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-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.

...and most beautiful pools in the country.

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

LUCAS: I like it!

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!

LUCAS: Today I'm in Parkland, Florida,

and I'm going to meet with the David family.

Yossi and Aviva David

really embody the American dream,

how you can immigrate to this country,

start with nothing, build a great business,

you know, become very successful.

It's very exciting that I can, you know,

kind of continue their story and build their dream.

Hey, good morning. I'm Lucas.

-Good morning, Lucas. -Are you Yossi?

-I'm Yossi, yes. -Awesome.

Please, come on in.

-I'm Aviva David. -I'm Yosef David.

We live in Parkland, Florida, with our three kids --

Eden, Gal, Arthur.

We met in the Army in Israel.

LUCAS: Wow, guys, this is a big backyard.

It looks like you got everything out here.

What do you need me for? [ Laughs ]

Look at the pool.

So, are you thinking about remodeling this,

or do you want to rip it all out and just totally start fresh?

We want to rip it all out.

What other kind of features are you looking for?

We want to move the spa to another place

to make it bigger and a nicer shape

that can fit 10 to 12 people inside.

All right, so you guys do like to entertain, then?

-Yes. -All right.

Seems like that's kind of your natural hangout area.

And so if you want shade, maybe like a roof structure?

Actually, we can extend the balcony

to sit under the shade.

LUCAS: I really love Yossi David's idea

of extending their master-bedroom balcony.

Really maximizing their space upstairs,

but that also gives me this great opportunity

to build a sunken outdoor living space

and outdoor kitchen area that'll be covered.

How about you, Eden?

What would I have to do to the pool

to make you want to get into it?

Big waterfalls, something to, like, block out the noise

from the construction.

I can see, like, a nice big waterfall right there

to block out all the noise.

Also give you some more privacy here.

How about, like, a grotto

where you can swim inside of it and hang out inside the cave?

YOSSI: Oh, that's gonna be awesome.

Almost, like, where the hot tub is now,

but maybe moved back a little bit further,

do a big spa.

Something really freeform-shaped and natural.

Lots of jets, big sun-shelf area

so you can kind of lay out in the shallow water.

What else?

Add a waterslide.

-Waterslide? -Yeah.

Lucas: Now, I don't particularly like waterslides.

They kind of confine me

into having to follow their directions,

but hey, at the end of the day, I run a business.

If that's what the client wants, that's what the client will get.

We are ready.

LUCAS: Seeing the Davids so excited

gets me pumped to start working

on their new backyard with my team.

Come check this out, guys.

This is gonna be one of the sickest jobs

we've done to date.

Welcome to the David backyard. -Nice.

The pool, the pavers,

everything's gonna be coming out.

We get to start fresh.

It's right up your alley, Crash.

You get to crash something. -Yeah, I like that.

Well, let's start tearing this place up.

JANE: All right, let's get busy.

Like all old Florida pools,

there's like a million pink pavers to demo out.

Doing it by hand is way too slow,

so it's Crash to the rescue.

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LUCAS: Before Crash gets too excited,

we need to remove these palm trees.

Keep going, keep going, keep going.

Think you're free.

We're going to repurpose them and plant them

along the back of the yard for more privacy

from the new houses going in across the canal.

With the area clear, Crash can do what he does best.

It's finally time to take out the Davids' old pool.

There's nothing better than taking it out

with a wrecking ball.

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LUCAS: Crash has had his fun.

Now we can dig out the new shape of the pool.

This pool is gonna require tons of rebar,

so we're gonna actually have to start laying it as we go.

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All right, guys.

Here's your final piece to the puzzle.

It's time to start the plumbing.

Because of the volume of water

that we're gonna be moving, we had to use 6-inch pipe

to create large drains.

-We're done here. -All right. That's that.

[ Beeping ]

LUCAS: With the plumbing and rebar complete,

we bring in the gunite.

This pool is so massive,

we have to have two trucks on standby in case we run out.

The Davids' pool will hold over 36,000 gallons of water,

so it's definitely one of the biggest pools we've done.

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The gunite is cured and we take delivery of 72 tons of stone

for all the rockwork on this pool.

