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Title	Author	# of Pages
How to Work With Concrete and Masonry	Darrell Huff	179

Contents

Part I--Working with Concrete
    1. The Basics of Concrete Work    (p. 1)
    2. How to Build Forms    (p. 4)
    3. How to Reinforce Concrete    (p. 10)
    4. How to Mix Concrete    (p. 17)
    5. How to Work with Transit-Mix    (p. 26)
    6. How to Use You-Haul Concrete    (p. 33)
    7. How to Place and Finish Concrete    (p. 36)
    8. How to Texture Concrete    (p. 43)
    9. How to Make Pebble Concrete    (p. 50)
    10. How to Color Concrete    (p. 54)
    11. Shortcuts and Backsavers    (p. 58)
    12. How to Repair Concrete    (p. 62)
Part II--Concrete Techniques and Projects
    13. Pour a Grid Patio    (p. 67)
    14. Build a Dry-Pack Swimming Pool    (p. 74)
    15. Pour a Wading Pool    (p. 82)
    16. Garden Pools    (p. 85)
    17. Walls and Steps    (p. 91)
    18. Driveways, Walks, and Stepping Stones    (p. 98)
    19. Pave Your Yard the Easy Way    (p. 104)
Part III--Working with Masonry
    20. Block is What YOU Make It    (p. 111)
    21. How to Build with Block    (p. 119)
    22. How to Waterproof a Block Wall    (p. 129)
    23. Shortcut to Flagstone Paving    (p. 132)
    24. Lay a Slate Hearth or Floor    (p. 136)
    25. Patio, Terrace, or Walk Laid in Sand    (p. 142)
    26. How to Fasten Things to Masonry    (p. 146)
    27. Lay a Rubblestone Wall--and Build a Fireplace    (p. 150)
    28. Pour a Stone-in-Concrete Wall--and a Fireplace Too    (p. 156)
    29. Seven Barbecues You Can Build    (p. 163)
Index    (p. 171)