP IT OPEN.
YEAH.

JUMP IN HERE, AND TRY IT OUT.
FILL IT UP.

NOW THAT I'VE TALKED TO LUCAS,
I'M FEELING GREAT

ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE POOL.

WE HAD, YOU KNOW,
FIVE OR SIX QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE ALL TAKEN CARE OF,
AND HE'S ON THE SAME PAGE

THAT WE ARE, SO I THINK
IT'S COMING ALONG GREAT.

LUCAS AND I LIKE TO TAKE A DAY

TO HAND-SELECT ROCKS
FOR EVERY PROJECT.

OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO GO
IS TENNESSEE.

OH, WE MADE IT.

I GET TO DO WHAT I ENJOY
AND WORK WITH MY SON LUCAS.

SMELL THAT AIR.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]

AH. SMELLS GOOD.
MMM, NICE.

THIS TIME, SCOUTING ROCKS
IS A LITTLE BIT TRICKIER BECAUSE

THEY REALLY WANT
THE COLORADO ROCK.

THESE LOOK LIKE THEY CAME RIGHT
OUT OF A COLORADO STREAM BED.

WE NEED BLOCKY, CHUNKY PIECES
FOR THE BASE OF THE GROTTO,

SLIGHTLY SMALLER, THINNER ROCKS
FOR LAYERING UP ON THE SIDES.

AND THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT ROCK
IS THE GROTTO LID.

THIS IS, LIKE, A RIVER ROCK.

YEAH, YEAH.
FEEL HOW SOFT AND ROUND IT IS.

THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT BE
THE PERFECT ONE FOR THEM.

GETS THE COLOR TONE.

I MEAN, IT WAS...
[ KISSES ] PERFECT.

FOR THIS MARTIN PROJECT, WE'RE
PURCHASING 48 TONS OF STONE,

WHICH IS
TWO FULL SEMI LOADS OF ROCK.

WELL, LOOKING AROUND HERE,
I DON'T SEE ENOUGH ROCKS

TO MAKE UP A SECOND LOAD,
BUT I GOT A SURPRISE FOR YA.

A SURPRISE FOR ME?
YEAH.

[ MOTOR RUMBLING ]

[ LAUGHS ]

AAH!

ISN'T THIS JUST INCREDIBLE
OUT HERE?

THIS IS SO AWESOME.

AAH!
LOOK AT ALL THOSE ROCKS.

THESE ARE THE COLORS
WE NEED.

I LOVE IT.
OH!

HEY, SCOTT, MAN.
HOW YOU DOIN'?

HOW'S IT GOING?
DOIN' ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

THIS IS WHERE ALL THE ROCKS
COME FROM, HUH?

YEP, THIS IS IT.
I JUST GOT TO KNOW, HOW THE HECK

DO YOU GET ALL THIS ROCK
OFF THIS MOUNTAIN?

ARMY TRUCKS,
4-WHEEL DRIVES.

REALLY?
MM-HMM.

I FIGURED YOU MADE, LIKE,
A-A CHUTE,

AND THEY JUST KIND OF
SLID DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.

NOT THAT EASY.
OKAY.

WOW, MAN.
I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT IN ACTION.

BEING IN THE MOUNTAINS
OF TENNESSEE HAS INSPIRED ME.

YEAH, ALL THE COLOR TONES ARE
PERFECT FOR THIS MARTIN PROJECT,

SO IF WE COULD FIND, LIKE,
ANOTHER WHOLE LOAD OF ROCKS,

ABOUT LIKE THAT,
THAT WOULD BE PERFECT.

PLUS, I'VE COME UP WITH AN IDEA,
A SURPRISE FOR STEVE AND LORI.

SO I'M GONNA HAVE SCOTT THROW IN
A BUNCH MORE BOULDERS,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THEM
BACK HOME IN FLORIDA.

THANKS, MAN. WE'LL SEE YOU.
SEE YA.

SEE YA. TAKE CARE.

THIS IS GREAT.
WE FOUND ALL THE KIND OF ROCK

THAT WE NEED FOR THE MARTIN JOB.

WHOO, DOGGY!

AND WE'RE GONNA GO BACK
TO FLORIDA

AND BUILD THEM
THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS.

IT'S WEEK TWO
OF THE MARTIN PROJECT.

WOMAN AND I HAVE FOUND

ALL THESE GORGEOUS ROCKS
UP IN TENNESSEE

TO CREATE THE COLORADO ROCKIES
HERE IN FLORIDA.

NOW THAT THE REBAR IS IN,

WHICH IS THE BACKBONE
AND STRUCTURE

FOR THE WHOLE FOUNDATION
OF THE POOL,

IT'S TIME TO SHOOT THE SHOTCRETE

SO THERE'S A HOME
FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL ROCKS.

[ REVERSE ALERT BEEPING ]

[ WHIRRING ]

I'M STANDING THERE,
CHECKING OUT THE POOL.

EVERYTHING'S LOOKING GOOD.
AND ALL THE SUDDEN, I HEAR...

LUCAS!
MY HEART STOPPED.

OH, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

GOOD MORNING.
EVERYTHING LOOKS REALLY WILD.

BUNCH OF CAVE-INS, HUH?

DID YOU GUYS GET
A LOT OF RAIN LAST NIGHT?

IT WAS COMIN' DOWN
CATS AND DOGS.

THIS PART RIGHT HERE
JUST LET GO.

WELL, THEY ALL GOT TO SHOVEL
LIKE CRAZY

TRYING TO GET THAT DUG OUT

BEFORE THE SHOTCRETE
GETS DOWN TO THAT END.

SO I HOPE I HAVE YOUR BLESSING
'CAUSE, AFTER RIGHT NOW,

IT'S GONNA BE HARD TO MAKE
ANY CHANGES.

IS EVERY PIECE OF PLUMBING
IN THAT NEEDS TO BE IN?

YEP.
SAME THING WITH THE LIGHTS?

YEP.

IT'S ONE THING TO BE THOROUGH...

DO WE STILL NEED TO BUILD OUT
A LITTLE REBAR FOR THE SWIM-OUT?

BUT THIS IS GETTING
A LITTLE RIDICULOUS.

I THINK WE'LL STILL NEED
A LITTLE STEP HERE

JUST 'CAUSE IT - -
IT'S GONNA BE A 12-INCH DROP.

Lucas:
THIS AIN'T MY FIRST RODEO.

WILL WE BE ABLE TO TURN
THE WATERFALLS UP AND DOWN?

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
IT IS THEIR POOL.

I GUESS I SHOULD JUST GO
WITH THE FLOW.

YOU HAVE
THE VARIABLE SPEED PUMP.

YOU CAN HAVE, LIKE, UH,
CRAZY WATERFALLS,

AND THEN WHEN YOU WANT JUST,
LIKE, LITTLE AMBIANCE

AND THE WATER JUST KIND OF
WEEPING DOWN,

IT'S GONNA BE BADASS.

THAT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.
YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
NOW WE CAN GET BACK TO WORK.

