Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 4 - Rockin' It in Rocket City - 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

TODAY,
I'M IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA,

WHICH IS ABOUT 10 HOURS



AWAY FROM MY HOME
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.

IT'S NOT OFTEN
THAT WE GET TO BUILD POOLS

OUT OF STATE,
SO THIS IS REALLY EXCITING.

IT'S GREAT TO SEE ROLLING HILLS,
MOUNTAINS,

DIFFERENT TYPES OF TREES.

I'M LOOKING AT VERY DIFFERENT
ARCHITECTURE

COMPARED TO FLORIDA.

THEY USE A LOT OF STONE
AND BRICK.

SO THIS IS VERY INSPIRING.

I'M GOING TO MEET
SCOTT AND DIANE SCHUMACHER,

WHO ARE BOTH RETIRED
FROM THE MILITARY.

THEY WANT A FRESH NEW POOL,

AND I CAN'T WAIT
TO CHECK OUT THEIR BACKYARD

AND COME UP WITH SOME NEW,
UNIQUE DESIGNS.

- HELLO.
- HEY, GOOD MORNING.

I'M LUCAS.
- LUCAS, SCOTT SCHUMACHER.

HOW YOU DOING? GOOD TO MEET YOU FINALLY.
- YEAH, YOU, TOO.

- COME ON IN, LET ME GET MY WIFE,
AND SHOW YOU AROUND. - SOUNDS GREAT.

I'M SCOTT SCHUMACHER.

I SPENT 32 YEARS WITH THE ARMY
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION COMMAND,

AND I'M CURRENTLY RETIRED
WITH MY WIFE, DIANE.

AND FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS,
WE'VE BEEN SAVING MONEY

SO WE COULD BUILD OUR DREAM POOL
IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.

WOW. GUYS,
THIS IS REALLY NICE BACK HERE.

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL,
OPEN CANVASS.

YEAH!
YOU'RE LUCKY.

YEAH!

MY NAME IS DIANE SCHUMACHER.

IT'S BEEN AN INTERESTING LIFE
AS AN ARMY WIFE.

IN ALL THE YEARS WE'VE BEEN
MOVING WITH THE MILITARY,

WE'VE NEVER HAD AN OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE A POOL

IN OUR OWN BACKYARD,
AND THAT'S OUR DREAM.

BUT I THINK
THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON

TO ME IS TO MAKE
OUR HOME HERE IN HUNTSVILLE

A HUB FOR OUR CHILDREN
AND THEIR CHILDREN.

MY DAUGHTER'S MARRIED
TO AN ARMY SOLDIER,

AND MY SON
IS IN THE ARMY.

THEY'RE KIND OF STATIONED
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY,

AND THEY MOVE ALL THE TIME,
TOO.

IT'S A MILITARY FAMILY.

IT IS. AND WE'VE GOT THREE
GRANDSONS RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE A FOURTH
ON THE WAY.

SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED
TO MAKE THEIR MOM AND DAD

BRING THEM DOWN HERE
AND EVERYBODY VISITS.

YEAH. THEN THEY'RE NEVER GONNA
WANT TO LEAVE, THOUGH.

- YES, THAT WOULD BE GOOD.
- YEAH, THAT'S OKAY?

- I'D LIKE IT.
- WELL, I GUESS YOUR HOUSE IS BIG ENOUGH.

YOU COULD FIT EVERYONE,
RIGHT? THEY COULD STAY. - THEY DO.

NICE, NICE.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FEATURES
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT?

I TRY TO SWIM
AT LEAST A MILE A DAY.

- OKAY.
- SO WANT A POOL

THAT'S LONG ENOUGH
THAT I CAN SWIM IN IT.

- YEP.
- SOME TYPE OF MAYBE SUN DECK, A HOT TUB.

PROBLEM WITH THAT, THOUGH,
IS IT GETS COLD HERE IN THE WINTERTIME.

SO I'D LIKE TO KIND OF ENCLOSE
THAT IN A ROCK FEATURE.

THAT'S A GOOD IDEA
TO HELP KEEP THE HEAT IN

SO IT JUST
EXTENDS THAT PERIOD OF TIME

THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY USE IT.
- RIGHT.

- I LIKE THAT.
- AND, ALSO, I LIKE TO COOK A LOT,

AND I KIND OF WANT
A KITCHEN AREA.

YOU MEAN SOMETHING BETTER
THAN THAT?

YEAH.

ANYTHING I BUILD IS GONNA
BE NICER THAN THAT THING.

I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW ABOUT IT,

BUT ONE OF THE NUMBER-ONE PLACES
IN THE COUNTRY FOR TORNADOES

IS HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA.
- REALLY?

AND WHAT I'D LIKE
TO INCORPORATE SOMEHOW

IS A TORNADO SHELTER.
- YEAH.

SOMETHING THAT WE CAN GET TO
QUICKLY IF WE NEED TO.

WELL, THAT'S
A UNIQUE REQUEST.

YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY, THE STORM
SHELTER IS A HUGE CHALLENGE

BECAUSE I'VE NEVER
DONE ONE BEFORE

AND I NEED TO DO MY RESEARCH.

SO, SCOTT, I'M STARTING TO GET
THE PICTURE OF WHAT YOU WANT.

BUT, DIANE, WHAT ARE THE THINGS
THAT YOU WANT TO SEE BACK HERE?

WHAT I WANT IS VERY SIMPLE.

I WANT A HAMMOCK.

I WANT SOME SHADE
OVER IT

SO I CAN SIT UNDER THAT SHADE

AND READ MY BOOK
AND FALL ASLEEP. PLEASE.

I THINK THAT'S
A SIMPLE ENOUGH REQUEST.

WE CAN DO THE HAMMOCK.
- GOOD. OKAY, GOOD.

AT LEAST IT'S CHEAPER
THAN THE STUFF YOU WANT, RIGHT?

- THAT'S RIGHT.
- YEAH.

THIS IS A FRESH BUILD,

MEANING THERE ISN'T ANYTHING
IN THE WAY,

THERE'S NO DIRTY OLD POOL
TO RIP OUT.

BASICALLY,
WHATEVER YOU CAN DREAM UP,

WE CAN PUT IN THIS BACKYARD.

WELL, I GOT
A COUPLE DIFFERENT IDEAS.

I'M THINKING I'LL HAVE THE POOL
AS LONG AS WE CAN

BUT DO A SWIM JET SO THAT WAY
YOU CAN SWIM IN PLACE, SCOTT,

FOR AS LONG AS YOU WANT.

I THINK THAT WOULD WORK.
THAT WOULD BE NICE.

BUT I'M THINKING ON THIS SIDE,
THIS WOULD BE A COOL AREA

TO DO YOUR SUN SHELF AREA,
THE SWIM-UP BAR, EATING AREA.

- GREAT.
- THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

A HAMMOCK AREA.
- LOVE IT.

- THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO SEE.
- BUT THAT'S JUST THE START.

I THINK I CAN COME UP
WITH MORE IDEAS.

WELL, MAYBE YOU GUYS
CAN RELAX FOR A LITTLE BIT

AND I'LL START KIND OF
DRAWING EVERYTHING OUT.

- ALL RIGHT.
- I'LL SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT.

SCOTT AND DIANE HAVE BEEN
WAITING 15 YEARS FOR THIS POOL.

AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THE WAIT WAS WORTH IT.

AS I'M IN THAT BACKYARD,
I'M THINKING

ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF EVERYTHING.

WATERFALL KIND OF WRAPS AROUND.

BOOM, GROTTO ENTRANCE,
COME INSIDE.

I LIKE IT.

I GOT A GOOD FEELING
FOR WHAT I WANT TO DO.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
WHAT THEY THINK.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
YOU READY?

I GOT SOME GOOD IDEAS
GOING AROUND,

OR, AT LEAST,
I THINK THEY'RE GOOD.

I HOPE YOU LIKE 'EM.
- WE'LL SEE!

SO HERE'S KIND OF
JUST LIKE A REAL ROUGH LAYOUT

FOR THE REST
OF THE DESIGN.

YOU KNOW, SO ALMOST
KIND OF DEAD CENTER

TO THE YARD,
DO A BIG GROTTO.

THEN NOT ONLY
DO YOU HAVE THE GROTTO,

BUT A WHOLE WATER WALL.
- NICE.

AND INSIDE THE GROTTO,
LIKE A 10-FOOT SPA.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

SO THAT MEANS YOU NEED AT LEAST
A 12-FOOT GROTTO

TO COVER ALL THAT.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY LIKE
THE SIZE OF THIS ROOM WE'RE IN.

