Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 2 - Living Under the Sea - full transcript
Pool designer Lucas Congdon must create an outdoor water room in which a mermaid could live. Former clients in love with all things ocean ask Lucas to remodel the tiny pool in their new ...
LET'S ROCK!
- YEAH!
- YEAH!
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.
AWW.
ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.
LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.
- WHOO!
- YEAH!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
I'M DRIVING OVER TO MEET
CRAIG AND CAT SCHERER
IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA.
THEY'RE SOME PREVIOUS CLIENTS
OF MINE.
CORTEZ IS
A HISTORIC FISHING VILLAGE
RIGHT ON THE GULF OF MEXICO
JUST TO THE WEST OF BRADENTON.
NORMALLY I DON'T
GET REPEAT CLIENTS
BECAUSE ONCE THEY BUILD
THEIR DREAM POOL,
THEY NEVER WANT TO LEAVE.
BUT IN THIS CASE, THEY'VE
UPGRADED TO A BIGGER HOME.
SO I GUESS IT'S TIME
TO UPGRADE THEIR POOL.
HEY, BUDDY.
HOW YOU DOING?
HEY. HEY, CRAIG.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO, MAN.
MY NAME IS CRAIG SCHERER.
I OWN A MEDICAL-DEVICE-
MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
CATHERINE AND I HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED FOR FOUR YEARS.
WE MET LUCAS LAGOONS
WHEN WE WERE REMODELING THE POOL
AT OUR OLD HOUSE.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
LUCAS DO ANOTHER POOL.
SO, THIS IS THE BACKYARD,
GUYS?
YEAH.
I CAN SEE WHY YOU
BROUGHT ME OUT HERE.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING'S
JUST OVER-THE-TOP AWESOME,
AND THEN...
WHAT IS THIS - -
LIKE, A HOT TUB?
IT'S A HOT TUB/POOL
THAT DOESN'T REALLY HEAT UP.
AND THERE'S NO PLACE
TO SIT.
OUR CURRENT POOL IS AN OCTAGON
SHAPE UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
IT IS COLD.
IT IS SHALLOW.
AND WE ALWAYS SPEND
A LOT OF TIME
IN OUR BACKYARDS ENTERTAINING,
SO IT'S KIND OF USELESS.
ON THE LAST POOL, WE DID
THE TENNESSEE ROCK GROTTO,
DID A ROCK SPA, TOTALLY
REMODELED THE BACKYARD POOL.
BUT WHAT ARE YOU KIND OF
THINKING FOR THIS POOL?
I REALLY WANTED TO GO THE
OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH THIS - -
A MUCH LIGHTER ROCK.
MAYBE KIND OF UNDER THE SEA,
SINCE WE'RE UNDER THE HOUSE.
- RIGHT.
AND WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE WATER.
EVERYTHING TO DO WITH OUR HOME,
I HAVE ENGINEERED
AROUND THE OCEAN THEME.
AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING
THAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN
WITH OUR NEW POOL.
IS THIS IS SOMETHING
WE'RE TRYING TO REMODEL,
OR WE WANT TO RIP IT OUT
AND START OVER,
OR WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
I WAS KIND OF HOPING
WE'D BLOW OUT THAT WAY
AND MAYBE GO
PAST THESE COLUMNS
AND MAYBE HAVE PART
OF THE POOL IN THE SUN.
RIGHT.
TO GET THE POOL
TO FLOW THAT WAY,
WE GOT TO GO
AROUND THESE COLUMNS
THAT HOLD UP
THE WHOLE HOUSE.
SO...
THAT'S SCARY.
YEAH, DEFINITELY
IS A LITTLE BIT SCARY,
ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE I'M LIABLE
FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE
WHEN I DO THIS PROJECT.
EXACTLY.
SO...
I LOVE THE IDEA OF BRINGING
THE POOL OUT PAST THE COLUMNS.
THE ONLY THING IS,
WE HAVE TO HAVE A FENCE
FOR OUR CHILD SAFETY ACT.
I REALLY DON'T WANT A FENCE
BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE SUNSET.
RIGHT.
THAT WOULD JUST KILL THE VIEW.
YEAH.
WHAT'S THE POINT OF ALL THIS?
BY LAW,
FOR THE CHILD SAFETY ACT,
WHICH STATES THAT ALL POOLS NEED
TO BE CLOSED OFF FROM CHILDREN
BEING ABLE TO GET
INTO THAT SPACE,
WE NEED TO FENCE IN
THIS WHOLE POOL AREA.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO BLOCK THE VIEW.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE
GONNA ACCOMPLISH THIS.
I'M SURE I'LL COME UP
WITH SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T HAVE
QUITE THE ANSWER YET.
THEN, ALSO,
I GOT ISSUES WITH MY BACK.
SO MAYBE IF WE COULD
INCORPORATE SOME PLACE
TO LAY WITH SOME JETS
IN THE POOL.
I'M LOOKING AT
THESE CHAIRS YOU HAVE,
AND THEY'RE KIND OF
A REALLY COOL CONTOUR.
IF WE COULD MIMIC
THAT SHAPE,
LIKE,
ALMOST TWO CUSTOM LOUNGERS
IN THIS NEW POOL
WITH JETS ALL IN IT,
YOU GUYS COULD LAY THERE
BY EACH OTHER
AND HAVE, LIKE,
ALL THAT THERAPY.
OKAY.
NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, BUT,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
- YOU CAN DO IT.
- COOL.
THEN WE WANT SOMETHING
FOR PRIVACY - -
MAYBE LIKE A WALL
OF SOME SORT, SO...
YEAH,
I SEE THAT'S AN ISSUE.
KIND OF STANDING RIGHT HERE,
AND ANYONE COMING
DOWN THE STREET'S
LOOKING STRAIGHT IN AT YOU.
SO...
PRETTY MUCH.
THE LAST HOUSE
THAT WE DID FOR YOU GUYS
AND DID THE REMODEL, WE DID
THE WHOLE OUTDOOR KITCHEN,
KIND OF HANGING-OUT AREA,
THE BAR.
MAYBE LET'S LOOK OVER THERE
AND COME UP
WITH SOME IDEAS
FOR THAT SPACE.
- OKAY.
- OKAY.
HAVING DONE A POOL
FOR THE SCHERERS BEFORE,
I KNOW THEY LOVE ENTERTAINING.
AND THEY'RE
DEFINITELY GONNA NEED
A BIG OUTDOOR KITCHEN
AND ENTERTAINING AREA.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT
THIS KILLER VIEW.
SO MAYBE SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN SIT AND LOOK OUT.
ALL THE APPLIANCE
MAYBE IN THIS AREA HERE,
AND THEN A NICE SEATING SPOT
KIND OF RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT. BUT THE STAIRCASE
IS GONNA IMPEDE THE VIEW
WHEN YOU'RE
SITTING AT THE BAR.
WHAT IF WE DID
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE?
I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
BECAUSE YOU CAN KIND OF GO
WHERE THIS COLUMN IS AND THEN
NOT BE TAKING UP ALL THIS SPACE
WITH THIS HUGE STAIRCASE.
SO, THE SPACE
OFF TO THE SIDE RIGHT NOW
IS KIND OF USELESS.
BUT WE'RE REALLY HOPING
TO UTILIZE THAT SPACE
AS A NICE
KITCHEN AREA/COOK AREA/BAR AREA
FOR PEOPLE TO SIT
AND HAVE COCKTAILS.
OVER HERE THE LANDSCAPING
IS REALLY BARE.
AND MAYBE WE COULD GIVE IT
A MORE TROPICAL FEEL.
YEAH. BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE,
IT'S GONNA BE GORGEOUS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
I THINK LUCAS COMPLETELY
UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M WANTING.
I KNOW
BASED ON THE PREVIOUS POOL
THAT THE FINISHED PRODUCT
IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT TURNS OUT.
COOL.
WELL, SOUNDS GOOD, GUYS.
I'M GONNA TAKE
A COUPLE MEASUREMENTS OUT HERE.
THEN I CAN MEET YOU UPSTAIRS.
WE CAN GO OVER THE DESIGN.
I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A REAL CHALLENGE,
BUT I THINK I'M GETTING
A GAME PLAN TOGETHER.
I JUST HOPE
THAT CRAIG AND CATHERINE
SEE MY VISION AND LIKE MY IDEAS.
WOW.
THIS IS KILLER FROM UP HERE.
THIS IS REALLY NICE.
BEAUTIFUL.
SO, IT WAS GREAT TO KIND OF
WALK AROUND DOWN THERE
AND TAKE IT ALL IN.
I DEFINITELY HAVE
A BIG CHALLENGE,
YOU KNOW, GIVING YOU
A BIGGER POOL.
I'VE WORKED
IN SOME TIGHT SPACES BEFORE.
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE EVER WORKED WITH
A WHOLE HOUSE OVER OUR HEAD.
I MEAN, THIS IS TAKING
THAT CHALLENGE
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE WANT
TO MAKE IT REALLY NATURAL
AND FEEL LIKE THE OCEAN'S
KIND OF ALMOST COMING UP
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
RIGHT.
SO WE'LL EXTEND THE POOL
PAST THE COLUMNS,
LIKE YOU SUGGESTED.
AND TO FURTHER GET
THAT OCEAN FEEL
AND TO GIVE YOU GUYS
MORE PRIVACY,
I WANT TO MAKE
A HUGE WATERWALL
USING ROCKS
THAT LOOK LIKE CORAL.
ONCE THAT'S IN, I'LL HAVE
WOMAN COME BRING IN SOME PLANTS
THAT LOOK LIKE THEY
BELONG UNDER THE SEA.
AND THEN THE WHOLE THING
WILL LOOK
LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
PRIVATE CORAL REEF.
AWESOME.
THE WATERFALL WALL
IS GONNA NOT ONLY CREATE
A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SETTING,
BUT IT'S GOING TO ELIMINATE
ALL OF THE TRAFFIC
THAT WE SEE
WHEN WE'RE IN OUR BACKYARD.
THAT'S AWESOME.
WE KIND OF HAVE
TO OWN THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE THESE COLUMNS
COMING DOWN TO THE POOL.
I THINK WE TURN THEM
INTO A FEATURE,
MAKE, LIKE, A TABLE
SO THAT YOU HAVE MORE PLACES
TO SET A DRINK DOWN
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SURE.
AND THEN OUT IN THE SUN, PUT
SOME STOOLS AND A SWIM-UP BAR
WHERE YOU COULD SIT
FACING THE WATER.
THAT'S PERFECT. THAT'S FOR,
LIKE, PARTIES AND GET-TOGETHERS.
WE'LL HAVE MORE SPACE.
SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE BAR AREA LUCAS HAS DESIGNED.
HE PUSHED IT OUT,
MADE A LOT MORE SPACE FOR US.
AND IT'S REALLY GONNA GIVE US
AN OPEN FEELING,
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR HERE.
THAT UNDER-THE-SEA TYPE OF FEEL
THAT I HAVE UP HERE - -
I WANT TO HAVE IT
DOWN THERE, AS WELL.
RIGHT. WHAT IF WE KIND OF ROCKED
AROUND THE WHOLE THING?
SO WHEN YOU LOOK
DOWN INTO IT,
IT'S GONNA LOOK
LIKE A CORAL REEF.
AND TO MAKE IT FEEL
EVEN MORE LIKE AN OCEAN,
WE'LL ADD SAND
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL.
- THAT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL.
- YEAH.
I FIND IT MAGICAL
THAT LUCAS CAN JUST WALK IN
AND, IN ONE MEETING, COME UP
WITH SUCH A FANTASTIC PLAN.
HE'S VERY, VERY UNIQUE
IN HOW HE WORKS
IN DOING THIS SO QUICKLY.
WELL, IF YOU LIKE
THIS CONCEPT,
WE'LL GET STARTED
AS SOON AS YOU'RE READY.
SOUNDS GREAT.
COOL, GUYS.
AWESOME.
THEY'VE GIVEN ME A BUDGET
OF $200,000 TO $250,000
AND 10 TO 12 WEEKS TO BUILD IT.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
♪♪♪♪
NOW THAT I HAVE
MY PLAN OF ATTACK,
I'M READY TO GRAB MY TEAM
AND SHOW THEM
HOW WE CAN TURN
THIS SMALL LITTLE POOL AREA
INTO AN UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED
LAGOON OASIS.
WHAT IS THIS THING?
THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A POOL,
I GUESS, AROUND HERE.
YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE A BATHTUB
TO ME.
I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A SPA.
BUT THEN I LOOKED IN.
THERE'S NO THERAPIES.
IT'S POINTLESS.
I LOOK AT THE SCHERERS' POOL.
IT'S SMALL.
IT'S OLD-LOOKING.
AND IT NEEDS
A LITTLE LUCAS PIZZAZZ.
ON THIS BUILD, WE WANT IT
TO LOOK LIKE THE OCEAN
LITERALLY COMES
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
AND THE MAIN FEATURE
OF THIS WHOLE BUILD
IS THIS BEAUTIFUL
ROCK WATERFALL WATERWALL.
WOMAN, I'LL PUT YOU
IN CHARGE OF THE WATERWALL.
SUNSHINE, I'LL PUT YOU IN CHARGE
OF ALL THE PLUMBING FOR THIS.
OKAY.
OLD MAN, YOU'LL BE IN CHARGE
OF VENEERING ALL THE WALLS
ON THE INSIDE HERE.
THEY WANT TO USE NATIVE
LIMESTONE WITH A SAND BOTTOM.
THEY REALLY WANT THIS TO FEEL
LIKE A LITTLE SAND-BEACH AREA.
RIGHT.
THIS IS GONNA BE
THE MOST COMPLICATED DEMO
WE'VE EVER DONE.
YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE OUT A COLUMN,
THE WHOLE THING'S COMING DOWN.
SO, CRASH,
YOU GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
WELL, ON THIS PROJECT,
WE GOT COLUMNS IN THE WAY.
I'M NOT TOO SURE
HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT.
I'LL BE GENTLE.
YEAH.
JUST TAKE A MINUTE
TO LOOK AT THIS VIEW, THOUGH.
IS THIS AWESOME OR WHAT?
- IT'S GREAT.
- PRETTY NICE.
- SO, ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES
WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
FOR THE CHILD SAFETY ACT,
YOU HAVE TO FENCE IN
THE WHOLE AREA.
I WAS THINKING THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO IS A GLASS WALL HERE.
SO, WE DON'T WANT TO OBSTRUCT
THE VIEW WITH AN UGLY FENCE.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE
TO LOOK OUT THERE.
WE'RE GONNA PULL
AN EXCAVATOR IN HERE FIRST.
BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT,
WE GOT TO RIP OUT THESE SCREENS.
YOU WANT TO JUMP
THROUGH THE SCREENS AGAIN
OR YOU WANT TO PLAY IT SAFE?
YOU WON'T CHEAT THIS TIME?
I PROMISE. I'LL BE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
CRASH AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A TRADITION WE LIKE TO DO.
IT'S THE ANNUAL
LUCAS LAGOONS SCREEN JUMP.
COME ON!
- UP AND OVER!
- YEAH!
WELL, IF LUCAS CAN GET
THROUGH THIS SCREEN,
I CAN GET THROUGH THE SCREEN.
YOU GOING OR WHAT?
I GOT THIS.
YOU CAN DO IT!
YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO JUMP UP AND THROUGH IT.
WELL, I THINK LUCAS TENDS
TO CHEAT A LITTLE BIT.
AND CRASH ALWAYS FALLS FOR IT.
DID YOU CHEAT LIKE LAST TIME?...
LET'S GO GET THE REST
OF THE DEMO GOING.
♪♪♪♪
PULL IT IN.
KEEP IT KIND OF LOW.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A CHALLENGING DEMO.