These things are gorgeous.

Well, let's get this thing unloaded.

CHRIS: Some of these rocks that Lucas ordered for this job,

they're huge.

One of our grotto lids weighs 9,000 pounds.

I mean, our machines just can't pick it up,

so we have to actually use two machines.

All right, go.

We have the semi move out,

and then we try to maneuver these rocks

into the backyard.

Wow! This one's heavy!

All right, you ready to do this?

Let's try it!

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We have obstacles everywhere.

There's plumbing.

We have mud on the ground,

so the machine is sliding around.

Take more weight off of me!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! [Bleep]

It's starting to slide! Go down!

Whoa!

Today at the David job, it's rock day.

Well, me and Lucas, we got this 9,000-pound grotto rock,

and we're trying to move through an obstacle course

going backwards,

and I can't really see anything.

I thought everything was fine, thought everything was good.

And then all of a sudden --

Whoa! Ah [bleep]

Frickin' A! That beautiful rock!

LUCAS: This rock is one of the lids for this huge grotto.

Ugh!

Fortunately, only a small piece broke off,

and I think I can cover the break

with the other grotto lids.

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Now we're gonna set the first rock

that's gonna set up the foundation

for this double grotto.

All right, first one sets the pace.

JANE: Keep going!

All right.

All right, it's set.

You ready for the next one?

Yeah, I'm gonna need a little more mud, though.

Mud is what we use to bond together our rocks.

It a mixture of sand, cement, and a colored dye

that ensures a natural and seamless look for a rockwork.

There you go, there you go.

LUCAS: The grotto foundation is in good shape,

so we move on to the spa and spillway.

JANE: The goal on the spillway

is to create almost like a little stream effect,

maybe have a few little falls

here and there around the spa wall.

LUCAS: Our grotto foundation has set overnight,

and we're ready to cap the massive twin grotto.

We couldn't possibly lift this 9,000-pound rock

9 feet in the air with our two machines,

so we had to call in the big guns.

[ Beeping ]

A crane that can go up to 90 feet?

Oh, yeah. -Yeah. Alright.

Just come down.

The first lid is in,

and I'm starting to get really excited.

Spin it around 180.

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That's easy.

-Got it? -Yeah, yeah.

All right, I guess we're good.

We're gonna finish this grotto with the rock we cracked.

The last rock of the day!

Down.

LUCAS: In the end, it fit perfectly.

Alright, let me take a look.

Oh, yeah, you guys. That looks awesome!

We have finished the rockwork

just in time for our water slide to be delivered.

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The slide was delivered in three pieces,

so the guys need to assemble it, caulk it,

and put it into place on the grotto.

All right, in order to naturalize this slide,

we're gonna put all kinds of natural stone around it

and faux-paint it to match our rock.

-Nice job. -All right.

Meanwhile, the rest of the crew

is making progress on the sunken living area.

And we're ready to start the extension

of the upstairs balcony.

This balcony will be built just like a pool,

starting with wood forms, followed by rebar and concrete.

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Now we just have a few more things to do

before showing this waterpark to the Davids.

We're painting the slide so it blends better with the grotto.

And we're installing the kitchen appliances,

including a pizza oven for family and friends.

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The pool is finished,

and I'm sure the Davids can't wait to see it.

Are you ready? -ALL: Yes.

One, two, three.

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-Wow! -Oh, my God.

YOSSI: This is our yard?

Yeah.

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[ Laughter ]

-Oh, my God. -Amazing.

Unbelievable. Look at the waterfall.

Look at the slide.

That hot tub's about the size of your old pool.

Yeah.

I never saw the potential of this yard.

It's beyond my expectations. Beautiful.

Just so you guys know,

most grottos get, like, one grotto lid,

like, one of these big rocks.

This one, it took four of 'em to cover the whole thing.

Instead of it just being like a cave,

it's almost like a tunnel.

Of course, you've got these nice

wide stairs to walk up easily,

some little windows to peek into the cave.

And then all the way to the top.

Look how much space there is up here.

I mean, you got the waterslide to go down.

Which of you guys is gonna be the first one

to jump off the cave? -Me!

