Insane Pools Off the Deep End (2015–…): Season 2, Episode 7 - Hidden Party Zone - full transcript
Lucas takes on the nearly impossible challenge to transform a tiny, suburban backyard into a luxurious 5-star resort-worthy pool space, hiding its secret identity as the ultimate sports and party fanatic's entertainment zone!
LET'S ROCK!
All: 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!
All: WOW!
IS THIS THE SAME POOL?
HOLY...
Man: UNBELIEVABLE.
AWW.
Narrator:
ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.
LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.
WHOO!
YEAH!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: I'M HERE IN SARASOTA,
FLORIDA, TODAY
RIGHT HERE IN MY OWN BACKYARD.
SARASOTA IS ON
THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA.
ITS HOME TO THE NUMBER-ONE BEACH
IN THE U. S., SIESTA KEY.
I'M ABOUT TO MEET
WITH THE GEHRISCH FAMILY.
WE'VE EXCHANGED
A LOT OF E-MAILS,
AND FROM
WHAT I'VE GATHERED ALREADY,
IT'S GONNA TO BE
A VERY DIFFERENT BUILD FOR ME.
HEY, GOOD MORNING.
I'M LUCAS.
HEY LUCAS I'M MICHAEL,
COME ON IN.
I'M MICHAEL GEHRISCH
AND I LIVE WITH MY WIFE,
VICTORIA, IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
CURRENTLY, I SERVE AS THE C. E. O.
OF A TRADE ASSOCIATION
IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
LUCAS, THIS IS
MY WIFE VICTORIA.
OH, HI, VICTORIA.
OH, HI, LUCAS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU, TOO.
AND, WHO IS THIS?
THIS IS SOPHIE.
HI, SOPHIE.
MICHAEL AND I MET
3 1/2 YEARS AGO,
AND HE IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I REALLY LOVE TO LEARN
ABOUT MY CLIENTS FIRST
AND FIGURE OUT
WHO I'M DESIGNING
THE SPACE FOR.
Michael: WE LOVE TO ENTERTAIN,
AND ONCE A YEAR,
WE HAVE A BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY.
WE CALL IT "THE AQUARIUS
BIRTHDAY BASH."
OH, YEAH?
A LOT OF OUR FAMILY
WAS ALL BORN
BETWEEN EARLY JANUARY
AND MID-FEBRUARY.
THEY WERE ALL AQUARIUS',
SO WE STARTED CELEBRATING THEM
INTO ONE BIG EVENT,
AND IT'S REALLY GROWN.
ACTUALLY, WE'VE OUTGROWN
THE SPACE WE HAVE.
THIS PARTICULAR SPACE
WOULD BE JAM-PACKED
WITH ABOUT 20 PEOPLE
AND THEN
WE'D HAVE 30 INSIDE.
SO WE WERE
BUSTING AT THE SEAMS,
SO WE REALLY NEED
MORE SPACE.
TO ADD TO THAT,
WE WANT IT TO BE
AN EXTENSION OF THE HOUSE,
SO WHEN WE DO ENTERTAIN, AND IF
WE DO HAVE 75 PEOPLE HERE,
IT'S LIKE
ONE ENVIRONMENT.
GOTCHA.
THIS POOL IS MORE THAN JUST
BRICK AND MORTAR AND WATER.
I SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT
IN MY CHILDREN'S LIVES
AS WELL AS
MY GRANDCHILDREN'S LIVES.
THEY CAN COME HERE,
AND WE CAN LAUGH,
AND WE CAN COOK TOGETHER
AND JOKE AROUND.
THAT'S WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
ALL I CAN GIVE MY CHILDREN
IS MEMORIES.
DO YOU HAVE LIKE A STYLE
OR A THEME FOR THIS BUILD YET?
SORT OF
A KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY
WHERE IT'S MINIMALISTIC,
BUT STILL WARM,
AND IT SORT OF GIVES YOU
THAT OLD FLORIDA FEEL.
I GOTCHA.
SO, IT'S ALMOST LIKE
WALKING INTO A RESORT
IN YOUR BACKYARD.
WELL, I'D LOVE TO JUST KIND OF
GO WITH BACK IN THE YARD
AND KIND OF SEE HOW MUCH SPACE
YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH.
SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT IDEA.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO IT GOOD.
SO, I GUESS THIS IS
MY CANVAS, HUH GUYS?
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE OUT HERE.
THIS IS NICE.
YEAH.
KIND OF PAINT THE PICTURE
OF MAYBE YOUR WISH LIST.
LUCAS I'M A DREAMER.
IN MY IDEAL WORLD,
I WOULD LIKE A POOL,
A HOT TUB,
A KITCHEN
WITH A HIBACHI MAKER
SO I CAN MAKE PANCAKES
FOR MY GRANDKIDS ON IT.
IDEALLY UNDER SHADE,
AN OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM,
A SHOWER.
OKAY, OKAY.
SHE'S GOT
A BIG DREAM LIST.
YEAH, A LOT OF STUFF.
A FIREPLACE.
AS I TELL LUCAS MY DREAM LIST,
I SEE A MAN GOING,
"OH, MY GOD.
SHE WANTS IT ALL," AND I DO.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD
TO THAT MICHAEL?
YEAH, AN ICE MAKER,
A GRILL, BEER TAP,
LIKE A NICE SINK.
SO, EVERYTHING
INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK?
YEAH, THAT'S
THE CHALLENGE.
YOU SURE
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE?
YEAH, WE THOUGHT MAYBE
ANOTHER TV IN THE BAR AREA.
USUALLY, I DO, LIKE,
MAYBE ONE TV OUTDOORS.
YOU WANT LIKE TWO?
YEAH, LUCAS,
WE'RE ENTERTAINERS.
WE WANT THIS TO BE A REAL
HIGH-END ENTERTAINMENT AREA,
SO IF YOU'RE STAYING OUT
THERE WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME,
YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
IN ONE OF THE BEST PLACES
YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE.
OKAY, YEAH, I'M STARTING
TO GET THE PICTURE.
WELL, I'D LIKE
TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND,
KIND OF GET INSPIRED,
AND I'LL START
PUTTING TOGETHER
SOME DESIGN IDEAS,
AND THEN WE CAN MEET BACK
TOGETHER AND GO OVER IT?
SOUNDS GOOD.
COOL.
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
HAVE A HUGE DREAM LIST,
BUT THAT BACKYARD'S
PRETTY SMALL,
SO I REALLY HAVE TO PLAN OUT
HOW WE CAN MAKE IT FEEL
BIGGER THAN IT IS.
ALSO, I REALLY NEED TO TAKE
THAT INDOOR FEELING...
KEY WEST-Y YELLOW AND WHITE.
...BRING IT OUTSIDE, AND THEN
JUST TAKE IT OVER THE TOP.
I THINK I GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL, VICTORIA,
YOU GUYS READY?
ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S DEFINITELY
A BIG WISH LIST,
BUT I THINK I PRETTY MUCH
GOT ALL OF IT.
NICE.
THE WHOLE IDEA HERE
IS OBVIOUSLY TO MAXIMIZE
YOUR ENTERTAINING SPACE
BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE 40,
50 PEOPLE HERE SOMETIMES,
SO YOU NEED AREAS TO SIT.
TYPICALLY, YOU'LL SEE THE POOL,
THEN MAYBE 3 FOOT OF DECK
ON THE BACK SIDE,
THEN THE FOOTER FOR THE CAGE,
SO NOW YOU'RE LOSING 4 FOOT
THAT YOU ARE NEVER GONNA USE.
SO, MY IDEA IS YOU USE
THE BEAM OF THE POOL
AS THE FOOTER FOR THE CAGE,
SO NOW YOU'RE GETTING
4 MORE FEET OF USABLE SPACE
AND IN JUST IN FRONT OF THAT,
A HOT TUB SPA.
AND, HOW DEEP ARE YOU THINKING
ABOUT THE POOL?
TO ME I WAS KIND OF THINKING
4 TO MAYBE 4-1/2 IN THE MIDDLE,
JUST SO YOU CAN ALL
HANG OUT IN THERE
AND WALK AROUND AND SIT.
WELL, I'M 5'4",
SO WHERE IS THAT GONNA BE?
WELL, LET ME MEASURE YOU?
OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
THAT I HAVE
4-INCH HEELS ON.
SO INSTEAD OF 4'6",
WE WILL GO TO 4'10"-
PERFECT.
THAT'LL BE THE DEPTH.
SO, BASICALLY RIGHT THERE.
HONEY, I DON'T WANT TO BE,
LIKE, IN THE POOL UP TO HERE.
HONEY! HONEY!
4 1/2 FEET? I'D HAVE TO HOLD
MY COCKTAIL LIKE THIS!
AND SO 4, RIGHT,
WOULD BE THERE.
THAT'S BETTER.
I THINK THAT LOOKS
PERFECT TO ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
4 FEET IT IS.
ALL RIGHT, SO, I KNOW YOU GUYS
AREN'T INTO BIG BOULDERS,
YOU DON'T WANT A GROTTO,
THE KIND OF TYPICAL STUFF
THAT WE DO,
BUT WE NEED MOVEMENT,
WE NEED WATER FALLING.
SO, WHAT IF WE DID THIS WALL
THAT'S THE BEAM OF THE POOL,
MAKE IT ELEVATED
3 TO 4 FEET,
AND THEN WHAT WE CAN DO
IS LIKE A WHITE BEACH PEBBLE
SO THAT WAY
IT'S MORE CONTEMPORARY.
SO, WHEN THE WATER
IS COMING OVER IT,
THE WATER IS UNDULATING
AND RIPPLING,
AND IT'S JUST GONNA BE
VISUALLY STIMULATING,
BUT STILL VERY SLEEK AND SIMPLE
BECAUSE ALL IT IS
IS LITTLE, WHITE ROCKS
ON THAT WHOLE WALL.
I LOVE THE IDEA.
YEAH, IT WASN'T
IN MY ORIGINAL DREAM,
BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU GUYS ALSO
MENTIONED WANTING A SHOWER.
I'M THINKING KIND OF
RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR BEDROOM
IN THIS LITTLE NOOK.
WELL, MOST OF THE TIME,
IF WE'RE HERE BY OURSELVES,
HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GONNA USE
THE OUTDOOR SHOWER?
IT'S PROBABLY MINIMAL.
RIGHT.
SO, IF WE DIDN'T
DO A SHOWER,
WE CAN JUST HAVE THIS OPEN SPACE
MORE AS A SITTING AREA,
AND THEN THE SPA
COULD BE BROUGHT OVER
A LITTLE BIT OF MORE
AND MAKE THIS LIKE A ZEN AREA
WHERE IT'S A LITTLE QUIET
IN THE MORNING,
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THE WATER
AND THE WATERFALL.
OKAY.
I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD REVISION.
COOL. I LIKE THAT.
ALSO, YOU GUYS,
THERE IS QUITE A LONG LIST
OF APPLIANCES YOU WANTED
TO PUT IN YOUR KITCHEN.
YOU HAVE AN ICE MAKER, SINK,
KEGERATOR, FRIDGE, GRILL.
WHAT AM I MISSING?
WELL, THE HIBACHI WAS
IN THERE.
BUT WE COULD DO THE HIBACHI
STONE ON THE GRILL AS AN OPTION.
WILL THAT WORK?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I'M REALLY LOVING THIS PLAN.
YOU GUYS HAVE HAD
SOME GREAT INPUT.
I MEAN IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. LET'S DO IT.
AWESOME GUYS.
I'M SURPRISED WE'RE ABLE TO
GET IT ALL IN THERE, YOU KNOW?
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
FOR THE GEHRISCH PROJECT,
WE HAVE A $250,000 BUDGET
AND 12 WEEKS TO BUILD IT
RIGHT BEFORE THEIR BIG
AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
♪♪♪♪
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF ROCK WORK ON THIS BUILD,
THERE IS STILL
PLENTY OF WORK TO DO.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COME CHECK OUT
THIS FRESH NEW BUILD.
WOW, NOT A LOT OF SPACE
TO GET BACK IN HERE.
NO, IT'S TIGHT,
DEFINITELY.
WELL, AT LEAST
WE'RE WORKING IN SARASOTA.
WE DON'T HAVE TO
TRAVEL, SO...
WHERE'S OLD MAN?
HE ACTUALLY IS
ON HIS WAY BACK
FROM A FAMILY REUNION,
SO HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE - -
NAH, HE OVERSLEPT.
I AM SURE.
THIS IS THE GEHRISCH FAMILY,
VICTORIA AND MICHAEL.
THEY LOVE TO ENTERTAIN,
THEY LOVE HAVING SPORTS PARTIES.
THEY HAVE AN AQUARIUS PARTY
EVERY YEAR.
Chris:
CAN'T HAVE MUCH OF A PARTY HERE.
THEY'LL HAVE
30, 40 PEOPLE.
THAT'S LIKE
A PARTY LIKE THIS - -
"HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
NICE PARTY."
WHOO!
YOU GUYS GOT TO HAVE FAITH
IN ME.
I'VE FOUND A WAY
TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING
THEY WANT IN THE SMALL BACKYARD
AND STILL HAVE SPACE LEFT OVER.
BUT YOU LOVE
TO CHANGE STUFF.
THAT MEANS YOU GOT
TO STICK TO YOUR PLANS.
WELL, I HAVE TO BECAUSE
THE SETBACKS ARE GOING
TO DEFINITELY KEEP ME CONFINED
WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT
OF WHAT I'VE ALREADY DESIGNED.
SO, THE THEME FOR THIS BUILD
IS REALLY KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY,
SO YOU GUYS, SORRY,
BUT NO BIG BOULDERS ON THIS ONE.
REALLY? YOU MEAN I DON'T
HAVE TO LIFT ROCK ALL DAY LONG?
IF THERE IS NO HEAVY EQUIPMENT
ON THIS JOB,
WHAT IS THIS GUY
GONNA DO ALL DAY?
STICKING TILES TO THE WALL.
WHI-PSSH! WHI-PSSH!
WHI-PSSH! WHI-PSSH!
WHAT ABOUT MUD-MAN, HE IS NOT
GONNA HAVE A LOT OF MUD TO MAKE.
OH, WELL.
AND, THEN ABOUT ME AND OLD MAN?
WHERE ARE OUR ROCKS?
WELL YOU AND OLD MAN HAVE
THIS WHOLE INTRICATE KITCHEN
TO BUILD.
OF COURSE, WOMAN,
YOU WILL ALSO
BE IN CHARGE
OF THE LANDSCAPING.
AND SUNSHINE, YOU'LL BE
IN CHARGE OF ALL THE PLUMBING.
PIECE OF CAKE.
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE CALLING
THIS CONTEMPORARY
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S EASY.
THERE'S A TON OF WORK.
THIS WHOLE SPACE NEEDS TO FEEL
BIGGER WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE.
IT'S A CHANGE OF PACE,
BUT I LIKE THAT.
WELL, DON'T FORGET
ABOUT THE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY,
THAT'S THE BIG BASH.
THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOT TO BE DONE.
SWEET.
YOU GUYS READY
TO GET STARTED OR WHAT?
OH, YEAH.
I'M READY.
LET'S BUILD
ANOTHER DREAM!
LET'S GET TO WORK, GUYS.
GET OUR TOOLS.
♪♪♪♪
I'M REALLY EXCITED
THAT FOR THE GEHRISCH PROJECT,
IT'S A FRESH BUILD,
AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
THIS BUILD WILL GO EVEN FASTER.
