Black & Decker The Book of Home How-To Complete Photo Guide to Outdoor Building: Decks * Sheds * Garden Structures * Pathways

by Cool Springs Press

Overview

BLACK+DECKER™  The Book of Home How-To Complete Photo Guide to Outdoor Buildingis jam-packed with popular projects for better backyard living. From building an attached wood deck or a patio to designing and creating a shed or pergola, you’ll see exactly how to get the job done in this illustrated guidebook.

Complete plans, including technical illustrations and even cutting and shopping lists, will lead you through the building process, punctuated by clear step-by-step photographs and how-to descriptions.

If you value entertaining, recreating, or growing vegetables and flowers in your own yard, you will find everything you need to create the structures and hardscaping that support your interests. The projects are all selected based on more than 30 years of publishing BLACK+DECKER™ books for the home DIYer. The most requested and most frequently chosen backyard projects are all included. Among them are:

• Attached wood deck
• Patios of multiple types
• Sheds
• Raised planting beds
• Pergolas and trellises
• Garden walls
• And more!

If you are ready to up your backyard game, Outdoor Building is just the spark you need to get started.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780760366233
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	12/31/2019
Series:	Black & Decker Series
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,071,626
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

The Editors of Cool Springs Press have produced the highest quality DIY home improvement books for more than 30 years. In conjunction with the experts at BLACK+DECKER™ they have combined resources to create more than 200 home improvement titles that provide consumers and weekend DIYers with the information they need to get the job done right. Their books have set the standard for do-it-yourself publishing, featuring clear, professional photography and concise step-by-step instructions that get straight to the point. View our full catalog at quarto.com.

Table of Contents

Walkways, Patios & Decks
Loose-Rock Landscape Path
Stepping Stone Landscape Path
Sand-set Paver Patio
Permeable Subbase
Spaced Masonry Pavers
Composite Permeable Pavers
Boardwalk Deck on a Slab
Floating Deck
 
Walls & Fences
Wood-Panel Fence
Vinyl-Panel Fence
Picket Fence
Stone Retaining Wall
Freestanding Landscape Block Wall 68
 
Play & Entertainment Projects
Backyard Fire Pit and Rotisserie
Pizza Oven
Playground Kit
Swingset
 
Sheds & Structures
Garbage and Recycling Shed
Callbox Shed
Four-Post Patio Pergola
Freestanding Arbor
Firewood Shelter
 
METRIC CONVERSIONS
RESOURCES
INDEX