DIY For Dummies, UK Edition
2nd Edition
Published on 5. November 2010
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-470-97450-6 (ISBN)
Description
This hands-on guide will help you prepare for and manage simple home repairs and improvements. Jeff Howell (the Sunday Telegraph's DIY columnist) and a host of other experts guide you through the trials and tribulations of DIY, helping you to carry out a range of projects - from fixing a leaky tap to hanging wallpaper - safely, cheaply and with minimum disruption. The full-colour drawings illustrate the step-by-step techniques and the lay-flat binding is perfect for on-the-job DIY advice.
DIY For Dummies covers:
PART I - Planning Your Home Improvement Projects
Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Your DIY Adventures
Chapter 2: Being Safe and Prepared
Chapter 3: Working with (And within) a Budget
PART II - Basic Home Maintenance and Improvement
Chapter 1: Repairing Walls and Putting Up Shelves
Chapter 2: Windows Don't Have to Be a Pane
Chapter 3: Doors: An Open-and-Shut Case
Chapter 4: Roofs and Walls
Chapter 5: Dealing with Damp
Chapter 6: Electrical Repairs and Replacements
PART III - Painting and Wallpapering
Chapter 1: Planning Your Painting Project
Chapter 2: Preparing Surfaces for Painting
Chapter 3: Painting, Finishing, and Cleaning Up
Chapter 4: Choosing Wallpaper and Preparing Walls
Chapter 5: Hanging Wallpaper
PART V - Carpentry, Woodworking, and Flooring
Chapter 1: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic
Chapter 2: Drilling, Driving, Fastening, and Gluing
Chapter 3: Understanding the Carpentry Process
Chapter 4: Finishing Wood
PART VI - Plumbing
Chapter 1: The Plumbing System in Your Home
Chapter 2: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Your Home
Chapter 3: Plumbing Materials and Tools
Chapter 4: Unblocking a Sink or Bath Drain
Chapter 5: Unblocking and Fixing a Toilet
Chapter 6: Fixing a Dripping Tap
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Roy Barnhart | James Carey | Morris Carey
DIY and Home Maintenance All-in-one For Dummies
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10/2005
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Person
Jeff Howell is a renowned home-improvement expert who has practised, taught and written on the subject for the past 30 years. He writes a regular column in the Sunday Telegraph and was the presenter of the Channel 4 series Don't Blame the Builder. Roy Barnhart, James Carey, Morris Carey, Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton, Donald R. Prestly and Jeff Strong are DIY experts and authors.
Content
Introduction.
Book I: Planning Your Home Improvement Projects.
Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Your DIY Adventures.
Chapter 2: Being Safe and Prepared.
Chapter 3: Working with (And within) a Budget.
Book II: Basic Home Maintenance and Improvement.
Chapter 1: Repairing Walls and Putting Up Shelves.
Chapter 2: Windows Don't Have to Be a Pane.
Chapter 3: Doors: An Open-and-Shut Case.
Chapter 4: Roofs and Walls.
Chapter 5: Dealing with Damp.
Chapter 6: Electrical Repairs and Replacements.
Book III: Painting and Wallpapering.
Chapter 1: Planning Your Painting Project.
Chapter 2: Preparing Surfaces for Painting.
Chapter 3: Painting, Finishing, and Cleaning Up.
Chapter 4: Choosing Wallpaper and Preparing Walls.
Chapter 5: Hanging Wallpaper.
Book IV: Carpentry, Woodworking, and Flooring.
Chapter 1: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic.
Chapter 2: Drilling, Driving, Fastening, and Gluing.
Chapter 3: Understanding the Carpentry Process.
Chapter 4: Finishing Wood.
Book V: Plumbing.
Chapter 1: The Plumbing System in Your Home.
Chapter 2: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Systems.
Chapter 3: Plumbing Materials and Tools.
Chapter 4: Unblocking a Sink or Bath Waste Pipe.
Chapter 5: Unblocking and Fixing a Toilet.
Chapter 6: Fixing a Dripping Tap.
Index.