Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs & Improvements
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“The best of the lot, for my money, is Home Book. A lot of do-it-yourself books assume that the reader either has experience or will get better over time. Home Book does neither. It merely assumes that you can read and look at pictures, then arms you with enough information to decide whether you should attempt the project, and, if so, to pursue it to a successful conclusion. “Source: Alan J. Heavens, The Philadelphia EnquirerDecember 14, 2000Source: Alan J. Heavens, Knight Ridder & Knight Ridder / Tribune News Service Dec. 14. 2000Source: Alan J. Heavens, Express-News Morning EditionSan Antonio, TXAugust 18, 2001Source: Maryland GazetteOctober 27,2001 — Review
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“Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance can be consider[ed] the definitive, 608-page, “how to” reference and instructional guide for anyone seeking to re-model, renovate, repair, or maintain any aspect of their residence. Its ‘user friendly’ format offers more than 300 step-by-step projects with clear text being enhanced for the reader with 3,300 photographs and illustrations. . . Home Book is an invaluable, enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or community library do-it-yourself collection. “Source: James A. Cox, The Midwest Book ReviewNovember 2000″True to its name, Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance is the most exhaustive text in the group; it includes detailed sections about almost anything you can think of relating to the home. . . It contains over 300 do-it-yourself projects with step-by-step instructions and over 3,000 sharp, pertinent photos or drawings to help illustrate the steps along the way. “Source: Linda Stankard, BookPageMarch 2001 “The best of the lot, for my money, is Home Book. A lot of do-it-yourself books assume that the reader either has experience or will get better over time. Home Book does neither. It merely assumes that you can read and look at pictures, then arms you with enough information to decide whether you should attempt the project, and, if so, to pursue it to a successful conclusion. “Source: Alan J. Heavens, The Philadelphia EnquirerDecember 14, 2000Source: Alan J. Heavens, Knight Ridder & Knight Ridder / Tribune News Service Dec. 14. 2000Source: Alan J. Heavens, Express-News Morning EditionSan Antonio, TXAugust 18, 2001Source: Maryland GazetteOctober 27,2001
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Hardcover: 608 pages
Publisher: Creative Homeowner (September 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 158011069X
ISBN-13: 978-1580110693
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I regretably returned this book since it did not describe how home improvements should be done but instead it just describes what needs to be done. The book read more like an encylopedia than a “do-it-yourself” manual – lots of information but not very helpful. I much prefer Standley’s home repair manual which describes, for instance, how to caulk or different techniques for sanding.
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I was dissapointed with this book. It had great pictures and information about home repair but many of the subjects did not give any tips on how to do the repairs. For example tuck pointing bricks: The book showed examples of when it needed to be done but there was not one tip on how to do it.
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Home Book: The Ultimate Guide To Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance can be consider the definitive, 608-page, “how to” reference and instructional guide for anyone seeking to remodel, renovate, repair, or maintain any aspect of their residence. It’s “user friendly” format offers more than 300 step-by-step projects with clear text being enhanced for the reader with 3,300 photographs and illustrations. All aspects of the home are covered including common repairs; wiring and electricity; plumbing; floors and stairs; walls and ceilings; basements and attics; yards and gardens; decks and porches; exterior structures, masonry, framing and carpentry, minor and major improvements, and more. Home Book is an invaluable, enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or community library do-it-yourself collection.
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