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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Decks: A Step-by-Step Manual for Building Decks
 
 
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Decks: A Step-by-Step Manual for Building Decks [Paperback]

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The Complete Guide to Decks is the most comprehensive, useful manual for building and maintaining decks available to homeowners, containing detailed chapters on ideas, planning, repair and maintenance, and accessories.

Expanded to 320 pages, this edition now includes complete plans and directions for 10 complete decks, and also includes directions for additional deck accessories, including the installation of low-voltage lighting systems, built-in bench seats, an integrated overhead arbor, wood-sided privacy walls and decorative railings.

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The editors of Creative Publishing international have created dozens of best-selling titles in the fields of home repair, home improvement, home decor, and landscaping.
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This newest edition of The Complete Guide to Decks, the best-selling deck-building manual, again offers everything necessary to help you design, plan, and build the deck of your dreams-and save money in the process. Read the first page
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!, May 12 2004
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G. Gupta "indusking" (Ohio, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Building Decks: A Manual for Building Basic and Customized Decks (Paperback)
I am in the midst of building my first deck which is in fact the first major home project of my life and this book is just perfect. At all levels, especially for beginners! I spent 2 weeks researching almost half a dozen deck building books before I bought this one and so far no complaints.

Pros:
1. Step by step directions with tons of glossy magnified photos (not sketckes but actual photos).
2. Complete list of materials required before each project.
3. Gradually increasing difficulty level of projects..the chapters are layed out perfectly with an individuals learning curve.
4. Comprehensive chapters on how to care and repair your deck. I can already see using the care section once my deck is built.
5. Includes everything on decks - design, posts, framing, decking, stairs, railing, hot tubs, levels, simple to complex designs. You name it and this book has it.

Cons:
The section on mixing and pouring concrete for posts is a bit thin. I also bought the Quickrete Concrete Guide, which I would also recommend highly by the way, and it has made up for this minor shortcoming.

Overall a great book on deck building!!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars PERFECT For Beginners, Aug 8 2002
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Building Decks: A Manual for Building Basic and Customized Decks (Paperback)
First off, I'm not a builder. I'm a guy with an office job who sits behind a desk all day long. I think the last thing I built was a birdhouse in third grade and it didn't even last long enough to hang it on a tree. So, I knew building a deck was a BIG project. But, this book made it SO easy! The photos are incredible. They don't use sketches and drawings, they have actual photos. The steps are easy to follow and the instructions are clear from the tools needed to the types of screws to use. If you're looking for a how-to guide on decks, this is the best one!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for Novice Builders, Jun 16 2003
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Angela Tilley (Bel Air, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Building Decks: A Manual for Building Basic and Customized Decks (Paperback)
This book is fabulous for anyone who wants to build a deck but doesn't know where to start. My husband and I used this book to build a deck even though we had never built anything this complex before. After looking over the detailed pictures (not drawings) and easy descriptions, we constructed a 16'x22' deck with angles. This book was a great help and I would recommend it to anyone looking to save money by doing it yourself.
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