Alan Bridgewater - Brickwork Projects for Patio & Garden: Designs, Instructions and 16 Easy-to-Build Projects

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DESIGNER: Kate Lanphier

EDITOR: Jeremy Hauck

ILLUSTRATORS: Gill Bridgewater and Coral Mula

PROJECT DESIGN: Alan and Gill Bridgewater

PHOTOGRAGHY: AG&G Books and Ian Parsons

BRICKWORK: Alan Bridgewater

Shutterstock photos: (page 13 bottom).

Brickwork Projects for Patio & Garden: Designs, Instructions and 16 Easy-to-Build Projects is published by Creative Homeowner under license with IMM Lifestyle Books.

ISBN 978-1-58011-793-7

eISBN 978-1-60765-940-2

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Bridgewater, Alan, author. | Bridgewater, Gill, author.

Title: Brickwork projects for patio & garden / Alan & Gill Bridgewater.

Description: Mount Joy, PA: Creative Homeowner, [2017] | Includes index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017014567 | ISBN 9781580117937 (pbk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Patios--Design and construction. | Brickwork.

Classification: LCC TH4970 .B743 2017 | DDC 690/.893--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017014567

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When we saw our first housean isolated Victorian farmhousewe were confronted with numerous red brick outbuildings which were all, to some degree, tumbledown ruins. However, the bricks were crisp and hard-edged, and the lime mortar softso much so that we were able to scrape the bricks clean. We decided to salvage bricks from the outbuildings to renovate and extend the main house. We made contact with a retired master bricklayer in the village, who was prepared to give advice.

We spent the next ten years working on our homeGill scraping the bricks, and our two toddler sons doing their part. Of course it was hard work, and we made lots of mistakes, but we were spurred on by the excitement of it all. We had the time of our lives building everything from walls and arches through to pillars, posts, raised beds, paths, sheds and even the top half of a well!

The ambition of this book is to share with you all the pleasures of working with brick to create garden features. With each project, we take you through the procedures of considering the design and working out how it might be modified to suit your individual needs. We tell you how to use the tools and materials, and explain the essential techniques. Illustrations and photographs show how best to achieve the step-by-step procedures; in fact, we take you through all the stages of designing, making, constructing and finishing.

Brickwork doesnt require complex tools or specialized knowledge: it is about working with your hands in the garden, and the pleasure of using your mind and body to create exciting structures.

Best of luck!

The imperial measurements used in this book were converted from metric. However, in all cases, the original metric measurements are given in parentheses. For best accuracy, keep to one system and avoid using a combination of metric and imperial measurements.

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Gloves

Goggles

Dust mask

Earmuffs

First-aid kit

Cell phone

Rubber gloves

Boots