Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 1 - Welcome to the Jungle! - full transcript

LET'S ROCK!

MAVERICK POOL
DESIGNER, LUCAS CONGDON

IS REVOLUTIONIZING
OUTDOOR LIVING.

LUCAS AND HIS CREW
MAY SEEM A LITTLE CRAZY,

BUT THESE ARTISANS ARE THE BEST
IN THE BUSINESS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S
SKILL OR LUCK?

LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

THERE IS METHOD
TO THEIR MADNESS.

AND WITH MOTHER NATURE
FOR INSPIRATION...

IT'S LIKE
A HUGE NATURAL GROTTO.

THEY CAN'T GO WRONG.
CHECK IT OUT!



MY GOD.

MY GOD!
WOW!

WOW!
IS THIS THE SAME POOL?

HOLY...
UNBELIEVABLE.

ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.

LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.

YEAH!
WOO!

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

TODAY I'M GOING TO SEE
THE BELSITO FAMILY

UP IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA,

WHICH IS ON THE WEST COAST
OF FLORIDA JUST BELOW TAMPA BAY.

I'M ALREADY GETTING INSPIRED
JUST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WITH ALL THESE OLD OAK TREES
AND OLDER HOMES.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO CREATE
THAT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT



IN THEIR BACKYARD.

HI!
HEY, HOW'S IT GOIN'?

I'M LUCAS.
NICE TO YOU MEET YOU, LUCAS.

COME ON IN.
MY NAME IS JOHN BELSITO.

I LIVE IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA
WITH MY BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND,

BRENDA, AND MY WONDERFUL
DAUGHTER, SOPHIA.

LUCAS, THIS BRENDA.
HEY, BRENDA.

IT'S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU.
YEAH, YOU TOO.

THE POOL AREA...
WE DON'T LIKE IT.

IT'S OUT OF STYLE.
WE HAVE '70S,

'80S, '90S GOING ON.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
LUCAS HELPING US OUT WITH THAT.

FOR ME, THE FIRST STEP
IS JUST GETTING

TO KNOW MY CLIENTS,
HOW THEY'RE GONNA USE

THIS SPACE,
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO.

SO I HAVE A DAUGHTER, SOPHIA.
SHE'S 12 YEARS OLD.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO,
I WENT THROUGH A DIVORCE

AND I DID NOT HAVE SOPHIA
50 PERCENT OF THE TIME.

AND I REALLY WORKED HARD
AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME,

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.

I REALLY WANT
HER TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS A HOME

AND SHE CAN HAVE
HER FRIEND OVER AND ENJOY IT.

SO HAS YOU DAUGHTER
GIVEN YOU ANY IDEAS

OF WHAT SHE WANTS
TO SEE IN THE POOL?

DEFINITELY A HOT TUB.
WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE

AND I HAD A CONDO,

SHE WOULD COME OVER
AND WE'D SIT IN THE HOT TUB

AND TALK.
AND SO SHE STILL REMEMBERS THAT.

BEING A DAD MYSELF,
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS...

THEIR TIME TO SPEND TOGETHER.

HEARING THOSE STORIES REALLY
GETS MY MIND WORKIN'.

THIS MUST BE
AN OLDER PART OF TOWN.

YEAH, WE HAVE THE CANOPY TREES.
IT'S RIGHT ON A PARK.

THE NEAT THING
IS WE HAVE A CREEK

THAT RUNS RIGHT
THROUGH OUR PROPERTY.

I MEAN, WE'RE
IN A SUBURBAN AREA,

BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL
LIKE THAT AT ALL.

IT REALLY FEELS VERY JUNGLE-Y.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL.

WOW, GUYS.
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

YOU GOT YOUR OWN STREAM
AND WATER FALL IN YOUR BACKYARD.

WE HAVE OWLS.
WE HAVE TURTLES.

FISH...
INSANE.

I'LL JUST BRING ALL THESE PLANTS
INSIDE, MY JOB'S DONE.

I HAVE TO MAIN SOURCES
OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS PROJECT:

SOPHIA AND THEN, OF COURSE,
THAT JUNGLED OUT BACKYARD.

I MEAN, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
TAKE ME AROUND

AND LET'S LOOK AT THIS AND KINDA
GET INSPIRED FOR SOME IDEAS.

YOU CAN KINDA SEE WE HAVE
THIS KITCHEN AREA HERE.

DO YOU LIKE THE WAY IT IS?
NO.

I DO NOT LIKE IT.

COUNTERTOP'S NICE,
BUT YOU CAN GET RID OF THIS,

LIGHTEN THIS UP.
YEAH, MAYBE SOME KINDA STONE...

KINDA TIE IN WITH THE GRANITE.
SO BASICALLY A REFRESH.

JUST WANT IT AESTHETICALLY
TO LOOK BETTER.

ALL RIGHT, WELL LET'S GO
CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE POOL.

OKAY.
GREAT.

SO THIS IS PARADISE?
THIS IS IT.

NOT REALLY PARADISE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S REALLY NO REASON
TO BE OUT HERE VERY MUCH AT ALL.

EVERYTHING'S JUST CONCRETE
AND BRICK.

THESE PAVERS ARE UGLY.

THERE'S DEFINITELY
A TRIP HAZARD.

THE POOL HAS NO CHARACTER.

AND I'M JUST THINKING
TO MYSELF, "WOW.

I COULD DO SOME MAGIC OUT HERE."

THIS CAGE HERE REALLY KINDA

MAKES YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU'RE IN A CAGE.

IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP?

I'D LIKE TO REMOVE
THE CAGE COMPLETELY.

COOL.

THE JUNGLE SURROUNDINGS
THAT WE HAVE HERE REALLY CREATE

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

FOR SOMEONE
WHO CAN RE-CREATE

THAT SAME FEELING,
THAT SAME LOOK

AND BRING IT INTO OUR POOL AREA.

EVEN THOUGH IT'D BE NICE
TO KINDA START

OVER WITH THE FREE-FORM SHAPE
POOL, IT REALLY WOULDN'T FIT.

WHAT WE CAN DO IS EMBRACE
THE FACT THAT IT'S RECTANGULAR

AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA
BE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

FOR THE SPACE THEY HAVE
THAT'S CONFINED

BY A GUEST HOUSE
AND THEIR MAIN HOME,

THE RECTANGULAR POOL

REALLY IS PROBABLY
THE BEST SHAPE FOR THAT AREA.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON WITH THAT DOOR?
EVERYONE THAT DRIVES

DOWN THE STREET'S GONNA
BE STARING RIGHT IN AT YOU.

EXACTLY.

AND WE'D LIKE TO GET
RID OF THE DOOR.

WE DO HAVE A DOG.
WE CALL HIM BEAR DOG.

HE'S A 100 PLUS POUND
GERMAN SHEPHERD.

EVERYBODY JUST LOVE HARLEY.

HE DOESN'T REALIZE
HOW BIG HE IS.

HIS FAVORITE THING IS PLAYING
WITH OTHER LITTLE DOGS.

HE'S FIGURED OUT
HOW TO OPEN THAT DOOR

AND EXPLORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT MAKES ME
A LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT
HIM TO GET HURT.

I DON'T WANT
SOMEONE TO TAKE HIM.

BETWEEN HARLEY ESCAPING
AND THE VISUAL ASPECTS,

THAT SIDE DOOR HAS GOTTA GO.

IN A WAY, THIS KINDA
IS THE NATURAL AREA

TO MAYBE DO A WATERFALL.

MAYBE IT COULD KINDA WRAP AROUND
AND GIVE YOU

SOME PRIVACY FROM THERE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

WELL, GUYS, I'M GONNA EXPLORE
A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I GOTTA TAKE SOME MEASUREMENTS,
KINDA LAY IT OUT.

I WANNA PUT TOGETHER IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS A DESIGN.

GOOD IDEAS ALREADY.
YEAH.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS JUST
GONNA BE SO GREAT ABOUT THIS IS,

THIS IS GONNA BE SOMETHING
WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CREATE

MEMORIES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT
UNTIL IT'S ALL DONE.

I'VE GOT
THE BELSITO PROJECT DESIGNED.

I LOVE THE WAY IT'S COME OUT.

ALSO, I THREW IN
A FEW MORE SURPRISES

THAT I HOPE REALLY
TAKES IT OVER THE TOP.

HEY, LUCAS.
YOU KNOW BRENDA.

AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, SOPHIA.

NOW I GET TO MEET SOPHIA
FOR THE FIRST TIME,

SO I HOPE I GET
HER SEAL OF APPROVAL AS WELL.

AND YOU'VE MET HARLEY.
YEP.

YEAH, HE'S THE HANDSOME DOG.

MY DREAM POOL WOULD JUST
BE COVERED IN ROCKS

AND WATERFALLS JUST EVERYWHERE.

