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THIS IS MY NOT-SO-LOVELY BACKYARD.
I HATE MY YARD.
IT'S BASICALLY A BIG DESERT WITH NO CHARACTER AT ALL.
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE YARD WE HATE. IT'S JUST EMBARRASSING.
I DON'T THINK YOU COULD PAY ME
TO COME UP WITH ONE THING I LIKE ABOUT IT.
(narrator) WHEN A YARD'S THIS BAD,
YOU NEED ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET.
THAT'S WHERE TOP LANDSCAPE DESIGNER SARA BENDRICK
NOW WE CAN GET GOING.
THIS MIGHT TAKE LONGER THAN WE THOUGHT.
SO MAYBE JUST ANGLING IT A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.
TOUGH, CREATIVE, AND DETERMINED,
SARA CAN TURN THAT YARD YOU HATE
INTO A OUTDOOR SPACE YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVE.
(man) IT WAS AMAZING. I WAS BLOWN AWAY.
(woman) I'VE NEVER SEEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I'M HOME RIGHT HERE. I'M GOOD.
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HOMEOWNERS JEFF AND STACIE
BOUGHT THIS FIXER-UPPER A YEAR AGO,
AND THEY'VE BEEN BUSY ON THE INSIDE,
IGNORING THE EYESORE IN THEIR BACKYARD.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING A LOT ON THE INSIDE,
AND IT'S TAKEN US ABOUT A YEAR TO KIND OF FINISH THAT OFF,
AND WE'RE STILL FINISHING THE INSIDE,
SO THE OUTSIDE HAS KIND OF BEEN LEFT AS THE LAST THING TO DO.
BUT AS AWFUL AS THE YARD LOOKS NOW,
IT DOES HAVE ONE KILLER PERK.
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THIS VIEW, THOUGH?
PRETTY MUCH WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE,
WE SAW THE VIEW, AND WE KIND OF SKIPPED OVER THE YARD.
THIS YARD IS REALLY A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.
IT HAS A MILLION-DOLLAR VIEW.
AT ONE TIME, THIS USED TO BE THAT,
WHICH IS AN OLD TURQUOISE PATIO.
AND ALL THESE ROOTS-- WHAT IS THIS FROM?
WE HAD A BIG PINE TREE BACK HERE.
BEFORE WE MOVED IN, JEFF HAD TO GET A STUMP GRINDER,
AND WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET SOME OF THE ROOTS OUT,
SO YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK,
YEAH, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK,
AND WE'VE ACTUALLY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY,
AND THESE BLOCKS HERE-- WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?
(Jeff) THERE WAS A WALL HERE.
THEY JUST BURIED ALL THE RUBBLE AND DIRT.
(Stacie) WE HAVE.
YEAH, IT ACTUALLY IS AN IMPROVEMENT.
THIS HOUSE WAS LIKE A BORDERLINE TEARDOWN.
THAT WAS OUR PRIORITY.
AND NOW WE GOT HERE, AND IT JUST KIND OF--
AT THIS POINT, I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
I WANT IT DONE. I WANT IT NICE. I WANT TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT.
SO TELL ME ABOUT THE SPACE. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO BACK HERE?
(Stacie) I WOULD JUST LOVE TO GET RID OF THIS DIRT.
MM-HMM.
A PATIO, JUST A NICE SPACE TO COME BACK HERE AND ENJOY.
YEAH.
I KNOW I WANT A BARBECUE.
WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE ANYONE OVER HERE,
MM-HMM.
AND THIS IS THE BEDROOM HERE?
(Stacie) THE BEDROOM AND THEN THE LIVING ROOM
SO IT'D PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO DO
YOUR BARBECUE AND ENTERTAINING AREA OVER THERE,
MAYBE HAVE A PATIO THAT WOULD CONTINUE THROUGH HERE,
MAYBE THIS BE YOUR LOUNGING AREA.
IT'S A LITTLE MORE PRIVATE.
THIS IS SUCH AN AWESOME VIEW.
THAT'D BE GREAT.
