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Move It Outside Pt. 3: Outdoor Shower and Propane Lanterns DIY pro Jay Baker helps with yet another project to keep the guests at a family reunion outdoors: a poolside outdoor shower with propane water heater. From "Move It Outside" episode DMIO-103

Jennifer and Kurt Taser are planning to host a family reunion. The good news: they have a beautiful lakeside home. The bad news: the interior of their home is unfinished, and won't be ready in time for the reunion. The solution: move the party outdoors. To do that, with the help of DIY pro Jay Baker, the Tasers are undertaking a number of upgrades to facilitate some serious outdoor entertaining.

In this installment of Move It Outside the homeowners have opted to replace their old electric water heater with a smaller, sleeker propane water heater. Additionally, since Jennifer and Kurt's guests will be moving from lake activities to pool activities, they decide it's a good idea to install an outdoor shower, thereby limiting the need for guests to go inside their as-yet-unfinished house. To round out this phase of the outdoor makeover, they install a number of accent lights that also run on propane gas. In addition to enhancing the ambiance, these lantern-style fixtures also illuminate pathways and stairs around the pool.

The completed outdoor shower

Decorative propane lanterns, installed

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Tools and equipment for all projects:

shovel
hoe
level
carpenter's pencil
tape measure
wheelbarrow
hammer
sledgehammer
power drill
concrete mixer (optional)
screed
trowel
circular saw
hammer drill
screw driver
keyhole saw
vacuum cleaner
radial arm saw
nail gun
pipe cutter
caulk gun
soldering iron
wrench
ladder
pipe bender
socket wrench
core drill

Read on for a summary of the basic steps in the following projects involved in the Move It Outside makeover:

• propane water-heater installation
  
• outdoor shower
  
• propane lantern accent lights

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