Porches, decks and outbuildings : the best of Fine Homebuilding / edited by Kevin Ireton.
Contributor(s): Ireton, Kevin | Taunton Press.
Material type: BookPublisher: Newtown, CT : Taunton Press, c1997Description: 125 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm + pbk.ISBN: 156158181X.Uniform titles: Fine homebuilding. Subject(s): Porches -- Design and construction | Decks (Architecture, Domestic) -- Design and construction | Garden structures -- Design and constructionDDC classification: 690.184Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 690.184 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00077556 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
In 33 complete articles, readers learn how to design porches and decks to suit any house; choose materials that resist rot and weather; restore old porches; build simple to complex decks; create attractive outdoor screens; and build saunas, gazebos, a footbridge, and other outdoor structures. Proven professional advice, tips and methods. Color throughout.
A Fine homebuilding book"--T.p. verso.
Includes index.
The American Porch -- Classical Style in a Porch Addition -- Porch Ornamentation -- Porches that won't rot -- Restoring a Porch -- Frugal Four-Square Fixup -- Two Lessons from a Porch Addition -- Two-Story Summer Addition -- Adding a Seasonal Porch -- A Builder's Screen Porch -- A Screen Porch Dresses up a Ranch -- Deck Design -- A Screened-Porch Addition -- Controlling Moisture in Deck Lumber -- Details for a Lasting Deck -- A Deck built to last -- A Quality Deck -- A Sound Deck -- A Dining Deck -- Curved Concrete Deck -- The Deck Upstairs -- A Decorative Post Cap -- Pattern Routing Exterior Details -- Railing against the elements -- A comfortable outdoor bench -- Building a Sauna -- A Traditional Finnish Sauna -- Japanese-Style Bath House -- Pondside Gazebo -- A Gazebo Showerhouse -- Site-Built Footbridge -- Finishing Touches: Outbuildings -- Finishing Touches: Gazebos and Belvederes.