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- Basic home maintenance and improvement projects from the foundation to the roof, including windows, doors, and electrical repairs and replacements
- Painting and wallpapering
- Bathroom and kitchen remodeling, including installing cabinets, countertops, fixtures, and appliances
- Carpentry, woodworking and flooring
- Plumbing, including unclogging fixtures and fixing leaky faucets
Want to spruce up bedroom? Spiff up the kitchen? Shore up the porch? Build stairs? Replace creaky doors and drafty windows? Make the most of your space? Inside or out, major renovation or minor repair, the how-to is all right here. Think about it—if you do just one project yourself instead of calling a plumber, electrician, painter, handyman, or other service person, you’ve saved far more than the cost of this book! And you’ll have it on hand to guide you through the next project!
From the Back Cover
Your one-stop guide to affordable home repair and renovation
Dust off your toolbox and get ready to tackle simple home repairs and improvements with the goof-proof instructions in this hands-on guide. Packed with up-to-the-minute solutions from an impressive lineup of For Dummies authors – including Katie and Gene Hamilton, The Carey Brothers, Robert Beckstrom, and Jeff Strong – this fun, easy-to-understand book covers everything from remodeling a kitchen or bathroom and fixing a leaky faucet to installing new windows and doors, building stairways, making better use of space, and much more, all without breaking the bank.
The Dummies Way
- Coverage of the essentials and beyond
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Thumbtabs and other navigation aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- A dash of humor and fun
Discover how to:
- Perform basic home maintenance
- Work with hardwood floors and carpet
- Fix a roof or siding
- Paint (or wallpaper) like a pro
- Handle plumbing problems
- Hire professional help
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the Black and decker Home improvement book instead,
By A Customer
This review is from: Home Improvement All-in-One For Dummies (Paperback)
I was expecting this book to "speak" to dummies. But unfortunately through out the book they kept bringing up stuff that had not been explained before. There is too much verbage and not enough step by steps or pictures. As for humor, all you have are the cartoons.The Black and decker book starts from the basics, shows each and every tool that is required to do the job, shows plenty of pictures that give the best idea as to what is involved and what is requried.
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3.0 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews) 55 of 57 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Buy the Black and decker Home improvement book instead,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Improvement All-in-One For Dummies (Paperback)
I was expecting this book to "speak" to dummies. But unfortunately through out the book they kept bringing up stuff that had not been explained before. There is too much verbage and not enough step by steps or pictures. As for humor, all you have are the cartoons.The Black and decker book starts from the basics, shows each and every tool that is required to do the job, shows plenty of pictures that give the best idea as to what is involved and what is requried. 18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Better than nothing...,
By Renaissance Girl - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Home Improvement All-in-One For Dummies (Paperback)
I was hoping that this book would give me a solid introduction to home improvement but it really didn't deliver. The information presented tended to be either too brief or assumed a lot of proir knowledge, which is inappropriate in a book with "for Dummies!" in the title. There were some good tips but I never had enough info to embark on a project with only this book as a reference. One exception was the info on painting, which was helpful and detailed. Also, a lot of the material seemed a little dated - there was tons of info about wallpapering and installing laminate countertops (I think these options are not as popular as they once were) but not much on installing granite counters or laminate flooring. So, in short, having this book is better than nothing but if you really want to be well versed in home improvement, look elsewhere.
5.0 out of 5 stars
home improvement,
By Lana Floyd - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Home Improvement All-in-One For Dummies (Paperback)
good quality paperback, ok price, donated to a non-profit building group on Lakota Reservation, satisfied with service/delivery
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