Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Step by Step Guide to Home Improvement
June 3rd, 2010 | 
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Covering everything you need to know for any home task. From quick-fix repair jobs to major construction, this is the ultimate visual guide to every aspect of home improvement. Including hundreds of expert techniques to repair, maintain, or transform your home. Unique, step-by-step, photographic approach shows you each stage of every task. Over 3,500 images clearly explain how things are put together and what goes where. This DIY features comprehensive coverage of a… More >>
Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Step by Step Guide to Home Improvement
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All repairs in this book are not step by step. It has so many repairs that some of them are very brief. I tried to hang a pre-hung door and replace broken window glass. I had to reference to other books to complete the job. I also needed to install some pex ( cross linked polyurethane) piping and this book does not cover how to install it but does mention it on the different types of plumbing page. This book has lots of pretty pictures (colored high def) and comes in a thick hard cover. It even has a recommended supplier and contractor appendix. I recommend you buy this book with another book if you completely have no idea how to use a saw and hammer.
Rating: 4 / 5
Tons of great info with helpful full color photos! Topics are well covered and in-depth. Truly a handyman’s best tool.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a very good book. However, no one book can cover all the intricacies of home improvement and construction. So it’s best to try to look at the book you’re thinking of buying before you purchase it. Try a bookstore or library if possible.
I have purchased the following books and found them to be very helpful to me:
Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Step by Step Guide to Home Improvement;
Ultimate Guide to Home Repair & Improvement (Ultimate Guide);
New Complete Guide to Home Repair & Improvement (Better Homes & Gardens);
Encyclopedia of Home Maintenance & Repair – This is a black & white book, but has very good explanations, especially of electrical.
Popular Mechanics When Duct Tape Just Isn’t Enough: Quick Fixes for Everyday Disasters (Popular Mechanics) – This is kind of a “Hints from Heloise” for the home fix’r up’r.
Rating: 5 / 5