Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Growing Pains - full transcript

I'M LUCAS CONGDON
AND 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.

WHOA! ****

A LUCAS LAGOONS PROJECT
ISN'T JUST A POOL.

IT'S AN EXPERIENCE.

COME ON OUT!

THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
WOW.

I WANT TO CRY.
IT'S, LIKE, BEAUTIFUL.



MY GOD.

I HOPE YOU'RE CRYING
WITH JOY.

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

I'M IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.

I'M GOING TO MEET
WITH THE McCLOUDS.

THEY SAY THE WANT TO DO
A COMPLETE BACKYARD REMODEL.

THEY GOT AN OLD, DATED POOL
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT

AND GIVE THEM SOME IDEAS.

HEY, LUCAS.
HOW YOU DOING?

MY NAME IS GANT McCLOUD



AND I'M AN ATTORNEY
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.

COME ON OUT THIS WAY.
THIS IS THE POOL AREA.

ALL RIGHT.

I'M MARRIED TO
MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE, JULIE.

WE'RE FROM UP NORTH.
ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, WE DECIDED

TO MOVE DOWN HERE TO FLORIDA
TO GET OUT OF THE COLD.

SO YOU GUYS HAD SAID
YOU HAD A NEW BABY,

BUT HE'S LOOKING
PRETTY BIG.

FOUR MONTHS AGO,
WE WELCOMED OUR SON, COLTON.

HE IS THE ABSOLUTE LOVE
OF OUR LIVES.

YOU GOT TO THINK BIG
ON THIS GUY.

SO, WHEN WE BOUGHT
THIS HOUSE,

WE INHERITED THIS OLD POOL AND
IT'S REALLY TIME TO CHANGE IT.

I WANT MY SON TO GROW UP

WITH A REALLY FUN,
EXCITING PLACE TO SWIM.

SO WHAT ARE YOU THINKING,
IN TERMS OF COLTON?

WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A SHALLOW
AREA FOR HIM TO ENJOY.

THAT'S AWESOME.

ONE OF THE BIG REASONS THAT WE
ASKED YOU TO COME OUT TODAY WAS

WE WANT TO MAKE IT
MORE NATURAL AND UPDATED.

WITH THE CURRENT PUMPS
AND WITH THE CURRENT VALVES,

IT'S NOT UP TO CODE,
FOR SAFETY REASONS.

I WANT THE POOL
TO LOOK GOOD,

BUT I ALSO WANT IT TO BE
SAFE FOR MY SON.

YOU KNOW, THIS POOL
WAS BUILT A LONG TIME AGO,

SO THIS IS DEFINITELY
WAY OUT OF CODE.

YOU KNOW,
HAVING THAT SINGLE,

MAIN DRAIN ON THE FLOOR
OF THE POOL IS DANGEROUS.

THERE'S BEEN CASES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY WITH OLD POOLS,

YOU KNOW, KIDS SWIMMING DOWN
TO THE DEEPEST PART

AND GETTING STUCK
TO THE DRAIN AND DROWNING.

WELL, WHAT OTHER TYPE
OF FEATURES ARE YOU THINKING

TO INCORPORATE
IN THIS AREA?

WELL, WE'D LIKE TO UPDATE
THE SPA THAT'S THERE

BECAUSE THE OLD KIND OF
GLASS BLOCK STYLE IS DATED NOW.

RIGHT.

I LOVE THE LOOK
OF A LAGOON POOL.

AND MAYBE DO SOMETHING
WITH SOME NATURAL STONE,

WATER OVERFLOWING.

SO I'M REALLY HOPING
IT WILL LOOK NATURAL,

TROPICAL,
AND JUST LIKE AN OASIS.

WELL, I SEE YOU DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF DECK SPACE,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE
A GRILL OVER THERE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO CREATE
AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN AREA?

WE GRILL THERE NOW,
BUT WE WERE THINKING

THAT AREA, WE USE SO MUCH
FOR RELAXING.

THIS AREA OVER HERE

IS MORE OF A DEAD ZONE
WE DON'T USE AT ALL.

DO YOU THINK
IT'S POSSIBLE, MAYBE,

TO PUT AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN
ON THIS SIDE, INSTEAD?

YEAH, ACTUALLY, THAT'S
KIND OF A GOOD IDEA.

'CAUSE THAT'S JUST KIND OF
THE PERFECT SQUARE NOOK.

WE LOVE IT HERE IN THIS SORT OF
NATURAL-SETTING ENVIRONMENT,

AND WE WANT TO SPEND
MORE TIME OUTSIDE.

OUR PROPERTY BACKS UP TO THIS
PRESERVE AREA, WHICH WE LOVE.

BEAUTIFUL.

THIS OLD OAK TREE,
ALL THE TROPICAL PLANTING - -

EVERYTHING'S
JUST REALLY PRETTY.

WE WANT SOMETHING THAT
WE CAN ENJOY MORE OUTSIDE.

I KNOW YOU DO A LOT OF WORK
WITH WATERFALLS.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS
PRESERVE, THERE'S A ROAD

AND THE COUNTY
IS EXPANDING THAT ROAD NOW,

SO THERE'S GONNA BE EVEN MORE
ROAD NOISE, SO WE'RE HOPING THAT

YOU CAN CREATE SOME WATERFALLS
TO HELP DROWN THAT OUT.

IS THAT POSSIBLE?
YEAH, DEFINITELY.

I MEAN, YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
BACKDROP HERE.

I CAN TAKE YOU AWAY
TO JUST ANOTHER PLACE.

PERFECT. THIS WAS ONE
OF THE BIG PROJECTS

THAT WE WERE SORT OF
WAITING TO TAKE ON.

NOW, WITH OUR SON
BEING BORN,

IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT
TIME TO GET IT DONE.

I'M CONSTANTLY COMING UP
WITH NEW IDEAS, BUT, REALLY,

THE DESIGN INSPIRATION
COMES FROM THE CLIENT

AND THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS
OF THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY.

SO HERE'S YOUR POOL AREA.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TURNING THIS
WHOLE AREA HERE FOR YOUR SON.

MAYBE WE'LL CALL THIS LIKE
A TODDLER'S TIDAL POOL.

AND, IN THE CORNER, HERE,
WOULD BE THE GROTTO.

WE'LL BRING THAT CONCRETE WALL
UP TO ABOUT 6 FOOT,

DO THE ROCK ON TOP OF THAT,
SO YOU'RE GONNA GET

7 FOOT OF HEIGHT
FOR THE WATERFALL,

AND THEN YOU CAN DO A PLANTER,

LIKE AN ISLAND, WITH A PALM
TREE COMING OUT OF IT.

THAT'LL BE GREAT.

BY EXTENDING THE POOL
THIS WAY AND THAT WAY,

YOU'RE ADDING AT LEAST
50% MORE POOL.

IT'S GONNA REALLY CHANGE
THE WHOLE AREA OUT HERE.

SO, OVER THERE,
I LOVE TYING IN THE KITCHEN.

THAT'S GOING TO
KIND OF GO THIS WAY,

THEN MAYBE TURN IT,
COMING BACK AT US.

HAVING THAT ROCK - -
START WITH THE KITCHEN,

TURN INTO THE WATERFALL,
THAT TURNS INTO THE GROTTO.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU CAN GIVE US,

MORE WATERFALLS,
SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

I MEAN, I - -

IF YOU WANT MORE,
WE CAN DO MORE.

I LOVE WATERFALLS.

WE COULD JUST DO
A WHOLE WATER WALL,

FROM HERE, ALL THE WAY
DOWN TO THE SPA,

AND JUST BLOCK OUT
ALL THAT NOISE.

SO HAVE WATER ALL THE WAY
ALONG THE BACK?

THAT SOUNDS COOL.

I THINK IT SOUNDS
AMAZING.

THAT WAY,
WHEN THEY'RE BACK THERE,

THEY JUST HEAR THE SOOTHING
SOUNDS OF WATER

AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW THAT
THERE'S CONSTRUCTION GOING ON

A COUPLE HUNDRED YARDS
THROUGH THE WOODS.

I COULD TOTALLY SEE
YOU AND JULIE AND COLTON

HANGING OUT HERE.

IT'S GONNA BE AMAZING.

