Title:
Ultimate guide : porches : building techniques for adding a new porch to your home
Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Date:
2011
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Creative Homeowner, c2011.
Physical Description:
191 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:
9781580114912
Abstract:
"Front porches encourage socializing with friends and neighbors; back porches provide refuge from life's stresses--which best suits you? Expand living space by adding an amenity-packed front, back, or side porch. Professional builders share their porch-raising secrets. Old-fashioned front porches, screened-in porches, porch-and-deck combinations, and more. Inspiration and practical advice for designing and building porches"--P. [4] of cover.
General Note:
Includes index.
At head of title: Creative Homeowner.
"Green edition"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Design options -- Planning the construction -- Tools and materials -- Building the deck -- Framing walls and roofs -- Roofing -- Finishing the porch -- Porches with pizzazz.
Language:
English
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