The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair

by Black & Decker

Learn how to do all of your own home repairs with this comprehensive, visual guidebook!

When something breaks in your house, finding and hiring an expensive repairman shouldn't be the only option for homeowners. Next time your faucet springs a leak or that bedroom doorknob punches a hole in your drywall, fix it yourself with help from The Complete Photo Guide to Home a one-volume encyclopedia of do-it-yourself fixes that will save you money, time, and frustration. With 350 projects offering clear instructions and over 2,000 photos to guide you through common repairs, The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair is your one-stop DIY manual.

Formatted in a compact size and arranged by general subject matter, this comprehensive book includes directions for repairing the primary trouble plumbing, wiring, windows and doors, flooring, furnaces, water heaters, wall coverings, and more. You'll find lists of necessary tools as well as expert tips.

A few of the repairs covered

Repairing water damaged walls and ceilings

Removing wall and ceiling surfaces

Installing entry doors

Repairing gutters

Staining siding

Replacing a water heater

Quieting noisy pipes

Replacing a toilet

Troubleshooting home wiring

Home codes change often; that's why this fourth edition of The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair has been scrupulously updated to conform to the most recent guidelines for plumbing, wiring, and structural and mechanical systems. No other handbook of home repairs can make such a claim. When you flip open this book, you're getting the most up-to-date advice available.

Genres: Reference

544 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 1, 2016

About the author

Black & Decker Corporation is an American manufacturer of power tools, accessories, hardware, home improvement products and technology based fastening systems headquartered in Towson, Maryland.


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