Complete Patios and Masonry

Name: Complete Patios and Masonry
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ISBN: 9780696227370

ISBN-10: 0696227371

ISBN-13: 9780696227370

Edition: 2006

Authors: Stanley Books Staff, Stanley Complete Projects Staff

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Shows all the tools, materials, and techniques needed to build a variety of popular masonry and concrete projects, including walls, patios, and sidewalks. Comprehensive planning and design chapter helps readers successfully prepare for a wide range of projects. Detailed instructionssupported by numerous photos and illustrationsexplain and show readers how to complete every job successfully. Priceless tips on maintaining and repairing masonry to ensure a long and attractive service life for every project. A must-have resource for anyone thinking about do-it-yourself concrete and masonry projects.

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/18/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 9.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.628



Choosing A Site and Style


Planning patios with a purpose


Planning walls


Planning paths and walkways


Assessing your site


Making patio access easy


Sizing up your patio


Siting the patio


Creating a style


Designing with color, texture and form


Putting patios into small spaces


Furnishing a patio


Adding personality with accents


Landscaping with plants


Creating privacy and enclosure


Adding amenities


Drawing plans


Tools & Materials


Layout tools


Excavating tools


Mixing tools


Cutting tools


Finishing tools


Tiling tools


Safety gear


Brick


Stone


Precast concrete pavers


Tile


Concrete block


Poured concrete


Stucco


Loose stone


Mortar


Edging


Tips, Tricks & Techniques


Preparing and laying out the site


Excavating


Building forms


Providing drainage


Installing edging


Building a sand base


Working with concrete


Working with brick


Working with concrete block


Working with stone


Working with tile


Working with stucco


Sand-Set & Mortared Patios


Brick-in-sand patio


Sand-set flagstone patio


Precast paver patio


Preparing an existing slab for mortar


Pouring a new concrete patio


Mortared brick patio


Mortared flagstone patio


Tile patio


Saltillo tile patio


Pouring a concrete landing pad


Building an outdoor kitchen


Pouring a concrete walk


Brick or precast-paver walks


Flagstone walks


Stepping-stone paths


Poured concrete steps


Steps with timbers and brick


Finishing steps with mortared brick


Tiling outdoor steps


Building Masonry Walls


Running-bond brick wall


Common-bond brick wall


Concrete-block wall


Concrete-block retaining wall


Interlocking-block retaining wall


Dry-set stone wall


Mortared stone wall


Brick-veneer house wall


Stone-veneer house wall


Maintaining & Repairing Masonry


Concrete maintenance & repair


Resurfacing and replacing concrete


Maintaining patios & walks


Repairing brick & block walls


Repairing a stone wall


Cleaning and sealing tile


Repairing damaged ceramic tile


Glossary


Index


Metric Conversions