I think Aviva!

-Aviva? -Not me. Not me.

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So, come check it out, guys.

This is where you can do all your outdoor living.

Your sunken outdoor entertaining space.

What do you think?

-Whoa. -Wow.

Wow! So big.

I mean, you got your pizza maker.

You got your fridge.

You got your ice maker.

You got all kinds of storage, a grill, a fire feature.

I mean, there's no reason

to ever have to leave this space.

Wow.

Lucas, right now, I'm so emotional,

I'm about to cry.

[ Laughs ]

You want to see the best seats in the house?

-Yes. -Yes.

Well, come check out all this space up here, you guys.

I mean, you had all that space down there,

but this was just such a great idea

to create this right off your master bedroom, Yossi.

-Wow. -Wow.

The upper deck is beautiful.

I like that we have extra space for us, for me and my wife.

We have privacy for both of us.

I've given you guys a full tour,

so now I can just relax and let you guys show it off.

How about that? -Perfect.

Everything came all together, amazing, beautiful,

and I love each part of this backyard now.

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[ Laughter ]

[ Cheering ]

I'm really looking forward to hanging out with my friends

in the backyard

and just spending quality time with my family.

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[ Rooster crowing ]

LUCAS: Across the country in Sacramento, California,

Brett, Garian and their three kids are ready

to create a backyard fun zone of their own.

That was fantastic.

GARIAN: We have a lot of property, and the kids are very active.

They like to go out and play and climb on trees.

-Here, Brownie. -Feed the animals.

Being outside in the California sun during the summer

is a little intense sometimes.

So we thought, okay, it's time to have a pool.

BRETT: I think it would be fun to have a place

that I could grill outside

or a place that we can spend time together.

[ Laughter ]

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LUCAS: This pool design is going to give the Flemings

everything they've ever wanted

while still preserving the natural beauty of their land.

The focal point will be this giant grotto waterfall.

It's made out of local Sierra boulders

to tie perfectly into the countryside.

Flanking the grotto is not one, but two giant waterslides.

These dueling slides are over 35 feet long,

and will send riders cascading down that hillside.

Across the pool will be a 10 person spa

attached to the outdoor kitchen by a swim up bar.

The outdoor kitchen will allow them to serve drinks

and food poolside.

This crew has a huge pool to dig

and a 12-foot mountain to build.

So the excavator wastes no time breaking ground on this build.

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Meanwhile, the first load of boulders arrives.

Right there is good.

This build will require 200 tons of rock.

That is some impressive rock there.

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Forms are set. Rebar is installed,

and they begin shooting gunite into this massive pool.

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And those boulders just keep coming.

The crew hoists these humongous stones carefully into place.

JOHN: That really looks good.

The boulders are set, but the hard work continues.

These slides are a real challenge.

Every piece has to be muscled into place

and perfectly aligned, or the slide could end up

being a very bumpy ride.

The slides are in place.

The concrete decking is laid in,

and the pool is ready for interior finish.

As this gigantic pool comes together,

there's only one thing left to figure out --

how to fill it.

Normally, the homeowner's water source would be used

to fill the pool, but this home uses a well system

that only pumps 10 gallons per minute.

It would take three days to fill the pool at that rate.

So the crew brings in two big tanker trucks

to knock it out in no time.

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The pool is filled and the crew raises the roof

over the outdoor living area and finishes off the interior.

This family is in for one heck of a surprise.

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Fleming family, here's your new

California country resort!

Oh, my gosh!

LUCAS: This northern California super-slide oasis

is ready for its reveal.

Fleming family, here's your new

California country resort.

Oh, my gosh!

-That is so cool. -Look at that!

BRETT: That's amazing.

Look at that!

[ Laughs ]

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LUCAS: I know the family is going to love

the 35-foot dueling waterslides.

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There's not going to be any waiting in line

when you guys want to go on down.

We're gonna be racing a lot.

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Inside your mountain, we have got a massive grotto.

That way, you guys are going to be able to hide, seek.

Good cave. Look at it.

LUCAS: On top of the grotto, there's a huge flat rock

to jump off of five foot above the water.

It's gonna be awesome.