WOW.

I'VE SEEN SOME BIG GROTTO ROCKS,

BUT I'VE NEVER FOUND A ROCK

THAT I THINK WOULD BE
BIG ENOUGH FOR THIS BUILD.

SO I HAVE MY WORK
CUT OUT FOR ME.

I DO HAVE ONE MORE THING.

OKAY.

PARADISE.

PARADISE!

THAT'S WHAT I WANT.

WE CAN DO THAT.
WE CAN BUILD PARADISE.

MAYBE NOT THE PALM TREES,
'CAUSE THEY'LL PROBABLY FREEZE

UP HERE IN HUNTSVILLE,
BUT THE REST OF IT WE CAN DO.

NOW I'M EXCITED.

I'M JUST AMAZED
HOW HE CAN INCORPORATE

ALL THE IDEAS THAT WE HAD
INTO JUST ONE GREAT PROJECT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE THING
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO NOW - -

THAT'S HIM STARTING.

- DO I HAVE YOUR BLESSING TO
KEEP MOVING FORWARD? - YES.

- YOU DO.
- AWESOME, AWESOME.

JUST REMEMBER ONE THING.

IT'S GOT TO GET WORSE
BEFORE IT GETS BETTER,

SO DON'T FREAK OUT WHEN WE HAVE A
BIG, DIRTY HOLE BACK THERE.

OKAY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED
THAT SCOTT AND DIANE

ARE ON BOARD
WITH MY DESIGN.

THEY HAVE ABOUT A $300,000
TO $350,000 BUDGET,

AND I HAVE 16 WEEKS
TO PULL IT OFF.

TO GET STARTED,
ALL I REALLY NEED TO DO

IS DIG OUT THE SHAPE
OF THE POOL.

SO FOR THAT, I JUST NEED CRASH.

HEY,
GOOD MORNING, GARY.

HEY, LUCAS.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

HEY, YEAH, YOU, TOO.
HERE'S CRASH.

CRASH, GARY.
- HOW YOU DOING, SIR?

THIS PROJECT
IS FAR AWAY FROM HOME,

BUT LUCKILY, WE HAVE
A LOCAL CONTRACTOR NAMED GARY.

SO WE'RE GONNA COLLABORATE
WITH HIM.

HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING,

HE KNOWS WHERE TO GET
THE EQUIPMENT AND THE MATERIALS

HERE, SO THIS JOB SHOULD GO
AS SMOOTH AS IT CAN.

WE GOTTA BASICALLY START PULLING
SOME POINTS OFF THE HOUSE,

AND THEN WE CAN KIND OF
START STAKING THIS OUT.

I'VE FOUND
THAT IT'S MUCH EASIER

TO LAY OUT A FREE-FORM SHAPE
POOL USING ACTUAL RADIUSES.

WHEN WE TAKE MEASUREMENTS
OFF THE HOUSE,

WE PUT THE PINS DOWN
AND DRAW OUT THE RADIUS POINTS.

AND THEN WHERE ALL THOSE POINTS
MEET, THAT'S THE SHAPE OF YOUR POOL.

ALL RIGHT, CRASH,
ALL THE LINES ARE IN.

GO AHEAD
AND GET ON THE EXCAVATOR.

LET'S BREAK GROUND.

IT'S DEMO TIME!
NOW IT'S TIME TO START DIGGING.

WELL, ON THIS JOB,
WE GOT A LOT OF DIRT TO MOVE.

RIGHT OFF THE BAT,
I NOTICE THERE'S A PROBLEM.

BOY.

THIS DIRT IS JUST TOUGH.

ALL RIGHT,
I BET THAT'S DIFFERENT

THAN WHAT
YOU'RE USED TO SEEING.

I'M USED TO SOME SAND.
THIS IS HARD.

- ALABAMA CLAY.
- IT'S GOT A COOL COLOR TO IT, THOUGH.

WE'RE TYPICALLY TALKING
AT LEAST A FULL DAY

TO DIG SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
AND NOW YOU'RE SEEING

A LITTLE BIT OF WHY.

I GOT A LONG DAY
AHEAD OF MYSELF.

YEAH, YES, YOU DO.

WHILE CRASH CONTINUES
DIGGING, I GOT SOME HOMEWORK TO DO.

BEFORE I CAN BUILD
A TORNADO SHELTER,

I NEED TO LEARN
ALL I CAN ABOUT TORNADOES.

TODAY, I'M MEETING
WITH PROFESSOR KEVIN KNUPP.

HE'S BEEN STUDYING TORNADOES
FOR OVER 30 YEARS,

SO I'M SURE HE HAS PLENTY OF
KNOWLEDGE TO SHARE WITH ME TODAY.

MAN.
THIS IS LIKE THE COOLEST GARAGE!

SO THIS IS DEAR MAX,

WHERE YOU'D BE SITTING
IF WE WERE OUT IN THE FIELD

TAKING MEASUREMENTS
ON TORNADOES OR HURRICANES

OR ANY OTHER
FORM OF WEATHER.

I'M KIND OF JEALOUS.
THESE ARE COOL TOYS.

KIND OF WISH
I WAS A METEOROLOGIST NOW.

I RESEARCH NOT ONLY TORNADOES,

BUT OTHER FORMS
OF SEVERE WEATHER

AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE.

SO, MY CLIENT
HERE IN HUNTSVILLE,

HE WANTS TO INCORPORATE
SOME SORT OF STORM SHELTER.

WHAT I REALLY
NEED TO FIND OUT

IS WHAT I NEED TO DO
TO BUILD A SAFE FACILITY

FOR THE FAMILY TO GET INTO
IN THE EVENT OF A TORNADO.

TORNADOES ARE RATED ON SCALES
FROM ZERO TO FIVE,

WHERE FIVE
IS THE STRONGEST.

I THINK TO HAVE
A CERTIFIED SAFE ROOM

TO WITHSTAND 250 MILES
PER HOUR MAXIMUM WIND

FOR AN EF5 TORNADO
IS THE FIGURE TO GO BY.

OKAY.

AND IT COULD EASILY PICK UP
SOMETHING THAT IS 10 OR 20 TONS.

- REALLY?
- ONE HAS TO BE AWARE

OF THE SO-CALLED
TORNADO-GENERATED MISSILES.

FOR EXAMPLE, CARS
CAN BE PICKED UP

AND CARRIED LONG DISTANCES.

THE MORE I LEARN, THE MORE
SCARED I AM OF THESE TORNADOES.

THEY'RE A FORCE
TO BE RECKONED WITH AND FEARED.

BUILD SOMETHING

THAT'S GONNA WITHSTAND
THE STRONGEST OF TORNADOES.

I'VE JUST LEARNED
THAT I CAN'T TAKE

THIS STORM-SHELTER PROJECT
LIGHTLY.

I HAVE TO BUILD SOMETHING
THAT CAN HANDLE WINDS

AND FLYING OBJECTS
OF OVER 200 MILES PER HOUR.

TO BE HONEST, I'M NOT SURE
HOW I'M GONNA DO THAT.

I'M HERE,
WORKING IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA,

FOR SCOTT AND DIANE SCHUMACHER.

THEY'RE BOTH
RETIRED MILITARY VETERANS,

AND THEY'VE BEEN SAVING
FOR THEIR DREAM POOL

FOR OVER 15 YEARS.

CRASH AND I HAVE FOUND
THAT DIGGING

IN THIS INFAMOUS
ALABAMA RED CLAY

IS WAY HARDER
THAN THE FLORIDA SAND.

I MEAN, WE'RE IN OUR SECOND DAY
OF DIGGING

WHAT WOULD NORMALLY
TAKE US ONE DAY.

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE NOT
THAT FAR ALONG,

I WANT TO SHOW THE SCHUMACHERS
WHERE WE'RE HEADED

WITH THIS PROJECT
TO KEEP THEM EXCITED.

SO, GUYS,
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S JUST
A HOLE IN THE GROUND,

BUT CAN YOU GUYS
VISUALIZE EVERYTHING YET?

WELL, I SEE WHERE
THE HOLE'S GONNA BE.

RIGHT.

I CAN SEE A LITTLE HESITATION
STILL IN SCOTT'S FACE,

BUT I JUST NEED
TO REALLY EXPLAIN THE DESIGN

SO HE CAN FEEL CONFIDENT
WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

HERE I AM, BUDDY, DON'T HIT ME!
- HEY!

