Backyard Building: Treehouses, Sheds, Arbors, Gates, and Other Garden Projects
Backyard Building: Treehouses, Sheds, Arbors, Gates, and Other Garden Projects

Author: Jean Stiles

Publisher: The Countryman Press

Published: 2014-06-02

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1581576579

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Here is the very best of backyard building: Popular building authors Jeanie and David Stiles—whose treehouse once garnered a spread in Architectural Digest—have gathered dozens of original plans for treehouses, playhouses, and sheds, as well as a summer house, tea house, garden arbor, and functional workroom. Backyard Building will cover backyard accessories, the fundamentals of tools and materials, and useful tips based on real-life questions from the couple’s popular website. Its unique style, with hand-drawn illustrations to guide the reader through the building process in a user-friendly way, stands out from the crowd. The clear, detailed drawings are not only easy to follow but a pleasure to look at; they are supplemented by irresistible color photographs.

Building Outdoor Structures
Building Outdoor Structures

Author: Scott McBride

Publisher: Taunton's Build Like a Pro

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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"Let an expert tell you how to: choose durable materials, build arbors and pergolas, make and install gates, design an elegant gazebo, construct sturdy retaining walls, improve your garden with raised beds, create paths and steps." - From back cover.

Trellises, Arbors & Pergolas
Trellises, Arbors & Pergolas

Author: Larry Johnston

Publisher: Meredith Books

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780696217586

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Detailed, illustrated plans to build more than 50 garden structures, with construction drawings and lists of materials Expert construction advice—how to use tools, prepare sites, buy lumber, and apply outdoor finishes Tips for selecting plants that are compatible with the structures featured

Outdoor Shelter Plans
Outdoor Shelter Plans

Author: Roger S. Grizzle

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780897212526

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Offers complete plans, materials lists, and instructions for 15 original projects; tips for designing, planning, and budgeting your project; with basic information about tools, materials, and techniques for building.

Backyard Playgrounds
Backyard Playgrounds

Author: David Stiles

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2021-06-08

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1510766650

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Build your own treehouses, swing sets, skate ramps, Ninja courses, and more! Kids and families of all ages are rediscovering the great outdoors, including their own backyards. It is more important than ever to be able to entertain our kids at home, teach them about nature, and give them a great time building, exercising, staying in shape, and working together. All of these actions help foster independence, confidence, and growth. In Do-It-Yourself Backyard Playgrounds, authors Jean and David Stiles offer user-friendly plans (all hand-drawn by David) and step-by-step instructions to help you build something great in your own backyard. They offer a range of easy, timeless projects that can be made in an afternoon—trolley ride, treasure chest, circle swing, lemonade stand—alongside more ambitious projects, like the warped wall and treehouse. Learn how to build a complete Ninja adventure course and see how the treehouse can double as a home base for the adventure course that radiates from it! The book includes photos of projects (during construction and completed), and explanatory step-by-step illustrations.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Gazebos & Arbors
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Gazebos & Arbors

Author: Phil Schmidt

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1616733136

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The most complete book on gazebos and arbors you can buy. The Complete Guide to Gazebos & Arbors shows basic techniques for building sheltering structures in the landscape, and provides complete project plans and directions for more than 12 versatile, flexible architectural projects. An overhead arbor can turn a patio or deck into a cool oasis from which to enjoy a landscape, while a gazebo can serve as a full-fledged outdoor room with protective walls, ceilings, and even electrical service. Every reader will find this book to be an indispensable source of planning, design, and practical how-to information.

A Different Mirror for Young People
A Different Mirror for Young People

Author: Ronald Takaki

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2012-10-30

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1609804171

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A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki was recognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity. When the first edition of A Different Mirror was published in 1993, Publishers Weekly called it "a brilliant revisionist history of America that is likely to become a classic of multicultural studies" and named it one of the ten best books of the year. Now Rebecca Stefoff, who adapted Howard Zinn's best-selling A People's History of the United States for younger readers, turns the updated 2008 edition of Takaki's multicultural masterwork into A Different Mirror for Young People. Drawing on Takaki's vast array of primary sources, and staying true to his own words whenever possible, A Different Mirror for Young People brings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems. Like Zinn's A People's History, Takaki's A Different Mirror offers a rich and rewarding "people's view" perspective on the American story.

Lincoln Logs Building Manual
Lincoln Logs Building Manual

Author: Dylan Dawson

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2007-12

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 9781402750779

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For generations, children have loved playing with LINCOLN LOGS building sets and discovering just how inventive they can be. The brainchild of John Lloyd Wright (son of the famous architect), these interlocking logs open up endless possibilities for kids: anything a child can dream up, he or she can build. Plus, every time kids place the logs in position, they’re enhancing their manual dexterity. But there is one thing this wonderful plaything has never had: a detailed manual that explains exactly how to create specific projects. Finally, it’s here, complete with an interactive, easy-to-use CD-ROM that lets children (and probably more than a few grownups with fond memories!) go straight to the directions they need. Blueprints lay out every step that goes into constructing a bank, barn, farmhouse, firehouse, frontier tower, multiple cabins, and much more.

Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties

Author: Daniel Carter Beard

Publisher: Shelter Publications, Inc.

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780936070131

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Written and illustrated in 1914 by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, this primer contains detailed directions for constructing a wide range of shelters--including a complete log cabin. 338 illustrations.