Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 3 - Fiesta De Laguna! - full transcript

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 IN VENICE, FLORIDA TODAY,

WHICH IS AN HOUR AND A HALF
SOUTH OF TAMPA



ON THE GULF OF MEXICO.

VENICE IS A HUGE GOLF
RETIREMENT COMMUNITY,

AND I'M GOING TO VISIT
JENNIFER HELLING

AND KIRBY HUESTIS.

THIS IS KIRBY
AND JENNIFER'S FOREVER HOME,

AND I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM
THE FOREVER POOL TO GO WITH IT.

- HI.
- HEY, GOOD MORNING.

- I'M LUCAS OF LUCAS LAGOONS.
- HI. JENNIFER.

- NICE TO MEET YOU.
- NICE TO MEET YOU.

- AND WHO'S THIS?
- THIS IS SADIE.

HI, SADIE.

COME ON IN.
LET ME SHOW YOU THE POOL.

KIRBY, LUCAS IS HERE.

I'M JENNIFER HELLING
FROM VENICE, FLORIDA,

AND KIRBY
IS MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER.

KIRBY AND I PURCHASED THIS HOUSE
LAST DECEMBER.

IT'S OUR ABSOLUTE DREAM HOUSE.

WE JUST RECENTLY DECIDED
TO REDO THE POOL

'CAUSE THAT'S ABOUT
THE ONLY THING

THAT WAS KIND OF LACKING
ON THE HOUSE.

WELL, LUCAS, HERE IT IS.

DEFINITELY NEEDS SOME UPDATING.

WHEN LUCAS FIRST SAW THAT POOL,

I MEAN, I COULD SEE
THE WHEELS TURNING.

WELL, BEFORE WE GET INTO
TOO MUCH ABOUT OUT HERE,

I JUST WANT TO LEARN A LITTLE
BIT MORE ABOUT YOU GUYS,

HOW YOU USE THIS SPACE,
WHO COMES OVER,

WHAT YOU GUYS LIKE TO DO.

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER
A COUPLE OF YEARS,

AND NOW WE'RE BLENDING
OUR FAMILIES TOGETHER.

AND SO WE JUST ARE TRYING
TO MAKE THIS

THE FOCAL POINT
OF THE HOUSE NOW.

I HAVE TWO CHILDREN.
MY SON HAS TWO LITTLE ONES.

YEAH?

THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN
ARE GOING TO LOVE THIS POOL.

JENNIFER AND I MET
AT A RESTAURANT

AROUND THE CORNER
FROM THIS HOUSE,

AND WE'VE BEEN
PRETTY MUCH TOGETHER EVER SINCE.

MY KIDS ARE 13 AND 16,

SO WE SPEND ALL
OF OUR TIME OUTSIDE.

I HAVE TWO KIDS,
TRAVIS AND HAILEY.

MY KIDS ARE MY LIFE, AND THAT'S
ONE OF THE WHOLE REASONS

WHY WE'RE REDOING THE POOL,

IS BECAUSE IT'S JUST
REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE A PLACE

WHERE EVERYBODY
CAN SPEND THEIR TIME.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT
ABOUT THE STYLE?

I MEAN, ARE YOU LOOKING TO DO
SOMETHING TROPICAL AND NATURAL,

OR YOU LIKE SOMETHING A LITTLE
BIT MORE MODERN AND SLEEK OR...

WELL, THAT LIGHT RIGHT THERE

WAS THE INSPIRATION
OF KIND OF THE WHOLE HOUSE.

WE GOT THAT IN MEXICO,

AND SO WE'RE KIND OF GOING FOR,
LIKE, AN OLD-WORLD MEXICO LOOK.

COOL.

SO, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,
WE WENT TO MEXICO,

AND I FELL IN LOVE
WITH THIS LIGHT.

WE GO TO MEXICO ALL THE TIME,
AND EVERY TIME WE GO THERE,

IT'S SO PEACEFUL,
AND IT'S SO RELAXING.

AND I JUST WANTED
TO BRING THAT HOME

SO THAT OUR HOME FELT LIKE
WE WERE GOING ON VACATION.

I LOVE IT.
IT'S VERY VIBRANT.

- LOT OF COLOR.
- THANKS.

LET'S WALK OVER THERE
AND CHECK OUT THE POOL AREA.

ALL RIGHT.

THEY WANT TO DO A MEXICAN-STYLED
KIND OF RESORT POOL,

SO COME ON.
LET'S BRING 'EM TO MEXICO

BY JUST WALKING
INTO THEIR OWN BACKYARD.

♪♪♪♪

I SEE A LOT
GOING ON BACK HERE.

DEFINITELY HAVE
A HUGE POOL HERE,

BUT MAYBE NOT
ENOUGH DECK SPACE.

- ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
- YEAH.

WE DO ENTERTAIN A LOT.
WE DO NEED MORE DECK SPACE.

THE SPA IS TOTALLY OUTDATED.

AND THE STAIRS
ARE DANGEROUS, TOO.

- GOTCHA.
- THEY'RE VERY NARROW.

SEVERAL OF THE KIDS HAVE ALMOST
FALLEN AND SLIPPED,

SO THEY'RE JUST NOT USABLE.

YEAH, AND THEY'RE KIND OF
WASTING A LOT OF SPACE,

SO I GOT TO FIGURE OUT
A CREATIVE SOLUTION FOR THAT.

BUT, DEFINITELY, THE STAIRS
NEED TO BE CHANGED OUT

OR SOMETHING DONE WITH THEM.

OTHER THAN IT BEING BIG,

THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT
THAT I LIKE.

I MEAN, IT'S BUILT
RIGHT UP AGAINST THE HOUSE.

THERE'S STAIRS EVERYWHERE
GOING TO DIFFERENT DOORS.

I MEAN, I'M ALREADY THINKING
THIS ISN'T A REMODEL.

THIS IS A REDO.

THERE ARE A FEW THINGS
THAT I'D LIKE.

LIKE, YOU KNOW,
WHEN YOU GO TO MEXICO

AND YOU CAN PUT YOUR CHAIR
RIGHT IN THE WATER

- SO YOU'RE NOT HOT?
- RIGHT.

I'D LOVE TO HAVE A LEDGE
LIKE THAT.

AND THIS END OF THE POOL
IS REALLY DEEP,

SO IF WE DID, YOU KNOW,
LIKE, A ROCK GROTTO

AND THE KIDS WOULD BE ABLE
TO JUMP OFF THE ROCKS,

- RIGHT.
- THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

GOT IT.
THAT'S COOL.

I GUESS YOU GUYS
REALLY DO LOVE TO LIVE OUTDOORS.

- THIS IS GREAT.
- IT'S NICE,

BUT I WOULDN'T MIND DOING
SOME KIND OF LANDSCAPING

OR SOMETHING,
PUTTING SOME TREES UP BACK HERE.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
SO, YOU GUYS OBVIOUSLY HAVE

A NATURAL WOOD-BURNING FIRE PIT
BACK HERE.

IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU USE A LOT?

ME AND THE KIDS
ACTUALLY DO A LOT OF S'MORES,

- SO I LOVE IT.
- YEAH.

FOR THIS BUILD, YOU KNOW,

IT'S ALL ABOUT GATHERING
WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

SADIE'S OBVIOUSLY
A BIG PART OF THE FAMILY,

SO I THINK
MAYBE WE SHOULD COME UP

WITH A LITTLE SURPRISE
FOR SADIE, AS WELL.

NOW I'VE KIND OF
SEEN EVERYTHING,

SO IF YOU GUYS WANT TO JUST
RELAX INSIDE, STAY COOL,

I'M GONNA START MEASURING
AND GET MY IDEAS DOWN ON PAPER,

AND THEN I'LL MEET YOU INSIDE
WHEN I'M READY.

