Book Description
The first edition of Home Improvement 1-2-3 was one of the best-selling home improvement books in the history of DIY. The soup-to-nuts approach made it the handbook for home repair across America.
This new edition includes everything from advice on everyday maintenance to repair to new construction. It introduces new technology and new products. At every turn, the book offers expert advice on issues that confront homeowners every day.
All-new how-to photography provides even greater assurance of success for novices and experts alike. Throughout the book, Home Depot professionals share their "Wisdom of the Aisles" with insights, tips, and shortcuts.
This project-driven book is the beginner's text, expert's handbook, and everything in between.
Clear, concise instructions on virtually every aspect of home improvement, repair, and maintenance
Time-tested projects
Innovative products
Tips from Home Depot pro
From painting to plumbing, this book provides the facts
New technolog
The latest materials
The best applications
Today's tools
This comprehensive reference guide will appeal to buy-it-yourselfers as well as do-it-yourselfers
Home maintenance strategies
Specific materials lists
Buyer's guides
From the Inside Flap
The first edition of Home Improvement 1-2-3 quickly became a workbench classic. The new editionwith 340 projects, 3,500 color photographs, and more than 100 illustrations, charts, and graphsoffers up-to-the-minute solutions for homeowners tackling home repair, maintenance, and improvement. Chapters cover painting, wallpaper, plumbing, electrical system, walls and ceilings, flooring, doors, windows, cabinets, shelves, countertops, insulation, weatherproofing, exterior maintenance, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. Clear, concise instructions accompanied by detailed how-to photographs ensure your success no matter what your skill level. Every project offers tips, shortcuts and advice on buying and using tools and materials, working safely, avoiding common mistakes, saving time and money, and developing skills. Home Improvement 1-2-3 also reviews new tools, technology, materials, and installation techniques.
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