Do-It-Yourself Essentials

Book Description
Expert advice on home decoration and maintenance, from painting, papering and tiling to laying floors, carpentry skills, insulation and outdoor repair.


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Looking after your home can be a thoroughly satisfying activity, and this book is filled with practical tips and techniques for doing it yourself. All areas of the home are covered, both indoors and out. There is clear step-by-step advice on internal and external maintenance, repairs, carpentry, flooring, brickwork, roofing, fences, walls, and paths. All the necessary information is included on essential materials and preparation, ensuring that you have everything you need for the job at hand. There are instructions for a huge range of jobs, for example painting and papering walls and ceilings, laying ceramic tiles, fitting floorcoverings and carpets, making bookshelves, draft-proofing doors, repointing brickwork, laying patios, and installing ponds and fountains. The book also contains an extensive guide to tools, so that you'll always have the right equipment for the job. From saws and drills to spanners and paintbrushes, all the standard do-it-yourself tools are illustrated and described.


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