[ WHIRRING ]

THE SHOTCRETE - - THAT'S, LIKE,

THE CONCRETE THAT SHOOTS
OUT OF THE HOSE,

FORMS UP EVERYTHING,

AND GIVES US THE FOUNDATION
THAT ALL THE ROCK WORK SITS ON.

YOU JUST SHOOT AGAINST A SURFACE

AND THEN CARVED IT
WITH THE TROWEL.

ONCE THIS IS DONE,
YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE IS THERE.

NOW IT'S TIME TO START
BEING CREATIVE

AND DO
ALL THE REALLY COOL STUFF.

IF THAT ROCK FALLS FROM
THE HEIGHT IT'S AT RIGHT NOW

INTO THE BOTTOM
OF THE POOL SHELL,

IT'S GONNA BE A TOTAL LOSS.

UP, UP, UP, UP.

[ SQUEAKING ]

LUCAS AND I ARE HERE
AT THE NURSERY,

PICKING OUT PLANTS
FOR THE MARTIN BUILD.

IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT I NORMALLY DO

BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO FIND
COLORADO-LOOKING TYPE PLANTS,

AND THAT'S KIND OF DIFFICULT

BECAUSE COLORADO'S
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CLIMATE

AND ELEVATION FROM FLORIDA.
SO GONNA BE

A LITTLE CHALLENGING,
BUT WE'RE UP FOR IT.

EUROPEAN FAN PALM
WOULD BE...

OH, THAT'S GORGEOUS, TOO.

SOMETHING PERFECT,
BUT THAT'S TOO TROPICAL.

CAN'T DO IT.

DON'T THINK THEY HAVE PALM TREES
IN THE COLORADO MOUNTAINS.

MAYBE IF WE COULD FIND
SOME STUFF THAT'S TROPICAL

THAT LOOKS
LIKE A NORTHERN PLANT,

WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO
GET AWAY WITH IT.

I HAD MY OWN LANDSCAPE BUSINESS

IN VERMONT FOR OVER 20 YEARS.

SO WHEN IT COMES
TO LANDSCAPE PROJECTS,

I'M IN CHARGE.

OBVIOUSLY, WE CAN'T GROW

NORTHERN ALPINE-TYPE PLANTS
IN FLORIDA.

THEY'LL FRY
IN THE SUMMER HEAT.

AND JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT
WE WEREN'T GONNA FIND ANYTHING

THAT WORKED FOR US,

LO AND BEHOLD, WE FOUND
SOME JUNIPERS THAT COULD WORK.

IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE
THERE'S FROST OR SNOW ON IT

THE WAY THAT IS, YOU KNOW?
OH.

I WISH THERE WAS FROST ON IT!
IT'S SO HOT.

I'D RUB MY FACE IN IT
LIKE THIS.

[ LAUGHS ]
[ GROWLS ]

ALL RIGHT, THERE'S ONE.

Lori:
ALONG WITH THE BLUE JUNIPERS,

WE FOUND SOME WEEPING
BOTTLEBRUSH TREES,

SOME SPECIMEN PODOCARPUS...

AWESOME.
BEAUTIFUL. THIS WOULD LOOK COOL.

I MEAN, THIS...
I WANT ONE.

TO ME, THIS IS LIKE COLORADO.
THIS IS VERY ALPINE.

...AND ALSO SOME
REALLY NICE EVERGREENS.

I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT WE
WERE ABLE TO FIND

AS MUCH PLANT MATERIAL
AS WE DID THAT WILL WORK

AT THE MARTIN PROJECT.

IT'S LIKE A MAZE.
I CAN'T FIND MY WAY OUT!

WHERE ARE YOU, SONNY?

OH, YOU'RE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN
OFF THE JOB SITE.

HEY, WHY DO YOU THINK I LIKE
GOING TO PICK OUT THE PLANTS?

NOW YOU KNOW.

Lucas: TODAY WAS PRETTY COOL,

JUST GETTING TO WANDER AROUND
AND LOOK AT PLANTS WITH MOM,

AND IT'S - - IT'S PRETTY GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, I'M GETTIN'
BACK TO THE JOB SITE, SO...

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE MARTINS'.

YOU GOT IT.

THE SHOTCRETE'S IN
AT THE MARTIN PROJECT.

IT'S HAD TIME TO CURE.

WE'VE GOT
THE WHOLE SHELL SEALED.

THE ROCKS HAVE ARRIVED
FROM TENNESSEE.

SO NOW IT'S TIME TO START
BUILDING THAT BEAUTIFUL GROTTO.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
THE ROCKS ARE HERE.

THE TRICKIEST PART IS GONNA GET
SOME OF THOSE HEAVY GUYS

ALL THE WAY OVER THAT WALL
DOWN INTO HERE.

THAT'S GONNA BE A GOOD TIME.

NORMALLY, WHEN WE START
TO DO ROCK WORK,

IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK.

RIGHT NOW I SEE THAT THERE'S
ONLY THREE OF US GONNA BE HERE,

SO I WANT TO SEE HOW
THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO START WITH FIRST?

WELL, LET'S START WITH
THE GROTTO AND GET THAT BUILT,

AND THEN KIND OF WORK
OUR WAY OUT FROM THERE.

SO, MATT, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
BE MIXING THE MUD

AND THEN BE ABLE TO BOUNCE BACK
OVER ON THIS SIDE OF THE WALL

AND HELP WOMAN GUIDE 'EM IN.

I'M GONNA GO START
UNLOADING ROCKS.

START ROCKIN' AND ROLLIN'.

YOU GOT IT, BROTHER.
THAT'S THE PLAN. LET'S GO.

LUCAS AND WOMAN PRETTY MUCH

HAVE A CONNECTION
WITH THESE ROCKS.

THEY GET REAL EXCITED ABOUT 'EM.

BUT I LIKE 'EM
BIG, ROUND, AND MOSSY,

BUT DON'T BE TOO BOSSY!
THAT'S MY BOY, TALKS TO ROCKS.

WOMAN IS LIKE
A PREHISTORIC WOMAN.

ARE THESE AWESOME OR WHAT?

SO SHE WAS AROUND WHEN SOME
OF THESE ROCKS WERE FORMED.

THERE'S AT LEAST A WEEK'S SUPPLY
OF FOOD ON THERE.

GUESS WHAT? IT DOESN'T LOOK
SO APPETIZING, I DON'T THINK.

YOU DON'T WANT TO TRY
A LITTLE PIECE?

NO.
I'M NOT EATIN' SOME LICHEN.

COME ON.
TRY IT, TRY IT, TRY IT.

I'M OUT IN THE WILDERNESS,

AND I HAVE TO EAT 'CAUSE
THERE'S NO STORE NEAR ME,

YOU KNOW, I'LL DO IT.

MATT. [ Imitates
New York accent ] NEW YORK.

TRY IT.
NO, I'M GOOD.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOBODY'S

LIKIN' THE LICHEN
AS MUCH AS I DO.

[ MOTOR RUMBLING ]

I LOVE WHEN IT'S ROCK TIME
BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN

LUCAS LAGOONS BECOMES
THIS WELL-OILED MACHINE.

THIS IS ONE DIRTY ROCK.

Lucas: NOW WE'RE SETTING
THE FIRST ROCK

FOR THE BUILDERS FOR THE GROTTO.