WE HAVE TO WORK
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
IF CRASH HITS
ONE OF THOSE PILLARS,
THIS WHOLE HOUSE
COULD COME DOWN.
THE WOMAN AND SUNSHINE AND I
GET STARTED
ON RIPPING OUT THE PAVERS.
ALL THE PAVERS
THAT ARE WHOLE AND UNBROKEN,
WE'RE GONNA RECYCLE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WHAT IS THAT?
COME ON, CRASH.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
DID YOU JUST HIT THAT?
I MEAN...
♪♪♪♪
WE'RE HERE AT THE
SCHERERS' IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA.
AND I KNEW
THIS UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED POOL
WAS GONNA BE A CHALLENGING DEMO.
IT'S NOT AN OPEN-AIRED POOL.
WE HAVE TO WORK
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE
BETWEEN THESE NARROW COLUMNS.
AND, OF COURSE, ALREADY
CRASH IS LIVING UP TO HIS NAME.
COME ON, CRASH.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
DID YOU JUST HIT THAT?
IT'S REALLY NOT
THAT BAD OF A THING.
I MEAN, IT'S BETTER
THAN HITTING A COLUMN.
DUDE.
NOW WE GOT
TO FIX ALL THAT.
I MEAN,
NOW IT'S CRACKED OVER THERE.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
BUT I NEED TO SHOW
THE SCHERERS THE PROGRESS SO FAR
BEFORE THEY LEAVE TOWN.
NORMALLY, I'D WAIT
TILL THE REBAR WAS IN.
BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT.
I NEED TO GET THEM AND ASK THEM
AS MANY QUESTIONS AS I CAN
SO I GET ALL MY DUCKS IN A ROW
BEFORE THEY LEAVE.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LOOKS LIKE
A SAND-BOTTOM LAGOON, NO?
LOOKS LIKE A MUD BOTTOM.
UM... WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S JUST
A LITTLE STUCCO REPAIR.
YOU KNOW, CRASH
DIDN'T GET HIS NICKNAME
BY NOT DOING
THINGS LIKE THAT.
I REALLY DIDN'T WANT
DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE.
WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT
LUCKILY IT'S NOTHING STRUCTURAL.
IT'S JUST COSMETIC.
AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED
THAT WE'LL GET THAT FIXED
FOR YOU FOR FREE.
SO, NO MORE DAMAGE
TO THE HOUSE?
NO MORE DAMAGE.
I'M JUST HOPING CAT AND CRAIG
FEEL CONFIDENT
THAT I CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD
AND THEY CAN RELAX
ON THEIR VACATION.
AS LONG AS THE HOUSE
DOESN'T FALL DOWN, I'LL BE OKAY.
WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
GOOD DEAL.
SO, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
LIKE, RIGHT HERE,
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING
A LITTLE BIT CLOSE
TO THE HOUSE,
SO, NOT REALLY
THAT WIDE OF A WALKWAY.
SO, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU WANT TO LOSE A LITTLE BIT
OF A POOL IN ORDER TO ADD
SOME MORE WALKING SPACE.
YEAH, I THINK
THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
RIGHT. AND THEN KIND OF
OVER IN THAT AREA,
THE POSITIONING
OF THOSE LOUNGER CHAIRS.
I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WANTED TO SHIFT IT
AND KIND OF LOOK DOWN
THIS WAY.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE COOL.
YOU KNOW, I TRUST LUCAS
IS GONNA DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.
I REALLY LOVE THE DESIGN.
ALL THE NEW IDEAS
THAT HE CAME UP WITH
THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT - - HE'S JUST AMAZING.
AND I THINK
HE'S GONNA DO A WONDERFUL JOB.
AWESOME, GUYS.
SO, EVERYTHING ELSE SOUNDS GOOD?
I GOT YOUR BLESSING TO KEEP ON
MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT?
- ABSOLUTELY.
- YEAH.
- AWESOME.
- JUST GET THIS DONE.
SINCE THE SCHERERS
ARE GOOD
WITH ALL THE DESIGN ELEMENTS
AND CRASH'S LITTLE ACCIDENT
HASN'T THROWN THEM TOO FAR OFF,
WE'VE DUG THE REST
OF THIS POOL OUT.
NOW WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
♪♪♪♪
WE FORMED THE POOL.
WE PUT IN ALL THE REBAR.
AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO START THE CONCRETE.
♪♪♪♪
THIS POOL MAY LOOK SMALL,
BUT IT'S USING
70 YARDS OF SHOTCRETE.
IN THIS POOL,
THE SCHERERS HAVE ASKED
FOR SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.
SINCE CRAIG HAS PROBLEMS
WITH HIS LOWER BACK,
THEY WANT CONTOURED SEATS
WITH THERAPY JETS BUILT IN.
TO MAKE THESE, FIRST,
WE HAVE TO MAKE A FORMAT
OF WOOD THAT MIMICS
THE CONTOURS OF THE BODY.
NEXT, I'LL RUN THE PLUMBING
THROUGH THE FORM
TO GIVE ME MY THERAPY JETS.
SO THIS WAY, THE PLACEMENT
OF THE THERAPY JETS
IS IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
ONCE I GOT EVERYTHING
THE WAY I LIKE IT,
I JUST PUT IN THE CONCRETE
THE WAY I WOULD
THE REST OF THE POOL.
♪♪♪♪
HEY, LUCAS, I THINK WE GOT
SOME STORMS ROLLING IN.
TODAY I GOT TO GET
THIS POOL SHELL SEALED.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LITTLE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM.
WE GOT TO GET
THE TARPS UP QUICK
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP
WORKING EVEN WHEN THE RAIN HITS.
BEFORE WE'D FINISHED
TARPING EVERYTHING,
IT JUST STARTED POURING.
HOLY MACKEREL!
RAIN AT THIS POINT IN THE BUILD
REALLY SLOWS US DOWN.
WE CAN'T DO MUCH ELSE
UNTIL WE GET THIS POOL SEALED.
AND I CAN'T GET IT SEALED
IF EVERYTHING IS WET.
SO WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO KEEP THE AREA DRY.
YOU IMPROVISE.
IT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
GETTING THIS POOL SHELL SEALED
IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT
MAKES THE CONCRETE WATERPROOF.
IF THE CONCRETE'S
NOT WATERPROOF,
YOUR POOL'S GONNA BE LEAKING.
IT CAN MAKE IT CRACK,
CAN FALL APART.
IT LEADS TO ALL KINDS
OF PROBLEMS.
♪♪♪♪
THE TARPS SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED.
IT KEPT THE POOL DRY ENOUGH
SO THAT WE COULD KEEP
MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE ROCK WORK.
FOR THE SCHERERS' POOL,
WE'RE CREATING
A CORAL REEF LOOK.
AND TO CREATE THAT LOOK, WE'RE
USING NATIVE FLORIDA FIELDSTONE.
THEY SURE ARE DIRTY.
THIS STONE IS GONNA BE
A LOT OF EXTRA WORK
BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACCESS
TO THE BACKYARD.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE
ALL THE ROCK
DOWN THE SIDE
OF THE SCHERERS' PROPERTY,
DUMP THEM IN THE BACKYARD,
WASH THEM OFF REALLY GOOD,
AND THEN, ONE BY ONE,
WE'RE ALL CARRYING THEM
DOWN INTO THE POOL.
SO THEN THEY CAN BE
PUT INTO PLACE.
NORMALLY I'M IN CHARGE
OF PIECING TOGETHER
ALL THE SMALLER ROCKWORK.
BUT TODAY EVERYONE'S HERE
TO HELP.
I MEAN, THE THICKER ROCKS
WE CAN USE IN THE CORNER
SO IT'S MORE
LIKE A NATURAL CURVE.
WE GOT TO COVER THE WHOLE
INSIDE OF THIS POOL WITH STONE.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF IT,
THE ROCKWORK HERE
STARTS JUST LIKE IT DOES
IN ALL OF OUR POOLS.
WE FIND PLACES
FOR THE STONES TO FIT.
AND WHERE THEY DON'T, WE'LL
BREAK THEM DOWN SO THEY WILL.
THE GREAT THING
ABOUT FLORIDA FIELDSTONE
IS THAT IT'S THE PERFECT STONE
TO RE-CREATE A CORAL REEF.
THE UNFORTUNATE THING ABOUT IT
IS THAT IT TENDS TO HAVE
SOME SHARP EDGES.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE
THE CUP GRINDER,
GO AROUND AND HIT
ANY JAGGED EDGES - -
NOT ONLY IN THE SEATING AREAS,
BUT ANY AREAS
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE
PASSING THROUGH.
BY THE TIME
I FINISH SMOOTHING EVERY STONE,
WE'LL HAVE THE START
OF OUR CORAL REEF.
WE HAD A GOOD START GOING
WITH THE ROCKWORK.
BUT THE RAINS
CAME BACK OVERNIGHT
AND HIT US
EVEN HARDER THIS TIME.
MAN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO WORK IN THAT.
I'M HERE IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA,
AT THE SCHERER JOB
STARTING MY MORNING OUT
WITH HORRIBLE WEATHER.
WE HAD A GOOD START GOING
ON ALL THE ROCKWORK.
BUT OVERNIGHT
WE GOT TORRENTIAL RAIN.
WOW.
WE GOT A LITTLE LAGOON ACTION
GOING ON.
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR POOL
GOT FILLED IN BY THE SEA.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO WORK IN THAT.
NO.
I'M GOING BACK HOME TO BED.
BE GLAD THAT THEY BUILT
THIS HOUSE, AT LEAST, ON STILTS,
BECAUSE IF THEY DO HAVE
A HURRICANE, YOU KNOW,
THAT WATER COULD
JUST BE COMING RIGHT IN
AND WASH OUT
THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE.
THEY DO HAVE
THE BLOW-THROUGH WALL.
SO, IT'S DESIGNED
SO THAT THE OCEAN
CAN LITERALLY BLOW OUT THESE
WALLS, GO THROUGH THE HOUSE,
BUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE
WILL BE STANDING.
AWESOME.
WHERE DID
ALL THAT WATER COME FROM?
IT MIGHT BE THAT ROOFLINE.
YEAH.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT COMES
TOGETHER RIGHT THERE.
WHERE THE ROOFLINES
COME TOGETHER
AND JUST DUMPS MASSIVE AMOUNTS
OF WATER INTO THIS POOL.
AND NOT ONLY IS THAT BAD
DURING CONSTRUCTION,
BUT AFTER,
IT'S GONNA AFFECT THE pH
AND THE CHEMICAL BALANCE
OF THE WHOLE POOL.
THE SCHERERS ARE GONNA HAVE TO
ADD A GUTTER TO THEIR ROOFLINE.
SHOULD WE PUMP IT OR WHAT?
YEAH.
PLUG THE PUMP IN.
LET'S GET IT PUMPING OUT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
A LITTLE BREAK IN THE RAIN.
MAYBE WE CAN GET
SOMETHING DONE.
WELL, LUCAS, YOU WANTED
AN UNDER-THE-SEA THEME.
IT'LL BE LIKE WORKING
UNDER THE SEA.
I CAN'T LET THIS RAIN
SLOW ME DOWN TOO MUCH.
I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN AT LEAST
START WORKING ON THE BIG ROCKS
FOR THE WATERWALL.
YOU KNOW, SETTING ROCKS IN THE
RAIN IS A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS.
EVERYTHING'S SLIPPERY.
EVERYTHING'S WET.
AND OBVIOUSLY,
I HAVE TO KEEP MY CREW SAFE.
BUT, I MEAN, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF A WINDOW RIGHT NOW.
IT COULD LAST FOR FIVE MINUTES,
OR IT COULD LAST FOR AN HOUR.
I GOT TO GET THESE ROCKS
INTO PLACE
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I BROUGHT
TWO SPECIAL ROCKS TODAY.
THESE TWO SLABS
ARE FLORIDA CAPROCK.
IT'S A SEDIMENTARY ROCK.
IT'S JUST LIKE
SHELL AND LIMESTONE
THAT'S BEEN COMPRESSED.
AND WHERE THE WATER
RUNS THROUGH THAT CRUST,
IT WOULD CREATE
THESE NATURAL HOLES.
I ACTUALLY GOT THEM
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO
WHEN I BUILT MY OWN WATERFALL
INTO MY POND
IN THE BACKYARD OF MY HOUSE.
BUT I REALIZED
THEY WOULD LOOK GOOD
AT THE SCHERER PROJECT.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO PLACE
THIS SMALLER ROCK
IN THE BACK CORNER,
CLOSEST TO THE HOUSE.
THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE
THE LARGER STONE
AND USE IT AS THE FOCAL POINT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALL.
LATER, WE'LL FILL IN THE SPACE
AROUND THE TWO STONES
WITH THE SMALLER ONES,
MAKING OUR CORAL REEF.
I CAN VISUALIZE FISH, LIKE,
SWIMMING THROUGH ALL THE HOLES.
IT IS A SPECIAL ROCK.
I HATE TO SEE IT GO.
BUT AT LEAST
IT'S GOING TO A GOOD HOME.
YEAH.
IT'S PERFECT FOR THIS PROJECT.
MY SON, HE LIKES TO HOARD ROCKS.
EVEN WHEN LUCAS WAS LITTLE,
YOU KNOW,
HE'D FIND A SPECIAL PEBBLE,
AND HE'D HOLD ON TO IT.
NOW HIS ROCKS JUST GOT BIGGER.
GO JUMP ON THE MACHINE,
AND I'LL HOOK HER UP.
THEY'RE REALLY BEAUTIFUL ROCKS,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY BIG.
THERE'S TWO WALLS
THAT THE ROCK HAS TO GO OVER
TO GET TO THE AREA
WHERE WE'RE BUILDING
THE ROCK WALL.
SO I'M A LITTLE BIT SKEPTICAL.
MAN, I CAN'T GET IT
MUCH HIGHER.
I CAN BARELY LIFT
THIS 3,500-POUND ROCK
OVER A 4-FOOT WALL.
MAN!
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
MAKE IT OVER THE SECOND WALL.
THE NEXT WALL
IS CLOSER TO 8 FEET.
AND INSTEAD OF LIFTING IT UP
OVER THE WALL,
HE BROUGHT IT
AROUND THE SIDE OF THE WALL.
AM I CLEAR OF THE HOUSE?
YEAH.
YOU HAVE LIKE
A HALF AN INCH TO WORK WITH.
SO, LUCAS GOT THE ROCK
MORE OR LESS IN POSITION,
BUT NOT QUITE WHERE HE WANTS IT.
I WANTED TO GET IT
OVER THERE,
BUT THIS MACHINE'S
NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
MAN, I ALWAYS LIKE
TO MAKE IT HARD FOR MYSELF.
I COULD HAVE KEPT GOING
WITH SMALLER ROCKS.
WELL, I GUESS WE WON'T BE
USING THAT BIG ONE, THEN.
THIS SECOND ROCK I'M
BRINGING IN IS MY FAVORITE ROCK.
I GOT TO MAKE IT WORK
WHEREVER I CAN FIT IT.
SO THAT MEANS I HAVE
TO HAVE A PLAN "B."
GO BACK TO YOUR HOUSE.
MAYBE RIGHT ON THE END HERE.
MAYBE I COULD TURN IT
A LITTLE
SO, LIKE, THE WA--
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
SO, MAYBE I'LL HAVE
THE TWO CRAZY ROCKS HERE
AND THEN JUST DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT DOWN THERE.
I HOPE IT GOES IN.
STRAIGHT DOWN.
COME MY WAY NOW.
THAT'S GOOD.
DOWN NOW.
THERE IT IS.
- WHOA!
LOOK AT
ALL THE CHARACTER THERE.
I MEAN,
THAT'S SUCH A FEATURE.
IT SURE WAS HAIRY
GETTING IT IN, BUT WE DID IT.
WE'RE NOT TAKING IT OUT.