Who do you think is gonna make the biggest cannonball?

-Dad! -Me?

[ Laughter ]

So many rocks. It looks so natural.

LUCAS: The rock is all Sierra boulders and can only be found

in Northern California, Sierra Nevada Mountains.

And it looks right at home on their beautiful property.

I just love how it blends in with our countryside.

I like the hot tub with the TV view.

You've got a 20-by-25-foot cabana.

Over 450 square foot.

That's going to be some fun grilling and chilling for you.

I love that.

LUCAS: To ensure the outdoor living area blends in with their home.

They match the stucco color and roof from the house.

BRETT: It's beautiful.

Did we give you your California country resort

that you always wanted?

-Absolutely. Yep. -Absolutely.

We'll be out here every day.

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Before this pool, our backyard was just dry and crunchy.

[ Dog barks ]

But now we have this oasis in our backyard and I love it.

The two slides are awesome.

The slides are really fast.

I wasn't really gearing towards Hawaii or tropical.

I wanted it to match our landscaping,

and this pool did that -- just a little oasis

in our backyard and I love it.

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LUCAS: Back east in Franklin, Tennessee,

the Yarbrough family is settling into

their forever home.

AMY: Are you swimming, pretending your in it?

We love this house,

but there is one thing that we are missing,

and that is... -A pool!

Because the pool was such a big part of our grand scheme,

you know, I feel like once the backyard is finally done,

my forever home that we've dreamed about all these years

will be done.

That's all we need. Pool.

LUCAS: This pool is going to have something for the whole family.

The kids are going to absolutely love the huge slide

that snakes through the massive stone waterfall.

For mom, there's a large sun shelf

for relaxing while keeping an eye on the kids.

The front of the pool

will feature an infinity edge spillway.

The design is completed with a built-in stone firepit

and plenty of seating.

The immediate challenge is the steep elevation of the yard.

The crew starts by digging out a place for a retaining wall

to hold back the side yard.

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With that complete, they can dig out the rest of the pool.

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MAN: It's gonna be awesome. They're gonna be super excited.

LUCAS: Rebar and plumbing get installed,

and the crew shoots in the gunite.

Now it's gonna turn into something

that everybody can tell looks like a pool

instead of a hole in the ground.

The gunite is hand-sculpted into the shape

of this water masterpiece.

The huge brick retaining wall

is built to hold back the tons of earth behind it.

Now they can start on the heart of the build,

the extra long slide and natural stone waterfall.

It's got three turns in it.

This thing's got 200 gallons per minute

that's going gonna come down the slide.

I cannot wait to see the kids in here.

It'll be fun. Fun part's not gonna be putting it together.

No, that's gonna be the hard part.

Try and push down on a little bit.

No, don't do it anymore than that.

That's it.

LUCAS: Over 80 tons of stone

is brought in to create this gorgeous waterfall.

That's good-looking rock. I like it.

Easy, easy.

Nice and slow.

Twist the whole rock this way, this way.

-Just a little. -Right there. Right there.

Okay. Now, if you can get it down a little.

That's perfect right there.

Let's test the water. I hope this works.

Come on, baby.

Love it.

-Love it. -It's perfect.

Love it, love it.

LUCAS: Now they have a waterfall.

[ Laughter ]

Over 50 pallets of pavers

are used to surround the pool and patio area.

The crew was able to add an additional surprise

for the Yarbroughs,

an outdoor kitchen and living room,

complete with a huge grill, hidden TV and a bed swing.

Plaster and landscaping ties everything together.

Tell you what, that makes a big difference.

It does. It makes a huge difference.

And of course, you need water.

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After a lot of hard work, this backyard has been

transformed into the ultimate resort-style pool.

-RYAN: Oh, my goodness. -AMY: Okay.

Oh, my goodness.

AMY: You guys!

Oh, my goodness, look at this!

-[ Laughs ] -Oh!

Oh, my goodness!

RYAN: Wow.

Look at that.

-That is huge! -That is unbelievable.

Look at that slide!

LUCAS: There's so much to take in.

But that tanning ledge looks like the perfect place to relax.

I love the umbrella.

