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Deck Designs: Plus Railings, Planters, Benches

Deck Designs: Plus Railings, Planters, Benches
By Steve Cory

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Deck Designs, Plus Railings, Planters, Benches, is a combination idea and how-to book that contains 25 deck designs, plus general design information, for those contemplating building a deck. For homeowners, one of the most challenging aspects of building a deck is choosing a design that works for both the family and the yard where the deck will be installed. To help generate ideas, Creative Homeowner presents the best designs from four of the top deck designer/builders in the country. Their designs are shown in photos and renderings, as well as floor plans and details. Amenities like overhead structures, railings, benches, and planters are also detailed.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #343495 in Books
  • Brand: CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS
  • Published on: 2000-04-28
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 192 pages

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  • Creative Homeowners #277369 Deck Designs Book
  • CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PRESS

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
Looking for deck ideas? You've come to the right place. Whether you are building a new deck yourself, having one built, or stepping up from a basic "builder special" deck, you'll find lots of fun-and practical-ideas in DECK DESIGNS, Plus Railings, Planters & Benches. The decks presented run the gamut from basic ground-level platforms to elaborate multilevel structures. Inside, you'll find
- An introductory design section, giving planning and design fundamentals
- The best designs from four of the country's top deck designer-builders, representing different regions of the U.S.: Northeast (New Jersey), Southeast (Virginia), Southwest (Texas), West (California)
- Special building techniques and shortcuts from the professional deck builders
- Beautiful full-color renderings, floor plans, and details of 25 decks that have actually been built, plus handsome color photographs of a part of each builder's portfolio as well as color photographs of a variety of additional decks
- Color illustrations of each deck in two views

About the Author
Steve Cory resides in Chicago and has spent more than 20 years as a deck builder and remodeler. In addition to authoring Creative Homeowner's Decks: Plan, Design, Build, Cory has been a contributing writer on Quick Guide: Roofing; Quick Guide: Siding; Walls, Floors, & Ceilings; and Fences, Gates, & Trellises.

Customer Reviews

Vastly improved my boring low-end project5
If it hadn't been for this little gem of a book, I'd have ended up with exactly what I thought a deck was: a 10x30' rectangle on stilts outside my back door.

Thanks to the inspiring designs outlined here, I was able to upgrade my $4K do-it-yourself deck with some snazzy details and useful layouts with little additional work and expense. Please do yourself the favor of flipping thru the pages of a book like this - if for nothing else than to see how it can be done by the best designers and builders.

No, just like me you will never be able to afford the hand-sanded grade A redwood beauties that are featured on a couple of these spreads - materials alone would run into six figures. But you will be able to steal the design of the railing, or perhaps the notion of a split level or a nifty little nook for a bench or some other detail from the top end decks. There's enough closeups and sketches of the design to run with a concept that you find appealing, and the narrative will help you think thru the elements of your design that might open up new possibilities.

After reading it from cover to cover a couple of times I shared the book and my comments on post-its with the contractor I had hired to help me complete my project, and it inspired him to come up with some ideas of his own, as well as better understand where I wanted to go with the project.

A must-have before building a deck5
I almost made the mistake of letting the contractors design my deck. They came up with a big boring rectangle. Thank goodness I bought this book first! It is packed with many wonderful ideas, including photos and tips to making a deck interesting and functional. It covers layout, railing design, and yard and use considerations. It is a very small investment for a big project, I suggest that anyone building a deck take a look at this book before proceeding.

Packs in a wealth of deck design ideas and patterns5
Deck Designs packs in a wealth of deck design ideas and patterns, featuring designer's unique approaches and their tips on how the deck feature was achieved. Color photos of patterns and decks supplement information on design considerations and details on construction techniques for the homeowner who wants to create his own custom deck.