NOPE.
LUCKILY THE RAIN GODS
GAVE ME A BREAK,
SO WE COULD KEEP MOVING ALONG.
BEFORE I CAN PLACE
THE SECOND LARGER STONE,
WE HAVE TO MORTAR
THE FIRST ONE INTO PLACE.
AND THEN BECAUSE OF
HOW WE'RE BUILDING THIS WALL,
WE NEED TO LAY IN OUR PLUMBING
FOR THE WATERFALLS AS WE GO.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR BIG IDEA
WITH THIS ROCK, LUCAS,
AND THE PLUMBING?
WELL, WE GOT A DESIGNATED FEED
RIGHT HERE.
I'D LIKE TO SPLIT IT,
HAVE IT COME
OUT OF THIS ONE HERE,
OUT OF THIS ONE HERE,
AND GET A LIGHT
HIDING IN HERE IN THIS HOLE.
OKAY.
WELL, WE GOT ONE OF LUCAS'
SPECIAL ROCKS IN PLACE.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE NEXT ONE.
AND IT'S BIGGER.
IT'S MORE BEAUTIFUL.
BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK.
♪♪♪♪
WHOA! TIPPING!
WHOA, BUDDY!
THE ROCK'S COMING OVER.
I'M NOT GONNA LET IT BEAT ME.
IT'S OVER.
BUT IT'S NOT OVER,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
HE THINKS HE CAN DRAG IT
AND PUSH IT
UNTIL WE FINALLY GET IT
IN THE RIGHT POSITION.
- WHOA!
- WHOA!
I SEE THAT WOMAN AND OLD MAN
ARE STRUGGLING TRYING TO PUSH
THIS ROCK AGAINST THE WALL.
SO I COME OVER,
AND WE JUST HAVE TO,
LIKE ALWAYS, MANHANDLE
THESE ROCKS INTO POSITION.
THERE YOU GO.
DOWN.
WE COULD HAVE
JUST LEFT IT FLAT,
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S DEPTH.
IF WE HAD THAT ROCK
FLAT AGAINST THE WALL,
YOU DON'T GET
TO APPRECIATE ITS BEAUTY.
BUT IF YOU TURN IT LIKE THIS,
VOILà.
IT'S LIKE, "LOOK AT ME.
I'M SPECIAL."
MAN.
THAT'S 10 YEARS
IN THE MAKING.
JUST WAITING
FOR THE RIGHT SPOT.
NOW SHE'S A FOCAL POINT.
I MEAN, LOOK AT IT.
THE WHOLE POOL,
BUT THAT'S RIGHT ON THE POINT.
THAT'S, LIKE,
FRONT AND CENTER.
SO MUCH PERSONALITY.
I'M ALREADY VISUALIZING
THE PLANTS, THE WATER,
THE LIGHTING,
THE WHOLE WALL BUILT UP.
I MEAN,
IT'S GONNA BE JUST AMAZING.
♪♪♪♪
I'M HERE AT ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO BE.
LUCAS PUTS ME IN CHARGE
OF THE LANDSCAPING
'CAUSE I HAD
MY OWN LANDSCAPE BUSINESS
FOR 25 YEARS.
SO I GET TO GO
PLANT SHOPPING TODAY.
HEY, BRIAN. HOW'S IT GOING?
HEY, WOMAN.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO.
THE THEME OF THE PROJECT
IS UNDER THE SEA.
YOU KNOW,
THIS LOOKS LIKE SEAWEED.
YEAH.
AND THAT WOULD LOOK REALLY COOL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THESE JELLYFISH
MADE FROM A SEA URCHIN SHELL
AND
A TILLANDSIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE.
THEN WE HAVE
TILLANDSIA TECTORUMS DOWN THERE.
BRIAN SHOWED ME SOME PLANTS
THAT ACTUALLY LOOK
LIKE SEA URCHINS.
I MEAN,
THEY'RE ALL KIND OF SPIKY.
AND THEY'LL BE PERFECT
FOR THIS PROJECT.
YOU CAN USE THE LITTLE
VANDA ORCHIDS IN THE ROCK.
CAN I ACTUALLY PUT THESE
IN THE ROCK?
IN THE ROCK, YEAH.
IN NATURE, THESE PLANTS
ARE CALLED EPIPHYTES.
THEY LIVE ON TREES.
AND THEY CAN ALSO LIVE ON ROCKS.
SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT FOR US
'CAUSE WE DO A LOT OF ROCKWORK.
HERE WE HAVE OUR DRIFTWOOD,
OUR CEDAR DRIFTWOOD.
I LIKE
THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
YEAH.
YOU OFTEN SEE DRIFTWOOD
WASHING UP ONTO THE SHORELINE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, THERE
ARE SMALL PLANTS ATTACHED TO IT.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE
SOME OF THE PLANTS I GOT HERE
AND ATTACH THEM TO THE DRIFTWOOD
AND RE-CREATE WHAT MOTHER NATURE
DOES SO BEAUTIFULLY.
I'M EXCITED.
I THINK WE CAN LOAD UP
THIS PIECE FOR SURE.
MAYBE THAT PIECE.
AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PLANTS
THAT WE PICKED OUT INSIDE.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
THANKS, BRIAN.
YEP.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
♪♪♪♪
SO, WE'RE MAKING
A LOT OF PROGRESS
ON THE ROCKWORK
AT THE SCHERER PROJECT.
SO I'M GONNA GET OLD MAN
STARTED ON THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.
WE'VE GOT
THE BASIC LAYOUT HERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE HELP,
SO DON'T WORRY.
WE DON'T HAVE
TO DO EVERYTHING OURSELVES.
GOOD.
FIRST THING IS, WE'RE GETTING
RID OF THAT STAIRCASE.
THAT'S GONNA BE REPLACED WITH
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE IN THERE.
NICE, LONG BAR-HEIGHT
COUNTERTOP,
WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE
SOME GREEN GRANITE
TO TIE IN
WITH THE UNDERWATER THEME.
THE GRILL WILL BE RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GETTING A NEW GRILL?
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WITH THIS ONE?
THAT'S NOT A GRILL,
HONEY.
I THINK IT'S,
ACTUALLY, A GRIDDLE.
NICE.
YOU CAN MAKE
PANCAKES AND EGGS ON THIS.
SO, THIS KITCHEN
IS GONNA HAVE IT ALL - -
A FRIDGE, SOME STORAGE,
A GRILL, AND A GRIDDLE.
SOUNDS PRETTY NICE TO ME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S A SMALL AREA,
BUT IT'LL BE EFFICIENT.
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS GET RID OF THIS OLD STAIRCASE
TO OPEN UP THE SPACE.
WITH THE AREA CLEAR,
NEXT WE HAVE TO LAY DOWN
OUR BRAND-NEW TRAVERTINE FLOOR.
WITH THAT DONE,
I CAN BUILD THE FOUNDATION
FOR THE KITCHEN EATING AREA
AND A BASE WHERE WE WILL BUILD
THE CUSTOM ICE CHEST.
HEY, WOMAN.
I GOT JONATHAN HERE TO DO THE,
CONCRETE COUNTERTOPS.
HI, JONATHAN.
HEY, WOMAN.
JONATHAN, LUCAS, AND I
MET TO DISCUSS
WHERE THE BAR TOPS
WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE.
THAT'S CONCRETE?
YEAH. LOOK AT THOSE SAMPLES.
THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL, JONATHAN.
THANK YOU.
OOH, I MEAN,
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE MARBLE.
JONATHAN IS GOING
TO CREATE TWO ROUNDED BAR TOPS
TO GO AROUND TWO OF THE COLUMNS
AND A CUSTOM SWIM-UP BAR
IN THE AREA OUT IN THE SUN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THIS COUNTERTOP
THAT FOLLOWS THE NATURAL CURVE
OF THIS WALL.
AND BECAUSE OF THE NARROW GAP
BETWEEN THESE TWO COLUMNS,
WE'RE GONNA
START IT OUT NARROW
AND GRADUALLY INCREASE
THAT RADIUS
AS IT'S COMING AROUND.
SO, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US
IN TERMS OF,
YOU KNOW, GETTING READY
FOR YOUR COUNTERTOPS?
WE'LL DEFINITELY
NEED THIS LEVELED OUT.
AND THEN WHEN WE GET HERE,
WE'LL PUT A MORTAR BED DOWN
ONCE WE'RE HAPPY
WITH HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS
AND DROP THEM IN PLACE.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN, GUYS.
COOL.
SWEET.
MY GOAL FOR THE COUNTERTOPS IS
TO HAVE IT LOOK LIKE THE BEACH.
STEP ONE OF THE PROCESS - -
WE MAKE THE TEMPLATES.
I HAVE A GREAT IDEA
ABOUT MAKING
A NICE LITTLE DETAIL OF TEAL
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE WAVES
HAVE BEEN ROLLING UP
ON THE BEACH
AND SLOWLY ERODING IT.
STEP TWO OF THE PROCESS IS,
WE CAST THE CONCRETE.
WE MIX IT UP AND PLACE IT.
THEN WE WAIT 24 HOURS
FOR THE CONCRETE TO HARDEN UP.
AND WE BEGIN PROCESSING,
WHICH INCLUDES POLISHING
AND THEN SEALING.
THE FINAL STEP OF THE PROCESS - -
DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION.
NOW THAT THE FLOORS AND
WALLS ARE DONE IN THIS KITCHEN,
WE CAN REALLY BRING
THIS SPACE TO LIFE.
WHILE THE GUYS
ARE DOING THE FRAMEWORK
FOR THE APPLIANCES,
SOME OF THE TEAM AND I
ARE STARTING
TO WORK ON THE TILE.
EVERYTHING IN THIS KITCHEN
MATCHES THE UNDER-THE-SEA THEME,
INCLUDING THIS BEAUTIFUL
TEAL COUNTERTOP.
IT REALLY ADDS TO THE LOOK.
THE SCHERERS' OUTDOOR KITCHEN
IS REALLY STARTING
TO COME TOGETHER.
BUT I'M WANTING TO DO SOMETHING
SPECIAL, SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
CAT LOVES TURQUOISE.
SO WE MADE A TURQUOISE ICE CHEST
WHERE YOU COULD PUT
ALL OF THE DRINKS ON ICE.
YOU CAN REALLY KIND OF
SERVE EVERYBODY EASILY.
BUT IT'S ALSO
A REALLY COOL FEATURE.
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
JUST A FEW LITTLE MORE DETAILS
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
BUT WE'RE CLOSE.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT, SUNSHINE.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
THE SCHERERS LOVE TO ENTERTAIN.
AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S
A HUGE MISSING ELEMENT HERE.
AND THAT'S FIRE.
SOMETIMES
WHEN I HEAR LUCAS TALK,
I THINK HE'S
A LITTLE CUCKOO-CA-CHOOGIE.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS
AN UNDER-THE-SEA THEME.
HOW DO YOU HAVE FIRE
UNDER THE WATER?
YOU CAN'T ENTERTAIN
AND HANG OUT WITHOUT FIRE.
I'M THINKING TWO - -
ONE HERE AND ONE OVER THERE
TO FRAME THIS KILLER VIEW
OF THE OCEAN.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY
TO HAVE FIRE UNDER THE SEA,
BUT IT'S MY JOB
TO GIVE THE CLIENTS
MORE THAN WHAT THEY EXPECT.
AND THESE FIRE FEATURES
WON'T DISTRACT FROM THE THEME - -
ONLY ENHANCE IT.
AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT DOING FIRE FEATURES,
SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE
A PERFECT SURPRISE FOR THEM.
HE ALWAYS LIKES TO GO ABOVE
AND BEYOND ON ALL THE BUILDS.
IN THIS CASE, HE WANTS FIRE
UNDERNEATH THE SEA.
I GUESS WE GOT TO GIVE HIM
FIRE UNDERNEATH THE SEA.
LET'S DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
TO CREATE
THESE LITTLE FIRE FEATURES,
WE NEED TO RUN
THE GAS LINES
AND LOW-VOLTAGE
ELECTRICAL WIRING
FROM BEHIND THE HOUSE
TO EACH AREA.
WE'LL THEN ATTACH
OUR 6-INCH RINGS
TO THE FIRE FEATURES
AND THEN OUR REMOTE IGNITERS.
IN THE END, THIS WILL ALL BE
HOOKED UP TO A REMOTE SYSTEM
SO THAT THEY CAN FIRE THEM UP
JUST BY USING THEIR SMARTPHONE.
IT'S TIME FOR THIS INSANE
QUESTION FROM TWITTER.
"IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE
A LIVE CORAL REEF IN A POOL?"
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
COME BACK, AND I'LL ANSWER IT.
BEFORE THE BREAK,
MY INSANE QUESTION WAS,
"IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE
A LIVE CORAL REEF IN A POOL?"
THE ANSWER IS NO,
DUE TO THE FLUCTUATIONS
IN WATER CHEMISTRY.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY WE'RE TYING UP
A LOT OF LOOSE ENDS
HERE IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA,
AT THE SCHERER PROJECT.
WE'RE INSTALLING
THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE.
WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING
THE FILTRATION
AND CONTROL UNITS FOR THE POOL.
AND WE'RE PUTTING UP
THE GLASS SAFETY WALL.
WE'RE IN THE HOMESTRETCH,
BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO.
♪♪♪♪
NOW IT'S TIME
TO UNLOAD THE PLANTS.
I'M GONNA HAVE SUNSHINE HELP ME.
HE'S ALSO A PLANT LOVER.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW THIS DRIFTWOOD'S GONNA WORK
WITH THE ORCHIDS
AND THE TILLANDSIAS
AND THE BROMELIADS THAT I GOT.
HEY, OLD MAN,
SUNSHINE, YOU GUYS.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE
WHAT I GOT.
- THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
- ISN'T THAT COOL?
THIS KIND OF
LOOKS LIKE BRANCH CORAL.
THAT'S TRUE.
IT DOES KIND OF LOOK
LIKE BRANCH CORAL.
IF YOU GUYS COULD HELP ME
GET THIS TO THE BACK,
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING
STARTED ON THIS PROJECT.
THERE WE GO.
WHOOPS. HOLD ON.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DEAD PIECE
OF WOOD, IT IS HEAVY.
WATCH THE ROOF.
AND IT'S KIND OF BULKY.
STILL HAS PART
OF THE TRUNK ON IT.
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GET
SUCH A BIG SPECIMEN?
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAY
AT LUCAS LAGOONS - -
"GO BIG OR GO HOME."
MY PLAN OF ATTACK
FOR THIS DRIFTWOOD PROJECT
IS TO GET THE DRIFTWOOD SECURED
AND TO GET
THE IRRIGATION ATTACHED.
DON'T WANT TO DO
THE IRRIGATION TUBING AFTERWARDS
BECAUSE I MIGHT DAMAGE
THE PLANTS IN THE PROCESS.
HELP A LITTLE GIRL OUT,
OLD MAN.
I GOT TO MAKE SURE
I GOT THE IRRIGATION FIGURED OUT
SO THAT THEY'RE
GONNA GET ENOUGH WATER.
THEY'RE
REGULAR MICRO HEADS.
BUT I'M GONNA CUT DOWN
ON THE FLOW A LITTLE BIT.
THE REASON WHY I'M USING
A MISTING SYSTEM
IS, THAT WILL JUST
MOISTEN THE ROOTS JUST ENOUGH.
IF THEY STAYED
SATURATED IN WATER,
THEY WOULD ROT EVENTUALLY.
WELL, THANKS, JOHN.
EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS HELPED.
I DECIDED TO TRY
MY HAND AT ORCHIDS.
I DON'T GET MUCH OPPORTUNITY
TO USE THEM.
AND I FINALLY HAVE A SITUATION
WHERE THERE'S SOME SHADE
AND PLENTY OF AIR CIRCULATION.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT DOING THIS PROJECT.
