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Help your house show its best face to the outside world. From decorative details to structural repairs, more than 500 illustrations, diagrams, and color photos will show you how to spruce everything up. Plan a garden; resurface a driveway; build a patio or deck; replace fences or gates; choose, buy, clean, lay, and paint stone or brick; pour concrete slabs; design a pond; install outdoor wiring; and lots more!
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Help your house show its best face to the outside world. From decorative details to structural repairs, more than 500 illustrations, diagrams, and color photos will show you how to spruce everything up. Plan a garden; resurface a driveway; build a patio or deck; replace fences or gates; choose, buy, clean, lay, and paint stone or brick; pour concrete slabs; design a pond; install outdoor wiring; and lots more.
Planning a Garden4Fences8Gates16Masonry18Choosing Bricks19Choosing Concrete Blocks21Mortar for Masonry Walls23Constructing Strip Footings25Laying Bricks26Pointing Brickwork28Brickwork Piers30Building with Concrete Blocks32Building with Stone34Masonry Maintenance36Paths, Drives and Patios42Mixing Concrete43Designing Concrete Paving44Pouring a Concrete Slab46Precast Paving Units50Cobblestones and Gravel55Building Garden Steps57Creating Water Gardens59Installing Outdoor Wiring64Infestation68Wet and Dry Rot71Building Codes and Permits73Builder's Tool Kit75Glossary78Index79
