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Narrator: Jaw-dropping,
over-the-top dream pools.
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No feature too outrageous.
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No engineering challenge
too difficult.
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It's built like a fortress.
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Narrator: This is where wild
imagination meets a blank check.
[ register dings ]
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this pool is in
the seven figures.
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Narrator: All built
for the ultimate in fun,
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relaxation, and entertainment.
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It's a retreat for us
every day.
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These are the private retreats
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no one gets to see
or experience...
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There is nothing
like this house.
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Narrator: ...Reserved only
for their owners
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and a few lucky guests,
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until now...
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Welcome to
the taylor lagoon.
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[ screams ]
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narrator: ...Because
we're taking you
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on an exclusive,
behind-the-scenes tour
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of the country's most
spectacular pool paradises.
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This is the biggest pool
I've ever done.
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Look at that view.
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What happens in the grotto,
stays in the grotto.
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Woman: When my grandchildren
first saw the backyard,
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they lost their minds.
[ screams ]
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narrator: And right now...
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Prepare to be amazed...
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Man: The centerpiece to the pool
is the second-floor hot tub.
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...Inspired...
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Man: We decided we wanted to
create two different worlds.
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...And maybe
just a little bit jealous.
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"you have a theme park
in your backyard."
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because this is...
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"best. Pool. Ever."
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[ water bubbling ]
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what happens when a master pool
builder with 30 years experience
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finally builds
his own dream pool?
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♪♪
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[ indistinct talking, yelling ]
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when people first walk
through our back door,
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they're like,
"oh, my god.
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You have a theme park
in your backyard."
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it's a treasure island oasis,
designed for michael's kids,
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but inspired by
his own childhood memories.
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Michael: This pool is inspired
by a theme park
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that I went to as a kid,
and they had an island
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that you could go over to,
and you're constantly
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discovering things
around this island.
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So, when I designed
the pool,
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I wanted to have
that same kind of feel --
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like, you can't see it
all at one time.
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♪♪
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the most unique feature
of our pool
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is the spa that's hidden.
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The structure itself
is solid concrete --
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the roof, the walls,
the ceiling.
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All the finish is hand-carved,
hand-painted.
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There's music all around
the pools, music in the cave,
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but we didn't think it
was fair that if you
jumped in the water
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that music would go away.
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[ muffled upbeat music plays ]
the solution --
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underwater speakers
that keep the party rocking
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even at the bottom of the pool.
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The main feature on
the pool that the
kids like the most
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is the slide.
-Aah!
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It's about 15 feet long.
We kind of hid this
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to make it just as
natural-looking as possible.
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Narrator: And yet,
the design wasn't complete.
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So, when I was designing
the pool,
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at the last minute,
my daughter comes in,
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and she's looking at the
pool and she says, "can
we have a lazy river?"
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[ choir sings ]
wish granted.
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Now guests can drift along
1,500 square feet of lazy river,
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wrapped around the rock cave,
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complete with
rushing waterfalls.
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The tallest waterfall
is probably about 10 feet high.
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These waterfalls take about
500 gallons a minute.
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But this treasure island hasn't
revealed all of its secrets yet.
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Michael wanted a place
for the kids to just hang out.
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♪♪
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the tree house is approximately
10-foot by 10-foot.
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It's got air conditioning,
cable tv, video games.
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Kind of give you the feel
that you're on a deserted island
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and this is the only thing
you had to live in.
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Every time I'm out of town
or I go somewhere
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and I see something
at a yard sale
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that's just weird,
I try to get it for here.
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This is what I believe
they call a jackalope,
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and I've had this
probably 25 years.
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I've had that for about
30-something years, the piranha.
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A friend of mine
gave me this.
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I do not allow any of those
items in my home.
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[ chuckles ]
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♪♪
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I've built a lot of pools
and seen a lot of pools,
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but this one
is a very special pool
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that I'm proud to own.
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I'm just really thankful
that we have the ability
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to have this
in our backyard.
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Kind of is a dream getaway
'cause we don't go anywhere
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because there's really no need
to go anywhere.