NEXT, WE'LL CREATE
THE SKELETON AND SHAPE
OF THE POOL WITH THE REBAR...
AND LAY OUT THE PLUMBING.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT COME
OUT YOU GUYS.
TODAY I'M CHECKING IN
WITH MICHAEL AND VICTORIA.
EVERYTHING'S FRAMED UP,
THE STEEL IS IN,
THE PLUMBING'S IN,
BUT WE HAVEN'T SHOT
THE SHELL YET.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED OUT HERE.
LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU THINK SO FAR.
I SEE MY BACKYARD
AND I SEE A BIG HOLE
AND A LOT OF REBAR.
I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.
I WANT THAT FIVE-STAR
LUXURY SPA FEEL,
AND WHEN I WALKED OUT TODAY,
I DIDN'T FEEL THAT.
TO ME THIS IS
A LOT OF DIRT
AND I HAVE SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS BACKYARD.
♪♪♪♪
WE'RE HERE AT THE GEHRISCH
RESIDENCE IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
COME CHECK OUT THE CHAOS.
WOW!
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING
THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE.
THEY HAVE
QUITE THE DREAM LIST
OF ITEMS
THAT THEY WANT INCLUDED.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
LUCAS, THE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY
BASH IS COMING UP.
THIS STILL LOOKS LIKE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
ARE WE STILL GONNA
MAKE OUR DEADLINE?
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
BUT ONCE WE GET
THE GUNITE IN HERE,
EVERYTHING'S GONNA
GO A LOT FASTER.
THIS IS JUST GONNA BE LIKE
THE ULTIMATE ENTERTAINING SPACE.
Victoria: BUT LUCAS,
REMEMBER MY DREAM LIST.
I MEAN, LIKE WHAT ARE WE DOING
WITH THE FIREPLACE?
WELL, I THINK
THE BEST LOCATION
FOR THE FIREPLACE
IS JUST BENEATH THE TV.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO ME IS THAT THE FIREPLACE
ISN'T JUST MOUNTED
ON THE WALL,
BUT RATHER LOOKS
LIKE IT'S BUILT-IN WITH THE TV.
IT'S NOT JUST AN ADD-ON.
GOTCHA.
LUCAS AT SOME POINT, THIS PLACE
MAY FEEL LIKE A SPORTS BAR,
WE JUST DON'T WANT IT
TO LOOK LIKE A SPORTS BAR.
Lucas:
I'M GONNA PROVE TO THESE GUYS
THAT THIS POOL IS
GONNA HAVE THE ABILITY
TO TRANSFORM AND LOOK NOTHING
LIKE A SPORTS BAR.
YOU SEE ALL THESE PIPES
STICKING UP,
THAT'S WHAT'S FEEDING
YOUR WATER WALL.
THIS WHOLE TROUGH
FILLS UP WITH WATER
AND SPILLS OVER THE WHOLE LENGTH
OF THE WALL
OVER THOSE BEACH PEBBLES
SO YOU GET A LOT
OF MOVEMENT WITH THE WATER
AND ITS ALL UPLIFT.
Victoria: WOW.
WHATEVER COLOR
THE LIGHTS ARE,
IT'S REALLY GONNA REFLECT
OFF THAT WHITE STONE.
Victoria: WHEN LUCAS STARTS TO
REALLY PAINT THE PICTURE,
IT REALLY BECAME SURREAL.
LUCAS YOU ARE
GIVING ME CHILLS.
I AM SO EXCITED,
I WANT TO CRY.
IT'S GONNA BE
JUST INCREDIBLE.
IT REALLY BRINGS IT
TO LIFE, DOESN'T IT?
DEFINITELY.
SURE.
ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IS
DO I HAVE YOU GUYS' BLESSING
TO KIND OF GO AHEAD AND KEEP
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE POOL?
ABSOLUTELY,
100% BLESSING.
100%.
OH, NICE.
HIGH FIVE!
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
WELL, I'LL GET BACK TO WORK,
AND WE'LL BE READY
FOR THAT PARTY.
Matt: IT'S TIME FOR GUNITE.
EVEN THOUGH THE POOL IS KIND
OF SMALL AND RECTANGLE,
IT TAKES A FULL DAY
TO SHOOT THE GUNITE.
AFTER THAT, WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL IT'S CURED,
SO WE CAN START PUTTING
THE TILES AND OTHER STUFF ON.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, BASICALLY
YOU KNOW WE'RE READY
TO START PREPPING
FOR ALL OUR TILE WORK.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU
GETTING FOR TILE?
Well, WE ARE GONNA
TO DO DARK BLUE TILES
INSIDE THE POOL
AND AROUND THE SPA
AND THEN DID YOU SEE
ALL THESE BIG BOXES HERE?
THEY'RE ALL FILLED
WITH OUR FAVORITE
LITTLE BEACH PEBBLES.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL
IT'S GONNA BE.
THAT'S A LOT
OF PEBBLES ON THAT WALL.
HEY, YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE HALF OF IT.
ONCE WE DO THIS WALL,
GUESS WHAT?
John: THERE'S MORE.
DOING ALL
THESE BEAUTIFUL PEBBLES
ON THIS WHOLE WALL
RIGHT HERE.
[ GROANS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I GOT THE EASY JOB
PUTTING IT ON THERE,
YOU GET TO GROUT IT.
Chris: PUTTING ON THE PEBBLE
IS ONE THING,
THE TEDIOUS PART
IS ACTUALLY THE GROUT.
I MEAN, I HATE DOING IT.
THE BEST THING I CAN DO
IS GIVE OLD MAN THE JOB.
I THINK
I'LL BE SICK THAT DAY.
IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU
A FEW DAYS.
YEAH, MAYBE A WEEK.
[ GROANS ]
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET TO IT, GUYS.
♪♪♪♪
HEY, YOU GUYS
PLAYING NICE TOGETHER.
OH, LOVELY.
LOOKING GOOD.
Chris: WELL, THE FIRST STEP
BEFORE YOU PUT THESE PEBBLES
ON THE WALL,
YOU'VE GOT TO USE THINSET.
THAT'S LIKE THE BONDING AGENT
THAT ACTUALLY BONDS
THE CEMENT TO THE PEBBLE.
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
NICE GOOD LINES ON THERE
AND YOU DON'T WANT IT
ALL BUMPY 'CAUSE
THAT WILL SHOW
THROUGH THE PEBBLE.
CRASH, I GOT
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
WHAT YOU GOT?
I GOT A TOOTH FOR YOU.
YOU GOT ME A TOOTH?
LOOK. IT LOOKS PERFECT.
LET ME SEE.
AH.
OH, YEAH. IT'S A LITTLE WHITER
THAN YOUR TEETH,
BUT YOU COULD...
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
I'LL ROCK THAT.
YOU'RE SO GOOD
AT THIS CRASH.
WELL, BEFORE I STARTED
WORKING WITH LUCAS,
THIS IS WHAT I DID
FOR 10 YEARS.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: I KNOW THE GEHRISCHS WANT
A SMALL, ZEN-LIKE SEATING AREA,
BUT I WANT
TO TAKE IT UP A NOTCH.
I'M GONNA USE ONE OF
MY SPECIAL GLACIAL BOULDERS
FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION
TO CREATE A WATER FEATURE.
TO ME THERE'S NOTHING
MORE RELAXING
THAN THE MOVEMENT
AND SOUND OF WATER.
I REALLY HOPE THAT
THEY LIKE MY GIFT TO THEM.
THE FIRST THING
WE HAVE TO DO IS DIG A HOLE
FOR THE BASIN
WHICH CATCHES THE WATER.
OH, BOY.
MANY WHEELBARROWS.
MANY WHEELBARROWS.
****
CRASH AND I ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DIGGING A 6 FOOT DIAMETER HOLE.
INSTEAD, WE RAN INTO A FOOTER
THAT'S IN THE WAY
OF SINKING THIS BASIN
IN THE GROUND.
♪♪♪♪
John: WE'RE HERE
AT THE GEHRISCH RESIDENCE
AND CRASH AND I ARE DIGGING
A 6-FOOT-DIAMETER HOLE
FOR THE BASIN PART
OF A SURPRISE FEATURE.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY
WE RAN INTO A PROBLEM,
AND NOW WE HAVE
TO TELL LUCAS ABOUT IT.
OH, MAN.
WE DUG A HOLE
OUT FOR OUR BASIN,
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE RAN
INTO THE MASSIVE FOOTER
FOR THIS WALL, WHICH IS
A HUGE CHUNK OF CONCRETE.
THE GEHRISCHS HAVE
THIS AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY PARTY
COMING UP AND WE HAVE A REAL
HARD DEADLINE WE HAVE TO MAKE.
TRYING TO DO A NICE SURPRISE
WATER FEATURE FOR THEM
AND NO GOOD DEED
GOES UNPUNISHED.
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO MOVE
THE WHOLE THING DOWN,
WHICH IS GONNA
EAT-UP DECK SPACE.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
IT'S GOT TO GET DONE.
WELL, THE ONLY SOLUTION
I SEE, GUYS,
IS LETS SLIDE THE WHOLE BASIN
DOWN ABOUT A FOOT,
SO WE ONLY HAVE TO CUT MAYBE
6 INCHES OUT OF THE FOOTER,
THAT WAY IT'S NOT REALLY
COMPROMISING ANYTHING.
I LIKE THAT PLAN.
I'LL GET THE CHIP AND HAMMER
AND START WHACKING THIS OUT.
ALL RIGHT. OLD MAN,
I MEAN I HOPE YOU ARE IN LOVE
THAT SHOVEL 'CAUSE
YOU'RE GONNA BE
MARRIED TO IT FOR
A LITTLE WHILE. [ LAUGHS ]
I FEEL LIKE
I'M DIGGING MY GRAVE.
♪♪♪♪
WELL, A FOOTER IS THE FOUNDATION
FOR A WALL.
IT'S UNDERNEATH THE GROUND,
SO YOU DON'T SEE IT.
BUT WITHOUT IT THE WALL
MIGHT FALL DOWN.
HERE'S
OUR WATER FEATURE.
I HOPE IT FITS IN.
YOU RASCAL.
CRISIS AVERTED.
BACK ON TRACK.
A LITTLE CHIPPING,
A LITTLE DIGGING,
I'M FEELING GOOD
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL THING
WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE.
ONE OF MY BEAUTIFUL
GLACIAL BOULDERS FROM MINNESOTA
THAT I'VE BEEN SAVING,
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT HOME.
IT'S GONNA SOUND BEAUTIFUL,
ITS GONNA LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
YOU BETCHA.
♪♪♪♪
WELL, CRASH,
WE CAN START GROUTING.
WE?
HEY, OLD MAN.
THERE IS A LOT
OF GROUTING HERE TO DO.
[ Chuckling ] THERE IS
A LOT OF GROUTING TO DO.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
JUST PLASTER IT ON?
THROW IT ON THERE,
SMEAR, GET IT ALL IN THE HOLES?
PACK IT IN THERE NICE AND GOOD,
THEN SCRAPE IT ALL OUT.
IT'S REALLY GONNA
BE HARD
TO GET THE GROUT IN THERE
AND THEN TO CLEAN IT.
WELL SINCE THIS LOOKS
LIKE A BUNCH OF LITTLE TEETH,
A BROUGHT YOU
A SPECIAL TOOL.
WHAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO
CLEAN THIS UP WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?
YEAH, WE GOT TO GET IN
BETWEEN EVERY LITTLE PEBBLE.
YOU THINK I AM GONNA CLEAN EACH
AND EVERY PEBBLE
WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?
YOU GOT TO BE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I'LL GET OLD BY THE TIME I GET
DONE DOING ALL THAT.
GET OLD?
IT'S A LITTLE LATE
FOR THAT.
LET'S JUST GET TO IT.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
John: THE PURPOSE OF GROUTING
ALL THE TILE WORK IS TO SEAL IT.
YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE THE TILE
LAID UP WITH THINSET,
IT MIGHT NOT STAY ON THE WALL.
THE GROUT HELPS LOCK
IT ALL IN PLACE.
I GOT TO RAKE THE WALL.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T MIND DOING IT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY FUN PLAYING
IN THIS GROUT WITH MY HANDS.
DON'T LET CRASH KNOW
I'M ACTUALLY LIKING IT.
OH. YOU CAN'T LET LUCAS
KNOW, EITHER.
HE'LL BE HAVING US DO THESE
WALLS ALL THE TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Jane: TO GET THE EFFECT
THAT WE WANT,
YOU CAN'T JUST
SPONGE THE GROUT OFF.
YOU REALLY ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET
IN THERE WITH A BRUSH
OR A POINTER
AND CLEAN AROUND EVERY PEBBLE.
ONLY 340 SQUARE FEET
TO GO.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪♪♪
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING
THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE,
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO REALLY OPEN UP
THE KITCHEN AREA,
LIKE RAISING THE HEADER
TO MAKE IT FEEL
A LOT BIGGER THAN IT IS.
HEY, LUCAS.
YEAH.
WE GOT
THAT HEADER OUT.
YEAH, THAT LOOKS GREAT.
IT FEELS SO MUCH MORE OPEN.
WE FRAMED OUT
THIS WALL HERE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW,
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO THERE?
WELL, WE BASICALLY HAVE
A BLANK SLATE
TO DO SOMETHING
KIND OF COOL WITH IT.
IS THE KITCHEN IN HERE AT ALL,
OR IS IT ALL OUT HERE?
NO, REMEMBER THE KITCHEN
GOES OVER HERE.
WELL MAYBE
WE CAN DO SOMETHING
WITH THIS WALL
LIKE A BUFFET AREA.
MATCH THE SAME
COUNTER HEIGHT AS HERE.
THAT'S FUNCTIONAL,
AS WELL.
AND THEN MAYBE ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE WALL,
WE JUST DO
SOME MORE BEACH PEBBLE.
I'LL LET YOU
GET BACK TO WORK.
ALL RIGHT, HUN.
GREAT IDEA, THOUGH, WOMAN,
I LIKE IT.
♪♪♪♪
MY MOM IS RIGHT.
HAVING A BUFFET
AGAINST THAT WALL
IS GONNA BE REALLY FUNCTIONAL,
BUT IT HAS TO MATCH
WITH THE REST OF THE DECOR,
SO I KNOW JUST THE PEOPLE TO GO
TO FOR SOME SPECIALTY FURNITURE.
GOOD MORNING, CELESTE.
OH, GOOD MORNING, LUCAS.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M CELESTE GRUENSTEIN,
I OWN AND OPERATE A SUSTAINABLE
HOME-FURNISHINGS ENTERPRISE.
WE RECLAIM, RESTORE,
AND REPURPOSE
DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
TO A BEAUTIFUL STATE.
I'M LOOKING FOR KIND OF LIKE
A SERVING TABLE
THAT HAS A MODERN FEEL TO IT,
BUT HAS SOME NATURAL LINES.
OKAY, I THINK I'VE GOT
A FEW THINGS IN MIND.
WELL LET'S EXPLORE.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT STILL HAS THAT KIND OF
CONTEMPORARY FEEL
BUT I LOVE THE LIVE EDGE,
I LOVE ALL THE TEXTURE,
ALL THE CHARACTER
ON THIS OLD STUMP.
I MEAN THAT'S JUST -
ISN'T THAT AWESOME?
YEAH, I JUST,
I THINK MY BIGGEST RESERVATION
ABOUT THIS IS THE COLOR.
I NEED SOMETHING THAT'S DARKER,
SOMETHING THAT MAKES IT POP
SO YOU HAVE THE CONTRAST
OF THE WHITE BEACH PEBBLE
AND THEN THE DARK TOP
AND BE A BIT SMALLER.