MY GOD.
THIS IS GONNA BE SO GORGEOUS.
SO, WHAT'S
THE GAME PLAN HERE, CRASH?
WHAT DO YOU NEED
MY HELP WITH?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IN THE OCEAN,
WE HAVE A SAND BOTTOM.
WE'RE DOING
A SAND-BOTTOM FLOOR HERE...
BEFORE
WE START ADDING WATER.
I HOPE YOU GOT
SOME GOOD LEGS ON YOU TODAY.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
WE GOT 4 TO 5 YARDS
OF SAND OUT FRONT,
WHICH IS GONNA BE ABOUT 100
TRIPS WITH THE WHEELBARROW.
WE GOT A LONG DAY AHEAD OF US.
A WHOLE BUNCH MORE.
IT'S LIKE A MARATHON - -
BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH.
I'M GETTING DELIRIOUS.
WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE,
YOU'RE NOT DONE.
YOU DOING
THE OLD WHEELBARROW NAP AGAIN?
I DESERVE A LITTLE BREAK.
NOW I'M IN HIS WAY.
WHAT IS THIS?
WELL...
YOU'RE SITTING DOWN AGAIN?
I HAD TO LET YOU TRY
TO CATCH UP TO ME.
EVERY TIME WE PUT YOU
IN A WHEELBARROW,
YOU'RE ALWAYS SLEEPING
IN IT.
YOU GOT 10 MORE
TO CATCH UP ON ME.
THIS THING'S READY
TO GET SOME WATER IN IT.
AND I'M SO GLAD THIS IS DONE.
SINCE THIS POOL IS NOT AS BIG
AS MOST OF OUR POOLS,
IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT SIX,
EIGHT HOURS TO FILL THIS THING.
THIS UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED LAGOON
HAS BEEN A LONG PROJECT.
BUT WE'RE FINALLY HERE.
IT'S FURNITURE DAY.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FURNITURE
THAT WE CAN PUT
IN THE SMALL SPACE.
BUT CAT AND CRAIG
HAVE PICKED OUT
SOME UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED ART
THAT THEY WANT US TO USE
TO DECORATE,
INCLUDING A VERY COOL MERMAID.
WE GOT EVERYTHING
PRETTY MUCH INSTALLED
AND READY TO SHOW THE SCHERERS.
BUT I HAVE ONE LAST THING TO DO.
FUNNY BOY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING - -
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER EXCUSE
TO GO IN THE POOL?
NO, I'M VACUUMING IT.
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT SOME DIRT
KIND OF SITTING
ON TOP OF THE SAND.
AND I'M TAKING THE HOSE
AND JUST PULLING
ALL THE PARTICLES OFF THE TOP
AND LEAVING THE SAND BEHIND.
WELL, THAT'S HOW IT ALWAYS
IS IN THE BEGINNING, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND ONCE EVERYTHING STABILIZES,
IT WON'T BE
SO MUCH MAINTENANCE.
THE OTHER THING IS, WHEN PEOPLE
ARE IN HERE USING THE POOL,
THEY'RE GONNA BE
STIRRING UP THE SAND,
AND THE FILTER WILL BE KIND OF
FILTERING OUT THE PARTICLES.
SO AS LONG
AS YOU GET IN HERE
AND ACTUALLY USE
THE SANDY BOTTOM
AND WALK AROUND IN IT,
IT'S GONNA STAY REALLY CLEAN.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
I'M STEPPING
BACK INTO MY OFFICE.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY'S THE BIG DEAL.
I FINALLY GET TO SHOW
THE SCHERERS THEIR NEW BACKYARD.
WHEN I THINK
OF ALL THE CHALLENGES WE HAD,
IT FEELS LIKE
A VERY LONG 10 WEEKS.
I MEAN, IT ALL STARTED OUT
WITH DEMO'ing THE OLD POOL.
WE HAD THE WORRY OF KNOCKING
THE HOUSE DOWN THE WHOLE TIME.
DID YOU JUST HIT THAT?
BETTER THAN HITTING A COLUMN.
TONS OF RAIN,
AND WE'RE, LIKE, RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE
OF FLORIDA'S RAINY SEASON.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO WORK IN THAT.
IT'S JUST BEEN
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
WHOA, BUDDY!
YEAH.
BUT HERE WE ARE.
THIS IS THE DAY
THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE.
I JUST HOPE THAT IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT THEY WANTED.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU
YOUR NEW BACKYARD.
OF COURSE,
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I SET
THE BAR REALLY HIGH BEFORE.
SO YOU HAVE
HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS
FEELING RIGHT NOW?
VERY EXCITED.
PUMPED.
READY TO GO.
STOP TALKING.
MORE ACTION.
YEAH.
YEAH, IT'S - - WE'VE...
IT'S BEEN
A LONG PROJECT,
AND I WANT TO SEE IT.
LET'S GO OVER THERE
AND CHECK IT OUT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP
YOUR EYES SHUT
WHEN I BRING YOU
TO THE BACKYARD.
CAN YOU DO THAT?
NO PEEKING.
LET IT HIT YOU ALL AT ONCE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
SO, WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE,
AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH
THE DREAM HOUSE FOR US.
IT'S GOT A GREAT LOCATION,
BEAUTIFUL WATER VIEWS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY,
THE HOMEOWNER PREVIOUS
JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN IDEA
ABOUT A REALLY NICE POOL
THAT MATCHED THE HOUSE.
SO HOPEFULLY
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A POOL
THAT'S AS OUTSTANDING
AS THE HOUSE IS.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH, I'M READY.
LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
WATCH YOUR STEP.
COMING DOWN THE STEP.
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP
YOUR EYES CLOSED.
ALL RIGHT.
I HEAR WATER.
RIGHT HERE.
HOLD ON.
I'LL PUT YOU RIGHT HERE.
KEEP YOUR EYES SHUT.
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S PERFECT.
CRAIG, A LITTLE CLOSER.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU CAN SEE
EVERYTHING FROM THERE. HOLD ON.
ALL RIGHT, BABY.
ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR EYES,
THOUGH,
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
WHAT THIS LOOKED LIKE - -
A LITTLE OCTAGONAL POOL,
THOSE DATED PAVERS,
THE SCREEN
THAT WAS ALL CLOSED IN.
YOU WERE JUST, LIKE,
CRAMMED UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
SHOW ME MY POOL, MAN.
ALL RIGHT,
ON THE COUNT OF THREE,
YOU GUYS
CAN OPEN YOUR EYES, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
ONE... TWO... THREE.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS IT.
WOW!
WOW!
♪♪♪♪
I'M HERE
IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA, TODAY,
READY TO SHOW THE SCHERERS
THEIR UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED POOL.
AND I HOPE
THAT CRAIG AND CATHERINE
ARE AWED
BY THIS GORGEOUS BACKYARD
BECAUSE I THINK IT LOOKS MORE
INCREDIBLE THAN I EVER IMAGINED.
SO, YOU GUYS READY?
SHOW ME MY POOL, MAN.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS IT.
WOW!
WOW!
MY GOD.
YOU'RE UNDER THE SEA.
MY GOD.
YOU ARE UNDER THE SEA!
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
WE GOT WATERFALLS.
MY GOD.
LOOK AT THE ORCHIDS.
THIS IS AMAZING.
LOOK HOW BIG IT IS, MAN.
THAT IS AWESOME.
I MEAN, IT WAS
A TINY LITTLE POOL.
AND NOW YOU CAN SWIM
OUT TO THE EDGE
OF OUR YARD
AND BE IN THE SUN.
AND I LOVE THAT
IT'S UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
ALMOST MAKES THE WHOLE ROOM
FEEL LIKE A GROTTO.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
IT'S AMAZING.
IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK
LIKE THE SAME HOUSE.
NO.
SO, I SEE
YOU FIXED OUR CEILING.
YEAH.
ALL THE BROKEN STUCCO
AND STUFF THAT CRASH HIT.
IT'S ALL FIXED.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
REMEMBER, CAT - - YOU SAID
YOU WANTED A CORAL REEF LOOK.
SO WE GOT THE ROCK
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
ABSOLUTELY.
LOOK AT THE SAND.
THAT IS SO COOL.
I KNOW. I SEE IT.
IT'S JUST AMAZING.
REMEMBER, BEFORE,
YOU WERE STANDING HERE
AND ANYONE
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET
IS JUST STARING IN AT YOU?
YOU CAN'T SEE
THE STREET ANYMORE.
YEP. YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN
PRIVATE LITTLE WORLD BACK HERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, BEFORE,
YOU HAD IT ALL CAGED IN.
NOW YOU'VE OPENED IT UP.
WE GOT THIS GLASS RAILING THERE.
I MEAN, THAT REALLY
OPENS UP THE VIEW.
NOW YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE A PART OF THE OCEAN.
YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO IT.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN, ALSO,
I WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THESE TWO MAIN
FEATURE ROCKS - -
THESE ARE ROCKS THAT I HAD
FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.
THEY WERE
MY SPECIAL ROCKS.
AND I JUST NEVER HAD
THE RIGHT SPOT FOR THEM.
BUT WHEN I WAS DOING
YOUR JOB,
I REALIZED THAT THEY WERE
THE PERFECT ROCKS FOR HERE.
THIS IS SPECTACULAR, MAN.
I LOVE IT.
AND, YOU KNOW,
INSTEAD OF THOSE COLUMNS
JUST ALMOST BEING
A HINDRANCE,
WE TURNED THOSE
INTO PLANTERS.
YOU GOT YOUR CUSTOM
CONCRETE BAR TOP.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THE OCEAN'S WASHING UP
ONTO A SAND BEACH.
I LOVE IT. IT'S GORGEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN WOMAN, I MEAN,
SHE CREATED THIS SURPRISE
FOR YOU GUYS.
SHE FOUND
THIS PIECE OF DRIFTWOOD
AND THEN GOT
ALL THESE COOL ORCHIDS
AND TILLANDSIAS
AND PUT THEM ON THERE.
MY GOD.
THEY'RE SPINY SEA URCHINS
MADE WITH AIR PLANTS.
I KNOW MOST OF THIS WAS
WHAT YOU WANTED, RIGHT, CAT?
CRAIG HAD ONE REQUEST.
"MY BACK. I NEED A PLACE
FOR SOME THERAPY FOR MY BACK."
SO, CHECK THIS OUT.
THAT IS SO COOL.
AND JUST SO YOU'RE NOT
BY YOURSELF LAYING THERE,
WE'VE MADE IT
SO BOTH OF YOU CAN LAY HERE
AND HAVE
THE THERAPY CHAIRS GOING.
THAT'S AWESOME.
SO WE CAN LAY THERE
AND WATCH THE SUN SET.
THE THERAPY CHAIRS
AND JETS ARE JUST AMAZING.
HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
YOU COULD EASILY HAVE,
IN THIS SMALL POOL,
20 PEOPLE IN HERE
WITHOUT IT FEELING CROWDED
BECAUSE YOU HAVE
SO MUCH SEATING.
YOU'VE GOT THIS BENCH
THAT WRAPS AROUND THE WHOLE REST
OF THE POOL, YOU GOT
THE BARSTOOLS OVER THERE.
TO ME, IT'S LIKE
A WATER LIVING ROOM.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU GUYS
LOVE EVERYTHING HERE.
BUT THAT'S NOT IT.
DON'T FORGET - -
YOU WANTED AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN.
SO COME ON
AND COME CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY.
- THIS IS COOL.
- SO COOL.
SO, CAT,
I KNOW YOU LOVE
TURQUOISE
AND SEA GREEN COLORS.
WE DID IT IN THE BAR,
AND WE GOT THIS AWESOME SEA
GREEN HAND-CARVED ICE CHEST.
GORGEOUS.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE SPACE.
I WAS THINKING
THIS WAS GONNA BE SO NARROW.
AND YOU REALLY DID A WONDERFUL
JOB MAKING A LOT OF SPACE HERE.
WITH THAT SPIRAL STAIRCASE
WE PUT IN, I MEAN,
IT JUST REALLY
OPENED UP THE VIEW
AND MADE THIS FEEL
SO MUCH MORE OPEN.
I LOVE IT.
WE LOVE IT.
THE KITCHEN AREA
TURNED OUT GORGEOUS.
I THINK
OUR BACKYARD'S COMPLETE.
WE HAVE THE HOUSE.
THE POOL AREA
IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AND IT TOTALLY SUITS
THE THEME "UNDER THE SEA."
I CAN'T REALLY THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE WE WOULD NEED.
I THINK WE'RE DONE.
YEAH.
WELL, YOU GOT ALL THE
SPACE YOU NEED TO ENTERTAIN.
SO YOU GUYS READY
TO START YOUR PARTY OR WHAT?
SUN'S GOING DOWN.
LET'S DO THIS THING.
CRAIG AND CATHERINE WANTED A LOT
OF FEATURES IN A SMALL SPACE.
I THINK MY TEAM
DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
WE DID EVERYTHING
THAT THEY WANTED ON THEIR LIST,
ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO
TO INCORPORATE
THE UNDER-THE-SEA THEME.
I COULD TELL
THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY.
I THINK WE FAR EXCEEDED
THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
WOW.
MY GOD.
- NICE.
YOU CREATED PARADISE,
FOR SURE.
FANTASTIC.
IT'S DEFINITELY SET UP
FOR WHAT WE LOVE TO DO,
WHICH IS ENTERTAINING PEOPLE.
WHOA!
AAH!
JUST REALLY LIVED UP
TO OUR EXPECTATIONS.
THIS IS GREAT.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT, TOO.
IT'S FUNNY.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT, IN THE END,
IS GONNA FEEL LIKE THE CROWNING
JEWEL OF THE PROJECT.
AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS GONNA BE MY ROCK
I WAS HOLDING ON TO
FOR 10 YEARS.
BUT WOMAN'S
DRIFTWOOD SCULPTURE - -
TO ME,
THAT'S THE CROWNING JEWEL.
IT LOOKS SO INCREDIBLE THERE.
WOMAN, GOOD JOB.
SO, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB.
AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I LOVE IT.
- YEAH!
- YEAH!
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.
AWW.
ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.
LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.
- WHOO!
- YEAH!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
I'M DRIVING OVER TO MEET
CRAIG AND CAT SCHERER
IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA.
THEY'RE SOME PREVIOUS CLIENTS
OF MINE.
CORTEZ IS
A HISTORIC FISHING VILLAGE
RIGHT ON THE GULF OF MEXICO
JUST TO THE WEST OF BRADENTON.
NORMALLY I DON'T
GET REPEAT CLIENTS
BECAUSE ONCE THEY BUILD
THEIR DREAM POOL,
THEY NEVER WANT TO LEAVE.
BUT IN THIS CASE, THEY'VE
UPGRADED TO A BIGGER HOME.
SO I GUESS IT'S TIME
TO UPGRADE THEIR POOL.
HEY, BUDDY.
HOW YOU DOING?
HEY. HEY, CRAIG.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO, MAN.
MY NAME IS CRAIG SCHERER.
I OWN A MEDICAL-DEVICE-
MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
CATHERINE AND I HAVE BEEN
ENGAGED FOR FOUR YEARS.
WE MET LUCAS LAGOONS
WHEN WE WERE REMODELING THE POOL
AT OUR OLD HOUSE.
SO NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
LUCAS DO ANOTHER POOL.
SO, THIS IS THE BACKYARD,
GUYS?
YEAH.
I CAN SEE WHY YOU
BROUGHT ME OUT HERE.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING'S
JUST OVER-THE-TOP AWESOME,
AND THEN...
WHAT IS THIS - -
LIKE, A HOT TUB?
IT'S A HOT TUB/POOL
THAT DOESN'T REALLY HEAT UP.
AND THERE'S NO PLACE
TO SIT.
