Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - Zen & the Art of Pools - full transcript
Lucas takes his art of backyard transformations to Parrish, FL where a couple requests the ultimate space of tranquility and relaxation. Building a serene oasis is one thing, but can Lucas ...
LET'S ROCK!
- YEAH!
- YEAH!
Narrator: 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!
Woman: OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD!
- WOW!
- WOW!
IS THIS THE SAME POOL?
- HOLY...
- UNBELIEVABLE.
AWW.
Narrator:
ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.
LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.
- WHOO!
- YEAH!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪♪♪
I'M IN PARRISH, FLORIDA,
TO VISIT LYNN AND ARNO LOEFFLER.
PARRISH, FLORIDA, IS NESTLED
KINDA BETWEEN TAMPA
AND SARASOTA.
I SEE LOT OF OLD OAK TREES
AND SPANISH MOSS.
IT'S KIND OF AN UNTOUCHED,
OLD FLORIDA FEELING.
LYNN AND ARNO HAVE
AN EXISTING POOL,
BUT OBVIOUSLY,
IT'S NO LUCAS LAGOON,
SO I'M ON MY WAY OVER THERE
TO FIX IT.
- HI.
- HI. GOOD MORNING. I'M LUCAS.
HI. I'M ARNO.
I'M ARNO LOEFFLER,
AND I'M FROM PARRISH, FLORIDA.
I'M A PHYSICIAN
IN URGENT CARE MEDICINE.
MY WIFE, LYNN, AND I
HAVE BEEN MARRIED
JUST COMING UP
ON SEVEN YEARS NOW.
WE'RE BOTH FROM ILLINOIS.
WE BOTH ATTENDED
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AT THE SAME TIME,
BUT NEVER CROSSED PATHS.
I GUESS WE HAD TO MOVE
2,000 MILES
TO FINALLY FIND TRUE LOVE.
WELL, HERE'S THE POOL,
LUCAS.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS A GREAT BACKYARD.
I'M LYNN LOEFFLER.
I'M RETIRED FROM
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,
WHERE IN CHICAGO,
I BUILT CUSTOM HOMES.
AND HAVING THAT
DESIGN BACKGROUND,
PERHAPS LUCAS AND I CAN WORK
TOGETHER
ON CREATING SOMETHING THAT'LL BE
PERFECT FOR BOTH OF US.
OBVIOUSLY, THE POOL'S
NOT SO INCREDIBLE.
- QUITE A BIT OF CRACKING.
- Lynn: RIGHT.
- Arno: RIGHT.
- SOME TILES FALLING OFF.
Lynn:
WE ALSO HAVE SOME STAINING.
I LOVE THE 180-DEGREE
PANORAMIC VIEW
OF ALL THE TREES
AND THE NATURE.
THIS IS LIKE TRUE FLORIDA.
IS THAT STILL YOUR PROPERTY
OR IS THAT, LIKE,
A NATURE PRESERVE?
ABOUT 60 MORE FEET
INTO THE WOODS AND THE TREES
IS OUR PROPERTY, BUT FURTHER
BACK IS A NATURE PRESERVE.
WE HAVE EVERY CONCEIVABLE
CREATURE
THAT YOU CAN FIND IN FLORIDA
BACK THERE,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY
NAMED THIS RIVER WILDERNESS.
I NOTICE YOU HAVE A GIRAFFE
THERE, SO...
- UM...
- I KEEP WANTING TO JUMP ON ITS BACK
AND TAKE IT FOR A RIDE.
[ LAUGHS ] I DON'T KNOW WHY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
PRETTY SURE GIRAFFES AREN'T
NATIVE TO FLORIDA,
BUT THEN AGAIN, WHAT DO I KNOW?
- WE DO LIVE IN RIVER WILDERNESS.
- RIGHT.
SO WHY NOT ADD ANOTHER ANIMAL
TO THE MIX?
- [ ARNO LAUGHS ]
- [ LAUGHS ] THERE YOU GO.
MY DESIGNS REALLY ARE
A REFLECTION OF MY CLIENT,
SO THE MORE I LEARN
ABOUT YOU GUYS,
THE MORE I CAN KINDA TAKE
YOUR UNIQUE TASTES
AND YOUR PERSONALITY AND TURN
IT INTO A REALITY FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT WE BROUGHT YOU HERE, LUCAS,
IS THAT MY HUSBAND WORKS
12 TO 14 HOURS A DAY.
HIS HOURS ARE JUST AS INSANE
AS YOUR POOLS ARE.
[ LAUGHS ]
BECAUSE OF MY SCHEDULE,
WE DON'T REALLY
GO AWAY ON A LOT OF VACATIONS,
SO, YOU KNOW, TURNING OUR
BACKYARD INTO THAT VACATION,
EVEN IF IT'S A FEW HOURS
AT A TIME,
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY,
MY MOTHER WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED
WITH METASTATIC RENAL CANCER.
OH.
SHE'S GOING TO HAVE
A VERY MAJOR SURGERY,
AND A LOT OF RECOVERY TIME.
WE HAD TO MOVE MOM INTO
THE HOUSE
SO THAT WE COULD HELP HER.
WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HER
HER OWN PRIVATE SPACE
WHERE SHE CAN HEAL HERSELF
IN A TRANQUIL SETTING.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A UNIQUE CHALLENGE.
UM, DEFINITELY AN INSPIRATION,
AND I'D LOVE TO HELP
IN YOUR MOTHER'S RECOVERY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL
FOR LYNN, FOR HER MOM
TO BE ABLE TO RECOVER
FROM HER SURGERY.
IT CAN'T BE OVERWHELMING.
IT NEEDS TO BE CALMING.
SO I GOTTA GET IT RIGHT.
I MEAN, OTHER THAN
SOMETHING TRANQUIL AND RELAXING,
WHAT ARE THE OTHER FEATURES
THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT?
- I THINK TRANQUIL EQUALS SOFT.
- MM-HMM.
AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN
SOFTEN THE SHARP EDGES
AND CREATE A FREE FORM POOL
THAT LOOKS MORE NATURAL.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
THAT WE BOTH ENJOY DOING
IS ACTUALLY SWIMMING IN A POOL
WHICH WE CANNOT DO HERE.
- IT'S CERTAINLY NOT DEEP ENOUGH.
- Lucas: RIGHT.
WELL, I THINK A SPA
WOULD STILL BE SOMETHING
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE.
MAYBE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE
UNIQUE THAN THIS RECTANGLE?
- RIGHT. YUP.
- [ ARNO LAUGHS ]
UM, WE KNOW THAT YOU DO
GREAT WATERFALLS
AND THINGS LIKE GROTTOS,
AND THE MORE,
THE BETTER ON THAT.
- OKAY, YEP.
- [ CHUCKLES ]
IT SEEMS LIKE
THEY'RE MORE INSPIRED
BY THE NATURAL LAGOON STYLE
POOL,
AND TO KINDA REALLY MAKE THAT
HAPPEN BACK HERE,
I'M THINKING JUST SCRATCH
THE POOL AND START FRESH.
WOW, GUYS, THE BACKYARD'S
MUCH BIGGER
THAN IT LOOKED LIKE
FROM THE FRONT.
WHAT IF WE BROUGHT THE CAGE
ALL THE WAY OUT TO HERE
AND THEN MAYBE OUT
ANOTHER 10, 11 FEET?
- Arno: THAT WOULD BE COOL.
- Lynn: THAT'D BE VERY NICE.
WELL, THIS GIVES ME
A TON OF IDEAS.
I JUST NEED TO SPEND
SOME TIME BACK HERE ALONE,
GATHERING MY THOUGHTS.
YOU GUYS CAN GO INSIDE,
RELAX IN THE A/C,
AND I'LL MEET YOU INSIDE
WHEN I'M DONE.
- WONDERFUL.
- SOUNDS GOOD.
COOL.
AFTER REALLY LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THIS FAMILY,
I'M FEELING VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES
AND BUILDING SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
AND TRANQUIL
FOR - - FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
AS I'M IN THE BACKYARD,
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
BUT KINDA GO EXPLORE
THE NATURE BEHIND THE FENCE.
WOW.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL BACK HERE.
I SEE JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS,
AND I NOTICE A STREAM
THAT KINDA
RUNS DOWN THROUGH
THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY
AND SOME BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES
AND SOME NATIVE PALMS.
JUST KINDA TAKING IT ALL IN,
USE THAT AS MY INSPIRATION.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW
LYNN AND ARNO
THE DESIGN I'M STARTING
TO FORMULATE,
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GONNA
WORK FOR THEM AS A FAMILY.
[ FROG RIBBITS ]
WHAT THE HECK?
WHAT WAS THAT?
[ RIBBITS ]
FROGS JUMPING ON MY LEG.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
I HAD A GREAT TIME
BACK THERE IN THE BACKYARD.
EVEN WENT AND CHECKED OUT
THE RESERVE AREA.
I'LL JUST KINDA START
SHOOTING OUT SOME OF MY IDEAS.
- KINDA...
- OKAY.
THE LAYOUT I'M VISUALIZING,
AND THEN YOU JUST KINDA
STEER ME IN THE DIRECTION
THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD GO.
- OKAY, GOOD.
I'M THINKING TO START
WITH KIND OF A SIMILAR LAYOUT,
BUT ALMOST DOING
A BIG FREE FORM "T" SHAPE,
JUST MUCH LARGER, WHERE YOU
KINDA ENTER INTO THE POOL,
THEN YOU CAN EITHER GO
TO THE RIGHT
OR OVER TO THE LEFT.
THAT GIVES US
A LOT MORE ROOM.
NO, I THINK THAT'S
AN AWESOME IDEA.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
KINDA OVER HERE,
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE,
I WAS THINKING
ABOUT PUTTING A GROTTO
AS A BEAUTIFUL FOCAL POINT,
AND THEN THIS WOULD BE
LIKE A WHOLE 'NOTHER TYPE
WATERFALL AREA,
AND THEN MAYBE LETTING IT
TAPER DOWN A LITTLE BIT SMALLER,
AND THEN
IN THE OTHER CORNER,
ANOTHER BIG KIND
OF WATER FEATURE.
THE MORE THE WATERFALLS,
THE MORE TRANQUIL.
RIGHT. SO NOW I WAS
THINKING FOR THE SPA,
IS TUCKING IT ALL THE WAY
BACK UP IN THE CORNER
AND CREATING A WATERFALL
KIND OF AROUND IT.
UM... I'M THINKING WE COULD
MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING,
MAKE IT REALLY UNIQUE
AND DIFFERENT,
AND EVEN MORE OF AN ACCENT
SINCE WE TRULY SEE IT A LOT.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IF WE DID,
LIKE, A GROTTO
WITH THE SPA ON TOP OF IT?
SO YOU'RE KINDA WAY UP HIGH,
AND THEN THE SPA
SPILLING OVER THE GROTTO,
AND THEN YOU CAN COME AROUND
AND THEN SWIM
INSIDE THE GROTTO.
UM... HOW DO YOU GET
TO IT?
WELL, IT'D BE LIKE
AN ADVENTURE.
YOU COME AROUND AND YOU
CLIMB UP INTO THE SPA.
I MEAN, THAT'D BE
REALLY COOL.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANNA DO
AN ADVENTURE
9:00 AT NIGHT WHEN I GET HOME.
- [ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I THINK I'D RATHER JUST BE
ABLE TO WALK IN
AND PLOP INTO SOMETHING
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PUT ON
MY HIKING BOOTS.
WHAT IF WE PULLED THE SPA
OUT A LITTLE BIT
AND MADE IT ON ITS OWN,
MORE LIKE AN ISLAND?
YOU'D HAVE THE WATER AROUND IT,
WITH THE WATERFALL BEHIND IT?
- RIGHT.
- AS A BACKDROP.
I GOT YOU. SO MAYBE DOING,
LIKE A SLAB OF STONE
THAT COMES FROM THE EDGE
OF THE POOL TO THE SPA.
SO IT'S LIKE
A NATURAL ROCK BRIDGE
THAT YOU CROSS TO GET UP
INTO THE SPA.
- THAT'D BE COOL.
- THAT'D BE REALLY NICE.
Lucas: YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO AN ISLAND BEFORE.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE REALLY COOL.
I MEAN, I CAN'T WAIT
TO BUILD THIS PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, WHILE I WAS OUT THERE,
THINKING ABOUT YOUR MOM
AND HER SURGERY COMING UP,
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE
GONNA EXPAND THE POOL AND CAGE,
WE HAVE, LIKE,
THIS HUGE BONUS AREA.
SO WHAT IF WE DID SOMETHING
LIKE A HEALING GARDEN
FOR YOUR MOM THERE?
- THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SO MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD
TO KIND OF PUT
AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA
FOR MOM
IN THE MIDDLE
OF A GARDEN SETTING,
WHERE THE LAGOON KINDA
MEANDERS IN
SO SHE CAN KINDA SIT OUT HERE,
READ, RELAX.
SHE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE
TO ACCESS THE HEALING GARDEN
FROM HER OWN DOOR OVER HERE.
- Arno: THAT'S PERFECT.
- Lynn: THAT'S GREAT.
BUT I'M WONDERING
IF WE COULD MAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT MORE SECLUDED
FOR HER
FROM THE MAIN PART
OF THE POOL?
YEAH, I THINK IF WE HAVE
A PENINSULA
KINDA COMING OUT INTO HERE,
AND TO REALLY KINDA
CLOSE IT OFF,
WE DO ANOTHER ONE
FROM THE OTHER SIDE,
SO THEY'RE ALMOST, LIKE
CRISSCROSSING.
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A HIDDEN LITTLE CHANNEL
TO KINDA COME AROUND.
- Lynn: THAT'S NEAT.
- Arno: LIKE A RIVER.
AND WHAT IF WE DID, LIKE,
A FIRE FEATURE THERE?
SO FROM EVERY ANGLE,
YOU CAN KINDA SEE IT.
BUT THEN IT KINDA CREATES
SOME PRIVACY HERE, TOO?
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
YOU KNOW, THE NICE THING
ABOUT LUCAS IS THAT HE LISTENS.
IT ALLOWS HIM TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR,
AND I THINK MOM IS REALLY GOING
TO LOVE THE HEALING GARDEN.
I KNOW SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S
INFRINGING ON ARNO AND I
BY LIVING HERE NOW,
AND WE WANT TO GIVE HER A PLACE
THAT SHE REALLY
CAN CALL HER OWN.
I REALLY LIKE THIS DESIGN.
YEAH, I THINK IT LOOKS
REALLY GREAT.
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
TO COME HOME FROM WORK,
EVEN MORE THAN NOW.
OKAY, WHEN CAN YOU START?
[ LAUGHTER ]
Lucas: NOW THAT WE HAVE
THE DESIGN APPROVED,
WE HAVE A BUDGET OF $300,000
TO $350,000 TO WORK WITH,
SO WE CAN REALLY MAKE SOMETHING
SPECTACULAR BACK THERE.
I GOT 10 TO 12 WEEKS
TO BUILD IT.
SO NO TIME TO MESS AROUND.
WE GOTTA GET THE TROOPS
OVER HERE AND GET STARTED.
- COOL. THANKS SO MUCH.
- THANKS, LUCAS.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
- BYE-BYE.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, TEAM.
COME CHECK OUT
OUR LATEST PROJECT.
THIS IS KINDA SMALL.
DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE
ANY CHARACTER.