SO HE'S KIND OF SITTING
IN THE GROTTO AREA.

YOU HAVE WATERFALLS
ALL THE WAY TO HERE,

SO YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VIEW
FROM EVERY WINDOW OF THE HOME.

THIS IS YOUR OUTDOOR KITCHEN
AREA RIGHT THERE

SO YOU CAN COOK UP
SOME FOOD.

HAND IT DOWN TO THE BAR AREA
RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS YOUR SWIMMING AREA.

YOU JUST SWIM FOREVER
RIGHT HERE, RIGHT?

I NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT HE EATS

SO I CAN GET THE ENERGY
THAT HE HAS.

YES, YOU DO.

CAN YOU KIND OF VISUALIZE
IT NOW?

I CAN.
HOWEVER, LUCAS,

THERE'S SOMETHING
THAT I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU.

MAKING SURE
THAT I'VE GOT SOME KIND OF SHADE

OVER MY HAMMOCK

AND PERHAPS
OVER THE KITCHEN AREA

AS WELL IS SUPER IMPORTANT.

I'M A CANCER SURVIVOR

OF MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF CANCER,

ONE OF THOSE
BEING SKIN CANCER.

BUT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE
OF SKIN CANCER,

I HAVE TO BE
A LOT MORE CAREFUL THESE DAYS.

DEFINITELY,
WE NEED TO CREATE SHADE FOR YOU.

AND I'M SO GLAD
THAT YOU SURVIVED IT

AND YOU'RE DOING WELL.

AND WE WANT TO KEEP YOU
THAT WAY.

I WANT DIANE
TO FEEL LIKE THE POOL'S FOR HER.

SHE DOESN'T JUST HAVE HER ONE
AREA OFF TO THE SIDE WITH SHADE.

I WANT TO DO
SOME PORTABLE UMBRELLAS

SO SHE FEELS
LIKE SHE CAN KIND OF GO

WHEREVER SHE NEEDS TO GO.

THAT'S IT, GUYS.
CAN YOU TRUST ME TO KEEP GOING?

MAKES ME EXCITED.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT HOLE.

I AM.
THAT'S IMPRESSIVE, LUCAS.

I FEEL GOOD THAT WE'RE GOING
IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

OBVIOUSLY, NOW
HEARING DIANE'S STORY,

KIND OF RAISED THE STAKES FOR ME
A LITTLE BIT MORE.

BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART

THEY'RE GONNA ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT
WHEN IT'S ALL DONE.

ALL RIGHT, CRASH,
YOU JUST KEEP DIGGING.

I GOT YOU PLENTY OF DIRT!

IT TOOK SOME TIME, BUT THE SHAPE
OF THE POOL IS NOW DUG OUT.

SO THE NEXT STEPS
ARE TO FORM UP EVERYTHING.

THEN WE NEED TO PUT IN
A LOT OF REBAR.

A TYPICAL POOL WILL HAVE
MAYBE 100 PIECES OF REBAR.

ON THIS JOB, WE'RE GONNA HAVE
OVER 500 PIECES.

WE'RE ALSO
LAYING ALL THE PLUMBING

FOR THE PUMPS,
THE DRAINS, THE WATERFALLS,

AND, OF COURSE,
SCOTT'S SWIM JET.

WITH EVERYTHING IN PLACE,

OUR NEXT STEP IS TO SHOOT
THE GUNITE POOL SHELL.

THIS THING'S A HUGE POOL.

WE ARE GONNA SPRAY
ABOUT 80 YARDS TODAY.

BIG OR SMALL,
WE ALWAYS DO THE POOL THE SAME.

SPRAY IT, FORM IT,
THEN LET IT DRY.

CRASH AND I HAVE BEEN UP HERE
IN ALABAMA FOR A FEW WEEKS,

BUT NOT IT'S TIME
TO START ROCK WORK,

SO I BROUGHT THE REST
OF MY CREW UP HERE

FROM SUNNY FLORIDA
TO THE COOL ALABAMA AIR.

WELCOME TO HUNTSVILLE,
ALABAMA, TEAM.

- IT'S HUGE!
- AWESOME!

- CHECK OUT THIS RED DIRT.
- WOWSER.

YEAH, SO THIS IS IT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT SO FAR?

- LOVING THE WEATHER.
- YEAH, NICE AND COOL.

MY SON LUCAS AND I HAVE BEEN
DOING THESE POOL BUILDS FOR YEARS.

BUT THIS SCHUMACHER PROJECT,

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE
THE BIGGEST ONE YET.

THE FOCAL POINT OF THIS WHOLE
DESIGN IS THAT MASSIVE GROTTO,

BUT ON EITHER SIDE, WE HAVE
THESE BEAUTIFUL WATER WALLS

WITH SOME MINI GROTTOS.

AND THEN HERE,
I WANT TO MAKE

ANOTHER KIND OF BIGGER GROTTO
THAT COMES OFF OF THE SIDE.

- RIGHT.
- AND THEN CHECK THIS OUT.

HERE IS THIS HUGE SPA.

THE WHOLE IDEA
IS THAT IT'S SHADED.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE AN ENTRANCE
INTO IT HERE,

THE HEAT KIND OF STAYS
IN THIS CAVE.

IT'S GONNA BE
A REALLY COOL FEATURE.

I DON'T KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GONNA FIND

A GROTTO LID LARGE ENOUGH
TO COVER THAT SPAN.

WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING ROCK WORK
FOR 26 YEARS,

AND I NEVER SEEN A GROTTO LID

BIG ENOUGH TO SPAN
ONE THIS SIZE.

YEAH, THAT'S MY BIGGEST
PROBLEM RIGHT NOW.

WE'VE CRANED ROCKS IN
BEFORE,

SO YOU JUST GET
SOME BIGGER ROCKS.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING.
I CAN'T FIND A ROCK BIG ENOUGH.

SO I'M ALMOST THINKING
I MAY NEED TO MAYBE DO

SOME ARTIFICIAL ROCK.
- WHAT?

THAT WILL LOOK UGLY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I CAN DO
TO SAFELY SPAN THE WHOLE TOP.

I MEAN, WE'RE KNOWN
FOR USING NATURAL, REAL ROCKS.

NOW WE'RE
DOING MANUFACTURED ROCK.

I'M NOT TOO EXCITED
ABOUT USING ARTIFICIAL ROCK,

BUT EVEN IF I COULD FIND
A ROCK BIG ENOUGH,

I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY
AND ALL THE WEIGHT.

THE PROBLEM
IS FINDING ARTIFICIAL ROCK

THAT LOOKS REAL
THAT DOESN'T FADE,

THAT DOESN'T HAVE
ALL THE ISSUES

THAT I HAVE
WITH ARTIFICIAL STONE.

BUT RIGHT NOW, I THINK
IT'S ONE OF MY BEST OPTIONS.

I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL WORK,
BUT I'M HOPING I CAN FIGURE IT OUT.

LET'S JUST KIND OF BUILD
THAT FRONT FACE

OF THE GROTTO FIRST

AND THEN KIND OF GO
AND WORK OUR WAY

DOWN THE WATER WALLS.
- ALL RIGHTY.

SPEAKING OF THAT,
I THINK I HEAR THE TRUCK COMING.

SO LET'S START UNLOADING
AND GETTING READY.

GOOD!

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
ABOUT BEING HERE IN HUNTSVILLE

IS THAT I'M ONLY AN HOUR
AND A HALF AWAY FROM TENNESSEE,

WHERE I GET MY ROCKS.

SO I'M ABLE TO GO OVER THERE
AND HAND-SELECT MY STONE.

IT'S CRAZY.
ALL THAT ROCK,

AND THAT'S NOT EVEN
NEARLY ENOUGH.

OUR TYPICAL JOB HAS
ABOUT 48 TON OF STONE IN IT.

FOR THE SCHUMACHER BUILD,
WE'RE GONNA NEED 96 TONS.

WE'RE GONNA NEED LIKE
FOUR TIMES THIS AMOUNT OF ROCK.

BECAUSE WE'RE WORKING
OUT OF STATE,

WE HAD TO RENT
OUR ROCK-MOVING MACHINE.

OF COURSE,
I'M ON THE LITTLE SKID-STEER,

AND LUCAS, HE TOOK THE REALLY
COOL BIG TELESCOPIC HANDLER.

WITH ALL THESE LOADS
OF BOULDERS,

I REALLY FEEL LIKE I'M BUILDING
MOUNT SCHUMACHER

INSTEAD OF A POOL WATERFALL.

