Step-By-Step Outdoor Woodwork : Over Twenty Easy-To-Build Projects for Your Patio and Garden - Hardcover

Mike Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0517102579 ISBN 13: 9780517102572

Publisher: Crescent Books, 1994

Synopsis

Detailed step-by-step directions, accompanied by 160 black-and-white and full-color photographs and illustrations, introduce more than twenty easy-to-build projects for outdoor patios and gardens, including fences, steps, garden furniture, gazebos, and windom boxes.

About this title

Review:

This is a project book, with more than 20 easy-to-build projects for patio and garden using a variety of stone. Walls, arches, paths, steps, rock gardens, fountains, seats and tables, sundials, patios, and even birdbaths are described in detail and illustrated with hundreds of drawings and color photographs. The book will show the reader how to estimate costs and quantities accurately, select the right tools and materials, prepare ground sites properly, produce sturdy and original structures, and create an attractive, inviting garden or patio using one of nature's most durable and beautiful materials. --Mark A. Hetts

From the Back Cover:

From walls, arches, patios, paths, steps, roch gardens and fountains to seats and tables, sundials and bird baths, Step-by-Step Outdoor Stonework is the definitive guide to working with stone in your garden.

Full instructions for over 200 projects are accompanied by step-by-step illustrations and photographs. Whether building a wall or designing a rock garden, with this book in hand do-it-yourselfers at all levels of expertise will produce professional results every time.

Inside you'll find out how to...

* Estimate costs and quantities accurately

* Select the right tools and materials

* Prepare ground sites correctly

* Produce sturdy and original constructions

* Create a beautiful garden or patio

About this edition

• Publisher: Crescent Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0517102579
• ISBN 13: 9780517102572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96