AT THIS POINT, I THINK LUCAS IS
REALLY ON THE SAME PAGE WITH US

AND REALLY SHARES OUR VISION.
I CAN'T WAIT TO COME BACK HERE

AND START TEARING UP THE OLD
AND BRING IN THE NEW.

WE'RE SUPER EXCITED, LUCAS.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING OUT.

COOL. YOU GOT IT.

OVERALL, THE McCLOUDS SEEM HAPPY

AND WE'RE READY TO GET STARTED.
SO, FOR THIS PROJECT,

IT'S NOT A COMPLETE DEMO,
SO IT'S ACTUALLY HARDER,

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T JUST GET
A BIG MACHINE IN THERE

AND RIP IT ALL OUT
IN ONE DAY.

I GOT MY WHOLE CREW OVER THERE.
WE'RE READY

TO GO FULL STEAM AHEAD
AND KNOCK THIS PROJECT OUT.

SO CHECK IT OUT, GUYS.

ANOTHER JOB WE GET TO
TEAR UP AND REDO.

THAT'S WHAT I LIKE.

NO MATTER WHAT I DO,
SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER,

I'M CRASHING SOMETHING,
WRECKING SOMETHING.

IT'S FITTING, FOR MY NAME.

THIS COUPLE,
THEY JUST HAD A BABY BOY

AND THEY WANT TO HAVE

A NICE, SHALLOW AREA
FOR HIM TO PLAY IN.

WE'RE GONNA CALL IT
THE TODDLER'S TIDAL POOL.

TODDLER TIDAL POOL.
THAT'S A TONGUE-TWISTER.

THEY WANT TO DO A GROTTO
OVER IN THE CORNER,

IN THE SHALLOW AREA,
SO LITTLE COLTON,

ONCE HE CAN WALK,

HE'LL BE, LIKE, WALKING
THROUGH THE WATERFALL,

INTO A LITTLE, SECRET CAVE.

LIKE A ROCK
CLUBHOUSE.

THE McCLOUDS HAVE A NEWBORN
IN THE HOUSE, THEREFORE,

WE REALLY GOT TO DO IT FAST,

SO AS TO NOT INTERRUPT
THE BABY'S SCHEDULE.

WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF NOISE
GOING ON OUT THERE

BECAUSE OF THAT ROAD,
SO THE SOONER

WE CAN GET THIS DONE FOR THEM,
THE HAPPIER THEY'LL BE.

SO IT GETS
A NEW CAGE, TOO?

NO, ACTUALLY, WE'RE GOING TO
TRY TO KEEP THE CAGE.

A LOT OF TIMES, YOU KNOW,
HAVING A CAGE

HINDERS THE VIEW,
BUT THE WAY I'M DOING THIS,

IT'S GOING TO FEEL LIKE
ONE BIG ATRIUM.

I CAN'T DESTROY
THE CAGE?

NO, YOU DON'T GET
TO RIP THIS ONE DOWN.

WE HAVE TO KEEP THE EXISTING
CAGE. IT'S LIKE "HOW ARE WE

GOING TO GET ALL THESE
BIG ROCKS SET INTO PLACE?"

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S MARK UP THE PLACE.

TAKE THESE PLANTS OUT, MOVE THE
FURNITURE, AND JUST START DEMO.

WE TRY TO REUSE MATERIAL
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL PLANTS.
WHY NOT REUSE THEM?

THIS'LL BE GOOD
FOR THE PLANTS, ACTUALLY.

WE CAN CLEAN THEM UP
AS WE GO.

TAKE THOSE PLANTS,
GET THEM OUT OF MY WAY.

ANYTHING IN YOUR PATH
IS GOING TO BE REMOVED.

I GOT TO CREATE A WIDE
PATH FOR CRASH,

BECAUSE HE TENDS TO LIKE
TO DRIVE OVER THINGS.

HEY, WOMAN, LOOK.

I AM BEING GENTLE
WITH THE PLANTS.

AWW, YOU CAN TEACH
AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.

THERE'S CERTAIN PARTS
OF THE CAGE

THAT NEED TO BE CUT OUT.
YOU KNOW, A LOT OF TIMES,

WE JOKE AROUND AND CALL CRASH

THE HUMAN WRECKING BALL,

SO I DECIDED TO MAKE A FUN GAME
OF TAKING THE SCREEN OUT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU READY?
HYAH, MULE! HYAH!

HE WENT THROUGH IT TOO EASY.
I THINK HE WAS CHEATING.

I HAVE TO ADMIT,
I DID CHEAT A LITTLE.

I KIND OF LIKE BROKE THE SCREEN
A LITTLE BIT, SO THAT I KNEW,

WHEN I RAN THROUGH IT,
IT WAS GOING TO GIVE.

YEAH!

ONCE I SAW THAT CRASH
COULD ACTUALLY MAKE IT THROUGH,

THEN I WENT
AND I DID IT FOR REAL.

YEAH, YOU KNOW

HOW THEY ALWAYS SAY YOU SHOULD
"QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD"?

THAT IS WRONG!

I MADE IT THROUGH!

LUCAS AND CRASH
ARE LIKE KIDS AT HEART.

I DON'T WANT TO BE
"OLD MAN" FOREVER.

I WANT TO FEEL LIKE A KID, TOO.
I GOT THE LAST ONE.

BUT HOLD ON.
BEFORE YOU DO THAT,

TOMORROW, I DON'T WANT

TO HEAR YOU BELLYACHING - -

"I NEVER
SHOULD'VE JUMPED

THROUGH THAT SCREEN.
MY NECK IS KILLING ME."

ARE YOU READY?

GO, OLD MAN!
YOU CAN MAKE IT.

THAT WAS SMOOTH.

THE LITTLE WHIPPERSNAPPER FLEW
RIGHT THROUGH THE SCREEN

AND SO THERE'S THREE OF US,
FLYING THROUGH THE SCREENS.

GRAB A SAW,
LET'S CUT THESE OUT OF HERE,

THEN WE CAN GET
RIGHT INTO THE CONCRETE.

WE'RE HAVING FUN NOW.

ON THIS REMODEL
PROJECT, WE'RE GOING TO BE

EXTENDING THE SWIMMING POOL
AND MAKING IT LARGER.

SO RIGHT HERE IS
WHERE THE RADIUS COMES OUT.

THE PALM ISLAND
WILL BE KIND OF IN HERE

AND THEN IT SWINGS BACK
AROUND TO THE GRILL.

SO THAT'S A LOT OF CONCRETE
YOU GOT TO DEMO.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE,
DAM BOY?

I MEAN,
JUST BASICALLY,

ALMOST HALF OF THAT POOL
IS GONE NOW.

IT'S TIME TO START
THAT NEW POOL.

REBAR IS LIKE
THE SKELETON OF A POOL.

I MEAN, CONCRETE IS STRONG,
BUT YOU WANT

THE STEEL IN THERE,
TO MAKE I EVEN STRONGER.

WE GOT REBAR GOING AROUND
EVERYWHERE - -

WHERE OUR WATER WALL
IS GOING TO BE, OUR GROTTO,

AND OUR OUTDOOR KITCHEN AREA.

WHEREVER THE REBAR IS,

BASICALLY,
CONCRETE'S GOING TO GO.

SO FAR,
AT THIS POINT OF THE PROJECT,

I FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING'S
GOING ALONG PRETTY SMOOTH.

THERE'S REALLY BEEN
NO MAJOR HICCUPS.

I DID WHAT
LUCAS TOLD ME NOT TO.

DUDE! COME ON!

****.

I'M HERE AT THE McCLOUDS' HOUSE,

ABOUT TO MEET WITH JULIE
FOR AN INSPECTION, MAKING SURE

ALL THE REBAR AND EVERYTHING
IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE,

THE LAYOUT'S CORRECT,
BEFORE WE SHOOT THE SHOTCRETE.

HEY, LUCAS.
HOW'S IT GOING?

HEY.
YOU SNUCK UP ON ME.

HOW DO YOU LIKE WHAT
I'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE?

LOOKS GREAT?

WOW, IT'S DRAMATICALLY
DIFFERENT.

YOU CAN SEE
HERE THE OLD POOL WAS

AND JUST HOW FAR
WE'VE EXTENDED IT.

I MEAN, AT LEAST 50%
MORE POOL NOW.

YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU'RE
LOOKING AT HERE IS

YOUR NEW SUCTION LINES.
THIS IS WHAT MAKES IT SAFER.