We've got a little, almost like a diving board,

built in out there.

LUCAS: And a hidden grotto with a love seat nestled inside.

RYAN: No way. No way.

And it's big enough to fit both you guys in it.

Really, really dramatic.

AMY: The colors are perfect, grays and neutrals.

I love the look of that infinity edge.

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LUCAS: A natural pathway up the hill and through the stream

takes you to the water slide at the top.

-RYAN: Nice. -AMY: That's so cool.

How fun is that!

Look at this slide, you guys.

LUCAS: It's an epic 31 feet long.

It is huge!

MAN: It's got its own power park in our backyard.

200-some-odd gallons a minute.

It's like a waterpark slide.

But there's more surprises in store.

Why is there a kitchen?!

With excitement like that,

we have to check out the surprise kitchen.

Take a look at this.

-Oh, my goodness! -No way!

I didn't think I was getting a kitchen.

Her reaction to the kitchen

makes all the hard work worth it.

Ryan!

We can't figure out what we wanted to do with this.

Ohhhh! My goodness!

[ All screaming ]

Sweet!

No!

That is...

That never entered my mind. -None of this.

None of this.

I didn't expect to be speechless.

She was able to find some stones, some rock and some tile

cheaper than what I would normally get it for.

So we took that money in the budget and we put it here.

-I'm so glad you like it. -That is huge.

Surprise!

RYAN: That looks so awesome.

Ready, set, jump!

I can just envision this being

really a place of family reunions and graduations

and just be cool family time.

This is awesome!

LUCAS: This pool has everything needed for a perfect staycation.

Relaxation, family fun, and, of course,

a lifetime of memories.

My forever home is definitely complete.

Today, I'm headed to Bradenton, Florida,

to meet with J.B. and Erica Holmes.

We're making a lot of changes to their lives.

They have their first baby boy on their way

in the midst of building a brand-new house.

And it's going to be a big, crazy house.

So they're going to need a big crazy pool.

Knock, knock.

-Hey! -Hey, guys. There you are.

-Nice to meet you. -I'm Lucas.

-J.B. -Hey, nice to meet you.

J.B.: I'm a PGA Tour golfer.

When I'm not playing on the course,

I like to be playing at home.

Because of J.B.'s job,

you know, they're traveling around the world all the time.

How often are you gone?

I mean, 30, 32 weeks a year.

So for them, their vacation is actually to come home and relax.

So we've got to make this pool just incredible for them.

What are the, like, the features and amenities

you'd like to see incorporated in the design?

I mean, I've always wanted a slide.

I was thinking a waterfall, maybe have the slide

come around the waterfall or something.

I think slides are fun at a theme park, but they're ugly.

J.B. wants a slide, so I'll give him a slide.

I just got to come up with a way to make it look

a little bit more natural.

We'd like to have an area of the pool

where you could play basketball and volleyball.

You want a shower to lay out.

Yeah, somewhere where the kid can kind of splash and play.

-Yeah. -You're good at what you do.

So just go ahead and wow us.

All right. Yeah.

J.B. is like a big kid,

and that's what this pool needs to reflect.

Fun and just an exciting place to hang out.

It seems to me like it makes sense to do a free form pool.

Yeah. Something more natural to kind of fit the landscape.

Right. Maybe we have the spa almost kind of front and center.

We can almost split the pool in two.

Maybe we do like this long lineal fire feature

that's kind of really organic.

The sports area, like three foot deep here

and then do another pool come over here.

J.B.: Yeah, that'd be cool.

If you're playing a game

and somebody else wants to be lounging

or playing in the pool, it's still usable.

You can kind of do both at the same time.

That's actually a great idea. I didn't think of that.

Sun-shelf area here,

and this would be all like the grotto area in here.

LUCAS: We'll use large pillar rocks as natural columns,

giving us three entrances with tons of places to explore.

Cool. You can swim, actually swim into it

and go somewhere that would give you -- yeah.

Yeah, if we can get it done

at about the same time as the house.

-Thank you. -Sounds good.

-Nice meeting you. -See you soon.

Now that J.B. and Erica have signed off on the designs

for their new retreat, it's time to get this job going.

