Step-by-Step Deck Projects (Better Homes & Gardens Step-By-Step) [Paperback]

Better Homes and Gardens Books (Author)

Book Description

Series: Better Homes & Gardens Step-By-Step | Publication Date: April 15, 1998

50 doable project ideas with deck planning, building, and maintaining explained in easy-to-understand steps.

Tools and Materials chapter teaches such essentials as using a circular saw, measuring and leveling, and choosing the right lumber.

Explains how to upgrade existing deck with railings, planters, built-in seating and sun screens.

Shows how to craft custom designs—such as wraparound, multi-level, and entry decks.

Full-color photos of finished deck projects and full-color illustrations lead readers step-by-step.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens (April 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696207796
• ISBN-13: 978-0696207792
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,140 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good but not update for building with laser levels., November 9, 2004

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Tony Soprano (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Step-by-Step Deck Projects (Better Homes & Gardens Step-By-Step) (Paperback)

In general this book seems to be pretty good. The only complaint I have is that laser levels are wonderful tools and really obsolete a lot of the other leveling techniques. This book does not cover using a laser level at all.

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5.0 out of 5 stars exactly what we were looking for, April 9, 2007

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Sylvia L. Hayes "Sylvia Hayes" (Redford, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Step-by-Step Deck Projects (Better Homes & Gardens Step-By-Step) (Paperback)

We saw this book in Lowe's one day and we were looking for a plan that would not get us in trouble with the local permit police. The plan in this one fit our needs. It has a modular deck that is made of modules of about 2 feet by 2 feet joined together that are placed on a stone bed. Just your imagination can stop you from finding ways to use these modules, but it shows a simple square deck made of these components. We plan on building it this summer after my husband has an operation this spring. We needed something not to demanding and simple. All the other books have nothing but complex plans and the easy ones show them built with those concrete engineered blocks, and our township won't allow them even though they sell them in the Home Depot less than a mile from our city limits.