BEFORE, YOU HAD ONE
MAIN DRAIN IN THE BOTTOM.

SO, NOW, TWO OF THESE
ARE TEED INTO ONE,

SO THERE'S A DUAL SUCTION
FOR THE FILTRATION

AND A DUAL SUCTION
FOR THE WATERFALL.

SO, THAT WAY, IF A CHILD,
OR EVEN AN ADULT,

WERE TO LEAN UP AGAINST
ONE PLACE OR, YOU KNOW,

SIT ON THE MAIN DRAIN,
IT COULD PULL

FROM THE OTHER SIDE, THAT
WAY, YOU'RE NOT ENTRAPPED.

LUCAS JUST WALKED ME
THROUGH THE STEPS

THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN
TO GET THAT DRAIN UP TO CODE,

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
IT'LL BE A LOT SAFER.

DO I HAVE YOUR SEAL
OF APPROVAL?

I THINK YOU DO.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.

ALL RIGHT!
WELL, TAKE CARE OF COLTON.

SO, NOW THAT I HAVE
HER SEAL OF APPROVAL,

IT'S SHOTCRETE TIME.

ONCE WE SHOOT
THAT SHOTCRETE IN THERE,

I MEAN, IT'S IN THERE OR GOOD.
IT'S STRONG.

HOLDS ALL OUR ROCKS
AND ALL THE WATER FEATURES.

IT'S AWESOME.

SO, I'M SO STOKED.
WE CAN JUST KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

TODAY'S THE FIRST DAY

OF ROCKWORK
FOR THE McCLOUD PROJECT.

WE'RE USING TENNESSEE
FIELDSTONE ON THIS BUILD.

IT'S A SMOOTHER STONE

THAN THE FLORIDA LIMESTONE,
SO, YOU KNOW,

TO BE SAFER FOR COLTON,

I THINK IT'S GOING TO
LOOK GREAT THERE.

IT'S GOING TO GIVE 'EM
THAT NATURAL LOOK

THEY'RE LOOKING FOR,
AND WE HAVE 24 TONS TO START.

ALL RIGHT, HEY, TEAM,
GET OVER HERE FOR A MINUTE.

IT'S TIME TO START
ROCKING IT OUT.

SO, CRASH AND I ARE GOING TO
WORK ON THE GROTTO.

AND, WOMAN,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING

ON THE WHOLE WATER WALL,

INCORPORATING ALL THE PLANTERS
IN THAT WATER WALL.

OLD MAN, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
WORKING ON THE SPA,

TURNING IT INTO
A NATURAL WATER FEATURE,

INSTEAD OF THAT DATED,
OCTAGONAL SPA.

AND THEN,
WOMAN AND OLD MAN,

YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO
BUILD THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN

AND ROCK IT ALL,
SO THAT OUTDOOR KITCHEN

FULLY TIES INTO THE WATER WALL
AND EVERY OTHER FEATURE THERE.

IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME.

I'M GETTING EXCITED

BECAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST TIME
THAT WE'VE EVER INTEGRATED

THE ROCKWORK ALL THE WAY
FROM THE POOL

INTO THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN
WITHOUT ANY KIND OF SEPARATION.

BUDDY.
YEP.

IT'S A PRETTY TEDIOUS JOB

BECAUSE EVERY ROCK
HAS TO BE PICKED UP

AND CARRIED INTO THE POOL
AND PLACED DOWN,

SO THAT WE CAN ACCESS THEM
TO ACTUALLY LAY THEM.

SO I'M GOING TO BE MIXING

BATCH AFTER BATCH

OF PORTLAND CEMENT,
SAND, AND DYE.

I FEEL IT'S GOING TO BE
A LONG DAY.

ONCE I SEE
ALL THE ROCKS TOGETHER,

I START VISUALIZING
WHERE I WANT TO PUT THEM.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T REALLY
DESIGN TO THE "T" ON PAPER.

THE ROCKS SPEAK TO ME - -

"THIS ROCK'S GOING TO BE
COOL TO JUMP OFF OF.

THIS ONE'S A WATER FEATURE.
HERE'S A GROTTO ROCK."

THE ROCKS THAT YOU CHOOSE REALLY
DICTATE THE DESIGN ORGANICALLY.

ALL RIGHT,
GET IT ON IN THERE.

I GOT TO TRY TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH THESE PALM TREES.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT,
ON THIS JOB, MAN.

WE GOT THESE BIG ROCKS
GOING THROUGH SMALL SPACES

INSIDE THE POOL CAGE.

I CAN'T GO OVER THERE.

THE BUCKET - - WE SHOULD'VE
PUT IT ON THE MIDDLE TOOTH.

ROCKWORK IS A LOT OF FUN,
BUT IT'S VERY STRESSFUL.

THE COMMUNICATION'S
PRETTY IMPORTANT.

WHOA, IT'S TIPPING.

****.
GET OUT OF THE WAY.

LUCAS CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

WE GOT TO GET THIS BIG ROCK
OVER A HUGE CONCRETE WALL.

THIS SUCKS.

THIS ROCK'S
SO FRIGGIN' HEAVY.

ARE YOU ALL THE WAY UP
ON YOUR BIG BOOM?

IT'S PULLING IT DOWN.

MAN,

I GOT TO PUT IT
ON THE MIDDLE. I - -

ALL RIGHT,
SET IT BACK DOWN

AND PUT IT
ON THE MIDDLE TOOTH?

IT'S GOING TO BE A MIRACLE,
IF WE CAN GET THIS IN.

OOH! THIS IS
STRESSING ME OUT.

I'LL BE SO HAPPY
WHEN THIS ROCK'S IN.

THIS THING'S
PROBABLY LIKE 4,500.

PROBABLY.

LET ME SEE. MAYBE 5,000.
YEAH.

MAYBE LET ME SET IT
DOWN ON THE FLOOR - -

YOU GOT
A LONG WAY TO GO.

YOU WANT TO TRY
TO SET IT ON THE WALL,

SO YOU CAN GET
A LITTLE CLOSER?

I JUST DON'T KNOW
IF I GET CLOSER.

I PROBABLY WON'T BE
ABLE TO PICK IT UP,

YOU KNOW
WHAT I'M SAYING?

AS MUCH EXPERIENCE AS I HAVE,

WHEN I'M IN THE PROCESS,
I ALWAYS GET NERVOUS.

THIS ROCK IS GOING TO BE

THE DEATH OF ME.

OKAY, HOLD ON, HOLD ON,
HOLD ON, HOLD ON.

****.

COME DOWN
WITH THE LITTLE BOOM.

TELL ME WHEN I CLEAR
THAT ROOF BEAM.

WORKING WITH THIS AMOUNT
OF TONNAGE,

YOU CAN NEVER FORGET,
ON A DAILY BASIS,

WHAT YOU'RE DEALING WITH,
WHAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH.

YOU GOT TO GO
WAY FARTHER.

YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO
PLAY IT SAFE,

KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

THIS IS NOT A JOB
FOR AMATEURS.

I GOT TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

IN BUILDING THE GROTTO,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

TO HAVE A REALLY STRONG,
STURDY, BASE.

LET'S GET ALL THE MUD IN
AND SET THIS THING.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
IT'S GETTING MORE COMPLICATED

AS, YOU KNOW, USUALLY,
LUCAS'S BIG IDEAS BECOME.

THIS IS DEFINITELY,
IF NOT THE HARDEST,

THE SECOND-HARDEST ONE
WE'LL HAVE.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THE REST
OF THEM SHOULD BE PRETTY EASY.

BUT THAT'S HOW IT GOES.

AT LEAST,
THEY'RE NOT DANGEROUS.

DANGEROUSLY HEAVY.

IT'S A ROCK RECLINER.

WHERE'S THE LEVER?

WCHH!
THERE WE GO.

WELL, THAT WAS STRESSFUL,
BUT IT'S BEHIND US.

NOW, IT LOOKS GREAT THERE.
I LIKE IT.

IT'S GOING TO BE SWEET.

HEY, LUCAS,
YOU DON'T WANT ME

TO PUT STONE
ALL THE WAY OVER

THE WHOLE DECK, AROUND
THIS SPA, DO YOU?

THAT'S GOING TO BE
CHALLENGING.

THAT'S WHAT GANT WANTS.
HE WANTS THAT, YOU KNOW.

BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO HAVE
A STONE SPILLWAY,

HE WANTS THE STONE TO WRAP
AROUND THE WHOLE SPA

AND THEN, WE'LL DO
THE TRAVERTINE BEHIND IT.

WELL, THE PROCESS
OF BUILDING THIS SPA,

I WANTED
TO TIER THE ROCKS UP,

LIKE YOU WOULD SEE
IN A NATURAL STREAM.

MAKE SURE TO SAVE
THE ROUNDED,

SMOOTH ROCKS FOR THE EDGE,
SO THAT WAY,

WHEN YOU'RE SITTING
IN THERE AND YOU LEAN BACK,

IT'S NOT SHARP
IN YOUR BACK.

ALL RIGHT.
COOL, MAN.

AND, WHEN THE WATER
COMES OUT OF A SPA,

IT WILL GO DOWN OVER THE ROCKS,
EVENLY DISTRIBUTING IN THE POOL.

IT'S GOING TO TURN OUT NICE.

DUDE! COME ON!

I'M REALLY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T SEE THIS GOING WELL.

YOU'RE TWEAKING
THE WHOLE ROOF!

WE'RE
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA,

DOING A REMODEL PROJECT
FOR THE McCLOUD FAMILY.

IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK, SO WE'RE
WORKING AROUND EACH OTHER.

WE STARTED LAYING
THE TRAVERTINE DOWN.

NOW, WE GOT TO BE REAL CAREFUL
'CAUSE NO LONGER CAN WE WALK

ON THE TRAVERTINE.

WOMAN IS WORKING
ON THE WATER WALL.

YEAH, COME IN JUST LIKE
YOU ARE, COME STRAIGHT IN.

LUCAS IS IN A MILLION DIFFERENT
PLACES AT THE SAME TIME

AND I'M OVER, BUSY,
WORKING ON MY SPA.

WANT TO LAY FLAT STONES
AROUND THE PERIMETER,

SO THE McCLOUDS CAN SIT
AND HAVE A NICE SEATING AREA.

THE TRAVERTINE HAS TO GET
CUT AROUND THE STONE.

IT'S IMPORTANT
TO GET A REAL CLOSE FIT,

WITH THE TRAVERTINE BEING CUT
RIGHT INTO THE EDGE

OF THE STONE, SO IT LOOKS REALLY
NEAT AND SO I KNOW IT FITS.

THOSE KIND OF DETAILS
ARE IMPORTANT TO ME.

WELL,
I FOUND A SNEAKY WAY

TO ACTUALLY WORK AND PLAY
AT THE SAME TIME.

I BROUGHT MY WHOLE FAMILY
TO SELBY GARDENS

SO I COULD GET SOME IDEAS

ON WHAT I SHOULD DO IN THE YARD
FOR A PLAY SPOT FOR COLTON

AND ALSO A SPOT
FOR HIS PARENTS

TO RELAX AND ENJOY AS WELL.

I WANT TO GO
IN THAT ONE!

AS A LANDSCAPE DESIGNER,
COMING HERE IS REALLY COOL.

I THINK HE'S SCARED.

ARE YOU SCARED
OF THE JUNGLE?

BECAUSE YOU COME
TO A PLACE LIKE THIS,

THAT'S OVER A HUNDRED YEARS OLD,
AND YOU SEE HOW THINGS MATURE

AND WHAT A NEW GARDEN
CAN TURN INTO.

IT'S LIKE A LITTLE OPENING
IN THE FOREST,

WHERE YOU CAN SEE
THROUGH THE CANOPY.

WATCHING MY BOYS
HAVE SO MUCH FUN

IN JUST ONE SMALL, LITTLE SPACE
REALLY GOT ME INSPIRED

AND THINKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
CREATING "THE SECRET GARDEN"

WITH THIS LITTLE PASSAGEWAY
AND A PLAY AREA.

IT ALWAYS AMAZES ME,
HOW LUCAS GOES ABOVE AND BEYOND

FROM WHAT HE DESIGNS ON PAPER
TO WHAT HE ACTUALLY BUILDS.

DO YOU LIKE
THIS TREEHOUSE, FIN?

PRETTY NEAT?

WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PLACE IS
THAT THERE WAS ALREADY

BIG, NATURAL TREES
ON THIS PROPERTY,

AND THEY JUST REALLY EMBRACED
THE NATURE AROUND.

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO DO
AT THE McCLOUDS',

IS TAKE THAT NATURAL,
ORGANIC SPACE,

BUILD SOMETHING THAT SEEMS
LIKE IT BELONGS THERE,

BUT IS ALSO LIKE A FUN THING
FOR COLTON TO PLAY WITH.

HE'S ALWAYS MESSING DAD'S
HAIR UP. RIGHT, BUDDY?

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THIS
CAME OUT PRETTY NICE?

LUCAS PUT OLD MAN AND I IN
CHARGE OF THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
WITH CONSTRUCTION.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I STARTED BUILDING

MY FIRST HOUSE
WHEN I WAS 19 YEARS OLD.

THIS DOOR HERE WILL BE

THE ACCESS TO GO
UNDERNEATH THE SINK.

IN ORDER TO MAKE THE POOL
A LITTLE BIT BIGGER

THAN THEY HAD,
WE REALLY HAD TO EAT UP

A LOT OF THEIR
OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE,

SO WE CREATED A LITTLE
BAR AREA THAT FACED THE GROTTO

AND THEN, THE OPPOSITE SIDE IS
FOR YOUR COOKIN' AND GRILLIN'.

WE FORMED UP THIS BAR,
POURED OUT CONCRETE, AND,

BECAUSE IT'S MADE
OUT OF CONCRETE, YOU KNOW,

IT'S PRETTY PERMANENT.

SO THIS ALL GETS ROCKWORK,
ALL THE WAY AROUND HERE.

AND THEN,
THE VENEER WORK ON THIS SIDE

WILL BLEND RIGHT INTO OUR
ROCKWORK FOR THE WATERFALL.

GET THE HANDLE ON THE DOOR.

I SEE THE GUYS ARE COMING NOW
WITH THE COUNTERTOP.

BEFORE OLD MAN AND I CAN GET
TO THE ROCKWORK,

WE'VE GOT BEAUTIFUL
COUNTERTOP TO INSTALL.

THAT WORKS.

BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF GRANITE.
WHERE WAS IT QUARRIED?

THIS CAME FROM BRAZIL.
LOOKS GOOD.

IS IT GOOD?
IT'S GOOD.

GLUE THE SEAMS
AND THAT WILL BE DONE.

WITH THE GRANITE
COUNTERTOP INSTALLED,

IT'S REALLY PULLING
THE KITCHEN TOGETHER,

SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO GET TO THE ROCKWORK.

SO ONCE THE CONCRETE
CURED AND WAS HARD,

WE COULD USE
A BONDING AGENT

AND PUT THAT ON THE OUTSIDE
OF THE SMOOTH CONCRETE,

SO THAT THE STONES
WOULD ADHERE TO IT.

OVERALL, THE STONE GIVES IT
THAT NATURAL LOOK.

IT'S ALL GOING TO
BLEND IN

WITH THE REST
OF THE ROCKWORK.

I THINK OLD MAN, AND WOMAN,
THEY DID A GREAT JOB,

BUILDING THE KITCHEN.
THIS IS WHY I LOVE MY ROCK GUYS.

I MEAN, IT LOOKS AWESOME.

I JUST FEEL
SO GOOD RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE REALLY
ROCKED THIS OUT QUICKLY.

IN A FEW SHORT DAYS, WE'RE
READY TO SET THE GROTTO LID.

ALL RIGHT, CRASH,
THAT GROTTO ROCK'S PROBABLY

GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
HARDEST LIDS WE'VE EVER SET.

THIS CAGE IS JUST REALLY
IN THE WAY.

I MEAN, WE'VE TAKEN OUT
A LOT OF PANELS, BUT IT STILL

DOESN'T SEEM LIKE ENOUGH.
GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

DON'T HIT THIS BEAM
OR THIS BEAM OR THE ROOF.

YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO
FIT IN BETWEEN THERE?

FOLLOW MY SIGNALS
AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN.

IT'S IN SAFE HANDS.
PUT IT THERE, MAN.

JUMP ON THE TRACTOR,
BRING THAT ROCK IN.

I GOT IT ALREADY STRAPPED UP
FOR YOU. YOU'RE GOOD TO GO.