AND WHAT DOES THAT ROCK WEIGH?

LIKE, 3,500 POUNDS?
YEAH.

BRINGIN' IN THOSE BIG ROCKS,
IT'S ALWAYS SKETCHY,

ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE GOT TO
SWING SIDEWAYS OVER THE POOL.

I'M GONNA LET IT GLIDE
ALONG THE EDGE SO,

IF IT DOES TIP,
IT'LL CATCH ME.

JUST KEEP AN EYE.
TELL ME HOW CLOSE I CAN GET.

YOU COULD GET CLOSER,
IF YOU WANT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL STAND HERE

SO IT DOESN'T HIT
THE TRAVERTINE.

THE POSITION OF THE FIRST ROCK
REALLY DETERMINES

HOW THE REST OF THE ROCKS
ARE GONNA FIT TOGETHER.

SO IT'S REALLY CRUCIAL TO GET
THAT FIRST ROCK JUST RIGHT.

UP, UP, UP, UP!

IF THAT ROCK FALLS FROM
THE HEIGHT IT'S AT RIGHT NOW

INTO THE BOTTOM
OF THE POOL SHELL,

IT'S GONNA BE A TOTAL LOSS.

WHOA, I'M TIPPING!
GET OUT FROM UNDER IT!

PERFECT.

ONE DOWN, 526 MORE TO GO.

Lucas: IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING
SETTING THAT FIRST BOULDER,

BUT WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO DO HERE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE ALL THIS WEEK
AND INTO THE NEXT

TRYING TO BUILD THIS
ROCKY MOUNTAIN STREAM GROTTO.

WAKE ME UP WHEN YOU'RE READY.

I'M LIABLE TO FALL BACKWARDS
IN THE POOL.

IF I DID IT LIKE THAT,
THAT'S GONNA CLEAR IT.

YOU GUYS ARE SUCH CAVEMEN.

Lucas: ROCKS ARE GOING IN.
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK

TO GET THIS GROTTO BUILT.
WE ALL KNOW OUR JOBS.

SUNSHINE'S PROVIDING US
WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL MUD

THAT LOCKS ALL THE ROCKS
TOGETHER.

OH, UNFORTUNATELY, MATT,

I GRABBED THE WHEELBARROW THAT'S
GOT THE SCREWED UP LEGS ON IT.

RIGHT, AND NOTHIN' LIKE YOU

TRYING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT
EXTRA TO THE JOB.

Lucas:
CRASH IS ON THE EXCAVATOR,

SWINGING ALL THE ROCKS
INTO PLACE.

WE PROBABLY GOT TO MOVE
THAT WHEELBARROW.

WOMAN'S SPONGING AND PIECING IN
ALL THE FEATURE ROCKS.

WHOO!

OLD MAN'S PLACING THE MUD.

SMALLEST GUY
FITS IN THE SMALLEST PLACES,

SO I GUESS I'M STUCK DOING IT.

AND I'M RUNNING BACK AND FORTH,
FILLING IN WHERE I NEED TO.

HERE, YEAH! TURN IT BACK
A LITTLE BIT, I THINK!

AND STEVE AND LORI ARE AT THEIR
POSTS, TOO, WATCHING OVER US.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK, STEVE?

DOES THIS LOOK LIKE IT CAME
OUT OF THE COLORADO ROCKIES?

YEAH, I COULDN'T DECIDE
IF IT WAS ASPEN OR VAIL,

BUT I THINK YOU NAILED IT.
[ LAUGHS ]

TO CREATE
A NATURAL-LOOKING WATERFALL,

YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T
WANT TO SEE ANY PIPES.

SO WHAT WE DO IS WE PUT
A SERIES OF TEES

IN BETWEEN THE ROCKS.

AND THEN, WHEN WE PUT
THE ROCKS TOGETHER,

YOU DON'T SEE THE PIPES.

THE WATER JUST KIND OF MAGICALLY
WORKS ITS WAY DOWN

THROUGH THE CRACKS
LIKE IT WOULD IN NATURE

AND JUST STARTS
FALLING OVER THE ROCKS.

WE'RE NEARING THE END
OF THE GROTTO BUILD.

LUCAS IS OFF-SITE THIS MORNING
FOR A CLIENT MEETING.

HE GAVE US A PLAN,
AND WE'RE READY TO EXECUTE IT.

OH!

I'M JUST WASHING THE BOTTOM OFF
LIKE YOU SAID.

YEAH, YEAH, WASHING IT ON ME.

WOW, SUNSHINE, YOU LOOK LIKE
A PROFESSIONAL HOSER.

I'VE BEEN CALLED THAT
A TIME OR TWO.

LUCAS BASICALLY LEARNED A LOT
OF HIS SKILLS BY WORKING FOR ME

WITH MY LANDSCAPE COMPANY
IN VERMONT.

SO I THINK HE FEELS COMFORTABLE

WHEN HE CAN'T BE
ON THE JOB SITE,

AND I'M THERE TO KEEP THINGS
GOING THE WAY HE LIKES.

YOU CAN COME TO ME A LITTLE.

LET IT - - LET GO, JOHN!
JOHN, LET GO.

I CAN SEE IT RIGHT NOW. YOU'RE
STILL, LIKE, 8 INCHES AWAY.

Woman: WE HAD SOME CHALLENGING
ROCK SETTING MOMENTS.

YOU MUST BE IN THE WRONG SPOT.

WELL, NOW YOU CHANGED WHERE
I WAS, LIKE, FROM LAST TIME.

Jane: CHRIS WANTS
TO TURN IT THIS WAY.

JOHN'S GOT ANOTHER IDEA.
SO, YOU KNOW,

THERE'S ALWAYS THAT KIND
OF HEADBUTTING.

I'M SAYING
"EITHER, EITHER, EITHER."

JEEZ! EVERYBODY'S GETTING

THEIR PANTIES UP IN A BUNCH
THIS MORNIN'.

THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
NO, IT'S NOT.

LUCAS WENT OVER THE WHOLE THING
AT THE OFFICE MEETING,

BUT WHEN WE GOT TO THE JOB SITE,

IT ALWAYS CHANGES AS WE'RE
IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING IT.

THAT WAS DEFINITELY OUT FURTHER,
AND THIS WAS BACK.

THE WATER'S GONNA FLOW
ON TOP OF THAT.

WELL, I THOUGHT LUCAS SAID
LAST NIGHT

WE WERE PUTTING THE WATER
UNDERNEATH THE ROCK,

NOT OVER THE ROCK.

STICK YOUR HAND IN THERE
AND SCRAPE THAT MUD UP.

WHAT THE HELL? THAT'S JUST
WHERE I WAS PACKING MUD IN.

WHY YOU TRYING TO GET MUD
OUT OF THERE?

WELL, WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU
PACK THE MUD IN THERE?

THAT'S WHERE THE WATER FE--

WATCHING THE CREW FIGHTING
THROUGH IT - -

IT'S REALLY MAKING ME NERVOUS.

I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN SOMETHING
TO YOU,

AND YOU'RE TELLING ME
SOMETHING ELSE!

