| Landscape Makeover: The Great Outdoors |
| Old shrubs and damaged fencing are history in an outdoorsman's front yard. |
From "Desperate Landscapes"
episode DDSL-210 |
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Craig Davis with his daughters
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DIY's Desperate Landscapes helps an outdoorsman figure out how to fix up the great outdoors in his own front yard. Craig Davis is a single dad who needs a serious landscape makeover. Landscape pro Jason Cameron helps clear out the mess and clean up everything from the front door to some big shrubs. The project includes woodworking projects like fixing the shutters and mending the fences. It's all in a day's work for our DIY crew.
The basic steps in this landscape transformation, as well as a list of the new plants, are summarized below. But first, here are views of the yard before and immediately after this Desperate Landscapes makeover.
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Figure A
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Figure B
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Figure C
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Project No. 1: Repaint doorCraig's front door is in desperate need of a paint job, but before repainting an old door, it's important to determine if the original paint is oil-based or latex; latex paint will not adhere to oil-based paint unless certain preparatory work is done. Here's how to tell the difference between oil-based and latex paint: Soak a clean rag in denatured alcohol and rub the surface of the door (figure A).
If the paint starts to soften, it is latex. If it doesn't, the paint is oil-based. Craig's door is oil-based.
The new color will be oil-based. Many parts of the country are phasing out oil-based paints in favor of more environmentally-friendly latex paints.How to apply latex over oil-based paint: To apply latex over oil-based paint, clean the door thoroughly.
Use 150-grit sandpaper to sand all the rough spots (figure B).
Follow with 220-grit sandpaper to sand the door nice and smooth (figure C).
Clean all the dust off door.
Prime door with a good acrylic-based bonding primer.
Paint with latex paint.
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