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Austin green remodel project, Part 5 of 8
Host Kevin O'Connor shows landscape contractor Roger Cook some
local color on Austin's Town Lake, while back at the project house,
green builder Bill Moore demonstrates how he's using a French drain
and moisture barrier to try and lower the water table around the
house to partially stabilize the foundation of the house. Inside,
Kevin finds that the reclaimed flooring has arrived from Virginia,
the new French doors are installed and the kitchen cabinets, made
from sustainable MDF and Lyptus, are going in. On a trip to the
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Roger and homeowner Michael
Klug find creative ways to use native plants in residential
landscaping. A new composite decking, made from 100 percent
recycled wood and plastics, goes down on the deck off the master
bedroom, while sustainable lighting designer Mark Loeffler shows
Kevin how he'll use compact fluorescent and LED lighting to
increase the energy efficiency of the house. In the upstairs bath,
master carpenter Norm Abram finds tile contractors Robbie and Bryan
Hawkins applying a "mud set" to the shower wall that will be tiled
with 50 percent recycled-content subway tile. (Part 5 of 8)