We plan to dig out over 300 yards of dirt

to start this massive pool.

But being so close to the water has its challenges.

I'm really concerned right now

that the water retention in the soil

is going to cause the walls of the pool to keep caving in.

There goes the ground just falling into the hole.

I knew digging this big pool next to this lake

was going to be an issue,

but it's definitely a bigger issue than I thought.

The ground's very unstable. It just keeps falling in on us.

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What we're going to have to do is overdig

and completely form the pool out of the ground

from the deep end all the way up.

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After we get everything dug in there,

we bring in all the rebar.

That gives us like the backbone of our pool.

The Holmes, they want to free-form pool,

which is actually a lot harder because it comes back and forth.

So it's a very challenge versus just like normal straight pools.

LUCAS: That challenge will all be worth it for that natural look.

CHRIS: Now we've got all the steel in, we're ready for some gunite.

We're putting a lot of weight on this pool.

He almost put 200 yards of gunite in this.

LUCAS: That's enough to build over five normal swimming pools.

CHRIS: This pool is big. It's strong.

It's a cement monster. It's a steel monster.

This thing's gonna be a rock monster by the time we get done.

LUCAS: Speaking of rock...

Got some nice rocks.

...we got a ton of rockwork going in here

at the Holmes build.

I mean, we got this giant...rock around.

We got this huge grotto.

We got waterfalls on either side of the slide.

So we're using Tennessee fieldstone.

It's cleaner, it stacks easier.

It's safer for building grottos.

Just the perfect rock for this build.

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Come to me a little bit, actually.

Things are just flying, we're in the groove.

Feeling really good.

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It's time for the big pillar rocks.

We've got it strapped up and we're ready to go.

These are definitely trickier to set

because they're standing up on end.

If we don't set these perfectly,

they could tip into the pool shell

and bring this entire project to a halt.

It looks good. Let it rest a little.

Perfect.

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Final pillar. We're on a roll.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

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Just let it -- now come down.

-Baby, down now. -That's it.

Look.

Now that the base of this grotto is finally secure,

we can finish this rock masterpiece.

Time to put the lids on.

Alright. Let's do it.

We got one shot at this.

If this rock doesn't come down perfectly level,

those two pillar rocks

could easily get knocked into the pool shell.

That can't happen.

Take him down.

Very slow, slower, even slower.

Okay. -Looks good pitch.

Wow. Oh, my God.

-Nothing fell! -Oh, my God!

-It's done. -Two-inch pitch.

One grotto let down. One more to go.

All right. I think we're ready.

-Alright. -Bring it over here.

Whoo! Last grotto lid!

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Twist it to you counter-clockwise.

-How's that? -Yeah. That's happy.

Alright. Straight down, nice and slow.

That's nice. -That's it. That's the winner.

-We did it. -Yeah.

I'm feeling awesome right now. That was crazy.

We got all the rocks set in one day.

No rocks fell. Nothing was damaged.

It looks amazing.

[ Cheering and laughter ]

With the waterfall build,

I'm beginning to rethink the slide design.

This slide has been bothering me from Day One.

It's gonna be like this eyesore

in the middle of my beautiful grotto and waterfalls.

Instead of an open slide, let's do a tube slide.

Then we could completely cover the slide in rock

so you don't see the ugly frickin' thing.

All right, let's do it, guys.

Let's see what it looks like.

Every time we've done an install of a slide,

it has caused issues, whether in the construction of it,

positioning of it.

Lucas really doesn't like slides.

That looks easy enough.

[Bleep] Hold on.

Whoa, whoa. Keep it up.

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Something is really wrong here.

This just confirms why I hate slides.

I never want to do a slide again.

Get in that slide, Old Man.

Oh, you're doing so good. Just keep pushing.

That's it, man. It's tight. Give me a little skin, man.

Yeah!

We got the slide built.

And just like I thought,

it looks like a big ugly plastic tube.

Alright, guys. It's in.

So now we've got to cover it with rocks

and then nobody will ever even know it's there.

Oh, yeah. I like it.

Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talking about.

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I love

how the slide turned out.

