Fu-Tung Cheng's surprise bestseller Concrete Countertops paved the way for a fresh look at a familiar surface. His new book moves beyond the kitchen and transforms this commonplace material into an elegant medium that can be used throughout the house. Combining cutting-edge design with helpful how-to information, Concrete at Home offers ingenious ...
"Masonry Skills" is now in its sixth edition continues to provide reader-friendly, comprehensive coverage that has made it so successful. Updated with the very latest developments in the masonry trade, this book starts by introducing basic work principles, such as working with materials, bonds, brick, and concrete block, and progresses to advanced ...
Concrete is not just for roads and pavements! Look at concrete in a completely different way as you create everything from bookends to a Venetian bench. It's a diverse material that can be formed, carved and modelled, as well as beautifully enhanced by colour, mosaics and embedded designs. * Concrete Basics * Mixing Concrete * Custom Recipes * ...
Once relegated to the backyard patio, today's concrete makes a tasteful statement, and "Sunset"'s second edition of this popular manual provides all the practical know-how homeowners need to create the elegant and chic finishes that distinguish modern concrete applications. Readers looking for budget-friendly ways to transform rooms and outdoor ...
This popular and versatile material is perfect for creating original garden ornaments. Ten contemporary artists have designed an assortment of sophisticated projects to make using a variety of techniques. Vegetable Stepping Stones, a Snail Hanging, a Garden Torch, and a Birdbath are just a few.
Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions for twenty-two attractive projects, including garden paths and walls, porches, pools, seats, waterfalls, and even a bridge. Two-color. Line drawings.
Simply and clearly written, Modern Masonry presents students with a thorough grounding in safe methods of laying brick, block, and stone. This thoroughly illustrated text provides a broad understanding of materials and their properties. It covers all important aspects of the masonry trade.
A comprehensive guide to masonry for today's do-it-yourself homeowner. There are step-by-step instructions and photographs for building with the types of masonry materials that are in demand, including stone veneer, glass block, concrete block, poured concrete, stucco and brick. It includes natural stone - a material absent from many titles on the ...
Decorative concrete is not only budget friendly, it's stunningly attractive in a very contemporary way. Sunset provides the "know-how" for 16 projects. Includes 285 photos and 20 illustrations.
Collected from "Fine Homebuilding" magazine, these articles by professional builders, masons, and engineers show how to mix and cure concrete for long-lasting results; build a foundation on a sloping site; insulate and drain foundations; build concrete retaining walls and driveways; and much more.
A master tile-setter unveils his craft to those wishing to try their hands at tiling. He guides the reader through theory into practice with a series of projects for floors, walls and worktops. For each one, he demonstrates the traditional, thick mortar-bed setting and the new, thinset technique.
A richly illustrated guide to working with tile shows readers how to personalize any space with tile, covering the basic features of tile design as well as advice on how to select sizes, accents, layouts, grouts, shapes, and other important details. Original.
This book gives you the technical expertise and seasoned advice you must have to expertly plan, lay out and install tiles throughout your house. From simple to elaborate, easy to complex and challenging, the editors of "Fine Homebuilding" magazine cover a huge range of tiling projects, techniques and issues, and give you the technical help and ...
All you need is "The Art and Craft of Stonescaping", a shovel, hammer, small stones and a few feet of land to perfect this art: master stonemason David Reed guides motivated homeowners through every step of dry-laid stonework. Have a sloped garden? Build a beautiful retaining wall with built-in benches and flowers growing out through the stone ...
The most comprehensive survey undertaken of the major types of masonry heating systems, ancient and modern. It shows the wide variety of possible sizes and shapes, from simple to elegant, from whimsical to gothic.
Covers a wide range of subjects, 60 projects and tasks, and common repairs with concrete, block, brick, stone, tile, and stucco. Over 900 photographs and illustrations.
A fifth-generation stonemason discusses how to choose stone, build a wall on sloping ground, circular walls, windowsills, fire-places, stairs, arches and hunch-backed bridges.
This all-encompassing DIY manual takes a head-on approach to every home tiling situation - except those best left for the pros! Loaded with photos and laid out in an intuitive, accessible format, it's so easy for even the most hesitant of novices to get the job done right the first time. The authors begin with a thoughtful introduction and move to ...
For over sixty years, the primary source for design of concrete structures - now revised and updated "Simplified Design of Concrete Structures, Eighth Edition" covers all the latest, commonly used concrete systems, practices, and research in the field, reinforced with examples of practical designs and general building structural systems. It is ...
Learn how to shape stone; how to cut, drill and fasten masonry structures; the techniques for planning and pouring concrete footings; and how to erect stone walls and arches.
Using this step-by-step guide, homeowners can learn how to plan, design, and build their own outdoor paradise. Featured are decorative effects for new concrete patios and driveways plus techniques for jazzing up existing concrete and ideas for recycling old concrete. 190 photos; 45 illustrations.
Now in paperback, this elegant primer by a master stonemason imparts the fundamentals of building traditional New England-style dry stone walls. 22 illustrations.
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