Original subtitles

-Let's rock! -Yeah!

LUCAS: I'm Lucas Congdon...

Alright, you guys! We did it! Yeah!

[ Laughs ]

I'm here to show you some of the biggest...

Oh, my God! Yeah, baby!

...craziest...

Wow! This is awesome!

LUCAS: ...and most beautiful pools in the country.

WOMAN: This is the best pool I think I've ever seen.

Tuck it in. Tuck it.

LUCAS: These talented crews...

Oh, my God! That is crazy!

...take jaw-dropping pool designs to the next level.

Anyone can build a pool,

but these pools are a little slice of paradise.

-Whoo! -Yeah!

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LUCAS: Today I got up at the crack of dawn

to surprise a new client.

But this isn't just any client.

Whoa. [ Laughing ] It's so wet.

Oh! Mud in the face.

He's my audio-video contractor,

Frankie Giuffre, and his wife, Heather.

At this point they're pretty much family.

Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

It's time to make sure they're awake

and get them outside to play. Cock-a-doodle-doo!

[ Crowing ]

I'm here to design and build your pool!

Yee-haw!

Frankie, Heather! Come out!

It's your buddy Lucas!

It's time to build a pool!

This is what happens when you leave the gate open.

Good morning, Giuffre family! [ Siren wails ]

Dude. Well, you never come in a normal fashion.

What's up, man? How are you? How are you, buddy?

We've been married for 15 years.

HEATHER: I'm a mortgage processor.

I worked at a bank many years ago, and Frank was a customer.

We are absolutely ready, and we're super psyched

to see what you're gonna come up with.

I've got some big ideas. I'm sure you do.

I say we do the biggest Lucas Lagoon that's ever been built.

Wherever the sun is touching, that's your pool.

Tone it down a bit. Tone it down a bit.

You've got the room.

We live on five acres,

but you don't have five acres to build a pool on.

50%?

You have probably more like... a quarter of an acre.

Quarter of an acre?

Max. Max.

But still like eight times larger

than the average swimming pool.

I guess I can work with that.

So I kind of don't want just a pool plopped

in the middle of the yard.

We want more of, like, a lake.

A lake.

Something like a pool and a lake -- a plake.

I like that. That's a good product.

Yeah. So let's build a plake.

Cool.

I'm thinking swim-up bar, a little sun shelf area.

My mom loves to sit there

and just have a little shade umbrella.

Deep area, maybe with a rock to jump off for the kids.

A rock? It's Lucas Lagoons.

You're gonna have like 10,000 rocks.

[ Laughs ] Now we're nervous.

This is gonna be an interesting challenge.

Frank is now turning into a client.

You got a friendship on the line here

as well as a project, so it'll be a different dynamic.

Let me scale it back a little bit,

make you guys happy.

So why don't you go inside?

I'm gonna go rethink this a little bit,

and then we'll get together and kind of hash it out.

Sounds good. All right. Cool.

I want this to look like you were walking through the woods

and you stumbled upon this natural spring

and just jumped in.

So now that I've kind of gotten myself back down to Earth,

back down to reality, I'm ready to sit down

with Frank and Heather and start kind of hashing this out.

Hey, guys!

What do you got?

So, what if we do, like, limestone boulders

so it's real native and it looks indigenous?

I like the look of that.

In order to make the pool this big

with this much rock and your budget,

I'm thinking we do something like a pond liner, but stronger.

So once we get that liner set, we can start stacking up

the native Florida limestone

to make this look like one natural rock outcropping.

And that way all your money

is going into things that you can see and appreciate.

Instead of rebar and concrete.

Right. Yeah.

So my idea is kind of basically four separate areas

that would come together in an organic shape.

If you wanted a natural plake, how about having a dock area

so you can run and jump into the plake?

We like that.

The one right in the middle would be the shallow area

to hang out with the kids and for your mom.

Yeah. I like the shallow part.

The one to the back would be your waterfall,

and the one to your left would be the tiki-hut swim-up bar.

My area. [ Laughs ] Your area, right?

So, of course I don't have to call in my audio guy.

I mean, you're right here, so...

Well, I mean, basically, this is like the ultimate canvas

for a natural lagoon.