THE YARD WAS REALLY LAME. THERE WAS NOTHING TO IT.
IT WAS JUST STRAIGHT DIRT AND THEN A SHEER CLIFF.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO DESIGN SOMETHING
WITH SUCH AN AWESOME VIEW.
SARA'S PLAN TO TRANSFORM THIS DIRT PATCH
INTO A SPACE AS JAW-DROPPING AS THE VIEW
STARTS WITH A SPRAWLING PATIO MADE OF SLATE
DRY-SET OVER DECOMPOSED GRANITE.
ON ONE END, SHE'LL CREATE AN AREA FOR LOUNGING,
AND NEXT TO THAT, SHE'LL ADD A BUILT-IN STONE FIREPIT.
AN OUTDOOR TABLE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SEATING.
TO CREATE A MORE FORMAL DINING SPACE,
SHE'LL ADD A RAISED PATIO.
SHADED BY AN ALUMINUM PERGOLA,
IT WILL HOUSE THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN.
THE CENTER OF THE YARD WILL FEATURE A LUSH LAWN,
AND SHE'LL FINISH IT OFF WITH LOW-GROWING PLANTS
ALONG THE EDGE TO KEEP THE VIEW UNOBSTRUCTED.
THE BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT-- 20 GRAND.
LABOR CAN GET REALLY EXPENSIVE.
TO HELP KEEP COSTS DOWN,
JEFF AND STACIE ROUNDED UP THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
JEFF'S A FIREFIGHTER,
SO MANY OF HIS COWORKERS CAME OVER TO HELP AS WELL.
I HOPE THEY ALL FIT. YOU REALLY DO HAVE FRIENDS. THAT'S GREAT.
ALL THIS MESS--CAN WE GO AHEAD PUT IT ALL IN THE WHEELBARROWS
AND GET IT OUT OF HERE?
THERE'S SO MANY ROOTS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE IT ENDS. IT JUST KEEPS GOING.
♪♪
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS HOUSE, I'VE HAD UNBELIEVABLE SUPPORT
FROM MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS, COWORKERS.
EVEN MY NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN COMING OVER AND JUMPING IN.
AND AS SOON AS THIS PROJECT STARTED THIS MORNING,
I KNEW EVERYONE WAS GONNA BE HERE,
AND HOPEFULLY THEY'LL CONTINUE TO BE HERE.
SO HERE'S WHERE WE WANT THE DIP IN
AT THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW HERE.
HEY, JEFF. WE'RE LAYING OUT YOUR PATIO.
I WANT TO GET YOUR APPROVAL
AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU LIKE WHAT'S HAPPENING.
RIGHT NOW THIS EXTENSION CORD IS KIND OF MIMICKING
THE SHAPE OF THE PATIO HERE.
YEAH, HEY, STACIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
SHE'S THE BOSS. ALL RIGHT. (laughs)
I LIKE THE NATURAL--
OKAY, THEN WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MARK IT OUT
AND START PREPPING THE AREA FOR THE NEW PATIO.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S OUR NEW PATIO.
HE'S LEVELING THIS AREA FOR OUR NEW CONCRETE PAD.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S GOING AWAY FROM THE HOUSE
SO WHEN IT DOES RAIN, THE WATER GOES THAT WAY
AND NOT TOWARDS THE HOUSE AND CREATES WATER ISSUES.
AND RIGHT NEXT TO IT HERE,
WE'RE DIGGING OUR TRENCHES FOR IRRIGATION.
WE ABANDONED THE OLD SYSTEM. IT WAS REALLY, REALLY BAD,
SO THERE'S NO WAY WE COULD HAVE USED IT ANYWAY.
WE'RE BUILDING A PERGOLA OVER THE RAISED PATIO AREA,
SO WE'RE DIGGING 4 32-INCH CUBE FOOTINGS
FOR EACH OF THE POSTS.
YOU DON'T ALWAYS NEED FOOTINGS QUITE SO SUBSTANTIAL,
BUT WITH THE WIND WHIPPING OFF THE OCEAN,
WE'LL BE READY FOR INSPECTION TOMORROW MORNING,
THAT'S GREAT.
