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Get ready to win big, Vegas. Here comes "Yard Crashers."
NARRATOR: Matt's searching
for someone willing to gamble on him.
How about taking me home right now?
Right now.
Give you a new yard.
NARRATOR: All they have to do is say "yes"...
I'm good, though.
...and they'll get a modern oasis,
complete with a paver patio, a shaded dining area,
an amazing water feature,
and a gabion retaining wall with a floating bench.
I have a 20-foot eucalyptus that needs to be gone.
I do more than just trim trees.
Do I look like a lumberjack?
[ Laughs ]
You want to take me home?
Professional contractor Matt Blashaw
stakes out home-improvement stores...
I'm giving away gold.
...looking for do-it-yourselfers
I don't know.
What they don't know is he's gonna transform
their simple project into a total backyard makeover.
WOMAN: It's amazing.
It's like winning the landscape lottery.
Yes!
How are you doing today? Anything I can help you with?
We're just -- oh, my goodness.
[ Laughs ]
I'm a contractor.
You're a contractor?
Yes.
Do I look like I know what I'm talking about?
I need a bigger one.
Why don't you just tape a bunch of those together?
Oh, come on.
You want something a little bit more than rocks or dirt.
A playhouse.
He's planting ideas in her head.
You're killing us here.
We can't afford all this, all right?
Good. How are you?
Good. What are we looking for?
Some stuff for the showers.
Oh, you do?
[ Laughter ]
Who am I?
Yeah.
What does your backyard look like?
It's empty.
So, it's all dirt,
and you have 16 bricks in your shopping cart.
What are you gonna do with that?
Oh, this is actually for -- We just moved into a new house.
Nice.
So, it's actually for, like,
our little dog's little stepping stone for him.
Who is this? Who moved into your house?
You. Just you?
Her and her husband.
My husband and my little sister.
What do you do for work?
I'm an attorney.
You're an attorney? Nice.
What does your husband do?
He's an attorney, too.
Oh, he's an attorney? Wow!
You met in law school
and now you're both in the same practice.
Yeah.
How about your home-improvement skills?
It could be improved upon.
I'm just kidding. I'm kidding.
Little sister doesn't lie.
Hey, you're not gonna have a room after this.
I know.
The biggest project to date was the doggy door, so.
So, I'm figuring that if I ask to follow you home right now,
you'd pretty much say "yes."
Yeah?
Would that be good?
Is this your husband?
Is this your husband?
MATT: How you doing? I'm Matt.
Matt, nice to meet you. I'm Rob.
Rob, nice to meet you, man.
I was just talking to your wife here.
Oh, okay.
I'm asking if I can follow you guys home right now.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Do you even know what I'm gonna do in your backyard?
What kind of attorney is this?
But I'm sure whatever you do
will be better than what it is right now.
Whoo!
Will you say yes? You say yes?
All right.
You say yes?
Lick me if you say -- Okay, he's good.
All right. Let's go.
Doing a yard for two lawyers.
Good idea? Bad idea?
You got a big house.
Oh, I can see it from here.
[ Laughs ]
Yes!
Wow.
ROB: Yeah.
And does anyone really sit on this thing, or?
Yeah, the dogs do.
The idea was we wanted to have something like this
to kind of sit in a little secluded, hideaway area,
you know, with little vines on it and all that.
You so did not accomplish that.
Right, yeah, so the dogs are pretty good,
but we don't really have any place to sit down
or to entertain or just enjoy the backyard space.
And is this the only barbecue in the place?
This is the smallest barbecue I think I've ever seen.
It fits two burgers.
This fits two burgers?
It does, believe it or not.
If you're an elf.
This is Vegas.
Is shade part of the problem that we don't have?
That'd be nice, yeah.
That'd be great.
What's your guys' style?
Simple, but...
Yeah.
Simple elegance. All right.
I don't know how to put that.
[ Laughter ]
Like French?
Anything else? You guys just bought this house.
There any utilities back here, digging restrictions?
There's a call-before-you-dig number,
so we'll want to do that.
I'll do that, for sure. Yeah.
And guess who you're gonna call before we dig?