So that's basically

what I'm thinking about doing for you guys.

And if you kind of like the general direction,

I mean, give me your blessing and I'll get right on it.

Sounds awesome, man. We can't wait.

Now it's time to get my crew and get to work.

This is gonna be so much fun working with Frankie.

You ready to start laying this thing out and digging?

Yeah! I'm ready to dig a hole.

JANE: I can't wait. Let's do it!

CHRIS: This is going to be the ultimate backyard.

Oh, yeah. That fits the baldness.

[ Engine starts ]

LUCAS: The deep end of this pool is six feet deep,

but we're digging down eight feet

to allow room for the gravel, sand, and pool liner.

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Crash, you can start dumping gravel along the bank.

All right. I got you.

It'll start solidifying that bank.

Keep dumping it right there.

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Well, here comes the liner.

CHRIS: Yee-haw!

Look at that toad sitting on it.

JOHN: That's Crash for you.

It's like a rhino riding a horse.

LUCAS: The whole idea with the liner

is this allows us to put more money into rocks

and less into infrastructure.

This is actually a PVC liner,

so it's gonna be resistant to the chlorine and chemicals.

It's gonna last forever.

What we basically have to do is stretch it out

across the whole lagoon

and then kind of unfold it from there.

We're gonna make sure it's protected underneath and on top

so I don't have any worries.

If we do it the wrong way,

we're gonna be fighting 1,800 pounds all day long.

Woman power. We got this.

We have to put many layers in

to protect this liner for years to come.

It starts with gravel, filter fabric, sand,

another layer of filter fabric, then the liner,

and concrete on top.

JANE: First order of the day

is to try to get the gravel as smoothed out as possible.

It's kind of like the princess and the pea, you know?

If you've got a lump at the bottom,

you're gonna feel it at the top.

LUCAS: Next comes the filter fabric.

JANE: These rolls of fabric are 12 feet wide

and 300 feet long.

JANE: It's secured at this end!

It's a lot of fabric, but I think we're gonna use

every inch of it to cover this pool.

Now we got all the filter fabric all staked down,

he can bring in the sand.

The sand we're putting in is gonna act like a cushion

between the rocks and the liner.

LUCAS: Once we have four inches of sand all around,

we bring in the last layer of filter fabric.

Then it's time for the liner.

I've got some rope.

See if we can get it over to Crash.

It's time to get this show on the road.

This thing is 80 foot by 100 foot,

weighs 1,800 pounds.

This liner is no joke.

I say we just unroll it like a giant roll of toilet paper.

[ Grunts ]

Man, this is heavy. [ Grunts ]

A little bit more. Good.

Go, "Whee!" So far, so good.

Now we have to, by hand, unfold this 8,000-square-foot liner.

I can see Crash and Old Man just sweating.

They're hating it right now.

Come on!

Whoo. Nice!

We have so much liner! This is awesome!

Next up, we're laying a bunch of yellow PVC lath on the walls

to help hold the concrete in place.

And to support the weight of this giant waterfall

that's about to go in,

we're building a base with a smaller riprap rock,

basically using it in place of rebar.

For this build, we're only needing a fraction

of the concrete that we would typically use.

Concrete's here! Let's go!

To cover this liner,

we're using 50 yards of fiber mesh concrete.

I'm building this thing to last forever.

Now that we got the concrete in, it's rock work, man.

We're using a native Florida limestone.

It's called cap rock

because when you dig underneath the ground

it's the first layer of rock you come to.

Rocks are all unloaded, so I got to start mixing mud.

[ Engine starts ]

All right! The first rock, finally!

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LUCAS: The rock work on this build

involves stacking all this Florida limestone

from the floor of the pool to the top

of this 15-foot-high, 80-foot-long waterfall.

There it is. I think it'll stay.

It'll stay.

Well, one down and, like, 200 more to go.

Well, let's keep moving!

CHRIS: Man, all I'm doing today is going over to a rock pile,

picking them up, going back over, and dropping them off.

With all this rock, there is no time to take naps, breaks.

We just got to go from morning to night.

I got our next rock, Old Man!

Well, get another one!

Hey, Old Man. It's swim-up-bar time, buddy.

