Rustic Retreats: A Build-It-Yourself Guide - Softcover

Stiles, Jeanie; Stiles, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580170358 ISBN 13: 9781580170352

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC, 1998

Synopsis

Build the woodland hideaway of your dreams! From an elegant gazebo on the water to a rustic log cabin, this practical guide provides complete plans and illustrated step-by-step instructions for constructing more than 20 low-cost, sturdy, and beautiful outdoor structures. With expert advice on basic building techniques, necessary tools, and safety considerations, David and Jeanie Stiles show you everything you need to know to create your own dazzling garden pavilion, tree house, sauna hut, and more. 

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Review:

This is a delightful book that promises to deliver loads of fantasy and fun for anyone in need of a rustic place to rest, relax, and retreat from the speed and stress of modern living. The Stiles provide more than 20 step-by-step plans for low-cost outdoor buildings, among them a grape arbor, a hillside hut, a water gazebo (floating!), a log cabin, tree houses, a wigwam, a garden pavilion, a yurt, and a river raft. A bit of individual creativity can make any of the plans described and diagrammed into unique personal statements or fantasies. Many of the plans are so simple they can be built in a few hours or in less than a day, and most do not require high levels of carpentry or building skills (though all will be useful as "learning projects" for the uninitiated). If you built forts as a kid--or wanted to--here's your chance to play at it again as an adult! --Mark A. Hetts

From the Back Cover:

Deep in the woods or right in the backyard, take refuge and enjoy the natural world in your own rustic retreat.

Campers, anglers, hunters, and nature lovers -- the woodland hideaway you'vew dreamed of is in these pages. From an elegant water gazebo to a traditional tipi, you'll find it in Rustic Retreats: A Build-It-Youself Guide.

Experienced designers and builders, David and Jeanie Stiles offer illustrated, step-by-step instructions for more than 20 low-cost, sturdy, beautiful outdoor structures, including:

* Garden Pavilion

* Grape Arbor

* Hillside Hut

* Sauna Hut

* Water Gazebo

* Triangular Tree House

* Log Cabin

* Wigwam

* River Raft

* Yurt

This complete workbook also contains sections on basic building techniques, essential tools, joints and joining methods, and safety concerns, plus directions for building all types of windows, skylights, doors, roofs, latches, and locks.

About this edition

• Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1580170358
• ISBN 13: 9781580170352
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160