- SOUNDS GOOD. THANKS.
- ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

I'VE NEVER BUILT
A MEXICAN-THEMED POOL BEFORE,

BUT I'M EXCITED
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.

THERE'S REALLY NO WAY TO DO THIS

WITHOUT RAISING THE POOL.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REALLY
KIND OF GET INTO IT

WITH THE LANDSCAPING.

AND I COULD DO, LIKE, A MOSAIC
WITH ALL THOSE COLORS,

FINDING WAYS TO REALLY
GIVE IT THAT MEXICAN FLAIR.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS, YOU READY
TO HEAR WHAT I CAME UP WITH?

- SURE.
- YEAH. WE'RE SO EXCITED.

THE ONLY PROBLEM IS
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED.

I DON'T THINK YOUR FRIENDS
ARE GONNA WANT TO EVER LEAVE.

I KNOW, RIGHT?

THE WHOLE AREA IS SPLIT UP

BECAUSE THAT POOL'S
SUNKEN DOWN.

AND THEN THOSE STEPS USE UP,
YOU KNOW, SPACE

WHERE YOU COULD
HAVE FURNITURE

OR BEING ABLE
TO HAVE IT MORE USABLE.

SO I JUST THINK THE SPACE
WOULD BE A LOT MORE USABLE

IF WE JUST BUILT ANOTHER POOL
INSIDE THE ONE YOU HAVE.

AND THEN WHEN WE'RE DONE,

WE'LL BACK-FILL THE EXISTING
POOL AND THE NEW POOL

AND BRING IT ALL UP
TO THAT HEIGHT.

EVERYTHING'S NICE AND FLUSH,

AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST
KIND OF ALL AT THE SAME LEVEL.

SO THEN
IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY,

THE WHOLE ENTIRE THING
WILL BE RAISED.

RIGHT,
AND HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

GOOD. SOUNDS GOOD.

BY BUILDING THE POOL
ON TOP OF THE POOL,

IT'S GONNA GIVE US
A LOT MORE DECK SPACE.

AND THAT'S WONDERFUL.

WE'RE GONNA
MOVE THE SPA FORWARD.

THAT WAY, YOU HAVE ALL THIS
KIND OF DECK SPACE IN HERE.

WE'LL DO A NATURAL STONE
AROUND IT.

WE'LL TURN THAT SPILLWAY
INTO, LIKE, A NATURAL STREAM

SPILLING DOWN INTO THE POOL.

AND I'M THINKING
SEATING ALL ALONG HERE.

MAKE A SUN SHELF
IN THIS WHOLE AREA

WITH A WATERFALL BACK HERE,

SO NOT ONLY DO YOU HAVE,
LIKE, A SHALLOW AREA TO RELAX,

BUT YOU HAVE THE SOUND
OF THE WATERFALLS ALL AROUND YOU

AND REALLY
KIND OF IMMERSE YOURSELF

IN THAT KIND OF
MEXICAN RESORT FEEL.

- RIGHT. YEAH. THAT'S GREAT.
- THAT'D BE EXCITING. YEAH.

AND THEN FOR THIS GROTTO,
YOU KNOW,

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS

BEING ABLE TO JUMP OFF
INTO THE DEEP END,

KIND OF HANG OUT
AROUND THERE.

SO I THINK I NEED TO MAKE
A PRETTY BIG GROTTO

WITH MAYBE, LIKE, AN ENTRANCE
FROM THE SUN SHELF AREA.

AND THEN
FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES,

YOU WANT TO BE ABLE
TO KIND OF CLIMB UP THE GROTTO

AND JUMP BACK INTO THE POOL.

SO, I WAS THINKING
ON TOP OF THE GROTTO,

IT WOULD BE REALLY COOL

TO DO A FIRE FEATURE UP THERE

AND HAVE ANY
KIND OF, LIKE, AREA UP THERE

WHERE SOMEBODY WANTED TO SIT,

AGAIN, LIKE,
IF YOU'RE ENTERTAINING

AND IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE
THAT, YOU KNOW - -

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

THAT WOULD BE COOL, THOUGH.

WE'LL MAKE THIS AS BIG
AS WE CAN UP THERE,

AND MAYBE PUT THE FIRE FEATURE
OFF TO THE SIDE.

THAT'S DEFINITELY GONNA
FEEL LIKE A MEXICAN RESORT.

YEAH. EXACTLY, RIGHT?

IF EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD,

THEN LET'S JUST GO AHEAD
AND GET STARTED.

SOUNDS GREAT.

IF JEN'S HAPPY, I'M HAPPY.

HE'D BETTER MAKE SURE
SHE'S HAPPY.

- AWESOME. THANKS, JENNIFER.
- THANKS, LUCAS.

THANKS, KIRBY.
SEE YOU GUYS SOON.

WE HAVE ABOUT 12 WEEKS
TO BUILD IT

AND ABOUT $200,000
TO $250,000 BUDGET.

♪♪♪♪

JENNIFER AND KIRBY
LOVE THE DESIGN,

SO I'M READY TO GET TO WORK
WITH MY TEAM

TO CREATE THIS MEXICAN
RESORT-THEMED POOL.

COME ON, GUYS. COME IN.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW BUILD.

NICE. WOW.
THIS IS PRETTY NEAT.

THIS IS THE HELLING-HUESTIS
HOME, AND CHECK IT OUT.

BEAUTIFUL HOME,
BEAUTIFUL BACKYARD,

AND THEY LOVE ENTERTAINING
SO THEY NEED A BIG POOL,

BIG POOL AREA.

BIG POOL,
BUT NOT MUCH DECK.

YEAH, THERE'S NO ROOM.

BASICALLY,
I'M THINKING WE BUILD A NEW POOL

INSIDE THE OLD POOL
AND ELEVATE IT

SO WE'RE AT THE SAME LEVEL
AS THE HOUSE.

A POOL WITHIN A POOL?

YEAH, A POOL WITHIN A POOL.

WORKING WITH LUCAS
IS PRETTY CRAZY.

YOU KNOW, IT'S AN EVOLVING JOB

BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT.

THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS POOL

IS BASICALLY,
THEY LOVE TO GO TO MEXICO.

SO, THEY GOT THAT CHANDELIER
YOU CAN KIND OF SEE UP THERE

- FROM MEXICO.
- THAT'S COOL.

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY,

IT'S A BUNCH
OF LITTLE, LIKE, GLASS BEADS.

AND IT ALMOST
LOOKS LIKE A MOSAIC,

SO I WAS THINKING WE COULD
KIND OF GO WITH THAT THEME,

MAYBE DO SOME COOL MOSAICS,

LIKE, ON THE BENCHES
AND THE POOL,

AND THEN FINDING
SOME REALLY COOL POTTERY

AND DIFFERENT KIND OF DECOR
TO GO AROUND THE AREA

THAT'D REALLY MAKE IT FEEL
LIKE THAT MEXICAN RESORT.

I THINK
WE HAVE TO GO TO MEXICO

TO GET SOME INSPIRATION,
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

WELL, MAYBE WE CAN FIND
THE TIME. YOU NEVER KNOW.

THERE'S NO WAY
I'M TAKING THESE GUYS TO MEXICO.

AND I FORGOT TO MENTION,

THEY HAVE THIS CUTE,
LITTLE DOG NAMED SADIE.

WE CAN'T FORGET ABOUT HER.
SHE'S A HUGE PART OF THE FAMILY.

OLD MAN,
SINCE YOU'RE THE BIG DOG LOVER,

MAYBE YOU COULD THINK
OF A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR SADIE.

WHAT KIND OF DOG IS THIS?

IT'S A LITTLE
LONG-HAIRED CHIHUAHUA,

CUTE AS A BUTTON, BUT TEENY.

SHE'S A LITTLE CHIHUAHUA
IN THIS GIGANTIC SWIMMING POOL.

