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Dust off your tool box and get ready to get ready to tackle simple home repairs and improvements with the idiot–proof instructions in this hands on–guide. Let Jeff Howell and a host of other experts guide you through the DIY maze. This fun and easy–to–understand book shows you how to do everything from refurbishing a kitchen to fixing a leaky tap – all without breaking the bank.

DIY and Home Maintenance All–in–one covers:

  • Planning Your Home Improvement Projects
  • Basic Home Maintenance and Improvement
  • Painting and Wallpapering
  • Bathroom and Kitchen Refurbishing
  • Carpentry, Woodworking, and Flooring
  • Plumbing

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About the Author

Jeff Howell is a qualified bricklayer, university construction lecturer, and chartered surveyor, with 30 years’ experience in the building industry. He writes about building and DIY for a variety of British newspapers, magazines, and construction trade journals, and appears regularly as a guest expert on TV and radio. His Website is www.ask–jeff.co.uk.

Roy Barnhart is a lifelong do–it–yourselfer and former professional building and remodelling contractor. He enjoyed eight years as Senior Building and Remodelling Editor for two national home improvement magazines in the USA. As a freelance writer, editor, and consultant, Roy has contributed articles to more than a dozen home improvement magazines, including Family Handyman and House Beautiful. He has also contributed to four books.

James and Morris Carey, known as the Carey Brothers, are experts on home building and renovation. They share their 20–plus years of experience as award–winning, licensed contractors with millions nationwide through a weekly radio programme in America, daily radio vignette, syndicated newspaper column, and comprehensive Web site (www.onthehouse.com), all titled ‘On the House’. Morris and James continue to own and operate a successful home remodelling and construction firm, Carey Bros., and have been named to Remodeling magazine’s Hall of Fame Big 50, which recognises top achievers in the industry. They’ve also been honoured as one of the nation’s top 500 companies by Qualified Remodeler magazine.

Gene and Katie Hamilton have been working on houses and writing about home improvements for over 30 years. They’ve remodelled 14 houses and write a weekly newspaper column entitled ‘Do It Yourself . . . Or Not?’ which appears in newspapers across America and on Web sites. The Hamiltons are authors of 16 home improvement books, including Home Improvement For Dummies, Carpentry For Dummies, Painting and Wallpapering For Dummies, and Plumbing For Dummies. They’re the founders of www.HouseNet.com.

Don R. Prestly is a former senior editor for HANDY Magazine for The Handyman Club of America, as well as a former associate editor for Family Handyman magazine. In addition to his nearly 20 years of writing and doing home improvement projects, he spent several years as a manager for one of the Midwest’s largest home centres.

Jeff Strong began creating sawdust at a very young age while helping his father, a master craftsman, build fine furniture. An accomplished woodworker, Jeff has designed and built countless pieces of furniture. He is the author of Woodworking For Dummies.

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Includes expert advice on upgrading your house, from top to bottom

Your one–stop guide to affordable Dust off your toolbox and get ready to tackle simple home repairs and improvements using the easy–to–follow instructions in this hands–on guide. Jeff Howell, along with a host of other experts, provides you with straight talking DIY advice. A huge number of jobs are explained, from fixing a leaky tap to remodelling a kitchen, always using plain English, and always keeping an eye on the budgets. Believe it or not, you don′t have to break the bank to fix your house!

′This is no ordinary DIY book! The authors carefully take you step–by–step through many household projects that perhaps you wouldn′t dare to tackle without the benefit of their detailed advice and expert knowledge. It′s so easy to follow that you′ll have all the confidence in the world to deal with everything from the basic, mundane job to the even more complex project.′
Andrew Leech, consultant to the UK′s National Home Improvement Council

Discover how to:

  • Prepare for your DIY projects
  • Paint and wallpaper like a pro
  • Handle plumbing problems
  • Work with hardwood floors and carpet
  • Transform your kitchen and bathroom
  • Hire professional help

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  • PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0764570544
  • ISBN 13 9780764570544
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages560

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