Dare to Repair : A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home

Rating:
Summary: Great Book For Simple Home Repairs
Review: This book paid for itself the first week I had it! I'm a pretty handy person with tools, but some home repair jobs are intimidating for women (and men) who have never tried before. I gambled on this book right before I called a plumber, and I'm glad I did! With the diagrams and step-by-step process, explanations of parts and tools needed, anyone can do these repairs. Leaky faucet, no problem. Clogged water intake on the washing machine, fixed in a jiffy. Simple re-wiring project, done without danger! The authors don't talk down to the reader, but they explain the repairs in a way anyone can understand. A good reference book for any homeowner who needs a little encouragement to tackle new jobs.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book For Simple Home Repairs
Review: This book paid for itself the first week I had it! I'm a pretty handy person with tools, but some home repair jobs are intimidating for women (and men) who have never tried before. I gambled on this book right before I called a plumber, and I'm glad I did! With the diagrams and step-by-step process, explanations of parts and tools needed, anyone can do these repairs. Leaky faucet, no problem. Clogged water intake on the washing machine, fixed in a jiffy. Simple re-wiring project, done without danger! The authors don't talk down to the reader, but they explain the repairs in a way anyone can understand. A good reference book for any homeowner who needs a little encouragement to tackle new jobs.

Rating:
Summary: Dare to Repair by Sussman
Review: This work is an important reference for anyone attempting
to do basic home repair work. A strength of the presentation
is that the many diagrams are simple to read and interpret.
Practically every imaginable plumbing and electrical job
is described in sufficient detail to enable ease of
replication by the household novice. Today, most repairs
are costly. This work describes difficult repair jobs in
simple english with uncluttered diagrams of the basic steps.
I would purchase this book if your intent is to attempt
some simple to intermediate home repairs.