Many friends. Okay?
Yeah, we're excited.
Let's get ready. Court's in session.
See you guys.
[ Laughs ]
Just so excited. I cannot believe it.
And for those of you at home
that think that this can't happen to you -- think again.
[ Horn honks ]
All right. Whoo!
Yeah!
There we go, Vegas!
Bring it on in, crew!
When I come to Vegas, let me tell you,
this is the only crew that I call upon.
Right here, this is Damon Lang.
He is from Green Planet Landscaping.
Right next to him, that is Jim Donofrio.
He is from Trident Construction.
Yeah, I'd love to.
All right. Let's go to the back!
You wanted simple elegance, right?
We're doing that up for you. Check it out.
Whoa!
NARRATOR: Matt's design includes a gabion retaining wall
with a floating wooden bench, gabion water feature...
SANG: Oh, my gosh.
...fire feature and seating,
lush landscaping, and synthetic turf for the dogs.
Yes, this will be your backyard.
They're also getting a gazebo with a dining area
and paver patio.
And then the little piggy grill is going away,
and we're giving you a hog.
NARRATOR: Matt tops off his design
with a new barbecue grill and gabion prep area.
You love it?
Oh, love it.
Stamped! Approval! Let's demo!
All right. There we go.
Do you want to try it?
Give me another right there.
Hold that trigger and then just let it go.
And with that, in 10 minutes, demo's done.
All right.
NARRATOR: Coming up...
Hitting the jackpot isn't the only hard thing to do in Vegas.
This is how we dig holes in Vegas.
They find multiple uses for the gabions.
What's cool is that you could fill it
with any type of material that you want.
And Matt helps Sang feel more like a contractor.
What do you think? You like it?
Vegas, your odds of winning just got better.
NARRATOR: Matt headed out to Las Vegas,
where he struggled to find someone
willing to take a chance on him...
I'm good, though.
...until he bumped into Sang.
Oh, I know who you are!
Oh, you do?
She brought him home, where he found a blank canvas...
[ Laughs ]
Yes!
NARRATOR: ...which meant a very short demo.
And with that, in 10 minutes, demo's done.
NARRATOR: But building it back up
might prove a little more challenging.
This is how we dig holes in Vegas.
Hoo!
Wow, this is tough.
That's about two inches. We got another 10 inches to go.
Yeah.
NARRATOR: Rob catches a break
with the arrival of the drought-tolerant plants.
MATT: Nandinas.
I love the red color on these things.
NARRATOR: Or maybe it's Sang that's catching the break.
MATT: One at a time.
We need to get the blood flowing this morning.
All right? There.
You're smart.
Shh!
No, this is brilliant. I like your idea.
You're just handing them off to everyone.
Yeah?
NARRATOR: Rob gets back to the business of digging holes
for the gazebo footings...
Now we're just gonna pour it in the hole.
...and fills them with concrete.
There's a whole lot more digging to do in this yard.
And with the hard Vegas soil, it's going to take a while.
The crew begins excavating for the water-feature basin
and carves out the hillside
to make way for the gabion retaining wall.
And Matt and Sang head into their first project.
We are gonna get our gabion.
No.
A gabion, actually it's an Italian word.
It's called "big cage."
So that's what we're building -- a big cage.
What's cool is you could fill it with any material you want.
So it's just a matter of putting these cages together,
bringing them in the back, and filling them with material.
NARRATOR: The run spiral wires
to connect the pieces together...
It's like a spiral notebook.
...then wrap the ends to lock them in place.
[ Squeals ]
[ Laughter ]
You know what?
I think I like her sounds the best.
Give me all you got. Ohh!
Whoo!
Now, the Italian word for done.
Finito.
The crew is still whittling away at the tough desert ground...
...but there's one area in the yard
that's ready to go -- the paver patio.
So, just bring it on back with me.
There we go.
Matt and Rob screed the layer of sand...
Just like that. Making it nice and smooth.
...and start laying pavers.
So, what you want to do is that you lay them
by touching on the edges, and you just drop it.
See where we're off a little bit right there?
So, just tap it off to the side
until you get it nice and straight with the other one.