AND THEN HAVE A WATERSLIDE
WRAPPING AROUND THE ROCKS.

SO YEAH, LET'S HAVE A SEAT AND
I'LL SHOW YOU SOME COOL STUFF.

EVERY JOB HAS ITS CHALLENGES.
THIS JOB'S NO DIFFERENT.

I FEEL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR BRINGING THIS FAMILY

THIS PLACE TO HANG OUT TOGETHER.

I TALKED
WITH YOUR DAD YESTERDAY.

HE GAVE ME A LOT OF IDEAS.

TOLD ME ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS
WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A HOT TUB.

THE SPA IS SO IMPORTANT
TO ME

BECAUSE WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

WE'D TO GO THE SPA
ACROSS THE STREET

AND WE WOULD ALWAYS BRING
MY LITTLE PINK STEREO

AND JUST LISTEN
TO THE ONE STATION THAT IT HAD.

I JUST MISS BEING ABLE
TO SIT THERE

WITH MY DAD
JUST LISTENING TO MUSIC.

SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE A NICE,
BIG SPA FOR YOU GUYS...

EIGHT-FOOT-BY-EIGHT-FOOT
SO YOU CAN FIX SIX PEOPLE

IN THERE NO PROBLEM.

AND THEN, RIGHT HERE, THIS DECK

I'M ACTUALLY GONNA BRING
ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HERE.

AND THEN DO A GROTTO.

WE'LL HAVE ROCKS
DOWN THE SIDE THAT BLOCK

OFF THIS DOORWAY
WHERE HARLEY ESCAPES OUT OF.

SO YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO CLIMB UP THE ROCKS

IF YOU WANNA JUMP OFF
INTO THE DEEP END.

LOOKING OUT THIS WAY, I JUST
LOVE ALL THOSE OLD OAK TREES

AND PALMS YOU HAVE OUT THERE.

SO I THINK HAVING
A FEW PALMS INSIDE,

CREATING THAT SAME
JUNGLED OUT FEELING INSIDE,

BUT NOT TOTALLY
BLOCKING THE VIEW.

BECAUSE YOU WANNA SEE
ALL THAT LUSH,

NATURAL SETTING
THAT YOU HAVE BACK THERE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

I THOUGHT OF
ANOTHER REALLY COOL FEATURE

THAT WOULD HELP ADD
TO THAT JUNGLE FEEL,

AND I REALLY HOPE THEY LIKE IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED
TO INCORPORATE WAS A FIRE PIT.

I WAS THINKING, LIKE, JUNGLE,
JUNGLE ADVENTURE...

YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA, LIKE, COME
BACK AND MAKE A FIRE, RIGHT?

CAN YOU, LIKE, ROAST
MARSHMALLOWS OVER THE THING,

OR NO?
YEAH, YOU COULD.

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, SOPHIA?

I'M EXCITED.

WELL, I GOT SOPHIA

EXCITED ABOUT THE DESIGN,
WHICH MAKES JOHN HAPPY.

NOW, I JUST
GOTTA GET BRENDA ON BOARD.

SO YOU GUYS LIKE EVERYTHING?
DO I GET YOUR SEAL OF APPROVAL?

MOVIN' FORWARD.
REALLY?

YEP.
WE'RE GOIN' FORWARD.

THAT'S AWESOME.

YES!
WE GOT 10 WEEKS

TO KNOCK OUT
ABOUT A $200,000 JOB

AND NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT
TO GET STARTED.

WE'LL SEE YA SOON.
SEE YA LATER.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
YEP.

NEXT STEP IS GET
MY CREW DOWN THERE.

GIVE 'EM THE JUNGLED OUT VISION

SO THAT THEY'RE READY
TO HELP ME CREATE IT.

COME ON, GUYS.
COME CHECK THIS OUT.

I MEAN, OUTSIDE IS NICE,
BUT INSIDE IS UGLY.

TALK ABOUT A GOOD
BEFORE SHOT?

I MEAN, THE POTENTIAL HERE
IS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S REALLY NICE.

FEEL LIKE TAKING A NAP NOW,

JUST FROM THE SOUND
OF THAT WATERFALL.

ANYTHING MAKES YOU WANNA
TAKE A NAP, JOHN.

RIGHT.
EVERYTHING'S GOTTA CHANGE.

THE ONLY THING THAT'LL BE LEFT
OF THE ORIGINAL POOL

WILL BE JUST A SHELL.

ARE WE GONNA PUT, LIKE,
A FIRE PIT IN THIS PLACE?

I WAS THINKING, ACTUALLY,
TO PUT IT INSIDE THE POOL.

THAT'S KINDA NEAT, YEAH.
KINDA RIGHT IN THE CORNER

WITH SEATING WRAPPED AROUND IT.
I LIKE IT.

SO CRASH, SINCE YOU MENTIONED
THE FIRE PIT,

I'M GONNA PUT YOU
IN CHARGE OF THAT.

DEFINITELY MAKE IT LOOK
LIKE A JUNGLE.

MY NAME'S CHRIS WARREN
AKA "CRASH"

AND I CRASH A LOT OF STUFF.
IT'S, LIKE, MY KIND OF THING.

BUT SINCE I'M IN CHARGE
OF THE FIRE PIT,

MY NEW NICKNAME
COULD BE "CRASH AND BURN."

SUNSHINE,
YOU'RE PRETTY MUCH GONNA BE

IN CHARGE OF THE PLUMBING.

OLD MAN, YOU'LL BE IN CHARGE

OF DOING ALL THE VENEERING
WITH WOMAN.

AND THEN ALSO, I DO HAVE
A SPECIAL PROJECT FOR YOU,

SO LATER WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
COOL.

AND SPEAKING OF SURPRISES,
WOMAN, THEIR DAUGHTER,

SOPHIA, IS 12 YEARS OLD.
I WANNA DO SOMETHING FOR HER.

I'M THINKING MAYBE SOMETHING OUT
IN THE JUNGLE.

THE EARTH WAS A JUNGLE
WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL.

LUCAS...
HE IS OUR BOSS

AND HE IS ALSO
MY SHINING BABY BOY.

SO FIRST THING'S FIRST, GUYS.

LET'S TEAR IT UP!
PAVERS OUTTA HERE!

LET'S START MAKIN'
THIS LOOK GOOD.

SO FIRST THING WE HAVE TO
DO IS RIP UP THE DECK.

I THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA BE
PRETTY EASY...

JUST TAKE A SLEDGEHAMMER
AND A SAW TO IT

AND RIP IT RIGHT OUT.

IT ACTUALLY WAS REALLY
WELL CONSTRUCTED.

I THOUGHT,"
I NEED A WRECKING BALL."

HEY, BIG BOY...
WHAT'S THE CLOSEST THING?

HOW 'BOUT CRASH!

JUST SIT RIGHT THERE.

OUT IN THE WATER!
I CALLED THAT ONE.

IN THE LIFE OF CRASH, I MEAN,
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER DAY

IN THE PARK.

HEY, OLD MAN, CHECK IT OUT.
I GOT A SPECIAL FRIEND

FOR YOU TO MEET.

SO I MET THE FAMILY DOG, HARLEY.
YEAH, HARLEY.

HEY, HARLEY.
IS HE THE SWEETEST BOY OR WHAT?

SOON AS HE SEEN ME,
HE KNEW I LIKED DOGS.

SO THAT'S THE SURPRISE
I WAS TALKIN' TO YOU ABOUT.

I WANT YOU TO THINK OF SOMETHIN'
COOL TO DO FOR HARLEY.

SO YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO ESCAPE ANYMORE, BUDDY.

I GOTTA THINK OF SOMETHIN'.

WHAT CAN I BUILD FOR YOU?

WHAT CAN OLD MAN BUILD YOU?

HE'S LIKE,"
MAYBE A WATERFALL."

YEAH.
YOU WANNA A DIVING ROCK

OR SOMETHIN' TO JUMP INTO?

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL WORK HARD AT THINKIN'

WHAT I COULD DO FOR YOU, BUDDY.
OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO INSIDE.

WE'LL GET YOU A TREAT. BYE, HARLEY.

♪♪♪♪

AFTER WE'RE DONE TAKIN'
ALL THESE PAVERS OUT,

WE GOTTA START CUTTIN'
UP THE CONCRETE 'CAUSE

WE'RE GONNA RE-PLUMB
THE WHOLE POOL.

SINCE WE HAVE WALLS
ALL AROUND US,

WE CAN'T GET
ANY TRUCKERS IN THERE.

SO WE GOTTA CUT
ALL THE CONCRETE UP

SMALL ENOUGH WHERE
WE CAN PICK IT UP

AND GET RID OF IT ALL.