And to further camouflage it,

we're adding cypress wood as a frame around the exit.

It finishes off the slide, keeping it in the theme

of never wanting to grow up.

It looks really good.

We're almost done with the Holmes project.

Along with finishing the spire feature

and the spillways for the hot tub,

we're laying about 4,000 square foot of flagstone decking.

When we're all done, it's going to look like a huge mosaic

that surrounds the pool.

For this pool, we're using a Caribbean blue interior finish.

I think it's going to look perfect in this space.

We're finally ready to fill it up with water

and turn on the waterfalls.

Are you ready? Check it out.

Oh, my gosh.

LUCAS: The Holmes finally have their new house.

And after today, they'll have the pool to go with it.

I can't wait for them to see how much fun

we packed into their backyard.

On the count of three... -Yeah.

-Ready? -One,

two, three. Check it out.

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-Wow. -Oh, my gosh.

That looks great.

Look how they hid the slide over there.

It looks amazing.

I couldn't believe how much rock there was there.

It went a lot taller than I thought.

The grotto is a lot bigger.

It's really just -- it's perfect.

I love this little area. You got your sports area.

You got bench seating inside the pool.

-Perfect. -Sweet.

-You can touch on the side. -I can touch!

-This is your deep end. -Yes.

J.B.: Being able to use that area for kind of all ages

is going to be really good.

We did something a little bit different right here.

We use these pillars to kind of save on space.

There's really a lot of room to kind of navigate through.

Yeah, looks like you could fit a lot of people in there.

It's really big. It looks awesome.

I know one of the huge things for you is having a slide.

But I didn't want to see the slide, so I went ahead

and covered the whole thing with rock.

-Is that wood? -Yeah.

It almost looks like kind of like a mine shaft

where the slide kind of busts through that wood.

That's awesome.

I think Luke has hit the spot on the fun.

I think we're going to be able to have a lot of fun there

with family, friends, and Tucker will be excited.

So, Erica, this whole area is all about you.

ERICA: Awesome.

I really look at this as almost two pools in one.

J.B., you wanted a side to just, you know, play sports.

And, Erica, you really wanted, like, a relaxing side.

So you got a couple lounge chairs for you guys,

get some drinks on ice. You can just relax in the spa.

I wanted to plant some palms over the spa

to help give you a little bit of shade

to be just a beautiful setting for this magnificent house.

This spot is awesome. It's so big.

It's got the waterfalls coming down.

I am so pumped to use it.

Tucker will be able to learn to swim and get used to water.

We did a sun shelf for my boys

who were really young and just playing in there

and getting comfortable with the water

and not having it scare you was such a great thing.

ERICA: Yeah. Really awesome that Tucker

will be able to use it throughout his childhood.

This has definitely hit the nail on the head

with the vacation-at-home feel.

It's just perfect.

Definitely feel like he's created

the ultimate backyard for us.

[ Laughter ]

ERICA: You see that, Tucker?

You had some pretty good speed coming out of there.

Our family and friends are really

gonna love it, enjoy it.

We're going to spend a lot of time back there.

It's perfect. I feel like we can definitely relax

and take a load off and enjoy our backyard.

LUCAS: 700 miles away in Creedmoor, North Carolina,

the Harrison family is busy building their dream home.

But what's a dream home without the dream pool?

I'm Megan and this is my husband, Matt.

And we have two kids, Eddie and Easton.

We've been building our house for a little over two years.

So this is going to be our forever home.

The pool was one of the things that we've always wanted.

Being able to have our family and friends over

to entertain them in the pool area

is just a lot of fun.

Sit.

LUCAS: Don't worry, Megan. This backyard will have everything.

There's a beautiful tanning ledge that's lined with stones.

They'll act as stepping stones across the edge of the pool.

The tanning ledge will have the perfect view of the waterfall

with a wraparound slide.

And the whole thing is framed beautifully

with two giant fire features.

This spa will be big enough for the whole family.

And on the other side of the spa is a floating rock table

surrounded with bar stools and bench seating.

A truly unique feature.

The open-air pool house

will be the perfect spot to entertain friends and family.

It comes with everything -- kitchen,

living room, fireplace, you name it, it's there.