HERE, LET'S GET THIS
SPUN AROUND

IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
BEFORE WE COME IN.

AS WE COME IN, WE MAY HAVE TO
TURN IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,

TO KIND OF MANEUVER IT
BETWEEN THESE BEAMS.

THERE'S NO WAY
THIS THING'S GOING TO FIT.

ALL RIGHT, MAN.
LET'S JUST STUFF IT IN THERE.

NOW YOU WANT TO STUFF IT
IN THERE.

NOW YOU TOLD ME
TO BE GENTLE WITH IT.

NO, WE'LL GET IT.
I'M JUST BEING SILLY.

MAYBE. WOW.

WE GOING TO PUT A CHAIN ON IT,
SO IT HAS LIKE A LEASH?

YEAH.

WE CAN COME UP WITH A NEW TERM
FOR THIS KIND OF OPERATION.

IT'S CALLED WALKING THE DOG.

I LIKE IT.

ALL RIGHT, SUNSHINE,
YOU GOT TO WALK THE DOG.

DON'T MIND THAT TREE.

OKAY, DON'T COME OUT TOO MUCH.
YOU'RE SCARING ME.

OKAY, YOU'RE PLENTY
HIGH, CRASH.

YOU DON'T NEED TO GO
MOVING WAY OUT.

WHAT'D HE SAY?
YOU'RE PLENTY HIGH,

YOU JUST GOT TO
SQUARE IT UP.

WATCH THIS POST.

WATCH THIS POST.

WHOA, WHOA, ****, DUDE!
COME ON!

WHAT'D I DO?

WHY ARE YOU GOING
INTO THAT POST?

YOU'RE TWEAKING
THE WHOLE ROOF!

WELL, I'M TRYING
TO AVOID THE TREE.

IT'S THIS ROCK.

ALL RIGHT, JUST ****
EVERYTHING, AT THIS POINT.

WHAT THE ****?
IT DON'T MATTER.

LET'S JUST GET IT IN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
TELL HIM THAT TWICE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
SLOW IT DOWN.

YOU DON'T NEED
TO GO UP SO HIGH.

WELL, I GOT TO GET
OVER THE DAMN TREE.

KEEP AN EYE
ON THIS POST.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD

SITUATION, HERE.

WATCH THAT POST!

****. MY GOD!
WHAT DID I HIT NOW?!

THE McCLOUDS' POOL
WAS OUTDATED, BROKEN.

BUT, SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, THEIR
CAGE WAS IN REALLY GOOD SHAPE.

GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
DON'T HIT THIS BEAM

OR THIS BEAM OR THE ROOF.

SO OUR JOB IS TO MINIMIZE
THE AMOUNT OF CAGE DAMAGE

THAT'S CAUSED BY PUTTING IN
ALL THESE BIG, HEAVY ROCKS,

SO, IN THE END,
THERE'S LESS WE HAVE TO FIX.

WATCH THAT POST!

WHOA, WHOA, ****!
MY GOD!

WHAT DID I HIT NOW?!

YOU'RE
TAKING OUT BOTH POSTS.

I DID WHAT
LUCAS TOLD ME NOT TO.

5- FOOT OPENING,
WITH A 7-FOOT ROCK,

AND HE EXPECTS ME NOT
TO HIT ANYTHING.

AT THIS POINT,
FOR SAFETY,

I THINK I'M GOING TO
CUT OUT BOTH POSTS.

RIGHT. AS SOON AS IT HITS THAT
ONE, IT PITS IT INTO THIS ONE.

****!

YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME.

HE TOOK OUT
THE OTHER POLE!

THIS IS NOT GOING WELL.

WHOA, BUDDY!

I GUESS SOMETIMES IT'S GOT TO
GET WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.

KEEP TELLING
YOURSELF THAT.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED
TO REMOVE THIS POST.

HOPEFULLY, I CAN JUST STRAIGHTEN
THIS OUT A LITTLE BIT.

I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY,
LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.

KEEP COMING IN

AS FAR AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.

AFTER THAT,
WE WERE ABLE TO SLIDE

THAT BIG GROTTO ROCK
RIGHT THROUGH.

KEEP GOING DOWN?

KEEP COMING DOWN.

THIS IS THE HARDEST GROTTO
ROCK I'VE EVER HAD TO SET.

OKAY.

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED.

WE SET THE LID
OF THE GROTTO.

THAT'S SO SKETCHY,

BUT IT LOOKS SO GOOD.
BARELY HANGING ON.

UNFORTUNATELY,
IT'S LIKE HANGING BY A THREAD

ON THE ONE SIDE
OF THE GROTTO.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE
IT'S SAFE,

YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE,
AESTHETICALLY, IT LOOKS GOOD.

OVER TIME, THIS 5,000-POUND ROCK
WILL PROBABLY END UP CRACKING

RIGHT HERE, WHERE IT'S
THINNER AND FALLING.

I CANNOT TRUST THAT ROCK
TO HANG ON FOREVER LIKE THAT,

SO WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO GET SOME ROCKS IN HERE,
TO GO FROM THE FLOOR

TO THE CEILING AND SUPPORT
THIS ROCK TO ABOUT HERE.

WELL, THAT'S FINE
AND ALL, AND DANDY,

BUT HOW ARE WE GOING TO
GET THE ROCKS IN HERE?

LUCAS HAS SOME PRETTY CRAZY
DESIGNS SOMETIMES.

WE COULD USE THIS ONE.
THIS HAS A NICE...

HE'S A LITTLE ANXIOUS BECAUSE HE
DOESN'T WANT TO USE SMALL ROCKS.

HE WANTS TO TRY TO BRING IN

MAYBE TWO OR THREE PIECES
TO MAKE THE COLUMN.

IT'S A LITTLE SHORTER,
THOUGH, THAN THAT.

THAT ONE'S LONGER.

AND I HAD TO CUT DOWN
BOTH ENDS OF IT

AND MAKE SURE IT'S NICE AND FLAT
TO HELP SUPPORT THE GROTTO ROCK.

ALL RIGHT, CHRIS,
ON THE COUNT OF 3.

CAN YOU HEAR ME GOOD?

SOON AS I HEAR 3,
I'M DROPPING IT!

1...

2...

WHOA!

GEEZ! ALMOST BROKE
THE WHOLE ROCK!

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO
DOWN THAT FAR.

HE WAS LIKE, "YEAH!"

DID THAT WORK?
DOES THAT LOOK GOOD?

PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT.
GET ON OUT OF HERE.

IN THE MOMENT,
IT FELT VERY STRESSFUL,

TRYING TO BUILD THIS COLUMN.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, THAT GOT US
THREE-QUARTERS OF THE WAY UP.

WE JUST HAVE THIS
LEFT TO GO.

GNARLY.

STAND TO ONE SIDE.
WE'LL LIFT IT.

HOLD IT.

BUT, NOW THAT IT'S ALL IN,

I MEAN, IT JUST

TOOK THIS GROTTO LID
TO ANOTHER DIMENSION.

YEAH, BABY!

THAT'S AWESOME.

IT WASN'T LOOKING, LIKE,
TOO GOOD A COUPLE HOURS AGO.

LIKE YOU SAID, IT'S GOT TO GET
WORSE BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.

I'M REALLY PLEASED
WITH THE WAY IT'S TURNED OUT.

EVERYTHING'S SECURE,
EVERYTHING'S SAFE,

AND EVERYTHING LOOKS
JUST BEAUTIFUL.

HEY, TEAM, COME OVER HERE
FOR A SECOND.

I'M GETTING SOME IDEAS.

EVERY TIME YOU HAVE AN IDEA,
IT CAUSES MORE WORK.

YEAH, YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

I TOOK MY TWO BOYS OVER

TO SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS AND,
AS WE WERE WALKING THROUGH

THE RAINFOREST SECTION,
IT ALMOST FELT LIKE

YOU'RE GOING THROUGH TUNNELS
OR, LIKE,

ENTERING INTO
SECRET PASSAGEWAYS.

REALLY LOVE TO RECREATE
THAT FEELING HERE, SOMEWHERE.

REMEMBER THAT BOOK
THAT YOU LIKED

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE,
"THE SECRET GARDEN"?

YEAH, THAT WAS A BIG
INSPIRATION FOR ME.

I LOVE THE SECRET PASSAGEWAYS
INTO NEW WORLDS.

