Great book for beginners: If you own a home, this is the book for you because each page teaches you how to each project. Full of color pages, step by step instructions and a list of the tools you will need. For the expert, this is too simple, but for the novice, every project can be done. I like how the book gives you the tools you will need so that if you do not have it, you can get it before you start the project. The book covers all the basic home repairs that you may need from bathrooms to beadrooms, from door to windows and from interior to exterier. While it does not take on projects you want it takes care of all the project you need for your home. Good Luck.
great reference: Great for estimations and knowledge of what's involved. Have implemented some suggestions but probably would have to attend a free lesson at home depot to really do the advanced stuff. Great for small things like repairing toilets, snaking drains etc.
extremely useful, lets you know whether you can tackle something: I've used this book as a guide for repairs / maintenance on a condo in a 100-year old apartment building and a 60-yo house -- it's been a great guide. Estimates of time, skills, tools and materials required are really helpful to keep you from starting too big a project or getting halfway and realizing you're missing some essential materials. Especially if you're a homebuyer trying to make sense of a home inspector's report -- and figure out how big the tasks are that might be required for the new home -- this book is great. Highly recommended.
Handy Gal~: I do all of my own home improvements. I thought it would be great to keep a reference book on hand for those times I might need a refresher. This book is AWESOME. I highly recommend it to everyone. VERY easy to accomplish any task with this book at your side. This Blonde can do it and so can you!
Get It Now!: If you have ANY home improvement project or own a house..this book is a MUST have!
| Author: | The Home Depot | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 643.7 | | EAN: | 9780696213274 | | Edition: | 2 | | ISBN: | 0696219980 | | Number Of Pages: | 560 | | Publication Date: | 2003-03-15 | | Release Date: | 2003-03-15 | | UPC: | 014005213273 |
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