The Complete Guide to Decksfeatures complete information on planning and building your deck, illustrated by over 600 color photographs.

The planning section includes lists to help you assess your needs plus a gallery of photographs to help get your design ideas flowing. Construction is divided into several categories: Deck Basics, Design and Planning, Basic Deck Building Techniques, and Advanced Deck Building Techniques.

The final section of the book contains building plans for seven popular deck designs as well as plans for building a bench, an arbor, and two styles of planter.