OUR CURRENT POOL IS AN OCTAGON
SHAPE UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
IT IS COLD.
IT IS SHALLOW.
AND WE ALWAYS SPEND
A LOT OF TIME
IN OUR BACKYARDS ENTERTAINING,
SO IT'S KIND OF USELESS.
ON THE LAST POOL, WE DID
THE TENNESSEE ROCK GROTTO,
DID A ROCK SPA, TOTALLY
REMODELED THE BACKYARD POOL.
BUT WHAT ARE YOU KIND OF
THINKING FOR THIS POOL?
I REALLY WANTED TO GO THE
OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH THIS - -
A MUCH LIGHTER ROCK.
MAYBE KIND OF UNDER THE SEA,
SINCE WE'RE UNDER THE HOUSE.
- RIGHT.
AND WE'RE SO CLOSE TO THE WATER.
EVERYTHING TO DO WITH OUR HOME,
I HAVE ENGINEERED
AROUND THE OCEAN THEME.
AND THAT IS THE BIGGEST THING
THAT I WANT TO SEE HAPPEN
WITH OUR NEW POOL.
IS THIS IS SOMETHING
WE'RE TRYING TO REMODEL,
OR WE WANT TO RIP IT OUT
AND START OVER,
OR WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
I WAS KIND OF HOPING
WE'D BLOW OUT THAT WAY
AND MAYBE GO
PAST THESE COLUMNS
AND MAYBE HAVE PART
OF THE POOL IN THE SUN.
RIGHT.
TO GET THE POOL
TO FLOW THAT WAY,
WE GOT TO GO
AROUND THESE COLUMNS
THAT HOLD UP
THE WHOLE HOUSE.
SO...
THAT'S SCARY.
YEAH, DEFINITELY
IS A LITTLE BIT SCARY,
ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE I'M LIABLE
FOR THE WHOLE HOUSE
WHEN I DO THIS PROJECT.
EXACTLY.
SO...
I LOVE THE IDEA OF BRINGING
THE POOL OUT PAST THE COLUMNS.
THE ONLY THING IS,
WE HAVE TO HAVE A FENCE
FOR OUR CHILD SAFETY ACT.
I REALLY DON'T WANT A FENCE
BLOCKING MY VIEW OF THE SUNSET.
RIGHT.
THAT WOULD JUST KILL THE VIEW.
YEAH.
WHAT'S THE POINT OF ALL THIS?
BY LAW,
FOR THE CHILD SAFETY ACT,
WHICH STATES THAT ALL POOLS NEED
TO BE CLOSED OFF FROM CHILDREN
BEING ABLE TO GET
INTO THAT SPACE,
WE NEED TO FENCE IN
THIS WHOLE POOL AREA.
BUT WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE
TO BLOCK THE VIEW.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WE'RE
GONNA ACCOMPLISH THIS.
I'M SURE I'LL COME UP
WITH SOMETHING,
BUT I DON'T HAVE
QUITE THE ANSWER YET.
THEN, ALSO,
I GOT ISSUES WITH MY BACK.
SO MAYBE IF WE COULD
INCORPORATE SOME PLACE
TO LAY WITH SOME JETS
IN THE POOL.
I'M LOOKING AT
THESE CHAIRS YOU HAVE,
AND THEY'RE KIND OF
A REALLY COOL CONTOUR.
IF WE COULD MIMIC
THAT SHAPE,
LIKE,
ALMOST TWO CUSTOM LOUNGERS
IN THIS NEW POOL
WITH JETS ALL IN IT,
YOU GUYS COULD LAY THERE
BY EACH OTHER
AND HAVE, LIKE,
ALL THAT THERAPY.
OKAY.
NEVER DONE IT BEFORE, BUT,
YOU KNOW, WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
- YOU CAN DO IT.
- COOL.
THEN WE WANT SOMETHING
FOR PRIVACY - -
MAYBE LIKE A WALL
OF SOME SORT, SO...
YEAH,
I SEE THAT'S AN ISSUE.
KIND OF STANDING RIGHT HERE,
AND ANYONE COMING
DOWN THE STREET'S
LOOKING STRAIGHT IN AT YOU.
SO...
PRETTY MUCH.
THE LAST HOUSE
THAT WE DID FOR YOU GUYS
AND DID THE REMODEL, WE DID
THE WHOLE OUTDOOR KITCHEN,
KIND OF HANGING-OUT AREA,
THE BAR.
MAYBE LET'S LOOK OVER THERE
AND COME UP
WITH SOME IDEAS
FOR THAT SPACE.
- OKAY.
- OKAY.
HAVING DONE A POOL
FOR THE SCHERERS BEFORE,
I KNOW THEY LOVE ENTERTAINING.
AND THEY'RE
DEFINITELY GONNA NEED
A BIG OUTDOOR KITCHEN
AND ENTERTAINING AREA.
YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOT
THIS KILLER VIEW.
SO MAYBE SOMETHING
THAT YOU CAN SIT AND LOOK OUT.
ALL THE APPLIANCE
MAYBE IN THIS AREA HERE,
AND THEN A NICE SEATING SPOT
KIND OF RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT. BUT THE STAIRCASE
IS GONNA IMPEDE THE VIEW
WHEN YOU'RE
SITTING AT THE BAR.
WHAT IF WE DID
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE?
I MEAN, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME
BECAUSE YOU CAN KIND OF GO
WHERE THIS COLUMN IS AND THEN
NOT BE TAKING UP ALL THIS SPACE
WITH THIS HUGE STAIRCASE.
SO, THE SPACE
OFF TO THE SIDE RIGHT NOW
IS KIND OF USELESS.
BUT WE'RE REALLY HOPING
TO UTILIZE THAT SPACE
AS A NICE
KITCHEN AREA/COOK AREA/BAR AREA
FOR PEOPLE TO SIT
AND HAVE COCKTAILS.
OVER HERE THE LANDSCAPING
IS REALLY BARE.
AND MAYBE WE COULD GIVE IT
A MORE TROPICAL FEEL.
YEAH. BY THE TIME WE'RE DONE,
IT'S GONNA BE GORGEOUS.
THAT'S WHAT YOU DO.
I THINK LUCAS COMPLETELY
UNDERSTANDS WHAT I'M WANTING.
I KNOW
BASED ON THE PREVIOUS POOL
THAT THE FINISHED PRODUCT
IS GOING TO BE AMAZING.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT TURNS OUT.
COOL.
WELL, SOUNDS GOOD, GUYS.
I'M GONNA TAKE
A COUPLE MEASUREMENTS OUT HERE.
THEN I CAN MEET YOU UPSTAIRS.
WE CAN GO OVER THE DESIGN.
I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A REAL CHALLENGE,
BUT I THINK I'M GETTING
A GAME PLAN TOGETHER.
I JUST HOPE
THAT CRAIG AND CATHERINE
SEE MY VISION AND LIKE MY IDEAS.
WOW.
THIS IS KILLER FROM UP HERE.
THIS IS REALLY NICE.
BEAUTIFUL.
SO, IT WAS GREAT TO KIND OF
WALK AROUND DOWN THERE
AND TAKE IT ALL IN.
I DEFINITELY HAVE
A BIG CHALLENGE,
YOU KNOW, GIVING YOU
A BIGGER POOL.
I'VE WORKED
IN SOME TIGHT SPACES BEFORE.
BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE EVER WORKED WITH
A WHOLE HOUSE OVER OUR HEAD.
I MEAN, THIS IS TAKING
THAT CHALLENGE
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW WE WANT
TO MAKE IT REALLY NATURAL
AND FEEL LIKE THE OCEAN'S
KIND OF ALMOST COMING UP
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
RIGHT.
SO WE'LL EXTEND THE POOL
PAST THE COLUMNS,
LIKE YOU SUGGESTED.
AND TO FURTHER GET
THAT OCEAN FEEL
AND TO GIVE YOU GUYS
MORE PRIVACY,
I WANT TO MAKE
A HUGE WATERWALL
USING ROCKS
THAT LOOK LIKE CORAL.
ONCE THAT'S IN, I'LL HAVE
WOMAN COME BRING IN SOME PLANTS
THAT LOOK LIKE THEY
BELONG UNDER THE SEA.
AND THEN THE WHOLE THING
WILL LOOK
LIKE YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
PRIVATE CORAL REEF.
AWESOME.
THE WATERFALL WALL
IS GONNA NOT ONLY CREATE
A BEAUTIFUL NATURAL SETTING,
BUT IT'S GOING TO ELIMINATE
ALL OF THE TRAFFIC
THAT WE SEE
WHEN WE'RE IN OUR BACKYARD.
THAT'S AWESOME.
WE KIND OF HAVE
TO OWN THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE THESE COLUMNS
COMING DOWN TO THE POOL.
I THINK WE TURN THEM
INTO A FEATURE,
MAKE, LIKE, A TABLE
SO THAT YOU HAVE MORE PLACES
TO SET A DRINK DOWN
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SURE.
AND THEN OUT IN THE SUN, PUT
SOME STOOLS AND A SWIM-UP BAR
WHERE YOU COULD SIT
FACING THE WATER.
THAT'S PERFECT. THAT'S FOR,
LIKE, PARTIES AND GET-TOGETHERS.
WE'LL HAVE MORE SPACE.
SO, I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THE BAR AREA LUCAS HAS DESIGNED.
HE PUSHED IT OUT,
MADE A LOT MORE SPACE FOR US.
AND IT'S REALLY GONNA GIVE US
AN OPEN FEELING,
WHICH IS WHAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR HERE.
THAT UNDER-THE-SEA TYPE OF FEEL
THAT I HAVE UP HERE - -
I WANT TO HAVE IT
DOWN THERE, AS WELL.
RIGHT. WHAT IF WE KIND OF ROCKED
AROUND THE WHOLE THING?
SO WHEN YOU LOOK
DOWN INTO IT,
IT'S GONNA LOOK
LIKE A CORAL REEF.
AND TO MAKE IT FEEL
EVEN MORE LIKE AN OCEAN,
WE'LL ADD SAND
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL.
- THAT WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL.
- YEAH.
I FIND IT MAGICAL
THAT LUCAS CAN JUST WALK IN
AND, IN ONE MEETING, COME UP
WITH SUCH A FANTASTIC PLAN.
HE'S VERY, VERY UNIQUE
IN HOW HE WORKS
IN DOING THIS SO QUICKLY.
WELL, IF YOU LIKE
THIS CONCEPT,
WE'LL GET STARTED
AS SOON AS YOU'RE READY.
SOUNDS GREAT.
COOL, GUYS.
AWESOME.
THEY'VE GIVEN ME A BUDGET
OF $200,000 TO $250,000
AND 10 TO 12 WEEKS TO BUILD IT.
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
♪♪♪♪
NOW THAT I HAVE
MY PLAN OF ATTACK,
I'M READY TO GRAB MY TEAM
AND SHOW THEM
HOW WE CAN TURN
THIS SMALL LITTLE POOL AREA
INTO AN UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED
LAGOON OASIS.
WHAT IS THIS THING?
THIS IS WHAT THEY CALL A POOL,
I GUESS, AROUND HERE.
YEAH.
LOOKS LIKE A BATHTUB
TO ME.
I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS A SPA.
BUT THEN I LOOKED IN.
THERE'S NO THERAPIES.
IT'S POINTLESS.
I LOOK AT THE SCHERERS' POOL.
IT'S SMALL.
IT'S OLD-LOOKING.
AND IT NEEDS
A LITTLE LUCAS PIZZAZZ.
ON THIS BUILD, WE WANT IT
TO LOOK LIKE THE OCEAN
LITERALLY COMES
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
AND THE MAIN FEATURE
OF THIS WHOLE BUILD
IS THIS BEAUTIFUL
ROCK WATERFALL WATERWALL.
WOMAN, I'LL PUT YOU
IN CHARGE OF THE WATERWALL.
SUNSHINE, I'LL PUT YOU IN CHARGE
OF ALL THE PLUMBING FOR THIS.
OKAY.
OLD MAN, YOU'LL BE IN CHARGE
OF VENEERING ALL THE WALLS
ON THE INSIDE HERE.
THEY WANT TO USE NATIVE
LIMESTONE WITH A SAND BOTTOM.
THEY REALLY WANT THIS TO FEEL
LIKE A LITTLE SAND-BEACH AREA.
RIGHT.
THIS IS GONNA BE
THE MOST COMPLICATED DEMO
WE'VE EVER DONE.
YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE OUT A COLUMN,
THE WHOLE THING'S COMING DOWN.
SO, CRASH,
YOU GOT TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
WELL, ON THIS PROJECT,
WE GOT COLUMNS IN THE WAY.
I'M NOT TOO SURE
HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK OUT.
I'LL BE GENTLE.
YEAH.
JUST TAKE A MINUTE
TO LOOK AT THIS VIEW, THOUGH.
IS THIS AWESOME OR WHAT?
- IT'S GREAT.
- PRETTY NICE.
- SO, ONE OF THE OTHER CHALLENGES
WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
FOR THE CHILD SAFETY ACT,
YOU HAVE TO FENCE IN
THE WHOLE AREA.
I WAS THINKING THE ONLY THING
WE CAN DO IS A GLASS WALL HERE.
SO, WE DON'T WANT TO OBSTRUCT
THE VIEW WITH AN UGLY FENCE.
YOU WANT TO BE ABLE
TO LOOK OUT THERE.
WE'RE GONNA PULL
AN EXCAVATOR IN HERE FIRST.
BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT,
WE GOT TO RIP OUT THESE SCREENS.
YOU WANT TO JUMP
THROUGH THE SCREENS AGAIN
OR YOU WANT TO PLAY IT SAFE?
YOU WON'T CHEAT THIS TIME?
I PROMISE. I'LL BE GOOD.
ALL RIGHT.
CRASH AND I HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A TRADITION WE LIKE TO DO.
IT'S THE ANNUAL
LUCAS LAGOONS SCREEN JUMP.
COME ON!
- UP AND OVER!
- YEAH!
WELL, IF LUCAS CAN GET
THROUGH THIS SCREEN,
I CAN GET THROUGH THE SCREEN.
YOU GOING OR WHAT?
I GOT THIS.
YOU CAN DO IT!
YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO JUMP UP AND THROUGH IT.
WELL, I THINK LUCAS TENDS
TO CHEAT A LITTLE BIT.
AND CRASH ALWAYS FALLS FOR IT.
DID YOU CHEAT LIKE LAST TIME?...
LET'S GO GET THE REST
OF THE DEMO GOING.
♪♪♪♪
PULL IT IN.
KEEP IT KIND OF LOW.
THIS IS GONNA BE
A CHALLENGING DEMO.
WE HAVE TO WORK
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
IF CRASH HITS
ONE OF THOSE PILLARS,
THIS WHOLE HOUSE
COULD COME DOWN.
THE WOMAN AND SUNSHINE AND I
GET STARTED
ON RIPPING OUT THE PAVERS.
ALL THE PAVERS
THAT ARE WHOLE AND UNBROKEN,
WE'RE GONNA RECYCLE
SOMEWHERE ELSE.
WHAT IS THAT?
COME ON, CRASH.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
DID YOU JUST HIT THAT?
I MEAN...
♪♪♪♪
WE'RE HERE AT THE
SCHERERS' IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA.
AND I KNEW
THIS UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED POOL
WAS GONNA BE A CHALLENGING DEMO.
IT'S NOT AN OPEN-AIRED POOL.
WE HAVE TO WORK
UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE
BETWEEN THESE NARROW COLUMNS.
AND, OF COURSE, ALREADY
CRASH IS LIVING UP TO HIS NAME.
COME ON, CRASH.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
DID YOU JUST HIT THAT?
IT'S REALLY NOT
THAT BAD OF A THING.
I MEAN, IT'S BETTER
THAN HITTING A COLUMN.