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I'd rather just be home...
Yeah.
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...And spend
the weekend here.
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♪♪
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if you're looking for a pool
inspired by the great outdoors,
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this next pool is a natural
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this pool was my dream.
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The first time
I went backpacking,
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I was probably
30 years old.
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This is a picture
that I took of myself.
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I am floating
in my trail boat,
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and this was what
I was trying to capture.
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And we did it.
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This 100,000-gallon pool
covers an astonishing
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1,800 square feet,
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larger than the average
american home.
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They essentially
had to excavate out
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the entire top of the hill.
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The rock is all
from the local area.
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It was quite a feat,
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and we have about 450 tons
of boulders.
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They'd come in
with a load of rocks
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and raise that trailer up
to dump it,
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and it felt
like an earthquake
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when those rocks
were hitting the ground.
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♪♪
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linda:
They brought in a saw
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that had
a five-foot blade on it.
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They had it out
in the front,
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and they would cut
these massive rocks,
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and then place each one.
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Tom: We have a very large rock
in this pool
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that is about a nine-foot
long rock set vertically,
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which weighed
about 11,000 pounds.
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And using traditional tile?
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That idea was dead in the water.
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Instead, a natural stone mosaic
rings the perimeter of the pool.
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And the reason why --
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'cause you won't see any tile
in a lake in sierra nevada.
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♪♪
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linda: It was important to have
the vanishing edge
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because look at that view.
[ laughs ]
[ laughs ]
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it was screaming out
for a vanishing edge.
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[ birds chirping ]
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wow. I just like
staring back there.
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[ both laugh ]
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♪♪
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linda: The spa is hidden.
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It's just like some of those
amazing granite oases
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that I used to find
up in the mountains.
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I can't be here...
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[laughing] without getting
my feet in the water.
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Linda: When we built this pool,
we spent about $360,000.
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Today, it would probably
cost well over half a million.
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♪ I'm gonna write it in a note ♪
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♪ throw it in the ocean ♪
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this is the place we want to be
for the rest of our lives.
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♪ and seal it with a kiss ♪
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tom: We're very lucky.
We're very fortunate.
Yeah.
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♪ seal it with a kiss ♪
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♪ ohh ♪
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this is the best
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still to come...
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A frontier-themed pool
with a mine shaft water slide...
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We put a 34-foot slide
in here.
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It's got about 250 gallons
of water going through it.
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...A 25-ton luxury hot tub...
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And next,
it's a real cliffhanger.
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Justin: Working in
an environment like this
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is particularly
challenging.
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A stunning mountainside pool,
designed to be earthquake-proof.
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We have multiple
levels here.
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It makes for a very
dramatic presentation.
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[ water bubbling ]
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narrator: Homeowners
larry and karen pugliese
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don't just live on the edge,
they swim on it.
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I would point up to the top
of the hill, telling my friends,
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"someday, I'm gonna be living
in one of those houses."
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and sure enough,
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all of larry's
california dreaming paid off.
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With spectacular views
of the pacific ocean,
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mission bay,
and downtown san diego,
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it was love at first sight
for larry and karen.
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For years, any open house
that showed "view property,"
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we would go check it out.
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Then, this house
was listed.
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I just looked out and I saw
a view that just blew my mind.
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Justin: The original pool
was terrifying.
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It was just barely hanging on
to the edge of the cliff.
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Larry: So we had to demolish
the old pool
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and then rebuild
the new pool.
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Working in an environment
like this
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is particularly
challenging.
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The soil needed to be stabilized
all underneath the pool.
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Justin: We actually had to get
a huge drill rig out here
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and dig
two-foot diameter holes
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all the way down
into bedrock.
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Some of those went down
as much as 80 feet.
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Larry: So, we ended up having
to have seven steel beams
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put into the ground,
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and the pool was built
on top of the beams.
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All that engineering
and strategy came together
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with a pool as secure
as it is stunning.
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Like, the engineer
told me, he said,
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"if there's ever an earthquake
in this area,
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the safest place to be
is your pool."
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♪♪
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we have
multiple levels here.
