Landscape Construction, 2nd Edition

 Landscape Construction, 2nd Edition
Item #: 280-4281-05
Author: David Sauter
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
ISBN:140184281X
Format: Paperback
 Your Price: $122.95
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Landscape Construction guidelines for contractors, designers, and homeowners
With simple, complete instructions for a multitude of exterior construction projects, this publication is a valuable learning and resource tool for landscape contractors, designers, and homeowners. Photos and illustrations support the instructions for such activities as site preparation, grading and drainage, utilities and irrigation, retaining wall construction, paving, exterior carpentry, fencing, and such amenities as pools, ponds, and edging. Readers will welcome the easy-to-follow process of construction and a review of various materials, tools, and methods. A discussion of estimating and bidding for jobs will be of value to professionals in their work and of interest to homeowners as they consider their own exterior projects. This may be the sole resource needed to accomplish a multitude of hardscape construction goals.

Features:

  • Irrigation and installation chapter
  • Flexible pond liner installation
  • Chapter on cast-in-place concrete walls
  • Chapter on stucco and veneer walls
  • Updated photos and illustrations
  • New tools explained
  • Sustainability issues addressed
  • More information on bidding and estimating
  • Explanations of new tools make for better work performance
  • Information on bidding and estimating improves bid performance
  • Photos and illustrations provide more clarity in support of text
  • Step-by-step instructions make the projects easier to accomplish
  • Discussions of materials and methods give options for executing hardscape improvements

Landscape Construction, 2nd Edition - Table of Contents:

  • Introduction
    • The Landscape Construction Process
    • Legal Requirements
    • Interpreting Construction Documents
    • Construction Math
    • Project Pricing
    • Safety in the Workplace
    • Basic Construction Techniques and Equipment Operation
    • Construction Staking
  • Section 2: Site Preparation
    • Preservation of Existing Site Elements
    • Removing Unwanted Site Elements
  • Section 3: Grading, Site Drainage, and Erosion Protection
    • Site Grading
    • Site Drainage
    • Erosion Control
  • Section 4: Site Utilities
    • DC Site Lighting and Related Electrical Work
    • Water and Irrigation Systems
  • Section 5: Landscaping Retaining Walls and Stairs
    • Materials and Installation Techniques for Retaining Walls
    • Tie and Timber Retaining Walls
    • Segmental Precast Unit Retaining Walls
    • Dry-Laid Stone Retaining Walls
    • Gabion Retaining Walls
    • Stairs
  • Section 6: Landscape Paving
    • Materials and Site Preparation for Paving
    • Concrete Paving
    • Unit Pavers
    • Dry-Laid Stone Paving
    • Mortared Paving
    • Granular Paving
  • Section 7: Wood Landscape Structures
    • Materials for Exterior Carpentry
    • Wood Decks and Platforms
    • Wood Stairs, Railings, Seating, and Skirting
    • Wood Overhead Structures
  • Section 8: Fences and Freestanding Walls
    • Fencing
    • Freestanding Walls
  • Section 9: Site Amenties
    • Water Features and Bridges
    • Site Furniture, Signage, and Pre-Fabricated Playground Equipment
    • Edging, Planters, and Plant Protection Equipment
  • Section 9: Summary
  • Appendices
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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