SO, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
WE DON'T ANYTHING
JUST LIKE THAT,
BUT WE CUSTOM FABRICATE,
SO WE CAN MAKE IT LIKE THAT.
REALLY?
YES. WE GOT YOU COVERED.
ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
Lucas: I'VE BEEN COMING HERE
TO CELESTE FOR YEARS
AND I HAD NO IDEA I COULD GET
THE FURNITURE CUSTOM-MADE
TO MEET MY SPECS.
COME ON INTO
THE FABRICATION ZONE.
BEING ABLE
TO CUSTOMIZE THE FURNITURE
IS STARTING TO GIVE ME
A LOT OF IDEAS.
LUCAS, THIS IS DON,
OUR CHIEF FABRICATOR.
HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE'S THE GUY.
YEAH, HE'S THE GUY.
I THINK
I HAVE TO HAVE THESE GUYS
MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR A SPECIAL FURRY,
LITTLE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
VICTORIA HAS
THIS DOG SOPHIE.
WHAT IF WE MADE A DOG BED
THAT REALLY KIND OF
TIED INTO THE TABLE.
MAYBE LIKE
A BEAUTIFUL SLAB OF WOOD
WITH THE LIVE
GRAIN EDGES.
A LIVE-EDGE, SLAB DOG BED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK DON?
I AM SURE
WE CAN DO THAT.
Lucas: THIS SHOPPING TRIP
HAS BEEN GREAT.
I CAME IN LOOKING
FOR A BUFFET TABLE,
BUT I'M GOING OUT
WITH A CUSTOM SERVING TABLE
AND A CUSTOM DOGGIE BED.
HEY, GUYS,
I GOT SOME ROCK WORK!
ONLY ONE ROCK?
2,000-POUND GLACIAL BOULDER
WE GOT TO GET IN THERE BY HAND.
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
Chris: COULDN'T YOU FIND
A SMALLER ROCK?
WHOA!
♪♪♪♪
Chris: WELL, WE'RE HERE IN
SARASOTA, FLORIDA, MY HOMETOWN,
WE ARE AT THE GEHRISCH JOB.
OUR DEADLINE IS COMING UP
REAL CLOSE.
BUT THIS PROJECT IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN OUR NORMAL THING.
WELL, WITH THESE PEBBLES
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DETAIL
AND PRECISION.
SO, WE GOT TO WORK
A LITTLE HARDER
TO CLEAN IT ALL OUT.
IT'S LIKE FLOSSING
A MILLION TEETH.
YOU GOT TO USE A TOOTHBRUSH,
A PAINTBRUSH, ANYTHING,
AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT.
SO, THE GEHRISCHS WANT
A KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY FEEL
TO THEIR BACKYARD POOL,
SO IN KEEPING WITH THAT THEME,
WE PICKED OUT
A SILVER TRAVERTINE
WITH A PLATINUM GROUT.
IT'S GONNA LOOK GREAT.
♪♪♪♪
Jane:
THIS KITCHEN IS A SMALL SPACE,
BUT THERE'S A LOT
GOING ON IN IT.
SO, WE'RE BRINGING IN ROSS
IN TO HELP ME OUT.
HE'S SUBCONTRACTOR
SPECIALIZES IN CABINETRY.
ALL RIGHT,
SO WHERE IS MY KEGERATOR GOING?
THAT WOULD BE THIS CAVITY
WE'RE CUTTING OUT RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS GONNA BE
FOR OUR FRIDGE?
CORRECT.
OH, WE GOT THE GRILL RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE DOING A HOOD, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH,
THERE'LL BE A HOOD ABOVE THAT.
AND THEN, WE STILL HAVE THE
ICE-MAKER THAT HAS GOT A SPOT.
SNEAKING IT
RIGHT IN THE CORNER HERE.
YOU KNOW, LUCAS SAID
YOU COULD GET IT ALL TOGETHER
IN THIS
TINY LITTLE SPACE.
YOU'RE DOING IT.
WE'RE TRYING,
TRYING REALLY HARD.
ROSS IS ALSO WORKING
ON THE FIREPLACE.
Lucas: HEY, ROSS, HOW ARE
WE COMING WITH THE FIREPLACE?
Ross: GOOD, JUST GETTING IT
GOING THIS MORNING.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOMETHING
HAPPENING ABOUT THIS HERE.
THE GEHRISCHS HAVE CHALLENGED
ME TO FIT TWO TVs
IN THIS REALLY SMALL SPACE.
THEY HAD A TV RIGHT THERE,
SO I GOT TO DO SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT MORE JAZZY.
KIND OF NEED YOU
TO COLLABORATE WITH MY A. V. GUY
ON THAT ONE
RIGHT THERE.
OKAY, WE WILL DO.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING,
LUCAS?
OH, THERE'S FRANK, RIGHT THERE.
HOW'S IT GOING MAN?
ROSS. GOOD TO MEET YOU,
HOW ARE YOU SIR?
SO, WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON
THIS TIME FOR ME?
WELL, WELCOME
TO THE GEHRISCH PROJECT MAN.
THE GEHRISCHS
ARE HUGE SPORTS FANS.
THEY LOVE
TO WATCH THE GAME.
SO, THIS IS THE HUB
OF THE AREA.
LOOKS INTERESTING.
WHEN I'M ON LUCAS' LAGOONS' JOB,
I REALLY NEVER KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT,
BUT I ALWAYS MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE GEHRISCHS
DON'T WANT TO BE OUT HERE
AND HAVE IT FEEL
LIKE A SPORTS BAR.
WE WANT IT TO BE ABLE
TO TRANSFORM INTO A SPORTS BAR,
SO BASICALLY WE GOT A JAZZ IT UP
AND MAKE IT DISAPPEAR.
A DISAPPEARING TV, HUH?
YEAH.
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE CUP
OF PIXIE DUST
WE COULD THROW ON THERE
AND MAKE IT GO AWAY.
COME ON, FRANK, YOU KNOW ME.
NOTHING'S EASY.
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT REALLY GOES WITH
THAT KIND OF KEY WEST STYLE
AND FLOWS WITH ROSS'S
OUTDOOR FIREPLACE.
OKAY, SO LIKE
A DISAPPEARING CABINET
OR SOMETHING
THAT COMES UP ABOVE THE TV.
KIND OF, BUT THAT'S NOT
THE ONLY CHALLENGE.
I HAVE A BIGGER CHALLENGE
OVER HERE.
UGH. WHAT THIS TIME?
IN THIS AREA
WE HAVE TO FIND A PLACE
TO PUT ANOTHER TV, SO...
KIND OF TIGHT IN HERE.
BUT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WALL
RIGHT HERE, MAN,
AND WE PUT A NICE TV THERE
AND THEN THEY COULD SEE IT
FROM THE POOL AND SPA.
THAT'S PERFECT
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, IT WOULD BE PERFECT
IF THERE WAS NOT A RAIN SHED
GOING RIGHT HERE FOR THE GRILL.
OKAY, HOW ABOUT
IF WE DID SOMETHING
MAYBE FROM THE CEILING.
I COULD KIND OF
MOTORIZE SOMETHING DOWN
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SPIN AROUND.
BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK UP,
YOU'RE GONNA SEE A TV.
IT HAS TO FEEL
VERY SERENE AND TRANQUIL.
THEN WHAT
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
POP THIS THING UP
FROM THE GROUND?
ACTUALLY,
THAT IS NOT A BAD IDEA.
NOW YOU'RE THINKING.
OKAY, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT,
AND I'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
HEY, MAN, YOU ALWAYS DO.
I GOT THE FAITH IN YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LUCAS.
BUT WHATEVER YOU DO,
MAKE IT HAPPEN FAST.
YEAH, WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
OKAY, BUD.
John: SO, WE HAVE TO
MAKE THIS DEADLINE
BECAUSE THIS AQUARIUS PARTY
IS GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK
TO GET DONE.
SO, IT'S A REAL MADHOUSE
IN THIS BACKYARD.
IT'S A SMALL AREA
TO BEGIN WITH.
WE GOT ROSS PUTTING IN
THE FIREPLACE TILES,
FRANKIE'S IN THE BACK
INSTALLING AUDIO,
WE GOT THE CAGE GUYS
PUTTING UP THE CAGE,
AND WE ALSO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL
DARK-BLUE INTERIOR FINISH
GOING INTO THE POOL.
BUT NOW THAT THE INTERIOR
FINISH IS SET,
WE CAN PUT THE WATER
IN THE POOL.
ONE MORE THING OFF THE LIST,
BUT THERE'S SO MUCH YET TO DO.
HEY, GUYS,
I GOT SOME ROCKWORK!
OOH, ROCKWORK.
Lucas: BECAUSE WE'RE NOT USING
TONS OF BOULDERS,
PROJECTS LIKE THE GEHRISCHS'
ARE EXACTLY WHY I HOARD ROCKS.
ONLY ONE ROCK.
Lucas: FIVE YEARS AGO,
I FOUND THIS BOULDER.
THAT'S GONNA BE THE FOCAL POINT
OF THAT ZEN CORNER.
I HEARD ENOUGH BELLYACHING
ABOUT THE LITTLE PEBBLE TILES.
DO YOU WANT TO DO
SOME ROCK WORK?
HERE'S A CHALLENGE - -
2,000-POUND GLACIAL BOULDER
WE GOT TO GET IN THERE BY HAND.
IT NEEDS
TO GET BACK THERE?
YEAH, WITH THE POOL CAGE
ALREADY IN,
WE'RE GOT TO
USE OUR BACKS,
AND WE HAVE TO CORE DRILL
THE WHOLE THING
FOR THE WATER FEATURE.
OH, MAN.
IT SEEMS LIKE
A LOT MORE WORK.
I'M SORRY I EVER COMPLAINED
ABOUT THEM PEBBLE ROCKS.
THESE GLACIAL
BOULDERS ARE SUPER DENSE,
SO WHEN YOU'RE DRILLING IT,
IT'S VERY STRENUOUS
AND IT GOES VERY SLOW.
SO, IT TAKES THE WHOLE CREW
TO GET THIS ROCK DRILLED OUT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE THROUGH.
MAN, FINALLY.
AND IT'S GOING
TO TAKE ALL OF US
TO MUSCLE THIS THING
INTO PLACE.
PUT YOUR FOOT
UNDER THIS AND THEN LET IT ROLL.
IT'S A PAIN IN THE BUTT.
♪♪♪♪
IT'S LIKE A WHEEL. WHY CARRY IT
WHEN YOU CAN WHEEL IT?
ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN,
BRING THAT STAND OVER HERE.
Chris: COULDN'T YOU FIND
A SMALLER ROCK?
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
****
OH, WHOA!
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
MORE PEOPLE ARE GONNA
HAVE TO GET ON CRASH'S SIDE
PLUS WATCH YOUR TOES.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW,
I GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
WHOO-HOO!
DON'T GET EXCITED YET,
IT'S NOT EVEN
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
SEE THESE HOLES,
HOW THEY DRILLED.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO LINE UP WITH THIS.
TWIST A LITTLE.
THERE. ALMOST, ALMOST THERE.
OH, THERE-
CAN WE "WHOO-HOO" NOW?
[ LAUGHS ]
HE JUST WANTS
TO WHOO-HOO.
NICE JOB, GUYS.
NOW LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
IT'S TIME
FOR ANOTHER INSANE QUESTION.
YOU ASKED, "OLD MAN
HOW OLD ARE YOU REALLY?"
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
THAT'S RUDE.
NO. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR ANSWER
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
BEFORE THE BREAK YOU ASKED,
"OLD MAN
HOW OLD ARE YOU REALLY?"
I'M NOT REALLY THAT OLD.
I WAS BORN IN '64,
SO THAT MAKES ME 52.
I CAME FROM A GOOD DUTCH FAMILY
FROM THE LITTLE TOWN OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
MY PARENTS HAD
THIS FARMERS MARKET
CALLED THE LITTLE DUTCH CORNER,
AND WE WERE ALWAYS WORKING.
SO, I JUST LOOK OLD
BECAUSE OF ALL THIS HARD WORK.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
DO YOU REALIZE THAT WE ONLY HAVE
TWO DAYS LEFT
UNTIL THE GEHRISCHS'
HUGE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY BASH?
ONLY TWO DAYS?
YEAH, I MEAN IT'S JUST
A COMPLETE MESS BACK THERE.
I MEAN THAT WE GOT
PROBABLY LIKE A WEEK WORTH
OF CLEANING TO DO
PLUS THERE IS STILL
THE KITCHEN, LANDSCAPING.
AND WE GOT
THE FURNITURE COMING.
EVERYTHING'S PROBABLY GONNA
COME ALL AT ONCE.
YEAH, THIS IS, LIKE,
ALL HANDS ON DECK
AS FAST AS WE CAN GO.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
ALL RIGHT,
I'M GETTING ON IT.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON
RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PROJECT.
WE GOT THE POOL CAGE PEOPLE HERE
AND FINISHING UP THE ROOF...
TIGHT SQUEEZE.
...WHILE WOMAN'S RUSHING
TO TRY TO GET THESE PLANTS IN.
SINCE WE ARE DOING MORE OF
A CONTEMPORARY KEY WEST EFFECT,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE
PLANT MATERIAL
THAT REPLICATES THAT - -
BAMBOO,
THEN A VARIETY OF PALMS,
REALLY CLEAN, SIMPLE LINES.
WHOO!
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO CREATE A
LITTLE SURPRISE FOR THE CLIENT.
THE GEHRISCHS ARE
BIG SPORTS FANS,
BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THEIR OUTDOOR LIVING AREA
LOOK LIKE A SPORTS BAR
ALL THE TIME.
SO, I'VE GOT A GREAT IDEA.
MY NAME IS NOEL YOUNG,
AND I AM A CONTEMPORARY
ABSTRACT ARTIST HERE
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
WOMAN AND LUCAS ASKED ME TO DO
THE KEY WEST
CONTEMPORARY BEACH THEME.
I USE NATURAL ELEMENTS
AND WHAT BETTER
THAN TO USE SAND
FROM SIESTA BEACH
AND INCORPORATE
THAT INTO MY PAINTING.
♪♪♪♪
WHAT'S GOING ON, BROTHER.
HOW'RE DOING?
GOOD.
GOOD MAN.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
WHAT I GOT.
CHECK THIS OUT!
OOH, THAT IS VERY PRETTY.
DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS?
YES.
OKAY.
Ray: HEY, OLD MAN,
YOU GONNA SIT ON THAT
YOU BETTER HAVE
A CLEAN BEHIND.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪♪♪
HEY, LUCAS.
HEY, WOMAN.
WHAT'S UP CELESTE?
HI, CELESTE.
I SEE YOU'RE
JUST ABOUT READY FOR ME.
WE GOT YOUR
LITTLE CORNER READY.
WOW.
♪♪♪♪
I LIKE THE COLOR.
YOU GOT IT RIGHT ON.
THE WOOD
MIGHT BE SUSTAINABLE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF IT IS SUSTAINABLE
FOR MY BACK TO LIFT.
HEY QUIT MONKEYING
AROUND GET BACK TO WORK!
OOH-OOH!
THIS IS THE SURPRISE.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
I EVEN KIND OF
CHERRY'ED IT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
NO WAY!
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE PILLOW.
[ Laughing ] I KNOW.
DOESN'T IT LOOK INVITING?
I THINK SHE IS GONNA BE THE ONLY
PUP TO HAVE ONE OF THESE.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S TAKE IT BACK THERE.
