1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints and Tips : Tricks, Shortcuts, How-Tos, and Other Nifty Ideas for Inside, Outside, and All Around the House: Amazon.ca: Reader's Digest: Books

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Now you can work like a pro--and accomplish all your maintenance, repair, and decorating projects more easily, at less cost, and with better results than ever before. 1001 DO-IT-YOURSELF HINTS & TIPS takes you through every task you'll ever face as a homeowner, presenting handy hints and savvy shortcuts gathered from a host of experts and tested by people in their own homes, yards, and workshops.

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"1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints & Tips" shows how to tackle household jobs with simple, non-technical instructions and step-by-step photo sequences. 1,500 color photos.

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5.0 out of 5 stars This book is amazing., Jan 14 2002

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D. Agawa "dagawa" (Wailuku, HI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints and Tips : Tricks, Shortcuts, How-Tos, and Other Nifty Ideas for Inside, Outside, and All Around the House (Hardcover)

I have not bought this book...yet. I recently borrowed it from the library, and will keep renewing it until they force me to return it. When they do, I intend on hunting it down at my neighborhood bookstore.

This book is very comprehensive for the do-it-yourselfer that is just starting out, and contains many neat tips and tricks that even the expert handyman would not have known. The book is extremely useful for everyday stuff, and even has instructions on those once a year fix-it items.

The book is arranged in different categories, such as Lawn & Garden, Plumbing, Electrical Appliances, with subcategories like pruning, toilets, and washer/dryer. About half of each page is covered with colorful handrawn pictures that apply to the tips listed. Most tips don't have pictures, but these are usually ones that don't require them. The other half of the page contains detailed instructions on how to replace/repair/install items of importance. These instructions have real pictures of the process, and are wonderful for reference.

I would recommend this book to anyone who owns a home. Once you buy it, read everything once so you'll know what's in there, then put it in an accessible place so you can grab it at a moments notice.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source of clever ideas and tips, Oct 20 1999

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This review is from: 1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints and Tips : Tricks, Shortcuts, How-Tos, and Other Nifty Ideas for Inside, Outside, and All Around the House (Hardcover)

While not a comprehensive home repair guide (superficial instructions and difficult to see and poorly labeled photos and diagrams), this book is a useful addition to a home repair library. When tackling a home repair, the book provides numerious time-saving and result enhancing suggestions on how to make the job go more smooothly with a higher quality outcome.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source of clever ideas and tips, Oct 20 1999

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This review is from: 1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints and Tips : Tricks, Shortcuts, How-Tos, and Other Nifty Ideas for Inside, Outside, and All Around the House (Hardcover)

While not a comprehensive home repair guide (superficial instructions and difficult to see and poorly labeled photos and diagrams), this book is a useful addition to home repair libraries. When tackling a home repair, the book provides numerious time-saving and result enhancing suggestions on how to maket the job go more smooothly with a higher quality outcome.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A must for every home owner!!
As a single parent and homeowner, I can't tell you how handy this book has been. If you don't have a friend, relative or spouse who's a handyman, you definitely need this book... Read more

Published on May 7 1999

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Published on April 18 1999