DUDE.
NOW WE GOT
TO FIX ALL THAT.
I MEAN,
NOW IT'S CRACKED OVER THERE.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS.
BUT I NEED TO SHOW
THE SCHERERS THE PROGRESS SO FAR
BEFORE THEY LEAVE TOWN.
NORMALLY, I'D WAIT
TILL THE REBAR WAS IN.
BUT I DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT.
I NEED TO GET THEM AND ASK THEM
AS MANY QUESTIONS AS I CAN
SO I GET ALL MY DUCKS IN A ROW
BEFORE THEY LEAVE.
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
LOOKS LIKE
A SAND-BOTTOM LAGOON, NO?
LOOKS LIKE A MUD BOTTOM.
UM... WHAT IS THAT?
THAT'S JUST
A LITTLE STUCCO REPAIR.
YOU KNOW, CRASH
DIDN'T GET HIS NICKNAME
BY NOT DOING
THINGS LIKE THAT.
I REALLY DIDN'T WANT
DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE.
WELL, ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT
LUCKILY IT'S NOTHING STRUCTURAL.
IT'S JUST COSMETIC.
AND YOU CAN BE ASSURED
THAT WE'LL GET THAT FIXED
FOR YOU FOR FREE.
SO, NO MORE DAMAGE
TO THE HOUSE?
NO MORE DAMAGE.
I'M JUST HOPING CAT AND CRAIG
FEEL CONFIDENT
THAT I CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD
AND THEY CAN RELAX
ON THEIR VACATION.
AS LONG AS THE HOUSE
DOESN'T FALL DOWN, I'LL BE OKAY.
WE WILL DEFINITELY MAKE SURE
THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.
GOOD DEAL.
SO, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
LIKE, RIGHT HERE,
IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING
A LITTLE BIT CLOSE
TO THE HOUSE,
SO, NOT REALLY
THAT WIDE OF A WALKWAY.
SO, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU WANT TO LOSE A LITTLE BIT
OF A POOL IN ORDER TO ADD
SOME MORE WALKING SPACE.
YEAH, I THINK
THAT COULD BE DANGEROUS.
RIGHT. AND THEN KIND OF
OVER IN THAT AREA,
THE POSITIONING
OF THOSE LOUNGER CHAIRS.
I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU WANTED TO SHIFT IT
AND KIND OF LOOK DOWN
THIS WAY.
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE COOL.
YOU KNOW, I TRUST LUCAS
IS GONNA DO A REALLY GOOD JOB.
I REALLY LOVE THE DESIGN.
ALL THE NEW IDEAS
THAT HE CAME UP WITH
THAT WE DIDN'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT - - HE'S JUST AMAZING.
AND I THINK
HE'S GONNA DO A WONDERFUL JOB.
AWESOME, GUYS.
SO, EVERYTHING ELSE SOUNDS GOOD?
I GOT YOUR BLESSING TO KEEP ON
MOVING FORWARD, RIGHT?
- ABSOLUTELY.
- YEAH.
- AWESOME.
- JUST GET THIS DONE.
SINCE THE SCHERERS
ARE GOOD
WITH ALL THE DESIGN ELEMENTS
AND CRASH'S LITTLE ACCIDENT
HASN'T THROWN THEM TOO FAR OFF,
WE'VE DUG THE REST
OF THIS POOL OUT.
NOW WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
♪♪♪♪
WE FORMED THE POOL.
WE PUT IN ALL THE REBAR.
AND NOW IT'S TIME
TO START THE CONCRETE.
♪♪♪♪
THIS POOL MAY LOOK SMALL,
BUT IT'S USING
70 YARDS OF SHOTCRETE.
IN THIS POOL,
THE SCHERERS HAVE ASKED
FOR SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT.
SINCE CRAIG HAS PROBLEMS
WITH HIS LOWER BACK,
THEY WANT CONTOURED SEATS
WITH THERAPY JETS BUILT IN.
TO MAKE THESE, FIRST,
WE HAVE TO MAKE A FORMAT
OF WOOD THAT MIMICS
THE CONTOURS OF THE BODY.
NEXT, I'LL RUN THE PLUMBING
THROUGH THE FORM
TO GIVE ME MY THERAPY JETS.
SO THIS WAY, THE PLACEMENT
OF THE THERAPY JETS
IS IN THE RIGHT SPOT.
ONCE I GOT EVERYTHING
THE WAY I LIKE IT,
I JUST PUT IN THE CONCRETE
THE WAY I WOULD
THE REST OF THE POOL.
♪♪♪♪
HEY, LUCAS, I THINK WE GOT
SOME STORMS ROLLING IN.
TODAY I GOT TO GET
THIS POOL SHELL SEALED.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S A LITTLE CALM
BEFORE THE STORM.
WE GOT TO GET
THE TARPS UP QUICK
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP
WORKING EVEN WHEN THE RAIN HITS.
BEFORE WE'D FINISHED
TARPING EVERYTHING,
IT JUST STARTED POURING.
HOLY MACKEREL!
RAIN AT THIS POINT IN THE BUILD
REALLY SLOWS US DOWN.
WE CAN'T DO MUCH ELSE
UNTIL WE GET THIS POOL SEALED.
AND I CAN'T GET IT SEALED
IF EVERYTHING IS WET.
SO WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO KEEP THE AREA DRY.
YOU IMPROVISE.
IT'S WHAT YOU GOT TO DO.
GETTING THIS POOL SHELL SEALED
IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THAT
MAKES THE CONCRETE WATERPROOF.
IF THE CONCRETE'S
NOT WATERPROOF,
YOUR POOL'S GONNA BE LEAKING.
IT CAN MAKE IT CRACK,
CAN FALL APART.
IT LEADS TO ALL KINDS
OF PROBLEMS.
♪♪♪♪
THE TARPS SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED.
IT KEPT THE POOL DRY ENOUGH
SO THAT WE COULD KEEP
MOVING FORWARD
WITH THE ROCK WORK.
FOR THE SCHERERS' POOL,
WE'RE CREATING
A CORAL REEF LOOK.
AND TO CREATE THAT LOOK, WE'RE
USING NATIVE FLORIDA FIELDSTONE.
THEY SURE ARE DIRTY.
THIS STONE IS GONNA BE
A LOT OF EXTRA WORK
BECAUSE THERE'S NO ACCESS
TO THE BACKYARD.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO TAKE
ALL THE ROCK
DOWN THE SIDE
OF THE SCHERERS' PROPERTY,
DUMP THEM IN THE BACKYARD,
WASH THEM OFF REALLY GOOD,
AND THEN, ONE BY ONE,
WE'RE ALL CARRYING THEM
DOWN INTO THE POOL.
SO THEN THEY CAN BE
PUT INTO PLACE.
NORMALLY I'M IN CHARGE
OF PIECING TOGETHER
ALL THE SMALLER ROCKWORK.
BUT TODAY EVERYONE'S HERE
TO HELP.
I MEAN, THE THICKER ROCKS
WE CAN USE IN THE CORNER
SO IT'S MORE
LIKE A NATURAL CURVE.
WE GOT TO COVER THE WHOLE
INSIDE OF THIS POOL WITH STONE.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF IT,
THE ROCKWORK HERE
STARTS JUST LIKE IT DOES
IN ALL OF OUR POOLS.
WE FIND PLACES
FOR THE STONES TO FIT.
AND WHERE THEY DON'T, WE'LL
BREAK THEM DOWN SO THEY WILL.
THE GREAT THING
ABOUT FLORIDA FIELDSTONE
IS THAT IT'S THE PERFECT STONE
TO RE-CREATE A CORAL REEF.
THE UNFORTUNATE THING ABOUT IT
IS THAT IT TENDS TO HAVE
SOME SHARP EDGES.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE
THE CUP GRINDER,
GO AROUND AND HIT
ANY JAGGED EDGES - -
NOT ONLY IN THE SEATING AREAS,
BUT ANY AREAS
WHERE YOU MIGHT BE
PASSING THROUGH.
BY THE TIME
I FINISH SMOOTHING EVERY STONE,
WE'LL HAVE THE START
OF OUR CORAL REEF.
WE HAD A GOOD START GOING
WITH THE ROCKWORK.
BUT THE RAINS
CAME BACK OVERNIGHT
AND HIT US
EVEN HARDER THIS TIME.
MAN.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO WORK IN THAT.
I'M HERE IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA,
AT THE SCHERER JOB
STARTING MY MORNING OUT
WITH HORRIBLE WEATHER.
WE HAD A GOOD START GOING
ON ALL THE ROCKWORK.
BUT OVERNIGHT
WE GOT TORRENTIAL RAIN.
WOW.
WE GOT A LITTLE LAGOON ACTION
GOING ON.
IT LOOKS LIKE OUR POOL
GOT FILLED IN BY THE SEA.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO WORK IN THAT.
NO.
I'M GOING BACK HOME TO BED.
BE GLAD THAT THEY BUILT
THIS HOUSE, AT LEAST, ON STILTS,
BECAUSE IF THEY DO HAVE
A HURRICANE, YOU KNOW,
THAT WATER COULD
JUST BE COMING RIGHT IN
AND WASH OUT
THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSE.
THEY DO HAVE
THE BLOW-THROUGH WALL.
SO, IT'S DESIGNED
SO THAT THE OCEAN
CAN LITERALLY BLOW OUT THESE
WALLS, GO THROUGH THE HOUSE,
BUT THE REST OF THE HOUSE
WILL BE STANDING.
AWESOME.
WHERE DID
ALL THAT WATER COME FROM?
IT MIGHT BE THAT ROOFLINE.
YEAH.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT COMES
TOGETHER RIGHT THERE.
WHERE THE ROOFLINES
COME TOGETHER
AND JUST DUMPS MASSIVE AMOUNTS
OF WATER INTO THIS POOL.
AND NOT ONLY IS THAT BAD
DURING CONSTRUCTION,
BUT AFTER,
IT'S GONNA AFFECT THE pH
AND THE CHEMICAL BALANCE
OF THE WHOLE POOL.
THE SCHERERS ARE GONNA HAVE TO
ADD A GUTTER TO THEIR ROOFLINE.
SHOULD WE PUMP IT OR WHAT?
YEAH.
PLUG THE PUMP IN.
LET'S GET IT PUMPING OUT.
HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE
A LITTLE BREAK IN THE RAIN.
MAYBE WE CAN GET
SOMETHING DONE.
WELL, LUCAS, YOU WANTED
AN UNDER-THE-SEA THEME.
IT'LL BE LIKE WORKING
UNDER THE SEA.
I CAN'T LET THIS RAIN
SLOW ME DOWN TOO MUCH.
I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN AT LEAST
START WORKING ON THE BIG ROCKS
FOR THE WATERWALL.
YOU KNOW, SETTING ROCKS IN THE
RAIN IS A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS.
EVERYTHING'S SLIPPERY.
EVERYTHING'S WET.
AND OBVIOUSLY,
I HAVE TO KEEP MY CREW SAFE.
BUT, I MEAN, WE GOT A LITTLE BIT
OF A WINDOW RIGHT NOW.
IT COULD LAST FOR FIVE MINUTES,
OR IT COULD LAST FOR AN HOUR.
I GOT TO GET THESE ROCKS
INTO PLACE
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I BROUGHT
TWO SPECIAL ROCKS TODAY.
THESE TWO SLABS
ARE FLORIDA CAPROCK.
IT'S A SEDIMENTARY ROCK.
IT'S JUST LIKE
SHELL AND LIMESTONE
THAT'S BEEN COMPRESSED.
AND WHERE THE WATER
RUNS THROUGH THAT CRUST,
IT WOULD CREATE
THESE NATURAL HOLES.
I ACTUALLY GOT THEM
ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO
WHEN I BUILT MY OWN WATERFALL
INTO MY POND
IN THE BACKYARD OF MY HOUSE.
BUT I REALIZED
THEY WOULD LOOK GOOD
AT THE SCHERER PROJECT.
FIRST, I'M GOING TO PLACE
THIS SMALLER ROCK
IN THE BACK CORNER,
CLOSEST TO THE HOUSE.
THEN I'M GOING TO TAKE
THE LARGER STONE
AND USE IT AS THE FOCAL POINT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WALL.
LATER, WE'LL FILL IN THE SPACE
AROUND THE TWO STONES
WITH THE SMALLER ONES,
MAKING OUR CORAL REEF.
I CAN VISUALIZE FISH, LIKE,
SWIMMING THROUGH ALL THE HOLES.
IT IS A SPECIAL ROCK.
I HATE TO SEE IT GO.
BUT AT LEAST
IT'S GOING TO A GOOD HOME.
YEAH.
IT'S PERFECT FOR THIS PROJECT.
MY SON, HE LIKES TO HOARD ROCKS.
EVEN WHEN LUCAS WAS LITTLE,
YOU KNOW,
HE'D FIND A SPECIAL PEBBLE,
AND HE'D HOLD ON TO IT.
NOW HIS ROCKS JUST GOT BIGGER.
GO JUMP ON THE MACHINE,
AND I'LL HOOK HER UP.
THEY'RE REALLY BEAUTIFUL ROCKS,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY BIG.
THERE'S TWO WALLS
THAT THE ROCK HAS TO GO OVER
TO GET TO THE AREA
WHERE WE'RE BUILDING
THE ROCK WALL.
SO I'M A LITTLE BIT SKEPTICAL.
MAN, I CAN'T GET IT
MUCH HIGHER.
I CAN BARELY LIFT
THIS 3,500-POUND ROCK
OVER A 4-FOOT WALL.
MAN!
I DON'T THINK I'M GONNA
MAKE IT OVER THE SECOND WALL.
THE NEXT WALL
IS CLOSER TO 8 FEET.
AND INSTEAD OF LIFTING IT UP
OVER THE WALL,
HE BROUGHT IT
AROUND THE SIDE OF THE WALL.
AM I CLEAR OF THE HOUSE?
YEAH.
YOU HAVE LIKE
A HALF AN INCH TO WORK WITH.
SO, LUCAS GOT THE ROCK
MORE OR LESS IN POSITION,
BUT NOT QUITE WHERE HE WANTS IT.
I WANTED TO GET IT
OVER THERE,
BUT THIS MACHINE'S
NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
MAN, I ALWAYS LIKE
TO MAKE IT HARD FOR MYSELF.
I COULD HAVE KEPT GOING
WITH SMALLER ROCKS.
WELL, I GUESS WE WON'T BE
USING THAT BIG ONE, THEN.
THIS SECOND ROCK I'M
BRINGING IN IS MY FAVORITE ROCK.
I GOT TO MAKE IT WORK
WHEREVER I CAN FIT IT.
SO THAT MEANS I HAVE
TO HAVE A PLAN "B."
GO BACK TO YOUR HOUSE.
MAYBE RIGHT ON THE END HERE.
MAYBE I COULD TURN IT
A LITTLE
SO, LIKE, THE WA--
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
SO, MAYBE I'LL HAVE
THE TWO CRAZY ROCKS HERE
AND THEN JUST DO
SOMETHING DIFFERENT DOWN THERE.
I HOPE IT GOES IN.
STRAIGHT DOWN.
COME MY WAY NOW.
THAT'S GOOD.
DOWN NOW.
THERE IT IS.
- WHOA!
LOOK AT
ALL THE CHARACTER THERE.
I MEAN,
THAT'S SUCH A FEATURE.
IT SURE WAS HAIRY
GETTING IT IN, BUT WE DID IT.
WE'RE NOT TAKING IT OUT.
NOPE.
LUCKILY THE RAIN GODS
GAVE ME A BREAK,
SO WE COULD KEEP MOVING ALONG.
BEFORE I CAN PLACE
THE SECOND LARGER STONE,
WE HAVE TO MORTAR
THE FIRST ONE INTO PLACE.
