Insane Pools: Off the Deep End

LET'S ROCK!

MAVERICK POOL DESIGNER, LUCAS CONGDON

IS REVOLUTIONIZING OUTDOOR LIVING.

LUCAS AND HIS CREW MAY SEEM A LITTLE CRAZY,

BUT THESE ARTISANS ARE THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SKILL OR LUCK?

LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.

THERE IS METHOD TO THEIR MADNESS.

AND WITH MOTHER NATURE FOR INSPIRATION...

IT'S LIKE A HUGE NATURAL GROTTO.

THEY CAN'T GO WRONG. CHECK IT OUT!

MY GOD.

MY GOD! WOW!

WOW! IS THIS THE SAME POOL?

HOLY... UNBELIEVABLE.

ANYONE CAN BUILD A POOL.

LET'S BUILD ANOTHER DREAM! THEY BUILD PARADISE.

YEAH! WOO!

CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS

TODAY I'M GOING TO SEE THE BELSITO FAMILY

UP IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA,

WHICH IS ON THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA JUST BELOW TAMPA BAY.

I'M ALREADY GETTING INSPIRED JUST BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD

WITH ALL THESE OLD OAK TREES AND OLDER HOMES.

AND I CAN'T WAIT TO CREATE THAT NATURAL ENVIRONMENT

IN THEIR BACKYARD.

HI! HEY, HOW'S IT GOIN'?

I'M LUCAS. NICE TO YOU MEET YOU, LUCAS.

COME ON IN. MY NAME IS JOHN BELSITO.

I LIVE IN BRADENTON, FLORIDA WITH MY BEAUTIFUL GIRLFRIEND,

BRENDA, AND MY WONDERFUL DAUGHTER, SOPHIA.

LUCAS, THIS BRENDA. HEY, BRENDA.

IT'S NICE TO FINALLY MEET YOU. YEAH, YOU TOO.

THE POOL AREA... WE DON'T LIKE IT.

IT'S OUT OF STYLE. WE HAVE '70S,

'80S, '90S GOING ON.

SO WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO LUCAS HELPING US OUT WITH THAT.

FOR ME, THE FIRST STEP IS JUST GETTING

TO KNOW MY CLIENTS, HOW THEY'RE GONNA USE

THIS SPACE, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING TO DO.

SO I HAVE A DAUGHTER, SOPHIA. SHE'S 12 YEARS OLD.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I WENT THROUGH A DIVORCE

AND I DID NOT HAVE SOPHIA 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME.

AND I REALLY WORKED HARD AND IT TOOK A LONG TIME,

BUT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT NOW.

I REALLY WANT HER TO FEEL LIKE THIS IS A HOME

AND SHE CAN HAVE HER FRIEND OVER AND ENJOY IT.

SO HAS YOU DAUGHTER GIVEN YOU ANY IDEAS

OF WHAT SHE WANTS TO SEE IN THE POOL?

DEFINITELY A HOT TUB. WHEN SHE WAS LITTLE

AND I HAD A CONDO,

SHE WOULD COME OVER AND WE'D SIT IN THE HOT TUB

AND TALK. AND SO SHE STILL REMEMBERS THAT.

BEING A DAD MYSELF, I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS...

THEIR TIME TO SPEND TOGETHER.

HEARING THOSE STORIES REALLY GETS MY MIND WORKIN'.

THIS MUST BE AN OLDER PART OF TOWN.

YEAH, WE HAVE THE CANOPY TREES. IT'S RIGHT ON A PARK.

THE NEAT THING IS WE HAVE A CREEK

THAT RUNS RIGHT THROUGH OUR PROPERTY.

I MEAN, WE'RE IN A SUBURBAN AREA,

BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE THAT AT ALL.

IT REALLY FEELS VERY JUNGLE-Y.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL.

WOW, GUYS. THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

YOU GOT YOUR OWN STREAM AND WATER FALL IN YOUR BACKYARD.

WE HAVE OWLS. WE HAVE TURTLES.

FISH... INSANE.

I'LL JUST BRING ALL THESE PLANTS INSIDE, MY JOB'S DONE.