WE'RE NOT **** IDIOTS.

WE CAN - -
WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

THIS MORNING, I COULDN'T BE ON
SITE AT THE MARTIN PROJECT

BECAUSE I HAD
ANOTHER CLIENT MEETING.

I LEFT SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
ON WHERE TO PUT THIS ROCK.

I FIGURED THE TEAM
CAN KEEP WORKING WITHOUT ME.

WE'VE GOT TO STAY ON SCHEDULE.

I'M TRYING TO EXPLAIN
SOMETHING TO YOU,

AND YOU'RE TELLING ME
SOMETHING ELSE.

WHEN LUCAS ISN'T AROUND,

EVERYBODY SEEMS TO HAVE
THEIR OWN IDEA

ABOUT HOW THINGS SHOULD GO.

SO SOMETIMES I JUST HAVE TO
STEP IN AND JUST SAY,

"LOOK, GUYS, WE'RE DOIN' IT
THIS WAY, AND THAT'S IT."

THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF THE ROCK
WHERE YOUR HOSE...

NOT IN THAT CORNER!

LISTEN TO ME!

LUCAS LAGOONS
IS ONE BIG DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY,

AND WE ALL
GIVE EACH OTHER GRIEF,

BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE STILL LOVE EACH OTHER.

OF COURSE, LORI COMES TO CHECK
IN WHEN WE'RE AT OUR WORST.

I JUST THINK THAT IS
SO PRETTY.

YEAH, NO, IT WOULD LOOK NICE
IF THAT WAS ALL WET.

BECAUSE LORI SAW US ARGUING,

I COULD TELL SHE WAS GETTING
CONCERNED ABOUT THE PLAN,

AND THAT'S THE LAST THING
WE WANT.

ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS
WHY WE CHOSE LUCAS

WAS THE ROCK FEATURE.

SO IF THERE WASN'T SO MUCH
WATER COMING OVER HERE,

THEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY
SEE IT COMING DOWN.

RIGHT, 'CAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
TO DETRACT FROM THE GROTTO.

RIGHT.

LUCAS SHOULD COME IN AND MAYBE
GIVE HIS OPINION ABOUT IT.

MAYBE HE HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA.

SO WE DECIDED TO CALL LUCAS

AND STRAIGHTEN IT ALL OUT
FOR HER.

LUCAS: I think it would be
a waste to have side water

Coming out from underneath it.

WE - - WE CAN'T DO
A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH?

No problem. We can do that.
I'm on my way back right now.

Lucas: YOU KNOW, WE'VE KIND OF
LET IT EVOLVE WITH THEIR INPUT,

AND THEY'RE REALLY HAPPY
'CAUSE THEY FEEL LIKE

THEY'RE A PART OF IT.

YOU'RE THE NEW BOSS NOW, SO I
GOT YOU A CAPTAIN'S HAT.

THANKS.
YOU GOTTA TAKE OVER HIS SPOT.

I DON'T THINK IT'LL FIT.
GIVE 'EM HELL IN THERE.

SO FINALLY, IT'S TIME
FOR THE GROTTO ROCK LID.

I MEAN, THIS ROCK IS AWESOME.

IT'S SO BIG, AND IT'S, LIKE,
12-FOOT WIDE BY 10-FOOT DEEP.

IT WEIGHS, LIKE, 4,500 POUNDS.

FROM THE TIME THAT THE GROTTO
ROCK GETS STRAPPED,

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF TENSION.

[ CLACKING ]

I LIKE THE WAY
WE GOT THIS STRAPPED.

WE'RE DOUBLING UP ON EVERYTHING,
NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.

KEEP COMING JUST LIKE
YOU ARE.

[ SQUEAKING ]
UGH.

Jane: PROBABLY JUST COME DOWN
RIGHT THERE.

I THINK IT WOULD BALANCE.

OKAY, COME DOWN!

[ SQUEAKING ]

ALL RIGHT.
TRY TO BROOM OUT.

HERE IT COMES.
[ SQUEAKING ]

OKAY. THAT'S GOOD.

WHEN WE SET THE GROTTO ROCK,
IT'S STARTING TO COME TOGETHER.

IT MAKES SUCH A HUGE IMPACT.

IT LOOKS AWESOME, MAN.
JUST LET IT KEEP COMING DOWN.

THAT'S GONNA BE PERFECT.
I LOVE IT RIGHT THERE.

AND I NOTICE IT'S, LIKE,
TIPPED LIKE THIS,

OR FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE,
IT'S TIPPED LIKE THIS.

IT'S, LIKE, 2 INCHES HIGHER.

I DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GONNA
GET IT DOWN, THOUGH, REALLY.

WE MIGHT HAVE TO PULL
THAT ONE PIECE OUT, ALMOST.

THIS PIECE?
AH, MAN,

WE GOT TO GET THAT ROCK
OUT OF THERE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WE GOT TO MOVE
QUICK BEFORE THE MUD DRIES.

LET'S GET THIS UP IN THE AIR,

AND I'LL PULL IT OUT
WITH THE J. C. B.

WE HAD TO HOIST UP ONE SIDE OF
THE GROTTO ROCK

AND EXTRACT THE OTHER ONE
FROM UNDERNEATH IT

EVER SO CAREFULLY

WITHOUT THE WHOLE THING
JUST TUMBLING DOWN.

TAKE IT.
I THINK IT'S SLIDING THIS WAY.

TRY TO BACK IT UP A LITTLE.

WHEW! TRICKY, TRICKY.

THE EXTRACTION!

LIKE A SURGEON.

OH, YEAH.
THAT'S FREAKIN' BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S LEVEL.

Lucas: IT'S ALWAYS
THE HARDEST ROCK TO SET,

SO I ALWAYS HAVE A BIG FEELING
OF RELIEF

ONCE THAT ROCK'S IN SAFELY

AND WE CAN MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT THING.

WHOO! GIVE IT UP
FOR THE COLORADO ROCKIES!

I'VE CONQUERED THE MOUNTAIN!

I THINK THE ALTITUDE'S
GETTIN' TO YOU, SONNY BOY!

[ LAUGHTER ]

Lucas: WITH THE ROCK WORK
BASICALLY DONE,

IT'S TIME TO START
THE DECKING.

I'M PUTTING OLD MAN AND SUNSHINE
IN CHARGE OF THIS PROJECT.

AND TO GET THE RUSTIC FEEL
THAT THE MARTINS ARE GOING FOR,

WE'RE GONNA DO TWO DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF DECKING SYSTEM.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE LOWER
TRAVERTINE DECK

THAT'S 500 SQUARE FEET,

AND THE UPPER DECK
OF 700 SQUARE FEET

THAT HAS RUSTIC BARN PLANKS

THAT ARE ACTUALLY MADE
OUT OF CONCRETE.

THE COLORADO-STYLE PLANKING,
IT'S LIKE A CONCRETE BOARD.

IT MATCHES THE OUTSIDE CEDAR
ON THE HOUSE.

LOOK. IT EVEN HAS, LIKE,
FAKE SPLITS

TO MAKE IT LOOK PRETTY REAL.
WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT CONCRETE TO ME

IS ONCE THEY LAY 'EM DOWN,

THAT THERE'S VERY LITTLE
MAINTENANCE ON 'EM.