AND THEN BECAUSE OF
HOW WE'RE BUILDING THIS WALL,
WE NEED TO LAY IN OUR PLUMBING
FOR THE WATERFALLS AS WE GO.
SO, WHAT'S YOUR BIG IDEA
WITH THIS ROCK, LUCAS,
AND THE PLUMBING?
WELL, WE GOT A DESIGNATED FEED
RIGHT HERE.
I'D LIKE TO SPLIT IT,
HAVE IT COME
OUT OF THIS ONE HERE,
OUT OF THIS ONE HERE,
AND GET A LIGHT
HIDING IN HERE IN THIS HOLE.
OKAY.
WELL, WE GOT ONE OF LUCAS'
SPECIAL ROCKS IN PLACE.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE NEXT ONE.
AND IT'S BIGGER.
IT'S MORE BEAUTIFUL.
BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW
HOW THIS IS GONNA WORK.
♪♪♪♪
WHOA! TIPPING!
WHOA, BUDDY!
THE ROCK'S COMING OVER.
I'M NOT GONNA LET IT BEAT ME.
IT'S OVER.
BUT IT'S NOT OVER,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING.
HE THINKS HE CAN DRAG IT
AND PUSH IT
UNTIL WE FINALLY GET IT
IN THE RIGHT POSITION.
- WHOA!
- WHOA!
I SEE THAT WOMAN AND OLD MAN
ARE STRUGGLING TRYING TO PUSH
THIS ROCK AGAINST THE WALL.
SO I COME OVER,
AND WE JUST HAVE TO,
LIKE ALWAYS, MANHANDLE
THESE ROCKS INTO POSITION.
THERE YOU GO.
DOWN.
WE COULD HAVE
JUST LEFT IT FLAT,
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THERE'S DEPTH.
IF WE HAD THAT ROCK
FLAT AGAINST THE WALL,
YOU DON'T GET
TO APPRECIATE ITS BEAUTY.
BUT IF YOU TURN IT LIKE THIS,
VOILà.
IT'S LIKE, "LOOK AT ME.
I'M SPECIAL."
MAN.
THAT'S 10 YEARS
IN THE MAKING.
JUST WAITING
FOR THE RIGHT SPOT.
NOW SHE'S A FOCAL POINT.
I MEAN, LOOK AT IT.
THE WHOLE POOL,
BUT THAT'S RIGHT ON THE POINT.
THAT'S, LIKE,
FRONT AND CENTER.
SO MUCH PERSONALITY.
I'M ALREADY VISUALIZING
THE PLANTS, THE WATER,
THE LIGHTING,
THE WHOLE WALL BUILT UP.
I MEAN,
IT'S GONNA BE JUST AMAZING.
♪♪♪♪
I'M HERE AT ONE
OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO BE.
LUCAS PUTS ME IN CHARGE
OF THE LANDSCAPING
'CAUSE I HAD
MY OWN LANDSCAPE BUSINESS
FOR 25 YEARS.
SO I GET TO GO
PLANT SHOPPING TODAY.
HEY, BRIAN. HOW'S IT GOING?
HEY, WOMAN.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M GOOD.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO.
THE THEME OF THE PROJECT
IS UNDER THE SEA.
YOU KNOW,
THIS LOOKS LIKE SEAWEED.
YEAH.
AND THAT WOULD LOOK REALLY COOL.
AND THEN WE HAVE THESE JELLYFISH
MADE FROM A SEA URCHIN SHELL
AND
A TILLANDSIA CAPUT-MEDUSAE.
THEN WE HAVE
TILLANDSIA TECTORUMS DOWN THERE.
BRIAN SHOWED ME SOME PLANTS
THAT ACTUALLY LOOK
LIKE SEA URCHINS.
I MEAN,
THEY'RE ALL KIND OF SPIKY.
AND THEY'LL BE PERFECT
FOR THIS PROJECT.
YOU CAN USE THE LITTLE
VANDA ORCHIDS IN THE ROCK.
CAN I ACTUALLY PUT THESE
IN THE ROCK?
IN THE ROCK, YEAH.
IN NATURE, THESE PLANTS
ARE CALLED EPIPHYTES.
THEY LIVE ON TREES.
AND THEY CAN ALSO LIVE ON ROCKS.
SO THAT'S REALLY GREAT FOR US
'CAUSE WE DO A LOT OF ROCKWORK.
HERE WE HAVE OUR DRIFTWOOD,
OUR CEDAR DRIFTWOOD.
I LIKE
THIS PIECE RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S REALLY COOL.
YEAH.
YOU OFTEN SEE DRIFTWOOD
WASHING UP ONTO THE SHORELINE.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, THERE
ARE SMALL PLANTS ATTACHED TO IT.
SO I'M GONNA TAKE
SOME OF THE PLANTS I GOT HERE
AND ATTACH THEM TO THE DRIFTWOOD
AND RE-CREATE WHAT MOTHER NATURE
DOES SO BEAUTIFULLY.
I'M EXCITED.
I THINK WE CAN LOAD UP
THIS PIECE FOR SURE.
MAYBE THAT PIECE.
AND, YOU KNOW, ALL THE PLANTS
THAT WE PICKED OUT INSIDE.
WE'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
THANKS, BRIAN.
YEP.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
♪♪♪♪
SO, WE'RE MAKING
A LOT OF PROGRESS
ON THE ROCKWORK
AT THE SCHERER PROJECT.
SO I'M GONNA GET OLD MAN
STARTED ON THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.
WE'VE GOT
THE BASIC LAYOUT HERE.
AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE HELP,
SO DON'T WORRY.
WE DON'T HAVE
TO DO EVERYTHING OURSELVES.
GOOD.
FIRST THING IS, WE'RE GETTING
RID OF THAT STAIRCASE.
THAT'S GONNA BE REPLACED WITH
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE IN THERE.
NICE, LONG BAR-HEIGHT
COUNTERTOP,
WHICH WILL PROBABLY BE
SOME GREEN GRANITE
TO TIE IN
WITH THE UNDERWATER THEME.
THE GRILL WILL BE RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE GETTING A NEW GRILL?
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WITH THIS ONE?
THAT'S NOT A GRILL,
HONEY.
I THINK IT'S,
ACTUALLY, A GRIDDLE.
NICE.
YOU CAN MAKE
PANCAKES AND EGGS ON THIS.
SO, THIS KITCHEN
IS GONNA HAVE IT ALL - -
A FRIDGE, SOME STORAGE,
A GRILL, AND A GRIDDLE.
SOUNDS PRETTY NICE TO ME.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S A SMALL AREA,
BUT IT'LL BE EFFICIENT.
THE FIRST THING WE NEED TO DO
IS GET RID OF THIS OLD STAIRCASE
TO OPEN UP THE SPACE.
WITH THE AREA CLEAR,
NEXT WE HAVE TO LAY DOWN
OUR BRAND-NEW TRAVERTINE FLOOR.
WITH THAT DONE,
I CAN BUILD THE FOUNDATION
FOR THE KITCHEN EATING AREA
AND A BASE WHERE WE WILL BUILD
THE CUSTOM ICE CHEST.
HEY, WOMAN.
I GOT JONATHAN HERE TO DO THE,
CONCRETE COUNTERTOPS.
HI, JONATHAN.
HEY, WOMAN.
JONATHAN, LUCAS, AND I
MET TO DISCUSS
WHERE THE BAR TOPS
WERE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE.
THAT'S CONCRETE?
YEAH. LOOK AT THOSE SAMPLES.
THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL, JONATHAN.
THANK YOU.
OOH, I MEAN,
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE MARBLE.
JONATHAN IS GOING
TO CREATE TWO ROUNDED BAR TOPS
TO GO AROUND TWO OF THE COLUMNS
AND A CUSTOM SWIM-UP BAR
IN THE AREA OUT IN THE SUN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THIS COUNTERTOP
THAT FOLLOWS THE NATURAL CURVE
OF THIS WALL.
AND BECAUSE OF THE NARROW GAP
BETWEEN THESE TWO COLUMNS,
WE'RE GONNA
START IT OUT NARROW
AND GRADUALLY INCREASE
THAT RADIUS
AS IT'S COMING AROUND.
SO, WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM US
IN TERMS OF,
YOU KNOW, GETTING READY
FOR YOUR COUNTERTOPS?
WE'LL DEFINITELY
NEED THIS LEVELED OUT.
AND THEN WHEN WE GET HERE,
WE'LL PUT A MORTAR BED DOWN
ONCE WE'RE HAPPY
WITH HOW EVERYTHING LOOKS
AND DROP THEM IN PLACE.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN, GUYS.
COOL.
SWEET.
MY GOAL FOR THE COUNTERTOPS IS
TO HAVE IT LOOK LIKE THE BEACH.
STEP ONE OF THE PROCESS - -
WE MAKE THE TEMPLATES.
I HAVE A GREAT IDEA
ABOUT MAKING
A NICE LITTLE DETAIL OF TEAL
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE THE WAVES
HAVE BEEN ROLLING UP
ON THE BEACH
AND SLOWLY ERODING IT.
STEP TWO OF THE PROCESS IS,
WE CAST THE CONCRETE.
WE MIX IT UP AND PLACE IT.
THEN WE WAIT 24 HOURS
FOR THE CONCRETE TO HARDEN UP.
AND WE BEGIN PROCESSING,
WHICH INCLUDES POLISHING
AND THEN SEALING.
THE FINAL STEP OF THE PROCESS - -
DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION.
NOW THAT THE FLOORS AND
WALLS ARE DONE IN THIS KITCHEN,
WE CAN REALLY BRING
THIS SPACE TO LIFE.
WHILE THE GUYS
ARE DOING THE FRAMEWORK
FOR THE APPLIANCES,
SOME OF THE TEAM AND I
ARE STARTING
TO WORK ON THE TILE.
EVERYTHING IN THIS KITCHEN
MATCHES THE UNDER-THE-SEA THEME,
INCLUDING THIS BEAUTIFUL
TEAL COUNTERTOP.
IT REALLY ADDS TO THE LOOK.
THE SCHERERS' OUTDOOR KITCHEN
IS REALLY STARTING
TO COME TOGETHER.
BUT I'M WANTING TO DO SOMETHING
SPECIAL, SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
CAT LOVES TURQUOISE.
SO WE MADE A TURQUOISE ICE CHEST
WHERE YOU COULD PUT
ALL OF THE DRINKS ON ICE.
YOU CAN REALLY KIND OF
SERVE EVERYBODY EASILY.
BUT IT'S ALSO
A REALLY COOL FEATURE.
WE'RE ALMOST DONE.
JUST A FEW LITTLE MORE DETAILS
WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
BUT WE'RE CLOSE.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT, SUNSHINE.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
THE SCHERERS LOVE TO ENTERTAIN.
AND I FEEL LIKE THERE'S
A HUGE MISSING ELEMENT HERE.
AND THAT'S FIRE.
SOMETIMES
WHEN I HEAR LUCAS TALK,
I THINK HE'S
A LITTLE CUCKOO-CA-CHOOGIE.
I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS
AN UNDER-THE-SEA THEME.
HOW DO YOU HAVE FIRE
UNDER THE WATER?
YOU CAN'T ENTERTAIN
AND HANG OUT WITHOUT FIRE.
I'M THINKING TWO - -
ONE HERE AND ONE OVER THERE
TO FRAME THIS KILLER VIEW
OF THE OCEAN.
I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY
TO HAVE FIRE UNDER THE SEA,
BUT IT'S MY JOB
TO GIVE THE CLIENTS
MORE THAN WHAT THEY EXPECT.
AND THESE FIRE FEATURES
WON'T DISTRACT FROM THE THEME - -
ONLY ENHANCE IT.
AND THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT DOING FIRE FEATURES,
SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE
A PERFECT SURPRISE FOR THEM.
HE ALWAYS LIKES TO GO ABOVE
AND BEYOND ON ALL THE BUILDS.
IN THIS CASE, HE WANTS FIRE
UNDERNEATH THE SEA.
I GUESS WE GOT TO GIVE HIM
FIRE UNDERNEATH THE SEA.
LET'S DO IT.
ALL RIGHT.
TO CREATE
THESE LITTLE FIRE FEATURES,
WE NEED TO RUN
THE GAS LINES
AND LOW-VOLTAGE
ELECTRICAL WIRING
FROM BEHIND THE HOUSE
TO EACH AREA.
WE'LL THEN ATTACH
OUR 6-INCH RINGS
TO THE FIRE FEATURES
AND THEN OUR REMOTE IGNITERS.
IN THE END, THIS WILL ALL BE
HOOKED UP TO A REMOTE SYSTEM
SO THAT THEY CAN FIRE THEM UP
JUST BY USING THEIR SMARTPHONE.
IT'S TIME FOR THIS INSANE
QUESTION FROM TWITTER.
"IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE
A LIVE CORAL REEF IN A POOL?"
THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
COME BACK, AND I'LL ANSWER IT.
BEFORE THE BREAK,
MY INSANE QUESTION WAS,
"IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE
A LIVE CORAL REEF IN A POOL?"
THE ANSWER IS NO,
DUE TO THE FLUCTUATIONS
IN WATER CHEMISTRY.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY WE'RE TYING UP
A LOT OF LOOSE ENDS
HERE IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA,
AT THE SCHERER PROJECT.
WE'RE INSTALLING
THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE.
WE'RE ALSO INSTALLING
THE FILTRATION
AND CONTROL UNITS FOR THE POOL.
AND WE'RE PUTTING UP
THE GLASS SAFETY WALL.
WE'RE IN THE HOMESTRETCH,
BUT THERE'S STILL A LOT TO DO.
♪♪♪♪
NOW IT'S TIME
TO UNLOAD THE PLANTS.
I'M GONNA HAVE SUNSHINE HELP ME.
HE'S ALSO A PLANT LOVER.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW THIS DRIFTWOOD'S GONNA WORK
WITH THE ORCHIDS
AND THE TILLANDSIAS
AND THE BROMELIADS THAT I GOT.
HEY, OLD MAN,
SUNSHINE, YOU GUYS.
WAIT TILL YOU SEE
WHAT I GOT.
- THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
- ISN'T THAT COOL?
THIS KIND OF
LOOKS LIKE BRANCH CORAL.
THAT'S TRUE.
IT DOES KIND OF LOOK
LIKE BRANCH CORAL.
IF YOU GUYS COULD HELP ME
GET THIS TO THE BACK,
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GETTING
STARTED ON THIS PROJECT.
THERE WE GO.
WHOOPS. HOLD ON.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DEAD PIECE
OF WOOD, IT IS HEAVY.
WATCH THE ROOF.
AND IT'S KIND OF BULKY.
STILL HAS PART
OF THE TRUNK ON IT.
WHY DID YOU HAVE TO GET
SUCH A BIG SPECIMEN?
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT WE SAY
AT LUCAS LAGOONS - -
"GO BIG OR GO HOME."
MY PLAN OF ATTACK
FOR THIS DRIFTWOOD PROJECT
IS TO GET THE DRIFTWOOD SECURED
AND TO GET
THE IRRIGATION ATTACHED.
DON'T WANT TO DO
THE IRRIGATION TUBING AFTERWARDS
BECAUSE I MIGHT DAMAGE
THE PLANTS IN THE PROCESS.
HELP A LITTLE GIRL OUT,
OLD MAN.
I GOT TO MAKE SURE
I GOT THE IRRIGATION FIGURED OUT
SO THAT THEY'RE
GONNA GET ENOUGH WATER.
THEY'RE
REGULAR MICRO HEADS.
BUT I'M GONNA CUT DOWN
ON THE FLOW A LITTLE BIT.
THE REASON WHY I'M USING
A MISTING SYSTEM
IS, THAT WILL JUST
MOISTEN THE ROOTS JUST ENOUGH.
