The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair

by Tenenbaum, David

• ISBN13: 9780028610429
• ISBN10: 0028610423
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Macmillan Distribution

Summary

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair helps you build the skills you need to handle most common repairs. Feel confident about applying a little elbow grease to any project, including trickier tasks like replacing an electrical outlet. This Complete Idiot's Guide gives you solid information about diagnosing and fixing problems with a minimum of expense; friendly advice in an easy-to-understand format; tips, definitions, and warnings to help you along the way; and clear illustrations that show you exactly what to do!

Table of Contents

Getting Oriented to the Home-Repair Hustle	p. 3
Assessing Your Home	p. 9
Get a Plan, Stan (Can You Do It?)	p. 15
Dial Up for Building Rescue	p. 21
Control with a Contract - Live to Tell about It!	p. 27
Health, Safety, and Common Sense	p. 35
The Bare Essentials: Hand Tools	p. 43
The Bare Essentials with Oomph! Power Tools	p. 51
Keeping It Together: Buying and Using Fasteners and Materials	p. 61
Wood: Its Care and Handling	p. 71
Skin-Tight: Caulking, Weather Stripping, and Ventilation	p. 85
A Transparent Guide to Windows	p. 95
An Entry-Level Treatise on Doors	p. 105
Work for the Yard-Bird	p. 117
Beauty's Only Skin Deep - Care and Healing for Your Siding	p. 125
Gimme Shelter - and Other Advice on Repairing Roofs	p. 129
Bricks and Stones ... Doing Masonry and Concrete without Getting Stoned	p. 143
Bricks and Stones ... Masonry and Concrete (the Sequel)	p. 153
Getting a Solid Footing on Floors	p. 167
Cosmetology 101: Drywall, Plaster, and Molding Repair	p. 181
Paperhanger for a Day	p. 193
Putting a Good Face On - Choosing Paint and Painting Tools	p. 201
Lay It On - But Not Too Thick	p. 213
Breaker, Breaker on the Wall ... Electric Fundamentals	p. 225
Getting Wired without Getting Zapped	p. 241
A Welcome Blast of Hot Air - Heating System Tips	p. 257
Either It Leaks ... (Plumbing, Part I)	p. 267
... Or It Doesn't Drain (Plumbing, Part II)	p. 285
Appendix A Nail It Down Glossary	p. 299
Index	p. 305
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