Must have Do It Yourself Guides
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Three must-have do-it-yourself guides
Before starting a new improvement or repair project — no matter how small — taking a few minutes to read instructions is often a good idea. Even if you’ve made the repair in the past, looking over owner’s manuals or reading home-repair books can refresh your memory.
My advice is that every homeowner should have at least three do-it-yourself guides: a repair encyclopedia, which covers hundreds of repairs and maintenance tasks, and separate manuals for specific plumbing and home wiring repairs.
Popular Mechanics, Ortho and Black & Decker publish excellent home-repair encyclopedias. Several are available at Amazon.com. Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-To ($24.95) is thorough guide to hundreds of common household repairs.
The Taunton Press (www.taunton.com) has several series of how-to manuals. Two series — “Idea Books” and “For Pros By Pros” — elaborate on specific repair and remodeling practices, from wiring to plumbing to siding.
The folks who make the “For Dummies” series of books, Wiley Publishing, have come out with a line of home-improvement kits for specific tasks. The first kit, Wall & Ceiling Repair for Dummies, is less than $20 at ACE Hardware stores starting in May, and includes materials and bilingual instructions (English and Spanish) for repairing interior surfaces.
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