All right. I can't wait to lay some block instead of rocks.

So, Lucas has put me in charge

of this really cool swim-up tiki bar.

And the foundation has already been laid in.

Imagine right here, a nice big bar,

bar stools out there for people in water,

bar stools in here for people that want to stay dry.

Nice tiki hut over the top so you're in the shade.

It's gonna be awesome, man.

I need to build up the bar with cinder blocks,

and then I add some rebar

to make this structure a bit stronger.

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After it's plastered,

we stretch the liner over the bar to seal the pool.

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This plake is really coming together,

but there's still a lot of work left to do.

One of those things is building Frankie's dock.

Oh, boy. Is this my dock?

Yeah, man. Ready to dock it out.

All right, man. I'm pumped. I'm excited to see this thing.

You gonna build it today? Yeah, man.

I'm set up, ready to go.

Sounds good, man.

You know what would sound even better?

What's that? Is if you build the dock.

Typically, I wouldn't ask a client to help me,

but I know Frankie wants to be involved in this project.

You want me to build the dock?

I mean, if you want to.

Not really. Why not?

Who's working for who here?

Honestly, I'm pretty excited to get my hands on this plake.

I want to help out, do more than just the A.V. stuff.

And I can't wait to get it done.

Oh!

Punch it! Punch it!

Lucas was kind enough to show me how to drill this hole.

I just got to drill three more of them,

cut poles into the right height,

put the poles in the hole, add a little bit of cement,

build a platform on it... and I'm done.

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Keep up the pace.

We're nearly complete building this waterfall.

Perfect!

This thing's gonna start looking really cool.

The only thing left are to add

these really awesome character rocks.

Oh, my gosh. Look at that.

And those are gonna go on the top of the waterfall...

Oh, man. This is cool.

...and kind of show themselves off to the world.

JANE: All right, Crash! That's good!

JOHN: The final step to the waterfall

is to veneer this really cool swim-up tiki bar with riprap,

connecting the waterfall to the beach entry,

making it one continuous rock wall.

All right, Crash. Bring that rock in.

Here we come, baby.

This is a big one, Old Man.

Oh, it's gonna be close.

Fits in there perfect.

All right!

All right. That's it, guys. Whoo!

Last rock. We're done!

Yeah. We are finally done.

I'd say that's a good day's work right there.

I like it.

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The rock work is done,

and the palm trees are here.

Nice Sylvesters, man. Beautiful.

Now that all the plants and trees are in,

it looks like this natural jungle oasis

nestled amongst these oak trees.

I mean, it just looks so cool.

All right! Beam me up, Sonny Boy.

LUCAS: We just got to open them up and we're set.

It looks good.

I don't think you need to trim a thing.

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Right now we're installing the decking area

that connects the lanai area

to the beach entry and the tiki bar.

All right. Sweet, guys. We're ready for concrete.

JOHN: Finally, the concrete is poured for the bar stools

and the countertop.

I can't wait to get a drink at this bar.

LUCAS: What's really cool for this hardscape is we're mixing

real seashells into the concrete

so it gives you that natural beach look.

Old Man, where you at? Come on over.

We got all the stuff for the tiki.

Oh, man. That's a lot of wood.

This is gonna look nice.

[ Groans ]

Come on, Old Man.

So, to build the roof of this tiki hut,

first we got to set the foundation poles.

There's no brackets to this tiki hut,

so we're actually notching the posts to fit together.

This way a little bit. Back. Yep.

And then we nail them together.

All right. Looks good.

CHRIS: We got all the framing done.

Now it's on for the thatch.

[ Humming ]

Frankie wanted natural.

You can't get any more natural than palm fronds,

so here you go. JOHN: Thank you.

JOHN: This thatch will last about five years.

It will protect the tiki hut from the rain.

It's also been treated to be fire-retardant.

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We got a lot to do to finish up this plake.

Right now we're building him a new fire pit.

We're finishing up the dock for the plake.

We're laying 2,000 square foot of sod

and also completing the interior finish of the pool.

On this pool, there's a liner,

so this concrete's gonna move around a little bit,

so I need a flexible interior finish.

Now since we've got the interior finish all done,

it's time for some water.

CHRIS: She is in! All right, woman! Let her flow!