MATT: You tell me when it's good.
ROB: I think it's kind of okay right here, right?
I want more than a "kind of okay."
That's beautiful.
Love it! All right. Let's keep going.
NARRATOR: The guys are finally ready
for the first piece of the gabion retaining wall.
Coming through!
Over here?
They put in the seat posts for the floating bench
and weld on the legs.
Then they load 'em up...
MATT: Let's go. Stack and cram. Stack and cram.
NARRATOR: ...stacking quartz in the front
and filling up the rest with leftover rock from the yard.
Whoa!
Okay. This is gonna be for our floating bench.
You saw the poles that are coming out of that gabion?
So, we just need to make holes inside of this 4x8 here,
and we'll just slide, all right, about six of them in
and then cap it off.
Sound good?
You jealous of my tool belt?
Yes, totally.
Here. Wear it.
Huh?
What do you think? You like it?
[ Both laugh ]
Okay. I'm ready.
Use your tools now. Grab the tape measure.
NARRATOR: They measure 2 feet on center for the holes,
then drill them out.
Just like that.
Ooh.
And they make this handle for a reason, so hold on.
All right. Is this straight?
There you go. Hold on to that tight.
Good job.
Whoo!
The magic belt. Okay, cool.
Okay. Four more to go. You got that in you?
Yes.
Keep the tool belt. It's got powers.
NARRATOR: The pond liner's in,
so the water-feature base and walls are going up,
and with enough of the patio down...
Nice.
...Matt and Rob assemble the gazebo.
You're not supposed to see this.
[ Laughs ]
Cool. Supports are done.
NARRATOR: As Day 1 comes to an end,
the crew continues to fill up the gabions...
MATT: Do you like the front of it?
Give the illusion of stacked stone.
...and installs the water-feature plumbing.
All right. End of Day 1.
What do you think of your water feature?
The whole yard is coming together.
We got our gabions,
and the gabion gang still going strong over there.
Looking beautiful. All right?
We got another one to go.
All right. So, let's jump in on that.
Camera's gonna go home. Let's get that gabion done.
Let's finish out these pavers so I can hit the tables.
Sound good?!
Done deal. Let's go.
NARRATOR: Coming up...
Sang faces her fear of power tools.
Hey, it's not gonna hurt you
unless you put your hand in front of it, okay?
Matt cools off the yard with shade...
Yeah, a little bit.
...and gives Sang a driving lesson.
Okay. Hold on. All right, stop.
NARRATOR: For Matt's favorite projects and tips,
head on over to the "Crashers" page
at hgtv.com/crashers.
Good morning, Vegas!
NARRATOR: It's the final day.
Matt and the crew stayed late
and finished the gabion retaining wall
and that paver patio.
I lost at the tables last night. I should be in a bad mood.
But this is great because we're on our way for a happy day.
NARRATOR: The crew starts planting...
...Rob bolts down the gazebo...
and Matt and Sang finish the floating bench boards
that were stained overnight.
So, these are all nice and dry, our 4x6s.
So, now we got to cut them to length.
So now we're gonna use the chop saw.
All right?
You just pull...
[ Saw whirs ]
...and chop.
It's not gonna hurt you
unless you put your hand in front of it, okay?
No, it should be good.
Yay!
Whoo-hoo!
Isn't that beautiful?
I have all my fingers!
Oh, okay.
Chop.
Isn't that good?
Grab this. We'll go in the back.
We're gonna go from cutting wood to cutting metal.
NARRATOR: Next they trim the seat posts
to fit the bench boards.
You're gonna let it run... just like that.
The sparks are gonna come back towards you,
so just stay away from it.
Look good?
Why are you making me do all the cutting?
Because you're the homeowner.
It's like the whole point of the show.
I can, like, sweep or dig.
There you go!
I'm using the grinder, the sparks are flying...
No.
I'm gonna catch on fire.
If you catch fire, I promise I'll put you out.
We'll just dunk you in the water feature.
Okay.
Let's take this tape off and put the 4x6s on.
MATT: All right. Just pop it right onto the pipes.
There we go.
It is nice.
Yeah, I like it.