SO THIS BAD BOY HERE, THIS IS A JACKHAMMER WITH A CLAY SPADE.
USUALLY PEOPLE USE JACKHAMMERS TO BREAK UP CONCRETE.
WE DID THAT EARLIER TODAY.
BUT ALL WE DID WAS WE SWITCHED THE PART TO THE CLAY SPADE,
AND NOW WE'RE DIGGING IT INTO THE GROUND
TO BUILT OUR FOOTINGS.
(Sara) TO SET THE SHAPE OF THE PATIO,
WE'RE USING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL CALLED BENDERBOARD.
THE BENDERBOARD HELPS DEFINE THE PATIO
SO THAT WE KNOW THAT IT'S IN THE SHAPE THAT WE WANT IT,
AND IT GIVES IT A NICE, CLEAN EDGE.
(Stacie) YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE HAVING A LOT OF FUN OVER HERE.
BASICALLY WE WANT TO COMPACT THE GROUND HERE
OKAY.
SO WE'RE GONNA CREATE A NICE BASE.
THIS MACHINE ALMOST DRIVES ITSELF.
YOU JUST NEED TO GUIDE IT
OKAY, SO WE'RE DOING THIS WHOLE PATIO AREA?
OKAY.
KIND OF GO BACK AND FORTH LIKE YOU WOULD WITH A LAWN MOWER.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW THAT THE GROUND'S COMPACTED,
WE'RE GONNA PUT A LAYER OF GRAVEL AND A LAYER OF D.G.,
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA DRY-SET THE SLATE RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.
(Sara) I WANTED TO SHOW YOU THE SLATE,
AND I ALSO WANTED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO JESSE.
(Jesse) NICE TO MEET YOU.
THIS IS ACTUALLY A CHARCOAL-GRAY QUARTZITE MATERIAL.
IT'S A PATIO GRADE. IT'S AN INCH AND 1/2-PLUS
FOR THAT DRY-SET THAT WE'RE DOING IN THE BACKYARD HERE.
THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE TALL MATERIAL
THAT COMES IN AN INCH AND 1/2 THIN MATERIAL,
AND IT'S-- THAT'S GONNA BE GOOD
PRETTY COOL.
AND NOW WE GOT TO BRING IT TO THE BACK
GREAT.
I KNOW IT'S EXACTLY WHAT STACIE WANTED.
I'VE SEEN THE PICTURES, SO SHE'LL BE HAPPY.
WELL, WE GOT A LOT DONE TODAY.
WE GOT THE BENDERBOARD IN, THE D.G.
AND WE BUILT THE FRAMES FOR THE CONCRETE PAD, THE FOOTINGS.
WE'RE EXPECTING RAIN TONIGHT,
SO I THINK THAT WE'RE GONNA NEED TO COVER THIS.
SUPPOSED TO BE TOMORROW MORNING AROUND 9:00 OR 10:00.
AND THEN THE CONCRETE TRUCK'S SHOWING UP AROUND 11:00.
WE HAD GOOD HOPES FOR TODAY, BUT WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS FOR THE AFTERNOON.
THE GOAL TODAY WAS TO DRY-SET THE SLATE PATIO,
BUT HEAVY RAIN OVERNIGHT
CAUSED SARA AND HER TEAM TO RETHINK THAT IDEA.
SO A CHANGE OF PLAN THIS MORNING.
A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
JEFF EXPLAINED THAT WITH THE RAIN THAT WE HAD LAST NIGHT,
RIGHT.
HE'S DEFINITELY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT IN ALL THE YEARS TO COME.
WITH ALL THE DRAINAGE ISSUES AROUND THE HOUSE,
INSTEAD OF DRY-SETTING SLATE ON TOP OF THE D.G.,
WE'RE GONNA GET RID OF ALL THE D.G.
WE'RE GONNA LAY DOWN REBAR, LIKE WE DID IN THE RAISED PATIO AREA,
AND POUR CONCRETE TOMORROW MORNING.