LET'S GO.
♪♪♪♪
John: SO, WE'RE FINISHING
EVERYTHING UP TODAY.
WELL THIS KITCHEN
IS REALLY INTRICATE,
THERE'S A KEGERATOR,
THE REFRIGERATOR.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
GOING ON,
THAT THIS COUNTERTOP
HAD TO BE FABRICATED
TO FIT EACH AND EVERY LITTLE
ONE OF THEM ITEMS.
IT'S ACTUALLY MADE
OUT OF CONCRETE,
AND IT HAS THESE LITTLE SPARKLES
IN IT THAT LOOK LIKE DIAMONDS.
HOW'S IT COMING ROSS?
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, LUCAS.
LET'S GET THIS HOOKED ON.
ALL RIGHT.
Lucas: MY TEAM AND I JUST BARELY
FINISHED THIS PROJECT.
AND TV COMING IN THROUGH.
Lucas:
WE'VE GOT TWO TVS GOING IN,
A CUSTOM ART PIECE,
FINISHING THAT OUTDOOR KITCHEN,
AND OF COURSE, ADDING
THAT LUCAS LAGOONS FLARE
WHEREVER WE CAN.
YEAH MAMA, I THINK
THAT'S A PERFECT HEIGHT.
IT LOOKS GREAT THERE.
Jane: YEAH, I LIKE IT.
♪♪♪♪
I'M READY TO SHOW MICHAEL
AND VICTORIA THEIR NEW BACKYARD.
I'M EXCITED,
BUT I'M ALSO PRETTY NERVOUS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG 12 WEEKS.
THE GEHRISCH FAMILY HAD
ONE OF THE SMALLEST BACKYARDS
WE'VE EVER WORKED IN.
I MEAN, WE HAD ALL THOSE
LITTLE PEBBLES TO PLACE.
WHAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO
CLEAN THIS UP WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?
AND DON'T FORGET - -
FOOTER.
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
****
John: WHOA!
BUT WE'VE TRANSFORMED IT
INTO AN OUTDOOR LIVING OASIS.
CAN WE WHOO-HOO NOW?
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
I WANT TO KIND OF TAKE
YOU OVER HERE FOR A MINUTE.
TODAY IS THE DAY.
I'M SO EXCITED.
I GOT ANTS
IN MY PANTS,
I CAN'T STAND STILL YOU KNOW?
IT'S LIKE GOING CRAZY.
IT'S JUST SUCH
A UNIQUELY DIFFERENT PROJECT.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
SO, HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
WE ARE JUST READY
TO GO BACK THERE
AND CHECK IT ALL OUT.
AND YOU HAVE THIS BIG
AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY BASH TOMORROW.
FOR THIS BIG EVENT,
WE ARE EXPECTING
ABOUT 40 TO 50 PEOPLE
COMING IN,
SO RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE THE CALM
BEFORE THE CRAZINESS.
PROMISE ME
TO KEEP YOUR EYES SHUT.
LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD NOW.
WE CREATED THIS OUTDOOR SPACE
TOGETHER
WITH THE SAME GOALS
IN MIND
OF BRINGING
OUR BLENDED FAMILIES TOGETHER,
AND SO I REALLY SEE
THIS OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE
AS THE START
OF THE NEXT CHAPTER.
I WANT YOU TO ENVISION
THAT OLD BACKYARD.
YOU'RE STANDING IN
WHAT USED TO BE JUST GRASS.
LET'S SEE IT.
ALL RIGHT, ONE... TWO... THREE...
CHECK OUT
YOUR NEW BACKYARD.
WHOA!
WOW!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW!
WOW!
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: WE'RE HERE IN SARASOTA,
FLORIDA, TODAY.
I'M ABOUT TO SHOW
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
THAT KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY
BACKYARD TRANSFORMATION.
WE'VE BEEN KILLING OURSELVES
FOR 12 WEEKS
TO MAKE THEIR DEADLINE,
BUT WE PULLED IT OFF,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL
THEY SEE THE FINAL RESULTS.
LUCAS,
WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL COUNT TO THREE.
1... 2... 3...
CHECK OUT
YOUR NEW BACKYARD.
Michael: WHOA!
WOW!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW!
WOW!
HOLY TOLEDO.
IT DOESN'T FEEL
LIKE THE SAME HOUSE.
IT FEELS
SO MUCH LARGER.
SO BEAUTIFUL.
FROM THE DECKING TO THE CEILING,
WE'VE ACTUALLY CREATED
1500 SQUARE FOOT ADDITIONAL
LIVING SPACE OUTDOORS.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WANT TO DO THE HAPPY DANCE.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH!
IT'S TOTALLY GOT THE FEEL
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
THE YELLOW MAKES
SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE
FROM THE ORANGE
THAT WE STARTED WITH.
I LOVE THE COLOR TONES
THAT WE WENT WITH - -
THE WHITE BEACH PEBBLE,
SILVER TRAVERTINE,
THAT DEEP BLUE WATER
AND WITH THE DARK BLUE TILES
CUTTING THROUGH
THIS LIGHTER TONE.
EXACTLY WHAT
WE HAVE ENVISIONED.
Lucas: YOU KNOW, ON PAPER,
IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT INSANE,
BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT FINISHED,
IT'S JUST - - IT'S DAZZLING.
REMEMBER BEFORE
YOU HAD NO PRIVACY,
NOW YOU HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL
PALM TREES AS A BACKDROP.
YOU HAVE
THIS BEAUTIFUL CAGE
THAT HAS A REALLY OPEN
LOOK TO IT.
Victoria:
THE ROOF IS BEAUTIFUL,
IT REALLY HAS OPENED UP
THE SPACE.
YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF
OUTDOOR ROOM FEEL.
I LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW
IN THE BEGINNING,
YOU TALKED ABOUT
AN OUTDOOR SHOWER,
BUT I THINK I CAME UP
WITH SOMETHING
A LOT COOLER THAN THAT.
OH, I'M SO EXCITED.
SO, COME
AND CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, MY GOD!
I'M SORRY, BUT SOPHIE'S BED,
THAT IS SO SWEET!
WELL, SHE'S SUCH
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FAMILY,
AND SHE'S ONE
OF THE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAYS,
SO WE CREATED THIS LIVE-EDGE,
SUSTAINABLE WOOD DOG BED.
OH, IT JUST
TOUCHES MY HEART.
THAT IS JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL.
SO, WHAT I DECIDED TO CREATE
IN YOUR ZEN CORNER
WAS A BUBBLING
BOULDER FOUNTAIN.
I HAD THAT
IN MY PRIVATE COLLECTION
FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.
IT'S A MINNESOTA
GLACIAL BOULDER
THAT WE ACTUALLY, BY HAND,
CORE-DRILLED THE WHOLE THING
SO THE WATER COULD COME UP
OUT OF THE TOP.
THIS IS MY GIFT
TO YOU GUYS.
IT'S NATURE'S ART.
A PIECE OF ART,
FOR SURE.
THAT SORT OF MAKES THE HAIR
ON MY BACK STAND UP, YOU KNOW?
ME, TOO. THAT'S
REALLY THOUGHTFUL. THANK YOU.
YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT
WANTING TO HAVE
A LITTLE COFFEE IN THE MORNING,
SO YOU GOT - -
I LOVE MY MONKEY CHAIRS.
YEAH, MONKEY CHAIRS.
AND THIS IS ALL
RECLAIMED WOOD.
I LOVE THE PILLOW
FOR THE GEHRISCHS.
AND THE G ON THE WALL.
WOW.
IT'S PERFECT.
I THINK
IT WAS A GOOD CHOICE
OF NOT PUTTING
THE OUTDOOR SHOWER.
LOVE IT.
LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW,
THE SPA IS SUPER COOL.
IT'S JUST
RIGHT OFF YOUR BEDROOM.
YOU GOT INFINITY EDGE
ON THAT FAR CORNER.
REMEMBER BEFORE YOU JUST HAD
THIS STUCCO WALL.
THIS IS MY ZEN CORNER.
THAT IS STUNNING.
I MIGHT NOT LEAVE.
WELL, VICTORIA,
YOU HAD SO MANY MORE ITEMS
ON THE DREAM LIST.
LET'S GO SHOW YOU
WHAT ELSE I CHECKED OFF.
LET'S DO IT.
♪♪♪♪
OH, WOW, LUCAS.
IT'S JUST SO GORGEOUS.
BEEN DREAMING
ABOUT THIS SPOT.
I HAVE.
AND I LOVE ALL THE CRYSTALS
AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.
IT JUST SPARKLES.
BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, I KNOW YOU WANTED THE TV
AND THE FIREPLACE
TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS
BUILT IN TOGETHER,
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE WAY
THEY'RE ALL FRAMED IN?
THAT'S PERFECT LUCAS.
THANK YOU.
WELL, IT GETS EVEN BETTER.
HOW CAN IT GET ANY BETTER?
I TELL YOU WHAT - -
WHY DON'T YOU PUSH THE BUTTON?
I LOVE PUSHING A BUTTON.
PUSH IT ONCE,
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO.
OKAY, WATCH THIS.
WHAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, WOW.
OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, MY GOSH.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN THE COLORS ARE
JUST FANTASTIC.
I KNOW YOU WANTED
A CONTEMPORARY LOOK,
SO I FOUND
A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST.
I THINK SHE DID
A BEAUTIFUL JOB.
THERE'S ACTUALLY
REAL BEACH SAND
INCORPORATED
INTO THE PAINT.
THAT IS SO COOL.
THAT IS
A REALLY CLEVER IDEA.
SO, HERE IS
YOUR KITCHEN AREA.
♪♪♪♪
Victoria:
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE KEGERATOR.
YES, YOU GUYS
ARE READY FOR THE PARTY.
YOU GOT YOUR FRIDGE,
YOUR GRILL, THEN THE RANGE HOOD
THAT'LL SUCK
ALL THE SMOKE RIGHT OUT.
YOU GOT A SINK,
A HUGE ICE MAKER RIGHT THERE.
IT'S REALLY NICE THAT WE HAVE
SUCH A BIG SPACE HERE
SO YOU COULD REALLY KIND OF
LAY OUT ALL THE FOOD
AND FOR MORE SERVING, I GAVE YOU
A BONUS AREA OVER HERE.
Michael:
OH, I JUST LOVE IT.
YEAH, I AGREE.
SO, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU NEED OUT HERE.
BUT I STILL NEEDED MULTIPLE TVs.
YEAH, SO, CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME.
WE WERE SITTING RIGHT ON TOP
OF IT AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
THAT'S SO CRAZY.
YOU WANTED IT TO BE ABLE
TO TRANSFORM INTO A SPORTS BAR,
BUT NOT FEEL
LIKE A SPORTS BAR, RIGHT?
YOU NAILED IT ON THE HEAD
WITH THAT ONE.
THAT'S EXACTLY
THE WORDS WE SAID.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS IS CRAZY.
WE HAVE TWO 55-INCH TVs
IN THIS HOUSE,
AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN
TELL WE HAVE ONE.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED,
FOR SURE.
OH, WE DO NOT LOOK
LIKE A SPORTS BAR,
BUT WE ARE SO READY
TO HAVE A SPORTS PARTY.
THAT IS JUST AWESOME.
IT'S JUST SO COOL.
Lucas: THANK YOU.
I'M LOOKING AROUND
AT MY NEW BACKYARD.
IT'S NO LONGER A DREAM.
IT'S REALITY, AND IT'S PERFECT.
YOU REALLY
OUTDID YOURSELF.
I LOVE IT.
GOOD. I FEEL GOOD.
I LOVE IT.
AWESOME.
YOU GAVE OUR FAMILY
A DESTINATION
TO BUILD A LOT OF MEMORIES.
IT'S JUST LOVELY.
AWW.
I'M JUST, LIKE,
REALLY TOUCHED BY THIS SPACE.
I REALLY AM.
WELL, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?
I'M SO EXCITED
TO JUMP IN THE POOL.
SAME HERE.
I'M JUMPING IN THE HOT TUB.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I DECIDED
TO SHOW THEM A DAY EARLY
BECAUSE MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
CAN ENJOY THE SPACE
BEFORE EVERYBODY COMES IN.
THEY CAN SEE IT AT NIGHT,
RELAX, AND GET READY
FOR THE BIG PARTY TOMORROW.
THIS IS IT. THIS IS
THE LIVING AREA OUT HERE.
THIS IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S VERY ROMANTIC
OUT HERE, I MUST SAY.
♪♪♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN
ANYTHING YET
WHEN THIS LIT UP AT NIGHT.
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER
THAN THIS.
HEY LUCAS.
LUCAS, YOU MADE IT.
OF COURSE I MADE IT.
I'M SO GRATEFUL
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR HOME
WITH OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
LUCAS, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO MY SON, EVAN.
HEY, EVAN.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
EVERYBODY IS THRILLED TO HAVE
HIM AS PART OF THE PARTY.
LUCAS LAGOONS! YAY!
♪♪♪♪
[ ALL CHEERING ]
TELL YOU ONE THING - -
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY.
EVERYBODY'S COMING UP TO ME
TO SAY HOW MUCH THEY LOVE IT.
IT LOOKS
SO, SO, SO GOOD.
Michael:
I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO COME HERE
AND ACTUALLY SEE
THE SPACE IN USE.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
I GOT MY BATHING SUIT ON!
Victoria:
FLORIDA IS GREAT DESTINATION
THAT WE HAVE A PLACE
TO HOST EVERYBODY
AND REALLY ENJOY, YOU KNOW,
MAKING LASTING MEMORIES.
All: 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!
All: WOW!
IS THIS THE SAME POOL?
HOLY...
Man: UNBELIEVABLE.
AWW.
Narrator:
ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.
LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM!
THEY BUILD PARADISE.
WHOO!
YEAH!
CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: I'M HERE IN SARASOTA,
FLORIDA, TODAY
RIGHT HERE IN MY OWN BACKYARD.
SARASOTA IS ON
THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA.
ITS HOME TO THE NUMBER-ONE BEACH
IN THE U. S., SIESTA KEY.
I'M ABOUT TO MEET
WITH THE GEHRISCH FAMILY.
WE'VE EXCHANGED
A LOT OF E-MAILS,
AND FROM
WHAT I'VE GATHERED ALREADY,
IT'S GONNA TO BE
A VERY DIFFERENT BUILD FOR ME.
HEY, GOOD MORNING.
I'M LUCAS.
HEY LUCAS I'M MICHAEL,
COME ON IN.
I'M MICHAEL GEHRISCH
AND I LIVE WITH MY WIFE,
VICTORIA, IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
CURRENTLY, I SERVE AS THE C. E. O.
OF A TRADE ASSOCIATION
IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY.
LUCAS, THIS IS
MY WIFE VICTORIA.
OH, HI, VICTORIA.
OH, HI, LUCAS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU, TOO.
AND, WHO IS THIS?
THIS IS SOPHIE.
HI, SOPHIE.
MICHAEL AND I MET
3 1/2 YEARS AGO,
AND HE IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I REALLY LOVE TO LEARN
ABOUT MY CLIENTS FIRST
AND FIGURE OUT
WHO I'M DESIGNING
THE SPACE FOR.
Michael: WE LOVE TO ENTERTAIN,
AND ONCE A YEAR,
WE HAVE A BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY.
WE CALL IT "THE AQUARIUS
BIRTHDAY BASH."
OH, YEAH?
A LOT OF OUR FAMILY
WAS ALL BORN
BETWEEN EARLY JANUARY
AND MID-FEBRUARY.