Got it!

I see water!

This plake holds 55,000 gallons of water,

which is gonna take several days to fill up.

We're nearly complete putting all the finishing touches

on the Giuffre project.

Fill her up.

It's coming down to the wire to get this pool completed,

but I can't wait to show Frankie and Heather their new backyard.

[ Laughing ] Oh, my God.

LUCAS: Today's the day.

I'm ready to show Frankie and Heather

their amazing new backyard.

And in this instance, not only are they my clients,

they're pretty much my family, so I'm super pumped.

One, two, three!

Check out your plake!

[ Laughing ] Oh, my God.

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You like?

Dude, this is awesome!

LUCAS: Before, this backyard was grass

and oak trees surrounding it,

but now it's this functional outdoor paradise.

I am overwhelmed right now. It's unbelievable.

This whole plake is kind of nestled in this clearing.

You have all the oak trees kind of surrounding this space.

I mean, all you see is sand or rock.

Heather, you were concerned about it being too big.

What do you think?

I think it totally fits and it's unbelievable.

Wow! Awesome job, dude.

Yeah. We can't thank you enough.

I'm so glad I did it for you guys.

Love you guys, man.

LUCAS: This is actually the first time

we've ever built a pool without any steps.

You'd never have steps in a plake, right?

No.

On the decking, we did concrete with exposed shells.

Blend in with that kind of beach theme.

I love it. And it's not slippery.

For the kids.

We got the lounge chairs in the water.

Wow. With the cover right above it.

My mom's gonna like that.

Those are great. And the great thing is,

not everybody always wants to go swimming.

So you have areas to hang out by the pool

but without being in the pool.

That's awesome.

We're gonna have a lot of fun this summer.

Oh, yeah.

There's so much more to see,

so let me take you on a little journey.

Are you ready?

Man, I love this yard.

We built you a natural wood-burning fire pit.

HEATHER: I love the size of it.

LUCAS: You get a good view of all the waterfalls from here.

Oh, man. I love this.

The kids are gonna love jumping off of this thing, huh?

HEATHER: This is great.

Remember we were talking about 240 ton?

We're at 500?

Not that bad,

but we are over 300 ton of stone on this project.

HEATHER: I love all the rocks themselves.

I think they're beautiful.

All the holes, where all the water flows through,

it looks really natural.

I love the way this deck kind of slopes down

to the tiki-bar area.

Got some natural built-in seating to the walls.

Wow. So pretty.

This is what I'm talking about right here.

Swim-up bar. Yeah.

This is awesome.

You're level with the water.

Have your drinks here. This is it!

I actually have a surprise for the boys.

So why don't you guys grab Darren and Carter

and we'll meet by the beach? Let's do it.

I want you guys to face this way and close your eyes

so you can't see.

One... No peeking.

...two, three!

Oh!

Yeah! Yeah!

Look at that thing! What do you think, buddy?

Are there any paddles?

JOHN: Yeah. They're in there.

HEATHER: I think it was awesome that Lucas had included the kids

in doing something special for them,

'cause they are a big part of why we built the pool.

[ Laughter ]

Hey, wait a minute. Why is Carter the only one having fun?

Let's do it!

Let's go! Yeah!

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Cheers, guys!

Seeing my dear friends Frank and Heather so happy,

so excited, their whole family so excited.

This is a time we get in our bathing suits

and jump in and enjoy this plake.

Yeah!

[ Laughter, applause ]

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HEATHER: Before we started this journey with Lucas,

our yard was pretty basic and plain.

[ Laughter ]

He went over the top for us. Totally over the top.

It's just more than we could have ever expected.

Whoo!

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LUCAS: In Lake Jackson, Texas, the Peltier family is having

some pool fantasies of their own.

They're currently building a new home.

I like the way the ceiling turned out.

We decided we wanted to have the pool built

while we were building the home.

I'm looking forward to it being finished.

When this pool is finished, it'll blow the family away.

On the back wall will be four arches with travertine bowls

spilling water into the pool.

Having a backyard with the lake view

is a perfect place for a vanishing edge.

The transition from the pool to the lake will be seamless.

Plus, the entire back wall

will be a 40-foot-long fire feature.