HOW IS THIS DOG GOING TO BE ABLE
TO GO IN THIS POOL

AND FIND ITS WAY OUT?

WELL, YOU GUYS ALL KNOW

IT'S GONNA GET WORSE
BEFORE IT GETS BETTER.

SO LET'S MOVE ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL
FURNITURE OUT OF THE WAY,

AND LET'S START
TEARING SOME STUFF UP

SO WE CAN BUILD
THIS MEXICAN RESORT!

LET'S GO DESTROY SOME STUFF.

LET'S DO THIS!

MAKING ME A DOORWAY.

THANK YOU, CRASH.

2, 3.

WITH THE FURNITURE
OUT OF THE WAY NOW,

WE CAN REMOVE
THE REST OF THE CAGE

AND START DRAINING THE POOL.

THERE IT GOES.

SEEING AS HOW THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY
THE BIGGEST RESIDENTIAL POOL

IN VENICE,

THIS COULD TAKE A COUPLE DAYS
TO EMPTY OUT,

SO WE'D BETTER START NOW.

THEN I GOT TO GET IN THERE
AND TAKE THAT PLUG OUT.

DRAINING A POOL IS NOT HARD.
WELL, FIRST THING YOU GOT TO DO

IS YOU GOT TO GO DOWN
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE POOL

AND PULL THE MAIN PLUG.

I GET DOWN TO THE BOTTOM.
THE POOL PLUG IS CEMENTED IN.

SO IT'S GOING
TO MAKE MY LIFE REAL HARD.

THAT AIN'T
COMING OFF EASY?

IT'S SURROUNDED BY CEMENT.

IT'S GOING TO SLOW US DOWN.

WELL, HERE'S
SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

I GET TO DO UNDERWATER DEMO.

♪♪♪♪

I DON'T HAVE
ANY SCUBA EQUIPMENT,

SO THIS IS GOING
TO BE A SLOW PROCESS.

I GOT CRASH
DRAINING THIS POOL,

SO I'M GOING TO GET OLD MAN
STARTED ON DEMOING THIS PLANTER.

BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
WE SAVE ALL THESE PALM TREES.

WOMAN, MY MOM,
SHE'S OUR RESIDENT PLANT EXPERT,

SO I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE
SHE PUTS 'EM IN A SAFE PLACE

FOR LATER.

I LOVE PLANTS.
THEY'RE, LIKE, NEXT TO ROCKS,

THEY'RE LIKE MY FAVORITE THINGS.

SO IF A PLANT'S ALREADY ALIVE,

I LIKE TO BE ABLE
TO PRESERVE IT,

SAVE IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

HEY, CRASH, YOU MAKING
ANY PROGRESS UNDER THERE,

OR ARE YOU JUST
ENJOYING THE SWIM?

I'M ENJOYING THE SWIM.

ALL RIGHT, I GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT, NOW GET OUT
OF THE POOL AND HELP ME.

ALL RIGHT, I'M COMING.

♪♪♪♪

BY BUILDING THE NEW POOL
WITHIN THE OLD POOL,

WE'RE SAVING A LOT
OF TIME AND MONEY

BY NOT HAVING TO DEMO
THE OLD POOL SHELL

AND THE CONCRETE DECK.

INSTEAD, WE'RE GOING
TO USE A BUNCH OF GRAVEL

AND THE EXISTING POOL SHELL

AS THE FOUNDATION
TO BUILD THE NEW POOL IN.

FROM THIS POINT ON,

WE'RE STILL DOING
ALL THE STEELWORK

JUST THE WAY WE WOULD NORMALLY.

THE ONLY DIFFERENCE

IS WE'RE WORKING
INSIDE OF AN EXISTING POOL.

BE CAREFUL!

LOOK OUT! WATCH OUT!

I'M HERE IN VENICE, FLORIDA,
WORKING ON JEN AND KIRBY'S

MEXICAN RESORT-THEMED
BACKYARD POOL.

SO, KIRBY,
COME CHECK OUT THE PROGRESS.

WOW.

JEN'S OUT OF TOWN RIGHT NOW,

BUT I HAVE A REALLY BIG
DESIGN CHANGE

I KIND OF WANT TO MAKE
TO THIS POOL.

SO I GOT TO GET KIRBY OUT THERE,

MAKE SURE HE'S ON BOARD
WITH MY CHANGES.

WELL, KIRBY,
I BROUGHT YOU OUT HERE

BECAUSE I HAVE
SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

THAT I'VE MADE
TO THIS POOL.

REALLY?

THE REBAR IS IN,

SO WHEN THE SUBJECT
OF CHANGE COMES UP,

IT'S KIND OF A CONCERN

BECAUSE IT POSSIBLY
COULD DELAY THE PROJECT.

CHANGES? WHAT KIND
OF CHANGES COULD THEY BE?

BEFORE, WE WERE GONNA
HAVE THE SPA

KIND OF PUSHED OVER TO THE SIDE
A LITTLE BIT.

AS WE WERE LAYING IT OUT,
YOU KNOW,

I WAS HEARING YOU GUYS' VOICES
IN MY HEAD SAYING,

"WE WANT THAT WHOLE
MEXICAN RESORT FEEL."

SO I'M VISUALIZING A CHAMPAGNE
SPA IN THE MIDDLE,

MEANING IT SPILLS 360 DEGREES
ALL THE WAY AROUND.

SO THAT SPA IS, LIKE,
THE CENTRAL FOCAL POINT.

SO WHEN YOU'RE
UP THERE LOOKING OUT,

YOU SEE THIS BEAUTIFUL
CHAMPAGNE SPA

FRAMED BY TWO FIRE FEATURES,

AND THEN THE BACKDROP
IS THAT GORGEOUS GROTTO

AND ALL THE WATERFALLS
IN THE BACK.

SO, KIRBY,
BEFORE THE SHOTCRETE GOES IN,

DO YOU LIKE MY CHANGES
AND MY IDEAS?

BECAUSE I KNOW
THEY'RE SIGNIFICANT.

I'M JUST HOPING YOU'RE ON BOARD
WITH EVERYTHING I JUST TOLD YOU.

I LIKE MY NEW DESIGN IDEA,

BUT I CAN SEE THE HESITATION
ON KIRBY'S FACE.

HE'S NOT SAYING ANYTHING.

HE'S JUST STARING OFF
INTO THE POOL.

♪♪♪♪

WE'RE DEFINITELY ON BOARD.

NICE. SO I HAVE YOUR BLESSING
TO CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD

AND GETTING THIS POOL DONE?

- ABSOLUTELY.
- AWESOME.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.

I WAS A BIT NERVOUS,

BUT IT'S GOING TO BE
A WELCOME IMPROVEMENT.

WELL, I'M SURE
THESE GUYS WILL BE GLAD

THEY DON'T HAVE
TO CHANGE IT AGAIN, TOO.

HERE AT
THE HELLING-HUESTIS BUILD,

IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE
AT LEAST 80 YARDS OF SHOTCRETE.

THAT'S ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY FILL
20 MID-SIZE CARS.

AND WE HAVE EXTRA HANDS ON DECK

TO MAKE SURE
IT ALL GOES SMOOTHLY.

NOW THAT THE SHOTCRETE IS CURED,

OLD MAN IS PRESSURE-WASHING IT

TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS MATERIAL

SO THAT CRASH CAN SEAL IT.

AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A POOL
INSIDE OF ANOTHER POOL.

♪♪♪♪

IT'S ROCK DAY.

I GOT 48 TON OF ROCK
THAT JUST SHOWED UP.

WE'VE GOT
TO START UNLOADING THEM,

AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET THIS STARTED.

WHEN I WAS PICKING OUT
MY TENNESSEE ROCKS

FOR THIS BUILD,
I REALLY TRIED TO FIND ROCKS

THAT DIDN'T HAVE SO MUCH MOSS
AND LICHEN ON THEM,

BECAUSE IN MEXICO IT'S SO HOT,

YOU'RE REALLY NOT GONNA GET
THAT KIND OF GROWTH.