Come on.
ALL: Yay!
That was weird, and I'm sorry.
[ Laughter ]
NARRATOR: The crew gets back to work.
They hide the water feature's plumbing with stacked quartz.
Rob's new grill is rolled in.
MATT: Huh? Huh?
ROB: That's a little bigger.
Grill a pig on that bad boy.
I love it.
They add a gabion prep area and fill it with kitchen utensils.
And halfway through the day,
it's time for some crushed stone mulch...
No.
[ Chuckles ]
Do I look cool?
...which means Sang gets a driving lesson
to help load up wheelbarrows.
So, tilt this one.
Okay. Yeah, yeah.
Whoa, whoa.
These control. Okay, hold on.
Whoa!
Go!
Good! Good, good, good.
Stop. Up! There we go.
Okay. Hold, hold, hold, hold.
Good. Where are you going?
Oh, there we go.
Hey!
[ Laughing ] Whoo!
NARRATOR: With the crushed stone going down,
the guys turn their attention to the gazebo,
installing the channels for the roof,
and then they bring in the shade.
All right, man. Let's put these panels up.
'Cause I heard it gets a little hot in Vegas.
Yeah, a little bit, especially summertime.
They pop in the screens
and attach them to the channels with screws.
Ooh, yes!
Is that it?
So, the need for shade -- checked off the list.
Case closed.
Nice.
NARRATOR: Coming up...
The trick to removing the sting out of agave's sharp tips...
All right. This is the one that gets you right here.
...and the big payoff.
That's how "Yard Crashers" does Vegas!
NARRATOR: Matt's on the road...
"Yard Crashers" is hitting Las Vegas.
NARRATOR: ...where he found Sang and Rob Reid
at the home-improvement store.
What does your backyard look like?
It's empty.
NARRATOR: After two hard days...
I'm used to pushing papers, not pushing machinery.
...their barren backyard is nearly a desert oasis.
SANG: Oh, my gosh.
Oh, I love it.
NARRATOR: And the agave garden will help finish it off.
Yes.
My hands.
Yes. Right here.
All right, this is the one that gets you,
but if you get like a little toenail clipper
and clip that off just like that,
it won't grow back.
Okay?
So, you got some toenail clipping to do.
Okay? Cool.
So, what we're gonna do to pop this in,
we can't just pull it out of the pot, all right?
So we're just gonna cut the pot.
There we go.
Okay. Let's get this off.
Ready? Pull from that side,
and let's see if we can just pull this thing open.
Pull! Perfect.
And we're just gonna slide it down.
VoilĂ !
Beautiful. So we got nine more to go.
Done deal.
Yes.
Let's do it.
Yay!
You guys ready to finish? Let's go, Vegas!
NARRATOR: Matt and Rob lay the synthetic grass.
And don't worry. Your dogs will pee on it.
[ Laughing ] Yeah.
Yes.
The fire feature is put in place.
That's so nice.
All right?
And they add the finishing touches.
Come, let's float together, and let's take a deep breath.
Whoo!
That's a wrap, my friends.
I'm so happy!
That's how "Yard Crashers" does Vegas!
ROB: Before, our backyard was really just a barren wasteland.
The only reason we would go out there
is to go and clean up our dog poop,
so it was really just nothing out there.
Our backyard now is just amazing.
It's almost like a tropical paradise here in Las Vegas.
MATT: Look at this place!
This is beautiful. All right? Look at those gabions.
All right? All around.
Floating bench.
ROB: Love it.
We have a great patio with beautiful pavers on it.
We've got a great shade structure right above it.
We also have the great dining area,
which will be great for entertaining people
and family and friends.
The piggy went away, and we got the hog.
You know, before I had this tiny little grill,
and I would always feel so silly or so ashamed
if I brought people over to barbecue,
but now we've got this amazing grill.
We're gonna be having so much fun grilling for everybody.
Are up happy?
So happy.
I just feel like it's, like, not my yard.
I'm ready to hit the Vegas strip. You guys with me?
Let's go!
Enjoy! That's a yard crash.
All right. Out, out, out, out!
-- Captions by VITAC --
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