How to fix anything : essential home repairs anyone can do

How to fix anything Essential home repairs anyone can do

Book - 2018

"This handy guide covers the essential household repairs that homeowners need to know. From easy fixes like tightening loose door hinges to more involved project such as bleeding your brakes, you'll learn how to handle issues in any room in the house, garage, and yard as well as simple lessons in plumbing and electricity. Throughout the book, Popular Mechanics Senior Home Editor Roy Berendsohn answers questions about the trickiest fix-its, including how to deal with recurring ceiling cracks and get rid of a garbage disposal stench that just won't go away. You'll also find unexpected hacks, like using grass clippings to fix a flat bike tire or a golf tee to fill a stripped screw hole."--Page [4] of cover.

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Subjects
Dwellings > Maintenance and repair > Amateurs' manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Published
New York : Hearst Books, an imprint of Sterling Publishing, Inc [2018]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Popular Mechanics Press
Corporate Author
Popular Mechanics Press (-)
Item Description
At head of title: Popular Mechanics.
Includes index (pages 186-190).
Physical Description
190 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN
9781618372604
  • Letter from the Editors
  • Chapter 01. Bathroom
  • Chapter 02. Kitchen
  • Chapter 03. Walls, Ceilings & Floors
  • Chapter 04. Furniture & Fixtures
  • Chapter 05. Gadgets
  • Chapter 08. Basement & Mechanicals
  • Chapter 07. Garage & Driveway
  • Chapter 08. Yard
  • Index
  • Photo Credits
Review by Booklist Review

*Starred Review* Though those afflicted with a do NOT do it yourself attitude might argue with this book's subtitle, there are at least a handful of easy home remedies here that even major fumblefingers can successfully implement. Like touching up wood furniture with unsalted pecan or walnut meats. Using a steam iron to fix indented carpeting. Freshening up a no-start lawn mower with new spark plugs. Even getting rid of driveway stains with pulverized drywall (just allow it to sit overnight). It's all thanks to the collected wisdom of Popular Mechanics, 115 years strong, synonymous with the ultimate in DIY knowledge. The book's eight sections bathroom; kitchen; walls, ceilings, floors; furniture and fixtures; gadgets; basement and mechanicals; garage and driveway; and yard feature different formats. Ask Roy fields answers to common questions. Know your stuff highlights tools, materials, and their appropriate uses, whether fillers, painter's knives, or screws. The essential tool call-outs spotlight particular instruments that are critical to have on hand. And captioned, step-by-step color photographs bring clarity to specific tasks. From all of the above to battling moles to avoid lawn destruction, readers will count on Popular Mechanics' advice.--Jacobs, Barbara Copyright 2018 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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