WE'RE ALL ON DECK
TO START LAYING THESE ROCKS.

SUNSHINE'S MIXING THE MUD.

WHAT A MAN!

WOMAN AND OLD MAN
ARE SPOTTING ME

WHILE I'M IN THE TRACTOR,
SETTING BIG ROCKS.

COME DOWN A LITTLE MORE.

- AND LUCAS...
- JUST LIKE THIS.

...HE HELPS, TOO, SOMETIMES.

I'M GETTING READY
TO SET THIS TWO-TON GROTTO LID.

WHAT WAS THAT?
- CAREFUL, MAN.

DON'T JERK.
I HEARD THE STRAPS RIP.

THERE'S NO WAY
OUR MACHINE BACK HOME

WOULD EVER GET THIS FAR
WITH THIS WEIGHT,

BUT THIS MACHINE'S GOT TWO
OUTRIGGERS ON IT TO HOLD IT DOWN.

- ALL RIGHT!
- OKAY, HOLD IT UP.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

I NEED IT TO HANG OVER THE FRONT
AS MUCH AS THE BACK.

SO TELL ME
WHEN WE'RE ABOUT THERE.

I GOT ANOTHER FOOT.

ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT.

ANOTHER FOOT?!

I CAN'T HEAR
A WORD HE SAYS.

- TIP IT INTO PLACE.
- WHAT DID HE SAY?

- I CAN'T HEAR HIM, EITHER.
- WELL, GET IN THERE.

IF YOU CAN'T HEAR HIM,
I CAN'T HEAR HIM.

YEAH, COME ON DOWN, SLOW.

COME DOWN SLOW.

USUALLY I'M THE MUD MAN,

BUT TODAY, CALL ME SUNSHINE - -
THE HUMAN BULLHORN.

NICE. OKAY!

HOLD IT.

WOW.
I LOVE THIS MACHINE.

I THINK
THIS IS PRETTY DARN GOOD.

YEAH. LEVEL AND BALANCED
ON THE COLUMNS.

I GOT THE FRONT
OF THE GROTTO BUILT,

BUT I CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER.

I NEED TO BASICALLY FIGURE OUT
IF I CAN TAKE SOME MEASUREMENTS

IN ORDER TO FABRICATE
THE GROTTO THAT I NEED,

BECAUSE A REAL ROCK'S JUST
NOT GONNA BE SAFE

TO CREATE A GROTTO
OF THIS SCALE.

IT WENT FROM THAT POINT
RIGHT THERE.

I HATE TO DO IT, BUT I DON'T SEE
ANY OTHER OPTIONS.

SO I FOUND THIS FACTORY
IN MASSACHUSETTS.

I SENT THEM ONE
OF MY GROTTO ROCKS

TO SEE IF THEY COULD
DUPLICATE IT JUST AS A TEST.

WE MAY HAVE TO BUILD UP
OFF OF THIS POINT...

- OKAY. - ...TO FILL IN
THIS LITTLE GAP RIGHT THERE.

SO I NEED TO GO TO MASSACHUSETTS
TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.

BUT I COULD TELL YOU RIGHT NOW

IF THIS ARTIFICIAL ROCK
DOESN'T LOOK REAL,

IT'S NOT GONNA BE
PART OF MY BUILD.

AT THAT POINT,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA DO.

TODAY I'M
IN SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS,

TO CHECK OUT THIS
ARTIFICIAL-ROCK FABRICATION SHOP.

I SENT THEM ONE
OF MY GROTTO ROCKS TO MOLD

AND SEE IF THEY COULD
DUPLICATE IT JUST AS A TEST.

IF THIS ROCK DOESN'T MATCH MY
TENNESSEE ROCK, I AM SCREWED.

- LUCAS?
- HEY. YOU GREG?

HEY, HOW'S IT GOING, MAN?
MY NAME IS GREG FRITZ.

I'M A CUSTOM ROCK FABRICATOR.

WE ABSOLUTELY DO PRODUCE THE
MOST REALISTIC ARTIFICIAL ROCK.

NOW, YOU GOT MY ROCKS, RIGHT?
AND YOU'VE MOLDED THEM?

ABSOLUTELY.
WHY DON'T YOU COME ON BACK?

AND I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND
AND WE'LL GET MOVING ON IT.

AWESOME.
LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, LUCAS,
THIS IS OUR BIG ROOM.

THIS IS WHERE WE DO SOME
OF OUR CUSTOM FABRICATION,

SOMETHING
FOR AN AMUSEMENT PARK,

SOME OTHER SMALLER
FABRICATION ROCKS.

WHEN WE FABRICATE ROCK,

WE START WITH OUR PATENTED
MIXING PROCESS.

THEN WE'LL TAKE THE MATERIAL,
PUT IT INTO A MOLD,

AND THEN WE'LL FIBERGLASS
REINFORCE THE BACK OF THE PANEL.

WE ALSO HAVE A DIFFERENT RANGE
AND SCOPE OF OUR PRODUCTS.

TREE RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS A FAKE TREE?

- YEAH.
- GET OUT OF HERE.

I MEAN,
THE DETAIL IS JUST INSANE.

I MEAN,
THAT LOOKS LIKE REAL BARK.

ABSOLUTELY. IT'S ACTUALLY MOLDED
OFF OF A REAL TREE.

WE ARE USING
MOTHER NATURE

AS OUR CORNERSTONE
TO OUR PRODUCT.

WHAT ABOUT THE FADING,
THE RECOLORING AND STAINING?

I MEAN, THE THING
IS WITH THE ARTIFICIAL ROCK,

THE BEST IT'S EVER GONNA LOOK
IS THE DAY IT'S INSTALLED.

DUE TO OUR
MANUFACTURING PROCESS,

THE COLOR IS ACTUALLY INFUSED
THE ENTIRE WAY THROUGH. - REALLY?

SO THAT COMPLETELY HELPS WITH
THE U. V. AND RESISTING FADING,

ALONG WITH IF THIS EVER
IS HIT OR DINGED

OR SOMEONE SCRATCHES IT...
- RIGHT.

THE COLOR IS ALL THE WAY
THROUGH.

- WOW.
- TELL YOU WHAT, WHY DON'T WE GO

AND ACTUALLY TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR ROCK?

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO IT.

I'M GETTING REALLY EXCITED.

BUT THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING.

TO ME,
THERE'S NOTHING MORE BEAUTIFUL

THAN MY TENNESSEE STONE.

ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE.

THE ORIGINAL AND THEN THE ONE
THAT WE JUST MADE FOR YOU.

AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE GOT DONE MOLDING THIS THING.

IT TOOK A LITTLE BIT
OF A SPILL.

WELL, I'M GLAD
IT HAPPENED AFTER YOU MOLDED IT.

IT JUST LOOKS GREAT.
- YOU CAN SEE THE DETAIL

THAT THE MOLD HAS PICKED UP.
I MEAN, FOR EXAMPLE,

LOOK RIGHT HERE AT
THIS LITTLE LINE THERE.

CAN YOU SEE IT OVER THERE? YEP.
THAT'S IT EXACTLY RIGHT THERE.

WE HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OVER
THE COSMETICS OF THE MATERIAL.

WE COLOR MATCH ANYTHING.

LUCAS SPECIFICALLY ASKED US
TO MAKE THE ROCK

A DIFFERENT SHADE OF GRAY.

THIS IS GREAT.
I THINK WHEN I SHIPPED IT,

THEY SAID MY SHIPPING WEIGHT
WAS 6,400 POUNDS.

- LITTLE BIT LIGHTER.
- WOW.

THE PRODUCT
IS ALL FIBERGLASS REINFORCED.

IT'S UNBELIEVABLY STRONG,
SO NO CONCERNS

WITH FREEZE-THAW AND THE
PROBLEMS WHICH YOU CAN HAVE

AND THE SAFETY ISSUES
WITH ANY TYPE OF SPAN.

I MEAN, YOU HIT A HOME RUN.
THAT LOOKS SO NATURAL.

IT EVEN HAS MICA IN IT,

WHICH REALLY ADDS
A SHIMMERING EFFECT TO THE ROCK.

MICA IS NOT, HOWEVER,
FOUND IN THE TENNESSEE ROCK,

SO IT'S KIND OF COOL
TO BE ABLE TO ADD THAT

TO THE ARTIFICIAL ROCK
JUST TO GIVE THAT ELEMENT.

THIS HAS BEEN SUCH A GREAT TRIP.
I MEAN, I'M CONVINCED.

