Table Of ContentLANDSCAPE
DETAILING
Volume 1 ENCLOSURE
Third Edition Michael Littlewood
LANDSCAPE
DETAILING
Volume 1 ENCLOSURE
Third Edition Michael Littlewood
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Littlewood, Michael
Landscape Detailing. - Vol 1 Enclosure. -
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Littlewood, Michael
Landscape detailing/Michael Littlewood - 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents: v. 1. Enclosure - v. 2. Surfaces.
ISBN 0 7506 1304 1 (v 1) ISBN 0 7506 1303 3 (v. 2)
1. Fences - Design and construction. 2. Garden walks - Design and
construction. 3. Walls - Design and construction. I. Title
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CONTENTS
Volume 1 ENCLOSURE
Foreword vii Appendix A 185
References
Acknowledgements ix
Appendix B 186
Introduction xi Bibliography
Copings, cappings and bonds 1 Appendix C 187
British standards
Free-standing walls 14
Appendix D 189
Screen walls 46 Manufacturers and Suppliers
Retaining walls 53 Appendix E 191
Institutions and Associations
Fences 90
Appendix F 192
Gates and stiles 143 Graphic symbols
Barriers 165 Appendix G 193
Conversion tables
FOREWORD
The success of both editions of Design information has been excluded;
Landscape Detailing has resulted in a many other publications deal with this
review of material and data for the third subject much more adequately than could
edition. In view of the many more details be achieved in this book. General
that have been produced since the comments on appearance have been given
second edition it was felt that the user only where it was felt appropriate.
would prefer to have them in two volumes
for ease of use. This book covers details
relating to enclosures and the second
relates to surfaces.
Many landscape architects, architects, other
professionals and students responsible for
the production of drawn details and
specifications for landscape construction
works have a need for ready reference.
This book has been produced to meet that
need and it can be extended by additional
sheets. It has been arranged for ease of
copying of sheets and it is sufficiently
flexible for designers to use the details for
their specific requirements.
The range of materials for external works
and their possible combinations for
enclosures would make it impossible to
provide a definitive book of details.
It is not the intention of this book to
supplant the landscape designer's own skill
and experience, which is vital to the
success of any project. This is still essential
in evaluating the site conditions, assessing
the character of the environment and
creating sensitive design solutions.
It is hoped that the book, if used correctly,
will allow the designer to spend more time
on design details, avoiding the need to
produce repetitive drawings for basic
construction elements. It has been found
that the details can be very useful for
costing purposes and to support the
preliminary design when presented to a
client. To assist the designer and to save
further time in writing specifications, check
lists for these have been included in this
edition along with technical guidance notes
and tables.
VII
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I must give particular thanks to many
people who have supported me in some
way - no matter how small - and who
have encouraged me to complete this third
edition, which has been greatly enlarged.
My particular thanks must go to Caroline
Mallinder and Paddy Baker of Butterworth-
Heinemann - my publishers - both of
whom have supported my work and put up
with so many frustrating delayed publishing
dates. Thank you for being so patient. Also
to landscape architects Andrew Clegg,
Melissa Bowers, Naila Parveen, Donna
Young, Peter Dean and Craig Schofield, all
of whom have succumbed to my
persistence in drawing the details and
reading the text.
My appreciation must also go to Colin
MacGregor of NBS for his ready and willing
assistance on specification matters as well
as Alistair Smythe of Specification and
Barrie Evans of the Architect's Journal. A
very special thanks to Doris Evans for
typing the text and correcting it so many
times.
I am also very grateful to civil engineers
John Williamson and Alan Taylor for their
advice on retaining walls and to Peter
Morrison of Ibstock Building Products Ltd
for his kind assistance on brick walls in
general.
All of the above have contributed to this
book to ensure that it eventually reaches
the publishers, after such a long time.
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