I HAVE TO MAIN SOURCES OF INSPIRATION FOR THIS PROJECT:

SOPHIA AND THEN, OF COURSE, THAT JUNGLED OUT BACKYARD.

I MEAN, THAT'S INCREDIBLE. TAKE ME AROUND

AND LET'S LOOK AT THIS AND KINDA GET INSPIRED FOR SOME IDEAS.

YOU CAN KINDA SEE WE HAVE THIS KITCHEN AREA HERE.

DO YOU LIKE THE WAY IT IS? NO.

I DO NOT LIKE IT.

COUNTERTOP'S NICE, BUT YOU CAN GET RID OF THIS,

LIGHTEN THIS UP. YEAH, MAYBE SOME KINDA STONE...

KINDA TIE IN WITH THE GRANITE. SO BASICALLY A REFRESH.

JUST WANT IT AESTHETICALLY TO LOOK BETTER.

ALL RIGHT, WELL LET'S GO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE POOL.

OKAY. GREAT.

SO THIS IS PARADISE? THIS IS IT.

NOT REALLY PARADISE RIGHT NOW.

THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO BE OUT HERE VERY MUCH AT ALL.

EVERYTHING'S JUST CONCRETE AND BRICK.

THESE PAVERS ARE UGLY.

THERE'S DEFINITELY A TRIP HAZARD.

THE POOL HAS NO CHARACTER.

AND I'M JUST THINKING TO MYSELF, "WOW.

I COULD DO SOME MAGIC OUT HERE."

THIS CAGE HERE REALLY KINDA

MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN A CAGE.

IS THIS SOMETHING YOU'RE TRYING TO KEEP?

I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THE CAGE COMPLETELY.

COOL.

THE JUNGLE SURROUNDINGS THAT WE HAVE HERE REALLY CREATE

A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY

FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN RE-CREATE

THAT SAME FEELING, THAT SAME LOOK

AND BRING IT INTO OUR POOL AREA.

EVEN THOUGH IT'D BE NICE TO KINDA START

OVER WITH THE FREE-FORM SHAPE POOL, IT REALLY WOULDN'T FIT.

WHAT WE CAN DO IS EMBRACE THE FACT THAT IT'S RECTANGULAR

AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

FOR THE SPACE THEY HAVE THAT'S CONFINED

BY A GUEST HOUSE AND THEIR MAIN HOME,

THE RECTANGULAR POOL

REALLY IS PROBABLY THE BEST SHAPE FOR THAT AREA.

WHAT'S GOIN' ON WITH THAT DOOR? EVERYONE THAT DRIVES

DOWN THE STREET'S GONNA BE STARING RIGHT IN AT YOU.

EXACTLY.

AND WE'D LIKE TO GET RID OF THE DOOR.

WE DO HAVE A DOG. WE CALL HIM BEAR DOG.

HE'S A 100 PLUS POUND GERMAN SHEPHERD.

EVERYBODY JUST LOVE HARLEY.

HE DOESN'T REALIZE HOW BIG HE IS.

HIS FAVORITE THING IS PLAYING WITH OTHER LITTLE DOGS.

HE'S FIGURED OUT HOW TO OPEN THAT DOOR

AND EXPLORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

SO THAT MAKES ME A LITTLE NERVOUS

BECAUSE I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT HIM TO GET HURT.

I DON'T WANT SOMEONE TO TAKE HIM.

BETWEEN HARLEY ESCAPING AND THE VISUAL ASPECTS,

THAT SIDE DOOR HAS GOTTA GO.

IN A WAY, THIS KINDA IS THE NATURAL AREA

TO MAYBE DO A WATERFALL.

MAYBE IT COULD KINDA WRAP AROUND AND GIVE YOU

SOME PRIVACY FROM THERE.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

WELL, GUYS, I'M GONNA EXPLORE A LITTLE BIT MORE.

I GOTTA TAKE SOME MEASUREMENTS, KINDA LAY IT OUT.

I WANNA PUT TOGETHER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS A DESIGN.

GOOD IDEAS ALREADY. YEAH.