ONCE WE GET
THE CONCRETE DECKING OUT,

WE'LL EXPOSE SOME OF THE PIPES.

WE GOTTA CUT ALL THOSE PIPES,
PUT ALL NEW PIPES IN,

AND WE ALSO HAVE TO PUT
SOME NEW REBAR IN,

WHICH IS THE SKELETON
OF THE POOL.

THAT'S GONNA HOLD THE CONCRETE

TO OUR NEW SHAPE
WITH THE HOT TUB.

THEN WE CAN SET OUR ROCKS,

AND THAT'S WHERE
THE DESIGN COMES IN.

SO NOW, I GOTTA GET RID
OF THIS POOL CAGE.

YOU DO GOTTA
BE SOMEWHAT CAREFUL 'CAUSE

YOU DON'T WANNA
INJURE THE HOUSE.

YEAH, BABY.
NICE.

ALL RIGHT.
CHECK OUT WHERE WE'RE AT.

YOU START TO SEE THE VISION YET?
YEAH, IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT.

TODAY, I'M IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA
AT THE BELSITOS' HOME.

AND I'M REALLY EXCITED
TO SHOW JOHN AND SOPHIA

ALL THE PROGRESS WE'VE MADE
ON THEIR JUNGLED OUT BACKYARD.

CHECK OUT WHERE WE'RE AT.

WOW.
WHAT A CHANGE.

YEAH, IT LOOKS
LIKE A BIG MESS SO FAR,

RIGHT?
I'D SAY.

CAN YOU START TO SEE
THE VISION YET?

NO.
YEAH, IT DOESN'T LOOK GREAT.

IT LOOKS MORE LIKE A WAR ZONE
THAN A LUXURIOUS POOL.

ARE YOU GONNA BE
KEEPING THAT TILE?

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL TILES,
AREN'T THEY?

YOU DON'T WANT 'EM?
NO.

NO, WE'RE TAKING ALL THAT OUT.

YEAH, WE'RE GONNA DO A BEAUTIFUL
DEEP BLUE INTERIOR FINISH

OVER EVERYTHING.
GIVE IT THAT LAGOON LOOK.

IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT
FOR ME TO BE ABLE

TO HAVE SOPHIA HERE
TO SEE THE VISION,

TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON.

JUST SO SHE CAN REALLY
SEE THIS IS HAPPENING.

THIS IS KINDA THE LAYOUT.
YOU CAN SEE OVER HERE

YOU HAVE SEATING ALL THE WAY
DOWN THE SIDE RIGHT THERE.

YOU COULD HAVE YOUR FRIENDS JUST
FILL UP ALL THE WAY

DOWN THAT WHOLE BENCH
ON YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY.

YEAH.
THE SPA'S GONNA BE OVER THERE.

TO THE RIGHT OF IT, THAT'S GONNA
BE WHERE THE GROTTO IS.

AND THEN, IF YOU WANT,
YOU CAN CLIMB ON TOP OF IT

AND JUMP INTO THE DEEP AREA.

SOUNDS FUN.
YOU GETTIN' EXCITED YET?

YES.
ALL RIGHT.

SO HOW'S EVERYTHING ELSE LOOK
BECAUSE ONCE WE GET

THE SHOTCRETE IN, WE CAN'T
CHANGE ANYTHING.

LOOKS GOOD SO FAR.
GOT YOUR SEAL

OF APPROVAL
TO KEEP GOING FORWARD?

ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.

AWESOME.
SEE YA, JOHN.

THANKS, LUCAS.
ALL RIGHT, SOPHIA.

SEE YOU GUYS.

NOW THAT I HAVE
THEIR SEAL OF APPROVAL,

I JUST HAVE TO FINISH UP
THE FRAMEWORK

SO I CAN GET THE SHOTCRETE IN.

TO CREATE THE PEDESTAL
FOR THE FIRE TABLE,

WE'RE TAKING
A LARGE FORM TUBE

AND PUTTING IT AROUND THE REBAR

THAT WILL LATER GET
FILLED WITH SHOTCRETE

TO GIVE THE BASE ITS SHAPE.

WE ALSO HAVE ALL NEW PLUMBING
GOING INTO THIS POOL.

IT'S SHOTCRETE DAY
HERE AT THE BELSITOS'.

WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOOT
39 YARDS OF SHOTCRETE.

IT'S GONNA FORM THE POOL SHELL.

SO WHAT'S UP, BILLY?
HOW WE MAKIN' OUT?

WE'RE DOIN' GOOD.
WE'RE DOIN' REALLY GOOD.

BILLY'S HERE
WORKING WITH US HELPING

WITH THE LAYOUT DIG STEEL
AND SHOTCRETE.

WHAT WE'RE TRYIN' TO DO NOW
IS FIGURE OUT THE HEIGHT

OF OUR TABLE TOP.

THE TOP OF THE FIRE PIT
IS A FUNCTIONAL TABLE AS WELL.

SO WHEN THEY'RE SITTING
IN THE WATER AROUND THAT FIRE,

THEY'LL HAVE A PLACE
TO SET A DRINK OR WHATEVER.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT THE TABLE

DOESN'T END UP TOO HIGH

SO WHEN YOU'RE SITTING
AT IT YOU'RE REACHING UP.

I WANT IT TO BE AS FAR
DOWN AS WE CAN

WITHOUT GETTING EVERYTHING WET.

OKAY.

THE OTHER THING IS,
I NOTICE YOU KINDA

HAVE THIS AS A "L"
RIGHT NOW.

I WANNA MAKE SURE
WE DO A ROUNDED BENCH.

SO THAT WAY WHEN YOU'RE SITTING
AROUND THE TABLE,

YOU DON'T HAVE SPOTS
WHERE YOU'RE,

LIKE, REACHING OUT
FOR THE TABLE...

IT'S JUST RIGHT THERE.

NO PROBLEM.
ALL RIGHT, MAN.

THANK YOU.
SEE YA.

♪♪♪♪

TODAY I'M ON MY WAY
TO SEE ROBERT.

HE'S GOT
THIS STONE FABRICATION SHOP

THAT HE CAN PRETTY MUCH
MAKE ANYTHING.

'SUP, ROBERT.
HOW ARE, BUDDY?

GOOD, BUDDY.
FOR THE BELSITO PROJECT,

I'M REALLY TRYING
TO GIVE IT THAT JUNGLE FEEL.

AND WHEN I THINK OF JUNGLES,
I THINK OF VOLCANOES AND LAVA.

SO, WHAT'S THE NEW PROJECT?
GOT A COOL PROJECT...

REALLY KINDA JUNGLED OUT THEME.

IT'D BE COOL
TO HAVE IT ALMOST LOOK

LIKE LAVA OOZING
THROUGH THE GROTTO.

I KNOW LUCAS
APPROXIMATELY 10 YEARS.

I LOVE TO WORK WITH HIM
BECAUSE HE PICK MY BRAIN.

ALL I COULD COME UP WITH
IN MY MIND

WAS THINKING LIKE SOME KIND
OF TRANSLUCENT STONE

THAT WAS BACKLIT.

SO IT WAS GLOWING
AND KINDA LIT UP...

JUST, LIKE, REALLY COOL EFFECT.

LUCAS IS CRAZY, MAN.

HOPIN' YOU HAVE SOME ONYX

OR SOMETHIN'
LIKE THAT KICKIN' AROUND.

LET'S GO AND SEE, I GUESS.

LUCAS NEVER BRING EASY JOB
FOR US.

THAT MATERIAL, LUCAS, IT'S - -

IT'S A UTAH ONYX.

IT IS A SEE-THROUGH MATERIAL.

I MEAN, I LIKE HOW THE LIGHT
COMES THROUGH THAT KINDA

ORANGE-Y COLOR.
THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

BUT I DON'T JUST
LIKE A SLAB OF POLISHED ONYX.

I WANNA KEEP THE LOOK
OF THE NATURAL STONE...

THAT ROUGH KINDA SKIN ON IT...

SO IT LOOKS MORE ORGANIC.

THIS IS LIKE A SHIELD.

LIGHT WILL NOT
COME THROUGH EVER.

REALLY. IF YOU'RE SAYING
THAT THIS ISN'T TRANSLUCENT,

WHAT I NEED TO DO IS KINDA STRIP
THAT OFF BUT LEAVE THE TEXTURE.

WHAT?
ROBERT'S GONNA

TAKE THIS NATURAL STONE,

PEEL OFF THE CRUST WITHOUT
TAKING AWAY THE CHARACTER.

I WANNA REALLY KEEP AS MUCH

OF THAT NATURAL MOTHER NATURE'S
LOOK AS POSSIBLE,

AND JUST CAREFULLY TAKE
THIS RIND OFF OF IT SOMEHOW.

