Description: This latest edition in the Builder's Guide series tackles one of the hottest topics in residential building and remodeling: deck construction and promotion. No longer are decks something a weekend Norm Abrams can tackle on his own with a little pressure-treated lumber and some brackets and nails. Now, some of the most innovative materials in the homebuilding arena are being used in deck construction.
Description: This guide to rural and suburban fencing now includes vine trellising, dry stone walling and pet enclosures.
Reading this handbook during the planning stage of your fencing project will help you avoid unnecessary costs during construction as the contents cover:
• Legal aspects • Cost savings • Layout and design • Buying and building • Materials • Security • Safety
The book is from Australia but will interest anyone involved in the building of fences worldwide in that Australia is known as a source of innovative ideas in fencing for both rural and suburban uses. The short history of fencing in Australia shows, for example, the ideas applied by Australian settlers some hundred or more years after the same problems were faced in the USA. Readers in the US will find some very different answers.
Similarly, while dry stone walling is very much a historic British way of dividing land, it also became common in parts of Australia in the 1800s and has seen a remarkable revival which is detailed in this book.
Description: With over 15 DIY projects and filled with tips and techniques, this collectable book is an invaluable guide for the novice gardener and experienced enthusiast alike.
