Fences : Bamboo Material
Bamboo fences are widely used in Asian countries, like China, Thailand, Filipinos, and Imdonesia. Bamboo as a material strong enough fence and have a very good testur. no miraculous way of utilizing bamboo as a fence, such as:
Live Bamboo Fencing is a great option if you live in a climate that’s warm year round. Bamboo grows at the rate of up to a foot a year, meaning you can have an effective, live fence in just a couple of years time. All you need to do is trim it annually to the desired height once it reaches maturity.
Bamboo Cane Fencing is a bamboo fence made from 3/8″ diameter poles woven together with galvanized wire. It’s wind resistant, won’t succumb to weather as quickly as other wood materials, and is harvested from renewable materials, to boot.
Rolled Bamboo Fencing is a variety of bamboo fence made out of 3/4″ bamboo poles, linked together and rolled up for easy shipping and delivery. Rolled bamboo fencing comes in heights up to 8′ tall, and can be installed onto wood posts, or over pre-existing fences, including chain link.
Bamboo Stick Fence utilizes 1/2″ bamboo slats instead of bamboo poles. It also usually comes in rolled up sections. The big difference between pole fence and slat fencing is weather resistance. You’ll want to treat your slat fencing with a weather sealer to prevent it from experiencing rotting and other weather damage.
Bamboo Twig Fence is made of small bamboo twigs interwoven and held together with galvanized steel wire. It resembles a thatch fence, is a little more open than other bamboo fencing, and won’t last quite as long. Still, if you’re searching for a tropical feel for your fencing needs, you find a better product than bamboo twig fence.
While bamboo fencing is beautiful in and of itself, many homeowners also choose to dress it up some to make it look more permanent, and to help boost its structural integrity. Building a cedar frame, including posts, crossbars, and top rails, is an excellent way to support, and solidify your bamboo fencing, making it a more permanent fence solution. Of course, while wood frames provide a solid base for installation, it’s not necessary. One of the great benefits of bamboo fencing is that can be installed anywhere it has support. This makes a favorite of homeowners with ugly chain link, since a bamboo fence up to 8′ high can be installed on, and over, a chain link fence half the height.
Thailand Traditional House
Southeast Asian tour to see the traditional architecture of each country, show there are some aspects that have a common architecture. Roof forms are similar between Thailand, Philipine, and Indonesia. As well as the materials used are also similar. This may be because the location of the three countries nears the equator. Tropical climates are familiar with only 2 seasons, namely summer and rainy seasons. Traditional building architects they differ from those in Japan and Korea has four seasons like in Europe.
Lodging in Thailand, Thai people have a strong sense of attachment to the place of residence as well as their birthplace. Housing styles and lifestyles may changed, but how was the attitude and respect for Thai people to residence they are basically still the same. The intensity of the feeling of attachment towards home among the new generation now just is not as strong as ever, but still alive. The house not only as a residence, as well as the central life, love, warm-hearted, even as a place of refuge if required at the time of seasonal floods hit. Each region has its characteristic differences in styles as diverse as the middle (Ruen Thai Pak Glang) gets the influence of Buddhism is very strong, northern style (Ruen Galae) influence Lana style, southern style (Ruen Thai Muslims) adopt the Muslim architecture, and style the northeast (Isaan Ruen).
As the embodiment of social and cultural Thailand, composition and design of Traditional Thai houses in earlier times was to live together and spend time with the family members by because it’s traditional home has a sub-house on one platform. All family members can gather and enjoy the days together. Like countries that are in the tropics makes traditional Thai architecture also
greatly influenced by the hot and rainy climate which often cause flooding seasonal.
Landscape Lighting IV : END
Choice your Light and Transformer
There are many types of landscape lighting equipment to put the light right where you need it. Lighting straight carries a variety of different style of each light type, for every area or task you can think of.