THEY WERE ALL AQUARIUS',
SO WE STARTED CELEBRATING THEM
INTO ONE BIG EVENT,
AND IT'S REALLY GROWN.
ACTUALLY, WE'VE OUTGROWN
THE SPACE WE HAVE.
THIS PARTICULAR SPACE
WOULD BE JAM-PACKED
WITH ABOUT 20 PEOPLE
AND THEN
WE'D HAVE 30 INSIDE.
SO WE WERE
BUSTING AT THE SEAMS,
SO WE REALLY NEED
MORE SPACE.
TO ADD TO THAT,
WE WANT IT TO BE
AN EXTENSION OF THE HOUSE,
SO WHEN WE DO ENTERTAIN, AND IF
WE DO HAVE 75 PEOPLE HERE,
IT'S LIKE
ONE ENVIRONMENT.
GOTCHA.
THIS POOL IS MORE THAN JUST
BRICK AND MORTAR AND WATER.
I SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT
IN MY CHILDREN'S LIVES
AS WELL AS
MY GRANDCHILDREN'S LIVES.
THEY CAN COME HERE,
AND WE CAN LAUGH,
AND WE CAN COOK TOGETHER
AND JOKE AROUND.
THAT'S WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT.
AT THE END OF THE DAY,
ALL I CAN GIVE MY CHILDREN
IS MEMORIES.
DO YOU HAVE LIKE A STYLE
OR A THEME FOR THIS BUILD YET?
SORT OF
A KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY
WHERE IT'S MINIMALISTIC,
BUT STILL WARM,
AND IT SORT OF GIVES YOU
THAT OLD FLORIDA FEEL.
I GOTCHA.
SO, IT'S ALMOST LIKE
WALKING INTO A RESORT
IN YOUR BACKYARD.
WELL, I'D LOVE TO JUST KIND OF
GO WITH BACK IN THE YARD
AND KIND OF SEE HOW MUCH SPACE
YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH.
SOUNDS LIKE
A GREAT IDEA.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GO IT GOOD.
SO, I GUESS THIS IS
MY CANVAS, HUH GUYS?
THIS IS IT.
THIS IS WHAT WE HAVE OUT HERE.
THIS IS NICE.
YEAH.
KIND OF PAINT THE PICTURE
OF MAYBE YOUR WISH LIST.
LUCAS I'M A DREAMER.
IN MY IDEAL WORLD,
I WOULD LIKE A POOL,
A HOT TUB,
A KITCHEN
WITH A HIBACHI MAKER
SO I CAN MAKE PANCAKES
FOR MY GRANDKIDS ON IT.
IDEALLY UNDER SHADE,
AN OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM,
A SHOWER.
OKAY, OKAY.
SHE'S GOT
A BIG DREAM LIST.
YEAH, A LOT OF STUFF.
A FIREPLACE.
AS I TELL LUCAS MY DREAM LIST,
I SEE A MAN GOING,
"OH, MY GOD.
SHE WANTS IT ALL," AND I DO.
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD
TO THAT MICHAEL?
YEAH, AN ICE MAKER,
A GRILL, BEER TAP,
LIKE A NICE SINK.
SO, EVERYTHING
INCLUDING THE KITCHEN SINK?
YEAH, THAT'S
THE CHALLENGE.
YOU SURE
THERE'S NOTHING ELSE?
YEAH, WE THOUGHT MAYBE
ANOTHER TV IN THE BAR AREA.
USUALLY, I DO, LIKE,
MAYBE ONE TV OUTDOORS.
YOU WANT LIKE TWO?
YEAH, LUCAS,
WE'RE ENTERTAINERS.
WE WANT THIS TO BE A REAL
HIGH-END ENTERTAINMENT AREA,
SO IF YOU'RE STAYING OUT
THERE WATCHING A FOOTBALL GAME,
YOU REALLY FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
IN ONE OF THE BEST PLACES
YOU COULD POSSIBLY BE.
OKAY, YEAH, I'M STARTING
TO GET THE PICTURE.
WELL, I'D LIKE
TO TAKE A LOOK AROUND,
KIND OF GET INSPIRED,
AND I'LL START
PUTTING TOGETHER
SOME DESIGN IDEAS,
AND THEN WE CAN MEET BACK
TOGETHER AND GO OVER IT?
SOUNDS GOOD.
COOL.
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
HAVE A HUGE DREAM LIST,
BUT THAT BACKYARD'S
PRETTY SMALL,
SO I REALLY HAVE TO PLAN OUT
HOW WE CAN MAKE IT FEEL
BIGGER THAN IT IS.
ALSO, I REALLY NEED TO TAKE
THAT INDOOR FEELING...
KEY WEST-Y YELLOW AND WHITE.
...BRING IT OUTSIDE, AND THEN
JUST TAKE IT OVER THE TOP.
I THINK I GOT IT.
ALL RIGHT, MICHAEL, VICTORIA,
YOU GUYS READY?
ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S DEFINITELY
A BIG WISH LIST,
BUT I THINK I PRETTY MUCH
GOT ALL OF IT.
NICE.
THE WHOLE IDEA HERE
IS OBVIOUSLY TO MAXIMIZE
YOUR ENTERTAINING SPACE
BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA HAVE 40,
50 PEOPLE HERE SOMETIMES,
SO YOU NEED AREAS TO SIT.
TYPICALLY, YOU'LL SEE THE POOL,
THEN MAYBE 3 FOOT OF DECK
ON THE BACK SIDE,
THEN THE FOOTER FOR THE CAGE,
SO NOW YOU'RE LOSING 4 FOOT
THAT YOU ARE NEVER GONNA USE.
SO, MY IDEA IS YOU USE
THE BEAM OF THE POOL
AS THE FOOTER FOR THE CAGE,
SO NOW YOU'RE GETTING
4 MORE FEET OF USABLE SPACE
AND IN JUST IN FRONT OF THAT,
A HOT TUB SPA.
AND, HOW DEEP ARE YOU THINKING
ABOUT THE POOL?
TO ME I WAS KIND OF THINKING
4 TO MAYBE 4-1/2 IN THE MIDDLE,
JUST SO YOU CAN ALL
HANG OUT IN THERE
AND WALK AROUND AND SIT.
WELL, I'M 5'4",
SO WHERE IS THAT GONNA BE?
WELL, LET ME MEASURE YOU?
OKAY, YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION
THAT I HAVE
4-INCH HEELS ON.
SO INSTEAD OF 4'6",
WE WILL GO TO 4'10"-
PERFECT.
THAT'LL BE THE DEPTH.
SO, BASICALLY RIGHT THERE.
HONEY, I DON'T WANT TO BE,
LIKE, IN THE POOL UP TO HERE.
HONEY! HONEY!
4 1/2 FEET? I'D HAVE TO HOLD
MY COCKTAIL LIKE THIS!
AND SO 4, RIGHT,
WOULD BE THERE.
THAT'S BETTER.
I THINK THAT LOOKS
PERFECT TO ME.
[ LAUGHTER ]
4 FEET IT IS.
ALL RIGHT, SO, I KNOW YOU GUYS
AREN'T INTO BIG BOULDERS,
YOU DON'T WANT A GROTTO,
THE KIND OF TYPICAL STUFF
THAT WE DO,
BUT WE NEED MOVEMENT,
WE NEED WATER FALLING.
SO, WHAT IF WE DID THIS WALL
THAT'S THE BEAM OF THE POOL,
MAKE IT ELEVATED
3 TO 4 FEET,
AND THEN WHAT WE CAN DO
IS LIKE A WHITE BEACH PEBBLE
SO THAT WAY
IT'S MORE CONTEMPORARY.
SO, WHEN THE WATER
IS COMING OVER IT,
THE WATER IS UNDULATING
AND RIPPLING,
AND IT'S JUST GONNA BE
VISUALLY STIMULATING,
BUT STILL VERY SLEEK AND SIMPLE
BECAUSE ALL IT IS
IS LITTLE, WHITE ROCKS
ON THAT WHOLE WALL.
I LOVE THE IDEA.
YEAH, IT WASN'T
IN MY ORIGINAL DREAM,
BUT I'M SUPER EXCITED
ABOUT IT.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU GUYS ALSO
MENTIONED WANTING A SHOWER.
I'M THINKING KIND OF
RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR BEDROOM
IN THIS LITTLE NOOK.
WELL, MOST OF THE TIME,
IF WE'RE HERE BY OURSELVES,
HOW MANY TIMES ARE WE GONNA USE
THE OUTDOOR SHOWER?
IT'S PROBABLY MINIMAL.
RIGHT.
SO, IF WE DIDN'T
DO A SHOWER,
WE CAN JUST HAVE THIS OPEN SPACE
MORE AS A SITTING AREA,
AND THEN THE SPA
COULD BE BROUGHT OVER
A LITTLE BIT OF MORE
AND MAKE THIS LIKE A ZEN AREA
WHERE IT'S A LITTLE QUIET
IN THE MORNING,
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THE WATER
AND THE WATERFALL.
OKAY.
I THINK
THAT'S A GOOD REVISION.
COOL. I LIKE THAT.
ALSO, YOU GUYS,
THERE IS QUITE A LONG LIST
OF APPLIANCES YOU WANTED
TO PUT IN YOUR KITCHEN.
YOU HAVE AN ICE MAKER, SINK,
KEGERATOR, FRIDGE, GRILL.
WHAT AM I MISSING?
WELL, THE HIBACHI WAS
IN THERE.
BUT WE COULD DO THE HIBACHI
STONE ON THE GRILL AS AN OPTION.
WILL THAT WORK?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I'M REALLY LOVING THIS PLAN.
YOU GUYS HAVE HAD
SOME GREAT INPUT.
I MEAN IS THIS SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH?
ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY. LET'S DO IT.
AWESOME GUYS.
I'M SURPRISED WE'RE ABLE TO
GET IT ALL IN THERE, YOU KNOW?
I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED.
FOR THE GEHRISCH PROJECT,
WE HAVE A $250,000 BUDGET
AND 12 WEEKS TO BUILD IT
RIGHT BEFORE THEIR BIG
AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
♪♪♪♪
EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOT A LOT
OF ROCK WORK ON THIS BUILD,
THERE IS STILL
PLENTY OF WORK TO DO.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, COME CHECK OUT
THIS FRESH NEW BUILD.
WOW, NOT A LOT OF SPACE
TO GET BACK IN HERE.
NO, IT'S TIGHT,
DEFINITELY.
WELL, AT LEAST
WE'RE WORKING IN SARASOTA.
WE DON'T HAVE TO
TRAVEL, SO...
WHERE'S OLD MAN?
HE ACTUALLY IS
ON HIS WAY BACK
FROM A FAMILY REUNION,
SO HOPEFULLY HE WILL BE - -
NAH, HE OVERSLEPT.
I AM SURE.
THIS IS THE GEHRISCH FAMILY,
VICTORIA AND MICHAEL.
THEY LOVE TO ENTERTAIN,
THEY LOVE HAVING SPORTS PARTIES.
THEY HAVE AN AQUARIUS PARTY
EVERY YEAR.
Chris:
CAN'T HAVE MUCH OF A PARTY HERE.
THEY'LL HAVE
30, 40 PEOPLE.
THAT'S LIKE
A PARTY LIKE THIS - -
"HEY. HOW YOU DOING?
NICE PARTY."
WHOO!
YOU GUYS GOT TO HAVE FAITH
IN ME.
I'VE FOUND A WAY
TO INCORPORATE EVERYTHING
THEY WANT IN THE SMALL BACKYARD
AND STILL HAVE SPACE LEFT OVER.
BUT YOU LOVE
TO CHANGE STUFF.
THAT MEANS YOU GOT
TO STICK TO YOUR PLANS.
WELL, I HAVE TO BECAUSE
THE SETBACKS ARE GOING
TO DEFINITELY KEEP ME CONFINED
WITHIN THE FOOTPRINT
OF WHAT I'VE ALREADY DESIGNED.
SO, THE THEME FOR THIS BUILD
IS REALLY KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY,
SO YOU GUYS, SORRY,
BUT NO BIG BOULDERS ON THIS ONE.
REALLY? YOU MEAN I DON'T
HAVE TO LIFT ROCK ALL DAY LONG?
IF THERE IS NO HEAVY EQUIPMENT
ON THIS JOB,
WHAT IS THIS GUY
GONNA DO ALL DAY?
STICKING TILES TO THE WALL.
WHI-PSSH! WHI-PSSH!
WHI-PSSH! WHI-PSSH!
WHAT ABOUT MUD-MAN, HE IS NOT
GONNA HAVE A LOT OF MUD TO MAKE.
OH, WELL.
AND, THEN ABOUT ME AND OLD MAN?
WHERE ARE OUR ROCKS?
WELL YOU AND OLD MAN HAVE
THIS WHOLE INTRICATE KITCHEN
TO BUILD.
OF COURSE, WOMAN,
YOU WILL ALSO
BE IN CHARGE
OF THE LANDSCAPING.
AND SUNSHINE, YOU'LL BE
IN CHARGE OF ALL THE PLUMBING.
PIECE OF CAKE.
JUST BECAUSE WE'RE CALLING
THIS CONTEMPORARY
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S EASY.
THERE'S A TON OF WORK.
THIS WHOLE SPACE NEEDS TO FEEL
BIGGER WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE.
IT'S A CHANGE OF PACE,
BUT I LIKE THAT.
WELL, DON'T FORGET
ABOUT THE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY,
THAT'S THE BIG BASH.
THAT'S WHEN IT'S GOT TO BE DONE.
SWEET.
YOU GUYS READY
TO GET STARTED OR WHAT?
OH, YEAH.
I'M READY.
LET'S BUILD
ANOTHER DREAM!
LET'S GET TO WORK, GUYS.
GET OUR TOOLS.
♪♪♪♪
I'M REALLY EXCITED
THAT FOR THE GEHRISCH PROJECT,
IT'S A FRESH BUILD,
AND BECAUSE OF THAT,
THIS BUILD WILL GO EVEN FASTER.
NEXT, WE'LL CREATE
THE SKELETON AND SHAPE
OF THE POOL WITH THE REBAR...
AND LAY OUT THE PLUMBING.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT COME
OUT YOU GUYS.
TODAY I'M CHECKING IN
WITH MICHAEL AND VICTORIA.
EVERYTHING'S FRAMED UP,
THE STEEL IS IN,
THE PLUMBING'S IN,
BUT WE HAVEN'T SHOT
THE SHELL YET.
A LOT HAS HAPPENED OUT HERE.
LET ME KNOW
WHAT YOU THINK SO FAR.
I SEE MY BACKYARD
AND I SEE A BIG HOLE
AND A LOT OF REBAR.
I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.
I WANT THAT FIVE-STAR
LUXURY SPA FEEL,
AND WHEN I WALKED OUT TODAY,
I DIDN'T FEEL THAT.
TO ME THIS IS
A LOT OF DIRT
AND I HAVE SOME CONCERNS
ABOUT THIS BACKYARD.
♪♪♪♪
WE'RE HERE AT THE GEHRISCH
RESIDENCE IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
COME CHECK OUT THE CHAOS.
WOW!
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING
THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE.
THEY HAVE
QUITE THE DREAM LIST
OF ITEMS
THAT THEY WANT INCLUDED.
SO, WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?
LUCAS, THE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY
BASH IS COMING UP.
THIS STILL LOOKS LIKE
A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
ARE WE STILL GONNA
MAKE OUR DEADLINE?
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK
BUT ONCE WE GET
THE GUNITE IN HERE,
EVERYTHING'S GONNA
GO A LOT FASTER.
