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All home improvements don’t require a contractor. Installing a smoke detector, painting a room, and unclogging a sink are all home improvements. In fact, doing the job yourself is often cheaper and always more rewarding. There’s no mystery to home repair. The most important tool you need to make home repairs is know–how—to fix the problem at hand and to buy the other tools and hardware you’ll need!
Home Improvement For Dummies is a whole–house repair manual for everyone from fledgling do–it–yourselfers to seasoned handymen and women. This anybody–can–do–it approach will help you with a repair that needs fixing right away or get you started on a project you’ve been planning. This book is for you if you need advice on these topics and more:
- Painting and decorating
- Carpentry
- Plumbing and electrical
- Outside repairs
- Building shelves
- Tiling
- Insulating
- Refinish and stain wood
- Repair squeaky stairs
- Install floor tiles
- Improve your home’s energy efficiency
- Maintain and upgrade plumbing
- Install an outdoor sprinkler system
- Install a ceiling fan
- Maintain central air conditioning and heating
Whether you just have a few pesky projects you want to fix quickly or you want to become a home–improvement expert, this easy–to–follow guide gives you everything you will ever need to know. A helpful appendix is packed with online resources that let you network with other do–it–yourselfers.
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"The most comprehensive guide available for those of us who are ‘home improvement challenged.’"
—Susan Powell, Host of Discovery Channel’s Home Matters
—Susan Powell, Host of Discovery Channel’s Home Matters
Over 300 step–by–step illustrations show you how
"Gene and Katie Hamilton . . . offer lots of do–it–yourself know–how."
—USA Today
Make your own house calls with this handy guide to home improvement. From fixing leaky faucets and replacing faded wallpaper to installing light fixtures and repairing broken furniture, Home Improvement For Dummies® shows you how to save time, save money, and save your sanity!
Praise for Gene and Katie Hamilton’s HouseNet.com
"For home renovators looking for tips . . . HouseNet is the place to go."
—Newsweek
"Voted the best place on the Web for fixing up your home."
—Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
"Think of . . . Gene and Katie Hamilton as your helpful neighbors."
—Chicago Tribune
Discover how to:
- Tackle basic home improvement projects
- Paint, refinish, and wallpaper like a pro
- Fix or replace all kinds of flooring
- Maintain and weatherproof windows and doors
- Troubleshoot plumbing and electrical problems
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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3.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
29 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good primer, 19 Oct 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Improvement For Dummies (Paperback)
Having just entered into home-owning (versus apartment-dwelling) I've embarked on a crash course in home improvement. So far, this book has been a good resource, especially in terms of =illustrating= what I'm supposed to do. I need the visual cues to understand how part A is supposed to fit into part B and so on. This is one book I think I will be referring to often.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great book with lots of info, 17 May 2009
By R. Johnson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Improvement For Dummies (Paperback)
Very affordable book with lots of info to reference for the new/young homeowner! I have a copy and give it as gifts to friends for housewarming!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Worked for me, 26 Oct 2010
By Virgil D. Gosch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Improvement For Dummies (Paperback)
This book gave me the insight to accomplish a DIY project I wanted very much to do myself.
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