THE THEME FOR THIS POOL
IS TRANQUILITY.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF A RELAXING,
TRANQUIL POOL.
I HOPE THE BOYS GIVE ME
SOME OF THAT TRANQUILITY
WHILE WE'RE WORKING.
THIS IS THE HOME
OF LYNN AND ARNO.
THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED
FOR A WHILE,
AND LYNN'S MOTHER, ARLENE,
LIVES WITH THEM.
SO IT'S JUST
THE THREE OF THEM.
ARNO'S A DOCTOR,
AND HE WORKS A LOT OF HOURS.
THEY WANT A PLACE
THAT'S RESTFUL AND TRANQUIL,
AND RIGHT NOW
THIS DOESN'T INSPIRE THEM
TO COME OUT HERE
AND DO THAT.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
THE PROPERTY'S KIND OF
ALL ABOUT THAT VIEW.
THEY HAVE THIS NATURE PRESERVE
OUT BACK
THAT'LL NEVER BE DEVELOPED,
SO, YOU KNOW,
THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING
THAT'S VERY NATURAL,
YOU KNOW, OUR SPECIALTY.
I CAN HEAR THE NATURE
BACK THERE ALREADY.
WOW, A CALM, RELAXING POOL AREA.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLACE
TO TAKE A NAP.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANNA
OPEN IT UP MORE,
SO WE'RE GONNA COME IN
WITH A FRESH, NEW CAGE.
RIGHT.
PLUS IT'S GONNA BE
NOT ONLY BIGGER THAT WAY
BUT WE'RE GOING THAT WAY
AS WELL.
SO WE'RE CUTTING THIS WHOLE
POOL OUT, GETTING RID OF IT.
YEP.
I GOT A LOT
OF DEMOLITION HERE.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY.
YOU GET TO SMASH UP
ANOTHER POOL.
- YES!
- [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE,
ALL-NEW DECKING
AND LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING,
AND ALL THE AMENITIES.
AND THERE'S A BONUS AREA
OVER HERE.
SO COME CHECK THIS OUT.
SO THIS WHOLE AREA'S ABOUT
CREATING ARLENE'S SPACE
THAT KIND OF FEELS
LIKE HER OWN.
SHE'S ABOUT TO GO
INTO SOME SERIOUS SURGERY,
SO SHE NEEDS A PLACE
TO KIND OF COME AND RECOVER
BUT ALMOST FEELS TUCKED AWAY
LIKE ITS OWN PRIVATE,
TRANQUIL, LITTLE HEALING GARDEN.
SOUNDS GOOD.
I'M EXCITED TO START THINKING
ABOUT CREATING A HEALING GARDEN,
YOU KNOW, A PLACE TO SIT
AND RELAX AND ENJOY A BOOK.
SO EVERYONE'S HAPPY. CRASH HAS
A BUNCH OF DEMOLITION TO DO.
YOU HAVE
A COOL GARDEN PROJECT.
SUNSHINE, WHAT'S GONNA
BE YOUR SPECIAL THING?
MAYBE IT'LL JUST BE THAT
YOU GUYS WILL ACT MORE PEACEFUL
AROUND THIS THING...
- [ LAUGHS ]
AND SAY A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE, "OMM."
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
INTO THE THEME OF THIS BUILD.
[ NEW AGE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT'S ENOUGH!
LET'S GET TO WORK
AND DO SOME DEMO!
[ LAUGHTER ]
SUCH A SHORT BREAK!
YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA HAVE
AN EASY DAY. LET'S GO!
Matt: OH, I WAS JUST IN
A GOOD SPOT.
♪♪♪♪
THE THEME FOR THIS POOL
IS TRANQUILITY AND RELAXING.
THIS IS HOW I RELAX.
YEAH!
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.
♪♪♪♪
WHOO-HOO!
ME DOING, GOING "MMM..."
IS NOT MY IDEA OF RELAXING.
MY MEDITATION'S SITTING
ON A TRACTOR,
BREAKING STUFF UP.
[ CRASHING ]
[ NEW AGE FLUTE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WHOA!
[ CLANKING ]
♪♪♪♪
[ CHUCKLES ]
Chris: WELL, AFTER WE GET
THE POOL SHELL OUT,
IT'S TIME TO START DIGGING
FOR OUR NEW POOL.
[ CLANKING ]
♪♪♪♪
NOW THAT THE POOL AREA
IS DUG OUT,
IT'S TIME TO BRING IN
THE STEEL...
♪♪♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
...AND START FORMING UP
THE NEW POOL SHELL.
♪♪♪♪
- IT'S NOT LEVEL.
- THIS WAS LEVEL.
THE BEAM WAS LEVEL
FROM HERE TO HERE.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR EYES
CHECKED, OLD MAN,
IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS LEVEL.
- I LEVELED ACROSS IT.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
Lucas:
I'M HERE IN PARRISH, FLORIDA,
ABOUT TO MEET
WITH THE LOEFFLERS,
MAKING SURE BEFORE THE GUNITE
GOES IN,
THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD
TO THEIR SATISFACTION,
BECAUSE ONCE THE GUNITE GOES IN,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT CHANGING
THE SHAPE OF THE POOL.
IT LOOKS SO DIFFERENT FROM THE
LAST TIME WE STOOD HERE, HUH?
- ABSOLUTELY.
- NO KIDDING.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- Arno: YES, FOR SURE.
WELL, KIND OF STARTING
OVER HERE,
ORIGINALLY,
WE HAD REALLY PLANNED
TO HAVE THE BRIDGE
RIGHT THERE,
BUT NOW THAT I'M SEEING IT,
I'M REALLY THINKING
WE SHOULD SHIFT THE BRIDGE
OVER TO THIS AREA.
YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET
A REALLY COOL PROFILE SHOT
LOOKING OUT YOUR WINDOWS
AT THE BRIDGE HERE,
AND NOW YOU'LL HAVE, LIKE,
A USABLE SUN SHELF AREA
OVER THERE.
I THINK THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
THE ROCK WORK
WILL KINDA START HERE,
KINDA TAPER IT BACK DOWN
THROUGH HERE.
SO THEN, OF COURSE,
YOUR MAIN FEATURE, GUYS,
IS THIS GROTTO AREA
AT ABOUT 6 FOOT HIGH RIGHT HERE
FOR JUMPING OFF OF,
HAVE THIS COOL AREA
TO SWIM UNDERNEATH.
AND THAT'S GONNA ALL
TAPER DOWN,
YOU KNOW, TO THE PENINSULA
OVER THERE WITH LANDSCAPING,
AND THEN A FIRE FEATURE
ON THE OPPOSITE PENINSULA
OVER THERE.
RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE
A MESS,
AND WE JUST HAVE A SHELL
OF AN OUTLINE OF THE POOL.
BUT HAVING
THE CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND,
I PRETTY MUCH KNOW
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
EXPECTING OUT OF THIS.
WHERE EXACTLY, AND HOW EXACTLY
DO YOU TRANSITION
THE ROCK WATER LINE
WITH THE AREAS
THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME TILE
ON IT?
YEAH, WELL, ACTUALLY,
WHAT WE DO IS, YOU KNOW,
WHERE THE ROCK WORK ENDS,
AND IT KINDA TRANSITIONS
INTO THAT DECK SPACE,
IS THAT'S WHERE THE TILE LINE
ABUTS THE ROCK WORK.
- OKAY. - SO WHEN YOU'RE STANDING
HERE, LOOKING OUT,
ALL THAT'S GONNA JUST BE
NATURAL STONE
AND LOOK REALLY GOOD.
- OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I MEAN,
GUNITE'S GOING IN
IN A COUPLE DAYS, SO, UH,
DO I HAVE YOUR SEAL OF APPROVAL
TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD?
- GO FOR IT.
- GO.
- COOL, GUYS!
- [ LAUGHS ]
- COOL.
- Lynn: GOOD.
WELL, SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE DAYS, THEN.
- THANKS, LYNN.
- THANK YOU, LUCAS.
- THANKS, ARNO.
- THANKS.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY'S GUNITE DAY.
THIS THING'S A HUGE POOL.
WE GOT A HUNDRED YARDS
TO SPRAY.
GUNITE IS VERY GOOD
WITH TIGHT CORNERS
AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
'CAUSE YOU CAN SHAPE IT.
IT'S REALLY EASY AND SHAPEABLE.
IT FUNCTIONS PERFECT.
♪♪♪♪
WE CAN BUILD, FINALLY!
OUR ROCKS ARE HERE!
[ AIR BRAKES HISS ]
- Jane: ROCKS!
- Matt: I LIKE WHAT I SEE.
WE GOT A LOT OF BOULDERS.
IT'S A GOOD START, ANYWAY.
♪♪♪♪
WELL, LET'S GET 'EM UNLOADED
AND GET STARTED, GUYS.
- CRASH, WANNA GRAB THE MACHINE?
- ALL RIGHT.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas:
WHEN PICKING OUT THE ROCKS
FOR THIS TRANQUIL ISLAND
PARADISE,
I REALLY TRIED
TO FIND SMOOTHER ROCKS,
YET STILL HAVE THAT RUSTIC,
NATURAL FEEL
OF NATURAL STONE.
♪♪♪♪
I GOT ONE MORE ROCK!
WELL, HURRY UP.
THIS IS OUR FAVORITE PART
OF ANY BUILD.
THE POOL SHELL IS LIKE
OUR CANVAS,
AND THE ROCK IS OUR PAINT.
HEY, GUYS, LET ME KINDA
EXPLAIN TO YOU
WHAT WE'RE DOING SINCE THIS IS
OUR FIRST DAY OF ROCK WORK.
- YEAH.
- YEAH.
THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS SPA
IS THAT IT FEELS LIKE AN ISLAND.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BRIDGE
RIGHT THERE, OLD MAN,
WHERE YOU WALK ACROSS
TO THE ISLAND, GET IN THE SPA.
THERE'S GONNA BE, LIKE,
A LITTLE GROTTO HERE,
WATER WALL, THEN THE MAIN
GROTTO ON THAT SIDE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AREA
TO COVER.
THIS IS
A PRETTY LONG WATERFALL.
I MEAN, FROM HERE TO THERE
IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, 40 FEET.
NOW WHEN WE SAID, YOU'RE DOING
A WATERFALL HERE,
IS THIS GOING TO BE, LIKE,
SPILLING INTO THAT?
NO, WHAT I WANNA DO IS BE ABLE
TO LET THAT BE HOT WATER,
SO THIS GROTTO HERE WILL HAVE
TO LAND BEFORE THE SPA.
YOU SEE THE SPA SPILLING
THIS WAY,
BUT THEN THE GROTTO'S
SPILLING THAT WAY,
SO THE TWO WATERS
ARE KINDA CROSSING,
CREATING A REALLY COOL,
INTERESTING LOOK.
WOW, THOSE INSTRUCTIONS
ARE ABOUT AS CLEAR AS MUD.
I MEAN, A LITTLE ROLL HERE.
A LITTLE... EH...
IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE SIGN LANGUAGE, BABY.
THE BODY LANGUAGE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S GET TO WORK.
♪♪♪♪
[ GRUNTING ]
MIGHT HAVE TO BACK UP A LITTLE.
♪♪♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪♪♪
Jane: OH, SEXY.
♪♪♪♪
OKAY, DOWN.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE
AN ISLAND SPA BEFORE,
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
♪♪♪♪
SO, CRASH, YOU GOT
THE BRIDGE ROCKS STRAPPED UP?
GOT IT ALL STRAPPED UP,
CLEANED, AND READY TO SET IT.
AWESOME, MAN.
WE'VE CREATED
THIS REALLY COOL ISLAND SPA,
BUT TO ACCESS IT,
WE NEED A BRIDGE.
AND I HAVE THE PERFECT ROCK
FOR THE JOB.
START THROWING SOME MUD DOWN,
AND WE'LL START LEVELING
THAT OFF.
OKAY.
ARE YOU RAISING THAT UP?
'CAUSE THEN THAT'S GONNA
TAPER OUT OF THE POOL.
- IT'S NOT LEVEL.
- THIS WAS LEVEL.
THE BEAM WAS LEVEL
FROM HERE TO HERE.
YOU NEED TO GET
YOUR EYES CHECKED, OLD MAN,
IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS LEVEL.
- I LEVELED ACROSS IT.
WHEN I WAS DOING THE STONE WORK
FOR THE SPA,
I MADE IT LEVEL SO THAT
THE BRIDGE ROCK
COULD SIT ON TOP OF THE BEAM.
WELL, WHAT LUCAS AND WOMAN
ARE DOING BY ADDING MORE STONE
IS GONNA MAKE IT HIGHER
ON THE SPA SIDE,
AND THE WATER'S GONNA RUN
OUT YOUR POOL.
I USED THE LEVEL,
AND IT WAS LEVEL.
NOT LEVEL ACROSS.
OKAY, BOOM.
YOU WATCH. IT'S GONNA BE
PITCHING OUT OF THE POOL SHELL.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
John: WE'RE HERE IN
PARRISH, FLORIDA,
AT THE LOEFFLERS', PUTTING
THE BRIDGE IN TO THE SPA.
I ALREADY HAD IT FIGURED OUT
AND PLANNED OUT
HOW I WAS GONNA DO IT.
BUT LUCAS AND WOMAN
JUMPED THE GUN,
AND THEY JUST OVERCOMPLICATED
THINGS.
LET'S JUST SET IT ALREADY.
I USED THE LEVEL,
AND IT WAS LEVEL.
NOT LEVEL ACROSS.
- OKAY, BOOM.
- YOU WATCH.
IT'S GONNA BE PITCHING OUT
OF THE POOL SHELL.
- SHE'S A BEAUT.
- THAT IS A NICE ROCK.
WELL, NOW THIS IS MY CHANCE
TO SHOW 'EM I'M RIGHT.
GET THIS FREAKING LEVEL
OUTTA HERE.
IT'S HIGH ON THAT END.
TOLD YA! RIGHT AGAIN!
WELL, OLD MAN WAS RIGHT,
BUT JUST DON'T TELL HIM
I SAID THAT.
WE DON'T WANT THE WATER
TO DRIP OUT.
YOU WANNA JUST TRY
TAKING THESE SHIMS OUT?
Lucas:
NO, LEAVE THAT THERE.
I JUST GOTTA PUT SOME ROCK
ON THIS SIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S BRING IT BACK.
- KEEP COMING DOWN.
- PUT IT DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, WOMAN,
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
CAN I LEAVE YOU HERE
TO PIECE IT IN
AND I'LL GO GET
ANOTHER BOULDER?
- SURE THING.
- COOL.
♪♪♪♪
[ BUZZING ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WELL, THIS IS
OUR FIRST GROTTO. ALMOST SET.
SO SINCE THE GROTTOS
ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES,
WE NEED TO BUILD THOSE
FIRST.
THEN WE KNOW WHAT STONE
WE HAVE LEFT
FOR THE REST
OF THE WATERFALLS.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SET THIS THING.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
♪♪♪♪
IS IT GOOD AND CENTERED?
COULD GO THIS WAY
A LITTLE.
♪♪♪♪
- ALL RIGHT.
- SET IT DOWN.
♪♪♪♪
I THINK YOU MIGHT WANNA
JAM A PIECE ON YOUR SIDE
SO THAT DOESN'T WANNA
PULL DOWN.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
THAT LOOKS GREAT.
