The Smart & Easy Guide To Home Improvement & Home Repair

by Mark Dennison

Description With the help of this Smart and Easy Guide, you'll be able to carry out many of the routine home repair and improvement tasks by yourself. Authored by a seasoned handyman for an average home-owner, this practical home improvement and home repair book for DIY home projects simplifies repairs and improvements for a person with no prior skill-level. Packed with practical advice and 'insider-secrets', this home improvement and home repair book for DIY home projects offers much more value than its price, and reveals many simple but important details about common home tasks. The annual home repair costs are generally estimated at 1% of the home value-$3,000 per year for a $300,000 house-and this does not take into account the cost of major improvement, such as a new kitchen or a remodeled bathroom. Imagine how much you'd spend over the next 10 or 20 years. Imagine how much you'd save if you were doing even some of these repairs and improvements yourself. The Smart & Easy Guide To Home Improvement & Home Repair: The DIY House Manual for Do It Yourself Remodeling, Renovation & Redecorating Projects can do that for you. There's one little problem, though-people usually either mess things up or injure themselves when they try to DIY. To many homes, a DIY project can mean: - A house that looks like a junkyard - Delays that seem to take forever - Damage to the equipment that you're trying to repair - Damage to the things that you're not trying to repair - A scream of agony from the bathroom As a regular person, you may not be aware of even the correct tools that you'd need for doing a particular repair. Each type of job has important hunches, thumb-rules and tips that only professional repairmen know by virtue of their experience. If you don't know about these simple and sometimes minor points, this lack of knowledge could lead to major problems. This home improvement and home repair book for DIY home projects helps you avoid these problems. True to its name, this home improvement and home repair book for DIY home projects takes a simple and practical approach, and starts by telling you about the basic tools that every home should have. By making a small, one-time investment for buying these tools, you can save many times their cost. Because it's written by a field worker who has been using these tools for years, this home improvement and home repair book for DIY home projects precisely tells you the correct use of the right tool for the right job. The Smart & Easy Guide To Home Improvement & Home Repair: The DIY House Manual for Do It Yourself Remodeling, Renovation & Redecorating Projects is here for you. The book has dedicated chapters on the categories of hammers and nails, as these are often used during home repairs and improvements. There are chapters describing step-by-step guidance about tasks ranging from carpet cleaning to air-conditioning and from bathtub repairs to interior decoration. Each chapter is stuffed with tips, tricks and clues that could only have come from a master craftsman. Some of the useful things that you'd learn by reading The Smart & Easy Guide To Home Improvement & Home Repair: The DIY House Manual for Do It Yourself Remodeling, Renovation & Redecorating Projects are: - Carpet cleaning and carpet repairs-procedure and step-by-step instructions - Air-conditioning system-buying tips, care and maintenance - Everything about hinges-their types and usage - Leaky basements-tips and directions - Bath tubs-what to consider when buying - Patio improvement-wooden deck versus stone pavement - Interior designing-economical and advanced interior decoration, and more Coming at a time when the financial squeeze is forcing many families to rethink their expenses and reallocate their resources, this home improvement and home repair book for DIY home projects prepares you for undertaking basic home repair and improvement tasks, allowing you to prevent unnecessary expenses. Grab you