Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects
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This homeowner’s guide shows you how to build 35 useful and attractive outdoor features to enhance your yard and garden. Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects is the ultimate resource for constructing a wide variety of professional-looking, stylish structures, using stone, brick, wood or water. With step-by-step instructions and clear color photographs, all you need is basic equipment and easy-to-learn skills. Projects include stone paths, garden archways, Japanese stone gardens and bamboo fountains, raised and free standing brick planters, pavers, decorative screen walls, rustic benches, and much more. Each project is accompanied by detailed information on which tools to use, exactly what materials are required, how long it will take to make, and the level of difficulty involved, along with handy tips and time-saving techniques.
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Penny Swift. Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects
COMPLETE BOOK OF. OUTDOOR DIY PROJECTS. THE HOW-TO GUIDE FOR BUILDING 35 PROJECTS IN STONE, BRICK, WOOD, AND WATER
COMPLETE BOOK OF. OUTDOOR DIY PROJECTS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PLANNING & DESIGN
Type and style
The plan
The location
Consider all the options
Practical decoration
STONE
IDEAS & INSPIRATION
The East revisited
European influences
Recreating the natural look
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Tools
Basic items
Stonework
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES. Materials & Methods
STONE
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES. Walls
ROCK GARDEN
STONE STEPS
SERENE STONE GARDEN
STONE SLAB PATIO
PATTERNED PATHWAY
CRAZY PAVING PATHWAY
DECORATIVE STONE SEAT
FORMAL GARDEN TABLE
HYPERTUFA SINK GARDEN
WATER
IDEAS & INSPIRATION
Back to the Orient
Inspired by grandeur
Suitable styles
Trust your instincts
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Tools
Basic items
Laying out
Levels
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES. Bricklaying and stonemasonry
Cutting
Fixing & fastening
Materials & construction methods
Clay & bentonite
Flexible liners
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Rigid liners
Bricks & stone
Wood
Pumps & filters
NATURAL BOG GARDEN
FORMAL FOUNTAIN POOL
LILY POND
SHALLOW FEATURE POOL
JAPANESE BAMBOO FOUNTAIN
POT & FOUNTAIN FEATURE
MILLSTONE FOUNTAIN
FLOWING BARREL
KOI POND
BRICK
IDEAS & INSPIRATION
Establishing a pattern
Making a choice
Paving the way
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Tools
Basic items
Bricklaying tools
Materials & construction methods
Bricks and blocks
Concrete & mortar
Reinforcing
BUILT-IN PLANTER
CIRCULAR PLANTER
BARBECUE PIT
GARDEN STORAGE BENCH
POTTING TABLE
BRICK-PAVED PATH
GARDEN STEPS
TRADITIONAL SUNDIAL
SCREEN WALL
WOOD
IDEAS & INSPIRATION
Fences as features
All hands on deck
Garden retreats
Outdoor living
TOOLS, TIPS & TECHNIQUES
Tools
Basic items
Laying out
LEVELS
Carpentry
MATERIALS & CONSTRUCTION METHODS
Lumber
FOUNDATIONS AND FOOTINGS
Construction
LOG STEPS
RUSTIC SCREEN
PICKET FENCE & GATE
BENTWOOD ARCH
RUSTIC GARDEN BENCH
TRELLIS ARBOR
PRACTICAL SWING SET
TREEHOUSE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS