The Complete Guide to Patios : : a DIY Guide to Building Patios, Walkways & Outdoor Steps.

Locations
Call Number: 690.184 Co, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Home & Garden / Design & Construction / Black & Decker
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	690.184 Co	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Home & Garden / Design & Construction / Black & Decker	4-week checkout	In transit

"Black & Decker."
Includes index.
Basics for building patios, walkways, & steps. Patio & walkway plans -- Patio projects. Layout & surface preparation ; Patio edging -- Sandset brick patio ; Cobblestone paver patio ; Circular paver patio ; Mortared paver patio ; Sandset flagstone patio ; Mortared flagstone patio ; Concrete slab patio ; Tiled concrete slab ; Loose materials patio ; Loose-fill patio with fire pit -- Special section: earth-friendly patios -- Gallery of earth friendly patios ; creating a permeable subbase ; Spaced masonry pavers ;Composite permeable pavers ; Rubber tile patio ; Recycled plastic pavers ; Recycled rubber chips ; Subsurface grids -- Walkways & steps. Designing & laying out walkways & steps ; Sandset brick walkway ; Poured concrete walkway ; Decorative concrete path ; Mortared brick over a concrete path ; Flagstone walkway ; Simple gravel path ; Pebbled stepping stone path ; Timber garden steps ; Flagstone garden steps -- Patio rooms & amenities. Under-deck patio ; Runoff gutters ; Patio enclosure ; Screened patio room ; Shade sails --Conversion charts.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Excellent DIY Guide: Know What You're Getting Yourself Into! submitted by Meginator on July 19, 2020, 2:56pm This book is an absolute must for anyone considering constructing a patio. Though I recommend looking through additional books (or Pinterest, I guess) for general inspiration, this book gets into the nitty-gritty practicalities of patios and gives potential DIYers proper context for the scope and scale of their projects. After a few introductory sections about different materials, the book pivots to step-by-step instructions for particular projects, illustrated with color photographs. Some of the captions are a bit wordy and confusing, but the visuals add necessary context and make even the most daunting of these projects seem achievable. I recommend this to anyone considering a new patio, even those who don’t expect to do the work themselves, as it offers a comprehensive and easily understandable guide to the actual work involved, from conception to finished product.