THIS AREA IN THEIR YARD
HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NEAT
TO MAKE LIKE

A LITTLE, MINIATURE CAVE
FOR LITTLE BABY COLTON

TO KIND OF CLIMB THROUGH INTO,
LIKE, A LITTLE PLAY AREA,

BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT ELSE
I SHOULD INCORPORATE.

YOU KNOW, I GOT TWO BOYS,
SO I KNOW WHAT THEY LIKE.

I KNOW CRASH HAS A SON.
OLD MAN'S GOT FOUR SONS.

MOM, YOU HAD ME,
SO YOU KNOW WHAT I'M LIKE.

MY MOM TOLD ME,
WHEN I WAS A KID, MAN,

I JUST LOVED TO CLIMB
ALL OVER EVERYTHING.

YOU COULD FIND, LIKE,
A LITTLE JUNGLE GYM.

PROBABLY FIND YOU SOMETHING.
SWEET.

WELL, MY BOYS LIKE
PLAYING IN THE SAND.

SAND WOULD BE COOL.
PUT THEIR DINOSAURS OUT IN IT.

WHAT KID DOESN'T LIKE SAND?

YOU GOT TO HAVE A SPOT FOR
THE PARENTS TO SIT DOWN.

CAN YOU KIND OF DECK IT OUT
FOR THE PARENTS?

I'M SURE I COULD
PICK UP SOMETHING.

WELL, WOMAN, YOU KNOW, AT SELBY,
THERE'S LOTS OF COOL PALMS.

IT FEELS LIKE
A JUNGLE THERE.

I'D LIKE TO KIND OF RECREATE
THAT FEELING HERE.

I GET TO WORK
WITH MY SON.

IT'S FUN WHEN WE'RE DOING
GARDENING TOGETHER

BECAUSE WE DID THAT A LOT
WHEN HE WAS YOUNG.

BRINGS BACK A LOT
OF HAPPY MEMORIES.

AND I'LL START WORKING
ON THE ROCK CAVE,

FIGURING OUT HOW
I'M GOING TO BUILD THAT.

IT SOUNDS LIKE I GOT
THE EASIEST OF THE JOBS.

I APPRECIATE THE INPUT.

THE McCLOUDS' PROPERTY IS NICE,
BUT, BEHIND THAT,

THERE'S A 2-LANE ROAD
THAT'S VERY BUSY.

ALL THAT SOUND TRAVELS
THROUGH THE WOODS,

RIGHT INTO THEIR BACKYARD,

SO THEY WANT IT TO SOUND
AS BEAUTIFUL AND TRANQUIL

AS THE BACKYARD LOOKS.

SO WE'RE GOING TO
HAVE A WATER FEED

ON THAT ROCK AND THIS ROCK?
PART OF THIS ROCK.

LIKE, OVER TO WHERE
THE HUMP IS, HERE?

YEAH.

WHEN I'M DOING MY ROCKWORK,

NOT ONLY AM I THINKING ABOUT

HOW THE WATER'S GOING TO FLOW,
HOW IT'S GOING TO HIT THE ROCKS,

I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT "WHERE
AM I GOING TO STICK MY PLANTS?"

SO IF I'M CREATING A LITTLE
PLANTER IN THE ROCKWORK...

WE GOT TO OBVIOUSLY
DAM THIS BACK,

SO THE WATER DOESN'T GO
INTO YOUR PLANTER.

WELL, I LEFT
THAT HOLE THERE

FOR THEM TO SNAKE
THE IRRIGATION THROUGH.

WE INTEGRATE ALL THE PLUMBING

FOR THE WATER FEEDS,
FOR IRRIGATION, LIGHTING,

ALL THAT INTERNALLY,
WITHIN THE WATERFALL, HIDDEN.

TO CREATE A WATER WALL,
YOU NEED TO TAKE

THE MAIN FEED LINE AND BREAK IT
UP INTO SMALLER FEEDS.

IN THIS CASE, WE'VE USED
INCH- AND-A-HALF TRUNK LINES

THAT ARE SPLIT UP
INTO ONE-INCH FEEDS.

THAT'S A LOT
OF WATERFALL IN THERE.

ON THIS WATER WALL,
WE HAVE EIGHT TOTAL

SEPARATE AREAS
WHERE WATER IS COMING OUT.

COME DOWN A LITTLE MORE.

MAYBE STICK A HOSE IN FROM HERE
ALL THE WAY TO THERE.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WATER WALL,
YOU DON'T SEE ANY PLUMBING,

IT'S JUST ORGANICALLY

KIND OF WORKING ITS WAY BETWEEN
THE CREVICES OF THE STONE.

COOL, MAN, THANKS.

LUCAS WANTS TO DO

A LITTLE SOMETHING EXTRA
FOR THE McCLOUD FAMILY.

HE CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA
OF THE SECRET GARDEN.

WHERE ARE WE TRYING
TO PUT THESE?

AND IT SHOULD JUST TIE
THE WHOLE PROJECT TOGETHER.

OLD MAN AND I
ARE STARTING TO DIG HOLES

TO PLACE THE PLANTS
AROUND THE SECRET GARDEN.

GUYS, I'M LOVING
THE LAYOUT OF THIS.

I MEAN, THIS SECRET GARDEN'S
REALLY STARTING

TO COME TOGETHER.
I MEAN, REMEMBER,

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT COOL
ENTRANCE, JUST FOR BABY COLTON?

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHERE DO THE PARENTS
COME IN THROUGH?

WELL, THEY COULD CLIMB UP
OVER THE ROCKS.

I DON'T PICTURE THEM
SO MUCH CLIMBING ROCKS.

WHAT IF WE DO A COOL
ARBOR OVER THERE?

WELL, IF YOU DID AN ARBOR,
THAT'S NO SO SECRETIVE.

THAT'S ALMOST LIKE
ENTICING, SAYING,

"COME, WALK THROUGH
THIS WAY."

SO YOU WANT IT KIND OF LIKE,
YOU KNOW, HIDDEN.

SO I WOULD SAY YOU
KIND OF WANT IT ANGLED.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE THE
ENTRANCE IS. KIND OF COOL.

I LIKE THAT IDEA,
TOO, SUNSHINE.

WE'LL RUN THE EUREKA PALMS
PAST, THIS WAY AND THIS WAY,

SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE
TO COME IN.

THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

LET'S DO IT!

SO, WOMAN, YOU HAVE
THIS CAP LAID OUT.

IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.

I GAVE OLD MAN ONE SIDE.
NO.

IF HE'S ON TOP OF ME
OR TOO CLOSE TO ME,

I GET REALLY FRUSTRATED.

WHILE I WAS PLAYING
WITH MY BOYS

AT THE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS,
I GOT INSPIRED

TO CREATE SOME SORT OF TUNNEL
FOR BABY COLTON.

HEY, LUCAS.
GOOD MORNING.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, P?
GOOD TO SEE YOU, MAN.

I BROUGHT PIOTR OVER
TO MY SHOP TODAY.

I HAVE SOME SCRAP,
KIND OF LEFTOVER MATERIALS

THAT I'VE BEEN SAVING,
AND I THINK

IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT
TO CREATE THIS CAVE.

YOU'RE HOARDING
THINGS AGAIN?

YEAH, MAN, I DON'T LIKE
TO THROW ANYTHING AWAY

'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU
CAN REPURPOSE IT, REUSE IT.

SO I'M THINKING
MAYBE WE MAKE LIKE

AN ARTIFICIAL ROCK CAVE
AS A SECRET ENTRANCE

THAT ONLY A CHILD
COULD KIND OF CRAWL THROUGH.

OF COURSE, ANYTHING
FOR A CHILD NEEDS TO BE SAFE,

AND THE NICE THING ABOUT THIS
FOAM IS IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND.

YEAH.

YEAH, SO YOU CAN'T CRUSH IT.

THE KIDS PLAY ON IT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THIS COLLAPSING.

TO BUILD THIS TUNNEL,
I'M GOING TO CUT IT OUT,

SHAPE IT WITH PIOTR.

SEE IF YOU
CAN CLIMB THROUGH.

I WANT TO KNOW IT'S SAFE,
FOR SURE.

C'MERE, LITTLE BUDDY,
C'MERE.

YOU CAN REACH IN AND GRAB
A KID OUT OF THERE.