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU HAVE TO SEAL
THE DECK ALL THE TIME.

GOT THE TRAVERTINE GOING IN,

AND WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP
THIS COLORADO OAK DECKING.

[ BUZZING ]

GETTING PROJECTS FINISHED
ONE AT A TIME.

YOUR LAST TWO PIECES.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.
YOU WANT THIS ONE FIRST?

YEAH.

JUST SETTING THAT, AND WE'RE
DONE? THIS LOOKS INCREDIBLE.

NOW THAT THAT UPPER DECK
IS DONE, I LOVE IT.

I MEAN, IT CAME TOGETHER GREAT.
LET'S HAVE A LITTLE HOEDOWN.

[ LAUGHS ] YEE-HAW.

HERE WE GO.
WE GOT ONE MORE THING DONE.

WHOO.

NOW IT'S TIME TO INCORPORATE

THE THERAPEUTIC HOT TUB
THAT STEVE AND LORI BOUGHT.

EVERYONE DOWN.
ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ Strained voice ] OKAY,
I THINK WE CAN HANDLE IT.

HOLD ON.
WHOA, HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

NORMALLY, IF THE CLIENTS WANT
A HOT TUB ON THEIR POOL,

I BUILD IT WITH THE POOL.

BUT THEY HAD
THIS THERAPEUTIC SPA

THEY WANTED TO INCORPORATE.

I LEFT A SPACE FOR IT.

NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT IT IN THERE

AND SEE HOW IT FLOWS
WITH THE REST OF THE JOB.

WHOO-HOO-HOO.
WE GO DOWN.

NO, NO, NO, NO. OH.

OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE.

OKAY. ONE, TWO, THREE.
OKAY, THAT'S ABOUT IT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
WE DID IT. YEAH!

SO I THINK WE FOUND
A GREAT BALANCE

BETWEEN ALL THE FEATURES
THAT THEY WANT

AND NOT OBSTRUCTING THEIR VIEW.

THIS IS COOL.
YOU GOT A PERFECT VIEW

OF THE GROTTO FROM RIGHT HERE.
WHEW, THIS IS NICE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. FILL IT UP.
I'M READY TO RELAX.

I THINK LUCAS WANTS TO GET US
OUT OF THE BACKYARD.

WE'RE ALL GETTING ANXIOUS,

BUT I THINK HE WANTS IT TO BE
A SURPRISE.

IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD TO KEEP
THE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE

FOR THE MARTINS BECAUSE
THEY'VE BEEN OUT HERE DAILY,

KIND OF CHECKING UP ON US
AND BEING REALLY INVOLVED.

BUT I GOT ONE LITTLE TRICK
UP MY SLEEVE

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT YET.

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOIN',
MAN?

YOU KNOW, THAT WHOLE
COOL SURPRISE WE'RE MAKING?

I KNOW THEY'RE TOO TEMPTED
TO LOOK OUTSIDE,

SO THIS WILL KEEP 'EM HONEST.
ARE THESE YOUR SHEETS?

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WHAT IN THE WORLD
IS GOING ON HERE?

I THINK I'LL MAKE 'EM A SIGN
THAT SAYS, "NO PEEKING"

SO WE GET
OUR POINT ACROSS.

HELLO?

YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]
LUCAS!

HEY.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

JUST BLOCKING YOUR VIEW.

I KNOW HOW YOU GUYS
ARE SO TEMPTED TO PEEK. SO...

OH, I SEE.

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED
OUT HERE.

IT'LL BE FUN THIS WAY.

THEN, YOU CAN SEE
ALL THE FINISHING TOUCHES

ALL AT ONCE. YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]

IF THAT UPPER BARN PLANK DECK
IS OVER 29 INCHES ABOVE GRADE,

THEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE HANDRAILS
THAT LORI DID NOT WANT.

LET ME JUST CHECK
THE HEIGHT, JOHN,

MAKE SURE THAT CHRIS DID
A GOOD JOB GRADING.

OH, ****.

WE'RE IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA,

BUT IT'S STARTING TO LOOK A LOT
LIKE THE COLORADO ROCKIES,

WHICH IS WHAT THE MARTINS WANT.

YEAH, IT'S GOOD WE BUILT
A BIG MOUNTAIN.

WE COULD GET ON TOP OF HERE
AND - - AND SURVEY THE AREA.

YOU CAN REALLY SEE WHERE
THE PROBLEMS ARE FROM UP HERE.

THEY'RE EVERYWHERE RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.

Lucas:
I GOT HERE THIS MORNING,

AND THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RAIN
LAST NIGHT.

IT'S NOT A DISASTER YET.

WE GOT TO GET
THE INTERIOR FINISH

OUT OF THE RUSHING RIVER
RIGHT NOW

BEFORE THAT'S A TOTAL LOSS.

SO WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK
TO GET DONE TODAY.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK WE CAN
GET ACCOMPLISHED, THEN?

OH, BOAT RACES.

[ WHIRRING ]

CRASH IS IN CHARGE OF GRADING
THE LAND TO MAKE SURE

EVERYTHING'S
AT THE RIGHT ELEVATION

BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD
WITH LANDSCAPING.

Chris: THE RAIN'S BEEN COMING
AND GOING,

BUT I'M BACK HERE
WITH THE TRACTOR,

TRYING TO DRY OUT THIS MUD.

AND WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP
GRADING AROUND,

TRY TO PUSH THE DIRT AROUND.
HOPEFULLY, EVERYTHING WORKS OUT.

Lucas:
IF THAT UPPER BARN PLANK DECK

IS OVER 29 INCHES ABOVE GRADE,
THEN, BY FLORIDA CODE,

YOU HAVE TO HAVE HANDRAILS
THAT LORI DID NOT WANT.

NOW IT'S TIME TO BREAK OUT
THE MEASURING TAPE

AND SEE WHAT GRADE
WE SHOULD GIVE CRASH.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE LESS
THAN 30 INCHES HERE

SO THAT WE DON'T
NEED A HANDRAIL.

LOOK AT THAT. IT'S 26 INCHES.
THAT'S PERFECT.

WE'VE GOT 4 INCHES TO SPARE.

DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING,
BUT I KNOW WHAT I'M DOING.

HEY, MAN. LANDSCAPING NEXT,
AND ONE MORE THING OFF THE LIST.

CHECK, CHECK.
CHECK, CHECK.

ALL RIGHT, KEEP CHUGGING.
LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT.

THE LANDSCAPING'S GOING IN.
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS

BECAUSE NOT ONLY
DO I LOVE DOING IT,

BUT THAT MEANS WE ARE
THAT MUCH CLOSER

TO BEING DONE WITH THIS BUILD.

7 1/2 FEET BETWEEN EACH ONE.

THE LANDSCAPING MATERIALS THAT
WE CHOSE THIS TIME

ARE SO MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT WE NORMALLY USE.

WE'RE USING
THIS KIND OF MOUNTAINOUS

TYPE OF NORTHERN LANDSCAPE
MATERIAL.