Jane: LUCAS AND I ARE GONNA WALK
AROUND THE NATURE AREA
BEHIND THE LOEFFLERS' HOME.
I'M HOPING TO FIND
SOME INSPIRATION
AND MAYBE EVEN FIND SOME PLANTS
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING
INTO THE POOL AREA.
YOU KNOW, LYNN AND ARNO
REALLY WANT THEIR BACKYARD,
THEIR POOL CAGE AREA, TO LOOK
LIKE THIS NATURE PRESERVE
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE, SO...
- MM-HMM.
MAYBE WE CAN USE THIS
PLANT MATERIAL AS INSPIRATION.
THIS IS THE SABAL PALM.
THIS IS OUR STATE TREE.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO LOVE
THE LOOK OF THE WIDE FRONDS.
I'M THINKING, THOUGH, WE NEED
SOMETHING MUCH MORE LUSH.
MAYBE LIKE A THATCH PALM.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GREAT
FOR POOL CAGE AREAS,
BECAUSE THEY GROW REALLY SLOW.
- RIGHT.
THEY KINDA MAX OUT
AT AROUND 12 FEET TALL,
AND THEY'RE JUST
SO COOL-LOOKING.
OH, HEY, LOOK.
I JUST GOT AN IDEA.
YOU KNOW, ARLENE'S BEEN,
YOU KNOW, IN AND OUT
OF SURGERY,
AND TRYING TO HEAL
AND RECOVER.
WHY DON'T WE INCORPORATE
IN HER ZEN GARDEN
SOME HEALING PLANTS?
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF DOING
THE HEALING GARDEN,
AND, YOU KNOW, MOST MEDICINES
ORIGINATED FROM PLANTS.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW,
I REALLY WANT ARLENE
TO HAVE HER OWN
LITTLE WATERFALL BACK THERE.
BUT I DON'T WANT, LIKE,
A CRAZY GROTTO.
MAKE LIKE A STREAM
THAT KINDA MEANDERS,
SOMETHING THAT'S
REALLY TRANQUIL AND QUIET,
NOT TOO OVERPOWERING.
YEAH, I LIKE THAT IDEA.
YOU WORK
ON THE HEALING GARDEN
AND THE STREAM.
I'LL ORDER ALL THE PALMS,
AND WHEN WE'RE DONE,
IT'S GONNA BLEND SEAMLESSLY
WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL
NATURE PRESERVE
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: WE'RE GETTING READY
TO LAY ALL THE TRAVERTINE,
AND WHEN YOU LAY TRAVERTINE,
WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
ONE - - SET IT IN A BED OF SAND
WHERE IT JUST KIND OF BASICALLY
FLOATS OVER THE SAND.
THE MORE EXPENSIVE OPTION
IS TO LAY IT IN MORTAR,
AND WHEN YOU MORTAR OR MUD-SET
TRAVERTINE,
YOU NEED TO LAY IT
OVER A SLAB OF CONCRETE.
LUCKILY, ON THE LOEFFLER JOB,
WE ARE ABLE TO SALVAGE
A LOT OF THE EXISTING
CONCRETE DECK.
OF COURSE, THERE'S AREAS
WE NEED TO EXPAND,
SO WE'RE GONNA POUR
NEW CONCRETE, LET IT CURE.
ONCE IT'S CURED, WE CAN PUT
A CRACK SUPPRESSANT DOWN,
FLOAT EVERYTHING OUT
TO GET THE RIGHT PITCHES,
AND THEN MUD-SET
ALL OUR TRAVERTINE.
NOW WHEN YOU MUD-SET
THE TRAVERTINE,
IT'S MORE PERMANENT.
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE
A LOT LESS MAINTENANCE,
YOU KNOW, NO WEEDS CAN GO
THROUGH IT.
AND FOR THE LOEFFLERS,
THEY THINK IT'S WORTH
THE ADDED EXPENSE,
SO, OF COURSE,
WE'RE GONNA ACCOMMODATE.
♪♪♪♪
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S
BEING STINGY.
- YOU GOT FORTY--
- I ONLY WANT ONE OUT OF TWO.
FOR SOME REASON, BUILDING THIS
RELAXING, TRANQUIL POOL SETTING
IS REALLY STRESSING
EVERYBODY OUT.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
PLAYING YOGA CLASS OVER HERE
OR SOMETHING?
- YOU BROKE MY CENTER HERE.
- GOSH.
♪♪♪♪
[ QUACKING ]
John: WELL, I'M WORKING
ON THE WATERFALL,
AND I SEE WOMAN HOVERING
AROUND THE TWO ROCKS
THAT I NEED FOR
THE LAST FINISHING TOUCHES.
HEY, WOMAN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?
I'M STRAPPING UP A ROCK.
- I HAD MY EYE ON THIS ROCK.
- I DON'T SEE YOUR EYE.
WHERE'S YOUR EYE?
"WELL, I DON'T SEE YOUR EYES
ON 'EM.
THEY'RE NOT YOUR ROCKS."
I HAD IT PICKED OUT
FOR A WATER FEATURE.
WELL, THIS IS
THE PERFECT LANDSCAPE ROCK.
- CAN I HAVE THIS ROCK?
- NO, I NEED THIS ONE, TOO.
♪♪♪♪
I NEED ROCKS
FOR A WATER FEATURE.
SHE CAN DO WITHOUT THEM
FOR LANDSCAPING.
ALL I WANT IS TWO ROCKS,
LITERALLY.
- EXACTLY. DON'T BE STINGY.
- TWO ROCKS FOR THE LAND.
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT'S BEING STINGY.
- YOU GOT FORTY - -
- I ONLY WANT ONE OUT OF TWO.
I JUST WANTED A COUPLE ROCKS
FOR THE LANDSCAPE,
SO SUCK IT UP.
♪♪♪♪
FOR SOME REASON, BUILDING THIS
RELAXING, TRANQUIL POOL SETTING
IS REALLY STRESSING
EVERYBODY OUT.
SO I'M GONNA GATHER THE BOYS
TOGETHER
AND BRING 'EM BACK TO CENTER.
- WHAT ARE WE DOIN'?
- WE'RE GONNA MEDITATE.
- MEDITATE?
- OH.
TAKE YOUR BOOTS OFF.
CHOOSE A TOWEL.
TRY TO GET YOU INSPIRED
FOR THE HEALING GARDEN
THAT WE'RE GONNA CREATE.
JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY
TO EMPTY YOUR MIND
OF ALL THOUGHTS
AND WORRIES.
ALREADY DONE.
OKAY. READY?
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- [ SNORES ]
30 SECONDS.
GIVE ME 30 SECONDS.
DEEP BREATHING.
TRY TO EMPTY YOUR MIND.
GET RID OF ALL
THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS.
JUST CENTER.
WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOIN'
BACK THERE?
GOSH.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
PLAYING YOGA CLASS
OVER HERE OR SOMETHIN'?
- YOU BROKE MY CENTER HERE.
- I GIVE UP. BACK TO WORK.
WELL, YOU HEARD THE WOMAN.
GET BACK TO WORK.
LET'S SET SOME BOULDERS.
YOU KNOW, I'VE DEALT
WITH 4-YEAR-OLDS THAT ARE
MORE MATURE THAN THESE GUYS.
WHO'S THE WISE GUY?
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- TIED MY LACES.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
HEY, BOB, THERE YOU ARE.
HEY, WOMAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I'M HERE
IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,
VISITING MY GOOD FRIEND BOB.
HE'S AN HERBALIST, AND HE'S GOT
A REALLY NICE, LITTLE BACKYARD
WITH LOTS OF MEDICINAL HERBS
IN IT.
I HAVE A CLIENT
WHOSE OLDER MOTHER
HAS BEEN GOING IN
AND OUT OF SURGERY.
AND WE WANNA CREATE
A SPACE FOR HER WHERE
SHE CAN RELAX AND MEDITATE,
AND I WAS THINKING, WELL,
WHY NOT HAVE SOME HEALING HERBS
TO PLANT IN THAT AREA?
SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING
THAT IS EASY TO TAKE CARE OF,
CAN GROW IN A CONTAINER,
AND IS ATTRACTIVE, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
JUST A COUPLE OF 'EM
RIGHT DOWN HERE, ACTUALLY.
THIS IS CALLED SPANISH NEEDLES
OR BEGGAR'S TICK.
I LIKE IT SPECIFICALLY
FOR A LINGERING COUGH.
DO YOU DRY THE LEAVES
AND MAKE A TEA OUT OF IT OR...
NAH, JUST EAT IT FRESH.
IT'S YUMMY.
THESE ARE FLORIDA NATIVE
WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL FLOWER.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
BUTTERFLY ATTRACTOR.
AND HERE I JUST THOUGHT
IT WAS A WEED.
RIGHT? THIS IS YARROW.
AND, OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
WHITE FLOWER ON THESE.
IT'S GOT A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT USES.
YOU CAN USE IT INTERNALLY
AS A TEA.
UH, IT'S VERY SOOTHING,
BUT WE CAN ALSO USE IT
EXTERNALLY AS A POULTICE,
WHERE WE MASH IT UP
AND PUT IT ON SOMETHING.
RIGHT.
AND THEN ACTUALLY THE ROOTS - -
THOSE ARE USED FOR, UH,
TOOTHACHE.
- NO KIDDING.
- AND YOU ACTUALLY CHEW IT UP
AND PUT IT IN THE GUM.
- WOW.
AND THEN YOUR TOOTH
DOESN'T HURT ANYMORE.
THIS IS COMFREY,
AND IT'S ACTUALLY
AN OLD APPALACHIAN REMEDY
FOR STOMACH AILMENTS.
IT HAS P. A. s,
PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS
IN THERE,
WHICH CAN BE A PROBLEM
IF THEY ACCUMULATE IN THE BODY.
SO ONE THAT WE'D REALLY
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH,
BUT REALLY A GREAT PLANT.
SO AFTER THIS TRIP HERE
TO SEE BOB,
I THINK I'VE GOT ALL THE PLANTS
AND INFORMATION I NEED
TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL
HERB GARDEN FOR ARLENE.
OH, YOU'VE JUST SHOWN ME
THREE GREAT PLANTS.
WHY DON'T WE GO AND GET
A COUPLE OF THOSE PLANTS
SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE 'EM BACK?
- I CAN GET STARTED.
- YEAH.
- COOL. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
LOVE TO HAVE
MY OWN HEALING GARDEN,
BUT I'M TOO DAMN BUSY
TO GROW IT. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
LYNN AND ARNO HAD
AN EXISTING POOL CAGE,
BUT ALL THE PANELS ARE
REALLY TIGHT AND SMALL,
SO WE PULLED IT OUT,
AND WE NEED TO DO A NEW CAGE
WITH BIG PANORAMIC OPENINGS
WHERE YOU CAN REALLY KINDA
TAKE IN THE OUTSIDE
AND KINDA REALLY EMBRACE
THAT BEAUTIFUL NATURE
THAT'S ALL AROUND THEIR HOUSE.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PALMS
TO INSTALL
THAT REALLY SOFTEN
AND COMPLETE THE LOOK.
YOU'VE GOT PYGMY DATE PALMS
GOING IN, FLORIDA THATCH PALM.
WE GOT SOME LADY PALM,
OR RHAPIS PALM,
THAT REALLY KINDA REFLECT
THE NATURAL NATIVE LOOK
OF THE FOREST
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE.
WE'RE GONNA ADD GRAVEL
BETWEEN THE ROCK WATERFALL
AND THE POOL CAGE,
AND TO GET THE GRAVEL IN QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY,
I HAVE AN IDEA.
ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO CREATE A BUCKET BRIGADE?
- A BUCKET BRIGADE?
- YEAH.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ROCK TO GET
INTO A TIGHT, LITTLE AREA,
AND I THOUGHT, WELL,
MAYBE, YOU KNOW,
IF WE MADE AN ASSEMBLY LINE,
WE COULD JUST QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY
GET ALL THE ROCK
INSIDE THE CAGE AREA.
- ALL RIGHT. [ GRUNTS ]
- START FILLING UP BUCKETS
AND HAND 'EM IN.
♪♪♪♪
NOW WE GOT IT GOIN'.
SEE? TEAMWORK.
Lucas: WOW, THAT WENT MUCH
QUICKER THAN I EVEN EXPECTED.
MAYBE WE SHOULD DO MORE
OF THESE BRIGADES.
NICE WORK, GUYS.
WE MADE QUICK WORK OUT OF THAT.
WHAT WAS THAT,
LIKE, FIVE MINUTES?
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.
I LIKE THAT.
IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR
ANOTHER "INSANE" QUESTION.
THIS JUST IN OFF TWITTER - -
"WHO ON YOUR CREW CAN MAKE
THE BIGGEST CANNONBALL SPLASH?"
♪♪♪♪
WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT,
SO STAY TUNED TO WATCH.
SO THE ANSWER
TO YOUR "INSANE" QUESTION - -
"WHO ON YOUR CREW CAN MAKE
THE BIGGEST CANNONBALL SPLASH?"
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU BE THE JUDGE
AND CHECK IT OUT?
♪♪♪♪
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR
CRASH HITS EVERYTHING HARD,
INCLUDING WATER.
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: TODAY'S PLANT DAY.
I LOVE PLANT DAY BECAUSE
BY THE TIME
WE PUT THOSE PALMS IN
AND THE PLANTS,
THE ROCK WORK LOOKS
10 TIMES BETTER.
WE NEED TO GET AT LEAST
ONE BAG OF MULCH UP THERE.
WHERE'S ALL THIS GOING? I THINK
THIS IS A LITTLE OVERKILL.
SUPPOSED TO BE SECLUDED.
WHEN I GET DONE,
IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT.
BEAUTIFUL.
Jane:
FOR ARLENE'S HEALING GARDEN,
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ALSO HAD SOME COLOR.
SO I MADE
A REALLY NICE SELECTION
OF THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT
TYPES OF BROMELIADS,
SOME THAT WE CAN PUT
RIGHT IN THE TREES,
SOME THAT WE CAN TUCK
BEHIND OUR LITTLE WATERFALL.
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
HEY, SUNSHINE!
YOU NEED A LITTLE HELP
WITH YOUR GIRAFFE? [ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH.
OH, YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE I GOT THIS GORILLA
ON MY BACK ALL THE TIME,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
A GIRAFFE.
A GIRAFFE.
WHO WOULDA THUNK IT?
Lucas: I WAS TOTALLY MAKING FUN
OF THIS GIRAFFE
WHEN IT WAS SITTING
ON THAT OLD POOL DECK.
IT LOOKED SO OUT OF PLACE.
ONCE THE GIRAFFE
IS IN THIS NATURAL SETTING,
I KINDA LIKE IT.
NOW IT'S BACK IN THE JUNGLE
WHERE IT BELONGS.
WELL, GENERALLY, GIRAFFES - -
THEY DON'T COME FROM THE JUNGLE.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO THE JUNGLE?
- YES.
- AND YOU DIDN'T SEE GIRAFFES?
NO, 'CAUSE IT WAS
SOUTH AMERICA.
GIRAFFES DON'T COME
FROM THERE EITHER. [ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT, SMARTY PANTS.
WELL, WE CAN AGREE ON ONE THING.
IT LOOKS BETTER NOW.
IT LOOKS COOL RIGHT THERE,
YEAH.
- YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
- YES, ABSOLUTELY.