TO MAKE THIS FOAM LOOK
LIKE ROCK, WE NEED TO ADD

A LOT OF TEXTURE AND,
TO DO THAT,

WE'RE GOING TO BE SAWING IT
WITH AN ELECTRIC CHAINSAW.

YOU GOT IT FROM HERE, BRO?
I GOT IT.

THEN, I'M GOING TO
HAVE HIM POWER-WASH IT,

COAT IT WITH
A CEMENT-BASE MATERIAL,

COLOR IT SO THAT IT BLENDS WITH
THE NATURAL ROCK AROUND IT.

SO, WOMAN, YOU HAVE
THIS CAP LAID OUT.

IT LOOKS REALLY NICE.

SO CAN WE JUST
VENEER THIS?

SO, OLD MAN AND I
ARE GOING TO WORK TOGETHER

TO TRY TO GET THIS PLANTER
IN THE MIDDLE

OF THE TODDLER TIDAL POOL

COVERED WITH ROCK
BY THE END OF THE DAY.

NO, 'CAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE

A ROUND PLANTER
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POOL.

HE WANTS TO HAVE IT
LOOK MORE LIKE

LIKE A MOUNTAIN SCREE.

ROCK TUMBLING DOWN
ORGANICALLY

THERE AND OVER THERE.

SO I KIND OF
GAVE OLD MAN ONE SIDE,

AND I'LL DO THE OTHER SIDE,
'CAUSE IF HE'S ON TOP OF ME

OR TOO CLOSE TO ME,

I GET REALLY FRUSTRATED.

WE GOT THESE BEAUTIFUL
BASKET BOULDERS

AND WOMAN AND I JUST
BANGED IT OUT IN NO TIME.

WE GOT THIS DONE IN,
LIKE, TWO HOURS.

WELL, IN THE BEGINNING
OF THIS PROJECT,

WE HAD SOME FUN,
TAKING OUT PARTS OF THIS CAGE,

USING OUR BODIES
AS HUMAN WRECKING BALLS.

BUT, NOW THAT WE'RE
IN THE HOME STRETCH,

WE GOT A CAGE
SPECIALIST HERE.

HE'S GOING TO REFRAME IT
ALL BACK OUT,

PUT IN THE NEW SCREEN,
AND MAKE IT LIVABLE ONCE AGAIN.

WE'RE JUST DOING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES.

I GOT SUNSHINE WORKING
ON PAINTING THE WALL.

WE GOT THE GUYS HERE,
DOING THE INTERIOR FINISH.

WE GOT OLD MAN
INSTALLING THAT GRILL,

SO GANT CAN BE OUT THERE,
COOKING FOR THE FAMILY.

AND, OF COURSE, TO FINISH
ANY OUTDOOR SPACE,

WE GOT A/V GOING IN,

SO THEY CAN BE CHILLING
OUT THERE, LISTENING TO TUNES.

ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT THE FINISH
IS IN AND THE PLUMBING IS DONE,

WE CAN START FILLING
THIS THING UP.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE LIKE A DAY
OR TWO TO FILL THIS UP.

YEAH, THIS IS A LOT OF WATER.

SO, NOW, I GET TO DO
MY FAVORITE PART - -

GO AROUND AND DECORATE
MY ROCKS WITH PLANTS.

WE WERE REALLY CAREFUL,
IN THE BEGINNING,

TO REMOVE THE PLANTS
FROM THE LANDSCAPE

THAT CRASH MIGHT
POSSIBLY DRIVE OVER.

NOW, I GET TO PUT THEM
BACK IN PLACE.

FORTUNATELY,
THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM

FOR ME TO DO SOME
DEEP-POCKET PLANTERS.

I GOT A NICE BUNCH
OF TILLANDSIAS

AND THEY DO REALLY WELL
IN OUR ROCKWORK.

I USUALLY TAKE A LITTLE BIT
OF CONTACT GLUE, CEMENT,

MAKING SURE THAT THE ROOTS
ARE IN CONTACT

WITH THE ROCK,
WHEN I DO THAT.

AS I WAS BUILDING THE WALL,
I HAD TO ALSO BE VERY CAREFUL

NOT TO PUT PLANTS
THAT WERE TOO TALL,

BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT
TO OBSTRUCT THEIR VIEW

OF THE PRESERVE
BEHIND THEIR HOME.

ALL THE PLANTS
REALLY SOFTENED IT,

GAVE IT A REALLY NICE,
NATURAL LOOK.

RAY'S HERE WITH THE FURNITURE.

WHAT'S UP, MAN?

HEY, WHAT'S UP, RAY?
HOW'S IT GOING?

I THINK THE McCLOUDS
ARE GOING TO LOVE THEIR SPACE

AND THEY'LL PROBABLY WIND UP
LIVING OUTSIDE

A LOT MORE THAN
THEY'LL LIVE INSIDE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
OLD MAN?

THAT'LL BLEND RIGHT IN
WITH THE ROCKS.

BUT IT STILL HAS A LITTLE BIT OF
COLOR TO GIVE IT A LITTLE POP.

YEAH, THESE FIRE TABLES
ARE AWESOME, MAN.

FUNCTIONAL, COMFORTABLE.

GIVES YOU THAT AMBIANCE.

WELL, HERE WE ARE,

WE'RE IN THE LAST STEP
OF FINISHING THIS POOL.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE TO FINISH
THE SECRET GARDEN.

I THINK ALL KIDS LOVE SAND,

BUT THIS IS, LIKE, COLTON'S
OWN LITTLE BEACH AREA.

WE PUT ABOUT 4 YARDS
OF SAND IN THERE.

NOW THAT THIS
ROCK CAVE TUNNEL'S COMPLETE,

I'M HAVING PIOTR COME OVER
AND INSTALL IT. COOL, MAN.

YET ANOTHER CREATION WITH WHAT
SOMEONE WOULD HAVE THROWN AWAY.

YEAH, MAN.
RECYCLE AND REUSE.

LUCAS HAD PUT A CALL IN
TO CELESTE,

SO I WENT OVER THERE
TO PICK UP SOME FURNITURE

FOR THIS SECRET GARDEN.

OKAY, SO THIS IS A SLICE
OF CYPRESS, ALL-RECLAIMED LOG.

NICE. I LIKE IT.

THIS IS
ALL-RECLAIMED TEAKWOOD.

HOW ABOUT I TAKE ALL OF IT AND
WE JUST SEE WHAT LUCAS LIKES?

GOOD IDEA.
LET'S GET YOU LOADED UP.

LOAD IT UP.

SUNSHINE
FOUND A GREAT BENCH

FOR JULIE AND GANT TO SIT ON

WHILE THEY WATCH
THEIR SON PLAY.

YOU READY TO HELP ME, WOMAN?
YOU ACTUALLY PULLED IT OFF?

AND, OF COURSE, CRASH
FOUND HIM THIS COOL JUNGLE GYM.

SO HE CAN CLIMB UP THIS,
SLIDE DOWN,

AND GO RUN
RIGHT THROUGH HIS CAVE.

I LIKE IT.
PEEKY-BOO!

I CAN SEE YOU!

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
HIGH-FIVE?

YOU KNOW HIGH-FIVE.

I'M ABOUT TO SHOW THEM
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO SEE IT.
CHECK IT OUT.

WOW!
MY GOSH.

WE'RE AT THE McCLOUD PROJECT.

I'M ABOUT TO SHOW THEM
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.

IT WAS DEFINITELY ONE
OF THE MOST DIFFICULT BUILDS.

I'VE GOT TO TRY TO NAVIGATE
THROUGH THESE PALM TREES.

IT HAD AN EXISTING CAGE

WE HAD TO TRY TO GET THESE
ENORMOUS ROCKS THROUGH.

WATCH THAT POST!
****!

WE ALSO THREW IN A COUPLE
OF SURPRISES FOR THEM.

I'M SO PROUD OF MY CREW.

THEY EXCEEDED
MY EXPECTATIONS.

I JUST HOPE IT EXCEEDS
JULIE AND GANT'S.

CAN YOU GUYS BELIEVE
IT'S ALREADY BEEN 8 WEEKS

AND WE ACTUALLY GOT IT ALL
DONE ON TIME?

YES.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
HIGH-FIVE?

YOU KNOW HIGH-FIVE.
ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT,
ARE YOU GUYS READY?

