Black & Decker Complete Guide to Patios - 3rd Edition
Black & Decker Complete Guide to Patios - 3rd Edition

Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 1610589858

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Build a beautiful custom patio or walkway with the step-by-step, photo-illustrated guidance of BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Patios – 3rd Edition. A patio is the hub and heart of any yard. It’s the hard, flat, well-drained surface where you can comfortably enjoy the sunshine, feel a cool breeze, relax with a cold beverage, or hang around the barbecue with your friends and family. Luckily, patios are relatively easy to design and install yourself, and don’t require a lot of expensive tools and complicated techniques. BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Patios – 3rd Edition guides the way with easy-to-follow instructions to plan and complete virtually any patio or walkway undertaking you can think of. An extensive materials and design section helps you wrap your head around all the upfront planning, and the 30+ patio, walkway, and landscape projects are illustrated with detailed photographs to guide your progress. From flagstone to interlocking pavers or plain gravel, all options are covered, as well as design tips, excavation advice, how to install a subbase, and how to install the most popular surfacing products. You’ll also find a substantial section on earth-friendly patios that make use of recycled materials and keep water runoff to a minimum, conserving resources and removing pressure from our water-treatment facilities. Discover how to create captivating: Patio and edging projects using sandset brick, cobblestone pavers, mortared flagstones, tiled concrete, and more Earth-friendly patios using recycled plastic pavers, recycled rubber chips, composite permeable pavers, subsurface grids, and more Walkways and steps using sandset brick, concrete, flagstones, gravel, timber, and more Patio rooms and amenities such as an under-deck patio, patio enclosure, screened patio room, and patio kitchen Create the perfect patio for your needs with BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Patios – 3rd Edition and you will truly understand how much enjoyment these humble structures have to give.

Black and Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms 6th Edition
Black and Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms 6th Edition

Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press

Publisher: Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide

Published: 2023-03-07

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 076038116X

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Complete Guide to Bathrooms (Black and Decker) brings you design advice, how-to instructions, and all the facts you need to achieve the bathroom of your dreams.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Concrete & Masonry, 4th Edition
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Concrete & Masonry, 4th Edition

Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781591866374

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Love all of your masonry and concrete projects--knowing that you did them yourself!--with help from our experts. No projects offer more aesthetic or financial satisfaction than DIY concrete and masonry projects. Homeowners can routinely save thousands of dollars in labor costs by buying and installing materials that are readily available. This updated 4th edition of Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Concrete & Masonry includes traditional techniques for laying concrete, adapted to make them easy for ordinary homeowners, and also features completely modern 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, like polished concrete countertops and stamped concrete walkways, are included in this book. An exposed aggregate patio, a reinforced concrete block wall, and the latest tools and materials for handling new products are featured. A completely new section on foundation walls shows you all the options, including the latest structural insulated panels, that are now more DIY friendly than ever. No homeowner or do-it-yourselfer will want to miss this chance to master the best methods to create lasting beauty around the house.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide: Maintain Your Pool & Spa
Black & Decker The Complete Guide: Maintain Your Pool & Spa

Author: Rich Binsacca

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2007-01-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1616733144

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Better maintenance means more enjoyment of your pool or spa. Black & Decker The Complete Guide Maintain Your Pool & Spa will both inspire and educate readers on the practical points of owning and maintaining a home swimming pool, hot tub, or recreational whirlpool. For those considering a recreational water feature, an exciting gallery chapter and a planning/design chapter will show the latest trends and products, and unique new ways to integrate a pool or spa into the landscape. The book also includes an overview of each type of structure, including above-ground and in-ground swimming pools, stand-alone whirlpools, integrated pool/spa installations, and pool houses and accessories. For readers who already own a pool or spa, lengthy, detailed chapters on basic maintenance, water quality, seasonal upkeep, and routine repairs provide everything needed to keep water features in good operating condition. Even the mechanical systems - pumps, heaters, drains and skimmers - are covered in depth. With this book, no pool or spa owner will need to spend money on a professional pool-care service, and may never need to call a repairman.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Ceramic Tile, Third Edition
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Ceramic Tile, Third Edition

Author: Carter Glass

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1610590074

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Complete DIY tile installation instructions with over 350 how-to, step-by-step photos; tool and material selection guides with full-color photography; design inspiration; the most up-to-date tile products and projects, such as recycled glass tile and other environmentally friendly and sustainable tile, new advancements for tile specifically engineered for outdoors, faux-stone tiles (made of more affordable materials), etc.; tile for all home projects including floors, walls, bathrooms, kitchens, and outdoors. This is the one stop shop for do-it-yourself tile installation instructions.

Remodeling a Bathroom
Remodeling a Bathroom

Author: Leon A. Frechette

Publisher: Taunton

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781561586219

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Tells the serious do-it-yourselfer everything he or she needs to know to complete a pro-level bathroom remodel, from planning the renovation, choosing materials and fixtures to putting in the finishing touches.

Black & Decker The Book of Home Improvement
Black & Decker The Book of Home Improvement

Author: Editors of Cool Springs Press

Publisher:

Published: 2017-05-08

Total Pages: 563

ISBN-13: 0760353565

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This comprehensive, 560-page book includes the top 100 home improvement projects in full step-by-step instruction from the trusted experts at BLACK+DECKER.

How Your House Works
How Your House Works

Author: Charlie Wing

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-07-24

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 1119473527

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The updated and highly illustrated guide to understanding how just about everything in your house works! The revised and updated third edition of How Your House Works is a hands-on guide that gives you the low-down on why your faucet is leaking, your dishwasher is overflowing, or your furnace is on the fritz. This comprehensive book is your reference to virtually everything in your house with richly illustrated explanations of electrical systems, heating and air conditioning, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors, and windows. This must-have book answers most questions homeowners face when repairs are needed or when a new house or addition is in your future. How Your House Works is filled with easy-to-understand illustrations that show how things should be put together and how they function. The book also highlights issues outside the house as well as clock thermostats, ventless gas heaters, moisture and mold, and passive solar heating. Using the illustrations and the author’s clear explanations might save you the expense of calling a professional. This invaluable guide: Offers a colorful resource to home electrical systems, HVAC, plumbing, major household appliances, foundation, framing, doors and windows, sustainability, and much more Includes easy-to-follow information for troubleshooting problems Contains dozens of new full-color illustrations Presents new chapters on solar power and smart home technologies Helps homeowners save money on many common household repairs Written for homeowners with little or no knowledge of home maintenance or repair, How Your House Works is your illustrated and updated guide to understanding how appliances, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, and more work!

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms, Third Edition
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms, Third Edition

Author: Editors of Creative Publishing

Publisher: Cool Springs Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 9781589235625

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This best-selling bathroom remodeling book features practical, achievable bathroom improvements and upgrades shown with clear color step-by-step photos. From replacing surfaces and fixtures to installing plumbing and making easy decorative improvements,Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms shows you how to save thousands of dollars by doing the job yourself. Packed with well-chosen projects and on-trend materials, this book has everything you need to serve as a guide for creating a smart, attractive (and maybe a lit luxurious) bathroom. As a bonus, you'll also get a direct computer link to an original series of step-by-step bathroom remodeling videos that you won't find anywhere else on the Internet.