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By just bringing the spa up
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one inch above
the main waterline,
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we get this look
of a single sheet of water
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that makes for a very
dramatic presentation,
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and then we anchored
on either side of the pool
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these beautiful,
four-foot diameter,
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solid copper fire bowls
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filled with crushed glass.
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Narrator:
Solar panels warm the pool water
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while a saltwater system,
softens it.
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All that technology combines
to create
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an inviting
year-round experience.
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I love the fact that when
you get in the water,
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it's like silk,
but it just is so smooth.
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Larry:
This pool means a lot to me
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because I love
being in the water
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and to be able to swim
for exercise
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and at the same time,
after I'm done,
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just look over the edge
of the pool
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and see the ocean,
the bay, downtown --
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very, very therapeutic.
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Narrator: Now let's travel
20 miles east
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to la mesa, california,
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to discover a unique
his-and-hers dream pool
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built 1,200 feet
above sea level.
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Here, big girl.
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We can literally see mexico
from here.
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During the design phase,
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john and eva couldn't agree
on a pool style.
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I wanted to have
a deep pool.
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I wanted to be able
to splash, play games.
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♪ you ain't never seen it done
like this ♪
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and you...
I wanted to walk around
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with a glass of wine
in my hand,
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not getting splashed,
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warm as it possibly
could be.
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♪ you ain't never seen it
done like this ♪
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we talked to the pool
contractor and said,
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"look, she wants this.
I want this.
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How can we compromise?"
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and he said, "well,
how about two pools?"
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♪ done like this ♪
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♪ done like this ♪
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narrator:
But john and eva did agree
on at least one thing --
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the pool should have
an organic feel,
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a bold idea that called
for some boulder design.
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You're surrounded by warm water
and by foliage.
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You feel like you're
in the jungle somewhere.
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It's very private up here.
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As we've seen, john and eva
like to keep it natural,
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very natural.
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We can skinny dip,
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which we do
and did yesterday,
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[laughing]
as a matter in fact,
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in eva's pool.
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When we had it up
to 94 degrees,
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we were in there,
skinny dipping.
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♪♪
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the two pools are built
with a spa in the middle.
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When they originally put
the little rocks
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around the jacuzzi,
they were all in a row.
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It was like
a pearl necklace.
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I said, "hello!
It's supposed to be..."
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both: Natural!
[ both laugh ]
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♪♪
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we had them
take them all out,
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put them all in again
in a random order.
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There are about
a dozen jets.
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It's had 14 people,
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although, it can actually
hold more than that.
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The illusion is that
the jacuzzi overflows
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into eva's pool
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and overflows into my pool.
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I love my pool.
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It's 10 1/2 feet deep.
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I wanted a diving board,
but she said no way
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because diving boards
look tacky.
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They do.
So -- well...
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So, the alternative was to put
a big, old rock there,
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a diving rock.
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I like it
so much better.
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It's more natural.
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Narrator:
And an expansive outdoor cabana
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serves as a hub for all
the aquatic fun year-round.
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[ laughing ]
yes, you like the cabana, too.
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It also gets windy
and chilly up here,
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particularly in the wintertime,
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so we had these
industrial heaters.
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We got three of these up here.
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Fireplace for ambiance.
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♪♪
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it's magical to swim
in john's pool in nighttime.
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You just see
the stars shining,
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and then you see
the glitter from downtown.
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John: It's beautiful.
It's incomparable, really.
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Everybody involved
with the project
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really put their soul
and their heart into it,
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including the two of us.
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♪♪
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still to come...
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A wild west pool
on the west coast.
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You can drive a freight train
over this structure
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and it's not gonna
go anywhere.
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Narrator: Plus, an unbelievable,
four-story luxury pool
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with a million-dollar view
of the gulf.
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Sharyn: There are 3,000
24-karat-gold tiles
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scattered in the pool,
the hot tub, and the artwork.
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[ water bubbling ]
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narrator: What do you get
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when you cross
the wild, wild west
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with a backyard oasis?
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You're about to find out.
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♪♪
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about three years ago, I got
a phone call from the homeowner.
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They wanted the kids to be able
to jump off rocks.
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They wanted to hear water.
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They wanted to have
an entertainment area
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for their family.
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Narrator:
And the first ingredient
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for this frontier
swimmin' hole --
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75 truckloads of dirt.
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Michael:
And then we had 250 tons
of boulders delivered out back.
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I mean, the customer
looked at it goes --
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scratching their head, going,
333
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"mike, how the heck
are you gonna be able
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to fit all these boulders
back in our pool?"
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♪♪
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this lower rock
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weighed about 12,000 pounds.
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It was a monster.
It was huge getting in.
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We decided that we wanted to
create two different worlds.
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♪ hey, hey ♪
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♪ hey, hey ♪
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narrator:
The rugged, outdoor theme even
continues below the surface
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with carefully-placed
underwater boulders.
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So that looks like
a rock quarry, you know,
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that you would see
in a swimming hole
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out in the middle
of the forest.
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Narrator: In all, more than
250 tons of real boulders
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are held in place with gunite,
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creating an illusion of reality
for this manmade mountain.
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Michael: But the key is is that
we made it look natural,
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as if it were up
in the woods.
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You can drive a freight train
over this structure
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and it's not
gonna go anywhere.
354
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[ train horn blows ]
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♪♪
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we put a 34-foot slide in here.
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It's got about 250 gallons
of water going through it.
358
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We never envisioned
a western theme
359
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until the customer said to me,
360
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"what are we gonna do
about the exit to the slide?
361
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It just looks like
a round slide."
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we went ahead and built
an ore cart out of metal
363
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and let it rust.
364
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We made the oar cart
look like
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it was actually coming off
of an old trellis here.
366
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So it looks like it actually
crashed there.
367
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♪♪
368
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we found old lanterns
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and we converted
these to led down lights.
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00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:08,733
I took a pick I got from one
of the antique stores,
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and I literally walked up to it
and just poked it
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right through the roof,
and that's where it sat.
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One of the requirements
that our customer had
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is that they wanted
a lot of places
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for people to sit and relax
and enjoy things.
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The really cool element here
is this leather granite.
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This leather granite
is four layers thick
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and chiseled on the ends.
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We have a big barbecue, smoker,
kegerator -- fun place to be.
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♪♪
381
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when the landscape lighting
comes on,
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it's absolutely incredible.
383
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♪♪
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this was a dream come true
for the homeowners,
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and to be a part of this
386
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and to give them
exactly what they want,
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meant the world to me.
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♪ from the start ♪
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♪ we were hanging
from a shooting star ♪
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it was one of the most special
pools that I've ever built.
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♪ just look how far we've come ♪
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narrator: Coming up...
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Swim some luxurious laps
in a pool
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lined with 24-karat gold tile.
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Ryan:
The centerpiece of the pool
is the second-floor hot tub.
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That is where the whole journey
in this pool begins.
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♪♪
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[ water bubbling ]
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♪ oh, oh, oh ♪
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narrator: You're looking
at a one-of-a-kind,
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four-story pool.
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Why so big?
403
00:17:35,789 --> 00:17:37,021
That's another story.
404
00:17:37,023 --> 00:17:40,358
Sharyn: There are 3,000
24-karat-gold tiles
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scattered in the pool,
the hot tub, and the artwork.
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Ryan: The average pool
in the state of florida
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is somewhere around
$50,000, $60,000.
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This pool is in
the seven figures.
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Narrator:
Homeowners shon and sharyn craig
designed their pool
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for thrills, relaxation,
and everything in between.
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♪ high five, time to ride ♪
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♪ everybody jump in ♪
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♪ come on, let's ride ♪
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we love to boat.
We love to fish.
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We love all kinds
of water sports.
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They fly jet packs.
They have a fleet of yachts.
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So, I said,
"we've got to create a pool here
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that's just as adventurous
as they are.
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♪ the party will come alive ♪
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my biggest requirement
when we wanted to do the pool
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was to make it
a comfortable, functional,
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and blend in
with the gulf of mexico.