♪♪♪♪
- HEY, LUCAS?
- YEAH.
I GOT THE IDEA TO DO
A HANGING PLANTER.
- OH, LIKE A LIVING WALL?
- YEAH.
THIS IS ECO-FRIENDLY
RECYCLED MATERIAL.
THE PLANTS WILL DO
REALLY WELL IN HERE.
IT HELPS HOLD
THE MOISTURE.
I'VE SEEN LIVING WALLS BEFORE.
THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
TRUST ME, WHEN IT'S - -
WHEN IT'S ALL DONE,
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
Jane: IF LYNN AND ARLENE
REALLY LIKE THIS HANGING WALL,
THEY CAN ADD MORE POCKETS,
PUT IN SOME DIFFERENT PLANTS.
THEY COULD TAKE IT OUT
AND POP IN ANOTHER PLANT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT
FROM HERE?
YEAH,
THIS IS NICE AND SOLID.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET YOU DO
YOUR MAGIC.
- ALL RIGHTY.
- I'LL GET BACK TO DOING WHAT I'M DOING.
- THANK YOU, HONEY BUNNY.
- YOU BETCHA.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
WOW, SUNSHINE, THIS INTERIOR
FINISH LOOKS GREAT, HUH?
IT DOES, DOESN'T IT?
WELL, IT'S TIME TO FILL
THE POOL WITH WATER.
LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN GODS ARE
KINDA HELPING US OUT RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WELL, WE ARE PRESSED
FOR TIME,
SO I FIGURE
THIS ONLY HELPS US.
ALTHOUGH IT'S KINDA SLOWING US
DOWN DOING OTHER THINGS,
IT WILL HELP US WITH THE POOL.
- ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU GOT A LITTLE SHOWER
RIGHT HERE
IF YOU NEED TO RINSE OFF.
YEAH, WELL,
THAT'S FOR LATER.
BEFORE I LEAVE TO GO HOME,
I COME LIKE THIS.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- AND THEN, YOU KNOW...
- ALL RIGHT.
- YOU'RE A CHARACTER.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: THE POOL'S LOOKING GREAT.
NOW IT'S TIME TO START
PUTTING ALL THOSE FINISHING
TOUCHES ON IT,
AND WE'RE HAVING CUSTOM
ARTIFICIAL WOOD PLANKS
PUT ON THE CEILING
OVER THE KITCHEN AREA...
[ CLACK ]
GIVING A REALLY NATURAL LOOK.
John: THINGS ARE LOOKING
REALLY GOOD AROUND HERE.
FINALLY, IT'S TIME TO BRING IN
THE FURNITURE
FOR THE LOEFFLER PATIO.
PUT THE SWIVEL CHAIRS
AT EITHER END,
AND THE OTHER ONES
GO ON THE SIDES.
[ HORN HONKS ]
Jane: NOW THAT I'VE CREATED
THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR ARLENE,
SHE'S GONNA NEED A PLACE
TO SIT AND RELAX.
- HEY, WOMAN, HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY, CELESTE! GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I SEE YOU'RE IN THE PLANTS
AGAIN.
OH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
THE HOMEOWNER'S MOTHER IS JUST
RECUPERATING FROM SURGERY.
MM-HMM.
SO I REALLY WANT A CHAIR
AND A TABLE
THAT SHE CAN FEEL
REALLY COMFORTABLE IN.
- YES.
- READ A BOOK, DRINK SOME TEA.
- ENJOY THE SETTING, YEAH.
- EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
I THINK I GOT
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
ALL RIGHTY.
BRING IT ON IN. THIS IS
THE AREA IT'S GONNA BE IN.
ALL RIGHT, SO TELL ME
ABOUT THIS CHAIR, CELESTE.
IT'S ALL RECLAIMED WOOD.
IT'S A HARDWOOD,
SO IT CAN BE OUTSIDE.
AND, UM, WHEN MY MOM WAS
RECUPERATING FROM HIP SURGERY,
WHAT SHE REALLY NEEDED
WAS THE ARMS TO PUSH OFF,
AND ALSO THE CHAIR'S
NOT TOO LOW.
RIGHT.
SO SHE'LL BE ABLE
TO USE THESE ARMS
AND PUSH OFF OF THEM
AND FIND HER FOOTING,
AND THEN BE ABLE
TO STEP AWAY.
UM, BUT I THINK FOR THE PHYSICAL
STANDING UP AND SITTING DOWN,
SHE'LL BE COMFORTABLE
AND CONFIDENT IN DOING THAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST TO BE SAFE,
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE
TO CHECK IT OUT.
- OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
- SEE HOW IT FEELS.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- AHH.
SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND BRING YOU
A BOOK AND A CUP OF TEA?
- THAT SOUNDS PERFECT.
- GREAT! ALL RIGHT.
- WORKS, YOU KNOW.
- I'LL GO GET IT.
JUST RELAX FOR A MINUTE.
[ BIRDS CALLING ]
Lucas: HERE WE ARE. I MEAN,
THE DAY'S FINALLY HERE.
I GET TO SHOW LYNN AND ARNO
THEIR COMPLETED BACKYARD
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
12 WEEKS AGO, I CAME
TO CHECK OUT THIS OLD POOL
THAT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK.
THIS BUILD WAS ALL ABOUT
TRANQUILITY AND REJUVENATION.
[ SNORING ]
BUT THERE WAS DEFINITELY
VERY LITTLE TRANQUILITY
AND REJUVENATION
DURING THIS BUILD.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR EYES
CHECKED, OLD MAN,
IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS LEVEL.
- I LEVELED ACROSS IT.
Lucas: I MEAN,
IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT,
BUT IN THE END,
IT'S SO INCREDIBLE,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW
LYNN AND ARNO.
I AM SO EXCITED
TO SHOW YOU GUYS YOUR POOL.
- YOU GUYS PUMPED UP OR WHAT?
- I CAN'T WAIT.
- WE'RE READY.
- [ CHUCKLES ]
I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE
THIS NEW POOL.
I JUST HOPE IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT I'M PICTURING AND MORE.
FOR YEARS, I'VE ALWAYS HAD
THIS DREAM IDEA OF HAVING
THIS RESORT-TYPE POOL,
AND NOW I'M THINKING,
I'M GONNA HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS AT HOME,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
- LET'S GO.
- YEAH, ALL RIGHT, COOL. LET'S GO.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
ONE... TWO...
THREE! CHECK OUT
YOUR NEW POOL!
OH, MY GOSH.
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE.
I GET TO SHOW LYNN AND ARNO
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.
I REALLY HOPE I HIT A HOME RUN,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU GET
THE CLIENT'S REACTION.
[ WATER FLOWING ]
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE, GUYS.
I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR
HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE
THE WATERFALLS IN HAWAII,
SO I'M REALLY HOPEFUL
YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
I KNOW. IT'S AN OCEAN
AROUND US.
IF YOU WOULD JUST LET US
SEE IT.
- I CAN'T WAIT.
- [ LAUGHS ]
DO YOU GUYS STILL REMEMBER
WHAT THAT OLD POOL LOOKED LIKE?
YOU HAD THAT RECTANGULAR,
BORING POOL,
THAT LITTLE SPA THAT REALLY,
YOU NEVER USED.
THE TILES WERE CRACKING,
FALLING OFF.
THE FOOTER WAS CRACKING.
THE INTERIOR FINISH WAS STAINED.
I MEAN,
IT WAS TOTALLY A MESS.
WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES NOW,
YOU'RE GONNA EXPERIENCE
SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
LET'S SEE IT! LET'S SEE IT!
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT. ONE...
TWO...
THREE!
CHECK OUT YOUR NEW POOL!
Arno: HOLY COW.
Lynn: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S AMAZING.
OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN WE EVEN DISCUSSED.
HOLY COW.
SEEING THE POOL
FOR THE FIRST TIME
WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE IN A GIANT GROTTO
WITH A GROTTO
INSIDE OF IT.
IT'S JUST SO COOL.
YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB,
LUCAS.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S A LOT.
I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF FUN.
WE GOT TWO GROTTOS,
A HUGE WATER WALL.
YOU GOT MORE DECK SPACE.
A TON MORE POOL. YOU HAVE ALL
KINDS OF SEATING IN HERE.
YOU GOT THE FIRE FEATURE,
PALM TREES.
I DON'T THINK YOU COULD
EVER GET ANY MORE FEATURES
INTO A SMALL AREA.
YOU NAILED THIS WATER.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS YARD
DOES GET A LOT OF SHADE,
I CREATED OUR OWN SPECIAL BLEND
FOR THIS POOL,
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY
AT ALL THE LITTLE ROCKS,
THEY'RE ALL THE COLORS
OF THE BIG TENNESSEE ROCK.
BECAUSE IN A NATURAL LAGOON,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
THE BROKEN, LITTLE PIECES
OF THE LARGER STONE
IN THE BOTTOM.
IT'S PERFECT.
WELL, YOU LOVE
EVERYTHING SO FAR?
- ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
- INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE.
WELL, I GOT A LOT TO SHOW YOU,
SO LET'S WALK OVER THERE.
YOU REALLY WANTED TO MAKE
THE SPA
LIKE, A REALLY UNIQUE THING,
SO LOOK AT IT.
I MEAN, THE SPA IS AN ISLAND,
AND WHAT ISLAND IS COMPLETE
WITHOUT PALM TREES?
SO YOU GOT YOUR OWN
LITTLE PALM ISLAND.
PERFECT.
WELL, I LIKE THE WAY
THE WATER COMES
FROM THE TWO DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS.
THAT TURBULENCE - -
IT LOOKS TOTALLY NATURAL.
Lynn: YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF
DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH
ON WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO
WITH THAT SPA,
AND IT KEPT EVOLVING,
AND WHAT LUCAS CAME UP WITH - -
IT JUST WENT BEYOND
MY WILDEST DREAMS
OF WHAT IT WOULD BE.
IT'S MORE THAN
WHAT I EVEN ENVISIONED.
THIS IS THE COOLEST SPA
WE HAVE EVER BUILT, FOR SURE.
AMAZING.
♪♪♪♪
SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK
SO FAR?
- IT'S AMAZING.
- UNBELIEVABLE.
THIS AREA BACK HERE - -
THE HEALING GARDEN - -
WAS REALLY A SPECIAL PROJECT
THAT MY MOM, WOMAN,
DID FOR YOUR MOM, ARLENE,
AND I WAS KINDA THINKING,
IT'D BE A LOT OF FUN
IF I GRABBED MY MOM,
YOU GRAB YOUR MOM,
AND WE SHOW IT TO YOU GUYS
ALL TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
- THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
- COOL.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S GO GET OUR MOMS.
ALL RIGHT!
AS WE WERE BUILDING
ARLENE'S SPACE,
WE STARTED CALLING IT
THE HEALING GARDEN.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE FELT VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT,
AND WE'RE HOPING IT DOES,
IN FACT, HELP HER HEAL.
ALL RIGHT, KEEP LOOKING DOWN.
SO, ARLENE,
LYNN AND ARNO WANTED YOU
TO HAVE YOUR OWN SPACE,
AND I'M HOPING THIS IS
A PLACE
TO HELP YOU HEAL
AND REJUVENATE, AND, UH,
ARE YOU EXCITED
TO SEE IT?
YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, ONE...
TWO...
THREE! CHECK IT OUT!
♪♪♪♪
OH, WOW. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPA, HUH?
[ Voice breaking ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T TELL MOM
TOO MUCH
ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING
BACK THERE FOR HER,
AND I COULD TELL THAT SHE
JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
SHE WAS DEFINITELY
TOUCHED BY IT ALL.
THIS CHAIR WAS MADE
JUST FOR YOU.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
THAN A NORMAL CHAIR,
AND IT'S GOT THE ARMS
SO SHE CAN PUSH UP.
EASIER TO GET OUT OF THE CHAIR.
Lynn: OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS YOUR SPACE TO COME
AND ENJOY WHENEVER YOU WANT,
BUT IN ADDITION
TO HAVING SOME BEAUTY,
I ALSO MADE YOU
A HEALING WALL.
WE'VE COLLECTED VARIOUS TYPES
OF MEDICINAL PLANTS,
SOME CULINARY HERBS
FOR COOKING,
AND THREW A LITTLE COLOR
IN THERE
WITH SOME BROMELIADS, TOO.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AND I ALSO PUT SOME MINT
IN THERE,
SO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING
A CUP OF TEA,
YOU CAN PICK SOME FRESH MINT
AND CRUSH IT
AND PUT IT IN YOUR TEA.
- MM-HMM.
- AND WHEN YOU HAVE ENOUGH,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
PICK A BUNCH AND DRY IT.
- OH. OH.
- MAKE YOUR OWN MINT TEA.
I'M SO HAPPY I WAS ABLE
TO BE HERE FOR THIS MOMENT.
THIS WAS TRULY
AN EMOTIONAL, JOYFUL MOMENT.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UP.
- THANKS AGAIN.
AW.
Lynn: LUCAS CAPTURED EVERYTHING
THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR
WITH THE TRANQUILITY
AND THE NATURE,
AND WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED IN
THE SPACE THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE
IS - - IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT TIES TOGETHER
WITH OUR PRESERVE
BEHIND OUR PROPERTY,
AND - - AND IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE WAS
GONNA DO IT, BUT HE DID IT.
WHOO!
Arlene: LUCAS AND WOMAN ARE MORE
THAN TERRIFIC,
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE
HAS BEEN VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
[ Voice breaking ] I KNEW THERE
WAS A LOT OF LOVE PUT IN IT.
♪♪♪♪
- YEAH!
- YEAH!
Narrator: 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!
Woman: OH, MY GOD.
[ LAUGHTER ]
OH, MY GOD!
- WOW!
- WOW!
IS THIS THE SAME POOL?
- HOLY...
- UNBELIEVABLE.
AWW.
Narrator:
ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.
LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.
- WHOO!
- YEAH!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪♪♪
I'M IN PARRISH, FLORIDA,
TO VISIT LYNN AND ARNO LOEFFLER.
PARRISH, FLORIDA, IS NESTLED
KINDA BETWEEN TAMPA
AND SARASOTA.
I SEE LOT OF OLD OAK TREES
AND SPANISH MOSS.
IT'S KIND OF AN UNTOUCHED,
OLD FLORIDA FEELING.
LYNN AND ARNO HAVE
AN EXISTING POOL,
BUT OBVIOUSLY,
IT'S NO LUCAS LAGOON,
SO I'M ON MY WAY OVER THERE
TO FIX IT.
- HI.
- HI. GOOD MORNING. I'M LUCAS.
HI. I'M ARNO.
I'M ARNO LOEFFLER,
AND I'M FROM PARRISH, FLORIDA.
I'M A PHYSICIAN
IN URGENT CARE MEDICINE.
MY WIFE, LYNN, AND I
HAVE BEEN MARRIED
JUST COMING UP
ON SEVEN YEARS NOW.
WE'RE BOTH FROM ILLINOIS.
WE BOTH ATTENDED
THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
AT THE SAME TIME,
BUT NEVER CROSSED PATHS.
I GUESS WE HAD TO MOVE
2,000 MILES
TO FINALLY FIND TRUE LOVE.
WELL, HERE'S THE POOL,
LUCAS.
OH, WOW, LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS A GREAT BACKYARD.
I'M LYNN LOEFFLER.
