This all Australian manual is packed with ideas and know how and will suit the Builder, Architect or Home DIY'er. It provides many fresh ideas in colour and easy to follow step by step instructions cover every procedure... from designing and drawing an acceptable plan for Councils to constructing the post supports, attaching decks or pergolas to the house, methods of handrailing and lots more, all using proper trade procedures. The easy-to-follow tables included have been prepared by the Timber Associations - TDA in sydney and TRADAC in Brisbane. These cover footing sizes, posts, bearers, joists, deck fastening, handrailing, pergola bearers, rafters and battens. The manual is an indispensable tool for those planning the construction of a deck or pergola.

Contents include understanding:

* Designing and Estimating
* Deck Designs
* Deck Construction
* How to Build Decks
* Designing Pergolas
* Pergola Construction
* How to build a Pergola
* Deck and Pergola Tables