THE INSPECTOR'S HERE, AND HE'S GONNA GO AHEAD
AND APPROVE OUR FOOTINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE TO CODE.
AND ONCE WE GET THAT APPROVAL,
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND POUR THE CONCRETE.
(Sara) HAND-MIXING THIS MUCH CONCRETE WOULD TAKE FOREVER,
SO IF YOU HAVE A JOB THIS BIG,
YOU NEED TO BITE THE BULLET AND ORDER IN A TRUCK.
WE'RE AT THE END OF SCREEDING OUR CONCRETE RIGHT NOW,
AND WE'RE ALSO USING THE HAND TROWEL TO SMOOTH IT OUT.
IT'S TOO WET RIGHT NOW TO PUT THE SLATE ON IT,
SO WE'RE GONNA WAIT UNTIL IT CURES A LITTLE MORE.
UNFORTUNATELY ALL THAT D.G. WE PUT IN YESTERDAY,
WE NOW HAVE TO TAKE MOST OF IT OUT.
WELL, JEFF, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT WANTED THIS CONCRETE PAD.
NOW WE HAVE TO WORK FOR IT.
(laughs)
YOU KNOW YOU'RE A GOOD GUY,
I'M PRETTY SURE I'M GONNA HAVE TO OWE SOME SERIOUS FAVORS.
(Sara) WE'RE GETTING SOME WORK DONE,
BUT ANY FIRST SIGHT OF LIGHTNING,
THAT'S RIGHT.
YEAH.
BUT YEAH, IF ANY COMES AROUND, WE'RE GONNA SCATTER.
SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THE REBAR LAID OUT
YEAH, WE SHOULD BE GOOD.
UH, ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR OR SO OF GRADING.
REBAR'S ON ITS WAY RIGHT NOW.
WE'LL GET THE REBAR LAID THIS AFTERNOON
THAT'S GREAT.
I WANT THE PERGOLA AREA TO HAVE A MORE FORMAL APPEARANCE,
SO WE'RE GONNA TAKE SOME OF THE STONE
AND CUT THEM INTO SQUARES
AND LAY THEM ON A DIAGONAL ON THE RAISED PATIO AREA.
WE HAD GOOD HOPES FOR TODAY, BUT IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS
WORKING WITH THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
ESPECIALLY WITH OUR POSTS IN THE AIR,
SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO CALL IT QUITS FOR THE AFTERNOON.
IT'S A BUMMER THAT IT'S RAINING SO HARD.
WE DEFINITELY DIDN'T EXPECT IT.
IT SUCKS WHEN YOU HAVE 20 PEOPLE READY TO WORK,
AND YOU CAN'T USE ‘EM.
IT'S DAY 3. THE SKIES HAVE CLEARED.
AND THE CONCRETE GUYS ARE BACK
TO POUR THE PATIO BASE FOR JEFF AND STACIE'S YARD.
THE AREA BETWEEN OUR CONCRETE PAD HERE
AND THAT BENDERBOARD IS GONNA BE OUR SOD AREA.
AND THIS IS ALL GONNA BE PLANTS OUT ON THIS SIDE OF IT?
YEP, WE'RE GONNA HAVE PLANTS ON THIS SIDE,
AND SO WE HAVE A CURVILINEAR FORM HERE
TO KIND OF MAKE IT A LESS FORMAL DESIGN,
AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA LOOK REALLY NICE
WITH THE NATURAL VIEW OF THE AWESOME OCEAN HERE.
OH, MY GOD. IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER ALREADY.
I'M GLAD WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE CONCRETE PAD HERE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT,
ESPECIALLY NOW THAT WE KNOW THERE'S A DRAINAGE ISSUE,
IT'S FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE HOUSE
WHERE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ISSUES WITH WATER
GOING BACK UNDER YOUR HOUSE THERE.
ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO TO HELP WITH THE DRAINAGE ISSUE HERE
IS PLACE GUTTERS ON YOUR HOUSE.
