Do-it-yourself Outdoor Repairs: A Practical Guide to Repairing and Maintaining the Outside Structure of Your Home (Do-It-Yourself (Lorenz Books)) - Hardcover

David Holloway

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 075481792X ISBN 13: 9780754817925

Publisher: Lorenz Books, 2013

Synopsis

This is a practical guide to repairing and maintaining the outside structure of your home. You can advice on tackling a variety of jobs outside your home, shown in over 215 photographs and diagrams. It helps you how to maintain and repair leaking or blocked guttering, drains and roofs. It outlines all the necessary tools and materials you will need, including nails and screws, adhesives, mortar and concrete. It describes how to check that your fences and walls, whether wood or brick, are kept in good condition. It provides information on access equipment, and ladder and electrical safety measures. It shows the efficient way to make repairs to hard surfaces such as concrete paths, drives and patios. Because your home is an investment, it is worth preventing deterioration by ensuring that is protected and maintained against adverse weather conditions. With the help of this handbook, you will learn basic skills, using the right materials and tools, to carry out repair jobs on the outside of your house. All the techniques are shown in clear step-by-step photographs.

About this title

About the Author

David Holloway is a well established do-it-yourself expert. He has contributed to home improvement magazines, as well as writing books and making radio broadcasts.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lorenz Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075481792X
• ISBN 13: 9780754817925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 64