GREG HAS THE JOB.
HE HAS THE RIGHT PRODUCT.

NOW I COULD MAKE
THE SCHUMACHER'S GROTTO

ANY SIZE I WANT.

GO AHEAD, GET STARTED ON MAKING
THAT GROTTO FOR ME, GREG.

I MEAN, THIS IS DEFINITELY
THE WAY TO GO.

GREAT.
VERY EXCITED.

THANKS A LOT, LUCAS.
- THANK YOU.

I HAVE LEFT VERY SPECIFIC
INSTRUCTIONS FOR GREG.

I NEED
THAT ROCK STRETCHED

SO IT CAN COVER THIS WHOLE
12-FOOT DIAMETER GROTTO.

I ALSO WANT THEM TO CONSTRUCT
ALL THE WALLS FOR THE INSIDE

SO THAT WAY,
WHEN I GET THE GROTTO,

I CAN JUST DO ALL MY NATURAL
ROCK AROUND THE OUTSIDE.

ALL RIGHT, DOWN.

- SUCK IT IN, TOO.
- LOOKS GOOD.

- ALL RIGHT, GOOD JOBS!
- WHOO-HOO!

AND WE HAVEN'T KILLED
EACH OTHER YET!

A LOT OF TIMES,
THE BOYS AND I FIGHT.

BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON,

WHILE LUCAS HAS BEEN GONE,
WE'VE BEEN GETTING ALONG GREAT.

THE GUYS AND I HAVE BUILT
SEVERAL OF THE MINI GROTTOS

ALONG THE WATER WALL.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, AND DOWN.
YEAH.

- THAT'S BETTER ALREADY.
- LOOKS GOOD.

I'M NOT SAYING
WE DON'T NEED LUCAS, BUT...

- ANYTHING FOR YOU GUYS.
- ANYTHING?

I'M JUST SAYING, THINGS ARE GOING
PRETTY SMOOTHLY AROUND HERE.

I LIKE
THIS LITTLE CUTOUT HERE.

IT ALMOST FALLS RIGHT
IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR SEAT.

- PERFECT.
- FOR THE LAST OF THESE MINI GROTTOS,

WE'RE BUILDING THIS COOL
LITTLE ONE-SEAT AREA

THAT WILL BE HIDDEN
BY THE WATERFALL.

I'M BACK HERE IN HUNTSVILLE,
ALABAMA. IT'S OUR THIRD WEEK.

IT LOOKS LIKE THE TEAM DID
A GREAT JOB WHILE I WAS AWAY,

BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY
OF WORK TO BE DONE.

THE SCHUMACHERS
WANT A STORM SHELTER.

BUT AFTER MEETING
WITH PROFESSOR KEVIN KNUPP

AND LEARNING ABOUT TORNADOES,

IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS TO ME

THAT I'M NOT GONNA
BUILD ONE MYSELF.

SO I DECIDED
TO FIND A PRE-FAB ONE

THAT CAN TAKE WINDS
AND FLYING OBJECTS

OF OVER 250 MILES PER HOUR.

HEY, CRASH! MAN,
OUR STORM SHELTER IS HERE!

CHECK THAT OUT!

I'VE NEVER EVEN SEEN ONE
OF THESE BEFORE.

WELL, THAT'S A CUSTOM SHELTER
BUILT FOR OUR SPECIFICATIONS.

I THINK THAT'S AROUND
LIKE 6,000 POUNDS,

SO THIS AIN'T NO THING.

- I GOT THE RIGHT STRAPS FOR IT.
- COOL, MAN.

THIS TORNADO SHELTER
IS SERVING A DUAL PURPOSE.

ITS FIRST PURPOSE
IS WHAT THEY'RE BUILT FOR - -

TEMPORARY HOUSING
IN CASE OF A TORNADO

TO KEEP THE CLIENT SAFE.

ITS SECOND PURPOSE
IS TO HOUSE THE POOL EQUIPMENT

SO IT LASTS LONGER.

WELL, IN ORDER
TO PUT THE POOL EQUIPMENT

INSIDE THE SHELTER,

WE'VE HAD TO MEASURE
AND MAKE A CUTOUT ON THE BOTTOM

FOR ALL THE PLUMBING
TO FIT THROUGH.

ALL RIGHT.
NOW COME DOWN SOME.

KEEP COMING DOWN.

THIS CUT-OUT'S GONNA BE
A PROBLEM.

WE'RE REAL CLOSE
TO THAT PLUMBING.

- SEE THAT?
- WHOA!

COME ON!
CRASH, EVERYONE, HOLD ON.

KELLEN, COME HERE
FOR A SECOND, PLEASE.

WHILE LOWERING THIS
STORM SHELTER INTO PLACE,

WE ACCIDENTLY BROKE ONE
OF THE PRESSURE GAUGES.

WHILE IT'S ANNOYING,
IT'S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD.

- LET ME SHUT THAT.
- OKAY.

WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS JUST CUT IT
OFF AND ATTACH A NEW ONE LATER.

IT'S ALL UNDER PRESSURE.

- WHOA!
- WHOA!

TODAY I'M
IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA,

WORKING
ON THE SCHUMACHER PROJECT.

MY TEAM AND I ARE WORKING

WITH SOME LOCAL CONTRACTORS
INSTALLING A TORNADO SHELTER.

WHILE DURING THIS INSTALLATION,
WE HIT A PIPE.

- WHOA!
- WHOA!

THANKFULLY,
IT WASN'T ONE OF MY GUYS...

MEANING CRASH.

BUT NOW THAT ALL THE PLUMBING'S
OUT OF THE WAY,

THE STORM SHELTER
SHOULD JUST SLIDE INTO PLACE.

- DOWN SLOW.
- COME ON DOWN.

ALL RIGHT!

WE GOT THESE REALLY LONG BOLTS

THAT SECURE IT
JUST IN CASE OF A STORM.

HEY, GUYS, COME CHECK OUT
THIS STORM SHELTER.

IT'S ALL READY
FOR US TO DO OUR MAGIC.

LOOKS LIKE A BIG, GRAY OVEN.

SO, YEAH,
IT'S NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.

WE'VE GOT TO
LUCAS LAGOON-IFY IT.

WE'RE GONNA BRING THE ROCK WORK
UP AND OVER THE TOP OF IT.

THIS WHOLE THING NEEDS
TO GET VENEERED WITH STONE.

THEN WE'RE GONNA LANDSCAPE
AROUND THE WHOLE THING.

SO BETWEEN ALL THE ROCK WORK
AND LANDSCAPE - -

SO IT'S LIKE
A SECRET ENTRANCE.

EXACTLY. IT'S A SECRET
LITTLE PLACE THAT YOU CAN GO.

I'VE NEVER VENEERED STONE
TO METAL. SO, WHAT'S THE TRICK?

WE CAN BOND-COAT IT,
AND IT WILL STICK RIGHT TO IT.

SO THAT'S IT, GUYS.
- I LIKE THIS THING.

LET'S MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL!

♪♪♪♪

IT'S BEEN A CRAZY,
ROCKIN' SEVENTH WEEK

HERE AT THE SCHUMACHER PROJECT,

AND THINGS
ARE REALLY MOVING ALONG.

MY GROTTO'S HERE!

MAN, THAT LOOKS SO GOOD!

HEY, GUYS, COME ON OVER!

I GOT THE SOLUTION
TO OUR PROBLEMS!

- WHAT IS THAT?!
- THIS OUR GROTTO FOR THE SPA.

- INSTANT GROTTO?
- YEAH, MAN.

THAT SAVES ME AT LEAST
A DOZEN MIXES RIGHT THERE.

I WENT TO MASSACHUSETTS,
DESIGNED THIS WITH THE GUYS.

CHECK THIS OUT. THIS IS ALL
MOLDED OFF OF NATURAL STONE.

THE INSIDE OF THIS IS MOLDED
OFF AN ACTUAL CLIFF.

THIS TOP ROCK RIGHT HERE
IS MOLDED

OFF REAL TENNESSEE GROTTO STONE.

I THINK IT'S GONNA
PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS.

CRASH, WHY DON'T YOU GO GRAB
THE TELESCOPIC HANDLER?

WE'RE ABOUT TO MAKE
LUCAS LAGOONS HISTORY.

THIS WHOLE ACTUAL CAVE STRUCTURE
WEIGHS LESS THAN ONE TON,

BUT IT'S GONNA BE ABLE
TO SUPPORT

TONS AND TONS OF ROCK
ALL AROUND IT.