THAT'LL HELP COLLECT THE WATER AND AT LEAST MOVE IT AWAY
AND NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT FROM RAIN FALLING.
(Sara) THE JOB SITE'S NUTS RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A TON OF PEOPLE.
FOR THE DINING AREA, WE'RE DOING THE OVERHEAD STRUCTURE.
THE AESTHETICS OF IT WILL MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THIS YARD.
THE PRODUCT WE'RE USING FOR THE PERGOLA IS CALLED ALUMAWOOD.
IT'S AN ALUMINUM-BASED PRODUCT
THAT IS EMBOSSED TO LOOK LIKE REAL WOOD,
SO NOT ONLY IS IT DURABLE, IT LOOKS FANTASTIC.
THESE ARE OUR POST COVERS,
AND THEY'RE PAINTED WITH TEFLON ENAMEL PAINT,
WHICH HELPS KEEP THESE THINGS CLEAN.
THE PERGOLA ACTUALLY COMES IN AN EASY-TO-INSTALL KIT.
WE ALREADY HAVE OUR POSTS SET,
SO NOW ALL WE NEED TO DO IS PLACE THE BEAMS ON EITHER SIDE
AND PLACE THE RAFTERS ON TOP OF THAT.
(laughs) YEAH. ARE YOU READY?
I'M GONNA PUSH IT YOUR WAY.
YEP.
♪♪
(Sara) OH, BOY.
TO BUILD THE OUTDOOR KITCHEN,
WE'RE USING THESE REALLY COOL WEATHERPROOF MODULAR CABINETS.
THEY'RE EMPTY INSIDE,
SO IT'LL BE REALLY EASY TO RUN GAS AND ELECTRIC.
I REALLY NEED TO GET STACIE
TO NAIL DOWN THE EXACT LOCATION OF THE WATER FEATURE.
WE HAVE YOUR TREE HERE,
AND I'M EITHER THINKING THIS SIDE OF THE TREE
OR THIS SIDE OF THE TREE,
YEAH, I WAS GONNA SAY OVER HERE,
MM-HMM.
SO THEN I'M JUST GONNA MARK THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.
I'LL GO AHEAD
AND MARK THIS “H2O.”
THEY SHOULD FIGURE THAT OUT. (laughs)
THIS IS OUR GIANT PUZZLE.
WE'RE FITTING EACH PIECE IN BEFORE WE MORTAR ‘EM.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY ALL FIT, AND WE LIKE HOW IT LOOKS.
THIS IS A TERRIBLE FIT RIGHT HERE,
‘CAUSE THEN WE HAVE THIS OPEN SPACE HERE.
WE WANT TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S GONNA FIT IN THIS AREA BETTER
OR FIND SOMETHING SMALLER ALTOGETHER
TO KIND OF FILL THAT IN.
JUST GOT TO KEEP TRYING TILL YOU FIND SOMETHING YOU LIKE.
AND YOU CAN ALSO PICK
HE DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE FLAG THAT YOU LIKE, TOO.
THIS IS A LITTLE MORE ROUGH,
WHILE THIS SIDE RIGHT HERE'S PRETTY SMOOTH.
I KIND OF LIKE THE ROUGH SIDE.
OH, THAT'S A PERFECT FIT RIGHT THERE.
(Sara) WHILE THEY FINISH HERE, STACIE,
LET'S GO TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANTS.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU LIKE THEM ALL,
MAKE SURE THEY'RE ALL IN GOOD CONDITION
(Stacie) OKAY.
I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE AGAVE ATTENUATA.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE.
WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT-- IT HAS A REALLY DEFINED SHAPE,
LOOKS TROPICAL. I LIKE IT.
OKAY, SO THIS IS OUR EUGENIA,
OR YOU CAN ALSO CALL IT SYZYGIUM PANICULATUM.
NO, I NEVER WILL, NO.
AND IT'S KIND OF COOL. ACTUALLY HAS THESE SMALL EDIBLE FRUITS.
WOULD YOU WANT TO TRY ONE?
SHE'S LIKE, "DO I TRUST YOU?"