WOW.
NOW YOU MAKE ME WORK. UM...

MANY TIMES,
HE ASKING ME QUESTIONS

I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWERS.

LOOKING AT ROBERT'S FACE

RIGHT NOW, I'M REALIZING
I MAY NOT GET WHAT I WANT.

IT WILL BE TOUGH,
I'M TELLING YOU.

WOW.
IF THERE'S A GUY

THAT CAN DO IT, I KNOW IT'S YOU.

I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW,
I NEVER DID THAT BEFORE.

TODAY I'M HERE
AT MY FRIEND ROBERT'S SHOP.

I HAVE THIS UNIQUE PROJECT WHERE
I'M TRYING TO CREATE ALMOST

LIKE A LAVA LOOK
OF KINDA ROCK

MELTING OUT OF THE BACKSIDE
OF THE GROTTO.

LOOKING FOR THE TEXTURE...

THE KINDA NATURALNESS OF THIS.

BUT IT'S GOTTA BE TRANSLUCENT.

AND FOR ONCE, I THINK I MAY HAVE
GIVEN ROBERT A CHALLENGE

THAT HE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO.

IT WILL BE TOUGH,
I'M TELLING YOU.

WE'LL HAVE TO PEEL IT OUT,
KINDA HONE IT DOWN,

SEMI-POLISH ALMOST,
AND THEN SANDBLAST THE BACK.

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOTTA WORK.

IT IS A LOTTA WORK,
BUT IT'S PROBABLY WORTH IT

BECAUSE THIS IS UNIQUE
LOOKING MATERIAL.

I GUESS AS LONG
AS I HAVE THE MONEY

YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT, RIGHT?

YES, WE WILL.

PUT IN THE ORDER.
I WANT THAT ROCK, MAN.

IT SOUNDS GOOD.
I WILL DO IT FOR YOU.

AWESOME, MAN.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SOUNDS GOOD.

THANKS FOR THE BUSINESS.
YOU GOT IT.

AFTER LUCAS PICKS
THE RIGHT BOULDER,

IT IS A LONG PROCESS.

FIRST, WE CUT THIS ONYX IN HALF
WITH A 10 FOOT BLADE.

SECOND STEP WILL BE
TO PEEL THAT SKIN OFF.

FIRST, CHISELING, THEN WE START
HONING THE FACE OF THE STONE.

AFTER WE PEEL THAT SKIN OFF,
WE TURN THAT BLOCK AROUND

AND WE START CUTTING INSIDE
TO MAKE THAT SKIN THINNER

UNTIL WE'RE LEFT
WITH JUST A SHELL.

SO IT'S TRANSLUCENT.

♪♪♪♪

SWEET,
THE ROCKS JUST GOT HERE!

COME ON, GUYS!
WE GOT ROCKS!

I'VE GOT 36 TON
OF TENNESSEE FIELD STONE

COMING TO THIS JOB.

THAT ROCK'S GONNA GIVE IT THAT
JUNGLED OUT LOOK,

AND THE LARGEST ROCK
I HAVE IT OVER 6,200 POUNDS.

THIS ONE'S GOT
A LOT OF CHARACTER HERE.

IT'S GOT ALL THESE CHANNELS
FOR WATER TO COME DOWN.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL RIGHT THERE.

PLACING THESE ROCKS IS ALMOST
LIKE A GAME OF CHESS.

YOU CAN'T JUST THINK,"
THAT ROCK LOOKS GOOD THERE."

YOU GOTTA PLAN,
LIKE, 10 STEPS AHEAD.

IT'S A CONSTANT GAME

OF JUST VISUALIZING THE FUTURE
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

HOW TO MAKE THE VISION
THAT'S IN MY MIND COME TO LIFE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE CRASH A WHILE
TO UNLOAD THE BIG BOULDERS,

BUT I'M GONNA GET OLD MAN
AND SUNSHINE

STARTED ON THE SMALLER ROCKS
FOR THE VENEERING.

HEY, OLD MAN, I GOT
A BATCH OF ROCKS FOR YA.

GOOD.
ANYTHING, DECENT SIZE?

AT THE BELSITOS' THERE'S GONNA
BE A LOT OF VENEERING.

WE HAVE THE COTTAGE
THAT WE HAVE TO VENEER,

THE INSIDE SHELL
OF THE POOL ON BOTH SIDES.

THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO THERE.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF TIME.

♪♪♪♪

THE TRICK IS FINDING PIECES
THAT FIT WELL TOGETHER.

IT'S LIKE A BIG JIGSAW PUZZLE.

BUT WHEN IT FITS TOGETHER,
IT JUST FEELS RIGHT.

AND YOU KEEP ON WORKIN'
YOUR WAY DOWN THE WALL.

WHEN YOU'RE DONE, CLEAN IT UP,

GROUT IT, WASH IT AND VIOLA!

ONE WALL DONE
AND WHOLE LOT MORE TO GO.

NOW THAT I HAVE THE ROCKS
UNLOADED AND SORTED,

I'M READY TO START
BUILDING MY GROTTO.

THIS JOB SEEMS TO BE EVEN
A LITTLE BIT MORE STRESSFUL.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!
DON'T MOVE!

WE HAVE TO SWING THESE ROCKS
OVER A WALL

AND TRY NOT TO HIT
THESE TWO ROOFS

THAT ARE REALLY
PRETTY CLOSE TOGETHER.

NORMALLY,
WHEN YOU'RE SETTING ROCKS

AND YOU CAN SEE WHERE
THEY'RE GOING, IS ONE THING.

HOW CLOSE AM I?

BUT THIS ONE...

YEAH, YOU GOTTA
SWING IT THAT WAY!

YOU'RE TRYING TO HEAR
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL.

YOU GOT THE ROOF.

I MEAN, IT - - IT'S CRAZY.

HOLD IT!

KEEP THE ROCK OFF THE WALL!

COULD LUCAS NOT HIT EVERYTHING
WITH THIS GIANT ROCK?

THE PIPE, THE PIPE!
YOU CAN'T BREAK THAT PIPE!

YOU'RE ON THE PIPE!
STOP!

HOLD UP!

CAN YOU LIFE IT UP ANY HIGHER?

I'M TRYING.

YOU CAN'T TAKE OUT
THE ROOF EITHER.

ALL RIGHT, YOU CLEARED IT.

GETTING THESE LARGE
BOULDERS INTO THIS TIGHT SPACE

IS GONNA BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

BUT IT'S A CRUCIAL PART
OF THIS JUNGLE THEMED LAGOON.

HOW MUCH FARTHER?

I REALLY WANNA GET THIS ROCK,
CLOSE AS I CAN,

SAFELY TO THE EDGE.

FROM THE BOTTOM
AND TO THE CORNER.

HOLD ON.
RIGHT THERE?

ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S BETTER.

MY BOARD'S GONNA BREAK.

****.

WELL, IT'S IN PLACE.

BUT I'M NOT CONFIDENT
IT'S GONNA STAY THERE.

THERE'S MORE
OF THIS ROCK HANGIN'

OVER THE POOL THAN THIS.

THERE'S NOT
ENOUGH WEIGHT BACK HERE.

I DON'T SEE IT
GOIN' ANYWHERE.

IT IS NOT GONNA
STAY ON THAT LEDGE.

THERE'S MORE OF
THIS ROCK HANGIN' OVER THE POOL.

IT IS NOT GONNA
STAY ON THAT LEDGE.

LOOKS PRETTY GOOD.
LOOKS PRETTY SOLID TO ME.

THESE GUYS THINK
THIS ROCK'S GONNA STAY.

BUT I'M THE ONE THAT HAS
TO GET UNDERNEATH IT AND MUD IT.

PUT THE TEETH IN THE FRONT

TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING
IN THE POOL.

ALL RIGHT. DOWN.
IF YOU CAN.

ALL RIGHT.
GOT IT.

SHOULD STAY.

WELL, LUCAS HAS A LITTLE BIT
OF GENIUS IN HIS CRAZY.

HE WAS RIGHT.

THAT ROCK ISN'T GOIN' ANYWHERE.

BUT THE QUICKER WE GET
THESE OTHER ROCKS IN PLACE

TO HELP WEDGE IT IN, THE BETTER.

ALL RIGHT.
COMIN' OVER.

BE CAREFUL!

YOU CAN'T BUMP THE OTHER ROCK,
YOU'LL KNOCK IT IN THE POOL!

HOW CLOSE IS HE GETTIN'
TO THAT ROCK?

DON'T LET HIM HIT IT.

YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.

PERFECT.
WELL THEN HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

LEMME GO LOOK AT IT
FROM THE FRONT.

HEY, CRASH, JUMP
ON THIS MACHINE.

