Outdoor Showers
This extra-large, 8-by-12-foot shower in Bridgehampton, N.Y., has mahogany walls, built-in teak benches, and stainless-steel fixtures. Perfect for a post-surfing rinse, it features a foot wash, hand-held spray, and oversized showerhead. The floor ... [... more]
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How to Spruce Up Your Deck: Overview
Depending on the size of the deck and the intricacy of the railings By the time contractor Stephen Bonesteel arrived on the scene, the condition of this pine deck was bleak. Twenty years of harsh upstate New York weather without a lick of care ... [... more]
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How to Put in Landscape Lighting: Overview
Digging shallow trenches for the low-voltage cable takes some work, but installing the light fixtures is a piece of cake. Enhance the nighttime curb appeal of your home-and add a measure of safety and security-with low-voltage landscape lighting. ... [... more]
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How to Maintain A Pool: Overview
The more often you do it, the easier it is each time On a searing summer day, a swimming pool is a welcome respite from the heat. But before you can dive into its cool blue water, you have to perform all the maintenance drudgery that prolongs its ... [... more]
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How to Lay a Stone Patio: Overview
What do you expect from a job that requires you to mix cement, lug heavy stones and crawl around on your knees all day? With all the beauty of a well-manicured lawn but without the maintenance, a stone patio makes an elegant addition to any home. ... [... more]
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Pool Time
West Palm pool after shot. This Old House TV: West Palm Beach house project Elegant simplicity is a phrase that could be used to describe the pool Rob Thompson is installing in the back yard of his West Palm Beach house. He asked us to build it ... [... more]
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A Cool Pool
Key West homeowner/architect Michael Miller wasn't all that keen on putting a swimming pool into his minuscule backyard. "I would have been quite content to sit in some hot tub around the side somewhere," he says. Fortunately, for him and This . [... more]
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Pool School
Maintaining proper pH and chlorine levels is vital to ensuring that pool water is kind to both equipment and swimmers. Fluctuating pH is one problem: Levels lower than 7.2 (too acidic) may dissolve plaster or concrete surfaces and cause metal in ... [... more]
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