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS JUST GONNA BE SO GREAT ABOUT THIS IS,

THIS IS GONNA BE SOMETHING WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO CREATE

MEMORIES EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S ALL DONE.

I'VE GOT THE BELSITO PROJECT DESIGNED.

I LOVE THE WAY IT'S COME OUT.

ALSO, I THREW IN A FEW MORE SURPRISES

THAT I HOPE REALLY TAKES IT OVER THE TOP.

HEY, LUCAS. YOU KNOW BRENDA.

AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, SOPHIA.

NOW I GET TO MEET SOPHIA FOR THE FIRST TIME,

SO I HOPE I GET HER SEAL OF APPROVAL AS WELL.

AND YOU'VE MET HARLEY. YEP.

YEAH, HE'S THE HANDSOME DOG.

MY DREAM POOL WOULD JUST BE COVERED IN ROCKS

AND WATERFALLS JUST EVERYWHERE.

AND THEN HAVE A WATERSLIDE WRAPPING AROUND THE ROCKS.

SO YEAH, LET'S HAVE A SEAT AND I'LL SHOW YOU SOME COOL STUFF.

EVERY JOB HAS ITS CHALLENGES. THIS JOB'S NO DIFFERENT.

I FEEL RESPONSIBILITY FOR BRINGING THIS FAMILY

THIS PLACE TO HANG OUT TOGETHER.

I TALKED WITH YOUR DAD YESTERDAY.

HE GAVE ME A LOT OF IDEAS.

TOLD ME ABOUT HOW YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A HOT TUB.

THE SPA IS SO IMPORTANT TO ME

BECAUSE WHEN I WAS LITTLE,

WE'D TO GO THE SPA ACROSS THE STREET

AND WE WOULD ALWAYS BRING MY LITTLE PINK STEREO

AND JUST LISTEN TO THE ONE STATION THAT IT HAD.

I JUST MISS BEING ABLE TO SIT THERE

WITH MY DAD JUST LISTENING TO MUSIC.

SO WE'RE GONNA MAKE A NICE, BIG SPA FOR YOU GUYS...

EIGHT-FOOT-BY-EIGHT-FOOT SO YOU CAN FIX SIX PEOPLE

IN THERE NO PROBLEM.

AND THEN, RIGHT HERE, THIS DECK

I'M ACTUALLY GONNA BRING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO HERE.

AND THEN DO A GROTTO.

WE'LL HAVE ROCKS DOWN THE SIDE THAT BLOCK

OFF THIS DOORWAY WHERE HARLEY ESCAPES OUT OF.

SO YOU'LL BE ABLE TO CLIMB UP THE ROCKS

IF YOU WANNA JUMP OFF INTO THE DEEP END.

LOOKING OUT THIS WAY, I JUST LOVE ALL THOSE OLD OAK TREES

AND PALMS YOU HAVE OUT THERE.

SO I THINK HAVING A FEW PALMS INSIDE,

CREATING THAT SAME JUNGLED OUT FEELING INSIDE,

BUT NOT TOTALLY BLOCKING THE VIEW.

BECAUSE YOU WANNA SEE ALL THAT LUSH,

NATURAL SETTING THAT YOU HAVE BACK THERE.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

I THOUGHT OF ANOTHER REALLY COOL FEATURE

THAT WOULD HELP ADD TO THAT JUNGLE FEEL,

AND I REALLY HOPE THEY LIKE IT.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO INCORPORATE WAS A FIRE PIT.

I WAS THINKING, LIKE, JUNGLE, JUNGLE ADVENTURE...

YOU'RE ALWAYS GONNA, LIKE, COME BACK AND MAKE A FIRE, RIGHT?

CAN YOU, LIKE, ROAST MARSHMALLOWS OVER THE THING,

OR NO? YEAH, YOU COULD.

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, SOPHIA?

I'M EXCITED.

WELL, I GOT SOPHIA

EXCITED ABOUT THE DESIGN, WHICH MAKES JOHN HAPPY.

NOW, I JUST GOTTA GET BRENDA ON BOARD.

SO YOU GUYS LIKE EVERYTHING? DO I GET YOUR SEAL OF APPROVAL?

MOVIN' FORWARD. REALLY?