The 6'x8' spa will be completely level

with the rest of their pool,

so nothing will obstruct their beautiful view.

All around the patio will be deck jets

that shoot into the pool,

which will be a sport pool, perfect for a volleyball net.

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The crew wastes no time getting this pool dug.

The vanishing edge is measured and dug,

and the whole pool is lined with rebar and plumbing.

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Shotcrete is shot into the forms,

and all the details are carved out.

Once the entire pool is smooth,

it's time to work on the tile.

The Peltiers have picked out this beautiful deep blue tile

that will be spaced out with these unique deco tiles.

The spa starts getting wrapped with mosaic tile

while the custom bowls are placed inside the arches.

And we'll have that go all the way around.

It's real stone. It's just precut.

I think it'll look cool.

The plaster has a blue pebble finish that will create

a seamless transition to gorgeous Lake Jackson.

It's looking good, guys.

[ Whirring ]

4,000 square feet of travertine

are being used to line the Peltiers' backyard,

and the custom fire bar

that frames the entire back edge of the pool

is ready to be fired up.

Here we go. Here we go.

Oh, wow.

Donny had a last-minute request for a summer kitchen.

The team was able to add a grill,

wine cooler, and refrigerator in no time.

The only thing left to do is show the Peltiers

their brand-new backyard.

I cannot wait for you guys to see this.

Oh, my gosh!

LUCAS: The Peltiers can finally see their new pool.

I cannot wait for you guys to see this.

Oh, my God. Oh, my gosh.

Is this really our backyard?

It couldn't be any better. It's beautiful.

This is absolutely fantastic.

LUCAS: Because of the infinity edge,

you can't tell where the pool ends and the lake begins.

I love it so much.

Absolutely beautiful.

This beautiful spa has six jets in it.

I love it. We can use it every evening,

come home from work, sit back and relax.

Another really cool feature is the four archways

and custom water bowls.

I love the way that turned out.

I really like the idea of the sound of running water.

It's just so tranquil.

Speaking of running water, take your smartphone.

You can hit this button, and you can turn on these deck jets.

Wow. I love that!

It almost reminds me of a resort.

Let's take a look at the fire pit over here.

That's beautiful. Perfect.

I can envision sitting over here

and taking in the view of all the fountains.

Perfect setting. Does it get any better?

Yeah, I don't think so.

Let's go check out the kitchen. Sounds good.

LUCAS: Up next is the outdoor kitchen,

which was a great addition to this backyard.

You got this nice big commercial cooking grill.

You've got a side burner. That's great.

You've got the wine cooler. Absolutely love it.

The TV -- this outdoor kitchen has everything we need.

I got one more thing I want to show you guys on the pool.

Let's see it. I saved the best for last.

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Wow! Are you serious?

Is that cool or what? Are you serious?

That is totally cool. I love it.

That is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

It's -- It's amazing.

I've never seen anything like that before.

It's a dream come true.

This exceeded all of our expectations.

It's just absolutely phenomenal.

LUCAS: The only thing missing in this pool are people.

[ Laughs ]

Told you I would get you!

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Whoa! He's breaking his back, baby!

[ Laughter ]

Game on.

This is what it's all about. This is why we built this.

Logan's got his friends over here.

Now that the house is finished, the pool is complete,

this is more than I ever dreamed of.

We feel so blessed to call this our home.

LUCAS: This pool is truly stunning.

Yay!

In Austin, Texas, Tracy and Tim White

and their two kids have dreams of never leaving the water.

We spend a lot of time on our wakeboard boat.

They've been on the water

since they were about 6 months old.

With this pool,

we really feel that we can give them an opportunity

to always be around water

and not just when we're out on the boat.

So this pool is going to give us everything we want

at our new home.

This pool is jam-packed with features

that will be sure to entertain the family for hours and hours.

The spa and fire-pit areas will be a great way

for everyone to sit back and relax

next to this huge entertainment center.

With a 36-inch-high bar top, TVs, and plenty of seating,

this pool will create a resort feel right in their backyard.

And to help further capture the view,

a couple of fire bowls will frame the negative edge.

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It's time to rock and roll.

The heavy machinery is brought in

to dig out this massive pool

that'll hold several thousand gallons of water.