Building the pool during house construction

gives the opportunity for innovation.

The Harrisons have a boiler that they're going to use

to heat their house and water.

So the pool design is going to take advantage

by plumbing in their boiler into the pool

to heat the pool and spa

without costing the Harrisons anything extra.

With the right equipment, it doesn't take long

for this massive family fun pool to take shape.

The trucks start rolling in and they shoot

over eight truckloads of gunite to form this epic retreat.

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John, everything turned out really, really well today.

I agree.

While the gunite cures, the pool house is going up.

This outdoor oasis is coming together beautifully.

It's slide time. Assembling slides can be tricky.

They were smart to choose a slide that comes

in one solid piece.

The crew will carefully cement the slide into place

and adjust the angle and slope before it sets.

If it's tilted too much or too little,

water can pool at the bottom even when the slide isn't on.

Is it holding or need to go all out?

Yeah. Water's fine.

The floating rock table is formed to look

just like Tennessee fieldstone

and has been perfectly smoothed then leveled.

1, 2, 3.

It take seven guys to move this massive

700-pound tabletop into its permanent spot.

That's perfect right there.

And once it's finished,

it'll look like it's floating on the water.

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A few weeks and a few finishing touches later,

this family fun zone is ready for action.

All right. Are you guys ready to see your brand-new pool?

-Yay! -Okay.

LUCAS: Today the Harrisons finally get to see

the backyard they've been waiting for.

And it's definitely worth the wait.

All right. Are you guys ready to see your brand-new pool?

-Yay! -Absolutely.

[ Gasps ] Oh, my Gosh.

Wow. I can't believe this is our backyard.

This is so cool!

I absolutely love it.

This is better than I could have imagined.

It's crazy to see it all come together like this.

It's just beautiful. -It is.

LUCAS: First stop, the large tanning ledge.

MEGAN: I love it. I think the kids are going

to have a ball stepping out of their songs

and playing in the shallow end. -Absolutely.

What do you think, buddy? -This is so cool.

LUCAS: A tranquil waterfall flows over a huge grotto.

This is better than I could have imagined.

It's large enough to fit the whole family back there.

It's so pretty and peaceful. I just love it.

It looks like a resort almost.

It does.

Next to the waterfall is the waterslide,

giving the kids a waterpark in their own backyard.

Dad, the slide is so cool!

I think you guys are really going to enjoy that.

MEGAN: I think mom is going to enjoy more than the kids.

I love it. I can't wait to go down it.

And we can't forget their party pavilion.

-Wow! -This really turned out great.

This pavilion has so much character from the wood planks

to the stone to this leather granite.

I think it's beautiful.

Perfect place to come outside and grill.

Probably eat supper every night.

It's so cool. I love the fireplace.

I think it's going to be so nice in the wintertime.

I can't ask for more. This is just awesome.

CHRIS: After your daddy cooks you your hot dog,

whatever it is that you want to eat,

you can come right over here in the pool

and eat it at the floating rock table.

MATT: Wow.

LUCAS: This 700-pound rock table that looks like Tennessee fieldstone

is such a unique feature.

That's awesome.

It looks just like it's floating.

Great place to sit out there on a hot day

and eat something out there on the table

and be cool at the same time.

CHRIS: You know, another place that's cool and have a drink

and relax -- right here in the spa.

-Yes. Absolutely.

I love that.

And look at the action of that spa.

It looks very comfortable.

LUCAS: That spa is all about relaxation.

Plus, the vanishing edge next to the spa

not only frames the back of the pool perfectly,

but gives serene water noise to truly destress.

It looks like the pool just doesn't end.

It just kind of flows with the land.

This is amazing.

We had thought of a pool out here,

but we would have never imagined this.

This is beyond our expectations.

More than more than we could ever ask for.

Dream house, now a dream pool.

I know this family will create fun-filled memories

for years to come.

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Ahh!

Whoo!

[ Shouting ]

MEGAN: It feels so good to have everybody here together

enjoying our pool.

This is just my dream come true.

MATT: I just can't wait to have many more memories here.

These are the moments that make all that hard work

totally worth it.