For walkways and driveways:
Path light such as pole lights and hanging path lights
Silhouetting, spot lighting, grazing of textured surfaces:
Spot light, Flood lights, tree or wall-mounted lights
Up-lighting through trees out of a well or pond:
Pond light, submersible underwater light
Lights for a covered patio or gazebo:
Hanging light, hanging planter light
Functional light for decks and patios:
Rail mount, column mount, step lights
Miscellaneous lights for specific functions:
Barbecue light, sculpture lights, birdbaths
CHOOSING YOUR TRANSFORMER
when you have chosen your lights, it’s time to figure out where to put them and how to power them. That’s where a transformer, a bit of sums and a touch of creativity come into
Step 1: Add the total wattage of all fixtures
The transformer must be equal to or higher than the total watts. If you think you may add fixtures to your system in the future, a higher wattage transformer is recommended. Transformers come in a wide variety of wattages from 60-1200 watts.
Step 2: Decide where you want to install the transformer
Be sure to install the transformer near a power source or outlet, and as close to your lights as possible to minimize cable runs.
Step 3: The transformer itself
Transformers vary in style and quality. It’s up to you to choose which one is right for your lighting plan and yard.
An optional photocell for dusk-till-dawn operation and timer are excellent choices, both as an energy-saving measure and as a security precaution if you should leave town.
Most transformers are installed on an outside wall and can be either hardwired or plugged into an outlet.
Landscape Lighting III : Make Your Layout Design
Now that you’ve decided to install landscape lighting, it’s time to design your layout. With careful planning, you can eliminate any problems that may arise during the installation process.
Step 1: Where do you want to light?
Take a look at your yard at night to decide where more light is needed, then make a detailed sketch of the yard. In deciding what to illuminate, consider your existing outdoors lighting. A good place to start is your walkways and other functional and transitional areas.
Step 2: What other extras do you expect from lighting?
For example, while you’re lighting the facade of a house, you very well may illuminate bushes or trees, as well.
Step 3: Pair other professional-looking techniques
There are lots of professional-looking and popular techniques that can create a dramatic and attractive design. Lighting the front of the house has a very impressive effect and can make your house inviting at night, except to unwanted guests.
A facade lawn is an ideal and easy subject for illumination.
Trees and plants can be back-lit to create a silhouetted effect or front-lit to showcase the plant itself. If you have a tall tree, place a light at the base and shine it up through the branches. You can also hide a tree mount fixture and have it shine down on a lawn or garden.
You may consider lighting other objects of interest like a birdbath or bench. It’s generally a good idea to spread your lighting out to create even illumination throughout the yard.
A word of caution: Be careful not to over-light your landscape, since too much light might prove unattractive. The secret is to be creative and light only what you want.
Landscape ligthing II : Themes and Techniques
Landscape lighting themes vary wildly, thanks to several manufacturers providing dozens of products. Modern re-interpretations of traditional lantern lights are extremely popular today, while rustic-themed lights lend a natural touch. Classic lighting paves the way with elegance and refinement.
Path Light greet your guests with style, create just the right first impression and generate a sense of security and protection on pathways and around your home.
Deck and Rail Lights are perfect for a porch or patio.Other options for landscape lighting include Accent Lights and Flood Lights that can mount into the ground or on a wall surface or tree.
Make Over Your Living Room II
LIGHTING
Living Room Lighting is essential to your living room make over. It’s also an excellent opportunity to tie in the lighting in the dining room or kitchen. In your living room, you’ll need to provide enough lighting for every corner where people might sit, as well as mood lighting for those quieter and more relaxed times
Chandeliers are probably the most popular style of living room lighting. They can range in size from a three-light mini chandelier to something extravagant enough to make a Disney princess proud.
Close-to-ceiling lighting, also referred to as semi-flushmount lighting, combines flushmount lighting (which sits flush against the ceiling) and a low-hanging fixture.
Pendant lighting typically features one shade and hangs from the ceiling. Popular options are single-light mini and bowl pendants. But multi-light pendants also provide ample illumination, while offering a unique look.
Recessed lighting is installed into an opening in the living room ceiling. The result is a crisp, clean look and the light appears to shine from the opening.
Track lighting is set along a track (also called a run). Because these tracks can be rigid or flexible, you can customize your lighting and to work with what you already have in the living room. For track lighting basics, visit our article here
Wall sconces are wall-mounted fixtures that provide general, task, or accent lighting in the living room. They can be directional or emit substantial light, and much of the time they’re reversible and can be mounted for up or down lighting. Swing arm fixtures are more versatile than other wall sconces, since the light source itself can be moved. Wall washers flood a specific area with light, perfect for complementing other fixtures in the living room.