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Steel and plumbing form the base of the pool,

and it's time for Gunite.

With attention to detail,

the spa and steps are formed by hand.

Once the pool has its shape,

rustic flagstone coping and porcelain tile are installed.

The coping in the tile, the house,

it all blends together. It's really nice.

To really tie in to the rustic contemporary feel of this home,

45 yards of light brown concrete decking are poured.

Now it's time to tackle the cabana.

The original design had a shed roof,

but Tracy feared that it would block a lot of their view.

So instead it will be swapped out

for an open-gable design using reclaimed beams.

Once installed, Tracy's vision for her open-view cabana

is almost complete.

Now it's time to surface the pool

with a nice blue pebble finish.

With some small final details being finished up...

it's time to show off the new pool.

All right, guys, eyes closed.

3... 2...

1! Open your eyes!

[ Gasps ] Wow!

Oh, my God!

LUCAS: After months of hard work,

the Whites' backyard has officially been transformed

into their personal backyard resort.

All right, guys, take a few steps forward.

Eyes closed. Keep coming.

3... 2...

1! Open your eyes!

[ Gasps ] Wow!

Oh, my God!

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It's huge!

[ Laughter ]

We are in Texas, right?

Yes. Everything's bigger.

Oh, you took that and you went with it.

Oh, my.

It's got its right amount of detail

without being too much, and it's beautiful.

I just -- I can't get over it. I'm a sucker for the bar.

I'm going to be sitting right there. It's amazing.

They got our style.

Everything from the waterfalls to the hot tub...

The bar.

...the bar, of course, very important.

LUCAS: This hot tub is the perfect spot

to sit out at night and enjoy the view.

You centered the hot tub on a great spot for that view.

Absolutely.

Your bar area over here, the cabana --

I think it worked out great.

You can see right through it.

Not only does it not block our view,

it actually enhances our view.

This would be my favorite spot in the yard, honestly.

I mean, look at how beautiful that pool is.

This is a great view of the negative edge.

The bar's great. It's got everything you could want.

It's got seating in the pool, out of the pool.

We've got TVs in there.

So, entertaining space -- it's perfect.

Wow. How pretty. This is your fire pit.

All right.

Maybe do some marshmallows down there.

Hey, that sounds good. Oh, s'mores.

That is our thing, right?

LUCAS: Now that the pool is finished,

all that's left is to enjoy it.

Whoo!

We wanted a pool with a lot of activity,

that resort feel.

One place for our family to enjoy, and they got it.

[ Laughter ]

We love everything about this pool.

There's so much going on out there.

It's kind of hard to take in all at once.

The kids are just in awe of all of the...

All the bubbles.

...bubbles and the water features.

It's a fun place for us all.

The pool looks amazing at night.

Next year's vacation might just be right here.

Seeing clients happy makes all the hard work worth it.

So let's head to Longboat Key

to see the Fabozzis' epic, insane pool that I built them

over five years ago.

Here at Lucas Lagoons, we're best known for our grottos

and natural-rock waterfalls, but that's not all we do.

We had to step outside our comfort zone

and design a modern minimalist pool

where the gulf was the main feature.

-Oh, there's some dolphins. -Oh, two of them.

-Three! -Three!

-A couple of them. -Yeah.

They love to follow the boat.

-Oh! -Wow!

Look, you can start to see the Fabozzis' house from here.

JOHN: I remember the Fabozzis --

especially because it was challenging

to be able to build a pool so close to the water.

And the best part about that house is the view --

looking right down this channel.

JANE: I know. You can't really -- when you look up this way,

you don't see any houses.

The Fabozzi project was very different --

not your typical Lucas Lagoon pool

with waterfalls and grottoes.

This is very modern and minimalist.

Instead of creating the view, my job was to enhance the view.

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-We made it. -Yeah.

-All right. -All right, guys.

Well, I'm gonna go get Enza and Annette,

and I'll be right out.

All right. Cool.

Hey, Annette, Enza.

Hey, how are you? Oh, my God!

How long I don't see you!

I know, forever.

How are you guys? How have you been?

They're doing great.

Oh, hey, Annette. How are you?

Oh, good.

