Materials and Design -- Designing for Usefulness -- Designing with Wood -- Designing with Masonry -- Deck and Patio Face-Lifting Makeovers -- Expanding a Deck -- Maintaining, Cleaning, and Refinishing a Deck -- Installing a Sand-Laid Patio -- Maintaining Masonry Finishes -- Railings, Skirts, and Stairs -- Imaginative Railings -- Railing Basics -- Four Rail Designs -- Stair Basics -- Building Large Stairs -- Adding a Skirt -- A Storage Hatchway -- Overheads -- Gallery of Overheads -- Geometric Overhead -- Deck-Side Arbor -- Entrance Lanai -- Arched Arbor -- Fences and Walls -- Gallery of Fences and Walls -- Basic Fence Building -- Fence Designs -- Retaining Walls -- Furniture and Planters -- Attached Benches -- Freestanding Benches -- Outdoor Tables -- Garden Bench -- Planters -- Outdoor Amenities -- Adding Electrical Service -- Barbecue Cabinet and Countertop -- For the Birds: Feeders and Houses -- Sandbox and Play Area -- Garden Pond.
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