- HEY, LUCAS?
- HEY, WHAT'S UP, OLD MAN?

REMEMBER YOU GAVE ME
THAT SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT

FOR SADIE,
THE LITTLE CHIHUAHUA?

YEAH, YOU THINK
OF ANYTHING YET?

I WAS THINKING
OF GIVING HER

A LITTLE RAMP
MADE OUT OF STONE

THAT SHE CAN FIND HER WAY
IN AND OUT.

YEAH, I MEAN,
JENNIFER WAS TALKING

ABOUT WANTING TO, YOU KNOW,
HAVE LOUNGE CHAIRS

AND REALLY HANG OUT
A LOT IN THIS AREA,

SO MAYBE FOR SADIE,

SHE COULD KIND OF, LIKE,
PLAY AROUND IN THIS AREA

AND THEN GET OUT
KIND OF RIGHT IN HERE.

I KNOW IF I WAS A LITTLE DOG,
I'D BE WORRIED - -

"HOW AM I GETTING OUT
OF THIS BIG POOL?"

SOMETIMES YOU EVEN
THINK LIKE A DOG.

I LOVE OLD MAN'S IDEA

ABOUT CREATING THIS LITTLE
DOGGIE RAMP FOR SADIE,

BUT THAT PROJECT CAN WAIT,
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW,

WE GOT SOME BIG ROCKS
TO START PLAYING WITH.

♪♪♪♪

THIS IS GOING
TO HAVE TO BE A BIG GROTTO,

BECAUSE JEN AND KIRBY
WANT ENOUGH SPACE

TO BE ABLE
TO HANG OUT ON TOP OF IT.

SO IT'S ALL GOING TO HAVE
TO START WITH A BIG FOUNDATION.

YOU GUYS READY TO SEE THE FIRST
BIG ROCK GO IN, OR WHAT?

YEAH!

ALL RIGHT, STAND BACK
FOR THIS ONE.

IT'S GOT ROUNDED EDGES.

THE STRAPS DON'T WANT
TO STICK TO 'EM.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN PLAYING
WITH THESE BIG ROCKS,

BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY REALLY
DANGEROUS, AS WELL,

ESPECIALLY WHEN THESE ROCKS
HAVE SOME ROUNDED EDGES.

COME OUT A LITTLE BIT.

WHOA.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, IT'S LOOKING GOOD.

WELL, WE GOT THE FIRST ROCK IN,

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
HOW IT LOOKS

WHEN THEY'RE ALL DONE.

♪♪♪♪

CAN'T CATCH A BREAK.

MAN, WE'RE OFF
TO A GREAT START,

AND THEN THE SKIES OPENED UP,
AND NOW IT'S JUST RAIN

AND GONNA BE SLOW AND NOT VERY
PRODUCTIVE FROM HERE ON OUT,

IT LOOKS LIKE.

WE CAN'T SET ROCKS IN THE RAIN.
THE MORTAR WILL WASH AWAY.

I'M GOING TO GO TRY
TO STRAP UP ONE ROCK.

MAYBE WE CAN'T
SET 'EM IN MORTAR,

BUT MAYBE WE CAN JUST KIND OF
SET 'EM WHERE THEY GO.

AND THEN THAT WAY,
WHEN THE RAIN STOPS,

WE CAN JUST BANG 'EM OUT.

YOU'RE THE BOSS.

UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE A SERIOUS
TIME CRUNCH HERE,

SO I'M HOPING
WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD.

♪♪♪♪

ALL RIGHT,
GO UP A LITTLE BIT.

THESE STRAPS,
ONE HAS SLIPPED.

TRY TO GET IT ON TOP OF HERE
SO I CAN REPOSITION THEM.

SETTING ROCKS IN THE RAIN
IS A LITTLE BIT DANGEROUS.

IT'S DEFINITELY SOMETHING
WHERE YOU HAVE TO SLOW DOWN.

HOLD UP.

YOU KNOW, I CAN'T TOTALLY HAVE
THE STRAPS UNDERNEATH THE ROCK,

BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL NEVER
GET 'EM OUT AGAIN.

BE CAREFUL.

LOOK OUT! WATCH OUT!

GO UP.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

WE'RE HERE IN VENICE, FLORIDA,
AT THE HELLING-HUESTIS PROJECT.

UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S RAINING,

AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO SET ROCKS IN THE RAIN.

BE CAREFUL.

LOOK OUT! WATCH OUT!

WE CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.

I'D LOVE TO JUST CALL IT A DAY,

BUT WE GOT WAY
TOO MUCH WORK TO GET DONE,

SO LET'S SEE
WHAT WE CAN GET DONE.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT
THIS MEXICAN THEME GOING.

WE HAVE THAT BEAUTIFUL
CHANDELIER

WITH THE MOSAIC PIECES
ON IT.

SO WE DECIDED TO CARRY THAT
OVER INTO THE POOL DESIGN.

SO OUR LITTLE PROJECT

IS GOING TO BE
TO TRY TO SALVAGE

AS MUCH OF THIS TILE AS POSSIBLE
AND USE IT FOR THE MOSAIC.

ALL RIGHT.

♪♪♪♪

THE TILE IS SO BEAUTIFUL,
WHY NOT REPURPOSE IT?

THERE WE GO.
YEAH, BOSS.

I'M NOT WORRIED THAT MUCH
ABOUT BREAKING THE TILE.

FOR THE MOSAICS,
WE'LL NEED SMALLER PIECES

IN VARIOUS SHAPES AND SIZES.

OOH. PRETTY!

ALL RIGHT,
THAT'S THE LAST OF IT.

WE DID GOOD, GUYS.

♪♪♪♪

IT'S A BRAND-NEW DAY,

AND IT'S ALREADY GOING
BETTER THAN YESTERDAY.

WE GOT A GOOD, LITTLE JUMP
ON THE ROCK WORK,

SO EVERYTHING'S GOING
REALLY WELL.

THERE YOU GO. GOOD.

SO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

WE'VE DONE SPA JETS
INSIDE A GROTTO.

SO, WE GOT A POOL
WITHIN A POOL,

A SPA INSIDE THE POOL,

AND NOW WE GOT A SPA
INSIDE THE GROTTO.

I KNOW. I LIKE IT.

HERE, YOU TRY IT OUT.

YEAH.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU
TO DO THAT.

OLD MAN'S NAPPING.

Shh! Shh, shh.
NO, I'M NOT.

I JUST WAS TESTING,
NOT NAPPING.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.

THE TIME HAS COME
TO SET THE GROTTO ROCKS.

- WHOO-HOO!
- YEAH.

THIS GROTTO'S SO BIG

THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO SET
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE ROCKS

TO COVER THE WHOLE THING.

GOTCHA.

TYPICALLY
WHEN WE BUILD OUR GROTTOS,

IT JUST TAKES ONE LARGE ROCK
TO KIND OF CAP OFF THE TOP.

THIS ONE'S GONNA BE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.

IT'S GONNA ACTUALLY
TAKE MULTIPLE ROCKS

TO CREATE THE TOP LID.

ALL RIGHT.
LET'S BRING HER OVER.

WE SHOULD JUST PUT THE MUD
DOWN NOW.

ALL RIGHT.
TRY SPINNING IT.

JUST LIKE THAT.

THAT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT.

SWEET, GUYS. ONE DOWN,
TWO OR THREE MORE TO GO.

NOW THAT WE'VE GOT
THE FIRST ONE IN,

WE'VE GOT TO BE REALLY CAREFUL

WHEN WE'RE SETTING
THE NEXT FEW GROTTO ROCKS,

THAT WE DON'T KNOCK ANY
OF THE OTHER ONES OUT OF PLACE.