I'M RETIRED FROM
THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY,
WHERE IN CHICAGO,
I BUILT CUSTOM HOMES.
AND HAVING THAT
DESIGN BACKGROUND,
PERHAPS LUCAS AND I CAN WORK
TOGETHER
ON CREATING SOMETHING THAT'LL BE
PERFECT FOR BOTH OF US.
OBVIOUSLY, THE POOL'S
NOT SO INCREDIBLE.
- QUITE A BIT OF CRACKING.
- Lynn: RIGHT.
- Arno: RIGHT.
- SOME TILES FALLING OFF.
Lynn:
WE ALSO HAVE SOME STAINING.
I LOVE THE 180-DEGREE
PANORAMIC VIEW
OF ALL THE TREES
AND THE NATURE.
THIS IS LIKE TRUE FLORIDA.
IS THAT STILL YOUR PROPERTY
OR IS THAT, LIKE,
A NATURE PRESERVE?
ABOUT 60 MORE FEET
INTO THE WOODS AND THE TREES
IS OUR PROPERTY, BUT FURTHER
BACK IS A NATURE PRESERVE.
WE HAVE EVERY CONCEIVABLE
CREATURE
THAT YOU CAN FIND IN FLORIDA
BACK THERE,
AND I THINK THAT'S WHY THEY
NAMED THIS RIVER WILDERNESS.
I NOTICE YOU HAVE A GIRAFFE
THERE, SO...
- UM...
- I KEEP WANTING TO JUMP ON ITS BACK
AND TAKE IT FOR A RIDE.
[ LAUGHS ] I DON'T KNOW WHY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
PRETTY SURE GIRAFFES AREN'T
NATIVE TO FLORIDA,
BUT THEN AGAIN, WHAT DO I KNOW?
- WE DO LIVE IN RIVER WILDERNESS.
- RIGHT.
SO WHY NOT ADD ANOTHER ANIMAL
TO THE MIX?
- [ ARNO LAUGHS ]
- [ LAUGHS ] THERE YOU GO.
MY DESIGNS REALLY ARE
A REFLECTION OF MY CLIENT,
SO THE MORE I LEARN
ABOUT YOU GUYS,
THE MORE I CAN KINDA TAKE
YOUR UNIQUE TASTES
AND YOUR PERSONALITY AND TURN
IT INTO A REALITY FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE REASONS
THAT WE BROUGHT YOU HERE, LUCAS,
IS THAT MY HUSBAND WORKS
12 TO 14 HOURS A DAY.
HIS HOURS ARE JUST AS INSANE
AS YOUR POOLS ARE.
[ LAUGHS ]
BECAUSE OF MY SCHEDULE,
WE DON'T REALLY
GO AWAY ON A LOT OF VACATIONS,
SO, YOU KNOW, TURNING OUR
BACKYARD INTO THAT VACATION,
EVEN IF IT'S A FEW HOURS
AT A TIME,
IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US.
UH, AND UNFORTUNATELY,
MY MOTHER WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED
WITH METASTATIC RENAL CANCER.
OH.
SHE'S GOING TO HAVE
A VERY MAJOR SURGERY,
AND A LOT OF RECOVERY TIME.
WE HAD TO MOVE MOM INTO
THE HOUSE
SO THAT WE COULD HELP HER.
WE'D LIKE TO GIVE HER
HER OWN PRIVATE SPACE
WHERE SHE CAN HEAL HERSELF
IN A TRANQUIL SETTING.
WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A UNIQUE CHALLENGE.
UM, DEFINITELY AN INSPIRATION,
AND I'D LOVE TO HELP
IN YOUR MOTHER'S RECOVERY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A HUGE DEAL
FOR LYNN, FOR HER MOM
TO BE ABLE TO RECOVER
FROM HER SURGERY.
IT CAN'T BE OVERWHELMING.
IT NEEDS TO BE CALMING.
SO I GOTTA GET IT RIGHT.
I MEAN, OTHER THAN
SOMETHING TRANQUIL AND RELAXING,
WHAT ARE THE OTHER FEATURES
THAT YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT?
- I THINK TRANQUIL EQUALS SOFT.
- MM-HMM.
AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN
SOFTEN THE SHARP EDGES
AND CREATE A FREE FORM POOL
THAT LOOKS MORE NATURAL.
ONE OF THE BIG THINGS
THAT WE BOTH ENJOY DOING
IS ACTUALLY SWIMMING IN A POOL
WHICH WE CANNOT DO HERE.
- IT'S CERTAINLY NOT DEEP ENOUGH.
- Lucas: RIGHT.
WELL, I THINK A SPA
WOULD STILL BE SOMETHING
WE'D LIKE TO HAVE.
MAYBE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE
UNIQUE THAN THIS RECTANGLE?
- RIGHT. YUP.
- [ ARNO LAUGHS ]
UM, WE KNOW THAT YOU DO
GREAT WATERFALLS
AND THINGS LIKE GROTTOS,
AND THE MORE,
THE BETTER ON THAT.
- OKAY, YEP.
- [ CHUCKLES ]
IT SEEMS LIKE
THEY'RE MORE INSPIRED
BY THE NATURAL LAGOON STYLE
POOL,
AND TO KINDA REALLY MAKE THAT
HAPPEN BACK HERE,
I'M THINKING JUST SCRATCH
THE POOL AND START FRESH.
WOW, GUYS, THE BACKYARD'S
MUCH BIGGER
THAN IT LOOKED LIKE
FROM THE FRONT.
WHAT IF WE BROUGHT THE CAGE
ALL THE WAY OUT TO HERE
AND THEN MAYBE OUT
ANOTHER 10, 11 FEET?
- Arno: THAT WOULD BE COOL.
- Lynn: THAT'D BE VERY NICE.
WELL, THIS GIVES ME
A TON OF IDEAS.
I JUST NEED TO SPEND
SOME TIME BACK HERE ALONE,
GATHERING MY THOUGHTS.
YOU GUYS CAN GO INSIDE,
RELAX IN THE A/C,
AND I'LL MEET YOU INSIDE
WHEN I'M DONE.
- WONDERFUL.
- SOUNDS GOOD.
COOL.
AFTER REALLY LEARNING MORE
ABOUT THIS FAMILY,
I'M FEELING VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THE CHALLENGES
AND BUILDING SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
AND TRANQUIL
FOR - - FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.
AS I'M IN THE BACKYARD,
I CAN'T HELP MYSELF
BUT KINDA GO EXPLORE
THE NATURE BEHIND THE FENCE.
WOW.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL BACK HERE.
I SEE JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS,
AND I NOTICE A STREAM
THAT KINDA
RUNS DOWN THROUGH
THE BACK OF THEIR PROPERTY
AND SOME BEAUTIFUL OAK TREES
AND SOME NATIVE PALMS.
JUST KINDA TAKING IT ALL IN,
USE THAT AS MY INSPIRATION.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW
LYNN AND ARNO
THE DESIGN I'M STARTING
TO FORMULATE,
AND I THINK IT'S REALLY GONNA
WORK FOR THEM AS A FAMILY.
[ FROG RIBBITS ]
WHAT THE HECK?
WHAT WAS THAT?
[ RIBBITS ]
FROGS JUMPING ON MY LEG.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
I HAD A GREAT TIME
BACK THERE IN THE BACKYARD.
EVEN WENT AND CHECKED OUT
THE RESERVE AREA.
I'LL JUST KINDA START
SHOOTING OUT SOME OF MY IDEAS.
- KINDA...
- OKAY.
THE LAYOUT I'M VISUALIZING,
AND THEN YOU JUST KINDA
STEER ME IN THE DIRECTION
THAT YOU THINK WE SHOULD GO.
- OKAY, GOOD.
I'M THINKING TO START
WITH KIND OF A SIMILAR LAYOUT,
BUT ALMOST DOING
A BIG FREE FORM "T" SHAPE,
JUST MUCH LARGER, WHERE YOU
KINDA ENTER INTO THE POOL,
THEN YOU CAN EITHER GO
TO THE RIGHT
OR OVER TO THE LEFT.
THAT GIVES US
A LOT MORE ROOM.
NO, I THINK THAT'S
AN AWESOME IDEA.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
KINDA OVER HERE,
RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE,
I WAS THINKING
ABOUT PUTTING A GROTTO
AS A BEAUTIFUL FOCAL POINT,
AND THEN THIS WOULD BE
LIKE A WHOLE 'NOTHER TYPE
WATERFALL AREA,
AND THEN MAYBE LETTING IT
TAPER DOWN A LITTLE BIT SMALLER,
AND THEN
IN THE OTHER CORNER,
ANOTHER BIG KIND
OF WATER FEATURE.
THE MORE THE WATERFALLS,
THE MORE TRANQUIL.
RIGHT. SO NOW I WAS
THINKING FOR THE SPA,
IS TUCKING IT ALL THE WAY
BACK UP IN THE CORNER
AND CREATING A WATERFALL
KIND OF AROUND IT.
UM... I'M THINKING WE COULD
MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING,
MAKE IT REALLY UNIQUE
AND DIFFERENT,
AND EVEN MORE OF AN ACCENT
SINCE WE TRULY SEE IT A LOT.
YOU KNOW, WHAT IF WE DID,
LIKE, A GROTTO
WITH THE SPA ON TOP OF IT?
SO YOU'RE KINDA WAY UP HIGH,
AND THEN THE SPA
SPILLING OVER THE GROTTO,
AND THEN YOU CAN COME AROUND
AND THEN SWIM
INSIDE THE GROTTO.
UM... HOW DO YOU GET
TO IT?
WELL, IT'D BE LIKE
AN ADVENTURE.
YOU COME AROUND AND YOU
CLIMB UP INTO THE SPA.
I MEAN, THAT'D BE
REALLY COOL.
I DON'T KNOW IF I WANNA DO
AN ADVENTURE
9:00 AT NIGHT WHEN I GET HOME.
- [ LAUGHS ]
YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY,
I THINK I'D RATHER JUST BE
ABLE TO WALK IN
AND PLOP INTO SOMETHING
INSTEAD OF HAVING TO PUT ON
MY HIKING BOOTS.
WHAT IF WE PULLED THE SPA
OUT A LITTLE BIT
AND MADE IT ON ITS OWN,
MORE LIKE AN ISLAND?
YOU'D HAVE THE WATER AROUND IT,
WITH THE WATERFALL BEHIND IT?
- RIGHT.
- AS A BACKDROP.
I GOT YOU. SO MAYBE DOING,
LIKE A SLAB OF STONE
THAT COMES FROM THE EDGE
OF THE POOL TO THE SPA.
SO IT'S LIKE
A NATURAL ROCK BRIDGE
THAT YOU CROSS TO GET UP
INTO THE SPA.
- THAT'D BE COOL.
- THAT'D BE REALLY NICE.
Lucas: YOU KNOW, I'VE NEVER HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY
TO DO AN ISLAND BEFORE.
IT'S JUST GONNA BE REALLY COOL.
I MEAN, I CAN'T WAIT
TO BUILD THIS PROJECT.
YOU KNOW, WHILE I WAS OUT THERE,
THINKING ABOUT YOUR MOM
AND HER SURGERY COMING UP,
I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE
GONNA EXPAND THE POOL AND CAGE,
WE HAVE, LIKE,
THIS HUGE BONUS AREA.
SO WHAT IF WE DID SOMETHING
LIKE A HEALING GARDEN
FOR YOUR MOM THERE?
- THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
SO MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD
TO KIND OF PUT
AN OUTDOOR SEATING AREA
FOR MOM
IN THE MIDDLE
OF A GARDEN SETTING,
WHERE THE LAGOON KINDA
MEANDERS IN
SO SHE CAN KINDA SIT OUT HERE,
READ, RELAX.
SHE WILL ACTUALLY BE ABLE
TO ACCESS THE HEALING GARDEN
FROM HER OWN DOOR OVER HERE.
- Arno: THAT'S PERFECT.
- Lynn: THAT'S GREAT.
BUT I'M WONDERING
IF WE COULD MAKE IT
A LITTLE BIT MORE SECLUDED
FOR HER
FROM THE MAIN PART
OF THE POOL?
YEAH, I THINK IF WE HAVE
A PENINSULA
KINDA COMING OUT INTO HERE,
AND TO REALLY KINDA
CLOSE IT OFF,
WE DO ANOTHER ONE
FROM THE OTHER SIDE,
SO THEY'RE ALMOST, LIKE
CRISSCROSSING.
SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE
A HIDDEN LITTLE CHANNEL
TO KINDA COME AROUND.
- Lynn: THAT'S NEAT.
- Arno: LIKE A RIVER.
AND WHAT IF WE DID, LIKE,
A FIRE FEATURE THERE?
SO FROM EVERY ANGLE,
YOU CAN KINDA SEE IT.
BUT THEN IT KINDA CREATES
SOME PRIVACY HERE, TOO?
THAT'S IT.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
YOU KNOW, THE NICE THING
ABOUT LUCAS IS THAT HE LISTENS.
IT ALLOWS HIM TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR,
AND I THINK MOM IS REALLY GOING
TO LOVE THE HEALING GARDEN.
I KNOW SHE FEELS LIKE SHE'S
INFRINGING ON ARNO AND I
BY LIVING HERE NOW,
AND WE WANT TO GIVE HER A PLACE
THAT SHE REALLY
CAN CALL HER OWN.
I REALLY LIKE THIS DESIGN.
YEAH, I THINK IT LOOKS
REALLY GREAT.
SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO
TO COME HOME FROM WORK,
EVEN MORE THAN NOW.
OKAY, WHEN CAN YOU START?
[ LAUGHTER ]
Lucas: NOW THAT WE HAVE
THE DESIGN APPROVED,
WE HAVE A BUDGET OF $300,000
TO $350,000 TO WORK WITH,
SO WE CAN REALLY MAKE SOMETHING
SPECTACULAR BACK THERE.
I GOT 10 TO 12 WEEKS
TO BUILD IT.
SO NO TIME TO MESS AROUND.
WE GOTTA GET THE TROOPS
OVER HERE AND GET STARTED.
- COOL. THANKS SO MUCH.
- THANKS, LUCAS.
- ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
- BYE-BYE.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT, COME ON, TEAM.
COME CHECK OUT
OUR LATEST PROJECT.
THIS IS KINDA SMALL.
DEFINITELY DOESN'T HAVE
ANY CHARACTER.
THE THEME FOR THIS POOL
IS TRANQUILITY.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF A RELAXING,
TRANQUIL POOL.
I HOPE THE BOYS GIVE ME
SOME OF THAT TRANQUILITY
WHILE WE'RE WORKING.
THIS IS THE HOME
OF LYNN AND ARNO.
THEY'VE BEEN MARRIED
FOR A WHILE,
AND LYNN'S MOTHER, ARLENE,
LIVES WITH THEM.
SO IT'S JUST
THE THREE OF THEM.
ARNO'S A DOCTOR,
AND HE WORKS A LOT OF HOURS.
THEY WANT A PLACE
THAT'S RESTFUL AND TRANQUIL,
AND RIGHT NOW
THIS DOESN'T INSPIRE THEM
TO COME OUT HERE
AND DO THAT.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
THE PROPERTY'S KIND OF
ALL ABOUT THAT VIEW.
THEY HAVE THIS NATURE PRESERVE
OUT BACK
THAT'LL NEVER BE DEVELOPED,
SO, YOU KNOW,
THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING
THAT'S VERY NATURAL,
YOU KNOW, OUR SPECIALTY.