NEXT STEP IS THE BUILD-UP

AND PLACE ALL THE SUPPORTING
ROCKS FOR THE GROTTO.

SOME ROCKS ARE EASY TO PLACE.

AND SOME ROCKS, NOT SO MUCH.

COME DOWN.
ALL RIGHT.

I CAN'T HOLD IT NO LONGER.

BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF ROOM IN THE BACK

TO MOVE THE EXCAVATOR,

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO GET REALLY
CREATIVE PLACING THESE ROCKS.

HEY, HAVE HIM PICK IT UP AGAIN.

LIFT UP A LITTLE BIT MORE.
THERE.

OKAY, DOWN.

DOWN.
NOW, DOWN.

THAT'S A LOT BETTER.
THAT LOOKS AWESOME THERE.

I MEAN...
I'M EXHAUSTED.

THIS IS COOL?

THE ROCK WORK'S REALLY
STARTIN' TO TAKE SHAPE.

THIS TRANSFORMATION'S
COMING TOGETHER,

AND I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT.

WOMAN, YOU LIKE MY IDEA
OF MAKING, LIKE,

A STREAM COME IN THROUGH
THE BACK SIDE OF THE GROTTO,

AND THEN WORK ITS WAY DOWN
AND THEN FLOW THROUGH IT.

SO WHEN YOU GET
INSIDE THE GROTTO,

YOU CAN KINDA TURN
YOUR HEAD AROUND

AND FIND THIS, LIKE,
SECRET LITTLE STREAM.

STREAM CAVE.

I'LL GO SEE
WHAT THE NEXT ROCKS ARE.

OKAY.

♪♪♪♪

WE'RE HERE IN MYAKKA STATE PARK

IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA

WITH MY SON, LUCAS,
HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE, GALEN,

AND MY TWO AWESOME GRANDSONS,

FINN AND INEASA.

THE BELSITOS, THEY'VE GOT
THIS VERY TROPICAL

AND VERY JUNGLE-Y BACKYARD,

LIKE HERE AT MYAKKA STATE PARK.

SO WE'RE GONNA EXPLORE SOME
AND GET SOME INSPIRATION

FOR MY SECRET SURPRISE
FOR SOPHIA.

OOH. HEAR THE BIRDIE?

HEAR THE BIRDS?

WHERE IS HE?
THERE HE IS.

SEE THE LITTLE BIRD?
HE'S SINGING FOR YOU.

HE SAYS, "WELCOME
TO THE JUNGLE, ASA."

HERE AT MYAKKA STATE PARK,
THERE'S A CANOPY WALK,

WHICH IS A BRIDGE HIGH
UP IN THE TREELINE.

WHICH IS REALLY COOL BECAUSE
IT TAKES YOU UP INTO THE TREES.

LOOK, SEE THE BRIDGE?
YEAH.

WE LOVE TO BE OUTSIDE AND DO
OUTDOOR THINGS AS A FAMILY.

YOU WANNA RUN ACROSS IT?
YES!

I WANNA GO HIGH UP THERE!

BEIN' UP IN THAT BRIDGE
WAS REALLY AWESOME.

I MEAN, IT'S A BIRD'S EYE VIEW

OF THE FOREST FLOOR.

GET TO SEE SOME PLANTS

UP CLOSE THAT YOU CAN'T NORMALLY
SEE WHEN YOU'RE ON THE GROUND.

SO THESE FERNS
ARE CALLED RESURRECTION FERNS,

AND THESE ARE ACTUALLY ORCHIDS.

WOW, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I LIKE THE COLOR

OF THIS BRIDGE 'CAUSE
IT BLENDS IN WITH THE NATURE

AROUND WITH THE TREES
AND THE LEAVES.

BEING ON THIS BRIDGE,

LUCAS AND I ARE COMING UP
WITH SOME IDEAS.

MAYBE DOIN' A LITTLE BRIDGE
OVER TO THE ISLAND FOR SOPHIA.

PROBABLY NOT
ANYTHING THIS ELABORATE,

BUT AT LEAST WE'VE GOT
SOME IDEAS NOW

SO WE CAN KICK IT
AROUND SOME MORE

WHEN WE GET BACK
TO THE BELSITOS'.

BRIDGES ARE COOL.

♪♪♪♪

THE TEAM HAS GOTTEN A LOT DONE.

THE STREAM AND THE INTERIOR
OF THE GROTTO ARE BUILT,

BUT I'M ANXIOUS
TO GET IT TOPPED OFF.

HEY, YOU GUYS READY
FOR THE GROTTO ROCK, YET?

SLOW DOWN, SONNY BOY,
I GOT ALL THIS MUD

I GOTTA CLEAN OFF THESE ROCKS.

MY SON CAN BE
A LITTLE IMPATIENT AT TIMES.

WELL, AND I'M ALSO THINKING,
NOW, TO ADD A SECOND GROTTO

OVER THE SPA....

REALLY?
ANOTHER GROTTO?

YOU GOT WATERFALLS GOIN'
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

WELL, I GOT
ANOTHER BIG ROCK LEFT OVER

AND IT WON'T COMPLETELY
COVER IT.

BUT I THINK KINDA CADDY-CORNER
IT OFF THIS SIDE,

KINDA SPILLING IN AT AN ANGLE,
WOULD LOOK AWESOME.

ESPECIALLY FROM
IN THEIR BEDROOM.

THAT WOULD BE SWEET, RIGHT?

SO YOU'RE GONNA ACTUALLY
SPILL OVER THIS SIDE?

YEAH.
I WANNA DO BOTH.

WELL, LUCAS
HAS THESE GREAT IDEAS.

EVERY TIME WE GO TO DO IT,

IT'S ALWAYS GOTTA BE
BIGGER AND COOLER.

SO I'M ALWAYS INSPIRED TO SEE
HOW IT ALWAYS TURNS OUT.

THIS IS NO EASY TASK

GETTING THESE HEAVY ROCKS
OVER THE WALL INTO PLACE.

WE'RE HAVING
TO USE TWO MACHINES IN TANDEM

TO TRY TO SAFELY DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, CRASH,
WE'RE GONNA GO UP FIRST!

OOH...

PUSH YOUR END OUT, SUNSHINE.

HOW'S THAT?
ONE MORE FOOT!

I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE SAFE
TO GO ANOTHER FOOT.

LEMME TRY JUST WHATEVER I CAN.

ALL RIGHT, STOP!
RIGHT THERE, PUT IT DOWN!

NOW, LET'S GO AHEAD
AND GET THE STRAPS OFF.

NOW THAT WE HAVE
OUR MAIN GROTTO TOPPED OFF,

WE NEED TO START BUILDING
THE WALLS AROUND THE SPA.

THEN WE CAN SET OUR SECOND LID
TO FORM OUR MINI SPA GROTTO.

SO YOU GUYS READY FOR
GROTTO NUMBER TWO, OR WHAT?

YEAH! WOO!
LET'S GO!

ALL RIGHT.

PERFECT.

THE LIDS ARE ON.

NOW IT'S TIME TO CHECK OUT
MY DOUBLE GROTTO.

YEAH, I LIKE IT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH
THAT ADDS TO IT.

I MEAN, THIS LOOKS AWESOME.

HEY, LUCAS,
IS THIS YOUR FIRST TWIN GROTTO?

WELL, THIS WOULD BE
MY FIRST CONJOINED TWIN GROTTO.

THEY'RE ATTACHED AT THE HIP.
HOT AND COLD.

I LOVE IT.
NICE JOB, GUYS.

♪♪♪♪

I FINALLY HAVE SOME TIME

TO WORK ON MY SURPRISE
FOR SOPHIA,

BUT IT'S NOT A ONE-WOMAN JOB.

I'M GONNA RECRUIT
SOME OF THE GUYS TO HELP ME OUT.

I THOUGHT IT'D BE REALLY COOL
TO GIVE SOPHIA ACCESS

TO GO OVER
TO THIS LITTLE ISLAND,

WHERE SOPHIA AND HER FRIENDS
CAN HANG OUT.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A LITTLE
BIT TOO JUNGLE-Y.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE
THAT SHE CAN SEE

WHERE SHE'S WALKING
AND SHE CAN SEE

ANY CRITTERS
THAT MIGHT BE OVER THERE.

SNAKES.
EXACTLY.

NOW, TO GET STARTED,
WE GOTTA GET OVER THERE.

YEAH, HOW ARE WE GONNA DO THAT?
SO I BROUGHT THIS

EXTENSION LADDER.
WE GOTTA WALK ACROSS THAT?

YEAH. I'M GONNA PUT
A PLANK ON IT.

WHAT ARE WE, PIRATES?

LOOK AT THAT.

WOW, PERFECT.
THAT'S OUR BRIDGE.