WHOA. WHOA. WHOA.

IS THERE ANY WAY
WE CAN GET IT TO GO OVER MORE?

NOT WITHOUT
CUTTING THE ROCK.

TYPICALLY,
I TRY NOT TO CUT THE STONES,

BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT
TO SEE A CUT FACE.

IT DOESN'T LOOK NATURAL.

BUT THIS GROTTO'S SO BIG,

WE'RE HAVING TO PIECE IT
IN MULTIPLE LIDS.

WE'RE ACTUALLY ABUTTING TWO CUT
FACES SO YOU WON'T SEE THEM.

NOW WE HAVE A NICE, TIGHT FIT.

THAT LOOKS GOOD.

THE GROTTO LIDS ARE MOSTLY IN.

I'M REALLY LOVING THE WAY
IT'S COMING TOGETHER.

IT'S LOOKING JUST THE WAY
I HAD IMAGINED IT.

♪♪♪♪

JEN'S BEEN OUT OF TOWN ON WORK,
SO NOW THAT SHE'S BACK,

I REALLY WANT TO SHOW HER
ALL THE PROGRESS THAT WE'VE MADE

WHILE SHE WAS GONE,
AND I HOPE SHE LIKES IT.

WOW.
THIS IS AWESOME, LUCAS.

IT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
IT LOOKS BEAUTIFUL.

I MEAN,
IT'S NOT QUITE MEXICO HERE YET,

BUT WE'RE ON OUR WAY
TO THE THEME, RIGHT?

YEAH.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE GROTTO
ALMOST DONE.

SO, I WAS THINKING,
AS FAR AS SAFETY GOES,

THAT TOP ROCK
LEANS A LITTLE BIT THIS WAY.

THE KIDS WOULDN'T SLIP OFF
OR ANYTHING, WOULD THEY,

JUST BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE?

NO,
WE HAD TO PITCH IT THAT WAY

TO MAKE SURE
ALL THE WATER COMES FORWARD

SO IT'S NOT LEAKING
OUT THE BACK.

AND BECAUSE
IT'S FILTERED WATER,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET
ALGAE BUILDUP ON IT,

SO IT'S NOT GONNA
BECOME SLIPPERY.

YEAH, I DO 'EM ALL LIKE THAT,
AND IT HASN'T BEEN AN ISSUE.

OKAY. PERFECT.
SO, THE ONLY OTHER CONCERN

THAT I HAD
OR THAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT

IS WHAT IT WAS GONNA LOOK LIKE
ON THE BACK OF THE GROTTO.

OKAY. WELL,
IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK THERE,

- WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
- YEAH! THAT'D BE GREAT.

♪♪♪♪

- SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- I DON'T KNOW.

JUST BACK HERE,
I'M JUST NOT REALLY FEELING IT.

WELL, JEN, I MEAN, THE BACK SIDE
IS NOT GOING TO LOOK LIKE THIS

WHEN WE'RE DONE.
IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.

WE'RE GONNA DO ALL KINDS
OF ROCKWORK AND LANDSCAPING.

UM, YEAH. I JUST DON'T KNOW
IF THAT'S ENOUGH.

I JUST, I KIND OF WANT
THE "WOW" FACTOR.

I NEVER HAD ANYONE TELL ME

I DIDN'T BRING
THE "WOW" FACTOR BEFORE.

I'M HERE IN VENICE, FLORIDA,

WORKING ON A MEXICAN
RESORT-THEMED POOL.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER,
I'M BEING TOLD BY THE CLIENT

THAT IT'S NOT BIG ENOUGH.

I DON'T KNOW, JUST BACK HERE,
I'M JUST NOT REALLY FEELING IT.

SO YOU NEED ME
TO TAKE IT UP A NOTCH?

EXACTLY.

I'M ALWAYS UP FOR A CHALLENGE.

AND IF JEN WANTS
THE "WOW" FACTOR,

I'M GONNA DELIVER
THE "WOW" FACTOR.

FROM BACK HERE,
THAT GROTTO'S SO HIGH.

I COULD IMAGINE,
LIKE, ANOTHER WATERFALL

FALLING OFF THE BACK OF THAT,
MAYBE UNDER A BRIDGE,

OR WE COULD KIND OF GO ALL OUT.
WE'VE DONE KOI PONDS BEFORE.

I MEAN, WE COULD DO A STREAM
DOWN INTO, LIKE, A KOI POND.

♪♪♪♪

THAT WOULD BE AWESOME, YEAH.
I'VE SEEN THE KOI PONDS BEFORE,

AND THAT WOULD BE
BRILLIANT, YEAH.

I'M GLAD JEN LOVES MY IDEA.

I JUST HOPE SHE REALIZES

THE EXTRA TIME AND MONEY
IT'S GOING TO TAKE.

WELL, I MEAN,
THIS IS A PRETTY MAJOR UPGRADE.

IT WOULD BE
BASICALLY LIKE STARTING OVER.

IT'S A WHOLE NEW HOLE,
A WHOLE NEW PROCESS.

REBAR, SHOTCRETE, STONE.

BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE GOOD
WITH ADDING SOME MORE TIME

AND SOME MORE BUDGET...

I WOULD SAY IF WE'RE GONNA HAVE
AN INSANE POOL,

WE SHOULD MAKE
AN INSANE KOI POND.

SO, IT'S WORTH IT.

THINK IT'S A PRETTY
FREAKING COOL IDEA.

- LET'S DO IT.
- AWESOME.

♪♪♪♪

LUCAS HAS PUT ME IN CHARGE
OF THE KOI POND.

THIS SECTION OF BUILD
HAPPENS TO BE MORE MY EXPERTISE.

I WENT TO SCHOOL
FOR MARINE BIOLOGY.

I OWNED A PET STORE.

SO I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE
WITH ALL OF THIS.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
SO, HERE'S THE KOI POND,

AND THERE'S A LOT
OF ROCKWORK TO BE DONE.

WHAT WE'LL HAVE IS SOME KIND
OF A WATERFALL/RAPIDS

FROM THE BACK OF THE GROTTO,

COMING DOWN INTO THE REST
OF THE BODY OF THE POND.

DOES THIS HAVE TO GET SEALED
AND BOND-COATED

LIKE YOU WOULD
FOR INTERIOR FINISH?

WE'RE GONNA SEAL IT
WITH MORE OF AN EPOXY PAINT,

AS OPPOSED TO A POOL FINISH
THAT WE DO,

BEING THAT WHEN WE USE
A LOT OF CONCRETE IN THERE,

IT BUFFERS THE pH UP,

AND WE CAN POSSIBLY
KILL THE FISH.

NOW, THESE LITTLE
BUMP-OUTS HERE,

NORMALLY, YOU WOULD THINK
THAT THEY'RE BENCHES,

BUT IN THIS CASE,
THEY'RE NOT.

IN FLORIDA, THERE HAPPENS TO BE
A LOT OF DIFFERENT PREDATORS

WHICH WILL PREY ON KOI.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME BIGGER
STONES THAT COME OFF OF THOSE

AND THEN HAVE SOME BIGGER ROCKS
COME OUT FROM IT

SO THAT WE COULD PROVIDE
EXTRA SHELTER.

SO, LIKE, A LITTLE TUNNEL
THEY CAN GO IN?

RIGHT, SO THAT THEY DON'T
GET PREYED UPON

BY ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS
THAT CAN EAT THEM.

WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO
HERE. WE'D BETTER GET AT IT.

- LET'S GO AT IT.
- OKAY.

♪♪♪♪

THIS IS DEFINITELY A FUNKY ROCK.

THE FISH WILL LIKE IT.

WE'RE USING A LARGE ROCK
AS A BRIDGE

TO CONNECT ONE SIDE
OF THE YARD TO THE OTHER,

AND IT'LL ALSO
PROVIDE EXTRA SPACE

FOR THE FISH
TO HIDE FROM PREDATORS.

