Walls, Walks & Patios

by Day, Jeff; Creative Homeowner Press; Schiff, David

• ISBN13: 9781880029978
• ISBN10: 1880029979
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-01
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner Pr

Summary

Walls, Walks & Patios is a complete guide to building landscaping walls, walks, and patios.Wall projects include garden walls of stone, brick, block, wood, and interlocking blocks.Walk projects include soft walks, such as wood chips, gravel, and crushed shells, and hard-surface walks of wood, stone, and brick. Patio projects include brick, concrete, and flagstone.The reader will learn how to plan these structures, as well as all the construction techniques required to create them.The book shows how to plan walls, walks, and patios that increase property value.Each project is clearly explained in numbered step-by-step instructions.Each step is illustrated with at least one full-color drawing. The book has over 370 drawings in all.More than 50 photographs of lovely walls, walks, and patios help inspire the reader to design a project that is perfect for their yard.

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(1)
PLANNING AND DESIGN	7	(26)
Principles of Site Designing and Planning	8	(14)
What Do You Want Your Site to Offer?	8	(5)
A Quick Course in Site Design	13	(9)
Working with the Land	22	(11)
Soils	22	(1)
Drainage	23	(3)
A Comfortable Climate for Your Patio	26	(1)
Walks	27	(2)
Trees and Plants	29	(1)
Designing Your Site	29	(1)
Making a Site Plan	30	(2)
Construction	32	(1)
WALLS	33	(64)
Dry Stone Walls	36	(5)
Types of Stones	37	(1)
Selecting Stones	37	(1)
Dry-Laying a Stone Wall	38	(1)
Constructing the Wall	38	(3)
Wall Footings	41	(11)
General Requirements	41	(2)
Buying Concrete	43	(1)
Mixing Concrete	43	(3)
Locating the Footing	46	(1)
Excavation and Formwork	47	(3)
Pouring Concrete	50	(2)
Mortared Stone Walls	52	(5)
General Requirements	52	(1)
Consructing the Wall	53	(4)
Concrete-Block Walls	57	(14)
Types of Blocks	57	(2)
Basic Requirements	59	(4)
Building a Block Wall	63	(5)
Finishes and Surface Treatments	68	(3)
Brick Walls	71	(15)
Types of Bricks	71	(1)
Types of Walls	72	(2)
Basic Requirements	74	(2)
Building a Single-Wythe Wall	76	(6)
Building a Double-Wythe Wall	82	(4)
Retaining Walls	86	(11)
Basic Requirements	86	(2)
Landscape-Tie Retaining Walls	88	(6)
Interlockinig Concrete-Block Walls	94	(2)
Mortared Retaining Walls	96	(1)
WALKS	97	(66)
Walk Basics	101	(6)
Hard Walks	102	(1)
Soft Walks	102	(1)
Edging	103	(2)
Grading and Drainage	105	(2)
Soft Walks	107	(8)
Stone	109	(1)
Wood	109	(1)
Installing a Loose-Aggregate Walk	109	(3)
Lumber Walks	112	(1)
Building a Boardwalk	113	(2)
Dry-Laid Hard Walks	115	(15)
Tools for Dry-Laid Walks	115	(2)
Paving Units for Dry-Laid Walks	117	(4)
Setting Stone Directly on the Ground	121	(2)
Walks on a Gravel-and-Sand Subbase	123	(2)
Laying Paving Units in Sand	125	(5)
Hard Mortar-Bed Walks	130	(18)
Construction Materials	130	(3)
Preparing a New Concrete Bed	133	(7)
Setting a Mortar-Bed Walk	140	(5)
Ceramic and Stone Tile	145	(3)
Building Steps	148	(15)
Wood Steps	150	(6)
Concrete Steps	156	(4)
Brick Steps	160	(3)
PATIOS	163	(26)
Soft-Set Patios	169	(6)
Concrete Patios	175	(7)
Flagstone, Brick, and Tile Patios	182	(7)
Glossary	189	(1)
Index	190