YOU READY, CRASH?
- I'M READY? ARE YOU?

GO AHEAD AND LIFT IT.

EVEN THOUGH
THIS FABRICATED STONE

IS JUST A GREAT SOLUTION
FOR THIS PROJECT,

IT'LL NEVER REPLACE
MY NATURAL STONE.

FOR ONE,
IT'S ACTUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE,

PLUS, THERE'S JUST A LOT
OF PLANNING THAT TAKES PLACE,

'CAUSE IT DOESN'T ALLOW ME
TO HAVE THAT FREE-FLOWING SPIRIT

THAT A NATURAL STONE HAS.

HEY, CRASH,
HOLD IT STEAD FOR A SECOND

SO I CAN CLIMB DOWN.

BUT I'M REALLY ANXIOUS
TO SEE IF IT FITS

AND IF IT BLENDS SEAMLESSLY
WITH THE NATURAL STONE

THAT WE'RE GONNA PLACE
AROUND IT.

COME UP, HOLD UP.
- GOING TO HIT THAT ROCK!

KEEP COMING, KEEP COMING UP.

ALL RIGHT, BRING IT IN.

LOOK AT THAT.

CLOSING THE CAVE.

INSTANT CAVE!

I'M GONNA TAKE IT TOWARDS ME
LIKE THIS A LITTLE BIT.

COME DOWN SLOW.

JUST GO DOWN LIKE THIS.

WHOOP. WHAT'S IT HITTING?
- HOLD IT!

JUST CAUGHT ON THAT SIDE
THERE.

THIS WILL ALMOST
JUST, LIKE, GO IN PERFECTLY.

WE GOT TO CUT IT BACK
TO THIS ROCK.

LIFT IT UP AND BRING IT BACK
TO HIM SO WE CAN CUT THIS.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.

- READY?
- WE'RE GOOD TO GO!

I HOPE TWO TIMES IS THE CHARM.

ALL RIGHT,
START COMING DOWN SLOW.

- LOOK AT THIS. IS THIS RIDICULOUS OR WHAT?
- SO TIGHT.

NO, HE DID A GREAT JOB
ON THAT COLUMN.

- HOLD ON.
- WHOA!

WE LANDED.

- THIS LOOKS SO GOOD. THAT WASN'T SO BAD.
- WHOO!

- KING OF THE WORLD.
- WE GOT IT.

WHOO!

THIS IS AWESOME. THE ROCKS
LOOK - - I MEAN, IT MATCHES.

THEY HAVE THE SAME TEXTURE.
- DID A GOOD JOB.

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

A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
CHECK THIS OUT, GUYS.

THERE'S FIVE OF US IN HERE.

THERE'S ROOM FOR,
PROBABLY LIKE 10 MORE.

AND WITH
THE NATURAL STONE,

WE NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO SPAN THIS HUGE DISTANCE.

WAS THAT A GOOD IDEA OR WHAT?
- YEAH.

BY USING THIS FABRICATED STONE
AS BASICALLY A FORM,

I'M ABLE TO ANCHOR
THE WHOLE GROTTO

TO THE POOL SHELL WITH CONCRETE

SO IN THE EVENT
OF A TORNADO,

IT WOULD BASICALLY HAVE TO PICK
THE WHOLE POOL SHELL

UP TO RIP IT
OUT OF THE GROUND.

NOW THAT WE HAVE THIS GROTTO
INTO PLACE,

IT'S TIME TO START
GETTING OUR NATURAL BOULDERS

PLACED AROUND IT AND REALLY
KIND OF TIE IT ALL TOGETHER.

LOOK HOW IT FITS IN HERE.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL THAT IS.

WOW. - EVERYTHING
KEEPS GETTING BIGGER.

WE'RE A COUPLE MONTHS
INTO THIS BUILD IN HUNTSVILLE.

EVEN THOUGH IT'S GETTING COOLER
WITH THE CHANGING SEASONS,

THE WEATHER'S BEEN
ON OUR SIDE...

WELL, AT LEAST UNTIL TODAY.

THIS IS THE WORST.
HORRIBLE.

WE'VE DISCOVERED
ALABAMA RED CLAY PLUS WATER

EQUALS NASTY, MUCKY MESS.

THE MUD STICKS TO EVERYTHING,
SLIPPERY.

I MEAN, THIS IS PRETTY MUCH
THE WORST CASE SCENARIO.

BUT NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US.

SHE'S A REAL BEAUTY.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS, I THINK
THAT'S IT FOR THIS NASTY DAY.

YOU READY TO CALL IT QUITS?
- YEAH.

- YES, SIR.
- I WAS READY TWO HOURS AGO.

****

- WHOA!
- COME ON, CRASH!

YOU'RE GONNA GET MY TRUCK ALL DIRTY.

- UNBELIEVABLE.
- THERE'S SO MUCH MUD.

YOU'RE LIKE THE MESSIEST GUY
I EVER MET.

I EMBRACE THE MUD.
I HAVE FUN WITH IT.

MAYBE I'LL JUST GO RUN UP
ON SOMEBODY

AND GIVE THEM A GOOD BEAR HUG.

MAKE SURE
THIS GUY GETS CLEANED UP.

- I'LL GET HIM CLEAN.
- I GOT A GOOD WAY.

DUDE, STAY AWAY!

WHOA!

HEY, GUYS, IT'S TIME
FOR ANOTHER "INSANE QUESTION."

YOU ASKED, "HEY, LUCAS,

DO YOU HAVE AN INSANE POOL
OF YOUR OWN?"

WELL, STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT.

WELL, YOU GUYS ASKED,

"HEY, LUCAS, DO YOU HAVE
AN INSANE POOL?"

YES, I DO.

MAYBE NOT AS CRAZY
AS MY CLIENTS',

BUT MY POND'S EVEN CRAZIER.

OVER 250 TONS
OF NATURAL FLORIDA FIELDSTONE

CREATING A HUNDRED-FOOT WIDE,
15-FOOT TALL WATERFALL

IN MY BACKYARD POND.

TODAY MY TEAM AND I
ARE IN HUNTSVILLE,

ALABAMA, WORKING IN THE RAIN
AT THE SCHUMACHER PROJECT.

THE RAIN'S MAKING THINGS
A LITTLE BIT MUDDY,

BUT BEING FROM FLORIDA,

RAIN AND MUD
IS SOMETHING WE'RE USED TO.

WE'RE ABOUT 12 WEEKS
INTO THIS BUILD,

SO NOW WE GOT TO GET STARTED
ON THIS OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

THE FIRST STEP
IS LAYING OUT THE FOUNDATION,

WHICH IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE
A STAMPED CONCRETE

THAT LOOKS LIKE FLAGSTONE.

THIS IS GONNA BE A PLACE
WHERE SCOTT'S GONNA

SPEND A LOT OF TIME
BECAUSE HE LOVES TO COOK.

SO I DECIDED TO CREATE
AN "L" - SHAPED OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

THAT WAY,
SCOTT HAS PLENTY OF ROOM

TO COOK AND SERVE HIS GUESTS.

ONE OF THE COOL THINGS
IS SCOTT'S GOT

A DIFFERENT KIND OF GRILL.

IT'S ACTUALLY A SMOKER
AND A GRILL.

NEXT, WE LAY IN OUR COUNTERTOPS.

FOR THIS RUSTIC KITCHEN,

WE'RE MAKING CUSTOM ONES
ON SITE OUT OF FLAGSTONE.

BECAUSE SCOTT'S SO TALL,

WE'RE MAKING ONE AREA
THAT'S HIGHER JUST FOR HIM.

SWEET, GUYS.
LOOK, OUR BARN PLANKS ARE HERE.

TO GIVE THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN
A MORE RUSTIC FEEL,

I ORDERED CUSTOM
ARTIFICIAL-WOOD PLANKS.

SAME MATERIAL
THAT OUR GROTTO WAS MADE OUT OF.

WOW! THAT LOOKS LIKE
THE REAL THING.

BUT IT WILL NEVER ROT
BECAUSE IT'S ALL POLYMER-BASED.

CRASH IS INSTALLING
THE ARTIFICIAL-WOOD PLANKS,

AND IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK

TO FINISH THIS
KITCHEN AND POOL AREA.

MY JOB TODAY
IS THE POOL DECKING.

WE GOT A LOT OF TRAVERTINE
TO LAY.

MY NEXT TASK IS TO SET UP
THE POOL EQUIPMENT

AND FILL 'ER UP.