THEY'RE NOT VERY GOOD,
THEY ARE BITTER.
YEAH, YOU DON'T NEED TO FINISH IT.
THE IMPORTANT THING IS, IS TO CHECK THE PLANTS
WHEN THEY COME HERE, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES
THE NURSERY MIGHT NOT HAVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED,
AND THEY MIGHT PUT SOMETHING THAT'S--YOU KNOW,
IT MIGHT NOT MAKE IT IN THE GROUND.
MM-HMM.
THEY'RE GREAT.
WHEW.
DO YOU HAVE A CERTAIN WAY THAT THIS SHOULD GO?
WE CALL THIS FACING A TREE.
SO WE WANT TO PICK THE BEST SIDE OF IT FOR YOU GUYS TO LOOK AT,
WHICH IS PROBABLY NOT THIS SIDE.
I KIND OF WANT THIS BRANCH COMING OUT,
SO MAYBE JUST ANGLING IT A LITTLE BIT THAT WAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE...
♪♪
IT'S COMING ALONG.
ALL RIGHT, STACIE, SO WE HAVE YOUR WATER FEATURE HERE.
UM, THIS IS THE PVC PIPE THAT THE WATER'S GONNA GO THROUGH
AND OUT THE TOP. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO SEAL THIS
SO THAT IT DOESN'T LEAK,
AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY.
THAT'S PROBABLY GOOD. NOW GO AHEAD AND GET YOUR FINGER,
AND KIND OF GET IT ALL OVER THIS WHOLE AREA HERE,
AND ALSO THE BASE OF THAT.
OKAY, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND LET YOU STICK THAT IN HERE.
I'M GONNA SEE IT COME OUT THE BOTTOM.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND PUT THE SILICONE DOWN HERE.
WE REALLY DON'T WANT THIS THING TO LEAK,
'CAUSE THAT WOULD SUCK.
WE'RE GONNA SCREW THIS ON.
OKAY, SO NOW WE WANT TO LET IT DRY OVERNIGHT,
UH, LET IT SET UP,
PERFECT.
GOD.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL. THIS IS NOT EVEN THE SAME YARD.
WE'RE MAKING THE FINAL PUSH
TO FINISH JEFF AND STACIE'S BACKYARD.
THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE WAS FITTING AND SETTING
ALL THE SLATE FOR THE PATIO.
TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME SKILL,
SO WE BROUGHT IN SOME GUYS THAT KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
YOU CAN BE THERE FOR HOURS
PUTTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT TOGETHER.
OH, MY GOSH, THERE IS SO MUCH HAPPENING STILL.
WE WERE UP TILL 10:00 LAST NIGHT TRYING TO FINISH THE STONE.
IT'S LOOKING SO GOOD.
WE'RE GONNA LET THE GUYS CONTINUE
WITH THE FLAGSTONE PATIO, MORTARING IN THESE STONES HERE,
IT LOOKS GOOD.
ALL THAT EXTRA CUTTING--
I THINK IT WAS WORTH IT. IT PAID OFF.
IT DEFINITELY DEFINES THE AREA. I LIKE IT.
SO THE PLANTS NEED TO START GETTING LAID OUT.
OKAY.
YOU ARE.
AND THEN OUR AGAVE ATTENUATAS
ARE ALSO GONNA BE IN THIS AREA.
THESE LITTLE SUCKERS ARE HEAVY.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND FINISH THIS WATER FEATURE UP,
SO WE CAN LAY OUT THESE PLANTS AROUND IT.
WE WANT TO DUMP THESE ROCKS OVER THE BASIN HERE.
SO I'M REALLY GLAD STACIE LIKES THIS WATER FEATURE.
IT'S ACTUALLY A PRETTY COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO DO THIS.
SO THIS IS OUR GRANITE. IT'S GORGEOUS.
OUR BARBECUE--IS THAT GOING RIGHT ABOUT HERE?
PERFECT.
YEAH, THESE BOXES ARE SO COOL. THEY COME PREFAB,
SO WE DON'T NEED TO DO ANY OF THE FRAMING.
