Masonry: The DIY Guide to Working with Concrete, Brick, Block, and Stone

ISBN-13: 9781565236981

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Company - Incorporated

Publication Date: 05-01-2012

Pages: 264

Product Dimensions: 7.50(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

John Kelsey is a journalist, an editor, and a writer who specializes in woodworking and furniture making. He is a former editor in chief for Fine Woodworking magazine, editorial director for Fox Chapel Publishing, and the author of several woodworking books, including Furniture Projects for the Deck and Lawn and Kid Crafts: Woodworking.

Table of Contents

2 Building with Concrete
What Goes Wrong and Why
Preparing for the Project
Forms for Slabs
Pouring and Finishing the Slab
Building a Patio
Driveways
Sturdy Footings for Strong Walls
Rugged Steps of Cast Concrete
Making Adobe

3 Mastering a Rugged Material
Selecting Bricks and Stone
Salvaging Stone
Breaking up Masonry
Erecting Scaffolding

4 Building with Brick, Block, Tile, and Stone
Paving a path or patio
Building a Wall
Veneering a Concrete Slab with Tile

Veneering a House With Brick

Paving with Stone
Constructing Walls of Natural Stone
Concrete Block for Economical Construction
Brick Barbecues
Decorative Brick
Serpentine Wall
Brick and Stone Arches