THIS IS JUST GONNA BE LIKE
THE ULTIMATE ENTERTAINING SPACE.
Victoria: BUT LUCAS,
REMEMBER MY DREAM LIST.
I MEAN, LIKE WHAT ARE WE DOING
WITH THE FIREPLACE?
WELL, I THINK
THE BEST LOCATION
FOR THE FIREPLACE
IS JUST BENEATH THE TV.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT
TO ME IS THAT THE FIREPLACE
ISN'T JUST MOUNTED
ON THE WALL,
BUT RATHER LOOKS
LIKE IT'S BUILT-IN WITH THE TV.
IT'S NOT JUST AN ADD-ON.
GOTCHA.
LUCAS AT SOME POINT, THIS PLACE
MAY FEEL LIKE A SPORTS BAR,
WE JUST DON'T WANT IT
TO LOOK LIKE A SPORTS BAR.
Lucas:
I'M GONNA PROVE TO THESE GUYS
THAT THIS POOL IS
GONNA HAVE THE ABILITY
TO TRANSFORM AND LOOK NOTHING
LIKE A SPORTS BAR.
YOU SEE ALL THESE PIPES
STICKING UP,
THAT'S WHAT'S FEEDING
YOUR WATER WALL.
THIS WHOLE TROUGH
FILLS UP WITH WATER
AND SPILLS OVER THE WHOLE LENGTH
OF THE WALL
OVER THOSE BEACH PEBBLES
SO YOU GET A LOT
OF MOVEMENT WITH THE WATER
AND ITS ALL UPLIFT.
Victoria: WOW.
WHATEVER COLOR
THE LIGHTS ARE,
IT'S REALLY GONNA REFLECT
OFF THAT WHITE STONE.
Victoria: WHEN LUCAS STARTS TO
REALLY PAINT THE PICTURE,
IT REALLY BECAME SURREAL.
LUCAS YOU ARE
GIVING ME CHILLS.
I AM SO EXCITED,
I WANT TO CRY.
IT'S GONNA BE
JUST INCREDIBLE.
IT REALLY BRINGS IT
TO LIFE, DOESN'T IT?
DEFINITELY.
SURE.
ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW IS
DO I HAVE YOU GUYS' BLESSING
TO KIND OF GO AHEAD AND KEEP
MOVING FORWARD WITH THE POOL?
ABSOLUTELY,
100% BLESSING.
100%.
OH, NICE.
HIGH FIVE!
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS.
WELL, I'LL GET BACK TO WORK,
AND WE'LL BE READY
FOR THAT PARTY.
Matt: IT'S TIME FOR GUNITE.
EVEN THOUGH THE POOL IS KIND
OF SMALL AND RECTANGLE,
IT TAKES A FULL DAY
TO SHOOT THE GUNITE.
AFTER THAT, WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT
UNTIL IT'S CURED,
SO WE CAN START PUTTING
THE TILES AND OTHER STUFF ON.
♪♪♪♪
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S LOOKING GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, BASICALLY
YOU KNOW WE'RE READY
TO START PREPPING
FOR ALL OUR TILE WORK.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU
GETTING FOR TILE?
Well, WE ARE GONNA
TO DO DARK BLUE TILES
INSIDE THE POOL
AND AROUND THE SPA
AND THEN DID YOU SEE
ALL THESE BIG BOXES HERE?
THEY'RE ALL FILLED
WITH OUR FAVORITE
LITTLE BEACH PEBBLES.
LOOK HOW BEAUTIFUL
IT'S GONNA BE.
THAT'S A LOT
OF PEBBLES ON THAT WALL.
HEY, YOU DON'T EVEN
KNOW THE HALF OF IT.
ONCE WE DO THIS WALL,
GUESS WHAT?
John: THERE'S MORE.
DOING ALL
THESE BEAUTIFUL PEBBLES
ON THIS WHOLE WALL
RIGHT HERE.
[ GROANS ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
I GOT THE EASY JOB
PUTTING IT ON THERE,
YOU GET TO GROUT IT.
Chris: PUTTING ON THE PEBBLE
IS ONE THING,
THE TEDIOUS PART
IS ACTUALLY THE GROUT.
I MEAN, I HATE DOING IT.
THE BEST THING I CAN DO
IS GIVE OLD MAN THE JOB.
I THINK
I'LL BE SICK THAT DAY.
IT'S GONNA TAKE YOU
A FEW DAYS.
YEAH, MAYBE A WEEK.
[ GROANS ]
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET TO IT, GUYS.
♪♪♪♪
HEY, YOU GUYS
PLAYING NICE TOGETHER.
OH, LOVELY.
LOOKING GOOD.
Chris: WELL, THE FIRST STEP
BEFORE YOU PUT THESE PEBBLES
ON THE WALL,
YOU'VE GOT TO USE THINSET.
THAT'S LIKE THE BONDING AGENT
THAT ACTUALLY BONDS
THE CEMENT TO THE PEBBLE.
YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
NICE GOOD LINES ON THERE
AND YOU DON'T WANT IT
ALL BUMPY 'CAUSE
THAT WILL SHOW
THROUGH THE PEBBLE.
CRASH, I GOT
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.
WHAT YOU GOT?
I GOT A TOOTH FOR YOU.
YOU GOT ME A TOOTH?
LOOK. IT LOOKS PERFECT.
LET ME SEE.
AH.
OH, YEAH. IT'S A LITTLE WHITER
THAN YOUR TEETH,
BUT YOU COULD...
[ LAUGHS ]
YEAH!
I'LL ROCK THAT.
YOU'RE SO GOOD
AT THIS CRASH.
WELL, BEFORE I STARTED
WORKING WITH LUCAS,
THIS IS WHAT I DID
FOR 10 YEARS.
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: I KNOW THE GEHRISCHS WANT
A SMALL, ZEN-LIKE SEATING AREA,
BUT I WANT
TO TAKE IT UP A NOTCH.
I'M GONNA USE ONE OF
MY SPECIAL GLACIAL BOULDERS
FROM MY PRIVATE COLLECTION
TO CREATE A WATER FEATURE.
TO ME THERE'S NOTHING
MORE RELAXING
THAN THE MOVEMENT
AND SOUND OF WATER.
I REALLY HOPE THAT
THEY LIKE MY GIFT TO THEM.
THE FIRST THING
WE HAVE TO DO IS DIG A HOLE
FOR THE BASIN
WHICH CATCHES THE WATER.
OH, BOY.
MANY WHEELBARROWS.
MANY WHEELBARROWS.
****
CRASH AND I ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
DIGGING A 6 FOOT DIAMETER HOLE.
INSTEAD, WE RAN INTO A FOOTER
THAT'S IN THE WAY
OF SINKING THIS BASIN
IN THE GROUND.
♪♪♪♪
John: WE'RE HERE
AT THE GEHRISCH RESIDENCE
AND CRASH AND I ARE DIGGING
A 6-FOOT-DIAMETER HOLE
FOR THE BASIN PART
OF A SURPRISE FEATURE.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY
WE RAN INTO A PROBLEM,
AND NOW WE HAVE
TO TELL LUCAS ABOUT IT.
OH, MAN.
WE DUG A HOLE
OUT FOR OUR BASIN,
AND OBVIOUSLY, WE RAN
INTO THE MASSIVE FOOTER
FOR THIS WALL, WHICH IS
A HUGE CHUNK OF CONCRETE.
THE GEHRISCHS HAVE
THIS AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY PARTY
COMING UP AND WE HAVE A REAL
HARD DEADLINE WE HAVE TO MAKE.
TRYING TO DO A NICE SURPRISE
WATER FEATURE FOR THEM
AND NO GOOD DEED
GOES UNPUNISHED.
I DON'T REALLY WANT TO MOVE
THE WHOLE THING DOWN,
WHICH IS GONNA
EAT-UP DECK SPACE.
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
IT'S GOT TO GET DONE.
WELL, THE ONLY SOLUTION
I SEE, GUYS,
IS LETS SLIDE THE WHOLE BASIN
DOWN ABOUT A FOOT,
SO WE ONLY HAVE TO CUT MAYBE
6 INCHES OUT OF THE FOOTER,
THAT WAY IT'S NOT REALLY
COMPROMISING ANYTHING.
I LIKE THAT PLAN.
I'LL GET THE CHIP AND HAMMER
AND START WHACKING THIS OUT.
ALL RIGHT. OLD MAN,
I MEAN I HOPE YOU ARE IN LOVE
THAT SHOVEL 'CAUSE
YOU'RE GONNA BE
MARRIED TO IT FOR
A LITTLE WHILE. [ LAUGHS ]
I FEEL LIKE
I'M DIGGING MY GRAVE.
♪♪♪♪
WELL, A FOOTER IS THE FOUNDATION
FOR A WALL.
IT'S UNDERNEATH THE GROUND,
SO YOU DON'T SEE IT.
BUT WITHOUT IT THE WALL
MIGHT FALL DOWN.
HERE'S
OUR WATER FEATURE.
I HOPE IT FITS IN.
YOU RASCAL.
CRISIS AVERTED.
BACK ON TRACK.
A LITTLE CHIPPING,
A LITTLE DIGGING,
I'M FEELING GOOD
RIGHT NOW.
IT'S GONNA BE A BEAUTIFUL THING
WHEN WE'RE ALL DONE.
ONE OF MY BEAUTIFUL
GLACIAL BOULDERS FROM MINNESOTA
THAT I'VE BEEN SAVING,
WAITING FOR THE RIGHT HOME.
IT'S GONNA SOUND BEAUTIFUL,
ITS GONNA LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
YOU BETCHA.
♪♪♪♪
WELL, CRASH,
WE CAN START GROUTING.
WE?
HEY, OLD MAN.
THERE IS A LOT
OF GROUTING HERE TO DO.
[ Chuckling ] THERE IS
A LOT OF GROUTING TO DO.
WHAT AM I GONNA DO?
JUST PLASTER IT ON?
THROW IT ON THERE,
SMEAR, GET IT ALL IN THE HOLES?
PACK IT IN THERE NICE AND GOOD,
THEN SCRAPE IT ALL OUT.
IT'S REALLY GONNA
BE HARD
TO GET THE GROUT IN THERE
AND THEN TO CLEAN IT.
WELL SINCE THIS LOOKS
LIKE A BUNCH OF LITTLE TEETH,
A BROUGHT YOU
A SPECIAL TOOL.
WHAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO
CLEAN THIS UP WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?
YEAH, WE GOT TO GET IN
BETWEEN EVERY LITTLE PEBBLE.
YOU THINK I AM GONNA CLEAN EACH
AND EVERY PEBBLE
WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?
YOU GOT TO BE OUT OF YOUR MIND.
I'LL GET OLD BY THE TIME I GET
DONE DOING ALL THAT.
GET OLD?
IT'S A LITTLE LATE
FOR THAT.
LET'S JUST GET TO IT.
LET'S GET TO WORK.
John: THE PURPOSE OF GROUTING
ALL THE TILE WORK IS TO SEAL IT.
YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE THE TILE
LAID UP WITH THINSET,
IT MIGHT NOT STAY ON THE WALL.
THE GROUT HELPS LOCK
IT ALL IN PLACE.
I GOT TO RAKE THE WALL.
I ACTUALLY DIDN'T MIND DOING IT.
IT WAS ACTUALLY FUN PLAYING
IN THIS GROUT WITH MY HANDS.
DON'T LET CRASH KNOW
I'M ACTUALLY LIKING IT.
OH. YOU CAN'T LET LUCAS
KNOW, EITHER.
HE'LL BE HAVING US DO THESE
WALLS ALL THE TIME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Jane: TO GET THE EFFECT
THAT WE WANT,
YOU CAN'T JUST
SPONGE THE GROUT OFF.
YOU REALLY ACTUALLY HAVE TO GET
IN THERE WITH A BRUSH
OR A POINTER
AND CLEAN AROUND EVERY PEBBLE.
ONLY 340 SQUARE FEET
TO GO.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪♪♪
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA ARE
REALLY FOCUSED ON EXPANDING
THE OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE,
SO WE'RE GONNA TRY TO DO
EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO REALLY OPEN UP
THE KITCHEN AREA,
LIKE RAISING THE HEADER
TO MAKE IT FEEL
A LOT BIGGER THAN IT IS.
HEY, LUCAS.
YEAH.
WE GOT
THAT HEADER OUT.
YEAH, THAT LOOKS GREAT.
IT FEELS SO MUCH MORE OPEN.
WE FRAMED OUT
THIS WALL HERE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW,
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO THERE?
WELL, WE BASICALLY HAVE
A BLANK SLATE
TO DO SOMETHING
KIND OF COOL WITH IT.
IS THE KITCHEN IN HERE AT ALL,
OR IS IT ALL OUT HERE?
NO, REMEMBER THE KITCHEN
GOES OVER HERE.
WELL MAYBE
WE CAN DO SOMETHING
WITH THIS WALL
LIKE A BUFFET AREA.
MATCH THE SAME
COUNTER HEIGHT AS HERE.
THAT'S FUNCTIONAL,
AS WELL.
AND THEN MAYBE ON
THE BACK SIDE OF THE WALL,
WE JUST DO
SOME MORE BEACH PEBBLE.
I'LL LET YOU
GET BACK TO WORK.
ALL RIGHT, HUN.
GREAT IDEA, THOUGH, WOMAN,
I LIKE IT.
♪♪♪♪
MY MOM IS RIGHT.
HAVING A BUFFET
AGAINST THAT WALL
IS GONNA BE REALLY FUNCTIONAL,
BUT IT HAS TO MATCH
WITH THE REST OF THE DECOR,
SO I KNOW JUST THE PEOPLE TO GO
TO FOR SOME SPECIALTY FURNITURE.
GOOD MORNING, CELESTE.
OH, GOOD MORNING, LUCAS.
HOW ARE YOU?
I'M CELESTE GRUENSTEIN,
I OWN AND OPERATE A SUSTAINABLE
HOME-FURNISHINGS ENTERPRISE.
WE RECLAIM, RESTORE,
AND REPURPOSE
DIFFERENT PRODUCTS
TO A BEAUTIFUL STATE.
I'M LOOKING FOR KIND OF LIKE
A SERVING TABLE
THAT HAS A MODERN FEEL TO IT,
BUT HAS SOME NATURAL LINES.
OKAY, I THINK I'VE GOT
A FEW THINGS IN MIND.
WELL LET'S EXPLORE.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF SOMETHING LIKE THIS?
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.
IT STILL HAS THAT KIND OF
CONTEMPORARY FEEL
BUT I LOVE THE LIVE EDGE,
I LOVE ALL THE TEXTURE,
ALL THE CHARACTER
ON THIS OLD STUMP.
I MEAN THAT'S JUST -
ISN'T THAT AWESOME?
YEAH, I JUST,
I THINK MY BIGGEST RESERVATION
ABOUT THIS IS THE COLOR.
I NEED SOMETHING THAT'S DARKER,
SOMETHING THAT MAKES IT POP
SO YOU HAVE THE CONTRAST
OF THE WHITE BEACH PEBBLE
AND THEN THE DARK TOP
AND BE A BIT SMALLER.
SO, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
WE DON'T ANYTHING
JUST LIKE THAT,
BUT WE CUSTOM FABRICATE,
SO WE CAN MAKE IT LIKE THAT.
REALLY?
YES. WE GOT YOU COVERED.
ALL RIGHT.
WE CAN DO ANYTHING.
