All New Building Decks provides the advice you need to design and build a deck for any home. In this completely new edition from the editors of Fine Homebuilding, our pros take you through every step of the process, from picking out the proper materials, through sizing your footings and making your ledger secure, to finishing up with custom railing and stairs. In this collection, you'll find the advice you need to build a deck in any tricky real-world...

Shows home designs including floor plans, elevations, and landscapes.

This title takes a simple look at the difference between wants and needs with relation to the places where we live. Shelter and warmth are basic needs but we want a lot more from our homes - how many of our wants are really needs?

Four children, a cat, and a dog move to a tree, a raft, a cave, and finally the seashore, enjoying each new dwelling until they discover its drawbacks.