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60 step-by-step projects: stone patios, brick walkways, tile hearths, and much more.
-- Includes instructions for building popular masonry projects, such as barbecues, patios and retaining walls. -- Step-by-step instructions accompanied by color photos.
Love all of your masonry and concrete projects--knowing that you did them yourself!--with help from our experts. No projects offer more aesthetic or financial satisfaction than DIY concrete and masonry projects. Homeowners can routinely save thousands of dollars in labor costs by buying and installing materials that are readily available. This updated 4th edition of Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Concrete & Masonry includes traditional techniques for laying concrete, adapted to make them easy for ordinary homeowners, and also features completely modern materials and techniques, such as tumbled concrete pavers, acid-etching for colored concrete slabs, and important green paving options, such as rain-garden arroyos and permeable pavers. Several cutting-edge projects, like polished concrete countertops and stamped concrete walkways, are included in this book. An exposed aggregate patio, a reinforced concrete block wall, and the latest tools and materials for handling new products are featured. A completely new section on foundation walls shows you all the options, including the latest structural insulated panels, that are now more DIY friendly than ever. No homeowner or do-it-yourselfer will want to miss this chance to master the best methods to create lasting beauty around the house.
From simple stone walls to elaborate homes and studios, this is the ideal book for any DIY builder interested in working with stone. Thanks to its utility and cost-effectiveness, stone is an ideal construction resource for the astute owner-builder. Cheap and readily available, rock can be gathered from streambeds, abandoned quarries, and open fields with relative ease. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to find a natural landscape devoid of building stone. In this book, beloved home-building expert Ken Kern teams up with fellow stone masons Steve Magers and Lou Penfield to present the ultimate guide to DIY stone masonry. THE OWNER-BUILDER'S GUIDE TO STONE MASONRY is a comprehensive guide to all aspects of building with stone. Everything from detailed information on sourcing, sorting, and selecting stones, to the various methods of building with stone. There are even chapters on building fireplaces, steps, floors, and arches.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has prepared this guide specifically for homeowners who want to know how to help protect their homes from flooding. As a homeowner, you need clear information about the options available to you and straightforward guidance that will help you make decisions. This guide gives you both, in a form designed for readers who have little or no experience with flood protection methods or building construction techniques. This guide includes the updates to the residential flood protection methods and reflected changes made to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Homeowners and community property managers located in flood zones, lowlands, and lands vulnerable to flooding following heavy rains may be most interested in this guide that offers practical tips and options to protect your residence. Related products: Home Builder's Guide to Coastal Construction is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/064-000-00055-1 Divine Providence is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/008-022-00364-9 Resources about Floods can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/environment-nature/natural-environmental-disasters/floods Water management resources collection is available here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/catalog/environment-nature/water-management