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Black & Decker Complete Guide to Patios - 3rd Edition: A DIY Guide to Building Patios, Walkways & Outdoor Steps

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Build a beautiful custom patio or walkway with the step-by-step, photo- illustrated guidance of BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Patios – 3rd Edition. A patio is the hub and heart of any yard. It’s the hard, flat, well- drained surface where you can comfortably enjoy the sunshine, feel a cool breeze, relax with a cold beverage, or hang around the barbecue with your friends and family. Luckily, patios are relatively easy to design and install yourself, and don’t require a lot of expensive tools and complicated techniques. BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Patios – 3rd Edition guides the way with easy-to-follow instructions to plan and complete virtually any patio or walkway undertaking you can think of. An extensive materials and design section helps you wrap your head around all the upfront planning, and the 30+ patio, walkway, and landscape projects are illustrated with detailed photographs to guide your progress. From flagstone to interlocking pavers or plain gravel, all options are covered, as well as design tips, excavation advice, how to install a subbase, and how to install the most popular surfacing products. You’ll also find a substantial section on earth-friendly patios that make use of recycled materials and keep water runoff to a minimum, conserving resources and removing pressure from our water-treatment facilities. Discover how to create captivating: Patio and edging projects using sandset brick, cobblestone pavers, mortared flagstones, tiled concrete, and more Earth-friendly patios using recycled plastic pavers, recycled rubber chips, composite permeable pavers, subsurface grids, and more Walkways and steps using sandset brick, concrete, flagstones, gravel, timber, and more Patio rooms and amenities such as an under-deck patio, patio enclosure, screened patio room, and patio kitchen Create the perfect patio for your needs with BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Patios – 3rd Edition and you will truly understand how much enjoyment these humble structures have to give. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cool Springs Press; 3rd edition (April 15, 2014)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1591865972


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 71


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.05 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.75 x 11 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #365,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #39 in Masonry Home Improvement (Books) #202 in Outdoor & Recreational Area Gardening #573 in Home Design & Construction (Books)


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Top Amazon Reviews


  • Earth Friendly Products
At last some instructions on using innovative and earth friendly materials, particularly those interlocking plastic pavers, TERREWALKS. I just may build my own patio now. A lovely, well presented book.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2014 by Lindsay

  • very good product
very good product
Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2019 by Carlos

  • Color pictures
Lots of important information packed into one book.
Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2021 by Keith Koca

  • Five Stars
a lot of neat ideas can't wait to use it!
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2017 by VJS

  • Mediocre DYI book.
Typical B&D book with not well designed examples. Very good details, photos and materials lists for the DYI. But, for a book to be useful it should have been in a spiral or similar binder to be able to lay it open. The binding is very stiff and the heavy, large size makes it even difficult to read at a desk or in your lap. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2014 by Experienced gardener

  • Five Stars
Excellent book for detailed instructions and pictures. More complete than most.
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2015 by Susan Benson

  • Great patio ideas!
Great ideas! Just what I was looking for!
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016 by Christina Boozer

  • Great book
If you have never built a patio and are going to take it on yourself you will save thousands of dollars. This book is great for ideas showing you all of your options. The how to is not bad but I got clearer how to info from other sources. I recommend this book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2019 by Rich C

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