WE ARE DEFINITELY READY.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, GUYS.

WE ARE SO EXCITED
TO SEE OUR POOL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
COLTON?

ARE YOU READY TO SEE
YOUR NEW POOL?

ALL RIGHT, JULIE,
YOU STOP HERE.

AND THEN, GANT, NEXT TO JULIE.
YOU GUYS LOOKING DOWN?

SO WITHOUT TEASING YOU
ANY MORE,

I'M GOING TO LET YOU
OPEN YOUR EYES. CHECK IT OUT!

WOW!

MY GOSH.

SO YOU GOT WATERFALLS
EVERYWHERE.

I WANTED IT TO FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE IN YOUR OWN WORLD

AND I REALLY WANTED TO BRING
THAT OUTDOOR FEEL IN THIS AREA

AND MAKE IT FEEL LIKE
AN ATRIUM.

IT IS A TOTAL
TRANSFORMATION,

IN EVERY WAY.

WOW!

NOW IT'S JUST NICE AND SOFTENED,
LUSH PLANTINGS EVERYWHERE.

AS THEY GROW, THEY'RE GOING TO
CASCADE DOWN THE WATERFALLS.

AWESOME.

WHOLE WALL OF WATER,
LIKE YOU GUYS WANTED.

IT LOOKS EXACTLY
LIKE I PICTURED IT,

- BUT 10 TIMES BETTER.
- WELL, THE WATERFALL WALL

IS REALLY, REALLY AMAZING
AND IT LOOKS SO NATURAL.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT SOMEONE BUILT IT.

EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT,
AND I LOVE THE SIZE

OF THAT PYGMY DATE PALM
YOU FOUND FOR THE ISLAND.

IT'S NICE AND HIGH,
IT DOESN'T BLOCK THE VIEW

OF ANY OF THE ROCKWORK.

IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.

NOT ONLY DID YOU WANT IT
TO BE BEAUTIFUL BACK HERE,

BUT IT HAD TO SERVE
A FUNCTIONAL PURPOSE, RIGHT?

AND THAT WAS
TO BLOCK OUT THE SOUND.

SO I WANT YOU TO LISTEN.

WHAT DO YOU HEAR?

RUNNING WATER.
NO TRAFFIC.

PERFECT.
NO CONSTRUCTION,

NO TRAFFIC.
THAT IS PERFECT.

YOU HAVE YOUR BEAUTIFUL
SPA, WHICH, NOW,

YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL
THAT IT'S OCTAGONAL.

WITH ALL THE ROCKS
SOFTENING IT,

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S JUST
AN ORGANIC SHAPE.

IT LOOKS
COMPLETELY MODERN.

ALL OF THE OLD,
DATED ANGLES ARE GONE.

THAT IS A SPA I WANT TO GET IN.
IT LOOKS SO GOOD.

YEAH,
LIKE A REAL LAGOON.

COME ON, BUD,
CHECK THIS OUT.

YOU GOT A NICE,
SHALLOW AREA TO PLAY.

YOU CAN GO BACK IN
BEHIND THE CAVE,

SO THE WATER WON'T BE
FALLING ON YOUR HEAD.

YOU CAN KIND OF HIDE
BACK THERE.

AND YOU GOT A ROCK
FOR MOMMY AND DADDY

TO SIT ON
TO WATCH YOU PLAY.

THAT'S GREAT.
AND IT CAME OUT TO BE, LIKE,

MY FAVORITE PART
OF THE WHOLE WATERFALL.

THERE'S NO WAY
I COULD PICK

MY FAVORITE PART - -
ALL OF IT'S MY FAVORITE.

WELL, THAT'S
THE RIGHT ANSWER.

GANT, I KNOW, FOR YOU,
A BIG THING WAS

HAVING AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

SO TURN AROUND.

WOW.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR AWESOME
GRILL RIGHT HERE.

YOU GOT YOUR SINK,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO INSIDE

TO RINSE EVERYTHING OFF.

WE'VE INCORPORATED THE SAME
ROCKWORK INTO THE KITCHEN.

YOU GOT THIS
BEAUTIFUL GRANITE.

I MEAN, LOOK HOW BIG
THIS TABLETOP IS.

I MEAN, YOU COULD HAVE
EVERYBODY SITTING OVER THERE,

AND EVEN A SEAT FOR COLTON.

JUST A NATURAL EXTENSION
OF WHAT YOU DID.

IT'S JUST GORGEOUS.

I DIDN'T THINK IT COULD BE
DONE, BUT YOU DID IT.

I'D LOVE TO JUST KIND OF TAKE
YOU GUYS OUTSIDE AND SHOW YOU.

I ACTUALLY HAVE A SURPRISE
FOR YOU. THERE'S MORE.

WOW!

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT IT IS.

I'VE ACTUALLY CREATED

AN OUTDOOR ROOM,
A SECRET GARDEN

AND PLAY SPOT
FOR BABY COLTON.

THAT IS SO COOL.

IS THAT A BEAUTIFUL
BENCH, OR WHAT?

THAT IS AMAZING!

IT'S ACTUALLY
REALLY COMFORTABLE.

LUCAS DID A GREAT JOB

OF GETTING TO KNOW US
AND READING WHAT WE WANTED.

WE HAD ALREADY
MAXIMIZED OUR SPACE

INSIDE YOUR POOL CAGE AREA
FOR WATER PLAY, RIGHT?

SO I FIGURED, YOU KNOW,
IF HE WANTS

TO PLAY IN THE SAND
OR KICK A BALL AROUND,

WE'VE CREATED LIKE A GARDEN WALL
AND A PLAY AREA FOR COLTON.

WHAT'S CRAZY IS WE ALWAYS
KIND OF HAD THESE DREAMS

OF HAVING, LIKE, MORE
TROPICAL THINGS OUT HERE

AND MAYBE EVEN HAVING,
LIKE, SOME WOODEN BENCHES.

AND IT'S LIKE WE DIDN'T
EVEN TALK ABOUT IT

AND YOU PICKED UP ON
ALL THAT STUFF.

BUT, LIKE, BETTER.

COLTON HAS GOT HIS OWN LITTLE
CAVE HE CAN CRAWL THROUGH.

SO THAT'S
THE TODDLER ENTRANCE.

YEAH, YOU'RE GOING TO
LOVE IT, BUDDY.

YOU KNOCKED IT
OUT OF THE PARK.

REALLY JUST
BLEW US AWAY.

HE REALLY HAS
AN AMAZING VISION.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE IT, BUDDY.
APPRECIATE IT.

THEY'RE JUST BOTH SMILING,
EAR-TO-EAR,

AND THAT JUST
TICKLES MY HEART.

WELL, SINCE BABY COLTON'S

A LITTLE YOUNG
FOR PLAYING IN HERE,

I BROUGHT IN SOME EXPERTS
TO SHOW HIM

WHAT HE HAS TO LOOK FORWARD TO
IN ONLY A COUPLE MONTHS.

HERE'S ONE
OF OUR EXPERTS NOW!

THIS IS MY SON FINNEGAN.

HEY, FINNEGAN!

YAY!

AWW!

HERE'S
MY LITTLE SON ASA.

LOOK, YOU'RE IN THE SAND.

THIS IS MY WIFE, GALEN.

THIS IS MY WIFE, JULIE.

I KNOW IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG WAYS
AWAY, FOR COLTON TO BE THIS BIG,

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY,
THE SAD NEWS IS,

YOU BLINK YOUR EYE,
AND THEY'RE THAT OLD,

SO I WANTED HIM TO BE
PREPARED TO HAVE SOME FUN.

THERE YOU GO.

I KNOW COLTON'S A LITTLE YOUNG
TO TRY HIS TODDLER TIDAL POOL,

BUT DO YOU MIND
IF MY EXPERTS TRY IT OUT?

NOT AT ALL.

WHOA!

BEING HERE AT THE END AND SEEING
HOW HAPPY IT MAKES THE FAMILY,

IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP
DOING THIS AGAIN AND AGAIN.

WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!

LUCAS DID A GREAT JOB

AND HE'S JUST GOT SUCH
A GREAT IMAGINATION.

WE REALLY GOT THE POOL OF
OUR DREAMS WITH THIS PROJECT.

WHOA!

EVEN BETTER
THAN OUR DREAMS.

YEAH, I CAN'T IMAGINE IT
BEING ANY GREATER.

WHOO!