Man, the place looks great.

I'm Annette Fabozzi, and this is my mom,

Enza Fabozzi.

We're from Staten Island, New York,

and we're at our family vacation home in Longboat Key, Florida.

Yeah, I guess it's almost been almost five years

since I've last seen you guys.

It's crazy. Yeah, you look good.

Yeah, you guys, too.

We have three generations now and hope to be four generations.

I'll be a great-grandmother.

Oh, my God, you're old.

That's the big family, huh?

ANNETTE: That's our big family.

Oh, my gosh, that's awesome. Look at you guys.

When we're all here together, there's 17 of us --

plus whatever extras come along.

And, you know, everybody has their area.

I love it outside in the outdoor kitchen.

The kids love to hang out on the hammocks

or lounge out on the lounge chairs.

So it kind of has something for everyone here.

The crew, they're all outside waiting to see ya,

and I've been kind of on a mission lately to revisit

some of our older projects and clients,

some of our favorite builds.

I first met you guys out there by the old pool.

When we first purchased the home,

there was just like a flat,

oval pool down low,

and it just, you know, nobody wanted to go in it.

It was nothing.

So we wanted some place where the kids

would want to come with us,

and that was like our main thing, and make it fun for them.

Like, have it be like, you know,

everything that you would ever want.

Remember the old pool was down low,

so you would go down those rickety old wooden steps,

and it was so inconvenient to go out to the pool.

No one would want to go out there.

Nobody went out there.

And we ripped that out, started fresh.

So now the pool's raised up to this level,

so you can just walk right out to the pool.

Then we did that covered outdoor living space.

Kids are always sitting in the hammocks.

Sometimes I'll find them sleeping out there

with a blanket. Yeah.

And they'll be out in the hammock with a blanket, like,

just staring out at the pool and the palm trees.

They just love it. Yeah.

That's one of their favorite spots, definitely.

Yeah, well, let's go walk around and check everything out.

I love this room.

Man, it looks brand-new still.

You guys have done such a great job keeping this place up.

I remember this was just a dead space

and you guys wanted to have a space

that felt like the comfort of indoors,

but being basically outside so you

could see this beautiful backdrop,

kind of feel the outdoor air.

Yeah.

I remember all the work, though.

That was a wall, right, that was part of the garage.

So we bumped that out so we had more outdoor living space.

Then we used that as an accent wall,

used the same stone on that wall

that we used on the infinity edge

to kind of tie in that cohesive design element.

So it really came together nice.

It's just a perfect space.

This is our favorite spot in the house, practically.

Yeah. Well, let's go check out the gardens.

Okay.

Oh, I can't wait to see everything.

Oh, I remember this fire pit.

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You'd be able to sit out on the point by the water,

still enjoy a nice fire. Yes.

Oh, and these log benches.

These pine trees came from my property,

and I remember cutting them down and making these benches

because I think it was Michelle, your sister, that was like,

"We gotta have log benches.

We want that rustic fire-pit feel."

So I remember cutting these logs and making these benches.

And it looks like they're holding up.

I mean, it's been five years and still looking pretty good.

We use it a lot to make s'mores and stuff with the kids.

Yeah, we like to just sit out here and just watch the water.

LUCAS: Hey, you remember these guys?

-Oh! Look at -- -Hi.

-Hi, how are you? -Hi.

-Hey, Enza. -How long I don't see you!

I know, I know.

JANE: I love the Fabozzis.

You know, they're just such characters.

You know, they're just very enthusiastic.

And, I mean, I always feel like I'm visiting a friend

when I go there.

Long time I don't see you.

It's looking great here.

It's beautiful.

Everything is looking great, man.

It's so awesome to see this project.

You know, it's been about five years,

and it really came together.

Yeah, I like that you can all sit in that hot tub

and just look out at this beautiful view.

And the little kids,

when, like, the 3- and 4-year-olds come,

they're in this little thing around here.

That's like the kiddie pool!

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Want to go take a swim? Take a swim in the pool?

-Let's go down there and go. -Yeah, let's go.

JANE: Perfect. Like it?

The Fabozzi job, it's like almost reverse-engineered.

Most people have spas up high that spill into the pool.

This one, the pool spills into the spa.

