The book of home how-to : complete photo guide to home repair & improvement

The book of home how-to Complete photo guide to home repair & improvement

Book - 2014

"Clear, step-by-step instructions with full-color photography show how to accomplish the most common home repair, maintenance and improvement tasks. A complete homeowners manual for jobs that cover every part of the home, including electrical, plumbing, flooring, walls, windows and doors, kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, garages, basements, and exteriors"--

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Subjects
Dwellings > Maintenance and repair > Amateurs' manuals.
Handbooks and manuals.
Genres
Handbooks and manuals
Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Cool Springs Press 2014.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.)
Corporate Author
Black & Decker Corporation (Towson, Md.) (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
600 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
ISBN
9781591865988
9780760354766
  • Cabinets and countertops
  • Exterior
  • Floors
  • Plumbing
  • Walls and ceilings
  • Windows and doors
  • Wiring.
Review by Library Journal Review

Owning a house inevitably means repairs. While there are lots of books addressing various aspects of home improvements and fixes, a general manual covering everything from top to bottom is favorable. This is an encyclopedia of home repairs, pulling much of its material from two previous books in the "Black & Decker" series Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair and Black & Decker The Complete Photo Guide to Home Improvement. The pictures are large, thankfully, and the instruction is clear, making repairs and improvements quite doable. The book's arrangement is alphabetical by project title. Unfortunately, that order is not always intuitive. While there is a detailed index and keyword list, it is more difficult to browse through and find related projects. Still, the work makes a solid companion to Creative Homeowner's Ultimate Guide, which has a broader range of fixes and improvements but not as much detailed instruction. VERDICT For libraries that lack the titles it pulls from, this compilation is a recommended addition. The photos and instructions are quite strong, and the lack of topical arrangement is awkward but not insurmountable. (c) Copyright 2014. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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