JUNIPERS, CEDARS,
SOME OTHER DECIDUOUS TREES.

AND IT'S REALLY COOL BECAUSE

IT'S REALLY CHANGING
THE WHOLE LOOK OF THE PROPERTY.

IT'S SMELLING LIKE CHRISTMAS,

BRINGING THE MOUNTAINS
DOWN TO FLORIDA.

I THINK IT SMELLS LIKE
JOHN'S AFTERSHAVE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOIN'
SMELLING JOHN?

IN THE TRUCK.

HE SMELLS LIKE ONE OF THOSE
CHRISTMAS TREE AIR FRESHENERS.

I THINK IT'S HIS BODY
IS JUST DECOMPOSING.

[ LAUGHTER ]

Lucas: NOW THAT
THE LANDSCAPING IS UNDERWAY,

IT'S TIME TO USE THOSE

EXTRA ROCKS I PICKED OUT
IN TENNESSEE

FOR THAT SURPRISE
FOR THE MARTINS.

I ALWAYS LIKE TO TRY TO DO
A LITTLE SURPRISE

FOR MY CLIENTS,
AND THIS ONE IS GONNA BE AWESOME

BECAUSE IT'S GONNA COMPLETE
THAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEEL,

REALLY TYING IN THE YARD
WITH THE WHOLE POOL AREA.

WE GET TO TAKE
ALL THESE COOL ROCKS

AND PUT 'EM
IN AN ARTISTIC FASHION,

CREATING A NICE ROCK GARDEN
LIKE, WOMAN, YOU AND I

USED TO DO UP IN VERMONT.
LET'S PRAY IT DOESN'T RAIN.

DO THE ANTI-RAIN DANCE.
NO RAIN, NO RAIN, NO RAIN.

DURING THIS WHOLE PROCESS,
YOU KNOW,

SEEING HIM ALL STRESSED,
THAT'S WHAT REALLY KILLS ME.

OH, ****.
THAT WAS THE RAIN DANCE!

THE ANTI-RAIN GOES UP, WHERE
YOU'RE PUSHING THE RAIN BACK UP.

SO IT'S REALLY NICE TO BE ABLE
TO SEE HIM

TAKE A SIGH OF RELIEF,
RELAX A LITTLE BIT.

DANG IT! I WENT LIKE THAT.
I TOTALLY FORGOT!

I THINK THAT'S KIND OF A GERMAN
DANCE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS WHERE I GOT MY START,
IN VERMONT WITH WOMAN,

CREATING ALL THESE ROCK GARDENS
AND BOULDER STAIRCASES,

AND WE LOOKED AT ROCKS AS
KIND OF A SCULPTURAL ELEMENT.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY.

YOU HAVE THIS
BEAUTIFUL LANDING ROCK,

AND THEN I WANTED
TO KIND OF MEANDER

THROUGH A MOUNTAINSCAPE.
IT JUST TIES THE BACKYARD

IN WITH THE WHOLE
POOL/LAGOON AREA.

I THINK IT'S PERFECT.

Jane: WE'RE IN THE FINAL STAGES
OF THE MARTIN BUILD,

AND ONE OF THE LAST THINGS
I HAVE TO DO

IS FINISH THE FIREPIT.

HOW'S IT GOING, WOMAN?
HEY. OH, GOOD.

SO IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
THIS IS OUR LAST PROJECT.

YEAH, THIS MUD'S GETTING
A LITTLE HARD.

IT'S PRETTY HOT OUT HERE.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET
A GOOD MUD BASE

ON THE INSIDE TO HOLD
THE ROCKS IN PLACE.

THEY WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE THEY
WENT DOWN

TO A STREAM IN COLORADO
AND JUST PICKED OUT SOME ROCKS

AND JUST KIND OF PLACED THEM
AROUND IN A CIRCLE.

WELL, YOU GO THAT WAY,
AND I'LL GO THIS WAY,

AND I'LL MEET YOU
ON THE OTHER SIDE.

AWESOME, WOMAN.
JUST ADD SOME FIRE, WE'RE DONE.

GIVE ME A HUG, MAMA.
ALL RIGHT, WE DID IT!

THE FIREPIT'S DONE NOW.

WE JUST HAVE A FEW
FINISHING TOUCHES TO COMPLETE.

THERE'S IRRIGATION,

ALL THE PLUMBING.
YEAH!

MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S
RUNNING PROPERLY.

[ WHIRRING ]

WE HAVE MULCHING TO DO.

WE FINISHED UP THE LIGHTING.

WE HAVE THE AUDIO SYSTEM
GOING IN.

OF COURSE, WE'VE GOT TO
CLEAN UP. THAT'S ALWAYS MAJOR.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO PLACE
ALL THE FURNITURE.

[ REVERSE ALERT BEEPING ]

WHAT'S UP, MAN?
HOW YOU DOIN', BUDDY?

GOOD. WELCOME TO
THE COLORADO ROCKIES.

THIS IS AWESOME, DUDE. I DIDN'T
KNOW IT WAS SO HOT HERE.

YEAH. [ LAUGHS ]

YOU GOT SOME FURNITURE THAT'LL
LOOK LIKE THE COLORADO ROCKIES?

ABSOLUTELY. I BROUGHT YOU SOME
STUFF THAT'S GONNA WOW YOU.

NO, THIS IS GREAT.
I LOVE THAT ORANGE.

LIKE, JUST ENOUGH COLOR
TO MAKE IT POP,

BUT IT STILL KIND OF GOES WITH
THE OTHER COLORS AROUND HERE.

THAT'S AWESOME.

HERE, THESE ARE, LIKE,
WATERPROOF CUSHIONS,

AND ALSO EVEN IF, LIKE,
THE RACCOONS COME UP

AND HAPPEN TO PEE ON THE SEATS,
IT JUST RUNS RIGHT OFF.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?
[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH.

OKAY, JANE. I GOT
A COUPLE SURPRISES FOR YA.

BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GOING
WITH THE SKI LODGE THEME...

YOU GOT SOME SNOW IN THERE?
'CAUSE I COULD USE SOME.

WHEN THE FURNITURE SHOWED UP,
I WAS ALL SET

TO, LIKE, LAY OUT
SOME TYPICAL FURNITURE,

BUT THIS STUFF IS AWESOME.

SO THIS IS ACTUALLY THE OUTER
WHEEL OF AN OLD, OLD WAGON.

BEAUTIFUL.

ALL TEAK WOOD,
SO IT CAN GO INSIDE OR OUT.

Jane:
RECLAIMED OLD WAGON WHEELS,

PARTS FROM BARNS, REFASHIONED
INTO BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE.

I MEAN, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

I FEEL LIKE A KID
IN A CANDY SHOP.

I'M CARRYING IN
A LOT OF DIFFERENT STUFF,

AND ALL I KEEP THINKING OF
IS COLORADO ROCKIES.

YOU'RE MAKING THAT LOOK
PRETTY LIGHT.

IT'S HEAVIER THAN
YOU'RE MAKING IT LOOK.

YEAH, WELL, I GOT IT
LIKE THAT.

I LIKE TO RECYCLE.
I LIKE TO REUSE,

AND THAT'S WHAT THIS STUFF
IS ABOUT.