IF THEY STAYED
SATURATED IN WATER,
THEY WOULD ROT EVENTUALLY.
WELL, THANKS, JOHN.
EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS HELPED.
I DECIDED TO TRY
MY HAND AT ORCHIDS.
I DON'T GET MUCH OPPORTUNITY
TO USE THEM.
AND I FINALLY HAVE A SITUATION
WHERE THERE'S SOME SHADE
AND PLENTY OF AIR CIRCULATION.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT DOING THIS PROJECT.
MY GOD.
THIS IS GONNA BE SO GORGEOUS.
SO, WHAT'S
THE GAME PLAN HERE, CRASH?
WHAT DO YOU NEED
MY HELP WITH?
WELL, YOU KNOW, IN THE OCEAN,
WE HAVE A SAND BOTTOM.
WE'RE DOING
A SAND-BOTTOM FLOOR HERE...
BEFORE
WE START ADDING WATER.
I HOPE YOU GOT
SOME GOOD LEGS ON YOU TODAY.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY.
WE GOT 4 TO 5 YARDS
OF SAND OUT FRONT,
WHICH IS GONNA BE ABOUT 100
TRIPS WITH THE WHEELBARROW.
WE GOT A LONG DAY AHEAD OF US.
A WHOLE BUNCH MORE.
IT'S LIKE A MARATHON - -
BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH.
I'M GETTING DELIRIOUS.
WHEN YOU THINK YOU'RE DONE,
YOU'RE NOT DONE.
YOU DOING
THE OLD WHEELBARROW NAP AGAIN?
I DESERVE A LITTLE BREAK.
NOW I'M IN HIS WAY.
WHAT IS THIS?
WELL...
YOU'RE SITTING DOWN AGAIN?
I HAD TO LET YOU TRY
TO CATCH UP TO ME.
EVERY TIME WE PUT YOU
IN A WHEELBARROW,
YOU'RE ALWAYS SLEEPING
IN IT.
YOU GOT 10 MORE
TO CATCH UP ON ME.
THIS THING'S READY
TO GET SOME WATER IN IT.
AND I'M SO GLAD THIS IS DONE.
SINCE THIS POOL IS NOT AS BIG
AS MOST OF OUR POOLS,
IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE ABOUT SIX,
EIGHT HOURS TO FILL THIS THING.
THIS UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED LAGOON
HAS BEEN A LONG PROJECT.
BUT WE'RE FINALLY HERE.
IT'S FURNITURE DAY.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF FURNITURE
THAT WE CAN PUT
IN THE SMALL SPACE.
BUT CAT AND CRAIG
HAVE PICKED OUT
SOME UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED ART
THAT THEY WANT US TO USE
TO DECORATE,
INCLUDING A VERY COOL MERMAID.
WE GOT EVERYTHING
PRETTY MUCH INSTALLED
AND READY TO SHOW THE SCHERERS.
BUT I HAVE ONE LAST THING TO DO.
FUNNY BOY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING - -
LOOKING FOR ANOTHER EXCUSE
TO GO IN THE POOL?
NO, I'M VACUUMING IT.
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT SOME DIRT
KIND OF SITTING
ON TOP OF THE SAND.
AND I'M TAKING THE HOSE
AND JUST PULLING
ALL THE PARTICLES OFF THE TOP
AND LEAVING THE SAND BEHIND.
WELL, THAT'S HOW IT ALWAYS
IS IN THE BEGINNING, RIGHT?
YEAH.
AND ONCE EVERYTHING STABILIZES,
IT WON'T BE
SO MUCH MAINTENANCE.
THE OTHER THING IS, WHEN PEOPLE
ARE IN HERE USING THE POOL,
THEY'RE GONNA BE
STIRRING UP THE SAND,
AND THE FILTER WILL BE KIND OF
FILTERING OUT THE PARTICLES.
SO AS LONG
AS YOU GET IN HERE
AND ACTUALLY USE
THE SANDY BOTTOM
AND WALK AROUND IN IT,
IT'S GONNA STAY REALLY CLEAN.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW.
I'M STEPPING
BACK INTO MY OFFICE.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY'S THE BIG DEAL.
I FINALLY GET TO SHOW
THE SCHERERS THEIR NEW BACKYARD.
WHEN I THINK
OF ALL THE CHALLENGES WE HAD,
IT FEELS LIKE
A VERY LONG 10 WEEKS.
I MEAN, IT ALL STARTED OUT
WITH DEMO'ing THE OLD POOL.
WE HAD THE WORRY OF KNOCKING
THE HOUSE DOWN THE WHOLE TIME.
DID YOU JUST HIT THAT?
BETTER THAN HITTING A COLUMN.
TONS OF RAIN,
AND WE'RE, LIKE, RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE
OF FLORIDA'S RAINY SEASON.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO WORK IN THAT.
IT'S JUST BEEN
ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER.
WHOA, BUDDY!
YEAH.
BUT HERE WE ARE.
THIS IS THE DAY
THAT MAKES IT ALL WORTHWHILE.
I JUST HOPE THAT IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT THEY WANTED.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
I'M ABOUT TO SHOW YOU
YOUR NEW BACKYARD.
OF COURSE,
I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS
BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I SET
THE BAR REALLY HIGH BEFORE.
SO YOU HAVE
HIGH EXPECTATIONS.
HOW ARE YOU GUYS
FEELING RIGHT NOW?
VERY EXCITED.
PUMPED.
READY TO GO.
STOP TALKING.
MORE ACTION.
YEAH.
YEAH, IT'S - - WE'VE...
IT'S BEEN
A LONG PROJECT,
AND I WANT TO SEE IT.
LET'S GO OVER THERE
AND CHECK IT OUT.
I JUST WANT YOU TO KEEP
YOUR EYES SHUT
WHEN I BRING YOU
TO THE BACKYARD.
CAN YOU DO THAT?
NO PEEKING.
LET IT HIT YOU ALL AT ONCE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.
LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO.
SO, WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE,
AND IT'S PRETTY MUCH
THE DREAM HOUSE FOR US.
IT'S GOT A GREAT LOCATION,
BEAUTIFUL WATER VIEWS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY,
THE HOMEOWNER PREVIOUS
JUST DIDN'T HAVE AN IDEA
ABOUT A REALLY NICE POOL
THAT MATCHED THE HOUSE.
SO HOPEFULLY
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A POOL
THAT'S AS OUTSTANDING
AS THE HOUSE IS.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
ARE YOU READY?
YEAH, I'M READY.
LET'S DO THIS.
ALL RIGHT.
WATCH YOUR STEP.
COMING DOWN THE STEP.
DON'T FORGET TO KEEP
YOUR EYES CLOSED.
ALL RIGHT.
I HEAR WATER.
RIGHT HERE.
HOLD ON.
I'LL PUT YOU RIGHT HERE.
KEEP YOUR EYES SHUT.
RIGHT THERE.
THAT'S PERFECT.
CRAIG, A LITTLE CLOSER.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW YOU CAN SEE
EVERYTHING FROM THERE. HOLD ON.
ALL RIGHT, BABY.
ALL RIGHT.
BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR EYES,
THOUGH,
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
WHAT THIS LOOKED LIKE - -
A LITTLE OCTAGONAL POOL,
THOSE DATED PAVERS,
THE SCREEN
THAT WAS ALL CLOSED IN.
YOU WERE JUST, LIKE,
CRAMMED UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
SHOW ME MY POOL, MAN.
ALL RIGHT,
ON THE COUNT OF THREE,
YOU GUYS
CAN OPEN YOUR EYES, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
ONE... TWO... THREE.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS IT.
WOW!
WOW!
♪♪♪♪
I'M HERE
IN CORTEZ, FLORIDA, TODAY,
READY TO SHOW THE SCHERERS
THEIR UNDER-THE-SEA-THEMED POOL.
AND I HOPE
THAT CRAIG AND CATHERINE
ARE AWED
BY THIS GORGEOUS BACKYARD
BECAUSE I THINK IT LOOKS MORE
INCREDIBLE THAN I EVER IMAGINED.
SO, YOU GUYS READY?
SHOW ME MY POOL, MAN.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS IT.
WOW!
WOW!
MY GOD.
YOU'RE UNDER THE SEA.
MY GOD.
YOU ARE UNDER THE SEA!
THIS IS GORGEOUS.
WE GOT WATERFALLS.
MY GOD.
LOOK AT THE ORCHIDS.
THIS IS AMAZING.
LOOK HOW BIG IT IS, MAN.
THAT IS AWESOME.
I MEAN, IT WAS
A TINY LITTLE POOL.
AND NOW YOU CAN SWIM
OUT TO THE EDGE
OF OUR YARD
AND BE IN THE SUN.
AND I LOVE THAT
IT'S UNDERNEATH THE HOUSE.
ALMOST MAKES THE WHOLE ROOM
FEEL LIKE A GROTTO.
THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.
IT'S AMAZING.
IT DOESN'T EVEN LOOK
LIKE THE SAME HOUSE.
NO.
SO, I SEE
YOU FIXED OUR CEILING.
YEAH.
ALL THE BROKEN STUCCO
AND STUFF THAT CRASH HIT.
IT'S ALL FIXED.
IT LOOKS GREAT.
REMEMBER, CAT - - YOU SAID
YOU WANTED A CORAL REEF LOOK.
SO WE GOT THE ROCK
ALL THE WAY DOWN.
ABSOLUTELY.
LOOK AT THE SAND.
THAT IS SO COOL.
I KNOW. I SEE IT.
IT'S JUST AMAZING.
REMEMBER, BEFORE,
YOU WERE STANDING HERE
AND ANYONE
DRIVING DOWN THE STREET
IS JUST STARING IN AT YOU?
YOU CAN'T SEE
THE STREET ANYMORE.
YEP. YOU'VE GOT YOUR OWN
PRIVATE LITTLE WORLD BACK HERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, BEFORE,
YOU HAD IT ALL CAGED IN.
NOW YOU'VE OPENED IT UP.
WE GOT THIS GLASS RAILING THERE.
I MEAN, THAT REALLY
OPENS UP THE VIEW.
NOW YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE A PART OF THE OCEAN.
YOU'RE SO CLOSE TO IT.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN, ALSO,
I WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT THESE TWO MAIN
FEATURE ROCKS - -
THESE ARE ROCKS THAT I HAD
FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.
THEY WERE
MY SPECIAL ROCKS.
AND I JUST NEVER HAD
THE RIGHT SPOT FOR THEM.
BUT WHEN I WAS DOING
YOUR JOB,
I REALIZED THAT THEY WERE
THE PERFECT ROCKS FOR HERE.
THIS IS SPECTACULAR, MAN.
I LOVE IT.
AND, YOU KNOW,
INSTEAD OF THOSE COLUMNS
JUST ALMOST BEING
A HINDRANCE,
WE TURNED THOSE
INTO PLANTERS.
YOU GOT YOUR CUSTOM
CONCRETE BAR TOP.
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
THE OCEAN'S WASHING UP
ONTO A SAND BEACH.
I LOVE IT. IT'S GORGEOUS.
BEAUTIFUL.
AND THEN WOMAN, I MEAN,
SHE CREATED THIS SURPRISE
FOR YOU GUYS.
SHE FOUND
THIS PIECE OF DRIFTWOOD
AND THEN GOT
ALL THESE COOL ORCHIDS
AND TILLANDSIAS
AND PUT THEM ON THERE.
MY GOD.
THEY'RE SPINY SEA URCHINS
MADE WITH AIR PLANTS.
I KNOW MOST OF THIS WAS
WHAT YOU WANTED, RIGHT, CAT?
CRAIG HAD ONE REQUEST.
"MY BACK. I NEED A PLACE
FOR SOME THERAPY FOR MY BACK."
SO, CHECK THIS OUT.
THAT IS SO COOL.
AND JUST SO YOU'RE NOT
BY YOURSELF LAYING THERE,
WE'VE MADE IT
SO BOTH OF YOU CAN LAY HERE
AND HAVE
THE THERAPY CHAIRS GOING.
THAT'S AWESOME.
SO WE CAN LAY THERE
AND WATCH THE SUN SET.
THE THERAPY CHAIRS
AND JETS ARE JUST AMAZING.
HE DID A WONDERFUL JOB.
YOU COULD EASILY HAVE,
IN THIS SMALL POOL,
20 PEOPLE IN HERE
WITHOUT IT FEELING CROWDED
BECAUSE YOU HAVE
SO MUCH SEATING.
YOU'VE GOT THIS BENCH
THAT WRAPS AROUND THE WHOLE REST
OF THE POOL, YOU GOT
THE BARSTOOLS OVER THERE.
TO ME, IT'S LIKE
A WATER LIVING ROOM.
ABSOLUTELY.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU GUYS
LOVE EVERYTHING HERE.
BUT THAT'S NOT IT.
DON'T FORGET - -
YOU WANTED AN OUTDOOR KITCHEN.
SO COME ON
AND COME CHECK IT OUT.
OKAY.
- THIS IS COOL.
- SO COOL.
SO, CAT,
I KNOW YOU LOVE
TURQUOISE
AND SEA GREEN COLORS.
WE DID IT IN THE BAR,
AND WE GOT THIS AWESOME SEA
GREEN HAND-CARVED ICE CHEST.
GORGEOUS.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE THE SPACE.
I WAS THINKING
THIS WAS GONNA BE SO NARROW.
AND YOU REALLY DID A WONDERFUL
JOB MAKING A LOT OF SPACE HERE.
WITH THAT SPIRAL STAIRCASE
WE PUT IN, I MEAN,
IT JUST REALLY
OPENED UP THE VIEW
AND MADE THIS FEEL
SO MUCH MORE OPEN.
I LOVE IT.
WE LOVE IT.
THE KITCHEN AREA
TURNED OUT GORGEOUS.
I THINK
OUR BACKYARD'S COMPLETE.
WE HAVE THE HOUSE.
THE POOL AREA
IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
AND IT TOTALLY SUITS
THE THEME "UNDER THE SEA."
I CAN'T REALLY THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE WE WOULD NEED.
I THINK WE'RE DONE.
YEAH.
WELL, YOU GOT ALL THE
SPACE YOU NEED TO ENTERTAIN.
SO YOU GUYS READY
TO START YOUR PARTY OR WHAT?
SUN'S GOING DOWN.
LET'S DO THIS THING.
CRAIG AND CATHERINE WANTED A LOT
OF FEATURES IN A SMALL SPACE.
I THINK MY TEAM
DID AN EXCELLENT JOB.
WE DID EVERYTHING
THAT THEY WANTED ON THEIR LIST,
ANYTHING THAT WE COULD DO
TO INCORPORATE
THE UNDER-THE-SEA THEME.
I COULD TELL
THEY WERE BLOWN AWAY.
I THINK WE FAR EXCEEDED
THEIR EXPECTATIONS.
WOW.
MY GOD.
- NICE.
YOU CREATED PARADISE,
FOR SURE.
FANTASTIC.
IT'S DEFINITELY SET UP
FOR WHAT WE LOVE TO DO,
WHICH IS ENTERTAINING PEOPLE.
WHOA!
AAH!
JUST REALLY LIVED UP
TO OUR EXPECTATIONS.
THIS IS GREAT.
IT'S GORGEOUS.
I LOVE IT.
I LOVE IT, TOO.
IT'S FUNNY.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT, IN THE END,
IS GONNA FEEL LIKE THE CROWNING
JEWEL OF THE PROJECT.
AND I THOUGHT
IT WAS GONNA BE MY ROCK
I WAS HOLDING ON TO
FOR 10 YEARS.
BUT WOMAN'S
DRIFTWOOD SCULPTURE - -
TO ME,
THAT'S THE CROWNING JEWEL.
IT LOOKS SO INCREDIBLE THERE.
WOMAN, GOOD JOB.
SO, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB.
AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I LOVE IT.