Lamp lighting is a rich and practical way to illuminate any part of your living room. Table, desk, and piano lamps are ideal for smaller areas where you might read or write, while floor, buffet, and torchiere lamps provide more lighting.
Picture wall lighting is specifically designed to direct a narrow band of lighting to an area of a painting or picture, usually at the top or bottom.
Accent lighting is a great way to provide ambient lighting from above. Also called spot lighting, this is a versatile way to lighting a living room, since many fixtures are available with several lights and can be multi-directional.
Lighting at Pool : Fiber Optic Lighting
Lighting a fountain outdoor pond in a year or the spray from avertical pump in your pool with fiber optic Is Easy outdoor lighting. Color Choices Can Be Made Quickly to change with the seasons. Can imagine Being Able to changing your fountain‘s color to alternating red and green for Christmas, or to a red, white and blue theme for Fourth of July. Your Home Can Be the envy of the neighborhood with the decorative options available to you using fiber optic outdoor lighting.
One of the biggest advantages of fiber optic outdoor lighting Is The Lack of electric power running-through the installation. Fiber opticcables are run from Simply the light source to the destination. The Cable Itself the light reflection from a light source or LED Such As An Other illuminator. So There’s no electric current to create the Involved Potential for short circuits or fire and There’s no heat Involved, Especially Which is safe When running the optical cable-through a wall or under water.
In adding to lower installation and maintenance Costs over time,outdoor fiber optic lighting offers the added Benefit of Being Ableto change colors in a year now. Most are Tested in extreme hot andcold weather and Can Provide lighting options in outdoor entertaining Areas Otherwise in accessible.
Setup of fiber optic outdoor lighting Should Be Well Thought out in bright sunlight as placement or high ambient lighting near the optic light Can Make APPEAR washed out and Nearly invisible. The color of the light you choose Can help with visibility. More cable strands Can Increase brightness, and the length of different cable stunning from the light source Sami Can affect the brightness of Each strand. Fibers come in glass or plastic. May you wish to choose plastic Because Of STI lower cost and Flexibility in bending and cutting.
Vinyl Flooring
Choose vinyl flooring, in addition to aesthetics, many other criteria will also guide your choice such as the thickness of the wear layer, ease of maintenance, wear resistance, the folder, the surface finish.
The quality of a vinyl floor depends mainly on the number of layers that compose it: the file (1), the stabilization layer of fiberglass (2), relief (3), drawing (4) and the layers wear and finishing (5 and 6).
In general, the higher the vinyl floor is thick over the sound and heat insulation is good. The total thickness of the product is important in this regard.
The wear layer is the layer on which we walk. It provides information on the strength of the vinyl. Plus it is thick, vinyl is more resistant to wear. Density (or weight per m²) of the product also improves the resistance: the higher the vinyl floor is hard and compact, the more wear resistance and indentation are strong.
Surface treatments provide other advantages: ease of maintenance treatment, increasing the resistance, to prevent the traces, stains, scratches, yellowing, anti-slip. According to the piece and use the soil you have vinyl, so you can choose the most appropriate treatment.
Increasingly often, the surface of the vinyl is “embossed” or “grainy”. This technique allows a return appearance and a very natural terrain: the texture of the veining in the case of a decorated floor, dips and bumps in the case of a decorated terracotta. The effect thus obtained is surprising authenticity.
The technical characteristics of each soil vinyl and ensure you are given the best possible choice:
In terms of use: home or office, moderate, normal, large or heavy. Classifications certified by the UPEC binding on the performance of vinyl floors. The index is based on increasing severity of use of the premises. Examples: for home use U2SP2 room / living room, office U3P3 for use …
In terms of fire resistance test sought particularly in the context of a commercial or office, the indication is the M3 anti-fire.
Other concepts exist such as the compatibility of the vinyl with a system of floor heating, use in wet areas, the anti-static .In terms of widths: 2, 3, 4 and even 5 meters wide