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Jesse Gonzalez of Mercedes Homes and Leslie Chapman-Henderson of the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, FLASH, cut the ribbon on the completed Punta Gorda home with Bob and the homeowners, left.
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Storm-Ready Design Project
Completing the Punta Gorda Storm-Ready House (BV0114)
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The Punta Gorda house is complete with a sustainable, low-maintenance yard designated as a Florida Yard by the Florida Yards and Neighborhoods program. Bob thanks Leslie Chapman-Henderson from FLASH as they review the enhanced building practices that will keep this house safe in a storm, like cast-in-place concrete walls, a raised foundation with stem walls, a roof system with embedded clips and straps, storm-resistant soffits, impact-resistant windows and patio doors, doors that resist blow-in, and a hurricane-rated garage door. The Mercedes Homes crew explains that these building practices are part of the move toward safe, responsible new housing for Florida. Inside, Bob meets homeowner Teresa Fogelini and Cynthia Guncsaga from Bacon’s Furniture Galleries, who furnished the home for Fogelini and Jim Minardi, who lost everything in Hurricane Charley. The Porcelanosa tiles set the color tone while the bamboo entry garden helped set a theme for the furnishings and art from Presseller’s Gallery . The kitchen is complete with cookware and accessories from Oh Cecile in San Francisco. Outside, Frontgate provided furniture designed to bring the inside outdoors with great looks that stand up to real weather. Bob ends with a walk across the lawn to a waiting boat at the dock.
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| Bob starts the walkthrough of the finished Punta Gorda home in the yard, which is sustainable and certified as a Florida Yard by the University of FloridaYards and Neighborhoods Program. ...
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| Bob talks with Leslie Chapman-Henderson from FLASH about the storm-resistant features of the Punta Gorda house. The home is built of SWS — Solid Wall Systems — cast-in-place concrete walls ...
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| Bob congratulates the Mercedes crew — Scott Buescher, Mike Morris, and Jesse Gonzalez — on the rapid construction of this storm-ready home in just three and one-half months. The systems ...
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| Homeowner Teresa Fogolini greets Bob as he enters the house for the final walkthrough. Bob remarks that this is move-in time for the homeowners, but little remains of their belongings ...
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| The open-plan family room of the Punta Gorda house overlooks the canal on one side and opens onto the living area and kitchen on the other. Cecile Hemphill of Oh ...
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| Meg Tarvin from Frontgate is with Teresa Fogolini and Bob as they move to the poolside lanai and the furnishings that bring indoor living outside. The Estate Plantation chair they ...
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| Bob says farewell to homeowners Jim Minardi and Teresa Fogolini on their Punta Gorda canal-front lawn. Fogolini explains that she will soon begin a new job as the event coordinator ...
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 | Appliances
• Whirlpool - EnergyStar rated Side-by-side refrigerator freezer with water and ice dispenser (GS6NBEXRS), Dishwasher with AccuSense adaptive wash cycle (GU3200XTPS), Cooktop with AccuSimmer element (GJC3034LP), Microwave/Hood with AccuSimmer cycle (GH4155XPS), DoubleOven with AccuBake heat distribution system (GBD307PDS)
Carpentry, Construction & Materials
• Precise Forms, Inc. - Aluminum form systems for concrete homes and basement foundations
• Simpson Strongties - Facemount girder tiedowns, heavy embedded truss anchors, truss hangars
• Solid Wall Systems - Aluminum concrete form system
Floors, Stairs & Elevators
• Bellawood - Brazilian Walnut hardwood flooring with eight-coat finish and wear guarantee - View Bob Vila Showroom
• Porcelanosa - Ferroker large format porcelain tile with oxidized steel finish; glass mosaic tile
Interior Design & Home Furnishings
• Bacon’s Furniture Galleries - furniture and interior design services
• Chantal - colorful cookware, bakeware, bowls and serving pieces
• Frontgate - Estate Plantation chair, woven Belgian rug, thermometer clock, Teak buffet, unbreakable dinner and glassware, cast aluminum table and chairs, stainless steel cooler bowl and cast aluminum stand, grill
• Ironwood Gourmet - Acacia wood bowls, cutting boards, and carving platters
• Joyce Chen - wok and eastern cookware for the western kitchen
• Lodge Manufacturing - Cast iron skillet, dutch ovens, and grills
• Oh Cecile - Kitchen consulting and accessories
• Oxo - fine, ergonomically designed kitchen utensils
Miscellaneous
• Roth Bilt - RB21 Classic Center Console motor boat
Real Estate
• Mercedes Homes - Developer - homes designed and built for comfort, elegance, efficiency, and safety in Florida, Texas, and the Carolinas.
Roofing & Siding
• Alcoa Home Exteriors - Ventura® hidden vent vinyl soffit
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