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♪♪
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ryan:
Underneath this pool, there's
a series of 77 helical pilings.
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Narrator: The pilings serve
as support columns
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to support the enormous weight
of the pool's shell.
427
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The elevated hot tub alone
428
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weighs a staggering
50,000 pounds.
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Ryan:
The centerpiece of the pool
is the second-floor hot tub.
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That is where the whole journey
in this pool begins.
431
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That spills over into
the 10-foot-deep plunge pool.
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From there, you go over
a 14-foot wide acrylic window
433
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into what we call
the lounge pool.
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From there, water spills down
one more level
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into the 45-foot lap pool.
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♪♪
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this pool is the most
beautiful work of art.
438
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There's 7,000 square feet
of one-by-one glass tile.
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00:19:13,453 --> 00:19:16,954
We wanted to do the tile detail,
more to artistry
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rather than
just simply a pattern.
441
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All of this was hand-done
and designed,
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and then they broke it
into sections,
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brought it here,
and then reset it.
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[ chuckling ]
it's really expensive.
445
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The hot tub is our favorite
part of the pool.
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Ryan: This is a
super-high-performance spa.
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24 jets, using two
five-horsepower pumps.
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00:19:43,116 --> 00:19:46,150
One of the things that we wanted
to do with this cantilever spa
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was create the feel
of a grotto below.
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This was actually one of
the most challenging areas
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to construct from
an engineering standpoint.
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We're about five feet
above the finished grade,
453
00:19:56,963 --> 00:19:59,797
but then we're
another 15 feet below that
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to our foundation system.
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So we literally have a 20-foot
concrete wall here
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00:20:04,537 --> 00:20:06,103
that's holding up
this section of deck
457
00:20:06,105 --> 00:20:08,639
and holding up
this 50,000-pound spa.
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Narrator: A three-inch thick
acrylic window
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gives guests an unexpected view
into the plunge pool.
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It seems to be
the most popular feature
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00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:18,516
for all of the guests
when they come here.
462
00:20:18,518 --> 00:20:21,919
We entertain and love
having people over so much
463
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that the pool was really
just an extension
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of our love
of friends and family.
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Ryan:
We wanted to do something fun
with the 24-karat gold tiles
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where we kind of mimic
the constellations in the sky
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00:20:34,234 --> 00:20:36,367
so that when the sun
starts to set,
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00:20:36,369 --> 00:20:38,035
you actually
get this reflection,
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00:20:38,037 --> 00:20:41,305
and it literally looks
like the stars in the sky.
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♪ I'm floating like a dream ♪
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00:20:42,875 --> 00:20:45,543
♪ through the city lights ♪
472
00:20:45,545 --> 00:20:48,212
one of the things we wanted
to make sure is at night,
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this pool took on
a whole nother life.
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So we created this really
intricate led lighting system
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where all the key
architectural elements
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00:20:57,123 --> 00:21:00,658
inside this pool
have accent led lights.
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00:21:00,660 --> 00:21:01,993
It can be romantic.
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00:21:01,995 --> 00:21:03,894
It can be, you know,
479
00:21:03,896 --> 00:21:07,932
in full party mode
just by changing the lights.
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00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,533
♪ we're flying high ♪
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00:21:09,535 --> 00:21:11,269
♪ above the city lights ♪
482
00:21:11,271 --> 00:21:13,504
♪ just a midnight ride ♪
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00:21:13,506 --> 00:21:16,407
♪ through the city lights ♪
484
00:21:16,409 --> 00:21:19,844
we do travel all over the world,
and we see some amazing sights,
485
00:21:19,846 --> 00:21:21,545
and all we want to do
is come back home.
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♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
487
00:21:23,416 --> 00:21:25,383
♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
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it does not get
any better than this.
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Narrator: As unique and diverse
as these pools are,
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each reflects the singular
vision and values
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of their owners.
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00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:39,730
Through bold engineering
and patient construction,
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00:21:39,732 --> 00:21:42,967
they're taking pool design
to all-new heights...
494
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And depths.
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