I CAN HEAR THE NATURE
BACK THERE ALREADY.
WOW, A CALM, RELAXING POOL AREA.
SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT PLACE
TO TAKE A NAP.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY WANNA
OPEN IT UP MORE,
SO WE'RE GONNA COME IN
WITH A FRESH, NEW CAGE.
RIGHT.
PLUS IT'S GONNA BE
NOT ONLY BIGGER THAT WAY
BUT WE'RE GOING THAT WAY
AS WELL.
SO WE'RE CUTTING THIS WHOLE
POOL OUT, GETTING RID OF IT.
YEP.
I GOT A LOT
OF DEMOLITION HERE.
YEAH, YOU SHOULD BE HAPPY.
YOU GET TO SMASH UP
ANOTHER POOL.
- YES!
- [ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW, OF COURSE,
ALL-NEW DECKING
AND LANDSCAPING, LIGHTING,
AND ALL THE AMENITIES.
AND THERE'S A BONUS AREA
OVER HERE.
SO COME CHECK THIS OUT.
SO THIS WHOLE AREA'S ABOUT
CREATING ARLENE'S SPACE
THAT KIND OF FEELS
LIKE HER OWN.
SHE'S ABOUT TO GO
INTO SOME SERIOUS SURGERY,
SO SHE NEEDS A PLACE
TO KIND OF COME AND RECOVER
BUT ALMOST FEELS TUCKED AWAY
LIKE ITS OWN PRIVATE,
TRANQUIL, LITTLE HEALING GARDEN.
SOUNDS GOOD.
I'M EXCITED TO START THINKING
ABOUT CREATING A HEALING GARDEN,
YOU KNOW, A PLACE TO SIT
AND RELAX AND ENJOY A BOOK.
SO EVERYONE'S HAPPY. CRASH HAS
A BUNCH OF DEMOLITION TO DO.
YOU HAVE
A COOL GARDEN PROJECT.
SUNSHINE, WHAT'S GONNA
BE YOUR SPECIAL THING?
MAYBE IT'LL JUST BE THAT
YOU GUYS WILL ACT MORE PEACEFUL
AROUND THIS THING...
- [ LAUGHS ]
AND SAY A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE, "OMM."
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET
INTO THE THEME OF THIS BUILD.
[ NEW AGE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
ALL RIGHT, NOW THAT'S ENOUGH!
LET'S GET TO WORK
AND DO SOME DEMO!
[ LAUGHTER ]
SUCH A SHORT BREAK!
YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA HAVE
AN EASY DAY. LET'S GO!
Matt: OH, I WAS JUST IN
A GOOD SPOT.
♪♪♪♪
THE THEME FOR THIS POOL
IS TRANQUILITY AND RELAXING.
THIS IS HOW I RELAX.
YEAH!
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT.
♪♪♪♪
WHOO-HOO!
ME DOING, GOING "MMM..."
IS NOT MY IDEA OF RELAXING.
MY MEDITATION'S SITTING
ON A TRACTOR,
BREAKING STUFF UP.
[ CRASHING ]
[ NEW AGE FLUTE MUSIC PLAYING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
WHOA!
[ CLANKING ]
♪♪♪♪
[ CHUCKLES ]
Chris: WELL, AFTER WE GET
THE POOL SHELL OUT,
IT'S TIME TO START DIGGING
FOR OUR NEW POOL.
[ CLANKING ]
♪♪♪♪
NOW THAT THE POOL AREA
IS DUG OUT,
IT'S TIME TO BRING IN
THE STEEL...
♪♪♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
...AND START FORMING UP
THE NEW POOL SHELL.
♪♪♪♪
- IT'S NOT LEVEL.
- THIS WAS LEVEL.
THE BEAM WAS LEVEL
FROM HERE TO HERE.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR EYES
CHECKED, OLD MAN,
IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS LEVEL.
- I LEVELED ACROSS IT.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]
Lucas:
I'M HERE IN PARRISH, FLORIDA,
ABOUT TO MEET
WITH THE LOEFFLERS,
MAKING SURE BEFORE THE GUNITE
GOES IN,
THAT EVERYTHING LOOKS GOOD
TO THEIR SATISFACTION,
BECAUSE ONCE THE GUNITE GOES IN,
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT CHANGING
THE SHAPE OF THE POOL.
IT LOOKS SO DIFFERENT FROM THE
LAST TIME WE STOOD HERE, HUH?
- ABSOLUTELY.
- NO KIDDING.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- Arno: YES, FOR SURE.
WELL, KIND OF STARTING
OVER HERE,
ORIGINALLY,
WE HAD REALLY PLANNED
TO HAVE THE BRIDGE
RIGHT THERE,
BUT NOW THAT I'M SEEING IT,
I'M REALLY THINKING
WE SHOULD SHIFT THE BRIDGE
OVER TO THIS AREA.
YOU KNOW, YOU'LL GET
A REALLY COOL PROFILE SHOT
LOOKING OUT YOUR WINDOWS
AT THE BRIDGE HERE,
AND NOW YOU'LL HAVE, LIKE,
A USABLE SUN SHELF AREA
OVER THERE.
I THINK THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A GOOD IDEA.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
THE ROCK WORK
WILL KINDA START HERE,
KINDA TAPER IT BACK DOWN
THROUGH HERE.
SO THEN, OF COURSE,
YOUR MAIN FEATURE, GUYS,
IS THIS GROTTO AREA
AT ABOUT 6 FOOT HIGH RIGHT HERE
FOR JUMPING OFF OF,
HAVE THIS COOL AREA
TO SWIM UNDERNEATH.
AND THAT'S GONNA ALL
TAPER DOWN,
YOU KNOW, TO THE PENINSULA
OVER THERE WITH LANDSCAPING,
AND THEN A FIRE FEATURE
ON THE OPPOSITE PENINSULA
OVER THERE.
RIGHT NOW THINGS ARE
A MESS,
AND WE JUST HAVE A SHELL
OF AN OUTLINE OF THE POOL.
BUT HAVING
THE CONSTRUCTION BACKGROUND,
I PRETTY MUCH KNOW
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE
EXPECTING OUT OF THIS.
WHERE EXACTLY, AND HOW EXACTLY
DO YOU TRANSITION
THE ROCK WATER LINE
WITH THE AREAS
THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE SOME TILE
ON IT?
YEAH, WELL, ACTUALLY,
WHAT WE DO IS, YOU KNOW,
WHERE THE ROCK WORK ENDS,
AND IT KINDA TRANSITIONS
INTO THAT DECK SPACE,
IS THAT'S WHERE THE TILE LINE
ABUTS THE ROCK WORK.
- OKAY. - SO WHEN YOU'RE STANDING
HERE, LOOKING OUT,
ALL THAT'S GONNA JUST BE
NATURAL STONE
AND LOOK REALLY GOOD.
- OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I MEAN,
GUNITE'S GOING IN
IN A COUPLE DAYS, SO, UH,
DO I HAVE YOUR SEAL OF APPROVAL
TO KEEP MOVING FORWARD?
- GO FOR IT.
- GO.
- COOL, GUYS!
- [ LAUGHS ]
- COOL.
- Lynn: GOOD.
WELL, SEE YOU
IN A COUPLE DAYS, THEN.
- THANKS, LYNN.
- THANK YOU, LUCAS.
- THANKS, ARNO.
- THANKS.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY'S GUNITE DAY.
THIS THING'S A HUGE POOL.
WE GOT A HUNDRED YARDS
TO SPRAY.
GUNITE IS VERY GOOD
WITH TIGHT CORNERS
AND EVERYTHING ELSE,
'CAUSE YOU CAN SHAPE IT.
IT'S REALLY EASY AND SHAPEABLE.
IT FUNCTIONS PERFECT.
♪♪♪♪
WE CAN BUILD, FINALLY!
OUR ROCKS ARE HERE!
[ AIR BRAKES HISS ]
- Jane: ROCKS!
- Matt: I LIKE WHAT I SEE.
WE GOT A LOT OF BOULDERS.
IT'S A GOOD START, ANYWAY.
♪♪♪♪
WELL, LET'S GET 'EM UNLOADED
AND GET STARTED, GUYS.
- CRASH, WANNA GRAB THE MACHINE?
- ALL RIGHT.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas:
WHEN PICKING OUT THE ROCKS
FOR THIS TRANQUIL ISLAND
PARADISE,
I REALLY TRIED
TO FIND SMOOTHER ROCKS,
YET STILL HAVE THAT RUSTIC,
NATURAL FEEL
OF NATURAL STONE.
♪♪♪♪
I GOT ONE MORE ROCK!
WELL, HURRY UP.
THIS IS OUR FAVORITE PART
OF ANY BUILD.
THE POOL SHELL IS LIKE
OUR CANVAS,
AND THE ROCK IS OUR PAINT.
HEY, GUYS, LET ME KINDA
EXPLAIN TO YOU
WHAT WE'RE DOING SINCE THIS IS
OUR FIRST DAY OF ROCK WORK.
- YEAH.
- YEAH.
THE WHOLE IDEA BEHIND THIS SPA
IS THAT IT FEELS LIKE AN ISLAND.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BRIDGE
RIGHT THERE, OLD MAN,
WHERE YOU WALK ACROSS
TO THE ISLAND, GET IN THE SPA.
THERE'S GONNA BE, LIKE,
A LITTLE GROTTO HERE,
WATER WALL, THEN THE MAIN
GROTTO ON THAT SIDE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF AREA
TO COVER.
THIS IS
A PRETTY LONG WATERFALL.
I MEAN, FROM HERE TO THERE
IS PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, 40 FEET.
NOW WHEN WE SAID, YOU'RE DOING
A WATERFALL HERE,
IS THIS GOING TO BE, LIKE,
SPILLING INTO THAT?
NO, WHAT I WANNA DO IS BE ABLE
TO LET THAT BE HOT WATER,
SO THIS GROTTO HERE WILL HAVE
TO LAND BEFORE THE SPA.
YOU SEE THE SPA SPILLING
THIS WAY,
BUT THEN THE GROTTO'S
SPILLING THAT WAY,
SO THE TWO WATERS
ARE KINDA CROSSING,
CREATING A REALLY COOL,
INTERESTING LOOK.
WOW, THOSE INSTRUCTIONS
ARE ABOUT AS CLEAR AS MUD.
I MEAN, A LITTLE ROLL HERE.
A LITTLE... EH...
IT'S ALL ABOUT
THE SIGN LANGUAGE, BABY.
THE BODY LANGUAGE.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S GET TO WORK.
♪♪♪♪
[ GRUNTING ]
MIGHT HAVE TO BACK UP A LITTLE.
♪♪♪♪
[ WHIRRING ]
♪♪♪♪
Jane: OH, SEXY.
♪♪♪♪
OKAY, DOWN.
I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY DONE
AN ISLAND SPA BEFORE,
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
DOING SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
♪♪♪♪
SO, CRASH, YOU GOT
THE BRIDGE ROCKS STRAPPED UP?
GOT IT ALL STRAPPED UP,
CLEANED, AND READY TO SET IT.
AWESOME, MAN.
WE'VE CREATED
THIS REALLY COOL ISLAND SPA,
BUT TO ACCESS IT,
WE NEED A BRIDGE.
AND I HAVE THE PERFECT ROCK
FOR THE JOB.
START THROWING SOME MUD DOWN,
AND WE'LL START LEVELING
THAT OFF.
OKAY.
ARE YOU RAISING THAT UP?
'CAUSE THEN THAT'S GONNA
TAPER OUT OF THE POOL.
- IT'S NOT LEVEL.
- THIS WAS LEVEL.
THE BEAM WAS LEVEL
FROM HERE TO HERE.
YOU NEED TO GET
YOUR EYES CHECKED, OLD MAN,
IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS LEVEL.
- I LEVELED ACROSS IT.
WHEN I WAS DOING THE STONE WORK
FOR THE SPA,
I MADE IT LEVEL SO THAT
THE BRIDGE ROCK
COULD SIT ON TOP OF THE BEAM.
WELL, WHAT LUCAS AND WOMAN
ARE DOING BY ADDING MORE STONE
IS GONNA MAKE IT HIGHER
ON THE SPA SIDE,
AND THE WATER'S GONNA RUN
OUT YOUR POOL.
I USED THE LEVEL,
AND IT WAS LEVEL.
NOT LEVEL ACROSS.
OKAY, BOOM.
YOU WATCH. IT'S GONNA BE
PITCHING OUT OF THE POOL SHELL.
♪♪♪♪
♪♪♪♪
John: WE'RE HERE IN
PARRISH, FLORIDA,
AT THE LOEFFLERS', PUTTING
THE BRIDGE IN TO THE SPA.
I ALREADY HAD IT FIGURED OUT
AND PLANNED OUT
HOW I WAS GONNA DO IT.
BUT LUCAS AND WOMAN
JUMPED THE GUN,
AND THEY JUST OVERCOMPLICATED
THINGS.
LET'S JUST SET IT ALREADY.
I USED THE LEVEL,
AND IT WAS LEVEL.
NOT LEVEL ACROSS.
- OKAY, BOOM.
- YOU WATCH.
IT'S GONNA BE PITCHING OUT
OF THE POOL SHELL.
- SHE'S A BEAUT.
- THAT IS A NICE ROCK.
WELL, NOW THIS IS MY CHANCE
TO SHOW 'EM I'M RIGHT.
GET THIS FREAKING LEVEL
OUTTA HERE.
IT'S HIGH ON THAT END.
TOLD YA! RIGHT AGAIN!
WELL, OLD MAN WAS RIGHT,
BUT JUST DON'T TELL HIM
I SAID THAT.
WE DON'T WANT THE WATER
TO DRIP OUT.
YOU WANNA JUST TRY
TAKING THESE SHIMS OUT?
Lucas:
NO, LEAVE THAT THERE.
I JUST GOTTA PUT SOME ROCK
ON THIS SIDE.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S BRING IT BACK.
- KEEP COMING DOWN.
- PUT IT DOWN.
ALL RIGHT, WOMAN,
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
CAN I LEAVE YOU HERE
TO PIECE IT IN
AND I'LL GO GET
ANOTHER BOULDER?
- SURE THING.
- COOL.
♪♪♪♪
[ BUZZING ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WELL, THIS IS
OUR FIRST GROTTO. ALMOST SET.
SO SINCE THE GROTTOS
ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURES,
WE NEED TO BUILD THOSE
FIRST.
THEN WE KNOW WHAT STONE
WE HAVE LEFT
FOR THE REST
OF THE WATERFALLS.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL SET THIS THING.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
♪♪♪♪
IS IT GOOD AND CENTERED?
COULD GO THIS WAY
A LITTLE.
♪♪♪♪
- ALL RIGHT.
- SET IT DOWN.
♪♪♪♪
I THINK YOU MIGHT WANNA
JAM A PIECE ON YOUR SIDE
SO THAT DOESN'T WANNA
PULL DOWN.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS,
THAT LOOKS GREAT.
Jane: LUCAS AND I ARE GONNA WALK
AROUND THE NATURE AREA
BEHIND THE LOEFFLERS' HOME.
I'M HOPING TO FIND
SOME INSPIRATION
AND MAYBE EVEN FIND SOME PLANTS
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY BRING
INTO THE POOL AREA.