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The Fabozzi project was a very different style for me.

Instead of building a waterfall or a grotto,

we built this modern, clean-line infinity-edge pool.

We also did a hot tub down by the lower area,

so it was really tricky to design

because in order to get a big pool,

we had to go right up to the setback.

But in the end, it all fit, it all worked, and they love it.

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In San Antonio, Texas...

Hey, let's go for a walk. Let's go for a hike, all right?

...Dawn and Tom Langeland and their three kids

love to be outside.

Wow, this looks nice down here.

It's so hot here in San Antonio

that it's hard to get outside in the summer.

Guys want to get in a hammock for a little bit?

Yay! All right!

We want a pool that's big enough

for the entire family to enjoy.

Dawn wants a beach entry

so she can relax and have a piña colada.

[ Laughs ]

The view's really nice,

and we really want to be outside.

So if we get the pool, we can be outside.

Just enjoy our backyard more.

We're trying to find opportunities

where we let the kids burn energy

and enjoy the summer.

And we want to build memories,

so we're ready for that big jump and get a pool

and kind of build more memories.

This pool will allow the Langelands to feel like

they're at a 5-star resort any time of the year.

The negative edge will create the ultimate sunset view

of the cliffside.

Stepping down onto the lower patio

is a nice bar area to sit and eat

with bar stools in the pool.

With customizable LED lights,

this pool will be ready for a late-night swim.

And, finally, a luxurious beach entry filled with bubblers,

just like Dawn requested.

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This pool is being built

right next to a 220-foot cliff,

so the excavation team has to be extremely cautious.

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With the pool dug, the rebar can be installed.

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Once the steel is added and tied together,

you can really start to see the pool take shape.

Now it's time for Gunite.

Being high up on a cliff

can get pretty windy,

which makes the concrete dry much more quickly.

So things have to move fast.

Once the pool is shaped and dried, the flagstone is added.

The Langelands went with a light-color flagstone,

which can be found all over Texas.

The second-floor deck is extended out

to look over the pool to the vista view from the cliff.

The crew installs a superdurable natural-wood-look tile.

When staggered,

it gives off a truly authentic wood feel.

Next up is the waterline tile.

The Langelands picked a beautiful dark blue tile

that will extend all the way to the negative edge.

Once the plaster is complete and final touches are added in,

it's time to show off this pool.

All right. What do you guys think?

This is awesome! This is amazing!

LUCAS: The Langelands are finally ready

to see their cliffside paradise.

All right. What do you guys think?

This is awesome! This is amazing! Wow!

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Better than I ever imagined.

That's the reaction we like.

Oh, my God! It doesn't feel like our backyard anymore!

Go check it out, kids. Oh, I got my beach entry!

I can just see myself here with an umbrella and my drinks

and not have to get too wet.

And that infinity edge is awesome.

Feels like we're on vacation, being back here.

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Got the palm trees in here.

Makes it feel tropical. Very tropical.

I feel like I'm in paradise right now.

And the bubblers and the scuppers.

Keeping the kids in mind,

there's three bubblers at the beach entry,

one for each of them.

Hear that nice sound, you know, with the view --

kind of ties it all together.

With the elevation,

the bar top was added with three pool stools.

The stools are awesome.

I mean, they're going to be able to sit there and have lunch

while we're on the other side.

Oh, my gosh. We can eat in the pool, guys.

And then they got the furniture and the outdoor living spaces.

In addition to all that seating, there's also an extra

living area up top to soak in the amazing view.

I definitely see us gonna be out here a lot more now.

Entertaining and some parties, for sure.

Wow, this is going to make our summer so enjoyable out here.

It's just amazing.

Now it's time to jump in.

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They're super, superhappy, the kids. You can tell.

They're already in there. They're jumping around.

They're very, very, very happy about it.

And they love having their friends over

to enjoy the spring day.

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I'm just glad they're outside and not on screen time.

This is, like, a great way to get them exercise, activity,

and just excitement.

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It's gonna be our staycation,

so we'll be hanging out at the house.

Yeah. It's awesome.

The living space here on the patio,

the upstairs living space

is going to be a perfect combination.

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This pool will bring the Langelands joy

for years to come.