THIS IS AN OLD LOG
THAT'S BEEN RECLAIMED.

YOU COULD USE IT FOR A TABLE
OR A STOOL.

I LIKE IT. IT'S HEAVY.
YOU COULD SIT ON IT.

AND IT FITS RIGHT IN
WITH OUR THEME

OF COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN
LODGE LOOK.

[ LAUGHS ] THERE YOU GO.

[ Imitates Lincoln ] FOUR SCORE
AND SEVEN YEARS AGO...

THAT'S RIGHT.
PERFECT FOR A LODGE.

MAYBE THEY WON'T WANT IT,
AND I'LL TAKE IT HOME.

[ LAUGHS ] OKAY.

ALL RIGHT,
WHO'S READY TO SEE THE MAGIC?

THIS IS MY FAVORITE MILESTONE

BECAUSE NOW IT'S TIME TO TURN
ON THE WATERFALLS

AND ACTUALLY SEE THIS VISION
COMPLETED.

I HOPE
WE GET GOOD COVERAGE.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE WATER
COMES OUT MY BROOK.

ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S - - LET'S DO IT.

HEY, CRASH. FIRE IT UP!
LET'S SEE THIS RUN!

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA TURN IT
ON NOW! HERE IT COMES!

THIS ROCKY MOUNTAIN BUILD
HAS EIGHT WATER FEATURES

ALL VALVED INDEPENDENTLY.

SO WE CAN ADJUST IT JUST THE WAY
I WANT IT TO LOOK.

I HEAR A GURGLING.

OH, WE GOT A LITTLE WATER
COMING OUT.

NOW JUST THE GROTTO.

WE STILL NEED MORE WATER
RIGHT THERE.

ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON.
HOW'S THAT?

THAT'S PRETTY EVEN.
IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.

IF YOU'RE HAPPY, I'M HAPPY!

THINK IT'LL BE THE PERFECT
HEIGHT TO GO UNDERNEATH HERE.

Lucas: SO EVERYTHING'S
DIALED IN INDIVIDUALLY

SO IT LOOKS ORGANIC AND NATURAL,
LIKE NATURE MADE IT, NOT ME.

THIS IS MY FAVORITE TIME
OF THE PROJECT,

YOU KNOW,
WHEN WE GET IT ALL DONE.

THE MARTINS WANTED

THE COLORADO ROCKIES
IN THEIR BACKYARD.

THIS IS THE COLORADO ROCKIES.

I MEAN, I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT
WITHOUT YOU GUYS.

ANOTHER LUCAS LAGOON
WELL ACCOMPLISHED.

YEAH!
YEAH!

GO, TEAM, GO!

NOW IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.

SO HOW YOU FEELING
RIGHT NOW?

LAST TIME I SAW IT,
IT LOOKED LIKE A WAR ZONE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS!

MY TEAM AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING
FOR EIGHT LONG WEEKS

AT THE MARTINS' PROPERTY
TO BUILD THEIR DREAM POOL.

THERE WERE SO MANY CHALLENGES
TO THIS BUILD,

ALL STARTING WITH THE DESIGN.

WE HAD TO BUILD
THE COLORADO ROCKIES

HERE IN FLORIDA WITHOUT
BLOCKING THE VIEW OF THE LAKE.

STEVE AND LORI HAVE BEEN WITH ME
THE ENTIRE BUILD

TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS
EXACTLY THE WAY THEY WANT IT.

IF THERE WASN'T SO MUCH WATER
COMING OVER HERE,

THEN YOU COULD ACTUALLY SEE IT.
RIGHT.

Lucas: WE HAD TO INCORPORATE
THE MARTINS' EXISTING SPA

INTO A LARGER DESIGN
AND HAVE IT FIT SEAMLESSLY.

YEAH!

WE HAD TO GRADE THE YARD
TO THE RIGHT HEIGHT

SO WE DIDN'T HAVE
TO INSTALL ANY HANDRAILS.

AND FINALLY, WE HAD TO TIE IT

ALL TOGETHER
IN ONE COHESIVE DESIGN.

I MANAGED TO KEEP A FEW THINGS
HIDDEN FROM THE MARTINS, THOUGH.

HELLO? WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST HAVE TO CHECK ON
ONE MORE FINAL SURPRISE

BEFORE I CAN SHOW THE MARTINS
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.

WHAT'S UP, MY EFFECTS SUPERSTAR?
HEY.

STEVE, WHAT'S UP, MAN?

SO ARE YOU READY
FOR MY SURPRISE?

I AM READY. JUST CUE ME IN.
WE'LL SURPRISE 'EM.

THIS IS GONNA FLIP 'EM OUT, MAN.
WE'RE READY TO ROCK.

SO AWESOME. ALL RIGHT.

NOW IT'S THE MOMENT OF TRUTH.
THE MARTINS HAVE WAITED

SEVEN LONG YEARS
TO BUILD THEIR DREAM POOL.

I HOPE NOW THEY FEEL THE WAIT
WAS WORTH IT.

ALL RIGHT, STEVE AND LORI.

THIS IS THE MOMENT
WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE
THE FINAL PRODUCT

AND SEE WHAT LUCAS
HAS PLANNED.

I KNOW HE'S PUT UP
THE BLACK SHEET,

SO I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO SEE FOR A COUPLE DAYS.

SO HOW ARE YOU FEELING
RIGHT NOW, LORI?

YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE YOUR PROJECT
COMPLETE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

I'M FEELING GREAT. UM...

DON'T LET HER KID YOU.
SHE'S A NERVOUS WRECK.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
[ LAUGHS ]

I THINK I CAN HEAR
HER HEART POUNDING FROM HERE.

I WON'T MAKE YOU WAIT
ANY LONGER.

I'M GONNA RUN OUT THERE,
PULL THE CURTAINS DOWN,

THEN YOU GUYS
COME RIGHT ON OUT.

WE CAN'T WAIT.
OKAY.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S DO IT.

LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS!
COME ON OUT!

[ LAUGHTER ]

THIS IS AWESOME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, HUH?

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

YOU HAD A BACKYARD OF WEEDS,

I MEAN, A BEAUTIFUL BACKDROP
AND EVERYTHING,

BUT YOU WERE LACKING A FEATURE,

AND YOU WANTED
THE COLORADO ROCKIES.

THE ONLY THING MISSING IS,
LIKE,

A BISON RUNNING
ACROSS THE BACKYARD.

IT ALL STARTED WITH STEVE
AND HIS FIREPIT

AND WANTING TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAD THAT INCORPORATED.

SO YOU WANTED IT TO JUST LOOK
LIKE YOU WENT DOWN TO THE RIVER,

PICKED UP SOME ROCKS,
AND JUST KIND OF PUT 'EM AROUND

IN A CIRCLE.
YEAH.

WHEN IT GETS
NICE AND COLD,

THIS'LL BE PERFECT
FOR HANGING OUT AT.

AND THEN CHECK THIS OUT.
I MEAN, INCORPORATING THE SPA

INTO THIS ELEVATED AREA,
BUT ACTUALLY SINKING IT DOWN

SO IT LOOKS JUST PART
OF THE DESIGN.