YOU KNOW, LYNN AND ARNO
REALLY WANT THEIR BACKYARD,
THEIR POOL CAGE AREA, TO LOOK
LIKE THIS NATURE PRESERVE
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE, SO...
- MM-HMM.
MAYBE WE CAN USE THIS
PLANT MATERIAL AS INSPIRATION.
THIS IS THE SABAL PALM.
THIS IS OUR STATE TREE.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY DO LOVE
THE LOOK OF THE WIDE FRONDS.
I'M THINKING, THOUGH, WE NEED
SOMETHING MUCH MORE LUSH.
MAYBE LIKE A THATCH PALM.
AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GREAT
FOR POOL CAGE AREAS,
BECAUSE THEY GROW REALLY SLOW.
- RIGHT.
THEY KINDA MAX OUT
AT AROUND 12 FEET TALL,
AND THEY'RE JUST
SO COOL-LOOKING.
OH, HEY, LOOK.
I JUST GOT AN IDEA.
YOU KNOW, ARLENE'S BEEN,
YOU KNOW, IN AND OUT
OF SURGERY,
AND TRYING TO HEAL
AND RECOVER.
WHY DON'T WE INCORPORATE
IN HER ZEN GARDEN
SOME HEALING PLANTS?
YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I LOVE THE IDEA OF DOING
THE HEALING GARDEN,
AND, YOU KNOW, MOST MEDICINES
ORIGINATED FROM PLANTS.
AND ALSO, YOU KNOW,
I REALLY WANT ARLENE
TO HAVE HER OWN
LITTLE WATERFALL BACK THERE.
BUT I DON'T WANT, LIKE,
A CRAZY GROTTO.
MAKE LIKE A STREAM
THAT KINDA MEANDERS,
SOMETHING THAT'S
REALLY TRANQUIL AND QUIET,
NOT TOO OVERPOWERING.
YEAH, I LIKE THAT IDEA.
YOU WORK
ON THE HEALING GARDEN
AND THE STREAM.
I'LL ORDER ALL THE PALMS,
AND WHEN WE'RE DONE,
IT'S GONNA BLEND SEAMLESSLY
WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL
NATURE PRESERVE
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: WE'RE GETTING READY
TO LAY ALL THE TRAVERTINE,
AND WHEN YOU LAY TRAVERTINE,
WE HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
ONE - - SET IT IN A BED OF SAND
WHERE IT JUST KIND OF BASICALLY
FLOATS OVER THE SAND.
THE MORE EXPENSIVE OPTION
IS TO LAY IT IN MORTAR,
AND WHEN YOU MORTAR OR MUD-SET
TRAVERTINE,
YOU NEED TO LAY IT
OVER A SLAB OF CONCRETE.
LUCKILY, ON THE LOEFFLER JOB,
WE ARE ABLE TO SALVAGE
A LOT OF THE EXISTING
CONCRETE DECK.
OF COURSE, THERE'S AREAS
WE NEED TO EXPAND,
SO WE'RE GONNA POUR
NEW CONCRETE, LET IT CURE.
ONCE IT'S CURED, WE CAN PUT
A CRACK SUPPRESSANT DOWN,
FLOAT EVERYTHING OUT
TO GET THE RIGHT PITCHES,
AND THEN MUD-SET
ALL OUR TRAVERTINE.
NOW WHEN YOU MUD-SET
THE TRAVERTINE,
IT'S MORE PERMANENT.
YOU DEFINITELY HAVE
A LOT LESS MAINTENANCE,
YOU KNOW, NO WEEDS CAN GO
THROUGH IT.
AND FOR THE LOEFFLERS,
THEY THINK IT'S WORTH
THE ADDED EXPENSE,
SO, OF COURSE,
WE'RE GONNA ACCOMMODATE.
♪♪♪♪
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S
BEING STINGY.
- YOU GOT FORTY--
- I ONLY WANT ONE OUT OF TWO.
FOR SOME REASON, BUILDING THIS
RELAXING, TRANQUIL POOL SETTING
IS REALLY STRESSING
EVERYBODY OUT.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
PLAYING YOGA CLASS OVER HERE
OR SOMETHING?
- YOU BROKE MY CENTER HERE.
- GOSH.
♪♪♪♪
[ QUACKING ]
John: WELL, I'M WORKING
ON THE WATERFALL,
AND I SEE WOMAN HOVERING
AROUND THE TWO ROCKS
THAT I NEED FOR
THE LAST FINISHING TOUCHES.
HEY, WOMAN,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING?
I'M STRAPPING UP A ROCK.
- I HAD MY EYE ON THIS ROCK.
- I DON'T SEE YOUR EYE.
WHERE'S YOUR EYE?
"WELL, I DON'T SEE YOUR EYES
ON 'EM.
THEY'RE NOT YOUR ROCKS."
I HAD IT PICKED OUT
FOR A WATER FEATURE.
WELL, THIS IS
THE PERFECT LANDSCAPE ROCK.
- CAN I HAVE THIS ROCK?
- NO, I NEED THIS ONE, TOO.
♪♪♪♪
I NEED ROCKS
FOR A WATER FEATURE.
SHE CAN DO WITHOUT THEM
FOR LANDSCAPING.
ALL I WANT IS TWO ROCKS,
LITERALLY.
- EXACTLY. DON'T BE STINGY.
- TWO ROCKS FOR THE LAND.
YOU'RE THE ONE
THAT'S BEING STINGY.
- YOU GOT FORTY - -
- I ONLY WANT ONE OUT OF TWO.
I JUST WANTED A COUPLE ROCKS
FOR THE LANDSCAPE,
SO SUCK IT UP.
♪♪♪♪
FOR SOME REASON, BUILDING THIS
RELAXING, TRANQUIL POOL SETTING
IS REALLY STRESSING
EVERYBODY OUT.
SO I'M GONNA GATHER THE BOYS
TOGETHER
AND BRING 'EM BACK TO CENTER.
- WHAT ARE WE DOIN'?
- WE'RE GONNA MEDITATE.
- MEDITATE?
- OH.
TAKE YOUR BOOTS OFF.
CHOOSE A TOWEL.
TRY TO GET YOU INSPIRED
FOR THE HEALING GARDEN
THAT WE'RE GONNA CREATE.
JUST, YOU KNOW, JUST TRY
TO EMPTY YOUR MIND
OF ALL THOUGHTS
AND WORRIES.
ALREADY DONE.
OKAY. READY?
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- [ SNORES ]
30 SECONDS.
GIVE ME 30 SECONDS.
DEEP BREATHING.
TRY TO EMPTY YOUR MIND.
GET RID OF ALL
THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS.
JUST CENTER.
WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOIN'
BACK THERE?
GOSH.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING,
PLAYING YOGA CLASS
OVER HERE OR SOMETHIN'?
- YOU BROKE MY CENTER HERE.
- I GIVE UP. BACK TO WORK.
WELL, YOU HEARD THE WOMAN.
GET BACK TO WORK.
LET'S SET SOME BOULDERS.
YOU KNOW, I'VE DEALT
WITH 4-YEAR-OLDS THAT ARE
MORE MATURE THAN THESE GUYS.
WHO'S THE WISE GUY?
- [ CHUCKLES ]
- TIED MY LACES.
[ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
HEY, BOB, THERE YOU ARE.
HEY, WOMAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I'M HERE
IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA,
VISITING MY GOOD FRIEND BOB.
HE'S AN HERBALIST, AND HE'S GOT
A REALLY NICE, LITTLE BACKYARD
WITH LOTS OF MEDICINAL HERBS
IN IT.
I HAVE A CLIENT
WHOSE OLDER MOTHER
HAS BEEN GOING IN
AND OUT OF SURGERY.
AND WE WANNA CREATE
A SPACE FOR HER WHERE
SHE CAN RELAX AND MEDITATE,
AND I WAS THINKING, WELL,
WHY NOT HAVE SOME HEALING HERBS
TO PLANT IN THAT AREA?
SO IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SOMETHING
THAT IS EASY TO TAKE CARE OF,
CAN GROW IN A CONTAINER,
AND IS ATTRACTIVE, TOO.
ALL RIGHT. WELL,
JUST A COUPLE OF 'EM
RIGHT DOWN HERE, ACTUALLY.
THIS IS CALLED SPANISH NEEDLES
OR BEGGAR'S TICK.
I LIKE IT SPECIFICALLY
FOR A LINGERING COUGH.
DO YOU DRY THE LEAVES
AND MAKE A TEA OUT OF IT OR...
NAH, JUST EAT IT FRESH.
IT'S YUMMY.
THESE ARE FLORIDA NATIVE
WITH THAT BEAUTIFUL FLOWER.
IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL
BUTTERFLY ATTRACTOR.
AND HERE I JUST THOUGHT
IT WAS A WEED.
RIGHT? THIS IS YARROW.
AND, OH, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL
WHITE FLOWER ON THESE.
IT'S GOT A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT USES.
YOU CAN USE IT INTERNALLY
AS A TEA.
UH, IT'S VERY SOOTHING,
BUT WE CAN ALSO USE IT
EXTERNALLY AS A POULTICE,
WHERE WE MASH IT UP
AND PUT IT ON SOMETHING.
RIGHT.
AND THEN ACTUALLY THE ROOTS - -
THOSE ARE USED FOR, UH,
TOOTHACHE.
- NO KIDDING.
- AND YOU ACTUALLY CHEW IT UP
AND PUT IT IN THE GUM.
- WOW.
AND THEN YOUR TOOTH
DOESN'T HURT ANYMORE.
THIS IS COMFREY,
AND IT'S ACTUALLY
AN OLD APPALACHIAN REMEDY
FOR STOMACH AILMENTS.
IT HAS P. A. s,
PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS
IN THERE,
WHICH CAN BE A PROBLEM
IF THEY ACCUMULATE IN THE BODY.
SO ONE THAT WE'D REALLY
HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH,
BUT REALLY A GREAT PLANT.
SO AFTER THIS TRIP HERE
TO SEE BOB,
I THINK I'VE GOT ALL THE PLANTS
AND INFORMATION I NEED
TO CREATE A BEAUTIFUL
HERB GARDEN FOR ARLENE.
OH, YOU'VE JUST SHOWN ME
THREE GREAT PLANTS.
WHY DON'T WE GO AND GET
A COUPLE OF THOSE PLANTS
SO THAT YOU CAN TAKE 'EM BACK?
- I CAN GET STARTED.
- YEAH.
- COOL. ALL RIGHT. THANKS.
LOVE TO HAVE
MY OWN HEALING GARDEN,
BUT I'M TOO DAMN BUSY
TO GROW IT. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
LYNN AND ARNO HAD
AN EXISTING POOL CAGE,
BUT ALL THE PANELS ARE
REALLY TIGHT AND SMALL,
SO WE PULLED IT OUT,
AND WE NEED TO DO A NEW CAGE
WITH BIG PANORAMIC OPENINGS
WHERE YOU CAN REALLY KINDA
TAKE IN THE OUTSIDE
AND KINDA REALLY EMBRACE
THAT BEAUTIFUL NATURE
THAT'S ALL AROUND THEIR HOUSE.
♪♪♪♪
TODAY WE HAVE A BUNCH OF PALMS
TO INSTALL
THAT REALLY SOFTEN
AND COMPLETE THE LOOK.
YOU'VE GOT PYGMY DATE PALMS
GOING IN, FLORIDA THATCH PALM.
WE GOT SOME LADY PALM,
OR RHAPIS PALM,
THAT REALLY KINDA REFLECT
THE NATURAL NATIVE LOOK
OF THE FOREST
BEHIND THEIR HOUSE.
WE'RE GONNA ADD GRAVEL
BETWEEN THE ROCK WATERFALL
AND THE POOL CAGE,
AND TO GET THE GRAVEL IN QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY,
I HAVE AN IDEA.
ARE YOU GUYS READY
TO CREATE A BUCKET BRIGADE?
- A BUCKET BRIGADE?
- YEAH.
WE HAVE A LOT OF ROCK TO GET
INTO A TIGHT, LITTLE AREA,
AND I THOUGHT, WELL,
MAYBE, YOU KNOW,
IF WE MADE AN ASSEMBLY LINE,
WE COULD JUST QUICKLY
AND EFFICIENTLY
GET ALL THE ROCK
INSIDE THE CAGE AREA.
- ALL RIGHT. [ GRUNTS ]
- START FILLING UP BUCKETS
AND HAND 'EM IN.
♪♪♪♪
NOW WE GOT IT GOIN'.
SEE? TEAMWORK.
Lucas: WOW, THAT WENT MUCH
QUICKER THAN I EVEN EXPECTED.
MAYBE WE SHOULD DO MORE
OF THESE BRIGADES.
NICE WORK, GUYS.
WE MADE QUICK WORK OUT OF THAT.
WHAT WAS THAT,
LIKE, FIVE MINUTES?
MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.
I LIKE THAT.
IT'S TIME AGAIN FOR
ANOTHER "INSANE" QUESTION.
THIS JUST IN OFF TWITTER - -
"WHO ON YOUR CREW CAN MAKE
THE BIGGEST CANNONBALL SPLASH?"
♪♪♪♪
WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT,
SO STAY TUNED TO WATCH.
SO THE ANSWER
TO YOUR "INSANE" QUESTION - -
"WHO ON YOUR CREW CAN MAKE
THE BIGGEST CANNONBALL SPLASH?"
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU BE THE JUDGE
AND CHECK IT OUT?
♪♪♪♪
WELL, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR
CRASH HITS EVERYTHING HARD,
INCLUDING WATER.
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: TODAY'S PLANT DAY.
I LOVE PLANT DAY BECAUSE
BY THE TIME
WE PUT THOSE PALMS IN
AND THE PLANTS,
THE ROCK WORK LOOKS
10 TIMES BETTER.
WE NEED TO GET AT LEAST
ONE BAG OF MULCH UP THERE.
WHERE'S ALL THIS GOING? I THINK
THIS IS A LITTLE OVERKILL.
SUPPOSED TO BE SECLUDED.
WHEN I GET DONE,
IT'S GONNA BE PERFECT.
BEAUTIFUL.
Jane:
FOR ARLENE'S HEALING GARDEN,
I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE ALSO HAD SOME COLOR.
SO I MADE
A REALLY NICE SELECTION
OF THREE OR FOUR DIFFERENT
TYPES OF BROMELIADS,
SOME THAT WE CAN PUT
RIGHT IN THE TREES,
SOME THAT WE CAN TUCK
BEHIND OUR LITTLE WATERFALL.
IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.
HEY, SUNSHINE!
YOU NEED A LITTLE HELP
WITH YOUR GIRAFFE? [ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH.
OH, YEAH.
I FEEL LIKE I GOT THIS GORILLA
ON MY BACK ALL THE TIME,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
A GIRAFFE.
A GIRAFFE.
WHO WOULDA THUNK IT?
Lucas: I WAS TOTALLY MAKING FUN
OF THIS GIRAFFE
WHEN IT WAS SITTING
ON THAT OLD POOL DECK.
IT LOOKED SO OUT OF PLACE.
ONCE THE GIRAFFE
IS IN THIS NATURAL SETTING,
I KINDA LIKE IT.
NOW IT'S BACK IN THE JUNGLE
WHERE IT BELONGS.
WELL, GENERALLY, GIRAFFES - -
THEY DON'T COME FROM THE JUNGLE.
HAVE YOU EVER BEEN
TO THE JUNGLE?
