Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects
The How-To Guide for Building 35 Projects in Stone, Brick, Wood, and Water
Published on 6. February 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-58011-800-2 (ISBN)
Description
This homeowner's guide shows you how to build 35 useful and attractive outdoor features to enhance your garden. Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects is the ultimate resource for constructing a wide variety of professional-looking, stylish structures, using stone, brick, wood or water.
With step-by-step instructions and clear colour photographs, all you need is basic equipment and easy-to-learn skills. Projects include stone paths, garden archways, Japanese stone gardens and bamboo fountains, raised and free-standing brick planters, pavers, decorative screen walls, rustic benches and much more.
Each project is accompanied by detailed information on which tools to use, exactly what materials are required, how long it will take to make, and the level of difficulty involved, along with handy tips and time-saving techniques.
With step-by-step instructions and clear colour photographs, all you need is basic equipment and easy-to-learn skills. Projects include stone paths, garden archways, Japanese stone gardens and bamboo fountains, raised and free-standing brick planters, pavers, decorative screen walls, rustic benches and much more.
Each project is accompanied by detailed information on which tools to use, exactly what materials are required, how long it will take to make, and the level of difficulty involved, along with handy tips and time-saving techniques.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Fox Chapel Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
748 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58011-800-2 (9781580118002)
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Penny Swift | Janek Szymanowski
Complete Book of Outdoor DIY Projects
The How-To Guide for Building 35 Projects in Stone, Brick, Wood, and Water
E-Book
11/2020
Creative Homeowner
€8.79
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Persons
Penny Swift is a well-known journalist and author of more than 40 books, specializing in decor and home improvement. Penny is a DIY and how-to specialist whose topics range from bricks-and-mortar and stonework to welding and woodwork. She also writes on decks and patios, swimming pools, water gardens and features, decorating and interiors and owner building.
Janek Szymanowski is a professional photographer specializing in architectural images, as well as interior design and gardens. Janek not only illustrates the books written by his wife Penny Swift and other authors, but also has considerable experience doing the things he photographs, including welding, woodwork and basic building.
Janek Szymanowski is a professional photographer specializing in architectural images, as well as interior design and gardens. Janek not only illustrates the books written by his wife Penny Swift and other authors, but also has considerable experience doing the things he photographs, including welding, woodwork and basic building.