Description
Book SynopsisLandscape Construction Volume 1 deals with elements of landscape construction which are required to provide enclosure, privacy, demarcation of land, shelter and security. The elements discussed include free-standing brick and stone walls, fences, gates and railings. Fittings and finishes are also covered. Each section describes the materials, construction and constraints relevant to the subject and a large number of detailed figures and photographs supplement the text and help to illustrate the more important aspects. There is also a section on preservation treatment and painting. The current British Standard references are included.
Trade Review'The text is well written, a good mixture of technical and background narrative, interspersed with well tabulated technical detail. The series provides an immediate source of information and its strength is to provide the theoretical checks when developing ideas.' The Horticulturist
Table of ContentsPart 1 Retaining walls: brick retaining walls; crib walling; pre-cast concrete retaining walls and revetments. Part 2 Roadways: estate and access roads; driveways; firepaths and hard standings. Part 3 Carparks: their design and layouts for different uses such as supermarkets, honey pots, offices, and housing schemes. Part 4 Paving: natural stone; pre-cast concrete; setts; cobbles; paviours and blocks. Part 5 Steps and ramps. Part 6 Bases for equipment: street furniture; play equipment. Part 7 Brick landscape walls as features, dividing and boundary walls. Part 8 Stone walls: natural English and imported stone; their wearing qualities and strengths; reconstructed walls; illustrations of formal and informal stone walls and their appropriate uses; dry stone walling, regional types, their use together with illustrations of their construction; mortars used in the various types of stonework. Part 9 Small structures: design and construction of simple pergolas; seats; shelters. Part 10 Fences, gates and barriers: suitable timbers for these purposes; suitable foundations; metal fencing and railings for ornamental use and security. Part 11 Preservation and decoration. Part 12 Surface water drainage: calculation of catchment areas; types of pipes; channels; gratings; the use of French drains and soakaways. Part 13 Electrical services: simple coverage for external lighting. Part 14 Coldwater services. Part 15 Pools: ornamental pools and small domestic swimming pools.
