Complete guide to masonry and stonework

✍ Scribed by Black & Decker

• Publisher: Creative Publishing Int'l
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 321
• Edition: Tradepaper with DVD
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

No projects offer more aesthetic or financial satisfaction than DIY masonry and stonework projects. Homeowners can routinely save thousands of dollars in labor costs by buying and installing materials that are now readily available for routine purchase. This book includes traditional techniques for laying concrete adapted to the special needs of ordinary homeowners, but also features cutting edge materials and techniques, such as tumbled concrete pavers, acid-etching for colored concrete slabs, and important green paving options, such as rain-garden arroyos and permeable pavers. Several cutting edge projects are included, such as polished concrete countertops and stamped concrete walkways. A complete outdoor kitchen project, ideal for a  patio, is also included. DVD add-on product includes real-time demonstration of crucial techniques, as well as the entire print edition in electronic form.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 7
Gallery of Masonry & Stonework......Page 8
POURED CONCRETE......Page 19
Concrete Basics......Page 18
Preparing a Project Site......Page 36
Setting Concrete Posts......Page 42
Concrete Piers......Page 44
Poured Footings for Freestanding Walls......Page 46
Poured Concrete Walkway......Page 50
Concrete Steps......Page 56
Entryway Steps......Page 62
Poured Concrete Slab......Page 68
Round Patio......Page 72
Poured Concrete Wall......Page 80
Poured Concrete Retaining Wall......Page 86
Cast Concrete......Page 94
Kitchen Countertop......Page 100
BRICK & BLOCK......Page 109
Brick & Block Basics......Page 110
Dry Block Wall......Page 130
Block Retaining Wall......Page 132
Outdoor Kitchen......Page 138
Brick Barbecue......Page 146
Brick Planter......Page 150
Brick Pillars......Page 152
Brick Archway......Page 156
Brick Wall Veneer......Page 160
Mortared Brick Patio......Page 164
NATURAL STONE......Page 169
Natural Stone Basics......Page 170
Dry Stone Wall......Page 182
Mortared Stone Wall......Page 184
Stone Retaining Wall......Page 188
Arroyo (Dry Streambed)......Page 194
Stone Firepit......Page 198
Mortared Flagstone Patio......Page 202
Flagstone Garden Steps......Page 206
Rock Garden......Page 212
Stone Moon Window......Page 214
Cobblestone Paver Patio......Page 218
Sandset Flagstone Patio......Page 226
Pebbled Stepping Stone Path......Page 232
Zen Garden......Page 234
DECORATIVE MASONRY FINISHING......Page 239
Stamped Concrete Finishes......Page 240
Acid-stained Concrete Patio......Page 242
Decorative Concrete Floor......Page 244
Stucco Finish......Page 250
Stone Veneer......Page 256
Mortarless Brick Veneer Siding......Page 262
Tiling a Concrete Slab......Page 268
Tiling Concrete Steps......Page 276
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE......Page 283
Repairing Concrete......Page 284
Patching Cracks......Page 286
Quick Fixes for Wet Walls......Page 288
Renewing an Old Concrete Slab......Page 290
Repairing Steps......Page 294
Miscellaneous Concrete Repairs......Page 296
Brick Repairs......Page 298
Repairing & Replacing Chimney Caps......Page 302
Repairing Stonework......Page 304
Repairing Stucco......Page 308
Pressure-washing Masonry......Page 310
Conversion Table......Page 312
Photography Credits......Page 313
Index......Page 314