SOPHIA'S REAL BRIDGE
WILL BE MADE OUT OF WOOD

TO BETTER BLEND IN
WITH THE NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

SO THIS IS THE SPOT RIGHT HERE.

BASICALLY, I JUST WANT A PATH
FROM THE BRIDGE

OVER INTO THIS LITTLE AREA HERE.

TO CLEAR THE AREA,
WE HAVE TO GET RID

OF SOME OF THE UNDERBRUSH.

SOME OF THESE FERNS CAN
RE-LOCATE INTO THE COURTYARD.

AND WHAT WE DON'T USE, WE
CAN SIMPLY PUT SOME PLACE ELSE

IN THIS JUNGLE-Y AREA

WHERE IT WILL RE-GROW
ON ITS OWN.

ONCE THE AREA'S CLEARED,
I'M GONNA LAY

DOWN AN ALL-NATURAL MULCH.

WE'LL THEN ADD A FEW PIECES
OF SUSTAINABLE FURNITURE

TO KEEP WITH THE OUTDOOR THEME.

OLD MAN, WHAT THE HECK
ARE YOU DOIN'?

IT'S COMFORTABLE.

LET'S SEE HOW COMFORTABLE
IT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE

IF YOU FALL OFF
AND LAND IN THE WOODS!

YOU FOLK ON TWITTER
ASK, "HOW MANY NAPS

DOES OLD MAN TAKE
IN ONE DAY ON THE JOB?"

WELL, LEMME FINISH MY NAP
AND I'LL GET BACK TO YOU

WITH THE ANSWER.

TO ANSWER YOU TWITTER QUESTION,
"HOW MANY NAPS

DOES OLD MAN TAKE IN ONE DAY
ON THE JOB?" IT'S ACTUALLY ZERO.

I JUST CLOSE MY EYES
TO DE-STRESS FROM WOMAN GETTIN'

ON MY NERVES.

LUCAS HAS ME IN CHARGE
OF THE FIRE FEATURES HERE

AT THE BELSITO JOB.

WE ALREADY HAVE THE BASE
FOR THE FIRE PIT.

OUR NEXT STEP
IS TO RUN GAS LINES

AND LOW-VOLTAGE WIRE
FOR IGNITERS.

THESE GAS LINES WILL NOT ONLY
FEED OUR FIRE PIT,

BUT WILL RUN UNDERNEATH THE POOL

AND FEED TWO MINI FIRE FEATURES

THAT WE'RE GONNA BUILD
ON EITHER SIDE OF THE GROTTO.

WITH THAT DONE, MY NEXT STEP
IS TO BUILD MY FORM,

THEN I CAN POUR MY TABLE.

WHAT, ARE YOU ADMIRING
MY MASTERPIECE HERE?

WITH THE FIRE, IT'S GONNA BE
A REALLY COOL FOCAL POINT.

THIS THING'S GONNA
LOOK GOOD AT NIGHT.

BUT DURING THE DAY, I WANT
IT TO BE KINDA UNDERSTATED.

I WANNA DO 3 INCHES
OF CONCRETE HERE,

WE GOT 3 1/2 HERE.

I'M CONCERNED
THAT REGULAR STEEL REBAR INSIDE

OF HERE BEING SUBMERGED
OVER TIME,

IT COULD RUST AND THEN EXPAND
AND BLOW THIS TABLE APART.

SO WE NEED TO USE
FIBERGLASS IN HERE.

ALSO, I WANNA ADD FIBER GLASS
TO THE CONCRETE MIX

AND CHOCOLATE BROWN DYE
SO IT BLENDS IN AND MATCHES

WITH ALL THE STONEWORK
WE'VE DONE SO FAR.

WELL, SINCE I GOT YOUR APPROVAL
ON THIS, I'LL MOVE FORWARD.

I'LL GET THE REBAR PUT IN HERE.

CRASH AND BURN, RIGHT?

WITH THE FIBER GLASS REBAR
IN PLACE,

WE WILL FILL
THE FORM WITH CONCRETE,

LEVEL IT OUT AND LET IT SET.

WHEN IT'S DONE, WE'LL HAVE

A PRETTY COOL LOOKIN'
FIRE TABLE.

NOW THAT I HAVE THE BULK
OF THE GROTTO BUILT,

I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE
THIS ONYX BOULDER

THAT ROBERT CARVED GO IN.

BUT I'M NERVOUS
BECAUSE IT'S HEAVY

AND WE HAVE TO GET
ACROSS THE POOL

IN ORDER TO PLACE IT
INSIDE THE GROTTO.

THIS IS A $13,000 ROCK.

I DON'T HAVE
THE TIME OR THE MONEY

TO REPLACE IT IF WE BREAK IT
OR IT DOESN'T WORK.

NICE!
SEXY!

I WAS TALKIN'
ABOUT THE ROCK, NOT YOU LUCAS.

NO TIME FOR JOKES.

MY GOSH.

STEP OVER.
GO AND STEP OVER.

I'M GONNA STEP ON THIS ROCK.
OKAY.

WATCH, THERE'S A LITTLE PIECE
OF ROCK IN FRONT OF YA.

CAN'T SEE WHAT I'M DOIN'.
I DON'T KNOW.

OKAY.

YOU'RE - - YOU'RE GOOD
WITH YOUR LEFT FOOT, JOHN.

OKAY.

OKAY, THERE YA GO.
I TESTED FIRST.

OKAY.
TESTED THE WATER.

HERE - - HERE - - HERE WE GO.
HAND IT OFF TO CRASH.

HOPE IT FITS.

YEAH.
YEAH, WE COULD DO THAT.

WOW, IT'S ACTUALLY
PRETTY COMFORTABLE.

IT'S NICE AND SMOOTH...

PUT THE HEAD BACK.
YEAH.

I LIKE IT.
IT IS SMOOTH, WOW.

MAN, IF YOU GUYS
THINK THIS LOOKS GOOD NOW,

WAIT 'TIL IT'S ALL LIT UP
AND AT NIGHT IT'S GLOWING.

IT'S GONNA LOOK INCREDIBLE.

WELL, GOOD JOB, GUYS.
WE GOT IT IN,

WE DIDN'T BREAK IT.

SO I'D SAY THAT'S A WRAP.
LET'S GET OUTTA HERE.

WELL, THE KITCHEN
HAS COPPER WALLS,

OLD WOOD PANELING
AND UGLY BRICK.

IT'S JUST REALLY OUTTA DATE.
SO WOMAN

AND I ARE GONNA DO A REFRESH
AND MAKE IT LOOK MODERN.

TO START, WE'RE VENEERING
OVER THE UGLY BRICK

TO MATCH THE POOL AREA.

WE'RE ALSO BRIGHTENING UP
THE DARK WOOD

BY STAINING IT WITH
A PRETTIER WHITE WASH.

OUR TRAVERTINE JUST
GOT DELIVERED,

WHICH IS ABOUT 7 PALLETS
OF ROMAN BLEND TRAVERTINE,

WHICH IS GONNA COVER
ABOUT 1,000 SQUARE FEET.

WE'RE LAYING TRAVERTINE
NOT ONLY IN THE KITCHEN,

BUT ALSO AROUND THE POOL,
TYING EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

THIS IS GONNA MAKE
THIS POOL LOOK AWESOME.

HEY, GUYS!

THE TREES ARE HERE!
SWEET.

NOW IT'S
GONNA START LOOKIN' GOOD.

YEAH.

THE BELSITOS
WANT A JUNGLE THEME,

SO I'VE ORDERED A BUNCH
OF JUNGLE-LIKE PLANTS.

WOW, THESE BAMBOO PALMS
ARE BEAUTIFUL?

HERE YOU GO, CRASH.
THIS GOES ON THE INSIDE

ON THAT STRAIGHT WALL.

WHEN LUCAS WAS LITTLE,
I HAD MY OWN LANDSCAPE COMPANY

AND LUCAS STARTED WORKING FOR ME
WHEN HE WAS ABOUT 14 YEARS OLD.

I'VE BEEN IN THE PLANT BUSINESS

PRETTY MUCH
ALL OF MY ADULT LIFE.

OKAY, SUNSHINE, SO WE GOT
THE MAMMY CROTONS HERE.

GOT A REALLY LADY PALMS.
THAT'S A NICE SPECIMEN.

DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING TOO BIG,
BUT THIS IS, YOU KNOW,

YOU CAN STILL KINDA
SEE THROUGH IT

AND GET THAT JUNGLE EFFECT

WITHOUT LOSIN'
THE REAL JUNGLE BACK THERE.

RIGHT. AND ONCE IT GROWS IN, IT
REALLY IS GONNA LOOK JUNGLE-Y.

♪♪♪♪

I'M FRANK. I'M THE A/V
INTEGRATOR FOR LUCAS LAGOONS.

