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A Zen-like garden is created with woven palisade fences of split green bamboo to frame it.
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Storm-Ready Design Project
Surge Protection, Plumbing, Bamboo Blinds and Garden (BV0113)
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Brazilian Walnut or Ipe hardwood flooring is installed over a concrete slab as Jesse Bartusek explains how the concrete is tested for moisture content, sealed, and troweled with polyurethane adhesive. The floor planks are laid out on the adhesive, tapped in place with a rubber mallet, and taped to hold them in place for at least four hours, preferably 24. Dan Gerry installs a Moen burnished brass faucet with a pullout sprayer and shutoff valves below. In the main living area, an Energy Star-rated ceiling fan, fluorescent lights, and energy saving fixtures are wired in. A Square D All House Surge Arrester is connected to the phone, television, electrical, satellite and cable TV lines to protect the home from damaging stray voltage, power surges, and lightning. The self-monitoring system stops and redirects stray voltage to a ground to protect electrical appliances, data, cable, and phone lines. Smith & Noble bamboo panel-track blinds are hung and pass one in front of the other to screen the large patio doors. With help from family members, Teresa’s brother Kalo constructs fastener-free, woven, bamboo partition fences to surround a Zen-like garden that is his gift to the homeowners.
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• Hardwood Flooring Installation
• Home Office Power and Equipment Protection
• Preparing For a Power Outage
• Energy-Efficient Appliances
• Garden Design for Small Spaces
• Growing a Bamboo Garden
• Bellawood - The Best Hardwood Flooring. View Showroom
• View show transcript
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| Jesse Bartusek from Bellawood joins Bob for the installation of the Bellawood Brazilian Walnut, also called Ipe. The first step, Bartusek explains, is to monitor the moisture content in the ...
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| Bob and Dan Gerry form Tranquility Plumbing agree that budgeting for high-quality fittings and fixtures is important. The Moen diverter and sprayer that Gerry is installing is a great ...
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| The ceiling fan is being installed in the Punta Gorda home. Its workbox must be firmly mounted to hold the ceiling fan in place. This house is Energy Star qualified, ...
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| A surge protector is being installed in the Punta Gorda storm-ready house to protect the home's appliances, cicuitry, data, phone, and televisions from stray voltage that can ruin appliances. ...
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| Cindy O'Reilly from Smith & Noble is on site to install the natural bamboo, sliding-panel shades. Smith & Noble's catalog and Web site give directions for measuring, ordering, and installing ...
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| Kalo, Teresa's brother, is on site to create a gift garden for the homeowners. He is weaving split, green-bamboo partition fences that are held together simply by the friction of ...
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