Only have a weekend to finish your garden patio? Garden Patio Upgrade: How-To-Guide for Four Easy Projects will easily take you through the process and can help you finish by the time Monday rolls around. Inside you will find color photos, expert step-by-step instructions, safety concerns, and tools and materials you will need. Projects include acid-stained concrete patio, a patio enclosure, and low-voltage patio lighting.
Excerpt from the Book:
This is all about making the most of your patio space. A patio room is more of a design concept than a specific type of structure. The idea is to enhance a space with just the right elements to make it more usable, comfortable, or private.
A drab, gray concrete patio can now be brightened with an acid stain. If your patio feels just a little too exposed or if the layout could use some definition and a sense of enclosure, an overhead or side screening could be just what’s needed to complete your outdoor oasis. If you like the protection of a covered patio but don’t want a solid roof overhead, then a patio enclosure may be the perfect alternative. Or, for a truly classic patio overhead, you can’t beat the look and subtle shading of a cedar arbor.
Mark Johanson has written and edited more than 150 books on home improvement and repair, woodworking, and gardening. He was Managing Editor of Handy Magazine and produced more than 100 articles in the DIY subject area. He is an experienced home remodeler and builder and lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Language
English
Pages
50
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
October 31, 2012
Garden Patio Upgrade: How-To-Guide for Four Easy Projects (eHow Easy DIY Kindle Book Series)
Only have a weekend to finish your garden patio? Garden Patio Upgrade: How-To-Guide for Four Easy Projects will easily take you through the process and can help you finish by the time Monday rolls around. Inside you will find color photos, expert step-by-step instructions, safety concerns, and tools and materials you will need. Projects include acid-stained concrete patio, a patio enclosure, and low-voltage patio lighting.
Excerpt from the Book:
This is all about making the most of your patio space. A patio room is more of a design concept than a specific type of structure. The idea is to enhance a space with just the right elements to make it more usable, comfortable, or private.
A drab, gray concrete patio can now be brightened with an acid stain. If your patio feels just a little too exposed or if the layout could use some definition and a sense of enclosure, an overhead or side screening could be just what’s needed to complete your outdoor oasis. If you like the protection of a covered patio but don’t want a solid roof overhead, then a patio enclosure may be the perfect alternative. Or, for a truly classic patio overhead, you can’t beat the look and subtle shading of a cedar arbor.
Mark Johanson has written and edited more than 150 books on home improvement and repair, woodworking, and gardening. He was Managing Editor of Handy Magazine and produced more than 100 articles in the DIY subject area. He is an experienced home remodeler and builder and lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.