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Desperate Landscape: Victorian, Victorious DIY's landscape pro Jason Cameron helps re-beautify a home in a neighborhood filled with quaint Victorian homes. From "Desperate Landscapes" episode DDSL-113

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Jason helps construct new lattice.

Project 1: Building a Lattice

Louise could use some privacy on her front porch. To give her that, Jason built a 4'x5' lattice screen to hang on the porch. Instead of the traditional diagonal lattice pattern, Jason decided to build one with a horizontal/vertical pattern.

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To attach the lattice to the frame:

• Use a table saw to make a cut down the center of a 2x2 (figure A).

• Repeat cuts a few times to create a half-inch channel (figure B).

  Figure A

  Figure B

  
  

• You may need to use a chisel to dig out the channel.

• Put construction adhesive inside the channel and insert the lattice (figure C).

• Secure the lattice with a crown stapler (figure D).

Figure C

Figure D

Figure E

Project 2: Climbing Vine for Lattice

Louise has a great climbing vine growing beneath the screen. It's called sweet pea or "everlasting sweet pea" (figure E).

Note: This is the perennial Sweet Pea, not to be confused with the annual that dies back every year.

While it's not much now, by summertime, the vine will climb up the porch and onto the lattice. Initially, though, it needs a little help. We used bamboo poles, leaned against the lattice (figures F and G), to encourage the sweet pea to climb up onto the lattice.

Figure F

Figure G

Project 3: Bar Cart

Louise has a bar cart that belonged to her father. It's a great addition to the front porch, but it needs to be cleaned up.

An easy way to help remove dust from small spaces is to use an air compressor to blow away the dust (figures H and I).

Figure H

Figure I

Use sandpaper or sanding blocks to remove rust (figures J and K).

Figure J

Figure K

Figure L

Spray with a rust-resistant spray paint (figure L ).

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