NOW WE'RE AT MY FAVORITE PART
OF THE BUILD - -

LANDSCAPING!

BECAUSE THIS PROJECT
IS IN A COOLER CLIMATE,

I'M GONNA ENLIST THE EXPERTISE
OF A LOCAL NURSERYMAN.

WOW. STEPHEN,
THANKS FOR COMING TODAY.

STEPHEN AND HIS CREW
HAVE BROUGHT PLENTY OF PLANTS

TO ENSURE PRIVACY
AND, OF COURSE,

THAT PARADISE LOOK
THE SCHUMACHERS WANT.

I SEE YOU HAVE
A PINDO PALM HERE.

IS IT GONNA BE HARDY ENOUGH
FOR THIS CLIMATE?

ABSOLUTELY.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS,

IN THE WINTER,
TIE 'EM UP A LITTLE BIT

AND MAKE SURE
WE COVER THE HEART.

AND THEY SHOULD LAST
JUST FINE.

- LOVE IT!
- THIS IS A WINDMILL PALM.

OOH, THAT'S A NICE
SPECIMEN.

WE SHOULD GIVE THAT
A PROMINENT SPOT BY THE POOL.

I'M NOT CARRYING IT,
THOUGH.

THAT'S OKAY.

WE BROUGHT PLENTY OF HELP.
- I LIKE THAT.

PLENTY OF HELP - - I DON'T OFTEN GET THAT.
- AWESOME.

WE'VE GOT A TON OF PLANTS
GOING INTO THE SPACE - -

EVERYTHING FROM LARGER HOLLIES

TO SMALLER DIANTHUS PLANTS
THAT GET BEAUTIFUL LITTLE

REDDISH-PINK FLOWERS
WHEN THEY BLOOM.

PARADISE IS STARTING
TO COME TOGETHER.

OUR BUDDY FRANKIE D.
HAS JUST COME IN FROM FLORIDA.

ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS GET HIM SET UP

AND LET HIM DO HIS THING.

ALL RIGHT, FRANKIE D!
LUCAS TOLD ME TO SHOW YOU

WHERE YOU'RE GONNA
BE RUNNING YOUR CABLE.

IT'S INSIDE THERE.

- INSIDE HERE?
- YEAH. IN THERE.

WHAT IS THIS THING?

IT'S AN EF5 TORNADO
SHELTER.

SO, THE SCHUMACHERS
ARE GONNA BE ABLE

TO AUTOMATE THEIR WHOLE YARD
RIGHT FROM THEIR TABLET - -

THEIR SOUND SYSTEM, THEIR POOLS,
THEIR WATERWALLS, THE LIGHTING.

IN ORDER FOR ME
TO AUTOMATE THE POOL

AND THE YARD TOGETHER,

I NEED TO GET
A NETWORK CABLE FROM THE HOUSE

INTO THAT TORNADO SHELTER
TO HOOK UP WITH THE POOL SYSTEM.

SO, IN ADDITION, I'M GONNA
PUT IN A NICE SOUND SYSTEM,

SATELLITE SPEAKERS, SUB WOOFERS,

AND REALLY MAKE IT
AN ENTERTAINING AREA.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

WE JUST HAVE ONE MORE
BIG PROJECT TO DO.

DIANE REQUESTED
THAT WE MAKE SURE

THERE'S PLENTY OF SHADE
IN HER OUTDOOR KITCHEN AREA.

TO ACCOMPLISH THIS,
WE'RE BUILDING

A SIMPLE FRAMED STRUCTURE
CALLED A PERGOLA.

A PERGOLA
NOT ONLY WILL GIVE US SHADE,

BUT ALSO KIND OF ENCLOSE
THE AREA

TO MAKE IT REALLY FEEL
LIKE AN OUTDOOR ROOM.

THE CHALLENGE OF WORKING UP HERE
IS THAT THE DAYS ARE SHORTER,

SO TODAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY GONNA
HAVE TO WORK INTO THE NIGHT.

- WE GOT TO FLIP IT OVER, JOHN.
- ALL RIGHT.

EVERYTHING'S COMING TOGETHER,
BUT THERE'S STILL SO MUCH TO DO.

YOU BELIEVE
THEY GOT ME DOING THIS?

I'M COMING HERE TO DO A/V,
AND I'M PUTTING UP A PERGOLA.

WELL, YOU'RE HAVING
FUN, AREN'T YA?

YEAH.
I'M HAVING A BLAST.

YEAH,
IT'S NOTHING BUT FUN.

WE'RE JUST A FEW DAYS AWAY
FROM SHOWING SCOTT AND DIANE

THEIR NEW POOL
AND THE WHOLE BACKYARD.

RIGHT NOW,
WE'RE JUST FINISHING UP

ALL THOSE LAST LITTLE DETAILS.

HEY, GUYS,
THE FURNITURE IS HERE!

ALREADY?

NOTHING LIKE STARTING THE DAY

WITH SOME
HEAVY FURNITURE LIFTING.

WE GOT SO MUCH TO DO YET.

WHOA.

WELL, YOU KNOW,
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT

TO TEST OUT ALL THE FURNITURE.

WOW!

I THINK I SHOULD HAVE LEFT
THIS ONE FOR THE OTHER GUYS.

WE'RE REALLY TAKING THIS OUTDOOR
KITCHEN TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

FRIDGE FOR DRINKS,
A BRAND-NEW SMOKER AND GRILL,

AND, IF YOU ASK ME, IT'S
THE PERFECT OUTDOOR PARADISE.

WE EVEN FINALLY FINISHED
THE PERGOLA BY ADDING THE SHADE.

ALL WE HAVE LEFT
IS A FEW FINISHING TOUCHES.

A STORM SHELTER ISN'T COMPLETE
WITHOUT EMERGENCY SUPPLIES.

SO WE'VE ADDED A COUPLE CASES

OF WATER, FLASHLIGHT,
AND A RADIO.

AND TO FINISH THINGS OFF,
WE'RE GIVING DIANE

A LOT OF EXTRA SHADE
TO COMPLETE HER PARADISE.

CAN'T FORGET
DIANE'S PARADISE SIGN.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
- LET'S GO!

I'M TIRED OF WAITING!

16 WEEKS AGO,

ALL YOU HAD BACK HERE
WAS TWO TREES AND SOME GRASS.

HURRY, HURRY, HURRY!

ALL RIGHT. THREE!

I'M HERE
IN HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA,

MOMENTS AWAY
FROM SHOWING THE SCHUMACHERS

THEIR BRAND-NEW POOL.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE THE LOOK
ON THEIR FACES.

HOPEFULLY SCOTT AND DIANE
WILL BE SO EXCITED,

THEY'LL FORGET
ALL ABOUT THE COLD.

HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
- I'M EXCITED.

I REALLY AM.
- I AM EXCITED, TOO.

THEY'RE BOTH
RETIRED MILITARY VETERANS,

AND THEY'VE BEEN
SAVING FOR THEIR POOL

FOR OVER 15 YEARS.

I FEEL REALLY BLESSED

THAT YOU CHOSE ME
TO BUILD YOUR DREAM.

AND YOU WANTED A LOT
OF THINGS BACK THERE.

AND I THINK WE'VE
DELIVERED IT ALL, I MEAN - -

LET'S GO!
I'M TIRED OF WAITING!

I'M QUIETLY EXCITED.

I- I KIND OF FEEL
BUTTERFLIES,

AND I JUST
WANT TO SEE WHAT IT IS.

AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
- YEAH, LONG TIME COMING.

HOLD EACH OTHER'S HANDS.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GONNA COUNT
TO THREE, THEN OPEN YOUR - -

- HURRY, HURRY, HURRY!
- ALL RIGHT.

ONE, TWO... THREE!

WOW!

I THINK YOU'VE OUTDONE YOURSELF.
MY GOSH!

DO YOU REMEMBER
16 WEEKS AGO,

ALL YOU HAD BACK HERE
WAS TWO TREES AND SOME GRASS?

NOW THERE IS A TON
OF STUFF BACK HERE.

BUT NOW IT FEELS BIGGER
INSTEAD OF SMALLER.

WOW.

YOU'RE NOT SAYING MUCH.

AWW...

YOU KNOW,
I'M ACTUALLY ASKING MYSELF,

"IS THIS REALLY MINE,"

BECAUSE THIS IS ABOVE
AND BEYOND MY DREAMS.

YOU GOT YOUR WISH, SWEETIE.

IT'S TRULY,
TRULY BEAUTIFUL.