BEFORE WE CAN GO ANY FURTHER,

WE'RE GOING TO RAISE
THE ENTIRE AREA

AROUND THE NEW POOL.

THAT MEANS BRINGING IN
A TON OF SAND

TO COVER THE OLD POOL
AND POOL DECK,

BRINGING THE NEW POOL UP 2 FEET.

ONCE THE BACKFILL IS UP
TO THE HEIGHT WE WANT AND LEVEL,

WE CAN START
OUR TRAVERTINE DECKING.

BY ELIMINATING ALL THE DIFFERENT
ELEVATIONS AND THE STAIRS,

WE'VE ADDED ABOUT 600 SQUARE
FOOT MORE OF USABLE DECK SPACE

WITHIN THE SAME AREA.

♪♪♪♪

I'M HERE TODAY
AT CLAUDIO'S NURSERY,

'CAUSE HE'S GOT
ALL THE PERFECT PLANTS

FOR THIS BACKYARD
MEXICAN RESORT.

THERE YOU ARE, CLAUDIO.

- HEY.
- I'M SO EXCITED.

I FOUND
SOME REALLY AWESOME PLANTS.

GREAT.
AND I JUST REMEMBERED,

CLAUDIO'S WIFE, ZULEMA,
MAKES BEAUTIFUL MOSAICS.

AND WHAT BETTER ADDITION
THAN A LATINO WOMAN

MAKING BRIGHT MOSAICS
FOR THIS PROJECT?

YOU'RE DOING
SUCH BEAUTIFUL WORK.

- THANK YOU.
- GOODNESS.

EVERY SINGLE PIECE YOU
SEE HERE, SHE CUTS IT BY HAND.

WELL, FOR THIS PROJECT,
WE WANTED TO DO SOME MOSAICS

THAT INCORPORATED
SOME OF THE OLD TILES.

SO, I'M THINKING
AROUND THE FIRE PITS,

LIKE REALLY FIERY,
HOT COLORS.

AND THEN THERE'S THAT WALL

THAT RUNS
ALONG THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN,

AND I WAS THINKING

MAYBE SOMETHING
MORE LIKE THIS, FLOWERS.

SHE DOES A LOT
OF ANIMALS, TOO.

RIGHT. ANIMALS, PARROTS,
BIRDS - - ANYTHING.

AFTER SEEING HER WORK,
I TOTALLY TRUST HER TO DO THIS.

SHE'S VERY TALENTED.
SHE'S HARDWORKING.

AND THE FACT THAT I'M GONNA HAVE
SOME WOMAN POWER ON THE JOB,

I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT.

WELL, LISTEN,
THIS IS WHAT I'LL DO.

I'LL GET THE DIMENSIONS
TO YOU,

'CAUSE I ASSUME EVERYTHING
WILL BE FABRICATED IN THE SHOP,

AND THEN
WE'LL INSTALL IT LATER.

- OKAY.
- OKAY?

I'M SO EXCITED.
SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

- BYE.
- THANK YOU.

WOMAN HERE WITH ANOTHER QUESTION
FROM TWITTER.

"WOMAN, WHO DO YOU THINK IS
THE BIGGEST CLOWN ON THE CREW?"

I'LL HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT THAT FOR A FEW MINUTES,

BUT I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

BEFORE THE BREAK, I WAS ASKED,

"WHO IS THE BIGGEST CLOWN
ON THE CREW?"

TAKE A LOOK.

WHOA!

I THINK THEY'RE ALL
A BUNCH OF CLOWNS.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

♪♪♪♪

WE'RE HERE
AT THE HELLING-HUESTIS HOME

FINISHING UP
OUR LAST FEW PROJECTS

FOR THIS MEXICAN-INSPIRED
BACKYARD.

OLD MAN AND I HAVE PLANTED
A LOT OF PALM TREES

TO GIVE THIS BACKYARD
THAT MEXICAN RESORT FEEL.

INSTEAD OF USING
COCOA BROWN MULCH,

WE'RE GOING TO USE
A WHITE PEBBLE AGGREGATE

TO GIVE IT
THAT BEACHY, MEXICAN FEEL.

WE'RE ALSO REUSING SOME BIG POTS
THAT JEN AND KIRBY HAD.

I FASHIONED 'EM WITH IRRIGATION

SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT WATERING.

WE'VE GOT ONE MORE BIG SURPRISE
FOR JEN AND KIRBY.

I BROUGHT IN AN ARTIST
FRIEND OF MINE

TO DO A MEXICAN-THEMED MURAL
ON THEIR WALL.

SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE!
I'M SO EXCITED

TO HAVE SOME SERIOUS GIRL POWER
ON THIS PROJECT.

AND I'VE ALWAYS
LOVED YOUR MURALS, TOO.

THANK YOU.

MY NAME IS CHINON MARIA.

I AM A PROFESSIONAL MURALIST.

SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS ARTISTS
FROM MEXICO ARE MURALISTS.

AND I'M SO EXCITED
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY.

MY SON ALWAYS GOES ABOVE
AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY

FOR HIS CLIENTS. AND THIS IS
ACTUALLY GONNA BE A SURPRISE.

ANY PARTICULAR THINGS
YOU NEED IN THIS MURAL?

I LIKE HAVING THE DESERT SCENE

AND THE MARKET SCENE

AND, LIKE, KIND OF PEERING
INTO A MEXICAN LANDSCAPE.

OTHER THAN THAT,

LIKE, I GOT TO HAVE
A LITTLE BURRO.

BUT I'M GOING
TO LEAVE IT UP TO YOU.

WELL, I HOPE I LIVE UP
TO ALL YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

THIS IS GONNA BE A GREAT,
GREAT PROJECT.

- WELL, GO GET TO IT.
- ALL RIGHT.

AWESOME.
WELL, GET BACK TO WORK.

YOU, TOO.

I AM A LATINA,

SO FOR ME,
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY

FOR ME TO SHOWCASE MY HERITAGE

AND TO MAKE IT COME ALIVE.

I'VE GOT TO PAINT, TOO,

ONLY I JUST GET TO USE
BLACK EPOXY PAINT

ON THE KOI FISH POND.

WHEN THE EPOXY PAINT IS DRY,
LUCAS WILL FILL UP THE POND.

AND SUNSHINE IS OFF
TO GO PICK UP THE FISH

FOR THE KOI POND.

SO, WE'RE HERE
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA,

AT BEN'S FISH FARM.

- HEY, BEN, HOW ARE YOU?
- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- GOOD TO SEE YOU.
- YEAH. YOU, TOO.

I'M LOOKING TO PICK OUT
SOME KOI FISH

FOR THE NEW POND
THAT WE JUST BUILT.

THESE ARE AWESOME.

I'M REALLY INTO FISH.

I EVEN WENT TO SCHOOL
FOR MARINE BIOLOGY.

THIS IS ABOUT AS BIG
AS THEY GET.

THAT ONE THERE
IS 30 YEARS OLD, SO...

WELL,
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR

IS A WIDE REPRESENTATION
OF COLORS.

I'LL CATCH SOME UP

SO YOU CAN SEE
WHAT YOU'RE GETTING AS A GROUP.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT
COLOR VARIETIES IN THESE KOI,

AND EACH COLOR HAS ITS OWN NAME.

THE ORANGE AND BLACK PATTERN
IS CALLED A HI UTSURI.

THIS IS A MATSUBA.

ALSO, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE
OF A SHOWA.

I PICKED A VARIETY
OF REGULAR KOI,

AS WELL AS BUTTERFLY KOI.

THE MAJOR DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN BUTTERFLY KOI

AND REGULAR KOI
IS THE LENGTH OF THEIR FINS.

BUTTERFLY KOI KIND OF LOOK LIKE
THEY'RE FLYING IN THE WATER.