- YES.
- AND YOU DIDN'T SEE GIRAFFES?
NO, 'CAUSE IT WAS
SOUTH AMERICA.
GIRAFFES DON'T COME
FROM THERE EITHER. [ CHUCKLES ]
ALL RIGHT, SMARTY PANTS.
WELL, WE CAN AGREE ON ONE THING.
IT LOOKS BETTER NOW.
IT LOOKS COOL RIGHT THERE,
YEAH.
- YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
- YES, ABSOLUTELY.
♪♪♪♪
- HEY, LUCAS?
- YEAH.
I GOT THE IDEA TO DO
A HANGING PLANTER.
- OH, LIKE A LIVING WALL?
- YEAH.
THIS IS ECO-FRIENDLY
RECYCLED MATERIAL.
THE PLANTS WILL DO
REALLY WELL IN HERE.
IT HELPS HOLD
THE MOISTURE.
I'VE SEEN LIVING WALLS BEFORE.
THEY DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THIS.
TRUST ME, WHEN IT'S - -
WHEN IT'S ALL DONE,
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE IT.
Jane: IF LYNN AND ARLENE
REALLY LIKE THIS HANGING WALL,
THEY CAN ADD MORE POCKETS,
PUT IN SOME DIFFERENT PLANTS.
THEY COULD TAKE IT OUT
AND POP IN ANOTHER PLANT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT IT
FROM HERE?
YEAH,
THIS IS NICE AND SOLID.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL LET YOU DO
YOUR MAGIC.
- ALL RIGHTY.
- I'LL GET BACK TO DOING WHAT I'M DOING.
- THANK YOU, HONEY BUNNY.
- YOU BETCHA.
[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]
WOW, SUNSHINE, THIS INTERIOR
FINISH LOOKS GREAT, HUH?
IT DOES, DOESN'T IT?
WELL, IT'S TIME TO FILL
THE POOL WITH WATER.
LOOKS LIKE THE RAIN GODS ARE
KINDA HELPING US OUT RIGHT NOW.
YEAH, WELL, WE ARE PRESSED
FOR TIME,
SO I FIGURE
THIS ONLY HELPS US.
ALTHOUGH IT'S KINDA SLOWING US
DOWN DOING OTHER THINGS,
IT WILL HELP US WITH THE POOL.
- ALL RIGHT.
WELL, YOU GOT A LITTLE SHOWER
RIGHT HERE
IF YOU NEED TO RINSE OFF.
YEAH, WELL,
THAT'S FOR LATER.
BEFORE I LEAVE TO GO HOME,
I COME LIKE THIS.
- [ LAUGHS ]
- AND THEN, YOU KNOW...
- ALL RIGHT.
- YOU'RE A CHARACTER.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: THE POOL'S LOOKING GREAT.
NOW IT'S TIME TO START
PUTTING ALL THOSE FINISHING
TOUCHES ON IT,
AND WE'RE HAVING CUSTOM
ARTIFICIAL WOOD PLANKS
PUT ON THE CEILING
OVER THE KITCHEN AREA...
[ CLACK ]
GIVING A REALLY NATURAL LOOK.
John: THINGS ARE LOOKING
REALLY GOOD AROUND HERE.
FINALLY, IT'S TIME TO BRING IN
THE FURNITURE
FOR THE LOEFFLER PATIO.
PUT THE SWIVEL CHAIRS
AT EITHER END,
AND THE OTHER ONES
GO ON THE SIDES.
[ HORN HONKS ]
Jane: NOW THAT I'VE CREATED
THIS BEAUTIFUL SPACE FOR ARLENE,
SHE'S GONNA NEED A PLACE
TO SIT AND RELAX.
- HEY, WOMAN, HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY, CELESTE! GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
I SEE YOU'RE IN THE PLANTS
AGAIN.
OH, YEAH, OF COURSE.
THE HOMEOWNER'S MOTHER IS JUST
RECUPERATING FROM SURGERY.
MM-HMM.
SO I REALLY WANT A CHAIR
AND A TABLE
THAT SHE CAN FEEL
REALLY COMFORTABLE IN.
- YES.
- READ A BOOK, DRINK SOME TEA.
- ENJOY THE SETTING, YEAH.
- EXACTLY, EXACTLY.
I THINK I GOT
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
ALL RIGHTY.
BRING IT ON IN. THIS IS
THE AREA IT'S GONNA BE IN.
ALL RIGHT, SO TELL ME
ABOUT THIS CHAIR, CELESTE.
IT'S ALL RECLAIMED WOOD.
IT'S A HARDWOOD,
SO IT CAN BE OUTSIDE.
AND, UM, WHEN MY MOM WAS
RECUPERATING FROM HIP SURGERY,
WHAT SHE REALLY NEEDED
WAS THE ARMS TO PUSH OFF,
AND ALSO THE CHAIR'S
NOT TOO LOW.
RIGHT.
SO SHE'LL BE ABLE
TO USE THESE ARMS
AND PUSH OFF OF THEM
AND FIND HER FOOTING,
AND THEN BE ABLE
TO STEP AWAY.
UM, BUT I THINK FOR THE PHYSICAL
STANDING UP AND SITTING DOWN,
SHE'LL BE COMFORTABLE
AND CONFIDENT IN DOING THAT.
YOU KNOW, JUST TO BE SAFE,
I THINK I MIGHT HAVE
TO CHECK IT OUT.
- OKAY, ALL RIGHT.
- SEE HOW IT FEELS.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK?
- AHH.
SHOULD I GO AHEAD AND BRING YOU
A BOOK AND A CUP OF TEA?
- THAT SOUNDS PERFECT.
- GREAT! ALL RIGHT.
- WORKS, YOU KNOW.
- I'LL GO GET IT.
JUST RELAX FOR A MINUTE.
[ BIRDS CALLING ]
Lucas: HERE WE ARE. I MEAN,
THE DAY'S FINALLY HERE.
I GET TO SHOW LYNN AND ARNO
THEIR COMPLETED BACKYARD
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
12 WEEKS AGO, I CAME
TO CHECK OUT THIS OLD POOL
THAT NEEDED A LOT OF WORK.
THIS BUILD WAS ALL ABOUT
TRANQUILITY AND REJUVENATION.
[ SNORING ]
BUT THERE WAS DEFINITELY
VERY LITTLE TRANQUILITY
AND REJUVENATION
DURING THIS BUILD.
YOU NEED TO GET YOUR EYES
CHECKED, OLD MAN,
IF YOU THOUGHT THAT WAS LEVEL.
- I LEVELED ACROSS IT.
Lucas: I MEAN,
IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT,
BUT IN THE END,
IT'S SO INCREDIBLE,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW
LYNN AND ARNO.
I AM SO EXCITED
TO SHOW YOU GUYS YOUR POOL.
- YOU GUYS PUMPED UP OR WHAT?
- I CAN'T WAIT.
- WE'RE READY.
- [ CHUCKLES ]
I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE
THIS NEW POOL.
I JUST HOPE IT'S EVERYTHING
THAT I'M PICTURING AND MORE.
FOR YEARS, I'VE ALWAYS HAD
THIS DREAM IDEA OF HAVING
THIS RESORT-TYPE POOL,
AND NOW I'M THINKING,
I'M GONNA HAVE SOMETHING
LIKE THIS AT HOME,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT.
- LET'S GO.
- YEAH, ALL RIGHT, COOL. LET'S GO.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT,
ONE... TWO...
THREE! CHECK OUT
YOUR NEW POOL!
OH, MY GOSH.
[ WATER SPLASHES ]
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
THE DAY IS FINALLY HERE.
I GET TO SHOW LYNN AND ARNO
THEIR NEW BACKYARD.
I REALLY HOPE I HIT A HOME RUN,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW UNTIL YOU GET
THE CLIENT'S REACTION.
[ WATER FLOWING ]
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE, GUYS.
I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR
HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE
THE WATERFALLS IN HAWAII,
SO I'M REALLY HOPEFUL
YOU'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK.
I KNOW. IT'S AN OCEAN
AROUND US.
IF YOU WOULD JUST LET US
SEE IT.
- I CAN'T WAIT.
- [ LAUGHS ]
DO YOU GUYS STILL REMEMBER
WHAT THAT OLD POOL LOOKED LIKE?
YOU HAD THAT RECTANGULAR,
BORING POOL,
THAT LITTLE SPA THAT REALLY,
YOU NEVER USED.
THE TILES WERE CRACKING,
FALLING OFF.
THE FOOTER WAS CRACKING.
THE INTERIOR FINISH WAS STAINED.
I MEAN,
IT WAS TOTALLY A MESS.
WHEN YOU OPEN YOUR EYES NOW,
YOU'RE GONNA EXPERIENCE
SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
LET'S SEE IT! LET'S SEE IT!
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT. ONE...
TWO...
THREE!
CHECK OUT YOUR NEW POOL!
Arno: HOLY COW.
Lynn: THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT'S AMAZING.
OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN WE EVEN DISCUSSED.
HOLY COW.
SEEING THE POOL
FOR THE FIRST TIME
WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
IT JUST LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE IN A GIANT GROTTO
WITH A GROTTO
INSIDE OF IT.
IT'S JUST SO COOL.
YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB,
LUCAS.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S A LOT.
I MEAN, WE HAD A LOT OF FUN.
WE GOT TWO GROTTOS,
A HUGE WATER WALL.
YOU GOT MORE DECK SPACE.
A TON MORE POOL. YOU HAVE ALL
KINDS OF SEATING IN HERE.
YOU GOT THE FIRE FEATURE,
PALM TREES.
I DON'T THINK YOU COULD
EVER GET ANY MORE FEATURES
INTO A SMALL AREA.
YOU NAILED THIS WATER.
YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THIS YARD
DOES GET A LOT OF SHADE,
I CREATED OUR OWN SPECIAL BLEND
FOR THIS POOL,
AND IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY
AT ALL THE LITTLE ROCKS,
THEY'RE ALL THE COLORS
OF THE BIG TENNESSEE ROCK.
BECAUSE IN A NATURAL LAGOON,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
THE BROKEN, LITTLE PIECES
OF THE LARGER STONE
IN THE BOTTOM.
IT'S PERFECT.
WELL, YOU LOVE
EVERYTHING SO FAR?
- ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT.
- INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE.
WELL, I GOT A LOT TO SHOW YOU,
SO LET'S WALK OVER THERE.
YOU REALLY WANTED TO MAKE
THE SPA
LIKE, A REALLY UNIQUE THING,
SO LOOK AT IT.
I MEAN, THE SPA IS AN ISLAND,
AND WHAT ISLAND IS COMPLETE
WITHOUT PALM TREES?
SO YOU GOT YOUR OWN
LITTLE PALM ISLAND.
PERFECT.
WELL, I LIKE THE WAY
THE WATER COMES
FROM THE TWO DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS.
THAT TURBULENCE - -
IT LOOKS TOTALLY NATURAL.
Lynn: YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF
DISCUSSION BACK AND FORTH
ON WHAT WE WERE GOING TO DO
WITH THAT SPA,
AND IT KEPT EVOLVING,
AND WHAT LUCAS CAME UP WITH - -
IT JUST WENT BEYOND
MY WILDEST DREAMS
OF WHAT IT WOULD BE.
IT'S MORE THAN
WHAT I EVEN ENVISIONED.
THIS IS THE COOLEST SPA
WE HAVE EVER BUILT, FOR SURE.
AMAZING.
♪♪♪♪
SO WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK
SO FAR?
- IT'S AMAZING.
- UNBELIEVABLE.
THIS AREA BACK HERE - -
THE HEALING GARDEN - -
WAS REALLY A SPECIAL PROJECT
THAT MY MOM, WOMAN,
DID FOR YOUR MOM, ARLENE,
AND I WAS KINDA THINKING,
IT'D BE A LOT OF FUN
IF I GRABBED MY MOM,
YOU GRAB YOUR MOM,
AND WE SHOW IT TO YOU GUYS
ALL TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME.
- THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
- COOL.
ALL RIGHT, WELL,
LET'S GO GET OUR MOMS.
ALL RIGHT!
AS WE WERE BUILDING
ARLENE'S SPACE,
WE STARTED CALLING IT
THE HEALING GARDEN.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT
WE FELT VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT,
AND WE'RE HOPING IT DOES,
IN FACT, HELP HER HEAL.
ALL RIGHT, KEEP LOOKING DOWN.
SO, ARLENE,
LYNN AND ARNO WANTED YOU
TO HAVE YOUR OWN SPACE,
AND I'M HOPING THIS IS
A PLACE
TO HELP YOU HEAL
AND REJUVENATE, AND, UH,
ARE YOU EXCITED
TO SEE IT?
YES.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, ONE...
TWO...
THREE! CHECK IT OUT!
♪♪♪♪
OH, WOW. [ LAUGHS ]
♪♪♪♪
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPA, HUH?
[ Voice breaking ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YOU KNOW, WE DIDN'T TELL MOM
TOO MUCH
ABOUT WHAT WE WERE DOING
BACK THERE FOR HER,
AND I COULD TELL THAT SHE
JUST ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT.
SHE WAS DEFINITELY
TOUCHED BY IT ALL.
THIS CHAIR WAS MADE
JUST FOR YOU.
- OH, MY GOSH.
- IT'S A LITTLE BIT HIGHER
THAN A NORMAL CHAIR,
AND IT'S GOT THE ARMS
SO SHE CAN PUSH UP.
EASIER TO GET OUT OF THE CHAIR.
Lynn: OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS YOUR SPACE TO COME
AND ENJOY WHENEVER YOU WANT,
BUT IN ADDITION
TO HAVING SOME BEAUTY,
I ALSO MADE YOU
A HEALING WALL.
WE'VE COLLECTED VARIOUS TYPES
OF MEDICINAL PLANTS,
SOME CULINARY HERBS
FOR COOKING,
AND THREW A LITTLE COLOR
IN THERE
WITH SOME BROMELIADS, TOO.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
AND I ALSO PUT SOME MINT
IN THERE,
SO WHEN YOU'RE HAVING
A CUP OF TEA,
YOU CAN PICK SOME FRESH MINT
AND CRUSH IT
AND PUT IT IN YOUR TEA.
- MM-HMM.
- AND WHEN YOU HAVE ENOUGH,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
PICK A BUNCH AND DRY IT.
- OH. OH.
- MAKE YOUR OWN MINT TEA.
I'M SO HAPPY I WAS ABLE
TO BE HERE FOR THIS MOMENT.
THIS WAS TRULY
AN EMOTIONAL, JOYFUL MOMENT.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET UP.
- THANKS AGAIN.
AW.
Lynn: LUCAS CAPTURED EVERYTHING
THAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR
WITH THE TRANQUILITY
AND THE NATURE,
AND WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED IN
THE SPACE THAT WE HAD AVAILABLE
IS - - IS UNBELIEVABLE.
IT TIES TOGETHER
WITH OUR PRESERVE
BEHIND OUR PROPERTY,
AND - - AND IT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED.
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW HE WAS
GONNA DO IT, BUT HE DID IT.
WHOO!
Arlene: LUCAS AND WOMAN ARE MORE
THAN TERRIFIC,
AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY'VE DONE
HAS BEEN VERY MUCH APPRECIATED.
[ Voice breaking ] I KNEW THERE
WAS A LOT OF LOVE PUT IN IT.
♪♪♪♪