Lucas: I'VE BEEN COMING HERE
TO CELESTE FOR YEARS
AND I HAD NO IDEA I COULD GET
THE FURNITURE CUSTOM-MADE
TO MEET MY SPECS.
COME ON INTO
THE FABRICATION ZONE.
BEING ABLE
TO CUSTOMIZE THE FURNITURE
IS STARTING TO GIVE ME
A LOT OF IDEAS.
LUCAS, THIS IS DON,
OUR CHIEF FABRICATOR.
HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU.
HE'S THE GUY.
YEAH, HE'S THE GUY.
I THINK
I HAVE TO HAVE THESE GUYS
MAKE SOMETHING SPECIAL
FOR A SPECIAL FURRY,
LITTLE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.
VICTORIA HAS
THIS DOG SOPHIE.
WHAT IF WE MADE A DOG BED
THAT REALLY KIND OF
TIED INTO THE TABLE.
MAYBE LIKE
A BEAUTIFUL SLAB OF WOOD
WITH THE LIVE
GRAIN EDGES.
A LIVE-EDGE, SLAB DOG BED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK DON?
I AM SURE
WE CAN DO THAT.
Lucas: THIS SHOPPING TRIP
HAS BEEN GREAT.
I CAME IN LOOKING
FOR A BUFFET TABLE,
BUT I'M GOING OUT
WITH A CUSTOM SERVING TABLE
AND A CUSTOM DOGGIE BED.
HEY, GUYS,
I GOT SOME ROCK WORK!
ONLY ONE ROCK?
2,000-POUND GLACIAL BOULDER
WE GOT TO GET IN THERE BY HAND.
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
Chris: COULDN'T YOU FIND
A SMALLER ROCK?
WHOA!
♪♪♪♪
Chris: WELL, WE'RE HERE IN
SARASOTA, FLORIDA, MY HOMETOWN,
WE ARE AT THE GEHRISCH JOB.
OUR DEADLINE IS COMING UP
REAL CLOSE.
BUT THIS PROJECT IS A LITTLE
DIFFERENT THAN OUR NORMAL THING.
WELL, WITH THESE PEBBLES
IT'S ALL ABOUT THE DETAIL
AND PRECISION.
SO, WE GOT TO WORK
A LITTLE HARDER
TO CLEAN IT ALL OUT.
IT'S LIKE FLOSSING
A MILLION TEETH.
YOU GOT TO USE A TOOTHBRUSH,
A PAINTBRUSH, ANYTHING,
AND MAKE SURE
EVERYTHING LOOKS PERFECT.
SO, THE GEHRISCHS WANT
A KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY FEEL
TO THEIR BACKYARD POOL,
SO IN KEEPING WITH THAT THEME,
WE PICKED OUT
A SILVER TRAVERTINE
WITH A PLATINUM GROUT.
IT'S GONNA LOOK GREAT.
♪♪♪♪
Jane:
THIS KITCHEN IS A SMALL SPACE,
BUT THERE'S A LOT
GOING ON IN IT.
SO, WE'RE BRINGING IN ROSS
IN TO HELP ME OUT.
HE'S SUBCONTRACTOR
SPECIALIZES IN CABINETRY.
ALL RIGHT,
SO WHERE IS MY KEGERATOR GOING?
THAT WOULD BE THIS CAVITY
WE'RE CUTTING OUT RIGHT HERE.
THIS IS GONNA BE
FOR OUR FRIDGE?
CORRECT.
OH, WE GOT THE GRILL RIGHT HERE.
WE'RE DOING A HOOD, RIGHT?
THAT'S CORRECT. YEAH,
THERE'LL BE A HOOD ABOVE THAT.
AND THEN, WE STILL HAVE THE
ICE-MAKER THAT HAS GOT A SPOT.
SNEAKING IT
RIGHT IN THE CORNER HERE.
YOU KNOW, LUCAS SAID
YOU COULD GET IT ALL TOGETHER
IN THIS
TINY LITTLE SPACE.
YOU'RE DOING IT.
WE'RE TRYING,
TRYING REALLY HARD.
ROSS IS ALSO WORKING
ON THE FIREPLACE.
Lucas: HEY, ROSS, HOW ARE
WE COMING WITH THE FIREPLACE?
Ross: GOOD, JUST GETTING IT
GOING THIS MORNING.
I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOMETHING
HAPPENING ABOUT THIS HERE.
THE GEHRISCHS HAVE CHALLENGED
ME TO FIT TWO TVs
IN THIS REALLY SMALL SPACE.
THEY HAD A TV RIGHT THERE,
SO I GOT TO DO SOMETHING
A LITTLE BIT MORE JAZZY.
KIND OF NEED YOU
TO COLLABORATE WITH MY A. V. GUY
ON THAT ONE
RIGHT THERE.
OKAY, WE WILL DO.
HEY, HOW'S IT GOING,
LUCAS?
OH, THERE'S FRANK, RIGHT THERE.
HOW'S IT GOING MAN?
ROSS. GOOD TO MEET YOU,
HOW ARE YOU SIR?
SO, WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON
THIS TIME FOR ME?
WELL, WELCOME
TO THE GEHRISCH PROJECT MAN.
THE GEHRISCHS
ARE HUGE SPORTS FANS.
THEY LOVE
TO WATCH THE GAME.
SO, THIS IS THE HUB
OF THE AREA.
LOOKS INTERESTING.
WHEN I'M ON LUCAS' LAGOONS' JOB,
I REALLY NEVER KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT,
BUT I ALWAYS MAKE IT HAPPEN.
THE GEHRISCHS
DON'T WANT TO BE OUT HERE
AND HAVE IT FEEL
LIKE A SPORTS BAR.
WE WANT IT TO BE ABLE
TO TRANSFORM INTO A SPORTS BAR,
SO BASICALLY WE GOT A JAZZ IT UP
AND MAKE IT DISAPPEAR.
A DISAPPEARING TV, HUH?
YEAH.
IT'S LIKE A LITTLE CUP
OF PIXIE DUST
WE COULD THROW ON THERE
AND MAKE IT GO AWAY.
COME ON, FRANK, YOU KNOW ME.
NOTHING'S EASY.
WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT REALLY GOES WITH
THAT KIND OF KEY WEST STYLE
AND FLOWS WITH ROSS'S
OUTDOOR FIREPLACE.
OKAY, SO LIKE
A DISAPPEARING CABINET
OR SOMETHING
THAT COMES UP ABOVE THE TV.
KIND OF, BUT THAT'S NOT
THE ONLY CHALLENGE.
I HAVE A BIGGER CHALLENGE
OVER HERE.
UGH. WHAT THIS TIME?
IN THIS AREA
WE HAVE TO FIND A PLACE
TO PUT ANOTHER TV, SO...
KIND OF TIGHT IN HERE.
BUT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WALL
RIGHT HERE, MAN,
AND WE PUT A NICE TV THERE
AND THEN THEY COULD SEE IT
FROM THE POOL AND SPA.
THAT'S PERFECT
RIGHT THERE.
YEAH, IT WOULD BE PERFECT
IF THERE WAS NOT A RAIN SHED
GOING RIGHT HERE FOR THE GRILL.
OKAY, HOW ABOUT
IF WE DID SOMETHING
MAYBE FROM THE CEILING.
I COULD KIND OF
MOTORIZE SOMETHING DOWN
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SPIN AROUND.
BUT THEN WHEN YOU LOOK UP,
YOU'RE GONNA SEE A TV.
IT HAS TO FEEL
VERY SERENE AND TRANQUIL.
THEN WHAT
DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
POP THIS THING UP
FROM THE GROUND?
ACTUALLY,
THAT IS NOT A BAD IDEA.
NOW YOU'RE THINKING.
OKAY, LET ME THINK ABOUT IT,
AND I'LL COME UP WITH SOMETHING.
HEY, MAN, YOU ALWAYS DO.
I GOT THE FAITH IN YOU.
ALL RIGHT, LUCAS.
BUT WHATEVER YOU DO,
MAKE IT HAPPEN FAST.
YEAH, WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
OKAY, BUD.
John: SO, WE HAVE TO
MAKE THIS DEADLINE
BECAUSE THIS AQUARIUS PARTY
IS GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK
TO GET DONE.
SO, IT'S A REAL MADHOUSE
IN THIS BACKYARD.
IT'S A SMALL AREA
TO BEGIN WITH.
WE GOT ROSS PUTTING IN
THE FIREPLACE TILES,
FRANKIE'S IN THE BACK
INSTALLING AUDIO,
WE GOT THE CAGE GUYS
PUTTING UP THE CAGE,
AND WE ALSO HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL
DARK-BLUE INTERIOR FINISH
GOING INTO THE POOL.
BUT NOW THAT THE INTERIOR
FINISH IS SET,
WE CAN PUT THE WATER
IN THE POOL.
ONE MORE THING OFF THE LIST,
BUT THERE'S SO MUCH YET TO DO.
HEY, GUYS,
I GOT SOME ROCKWORK!
OOH, ROCKWORK.
Lucas: BECAUSE WE'RE NOT USING
TONS OF BOULDERS,
PROJECTS LIKE THE GEHRISCHS'
ARE EXACTLY WHY I HOARD ROCKS.
ONLY ONE ROCK.
Lucas: FIVE YEARS AGO,
I FOUND THIS BOULDER.
THAT'S GONNA BE THE FOCAL POINT
OF THAT ZEN CORNER.
I HEARD ENOUGH BELLYACHING
ABOUT THE LITTLE PEBBLE TILES.
DO YOU WANT TO DO
SOME ROCK WORK?
HERE'S A CHALLENGE - -
2,000-POUND GLACIAL BOULDER
WE GOT TO GET IN THERE BY HAND.
IT NEEDS
TO GET BACK THERE?
YEAH, WITH THE POOL CAGE
ALREADY IN,
WE'RE GOT TO
USE OUR BACKS,
AND WE HAVE TO CORE DRILL
THE WHOLE THING
FOR THE WATER FEATURE.
OH, MAN.
IT SEEMS LIKE
A LOT MORE WORK.
I'M SORRY I EVER COMPLAINED
ABOUT THEM PEBBLE ROCKS.
THESE GLACIAL
BOULDERS ARE SUPER DENSE,
SO WHEN YOU'RE DRILLING IT,
IT'S VERY STRENUOUS
AND IT GOES VERY SLOW.
SO, IT TAKES THE WHOLE CREW
TO GET THIS ROCK DRILLED OUT.
ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE THROUGH.
MAN, FINALLY.
AND IT'S GOING
TO TAKE ALL OF US
TO MUSCLE THIS THING
INTO PLACE.
PUT YOUR FOOT
UNDER THIS AND THEN LET IT ROLL.
IT'S A PAIN IN THE BUTT.
♪♪♪♪
IT'S LIKE A WHEEL. WHY CARRY IT
WHEN YOU CAN WHEEL IT?
ALL RIGHT, OLD MAN,
BRING THAT STAND OVER HERE.
Chris: COULDN'T YOU FIND
A SMALLER ROCK?
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
****
OH, WHOA!
YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
MORE PEOPLE ARE GONNA
HAVE TO GET ON CRASH'S SIDE
PLUS WATCH YOUR TOES.
I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW,
I GOT A LONG WAY TO GO.
WHOO-HOO!
DON'T GET EXCITED YET,
IT'S NOT EVEN
IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
SEE THESE HOLES,
HOW THEY DRILLED.
THEY'RE SUPPOSED
TO LINE UP WITH THIS.
TWIST A LITTLE.
THERE. ALMOST, ALMOST THERE.
OH, THERE-
CAN WE "WHOO-HOO" NOW?
[ LAUGHS ]
HE JUST WANTS
TO WHOO-HOO.
NICE JOB, GUYS.
NOW LET'S GET BACK TO WORK.
IT'S TIME
FOR ANOTHER INSANE QUESTION.
YOU ASKED, "OLD MAN
HOW OLD ARE YOU REALLY?"
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
THAT'S RUDE.
NO. [ LAUGHS ]
YOU'LL HAVE YOUR ANSWER
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
BEFORE THE BREAK YOU ASKED,
"OLD MAN
HOW OLD ARE YOU REALLY?"
I'M NOT REALLY THAT OLD.
I WAS BORN IN '64,
SO THAT MAKES ME 52.
I CAME FROM A GOOD DUTCH FAMILY
FROM THE LITTLE TOWN OF
CHARLOTTESVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.
MY PARENTS HAD
THIS FARMERS MARKET
CALLED THE LITTLE DUTCH CORNER,
AND WE WERE ALWAYS WORKING.
SO, I JUST LOOK OLD
BECAUSE OF ALL THIS HARD WORK.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
DO YOU REALIZE THAT WE ONLY HAVE
TWO DAYS LEFT
UNTIL THE GEHRISCHS'
HUGE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY BASH?
ONLY TWO DAYS?
YEAH, I MEAN IT'S JUST
A COMPLETE MESS BACK THERE.
I MEAN THAT WE GOT
PROBABLY LIKE A WEEK WORTH
OF CLEANING TO DO
PLUS THERE IS STILL
THE KITCHEN, LANDSCAPING.
AND WE GOT
THE FURNITURE COMING.
EVERYTHING'S PROBABLY GONNA
COME ALL AT ONCE.
YEAH, THIS IS, LIKE,
ALL HANDS ON DECK
AS FAST AS WE CAN GO.
SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
ALL RIGHT,
I'M GETTING ON IT.
WE HAVE A LOT GOING ON
RIGHT NOW WITH THIS PROJECT.
WE GOT THE POOL CAGE PEOPLE HERE
AND FINISHING UP THE ROOF...
TIGHT SQUEEZE.
...WHILE WOMAN'S RUSHING
TO TRY TO GET THESE PLANTS IN.
SINCE WE ARE DOING MORE OF
A CONTEMPORARY KEY WEST EFFECT,
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO HAVE
PLANT MATERIAL
THAT REPLICATES THAT - -
BAMBOO,
THEN A VARIETY OF PALMS,
REALLY CLEAN, SIMPLE LINES.
WHOO!
WE ALWAYS LIKE TO CREATE A
LITTLE SURPRISE FOR THE CLIENT.
THE GEHRISCHS ARE
BIG SPORTS FANS,
BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE
THEIR OUTDOOR LIVING AREA
LOOK LIKE A SPORTS BAR
ALL THE TIME.
SO, I'VE GOT A GREAT IDEA.
MY NAME IS NOEL YOUNG,
AND I AM A CONTEMPORARY
ABSTRACT ARTIST HERE
IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA.
WOMAN AND LUCAS ASKED ME TO DO
THE KEY WEST
CONTEMPORARY BEACH THEME.
I USE NATURAL ELEMENTS
AND WHAT BETTER
THAN TO USE SAND
FROM SIESTA BEACH
AND INCORPORATE
THAT INTO MY PAINTING.
♪♪♪♪
WHAT'S GOING ON, BROTHER.
HOW'RE DOING?
GOOD.
GOOD MAN.
WAIT UNTIL YOU SEE
WHAT I GOT.
CHECK THIS OUT!
OOH, THAT IS VERY PRETTY.
DID YOU WASH YOUR HANDS?
YES.
OKAY.
Ray: HEY, OLD MAN,
YOU GONNA SIT ON THAT
YOU BETTER HAVE
A CLEAN BEHIND.
[ GROANS ]
♪♪♪♪
HEY, LUCAS.
HEY, WOMAN.
WHAT'S UP CELESTE?
HI, CELESTE.
I SEE YOU'RE
JUST ABOUT READY FOR ME.
WE GOT YOUR
LITTLE CORNER READY.
WOW.
♪♪♪♪
I LIKE THE COLOR.
