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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Ebury Press; Rev. and Updated Ed edition (3 Jan 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0091922836
ISBN-13: 978-0091922832
Product Dimensions: 24.4 x 18.8 x 1.8 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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For 10 years, Jeff Howell has been answering readers' queries about property through his very popular 'Ask Jeff' column in the "Sunday Telegraph". This book, in user-friendly Question and Answer format, addresses all the issues every home owner needs to know. Packed with expert tips, Jeff Howell offers comprehensive and authoritative advice on everything from boilers and builders, to central heating, condensation, damp proofing, dry rot, plumbing and woodworm. Using readers' stories as case histories, this authoritative book is the key to understanding how to maintain your home properly. How do you decide what needs doing and when? How do you find a decent builder? How do you judge if the work has been done to the right standard? All the answers and more are here in this clearly presented, accessible and practical book.

About the Author

Having obtained a degree in Nuclear Engineering, Jeff Howell found himself unemployable and spent over 12 years as a full time brickie. In 1989 he started teaching part-time and became a lecturer at the South Bank Polytechnic. In 1997 he got the chance to write a weekly column in the Independent on Sunday. Two years later the column moved to the Sunday Telegraph and his 'Ask Jeff' letters page, and his website ask-jeff.co.uk , now attracts a fanatical following. He lives near Ipswich in Suffolk.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Vital addition to the DIY beginner, 23 Sep 2004

By	"philip.r.thomas@talk21.com" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sunday Telegraph Guide to Looking After Your Property: Everything You Need to Know About Maintaining Your Home (Paperback)

I was recommended this book as a " family bible" by a relative and I have to agree with their diagnosis. It operates like a trouble-shooter or FAQ but one that is pleasant to read and dip into even when irrelevant (what IS causing those damp patches in the fifteenth-century farmhouse? who the heck owns one of those?!?). What is refreshing is his skeptical attitude towards the building trade and mortgage/surveying industry and his shocking opinions regarding rising damp: it doesn't exist! He tries to approach things from a scientific aspect and for the most part succeeds - building evidence will always struggle with being chiefly anecdotal. I wish I'd read it before I went housebuying but I'm glad I read it before committing myself to grand repairs.

There are criticisms of this book, however. Because, as I said it operates, like a FAQ, it can be repetitive: "use lime mortar, use lime mortar, use lime mortar"; but this assists in it being used as a reference text rather than read straight through. Additionally, there are few diagrams (new edition may be different) and the solutions given are cursory in detail so you will require other texts to fill in the gaps and help you along if you are as fresh to DIY as me.

The only problem I really have is the book is that I feel he tends to be a little too apprehensive about modern materials. But that's a minor (and inexpert) quibble in an outstanding book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Silicone mastic and improving your physical allure, 8 Jul 2002

By	Mr. A. K. N. Bernhardt - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Sunday Telegraph Guide to Looking After Your Property: Everything You Need to Know About Maintaining Your Home (Paperback)

Who was it who said: "A person lacking knowledge of soffit boards is but living their life in the shadows." ?
Possibly me. Mr Howell's books have this effect on even the most casual and ignorant reader. I began reading this book on a crowded Central Line Tube at Oxford Circus, by the time I had reached Holborn I was aware that my fellow passengers were straining to read it over my shoulder. Conversation broke out, opinions flowed, soon we were fast friends. Combining a knowledge of his subject with a dry wit and a passion for uncovering the myths, lies and ignorance that permeate UK house maintenance Jeff Howell's latest book consolidates a deserved reputation for straight talking informed by experience and a pan European knowledge base. Written in the form of readers' questions, followed by Mr Howell's answers, makes this an easy book in which to dip casually or pick a subject. I now know why our cistern is constantly dripping and how to fix it. A first for a spanner-phobic such as myself.
I am reliably told by people of all sexual persuasions that possession of practical skills, a willingness to get out of bed and use them, combined with a pair of rugged overalls renders a man (and some women) deeply, physically attractive. In reading this book I feel I have made a start. This guide has the power to get your radiators balanced and render you irresistible to passing strangers. I was exchanging phone numbers by Shepherds Bush. Buy it, read it and wait for the effect.

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3.0 out of 5 stars OK but not brilliant, 2 Feb 2003

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The book seems to consist of extracts from the authors news paper column. This leads to a certain amount of repetition. There are places where the building industry is criticized for poor standards, which may be reasonable, but is not helpful in enabling the reader to find a good builder. The book is useful but certainly does not warrant 5 stars.

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