I REMEMBER DURING THE COURSE OF
THE PAST COUPLE MONTHS,

I WAS KIND OF OUT HERE
WITH MY TAPE MEASURE,

AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WHEN YOU GUYS GOT READY

TO CARRY IT IN,
IT WAS GONNA FIT,

AND IT - - IT - - IT FITS GREAT.

YEAH, I CAN'T IMAGINE IT
FITTING ANY BETTER.

CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING
ROCK CREATION WE DID FOR YOU.

YEAH, WOW.

I CAN'T BELIEVE SOME OF THE SIZE
OF THESE ROCKS.

I MEAN, IT'S HUGE.

IT'S LIKE THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS,

BUT IT DOESN'T OBSTRUCT
YOUR VIEW.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY
SIT UNDERNEATH IT.

EVEN SOMEONE TALL LIKE YOU,
STEVE, CAN SIT UNDER THERE,

HAVE THE WATER
COMING OVER YOUR SHOULDERS.

AND CHECK OUT THIS POOL.
IT'S AS BIG AS A MOUNTAIN LAKE.

I MEAN, LOOK AT ALL THAT SPACE
IN THERE TO JUMP IN AND PLAY.

Lori: LUCAS DEFINITELY CREATED
THE COLORADO LOOK WE WANTED.

I MEAN, THIS IS - - IS PERFECT.

AND FROM UP HERE, YOU HAVE
THE PERFECT VIEW OF THE LAKE,

AND YOUR WHOLE BACKYARD
AND THE ROCKIES.

EVEN AS HIGH AS WE GOT IT,
NO HANDRAILS.

WE FIT IT WITHIN THE CODE.

Lori: I FEEL LIKE
I'M IN A COLORADO RESORT.

ALL THE FURNITURE AND THE PLANTS
AND THE COLORS,

IT JUST MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE.

I CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING
IN THE DESIGN THAT I PUT DOWN

THAT I WANTED THAT, UH,
HE DIDN'T COMPLETE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
WE'RE FINALLY DONE.

[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S OVER.

WE GOT THROUGH IT,
WE GOT THROUGH IT.

I KNOW.

I HOPE
YOU'RE CRYING WITH JOY.

YES, YES.

[ LAUGHS ]
WHEW.

IT WAS A LOT OF HARD WORK,
WASN'T IT?

YEAH, IT WAS A LITTLE STRESSFUL,
BUT IT - -

IT'S AMAZING TO SEE WHAT - -
WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

[ LAUGHTER ]

I THINK LUCAS UNDERSTOOD THAT IT
WAS MORE THAN A POOL TO US,

THAT IT WAS PART OF THIS VISION

THAT STARTED
MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.

YOU ONLY HAVE SO LONG TO HAVE
YOUR KIDS AT HOME.

THAT'S THE MAIN THING
I WANTED IN THE POOL,

WAS TO HAVE OUR FAMILY HERE.
YEAH.

Steve:
HE REALLY TOOK THAT IN STRIDE

AND - - AND SAW THAT IT MEANT
SOMETHING TO US.

AND RATHER THAN JUST PUSHING
OUR IDEAS ASIDE

BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T
THE NORMAL TROPICAL LAGOON,

HE TOOK HOLD OF 'EM
AND REALLY MADE 'EM HIS OWN.

I'M HAPPY THAT YOU GUYS WILL BE
ABLE TO MAKE MEMORIES

FOR YOUR KIDS AND AS A FAMILY
FOR YEARS TO COME,

AND THAT'S THE BEST REWARD

THAT I CAN GET OUT OF DOING
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

STEVE AND LORI HAVE BEEN WITH ME
THROUGH THE WHOLE BUILD,

EVERY STEP OF THE WAY, MAKING
SURE IT WAS WHAT THEY WANTED,

SO I HOPE THEY LOVE THE LAST FEW
SURPRISES I HAVE FOR THEM.

SO IT WAS HARD THE LAST
COUPLE DAYS TO KEEP YOU GUYS,

YOU KNOW,
AWAY FROM THIS AREA,

BUT I WANTED TO CREATE
A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

WE'VE TIED TOGETHER
YOUR WATERFALLS

WITH THE WHOLE REST
OF THE YARD.

AND WE GOT
A BOULDER STAIRCASE

THAT LEADS YOU INTO THE REST
OF THE PROPERTY.

WOW.

SO NOW YOU REALLY HAVE
THE BALANCE OF - -

OF THAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEEL

GOING FROM THE YARD
UP INTO YOUR RETREAT.

YEAH, THIS JUST MAKES IT.

I THINK LUCAS
WENT OVER AND ABOVE.

I THINK WHAT HE DID
WITH THE ROCK GARDEN,

THAT LITTLE EXTRA TOUCH,
IT'S AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN

POSSIBLY GET
TO MOVING COLORADO HERE.

AND WHAT'S SO COOL,
IT'S GONNA SOFTEN IT.

THIS JUNIPER IS JUST GONNA GROW
AND KIND OF CASCADE OVER THERE,

AND WE'VE GOT
DIFFERENT GROUND COVERS.

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO FEEL
LIKE YOU WERE IN COLORADO.

HAVE I ACHIEVED THAT GOAL?
YEAH, I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.

THIS IS PRETTY COOL.

NOW, THERE IS ONE MORE THING
THAT WE'RE MISSING, RIGHT?

WHAT COULD WE
POSSIBLY BE MISSING?

WELL, IN COLORADO,
YOU HAVE WHAT? SNOW.

YEAH, IT'S, LIKE,
100 DEGREES OUT HERE.

RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, LET IT SNOW.

WOW.
[ LAUGHS ]

IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND!
KIDS!

THIS IS GREAT!
[ LAUGHS ]

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S BRING IN THE KIDS!

CREATING THE SNOW
WAS A GREAT SURPRISE.

STEVE AND I WERE LOVING IT.

IF YOU ASK THE KIDS WHAT
THEIR FAVORITE TRIP EVER WAS,

IT'S WHEN WE TOOK THEM SKIING.

Lori: GO SWIMMING.
NO MORE SNOW!

SNOWMAN.
LET'S GO SWIMMING!

LET'S GO SWIMMING!

WE BRING THEM SNOW,
AND NOW THEY WANT A POOL.

SO I'M GLAD WE COULD DELIVER
ON THAT, TOO.

YEAH! LET'S GO SWIMMING.

Lori: LET'S GO!
EVERYBODY IN THE POOL!

LET'S GO!

CHEERS, EVERYBODY.

CHEERS.
CHEERS.

WHOO-HOO! YEAH!

TAKING A BLANK SLATE AND MAKING
A CREATION

AROUND THE UNIQUE STYLE
AND TASTE OF A CLIENT

AND BUILDING THEIR DREAMS
FOR THEM,

AND THEN WATCHING THEM SEE IT,
I MEAN, THAT'S MY PAYDAY,

THE JOY AND EXCITEMENT,
TO SEE THEM SO HAPPY.

All:
LUCAS, WE LOVE YOUR POOL!

YEAH! [ LAUGHS ]

WHOA!