SO, THERE THEY ARE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- I THINK THAT'S GOOD FOR NOW.
- OKAY.

WE'LL SET THESE ASIDE FOR YOU
AND HAVE 'EM READY.

THANKS AGAIN.

♪♪♪♪

IT'S TIME FOR THE FINAL PUSH,

AND OUR MEXICAN
RESORT-THEMED POOL

IS REALLY TAKING SHAPE.

WE'VE BUILT A FENCE
AROUND ALL THE POOL EQUIPMENT.

MY BUDDY FRANKIE'S HERE

PUTTING IN
A KICKING SOUND SYSTEM.

WE WENT CRAZY WITH FIRE
THIS TIME.

I MEAN, WE'RE PUTTING IN
FOUR FIRE FEATURES,

INCLUDING A SPECIAL ONE
ON TOP OF THE GROTTO.

I THINK THIS IS A FIRST FOR ME.

- MINE, TOO.
- YEAH. NICE.

I COULD THINK
OF ONLY ONE MORE WAY

THAT WE CAN REALLY PUSH THIS
MEXICAN THEME OVER THE TOP - -

ZULEMA'S MOSAICS.

HEY, WOMAN?

CHECK THIS OUT.
THE MOSAICS ARE HERE.

WOW.

ZULEMA DID AN AMAZING JOB
WITH THE MOSAICS,

AND I'M REALLY HAPPY
THAT WE WERE ABLE

TO REPURPOSE THE TILE
FROM THE OLD SPA.

ONCE THE SURFACE IS BOND-COATED,

THEN WE CAN APPLY THE THINSET,

PRESS THE TILE MESH ON THERE,
AND GROUT IT,

AND VOILà, WE'RE DONE.

THIS BACKYARD'S GONNA
BE SOMETHING ELSE.

HEY, GUYS, COME ON OVER.

WE GOT FURNITURE.

CAN I GET SOMETHING LIGHT?

♪♪♪♪

LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM
SO YOU CAN WALK THROUGH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!

I'M TESTING IT OUT.

NO WONDER WHY
YOU NEVER GET ANYTHING DONE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS SLEEPING.

'CAUSE I WORK SO HARD AND FAST,
I'M SO TIRED.

THIS POOL
IS BASICALLY READY TO SHOW,

BUT I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO DO.

HEY, BEN. HOW ARE YOU?

HEY, SUNSHINE.
HOW'S IT GOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
TESTING SOME WATER CHEMISTRY?

YEAH.
EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD.

NOW THAT THE POND
IS READY FOR FISH,

BEN HAS BROUGHT OVER THE KOI
THAT I HAVE PICKED.

SO YOU'RE ACCLIMATING THEM
IN THE COOLER.

YEAH, THEY GET A LITTLE BIT
OF OUR WATER,

A LITTLE BIT OF THE WATER
FROM THE POND,

AND THAT BRINGS 'EM ALONG
TEMPERATURE-WISE

AND ALSO FOR THE pH.

EVERYTHING EVENS OUT.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S PUT THESE GUYS IN.

OKAY.

THIS IS A PRETTY LARGE POND,

AND WE COULD PROBABLY PUT
30 TO 40 FISH IN IT.

BUT WE HAVE TO CULTIVATE
BENEFICIAL BACTERIA

TO BREAK DOWN THE FISH'S WASTE.

THEREFORE, WE'RE ONLY GOING
TO PUT IN 10 TO 12 FISH.

WHEN THE CONDITIONS ARE RIGHT,

JEN AND KIRBY CAN ADD SOME MORE
FISH TO THEIR FISH FAMILY,

AND THEY CAN ALL LIVE
A HAPPY KOI LIFE.

♪♪♪♪

I'M ONLY MOMENTS AWAY

FROM SHOWING JEN AND KIRBY
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.

WE DECIDED TO BUILD A POOL
INSIDE OF AN EXISTING POOL.

THIS JOB WAS A LOT HARDER
THAN I ANTICIPATED.

WATCH OUT!

THE CHALLENGES WERE JUST
KIND OF ENDLESS.

AND WHILE I'M IN THE MIDDLE
OF THINGS, JEN PULLS ME ASIDE,

BASICALLY ADDS A WHOLE
'NOTHER PROJECT TO MY PLATE.

I'M A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS,
BECAUSE WE'VE DONE

A LOT OF SURPRISES
THAT THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.

AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO GET THEIR REACTIONS.

I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE PROBABLY NERVOUS, 'CAUSE

I'VE KEPT THE BACKYARD
HIDDEN FROM YOU FOR AWHILE NOW.

WE'RE SO ANXIOUS.

CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN GOING
AND GOING AND GOING.

WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE
TO GO OUTSIDE,

AND THE KIDS REALLY
HAVE BEEN COOPED UP.

WE'RE SO EXCITED
TO JUST HAVE OUR SPACE BACK.

THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT.
I MEAN, IT'S A HUGE PROJECT,

IT'S A LOT TO DO.
THIS IS YOUR FOREVER HOME,

SO I THINK IN
THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS,

TO GO WITHOUT IT
FOR 14 WEEKS,

IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT.

SO, I HOPE IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT YOU EXPECT IT TO BE.

I'M SO EXCITED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT!

ALL RIGHT, GUYS.
LET'S GO.

JEN AND KIRBY, THEY'RE ENGAGED.

THEY'RE BLENDING THEIR FAMILY.
SO I'M JUST REALLY HOPING

THAT THIS BACKYARD
REMINDS THEM OF MEXICO.

IT'S GOING TO BRING THEM
AND THEIR FAMILY TOGETHER

TO START THIS BRAND-NEW,
BEAUTIFUL LIFE TOGETHER.

ALL RIGHT.
STAY RIGHT THERE.

I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BEFORE.

REMEMBER THAT OLD, DATED POOL,
OLD BLUE TILES ON IT?

YOU HAD STEPS GOING UP INTO
ALL THESE DIFFERENT DOORWAYS,

AND IT REALLY
BROKE UP THE AREA.

AND I HOPE
THAT I'VE CREATED A SPACE

THAT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE ON VACATION EVERY DAY.

I WANT TO LOOK!

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

ALL RIGHT,
ON THE COUNT OF THREE,

YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES,
ALL RIGHT?

1, 2, 3!

- CHECK IT OUT!
- MY GOD!

I'M ONLY MOMENTS AWAY

FROM SHOWING JEN AND KIRBY
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.

ALL RIGHT,
ON THE COUNT OF THREE,

YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES,
ALL RIGHT?

1, 2...

I JUST WANT TO LOOK.

ALL RIGHT, 3!
CHECK IT OUT!

- HOLY COW.
- MY GOD!

♪♪♪♪

MY GOD.
LUCAS, IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

MY GOD. I LOVE IT!

MY GOD! THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

LOOK AT THE CHAIRS
AND THE WATERFALL.

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

I EVEN GET A HUG?
AND THIS GUY'S NOT A HUGGER.

- I MUST'VE DID SOMETHING RIGHT.
- MY GOSH.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
TAKE IT ALL IN,

'CAUSE THERE'S NOT ONE THING
THAT STANDS OUT OVER THE OTHER.

SO, LET ME KIND OF TAKE YOU
THROUGH ALL THE FEATURES

AND KIND OF
WHAT WE WENT THROUGH.

YOU KNOW,
YOU HAD THIS HUGE POOL.

AND INSTEAD OF DOING
JUST ONE BIG GROTTO,

I WANTED TO MAKE, LIKE, ANOTHER
KIND OF LITTLE GROTTO

- OVER THERE.
- THE THREE OF 'EM, I MEAN,

JUST THE WATER FLOWING
IS JUST INCREDIBLE.

NOW, BEFORE, YOUR SPA
WAS OVER HERE.