NO OUTDOOR LIVING ARE
IS COMPLETE

WITHOUT A SOUND SYSTEM
AND A NICE, BIG TV.

WHAT'S UP, LUCAS.
HEY, FRANKIE.

LUCAS CALLED ME OUT 'CAUSE
HE'S GOT A SPECIAL PROJECT.

I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW,
NOT ONLY DO

WE WANNA DO A FLAT SCREEN TV

AND THE SOUND SYSTEM
AND ALL THAT...

OKAY.

SOPHIA REMEMBERS WHEN SHE WAS
ABOUT 4, ONE THING

SHE USED TO LIKE
TO DO WITH HER DAD

WAS GO INTO THE HOT TUB

AND SHE HAD THIS LITTLE
PINK RADIO...

AND SO...

YOU'RE NOT GONNA ASK ME
FOR A PINK RADIO, ARE YA?

ACTUALLY, YEAH, THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA DO.

ALL SHE WANTED WAS
JUST TO PLAY SOME MUSIC

AND HANG OUT WITH DAD, SO,

WE DEFINITELY HAVE TO TAKE THAT
TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

SHE'S PROBABLY WANT SOMETHIN'

THAT STREAMS
FROM THE INTERNET...

LIVE MUSIC FROM HER PHONE.

SO I MIGHT NOT BE ABLE
TO GET YOU A RADIO...

BUT HOW ABOUT I FIND SOMETHING
AND MAKE SURE IT'S PINK?

SOUNDS GOOD.
JUST GET ME SOMETHIN'

THAT RESEMBLES THE PINK RADIO.

I'LL MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AWESOME, MAN.

YOU GOT IT. GOOD SEEIN' YA.
THANKS.

TODAY WE HAVE
SOME SPECIALTY FURNITURE

ARRIVING THAT I WANTED
FOR SOPHIA'S ISLAND SURPRISE.

I'M CELESTE, I OWN AND OPERATE
A WHOLESALE WAREHOUSE

IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.

WE SPECIALIZE IN SUSTAINABLE
AND RECLAIMED WOOD FURNITURE.

THERE'S A NICE PIECE
OF WOOD RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, THE SUSTAINABLE CHUNKS
OF WOOD WILL MAKE GREAT STOOLS.

AND THEY CAN BE FLIPPED OR
FLOPPED IN ANY DIRECTION, TOO.

SO, I GUESS THIS IS

WHAT YOU WERE THINKIN'
FOR SOPHIA'S BENCHES?

EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKIN'.
EVEN BETTER.

AND THEN WE GOT
THIS JUNGLE ANIMAL.

SOPHIA WILL LOVE THAT.
YEAH.

IT'S A BUSY TIME
AND WE'RE TRYING TO FINISH

THIS JUNGLE THEMED LAGOON.

I'VE GOT SUNSHINE
INSTALLING THE POOL PUMPS.

THE GUYS ARE HERE DOING
THE INTERIOR FINISH.

WE'RE BUILDING SOPHIA'S BRIDGE.

AND IN GENERAL,
IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK

AS WE PUSH TO THE END.

LET'S THROW SOME WATER IN THIS
THING AND LET THE MAGIC HAPPEN.

NICE.

HEY, TAMMY.
HI!

THANKS FOR HAVING US COME AGAIN!
YEAH.

TAMMY'S COMING
WITH THIS OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

LUCKILY, IT'S OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

IT'S MADE TO WITHSTAND
ALL TYPES OF WEATHER,

SO THE RAIN'S NOT
GONNA SLOW US DOWN.

WE'RE GONNA UNLOAD THAT TRUCK

AND STILL SET UP
ALL THE FURNITURE.

SO ALL THIS STUFF, I GUESS?

YEP.

WELL, WHEN WORKING IN THE RAIN,
EVERYTHING'S WET AD SLIPPERY.

I'M EVEN SOAKED DOWN
TO MY UNDERWEAR.

PERFECT.

LOOK AT THAT.

BAM.
LOOKS LIKE IT WAS MADE FOR IT.

YEP.

WE'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON
BEFORE THE BELSITOS

COME BACK TO SEE THEIR POOL.

FRANKIE IS INSTALLING THE TV

AND WE'RE INSTALLING
ALL NEW LIGHT FIXTURES.

ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS SOME LAST MINUTE DECOR

AND TO GIVE SOPHIA ACCESS
TO HER OWN PRIVATE ISLAND.

HOLD ON, GO SLOW.
I'M BALANCING HERE.

WOW!
THE ISLAND IS CONNECTED!

YES. AWESOME.

NOW, YOU GUYS REMEMBER
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE?

PINK PAVERS, THE BLUE TILE,
THE DATED POOL.

MY GOD.
I'M SO NERVOUS!

ALL RIGHT.
ONE, TWO, THREE!

CHECK IT OUT!
WOW.

I'M ABOUT TO SHOW
THE BELSITOS THEIR NEW POOL.

I HAD TWO MAIN INSPIRATIONS
FOR THIS PROJECT.

AND THAT WAS THIS JUNGLED
OUT BACKYARD

AND JOHN'S DAUGHTER, SOPHIA.

DURING THIS 8 WEEKS,
THERE WAS A LOT OF CHALLENGES.

HOLD IT!
KEEP THE ROCK OFF THE WALL!

THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE
WAS WORKING

BETWEEN THE HOUSE
AND THE COTTAGE.

MY BOARD'S GONNA BREAK.
****.

BUT WE PACKED A LOT OF COOLNESS
INTO A SMALL PACKAGE.

HOLD ON, GO SLOW.
SO I HOPE IT WENT FROM BEING

THE WORST PART OF THE PROPERTY
TO THE CROWNING JEWEL.

EXCITED TO SEE THE BACKYARD
FOR THE FIRST TIME?

I'M SO EXCITED.
I CAN'T WAIT.

ANXIOUS, ANXIOUS.

IT'S LIKE, ADRENALINE,
YOU KNOW, GOING THROUGH MY BODY.

WE CAN'T WAIT.
I KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
WELL, I'LL LEAD YOU BACK THERE.

KEEP YOUR EYES SHUT AND THEN
I'LL TELL YOU TO OPEN 'EM

AND JUST LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU THINK.

OKAY.
LET'S DO IT!

LET'S DO IT.
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

NOT BECAUSE I DON'T THINK
IT'S TOTALLY AMAZING,

BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

I KNOW YOU CAN ALREADY START
TO HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON.

I CAN - - I CAN HEAR IT!

BUYING THIS HOUSE
HAS BEEN REALLY THE KIND

OF A CULMINATION
OF HAVING A NEW START

AND A NEW FAMILY
TOGETHER WITH THIS.

LIKE A NEW CHAPTER.
EXACTLY.

STOP HERE.

NOW, YOU GUYS REMEMBER
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE?

THERE WAS NOTHING
INVITING OUT HERE.

PINK PAVERS, THE BLUE TILE,
THE DATED POOL.

MY GOD, I'M SO NERVOUS!

IT FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS.

LIKE, MY HEART IS POUNDING.

ONE, ONE AND A HALF...

I CAN'T SIT STILL ANY LONGER.
ALL RIGHT.

ONE, TWO, THREE!
CHECK IT OUT!

MY GOD!

WOW.

HOLY...
UNBELIEVABLE.

INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS...

IS THIS THE SAME POOL?

LOOK AT THAT!
I'M, LIKE, TINGLY.

THE WATER...
IT LOOKS LIKE A REAL JUNGLE!

WOW! THIS DOESN'T EVEN LOOK
LIKE THE SAME POOL.

SO WHAT DO YOU
THINK, SOPHIA?

WOW.
THE ROCK WORK

AROUND THE POOL LOOKS CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, WATER'S COMING
FROM ALL DIFFERENT ANGLES

AND DIRECTIONS.

AND WHEN YOU GET
INSIDE THE GROTTO,

YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO LOOK BACK AND SEE

ANOTHER LITTLE STREAM UP
IN THERE.

IT'S SO COOL.

HAVING TWO GROTTOS...

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
I'M AMAZED.

AND THEN, OF COURSE,
YOU KNOW, NO PINK PAVERS.

THE TRAVERTINE'S BEAUTIFUL.

YEAH. AND BECAUSE WE WERE TRYIN'
TO GIVE IT A NATURAL LOOK,

WE VENEERED THIS ENTIRE WALL
WITH STONE,

ALL THE WAY DOWN THE RIGHT
SIDE, THE LEFT SIDE...

YOU HAVE NATURAL STONE
AROUND THE WHOLE THING.

EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED.

THIS IS LIKE
THE ULTIMATE FIRE PIT.

ONLY YOU COULD PUT FIRE
IN A POOL.

YEAH. IT'S HOT IN FLORIDA
MOST OF THE TIME.

SO IF YOU WANNA SIT
AROUND THE FIRE,

YOU GOTTA BE COOL IN THE POOL.
I MEAN, YOU GOT A TABLE.

YOU CAN PUT
YOUR DRINK DOWN ON IT.

I CAN'T IMAGINE IT GETTING
ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE.

SO LET'S KINDA
START WITH THE KITCHEN

AND I'LL LEAD YOU AROUND
TO EVERYWHERE ELSE.

SO HERE'S
YOUR OUTDOOR KITCHEN AREA.

WOW.
IT WAS SUPER DATED.

IT WAS KINDA ALL OVER THE PLACE
WITH THE PINK PAVERS,

THAT GOLD BACK SPLASH
YOU HATED AROUND THERE.

YOU GOT RID OF IT.
OLD MAN AND WOMAN

DID ALL THE STONE VENEERING
AROUND EVERYTHING,

CHANGED OUT ALL THE FIXTURES.

YOU KNOW, BROUGHT IT
INTO THIS CENTURY.

THIS IS GREAT.
AND THEN, FRANKIE, OF COURSE,

CAME IN AND PUT
IN A NICE FLAT SCREEN TV

FOR YOU GUYS.
THAT'S NICE.

WITH THE GOLD BACK SPLASH
BEING GONE, I'M IN HEAVEN.

YOU GUYS REMEMBER THIS AREA?
YEAH.

SOPHIA, YOU TOLD ME
ABOUT YOU AND YOUR DAD

HANGING OUT IN THE SPA, SO - -
SO THERE'S THE SPA.

YOU GUYS CAN HANG OUT
AND ADD BRENDA TO THAT STORY.

I MEAN, HOW DOES THIS SPA
COMPARE TO THE ONE

YOU TOLD ME THE STORY ABOUT?

WELL, YOU DEFINITELY DID BETTER.
I THINK THAT ME AND MY DAD

ARE GOING BE ABLE
TO HAVE MORE MEMORIES

AND BE ABLE TO TALK
AND BOND BETTER FOR SURE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
A SPA LIKE THIS BEFORE.

THIS IS...
NO WAY.

THIS IS AMAZING.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME

DOING A DUAL GROTTO SYSTEM

WHERE THE ONE ON THE LEFT
CAN BE HOT OR COLD.

AND OF COURSE WE HAD
TO BRING THE JUNGLE IN HERE.

SO WE GOT PALMS ALL AROUND,

ALL KINDS OF LUSH PLANTINGS.

HOW DO THE PLANTS STAY ALIVE
WITH THE CHLORINATED WATER?

GREAT QUESTION.

A UV OZONE SYSTEM,

SO THAT WAY YOU JUST NEED
A TRACE AMOUNT OF CHLORINE

SO THE PLANTS CAN ACTUALLY
THRIVE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT.

WOW.
REALLY WITH THE ROCK WORK

AND THE PLANTS AND THE FIRE...

JUST GIVES
THAT TRUE JUNGLE LOOK.

I MEAN, IT REALLY FEEL...
THE COLORS.

THIS IS PARADISE.

I'M NOT GONNA
WANNA GO ANYWHERE.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COME ON DOWN

AND CHECK OUT
WOMAN'S FAVORITE AREA.

I THINK SOPHIA'S
GONNA LOVE HER ISLAND.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN SAVING FOREVER

AND I STILL DON'T
HAVE AN ISLAND.

SO THIS IS CALLED
SOPHIA'S ISLAND.

THIS IS FOR ME?
YEAH.

THIS IS YOUR OWN BRIDGE
TO YOUR OWN ISLAND.

CAN I GO ACROSS IT?
YES, BE THE FIRST ONE!

SOPHIA'S ISLAND IS GREAT.

I REALLY LIKE IT A LOT.
LIKE, A LOT.

ALL THESE BENCHES
ARE RECLAIMED WOOD,

SO THEY CAN STAY OUTSIDE.

YOU CAN ACTUALLY STILL
SEE THE WATERFALL

FROM HERE, WHICH IS COOL.

I LIKE HAVING A PLACE
FOR JUST ME 'CAUSE

THEN I CAN SIT DOWN IN MY
HAMMOCK AND, LIKE, READ A BOOK.

OR I CAN COME OUT HERE AND,
LIKE, BE NEXT TO NATURE.

I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA
OF HAVING MY OWN LITTLE PLACE.

THANK YOU.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YEAH, THANK YOU.
WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH.

AWESOME. WELL, YOU KNOW
YOUR TALKING LIKE THIS IS IT,

- BUT THERE'S MORE TO SEE.
- I LOVE THE ISLAND.

I WANT IT TO BE SOPHIA
AND BRENDA'S ISLAND,

BUT SHE'S NOT GONNA
LET THAT HAPPEN.

OF COURSE, FRANKIE CAME IN HERE,

DID A REALLY NICE
OUTDOOR A/V SYSTEM.

AND FROM YOUR TABLET,
YOU CAN OPERATE THE POOL SYSTEM,

YOUR MUSIC, EVERYTHING.

FOR EXAMPLE...

THE JUNGLE.
GOT SOME JUNGLE MUSIC!

IT'S ALL OVER...

COMING FROM THERE, THERE.
THIS IS GREAT.

SPEAKING OF MUSIC,
I GOT YOU THE LATEST

AND GREATEST OF THE PINK RADIOS.

YOU CAN STREAM MUSIC...

FROM ANYWHERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!

THAT'S PERFECT!
YOU'RE WELCOME.

SO NOW THAT WE'VE SPOILED
ALL OF YOU,

I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS
TO THINK I FORGOT ABOUT HARLEY.

HE CAN'T RUN OUT
INTO THE STREET ANYMORE,

BUT WE NEED TO GET BACK HIS FUN.

SO, OLD MAN
MADE HARLEY A DOG BED.

MAN!
MY GOD.

HE CAN LAY IN THE SHADE
AND BE COMFORTABLE

WHILE YOU GUYS
ARE HANGIN' OUT IN THE POOL.

LOOK AT THAT,
YOU GOT A KING SIZE BED

FOR A KING-SIZED DOG!
GOOD BOY!

IT'S LIKE A BONE.
THIS IS SO COOL!

THERE'S REALLY NO MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY

THAT THEY LEFT OUT.
THAT WAS JUST NEAT.

WELL, YOU GUYS
HAVE BEEN PATIENT.

NOW, LET'S GET CHANGED
AND GO HAVE A PARTY!

YEAH!
I'LL GET MY SUIT ON.

I'LL GO GET MY SUIT ON.
LET'S GO!

THE JUNGLE COMES ALIVE
AT NIGHT?

NOW YOU CAN SEE IT
IN THE FULL EFFECT.

THIS IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR.

I WANNA SHOW YOU
SOMETHING REALLY COOL.

OO-HOO-HOO.
WOW!

LOOK AT THAT!

THAT IS COOL.

THAT STARTED LIFE
AS A HUGE BLOCK OF ONYX

THAT LOOKED LIKE NOTHING
FROM THE OUTSIDE.

BUT THERE'S OVER 60 HOURS

OF JUST BY-HAND CARVING
ON THAT THING.

THE ONYX ROCK INSIDE
THE GROTTO

REALLY DOES CAPTURE
LOOKING LIKE LAVA.

WELL, COOL GUYS.
LET'S TURN ON THE MUSIC

AND HAVE A PARTY.
ALL RIGHT.

LET'S DO IT!
WHAT DO YA SAY?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GO JUMP IN THE POOL.

IF I HAD TO GRADE LUCAS,
I WOULD GIVE HIM A "C."

NO, I'M KIDDING,
I WOULD GIVE HIM PROBABLY

AN A-PLUS.

NOW, IT'S TIME TO JUMP IN
AND HANG OUT WITH THE FAMILY.

IT WAS SO COOL
TO SEE SOPHIA JUMP

OFF THE TOP OF THAT GROTTO.

I DON'T WANNA LEAVE
THIS PROJECT.

LOOK, YOU GOT
A LITTLE SEAT IN HERE.

IT WAS SPECTACULAR.
THE FAMILY LOVED IT.

I FEEL JUST AWESOME RIGHT NOW,
KNOWING THAT I DELIVERED.

I - - I MADE
ALL THEIR DREAMS COME TRUE.

THEY'RE GONNA CREATE
ALL THESE NEW MEMORIES TOGETHER

IN THE SPACE THAT MY TEAM
AND I GAVE TO THEM.

WELL, YOU KNOW, GUYS,
WE FOUND THE PERFECT HOUSE.

AND I THINK WE FOUND
THE PERFECT POOL NOW.

HIGH-FIVE.
GOOD JOB!