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Table of Contents 1 Cover page 2-3 T.O.C. 4-5 Intro 6-7 PLANNING (chapter head) 8-9 Building Materials / Lumber 10-11 Metals & Plastics / Manufactured Stone 12-13 Natural Stone / Concrete & Mortar 14-15 Fasteners / Hardware 16-17 Estimating & Ordering Materials 18-21 Tools 22-25 Building Codes & Courtesies 26-29 Making Plans 30-31 GRADING & DRAINAGE (chapter head) 32-35 Grading & Contouring [inc. berms] 36-39 Controlling Drainage [swales, dry wells & dry courses] 40-41 POWER & WATER (chapter head) 42-53 Installing Outdoor Wiring [line voltage] 54-57 Installing a Lamp Post 58-61 Installing Low-Voltage Lighting 62-65 Installing a Sprinkler System 66-67 Installing a Drip Irrigation System 68-69 Installing a Gravity Irrigation System 70-71 Installing a Garden Spigot 72-73 Installing an Outdoor Sink 74-75 Installing an Outdoor Shower 76-77 LAWNS & GARDENS (chapter head) 78-79 Improving Your Soil 80-85 Installing & Repairing Lawns 86-87 Installing Lawn Edging 88-89 Creating Planting Beds 90-93 Building Raised Garden Beds [stone & timber] 94-95 Creating a Rock Garden 96-101 Working with Trees & Shrubs 102-103 STEPS & SURFACES (chapter head) 104-107 Building Garden Steps 108-111 Laying a Concrete Pathway 112-113 Installing a Loose-fill Pathway 114-115 Laying a Flagstone Pathway 116-117 Building a Boardwalk 118-121 Installing a Brick Patio 122-123 Laying a Concrete Patio Slab 124-131 Tiling a Patio Slab 132-133 FENCES & WALLS (chapter head) 134-143 Basic Techniques [including footings for walls] 144-145 Building a Fence with Pre-fabricated Panels [including trellis wall option] 146-147 Building a Board & Stringer Fence 148-149 Building a Picket Fence 150-153 Building a Post & Rail Fence 154-157 Installing a Vinyl Fence 158-161 Installing a Chain-link Fence 162-169 Building Retaining Walls & Terracing [interlocking block, timber & stone] 170-175 Building a Brick Wall with Pillars 176-179 Building a Brick Archway 180-183 Building a Concrete Block Garden Wall 184-187 Building Dry-stone Wall 188-191 Building Basic Gates [including pre-fabricated gates; decorative inserts] 192-197 Building an Arbor Gate 198-199 STRUCTURES & PONDS (chapter head) 200-209 Building a Basic Storage Shed 210-211 Building an Arbor (Pergola?) 212-215 Building Brick Barbecues 216-219 Building an Outdoor Firepit [new stone] 220-225 Installing an Outdoor Fireplace 226-229 Installing a Garden Pond 230-231 Creating a Watercourse with Waterfall 232-233 Building a Fountain 234-235 Contributors / Photographers / Resources 236-238 Index
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Landscape construction.