Backyard Structures & How to Build Them

by Monte Burch The Lyons Press, 2004 Soft cover, 8.5" x 11", 282 pages Does your backyard or garden look bleak and boring? Has your spouse ever told you that you need your own work building? Are your children's toys overflowing into the neighbor's yard because you have nowehere to put them? Have you ever thought about investing in a screened-in porch or a greenhouse? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this is the book for you. We all know that hiring a contractor or builder to take care of backyard projects can be costly and frustrating. Monte Burch's Backyard Structures & How to Build Them will show you how to undertake these projects yourself--saving time and money--and still end up with beautiful new outbuildings. Everything you need to know--from getting started to purchasing tools and materials to the final construction--is covered here. Over two dozen attractive and practical building plans with material lists are fully presented in this book. Many of the structur