Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Porches & Patio Rooms: Sunrooms, Patio Enclosures, Breezeways & Screened Porches

by Phil Schmidt

Overview

A modern twist on a nostalgic favorite

 

Nothing says elegant, genteel living like a well built, well appointed porch or sunroom. The Complete Guide to Porches&Patio Rooms offers design advice and easy-to-follow, concise instructions for adding living spaces that bring the indoors and outdoors together in delightful ways.  In addition to offering hundreds of inspirational ideas, the book provides thorough plans and photo directions for six versatile, flexible architectural projects.

For the 500,000 homeowners now building sunrooms each year, this book explores the most popular functions and then offers step-by-step instructions to design and build those specific spaces. For example, an open porch can be used for social gatherings, as a sheltered outdoor cooking space, or simply be added simply to improve a home’s curb appeal. A sunroom can serve as a full room addition to a home, complete with protective walls, ceilings, and electrical service; can serve as an indoor garden space for green living plants; or could be put into service as a music conservatory for an elegant grand piano.

This book is an indispensable source of information on planning, designing, and building the addition of your dreams, from digging foundations to final decorating.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781616739188
Publisher:	Cool Springs Press
Publication date:	01/01/2009
Series:	Black & Decker Complete Guide
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	94 MB
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About the Author

Philip Schmidt is an avid environmentalist and a home improvement expert who has written many successful DIY books, including Build Your Kids a Treehouse, The Complete Guide to Patios, and The Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds. He lives in Golden, CO

Philip Schmidt is an avid environmentalist and a home improvement expert who has written many successful DIY books, including Build Your Kids a Treehouse, The Complete Guide to Patios, and The Complete Guide to Contemporary Sheds. He lives in Golden, CO

Editorial Reviews

Library Journal, March 2009
"With a lovely gallery of examples, this book provides great coverage of how to extend your home with a porch, an enclosed patio, or a sunroom...a unique addition to library collections."

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