YOU GOT IT RIGHT ON.
THE WOOD
MIGHT BE SUSTAINABLE,
BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF IT IS SUSTAINABLE
FOR MY BACK TO LIFT.
HEY QUIT MONKEYING
AROUND GET BACK TO WORK!
OOH-OOH!
THIS IS THE SURPRISE.
YOU READY?
YEAH.
I EVEN KIND OF
CHERRY'ED IT UP.
ALL RIGHT.
NO WAY!
OH, MY GOSH.
YOU'VE GOT A LITTLE PILLOW.
[ Laughing ] I KNOW.
DOESN'T IT LOOK INVITING?
I THINK SHE IS GONNA BE THE ONLY
PUP TO HAVE ONE OF THESE.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
LET'S TAKE IT BACK THERE.
LET'S GO.
♪♪♪♪
John: SO, WE'RE FINISHING
EVERYTHING UP TODAY.
WELL THIS KITCHEN
IS REALLY INTRICATE,
THERE'S A KEGERATOR,
THE REFRIGERATOR.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS
GOING ON,
THAT THIS COUNTERTOP
HAD TO BE FABRICATED
TO FIT EACH AND EVERY LITTLE
ONE OF THEM ITEMS.
IT'S ACTUALLY MADE
OUT OF CONCRETE,
AND IT HAS THESE LITTLE SPARKLES
IN IT THAT LOOK LIKE DIAMONDS.
HOW'S IT COMING ROSS?
GOOD, GOOD, GOOD, LUCAS.
LET'S GET THIS HOOKED ON.
ALL RIGHT.
Lucas: MY TEAM AND I JUST BARELY
FINISHED THIS PROJECT.
AND TV COMING IN THROUGH.
Lucas:
WE'VE GOT TWO TVS GOING IN,
A CUSTOM ART PIECE,
FINISHING THAT OUTDOOR KITCHEN,
AND OF COURSE, ADDING
THAT LUCAS LAGOONS FLARE
WHEREVER WE CAN.
YEAH MAMA, I THINK
THAT'S A PERFECT HEIGHT.
IT LOOKS GREAT THERE.
Jane: YEAH, I LIKE IT.
♪♪♪♪
I'M READY TO SHOW MICHAEL
AND VICTORIA THEIR NEW BACKYARD.
I'M EXCITED,
BUT I'M ALSO PRETTY NERVOUS.
IT'S BEEN A LONG 12 WEEKS.
THE GEHRISCH FAMILY HAD
ONE OF THE SMALLEST BACKYARDS
WE'VE EVER WORKED IN.
I MEAN, WE HAD ALL THOSE
LITTLE PEBBLES TO PLACE.
WHAT, I'M SUPPOSED TO
CLEAN THIS UP WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?
AND DON'T FORGET - -
FOOTER.
[ ALL GRUNTING ]
****
John: WHOA!
BUT WE'VE TRANSFORMED IT
INTO AN OUTDOOR LIVING OASIS.
CAN WE WHOO-HOO NOW?
[ LAUGHS ]
ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
I WANT TO KIND OF TAKE
YOU OVER HERE FOR A MINUTE.
TODAY IS THE DAY.
I'M SO EXCITED.
I GOT ANTS
IN MY PANTS,
I CAN'T STAND STILL YOU KNOW?
IT'S LIKE GOING CRAZY.
IT'S JUST SUCH
A UNIQUELY DIFFERENT PROJECT.
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN.
SO, HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING?
WE ARE JUST READY
TO GO BACK THERE
AND CHECK IT ALL OUT.
AND YOU HAVE THIS BIG
AQUARIUS BIRTHDAY BASH TOMORROW.
FOR THIS BIG EVENT,
WE ARE EXPECTING
ABOUT 40 TO 50 PEOPLE
COMING IN,
SO RIGHT NOW, IT'S LIKE THE CALM
BEFORE THE CRAZINESS.
PROMISE ME
TO KEEP YOUR EYES SHUT.
LET'S GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD NOW.
WE CREATED THIS OUTDOOR SPACE
TOGETHER
WITH THE SAME GOALS
IN MIND
OF BRINGING
OUR BLENDED FAMILIES TOGETHER,
AND SO I REALLY SEE
THIS OUTDOOR LIVING SPACE
AS THE START
OF THE NEXT CHAPTER.
I WANT YOU TO ENVISION
THAT OLD BACKYARD.
YOU'RE STANDING IN
WHAT USED TO BE JUST GRASS.
LET'S SEE IT.
ALL RIGHT, ONE... TWO... THREE...
CHECK OUT
YOUR NEW BACKYARD.
WHOA!
WOW!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW!
WOW!
♪♪♪♪
Lucas: WE'RE HERE IN SARASOTA,
FLORIDA, TODAY.
I'M ABOUT TO SHOW
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
THAT KEY WEST CONTEMPORARY
BACKYARD TRANSFORMATION.
WE'VE BEEN KILLING OURSELVES
FOR 12 WEEKS
TO MAKE THEIR DEADLINE,
BUT WE PULLED IT OFF,
AND I CAN'T WAIT TILL
THEY SEE THE FINAL RESULTS.
LUCAS,
WE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER.
ALL RIGHT,
I'LL COUNT TO THREE.
1... 2... 3...
CHECK OUT
YOUR NEW BACKYARD.
Michael: WHOA!
WOW!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW!
WOW!
HOLY TOLEDO.
IT DOESN'T FEEL
LIKE THE SAME HOUSE.
IT FEELS
SO MUCH LARGER.
SO BEAUTIFUL.
FROM THE DECKING TO THE CEILING,
WE'VE ACTUALLY CREATED
1500 SQUARE FOOT ADDITIONAL
LIVING SPACE OUTDOORS.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
WANT TO DO THE HAPPY DANCE.
[ LAUGHS ]
OH!
IT'S TOTALLY GOT THE FEEL
WE WERE LOOKING FOR.
THE YELLOW MAKES
SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE
FROM THE ORANGE
THAT WE STARTED WITH.
I LOVE THE COLOR TONES
THAT WE WENT WITH - -
THE WHITE BEACH PEBBLE,
SILVER TRAVERTINE,
THAT DEEP BLUE WATER
AND WITH THE DARK BLUE TILES
CUTTING THROUGH
THIS LIGHTER TONE.
EXACTLY WHAT
WE HAVE ENVISIONED.
Lucas: YOU KNOW, ON PAPER,
IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT INSANE,
BUT WHEN YOU SEE IT FINISHED,
IT'S JUST - - IT'S DAZZLING.
REMEMBER BEFORE
YOU HAD NO PRIVACY,
NOW YOU HAVE THESE BEAUTIFUL
PALM TREES AS A BACKDROP.
YOU HAVE
THIS BEAUTIFUL CAGE
THAT HAS A REALLY OPEN
LOOK TO IT.
Victoria:
THE ROOF IS BEAUTIFUL,
IT REALLY HAS OPENED UP
THE SPACE.
YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF
OUTDOOR ROOM FEEL.
I LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW
IN THE BEGINNING,
YOU TALKED ABOUT
AN OUTDOOR SHOWER,
BUT I THINK I CAME UP
WITH SOMETHING
A LOT COOLER THAN THAT.
OH, I'M SO EXCITED.
SO, COME
AND CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, MY GOD!
I'M SORRY, BUT SOPHIE'S BED,
THAT IS SO SWEET!
WELL, SHE'S SUCH
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FAMILY,
AND SHE'S ONE
OF THE AQUARIUS BIRTHDAYS,
SO WE CREATED THIS LIVE-EDGE,
SUSTAINABLE WOOD DOG BED.
OH, IT JUST
TOUCHES MY HEART.
THAT IS JUST TOO BEAUTIFUL.
SO, WHAT I DECIDED TO CREATE
IN YOUR ZEN CORNER
WAS A BUBBLING
BOULDER FOUNTAIN.
I HAD THAT
IN MY PRIVATE COLLECTION
FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.
IT'S A MINNESOTA
GLACIAL BOULDER
THAT WE ACTUALLY, BY HAND,
CORE-DRILLED THE WHOLE THING
SO THE WATER COULD COME UP
OUT OF THE TOP.
THIS IS MY GIFT
TO YOU GUYS.
IT'S NATURE'S ART.
A PIECE OF ART,
FOR SURE.
THAT SORT OF MAKES THE HAIR
ON MY BACK STAND UP, YOU KNOW?
ME, TOO. THAT'S
REALLY THOUGHTFUL. THANK YOU.
YOU GUYS TALKED ABOUT
WANTING TO HAVE
A LITTLE COFFEE IN THE MORNING,
SO YOU GOT - -
I LOVE MY MONKEY CHAIRS.
YEAH, MONKEY CHAIRS.
AND THIS IS ALL
RECLAIMED WOOD.
I LOVE THE PILLOW
FOR THE GEHRISCHS.
AND THE G ON THE WALL.
WOW.
IT'S PERFECT.
I THINK
IT WAS A GOOD CHOICE
OF NOT PUTTING
THE OUTDOOR SHOWER.
LOVE IT.
LOVE IT.
YOU KNOW,
THE SPA IS SUPER COOL.
IT'S JUST
RIGHT OFF YOUR BEDROOM.
YOU GOT INFINITY EDGE
ON THAT FAR CORNER.
REMEMBER BEFORE YOU JUST HAD
THIS STUCCO WALL.
THIS IS MY ZEN CORNER.
THAT IS STUNNING.
I MIGHT NOT LEAVE.
WELL, VICTORIA,
YOU HAD SO MANY MORE ITEMS
ON THE DREAM LIST.
LET'S GO SHOW YOU
WHAT ELSE I CHECKED OFF.
LET'S DO IT.
♪♪♪♪
OH, WOW, LUCAS.
IT'S JUST SO GORGEOUS.
BEEN DREAMING
ABOUT THIS SPOT.
I HAVE.
AND I LOVE ALL THE CRYSTALS
AT THE BOTTOM OF IT.
IT JUST SPARKLES.
BEAUTIFUL.
WELL, I KNOW YOU WANTED THE TV
AND THE FIREPLACE
TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS
BUILT IN TOGETHER,
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THE WAY
THEY'RE ALL FRAMED IN?
THAT'S PERFECT LUCAS.
THANK YOU.
WELL, IT GETS EVEN BETTER.
HOW CAN IT GET ANY BETTER?
I TELL YOU WHAT - -
WHY DON'T YOU PUSH THE BUTTON?
I LOVE PUSHING A BUTTON.
PUSH IT ONCE,
THAT'S ALL YOU GOT TO DO.
OKAY, WATCH THIS.
WHAT?
[ LAUGHS ]
OH, WOW.
OH, WOW.
LOOK AT THAT.
OH, MY GOSH.
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
I MEAN THE COLORS ARE
JUST FANTASTIC.
I KNOW YOU WANTED
A CONTEMPORARY LOOK,
SO I FOUND
A CONTEMPORARY ARTIST.
I THINK SHE DID
A BEAUTIFUL JOB.
THERE'S ACTUALLY
REAL BEACH SAND
INCORPORATED
INTO THE PAINT.
THAT IS SO COOL.
THAT IS
A REALLY CLEVER IDEA.
SO, HERE IS
YOUR KITCHEN AREA.
♪♪♪♪
Victoria:
I'M HAPPY TO SEE THE KEGERATOR.
YES, YOU GUYS
ARE READY FOR THE PARTY.
YOU GOT YOUR FRIDGE,
YOUR GRILL, THEN THE RANGE HOOD
THAT'LL SUCK
ALL THE SMOKE RIGHT OUT.
YOU GOT A SINK,
A HUGE ICE MAKER RIGHT THERE.
IT'S REALLY NICE THAT WE HAVE
SUCH A BIG SPACE HERE
SO YOU COULD REALLY KIND OF
LAY OUT ALL THE FOOD
AND FOR MORE SERVING, I GAVE YOU
A BONUS AREA OVER HERE.
Michael:
OH, I JUST LOVE IT.
YEAH, I AGREE.
SO, YOU HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU NEED OUT HERE.
BUT I STILL NEEDED MULTIPLE TVs.
YEAH, SO, CHECK THIS OUT.
OH, MY GOD.
YOU GOT TO BE
KIDDING ME.
WE WERE SITTING RIGHT ON TOP
OF IT AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT.
THAT'S SO CRAZY.
YOU WANTED IT TO BE ABLE
TO TRANSFORM INTO A SPORTS BAR,
BUT NOT FEEL
LIKE A SPORTS BAR, RIGHT?
YOU NAILED IT ON THE HEAD
WITH THAT ONE.
THAT'S EXACTLY
THE WORDS WE SAID.
THAT'S AWESOME.
THIS IS CRAZY.
WE HAVE TWO 55-INCH TVs
IN THIS HOUSE,
AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN'T EVEN
TELL WE HAVE ONE.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED,
FOR SURE.
OH, WE DO NOT LOOK
LIKE A SPORTS BAR,
BUT WE ARE SO READY
TO HAVE A SPORTS PARTY.
THAT IS JUST AWESOME.
IT'S JUST SO COOL.
Lucas: THANK YOU.
I'M LOOKING AROUND
AT MY NEW BACKYARD.
IT'S NO LONGER A DREAM.
IT'S REALITY, AND IT'S PERFECT.
YOU REALLY
OUTDID YOURSELF.
I LOVE IT.
GOOD. I FEEL GOOD.
I LOVE IT.
AWESOME.
YOU GAVE OUR FAMILY
A DESTINATION
TO BUILD A LOT OF MEMORIES.
IT'S JUST LOVELY.
AWW.
I'M JUST, LIKE,
REALLY TOUCHED BY THIS SPACE.
I REALLY AM.
WELL, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW?
I'M SO EXCITED
TO JUMP IN THE POOL.
SAME HERE.
I'M JUMPING IN THE HOT TUB.
I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT I DECIDED
TO SHOW THEM A DAY EARLY
BECAUSE MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
CAN ENJOY THE SPACE
BEFORE EVERYBODY COMES IN.
THEY CAN SEE IT AT NIGHT,
RELAX, AND GET READY
FOR THE BIG PARTY TOMORROW.
THIS IS IT. THIS IS
THE LIVING AREA OUT HERE.
THIS IS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S VERY ROMANTIC
OUT HERE, I MUST SAY.
♪♪♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN
ANYTHING YET
WHEN THIS LIT UP AT NIGHT.
IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER
THAN THIS.
HEY LUCAS.
LUCAS, YOU MADE IT.
OF COURSE I MADE IT.
I'M SO GRATEFUL
TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR HOME
WITH OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS
AND FAMILY.
LUCAS, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU
TO MY SON, EVAN.
HEY, EVAN.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
EVERYBODY IS THRILLED TO HAVE
HIM AS PART OF THE PARTY.
LUCAS LAGOONS! YAY!
♪♪♪♪
[ ALL CHEERING ]
TELL YOU ONE THING - -
MICHAEL AND VICTORIA
KNOW HOW TO THROW A PARTY.
EVERYBODY'S COMING UP TO ME
TO SAY HOW MUCH THEY LOVE IT.
IT LOOKS
SO, SO, SO GOOD.
Michael:
I'M SO GLAD I GOT TO COME HERE
AND ACTUALLY SEE
THE SPACE IN USE.
[ ALL CHEERING ]
I GOT MY BATHING SUIT ON!
Victoria:
FLORIDA IS GREAT DESTINATION
THAT WE HAVE A PLACE
TO HOST EVERYBODY
AND REALLY ENJOY, YOU KNOW,
MAKING LASTING MEMORIES.