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The essential ingredient for full enjoyment of your river, lake, pond, or oceanfront property.
If you're fortunate enough to own waterfront property, you know that a dock is essential for realizing maximum value and enjoyment of that land. Now you can build your own dock, or repair an existing dock, with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide -- the only book devoted exclusively to residential docks.
The Dock Manual contains 10 complete plan for stationary and floating docks -- each with materials and tool lists, and simple, illustrated construction techniques. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for analyzing your shoreline and choosing the right dock for your needs.
You'll refer to The Dock Manual throughout the year for expert advice to help you:
* Make repairs and upgrades
* Winterize your dock
* Build angle, roller, and stair ramps
* Paint, stain, and treat your dock
* Deter and repair decay to wood and plastic
* Incorporate design options like trims and colors
Synopsis
The Dock Manual is devoted entirely to planning, constructing, and maintaining residential docks on rivers, lakes, and oceans.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192) and index.
About the Author
Besides his Storey book, The Dock Manual, Max Burns is an accomplished writer who has authored two additional books. He has written numerous articles on dock building, and has won seven Canadian National Magazine Awards for his writing as well. Max lives in Ontario, Canada.
Table of Contents
Section 1: The Path to a Successful Waterfront
1 Analyzing Your Shoreline and Situation
2 From Lists to Reality
Section 2: Dock Types
3 Floating Docks
4 Pipe Docks
5 Permanent Docks
6 Specialty Docks
Section 3: The Art of Dock Building
7 The Materials of Dock Building
8 The Tools, Hardware, and Fasteners of Dock Building
9 The Techniques of Dock Building
10 Beauty by Design
11 Alternatives to Doing It All Yourself
Section 4: Your Dock Meets Planet Earth
12 Mooring Your Dock
13 Providing Shore Access to Your Dock
14 Your Dock and Winter
Section 5: Your Dock and Your Watercraft
15 Mooring Your Boat
16 Dry Docking
Section 6: Repairing and Upgrading
17 Dare to Repair
Section 7: Plans and Sources
18 Dock Plans
Sources
Glossary
Index