THIS IS
MY FAVORITE WATERFALL.

IT'S JUST HUGE
AND BEAUTIFUL

AND SO MUCH UNDULATION
AND CHARACTER.

THEN WE HAVE
FOUR GROTTOS.

JUST ENOUGH
FOR ALL THE GRANDSONS.

- JUST HAPPENED TO WORK OUT.
- WE NOW HAVE FOUR.

THEY'LL HAVE A GREAT TIME

SITTING AND JUMPING
AND CRAWLING.

WE HAVE ALL KINDS
OF LITTLE SEATING IN THERE.

A SWIM-UP BAR OVER THERE.

- YEAH.
- THERE'S ALSO THE SUN SHELF.

SO, ALSO, YOU KNOW,

ALL THIS LANDSCAPING
IS VERY DIFFERENT FOR US.

I KIND OF MIXED IN
EVERGREENS,

AND THAT'S THE WINDMILL PALM
OVER THERE.

OKAY.

- WE GOT A JAPANESE MAPLE.
- WOW.

I LOVE JAPANESE MAPLES!
TRULY I DO.

EVENTUALLY
WHEN ALL THESE TREES GROW IN,

THEY' TOTALLY BLOCK
YOUR NEIGHBORS.

- PERFECT.
- THERE'S SO MUCH ELSE TO SEE,

SO CHECK OUT THIS WHOLE
OTHER AREA OVER HERE.

DIANE, I KNOW SHADE
WAS A HUGE DEAL FOR YOU.

SO YOU GOT SHADE
ALL OVER THE PLACE.

YOU GOT SHADE
ON THE SUN SHELF.

OF COURSE, WE HAVE THE PERGOLA
THAT'S SHADED, AS WELL.

RIGHT.

AND WE CAME UP WITH A SURPRISE
FOR YOU.

WE WANTED YOU TO HAVE A DAY BED
WHERE YOU COULD SIT AND READ.

AND DURING THE DAY,
YOU'VE GOT SHADE.

SO I HAD ASKED
FOR JUST A HAMMOCK,

AND INSTEAD, THEY'VE GONE
OUT OF THEIR WAY

AND MADE THAT FOR ME.

PERFECT. PERFECT.

YEP!
I LIKE IT.

I AM GONNA TAKE NAPS
OUT THERE, I KNOW IT.

WELL, SCOTT, COME CHECK OUT
YOUR OUTDOOR KITCHEN.

THAT LOOKS GREAT.

I EVEN MADE THE TOP HIGHER
FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE TALL.

- THAT'S TERRIFIC.
- THERE'S SO MUCH ROCK EVERYWHERE,

AND I REALLY WANTED
TO SOFTEN IT UP

AND GIVE A LITTLE BIT
OF A RUSTIC-WOOD LOOK.

- IS THAT GONNA LAST?
- IT'S ACTUALLY ARTIFICIAL.

IT'LL NEVER ROT.
- WOW.

IT'S GOT SO MUCH CHARACTER
TO IT, TOO. I LOVE IT.

SO, HERE YOU GUYS ARE,

THERE'S YOUR HOT TUB
IN THE GROTTO.

WITH THAT WATER
DRIPPING IN THERE,

IT LOOKS LIKE A REAL CAVE.

VERY COOL, VERY COOL.

AND LOOKING AT THIS NOW,
CAN YOU TELL

WHICH ROCK IS
THE FABRICATED ONE?

ABSOLUTELY NOT. NO.

THEY JUST BLEND SO PERFECTLY
WITH THE NATURAL STONE,

IT JUST LOOKS
ALL NATURAL.

AND EVEN THOUGH IT'S REALLY COLD OUT
TODAY, IT'S ALL HEATING UP.

YOU CAN SEE THE STEAM,
IT'S NICE AND WARM IN THERE.

YAY!

- READY TO GET IN THERE?
- YES, I WANT TO JUMP IN IT.

SO YOU GUYS READY TO CHECK OUT
THE TORNADO SHELTER?

- ABSOLUTELY.
- LET'S GO.

HERE IT IS. IT'S HIDING
INSIDE ALL THAT ROCKWORK.

- LOOKS LIKE A MINE SHAFT!
- YEAH, DOESN'T IT?

I MEAN, THIS STORM SHELTER
IS RATED FOR AN EF5 TORNADO.

I HOPE
YOU GUYS NEVER NEED IT,

BUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T, AT LEAST
YOUR POOL EQUIPMENT WILL LAST

AT LEAST TWICE AS LONG
BEING INSIDE THERE.

BUT JUST IN CASE
YOU DO NEED IT,

YOU GOT YOUR
EMERGENCY SUPPLY KIT IN THERE.

YOU'RE GOOD TO GO FOR A WHILE.
- I'M REALLY RELIEVED.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S GONNA ELIMINATE A LOT

OF TENSION ON OUR PART
DURING THE STORMY SEASONS.

IT'S GREAT.

YOU KNOW,
I THINK IF WE WOULD HAVE TRIED

TO DO THIS ANY TIME
SOONER THAN NOW,

WHEN WE WERE,
YOU KNOW, BOTH RETIRED

AND FINANCIALLY CAPABLE...

IT WOULD JUST NEVER HAVE BEEN
LIKE THIS,

NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN.
I'M JUST SO EMOTIONALLY - -

YOU'RE PLEASED.

- I AM, I AM.
- YOU'RE VERY PLEASED.

SO, I MEAN, THAT WAS THE WHOLE
TOUR SO FAR, GUYS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- I REALLY NEVER DREAMED OF THIS.

THIS IS STUPENDOUS.
- YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

YOU AND YOUR CREW
DID A GOOD JOB.

- WELL, YOU GUYS DESERVE IT, MAN.
- WOW.

- YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME.
- THANK YOU.

WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE GET READY FOR THE PARTY

AND ENJOY OURSELVES?
LET'S GO.

- ALL RIGHT!
- ALL RIGHT!

♪♪♪♪

SCOTT AND DIANE WERE SO HAPPY,

THEY DECIDED TO HAVE THIS BIG
PARTY DESPITE THE COLD WEATHER.

THEY HAD ALL THEIR FRIENDS,
THEIR FAMILY.

THEY EVEN INVITED ME AND MY TEAM
TO HANG OUT.

YOU CAN CLIMB UP TO THE BACK,

AND YOU CAN JUMP OFF
OF THESE ROCKS UP HERE

INTO THE DEEP END.
- WOW.

THEY DID YOU AN AWESOME JOB,
MAN. THIS IS AWESOME.

WE EVEN SHOWED THEM HOW TO TURN
ON THE TUNES WITH THEIR SMARTPHONE.

YOUR GRANDSON'S
REALLY GETTING INTO IT.

DID YOU TEACH HIM THAT, SCOTT?
- I THINK HE'S BEEN WATCHING YOU!

YOU KNOW, WE ARE SO BLESSED
TO HAVE

THE FRIENDS THAT WE DO
AND THE FAMILY THAT WE DO.

ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, YOU GUYS.

YOU'VE NOW CONQUERED
MOUNT SCHUMACHER!

AND WE'VE JUST ADOPTED
MORE FAMILY MEMBERS

WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WERE
HELPING BUILD THIS POOL.

I KNOW IT'S TOO COLD
TO GET IN THERE,

BUT WE GOT TO AT LEAST
SEE THE SWIM JET WORK.

YEAH. AND THEY TURN ON.
WHOA!

THEY'RE THAT FAST.
THERE YOU GO.

YOU KNOW,
AT THE END OF THE DAY,

YOU CAN'T ASK
FOR MORE THAN THIS.

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M DOING THIS!

GUESS WHAT, FRANKIE,
I'M NOT REALLY GOING IN!

THERE'S NO WAY!

I EVEN TRICKED FRANKIE TO JUMP
INTO THAT 40-DEGREE POOL.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK

AND SACRIFICE DOING THESE JOBS,

BUT TO MAKE A FAMILY
LIKE THIS SO HAPPY,

TO SEE SCOTT AND DIANE
GET SO EMOTIONAL

WHEN THEY SAW THEIR POOL,
I MEAN, IT JUST MELTS MY HEART.

AND IT MAKES ALL
THE SACRIFICE SO WORTHWHILE.

WELL, I CAN'T THINK
OF A BETTER WAY

TO RETIRE AND RELAX THAN HAVE
YOUR OWN BACKYARD LAGOON.

I THINK
FUN DAYS ARE AHEAD.

YEP, ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS JUST PERFECT.