YOU CAN REALLY FINISH IT IN WHATEVER.
WE DECIDED TO DO STUCCO, WHICH YOU SEE HERE.
THESE CABINETS ARE REALLY CONVENIENT.
BECAUSE THEY'RE EMPTY INSIDE,
IT'S REALLY EASY TO NOTCH OUT AN AREA
AND DROP A GRILL RIGHT IN.
WHAT DO YOU NEED A GRILL THIS BIG FOR?
WELL, YOU SAW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE HERE HELPING.
VERY NICE.
♪♪
GO AHEAD AND DUMP IT RIGHT HERE.
BEFORE WE LAY THE SOD DOWN, I WANT TO PUT A LAYER OF TOPSOIL.
THAT'S REALLY GONNA HELP THE GRASS TAKE OFF,
BECAUSE THE TOPSOIL HAS A LOT OF NUTRIENTS IN IT.
I'M TRYING TO GET THIS DIRT SPREAD OUT.
IT'S NOT THAT HARD, BUT IT TAKES LONGER THAN YOU THINK.
THE SOD IS HERE.
WHOO-HOO!
WE'RE CUTTING SOME OF THEM IN HALF,
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT OUR SEAMS TO LINE UP,
OR ELSE YOU'D OBVIOUSLY BE ABLE TO SEE THAT.
♪♪
BEFORE,
THIS BACKYARD WAS NOTHING
BUT A VAST EXPANSE OF DIRT AND DEBRIS.
NOW, JEFF AND STACIE HAVE AN ELEGANT SPACE
TO RELAX AND ENTERTAIN,
AND IT DOES JUSTICE TO THEIR AMAZING VIEW.
GOD.
I CAN'T GO TO WORK TOMORROW. I GOTTA STAY HOME.
OH, MY GOSH.
LOOK AT YOUR NEW BARBECUE. COME CHECK IT OUT.
ISN'T IT AMAZING?
OH, MY--THIS IS NOT EVEN THE SAME YARD.
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW LONG IT TOOK THEM TO CUT THIS?
I KNOW. HOW'D THEY MAKE IT LOOK SO GOOD?
I KNOW MY CUTS WEREN'T THAT STRAIGHT.
WELL, LET'S CHECK OUT THE REST OF YOUR YARD.
OH, I LOVE IT. IT'S SO TROPICAL.
CHARLIE, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
OH, MY GOD. SO EXCITED!
WOW.
THEY'RE SO CUTE.
IF I SIT DOWN, I'M NOT GONNA GET UP.
YOU LOOK GOOD THERE.
YOU CAN COME BACK ANY TIME.
I LOVE THE STONE HERE, TOO, 'CAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW
YEAH, WE DID THE CAP
YEAH, IT'S PRETTY.
AND THEN DID YOU SEE YOUR WATER FEATURE
I'M JUST FOCUSED ON MY CHAISE OVER THERE.
THIS IS AMAZING.
THIS IS MY SPOT RIGHT HERE.
I WORKED *** THAT FOUNTAIN FOR YOU.
YEAH, AND I CAN ENJOY IT WHILE I'M LOUNGING ON MY CHAIR.
SO WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE PART?
THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART, IS THE PATIO.
IT'S JUST AMAZING.
I'M--YEAH, I'M SO HAPPY HOW IT TURNED OUT.
I JUST LOVE HOW IT'S LIKE WE HAVE THIS EXTENSION NOW
YEAH.
I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MUCH DIRT WE JUST
YEAH.
IT FEELS LIKE A SET. FEELS SO NICE--
I FEEL LIKE I'M ON VACATION.
AND EVEN THOUGH THEY MADE A FEW PRICEY CHANGES ALONG THE WAY,
THEY ONLY WENT 3 GRAND OVER THEIR $20,000 BUDGET.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
HEY, LOOK AT THIS DOG...
FOR SURE.
LOOK AT THE DOG. I LOVE THE DOG IN THE GRASS.
SHE IS SO HAPPY.
(laughing)