Masonry: Design, Build, Maintain covers a wide range of masonry subjects, including basic installations, specific projects, and common repairs with concrete, block, brick, stone, tile, and stucco. Readers will find the information they need on tools, materials, and techniques explained in plain language and shown in over 820 color photographs and 60 detailed illustrations. More than 50 of the most popular masonry projects, such as laying a brick patio, are covered with dozens of step-by-step photos and large, cut-away illustrations showing the details of construction. Throughout the book, readers will find tips on using tools, along with special features on alternative approaches to projects that let them apply the information to different types of buildings and sites. They'll also find thorough coverage on masonry repairs and maintenance, plus a useful resource guide on masonry and a glossary and index.
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Masonry: Select, Install, Maintain covers a wide range of masonry subjects, including basic installations, specific projects, and common repairs with concrete, block, brick, stone, tile, and stucco. Readers will find the information they need on tools, materials, and techniques explained in plain language and shown in full-color photographs and detailed, colorful illustrations. Some of the most popular masonry projects, such as laying a brick patio or walkway, building a barbecue, and building a retaining wall, are covered with dozens of step-by-step photos and large, cutaway illustrations showing the details of construction. Readers will find tips and special features on alternative approaches to projects that let them apply the information to different types of buildings and sites. They'll also find thorough coverage on masonry repairs and maintenance.
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Masonry: Design · Build · Maintain presents hundreds of planning and design ideas and covers a wide range of subjects, including basic installations, specific projects, and common repairs of concrete, block, stucco, brick, stone, and tile inside and outside the house.
- Over 800 full-color design and how-to photographs
- More than 60 detailed step-by-step photo sequences
- Dozens of large, cutaway drawings of construction details
- Over 800 full-color design and how-to photographs
- More than 60 detailed step-by-step photo sequences
- Dozens of large, cutaway drawings of construction details
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Basic book for anyone who wants to do masonry work themselves. The pictures and descriptions are clear and helpful. Would be nice to include some common mistakes and obstacles in real life.
3.0 out of 5 stars
For weekend warriors only,
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This review is from: Masonry: Design, Build, Maintain (Paperback)
TLDR: Good pictures, some info, missing real life tips, and problems that you will encounter. Very, Very OVERSIMPLIFIED. Real life will come knocking when you try to do these.
I hate this book. However, before writing a review I had to be fair and read it again (it's been sitting on a shelf collecting dust). It's not as horrible as I remember it, the problem is I thought it was intended for a Construction Worker, when it is intended for a 40 year old man / woman who wants to try the DIY craze. I blame HGTV. Vague magic wand wave and it's done anyone? Holmes on Homes should be investigating the all the projects done in the other time slots, haha. Most of their shows feature 15 workers are off camera sweating while they have some white guy and chick who lives in the gym pretending to do the work. I like seeing the sweaty workers in the background. Not that I'm bashing DIY, but give them some real information to work with. The worst section in this book is the TILE section, it's so vague and short as to be basically worthless. I'll link a decent tile book to this post.Tiling: Planning, Layout & Installation (For Pros By Pros) The other sections are OK. They are vague and short, but have great pictures and ok information. If they split the book up into 4-5 books and added info it would be much more useful. I know you wish 1 book could tell you all (it would save some $$$) but it would have to be very, very large.
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No matter what masonry material you're working with, and regardless of the color, you can create a great variety of patterns and textures. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dry layout, partial tiles, snap cutter, stucco mix, masonry blade, field tiles, hand tamper, mixing tub, grout joints, striking tool, scratch coat, excess mortar, rubber float, backer rod, wet saw, reinforcing mesh, concrete hardens, cap blocks, notched trowel, wire lath, mortar joints, corner bead, veneer wall, filter fabric, fresh mortar New!
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No matter what masonry material you're working with, and regardless of the color, you can create a great variety of patterns and textures. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dry layout, partial tiles, snap cutter, stucco mix, masonry blade, field tiles, hand tamper, mixing tub, grout joints, striking tool, scratch coat, excess mortar, rubber float, backer rod, wet saw, reinforcing mesh, concrete hardens, cap blocks, notched trowel, wire lath, mortar joints, corner bead, veneer wall, filter fabric, fresh mortar New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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