WE MOVED THAT TO THE MIDDLE
AND CREATED A CHAMPAGNE SPA,

WHICH WE HAVEN'T DONE BEFORE,
SO...

I LOVE THAT IDEA. GORGEOUS.

BEAUTIFUL.

NOW YOU HAVE
ALL THIS SPACE HERE.

- YOU NOTICE, LIKE, NO STEPS.
- GOT RID OF THE STEPS.

NO STEPS.

YEAH, THAT WAS
A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE,

AND IT'S MORE USABLE SPACE.

NOW WE CAN HAVE
EVEN BIGGER PARTIES.

YEAH, EXACTLY.

THE STAIRS WERE A REAL ISSUE.

AND WE ARE SO HAPPY,

'CAUSE NOW IT'S SAFE.

AS WE KEPT WORKING
THIS BUILD,

I KEPT THINKING
ABOUT THAT BEAUTIFUL CHANDELIER

AND MEXICO
AND HOW MURALS AND MOSAICS

ARE JUST SO MUCH
A PART OF THE CULTURE, I THINK.

SO IF YOU ACTUALLY TURN
AND LOOK,

WE DID THESE MOSAICS HERE.

I HAD A CHILEAN MOSAIC ARTIST
DO THIS,

SO YOU HAVE, LIKE, THE BIRDS
AND THE GECKOS AND THE FLOWERS.

AND THERE'S OVER 300 HOURS

INTO JUST CREATING
THESE MOSAICS.

- IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.
- WOW.

THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S GORGEOUS.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T
HAVE A MEXICAN FIESTA

WITHOUT FIRE, SO WE HAVE
THE FIRE BOWLS WITH THE MOSAICS,

WHICH AT NIGHT, WHEN WE LIGHT UP
ALL THE FIRE FEATURES

AND ALL THE LIGHTING
COMES ON,

IT'S GOING TO BE
LIKE A MEXICAN FIESTA.

YEAH.
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

AND OF COURSE,
THE TROPICAL LANDSCAPING,

THE PALMS - - YOU KNOW,

EVERYTHING THAT I CAN THINK OF
THAT'S MEXICAN,

WE HAD TO TRY TO DO HERE.

I'M JUST AMAZED.

IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
I LOVE IT.

THERE'S SO MUCH MORE TO SEE,
SO FOLLOW ME, GUYS.

SOUNDS GREAT.

YOU KNOW, I WAS STARING
AT THIS WALL THE WHOLE BUILD.

I'M LIKE, "I GOT TO TURN
THIS MINUS INTO A PLUS."

SO I ACTUALLY GOT
A LATINA MURALIST HERE,

AND SHE DID A BEAUTIFUL JOB

PAINTING BASICALLY
A MEXICAN LANDSCAPE FOR US.

I LOVE IT.
THE BIRD IS PHENOMENAL,

- VERY DETAILED.
- PRETTY TALENTED LADY.

YEAH.
THIS IS THE FIRST MURAL

WE'VE EVER INCORPORATED
ON A LUCAS LAGOON,

THE FIRST MOSAIC,
SO THERE'S A LOT OF FIRSTS HERE.

I LOVE IT. YEAH, IT LOOKS GREAT.

YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T FORGET ABOUT SADIE,

- THE OTHER MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
- YEAH?

SO WE MADE HER
A LITTLE DOGGIE RAMP.

WHAT A GREAT IDEA.
I LOVE IT.

NORMALLY, WE TAKE A FLOAT

AND LAY IT IN THE POOL
FOR SADIE.

WHEN LUCAS SHOWED US THAT,
I WAS LIKE,

"MY GOSH.
THAT'S AMAZING!"

WE LOVED IT.
IT WAS GREAT.

SO, THERE'S A TON OF STUFF
UP HERE, BUT DON'T FORGET,

WE CREATED A WHOLE 'NOTHER WORLD
BACK THERE,

SO LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.

- GREAT.
- LET'S GO.

- WOW. THIS IS AMAZING.
- WOW.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!
I LOVE IT.

ONE COOL THING IS
YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOP WOOD

TO MAKE A FIRE NOW. THIS ONE'S
A BIG GAS FIRE, AS WELL, SO...

I LOVE IT.
IT'S LIKE A POT OF GOLD.

YEP.

YOU HAD ALL THIS BEAUTIFUL
TURQUOISE POTTERY,

SO WE REUSED THEM.

AND WE ACTUALLY
TOOK THE PLANTS OUT,

DRILLED HOLES
IN THE BOTTOM OF THE POT

SO WE COULD RUN MICRO-IRRIGATION
INTO THEM,

SO NOW ALL THE POTS
ARE AUTOMATICALLY WATERED.

- AWESOME. THAT'S INCREDIBLE.
- GREAT.

LOOK AT THE MINI-PALMS
THAT WE HAD BY THE HOUSE.

YOU JUST PUT THOSE UP,
AND THEY'RE GREAT RIGHT THERE.

REMEMBER THE LAST TIME
WE WERE BACK HERE TOGETHER,

AND YOU TOLD ME
YOU WANTED MORE?

SO NOW YOU HAVE THIS KOI POND

AND ANOTHER WATERFALL
FROM BACK HERE, AS WELL.

LOOK AT THE KOI POND.
MY GOD.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
FISH ARE AMAZING.

MY GOSH.
WE'LL HAVE TO NAME 'EM.

YEAH.

EENIE, MEENIE, MINEY, MO.

I LIKE THAT.

COME CHECK OUT THIS PATH
AND THIS BRIDGE OVER HERE.

GOT YOUR BEAUTIFUL KOI POND,

WATERFALL, BRIDGE.

ADDING THIS OTHER FEATURE,
I THINK,

WAS JUST SUCH A GREAT IDEA.
I MEAN,

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER I LIKE
THE FRONT OR THE BACK MORE.

IT'S TWO TOTALLY
DIFFERENT SPACES,

BUT YET, BACK HERE,

IT'S AS BEAUTIFUL
AS IT IS UP FRONT,

WHICH IS EXACTLY
WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR,

SO SPOT-ON. LOVE IT.

SO, DID I GIVE YOU THAT FEELING
OF A MEXICAN RESORT?

ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S LIKE HOME.

MAN, THAT MAKES ME FEEL
SO GOOD.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, KIRBY?
JEN SEEMS HAPPY.

I CAN'T SAY ANY MORE
THAN SHE DID.

IT'S INCREDIBLE.

WE'RE HAVING A PARTY
TONIGHT, AND EVERYBODY'S COMING OVER.

THE KIDS
ARE GOING TO BE SO EXCITED

AND I CAN'T WAIT
FOR THEM TO SEE IT.

I GUESS WE SHOULD GO GET READY
AND GET THE PARTY STARTED.

YEAH! LET'S DO IT!

- LET'S DO IT, GUYS.
- LET'S HAVE A PARTY.

WHOO!

♪♪♪♪

I COULD LIVE HERE, JEN.

EVERYTHING EXCEEDED
OUR EXPECTATIONS.

- WHAT DO YOU THINK, HAILEY?
- IT'S AMAZING.

THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE.

- BECKY, HOW ABOUT YOU?
- THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

OUR ENTIRE THEME
WAS THE MEXICAN FEEL.

AND WE GO TO MEXICO
ALL THE TIME.

AND SO NOW WE CAN JUST HANG OUT
IN OUR POOL IN THE BACKYARD

AND FEEL LIKE WE'RE ON VACATION.

LUCAS REALLY CAPTURED EVERYTHING
THAT WAS IN MY HEAD AND MORE.

I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

IT'S AMAZING.

LOOK AT YOU!

- WHOO!
- YAY!

KIRBY AND JEN
LOVED THEIR BACKYARD.

I MEAN, THEY LOVED EVERYTHING,
AND I FELT SO GOOD.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT I LIVE FOR,
MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY.