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Stone faced

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Roger Cook, a landscape contractor suggests his methods and guidelines for using lightweight slices of real stone by applying veneer to the slab to give house a modern-style look. For the most natural look, Roger is careful to apply subsequent rows in a kind of running bond pattern, in which stones on one row span the seams between stones on the two below.

Author: Alexander, Max
Publisher: Times Mirror Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: This Old House
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1086-2633
Year: 2006
Usage, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Contractors, Architecture, Domestic, Home design, Rocks, Cook, Roger

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Building with stone

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Several different types of stones, which could be used for building a wall with reference to their characteristics, are presented. Some of the different types of wall made of stones include, dry-set wall, mortared wall, traditional veneer, and thin veneer.

Author: Alexander, Max
Publisher: Times Mirror Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: This Old House
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1086-2633
Year: 2003
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing, Nonmetallic mineral products, not elsewhere classified, Misc. Nonmetallic Mineral Products, Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Products, Nonmetal Mineral Products, Varieties, Building stones, Building stone

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Building flat roof right

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Flat roofs are at the core of the architecture, meant to reflect the broad horizontal lines of the natural landscape. Experts have given few tips for constructing a flat roof so that it stays smooth, strong and watertight.

Author: Alexander, Max
Publisher: Times Mirror Magazines, Inc.
Publication Name: This Old House
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 1086-2633
Year: 2005
Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials Manufacturing, Asphalt felts and coatings, Asphalt Felts, Coatings & Roofing, Methods, Roofing

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