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Summary: All aspects of the home are covered
Review: Home Book: The Ultimate Guide To Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance can be consider the definitive, 608-page, "how to" reference and instructional guide for anyone seeking to remodel, renovate, repair, or maintain any aspect of their residence. It's "user friendly" format offers more than 300 step-by-step projects with clear text being enhanced for the reader with 3,300 photographs and illustrations. All aspects of the home are covered including common repairs; wiring and electricity; plumbing; floors and stairs; walls and ceilings; basements and attics; yards and gardens; decks and porches; exterior structures, masonry, framing and carpentry, minor and major improvements, and more. Home Book is an invaluable, enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal or community library do-it-yourself collection.
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Summary: Short on details
Review: I regretably returned this book since it did not describe how home improvements should be done but instead it just describes what needs to be done. The book read more like an encylopedia than a "do-it-yourself" manual - lots of information but not very helpful. I much prefer Standley's home repair manual which describes, for instance, how to caulk or different techniques for sanding.
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Summary: Short on details
Review: I regretably returned this book since it did not describe how home improvements should be done but instead it just describes what needs to be done. The book read more like an encylopedia than a "do-it-yourself" manual - lots of information but not very helpful. I much prefer Standley's home repair manual which describes, for instance, how to caulk or different techniques for sanding.
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Summary: Not so helpful
Review: I was dissapointed with this book. It had great pictures and information about home repair but many of the subjects did not give any tips on how to do the repairs. For example tuck pointing bricks: The book showed examples of when it needed to be done but there was not one tip on how to do it.
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Summary: Not so helpful
Review: I was dissapointed with this book. It had great pictures and information about home repair but many of the subjects did not give any tips on how to do the repairs. For example tuck pointing bricks: The book showed examples of when it needed to be done but there was not one tip on how to do it.
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Summary: A very extensive book, but it does lack depth
Review: This book covers more topics than I have ever seen any one book cover. Unfortunately you can't cover all the areas and go in depth on the topics. If you are learning to be a contractor or getting into the "handyman" field then this would be a great start up book. I hesitate to recommend this book to the average person because I just don't see any great use that this book will serve, other than taking up space on a shelf. There are very handy things in this book that will help you out if you get into a jam. the best portion is about how to go about remodeling or hiring somebody, that kind of information is so valuable you can't be without it. i have never seen a book that covers so many basics as this one. If you are making projects or doing repairs this book can be very helpful, but there are better ones out there. As far as basic repairs, improvements and maintenance goes, this book is great and will serve you well. If you are doing anything in depth, get another book and use this as a supplement.
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Summary: ultimate book on home improvement
Review: This is the perfect book for the do-it-yourselfer. This book easily paid for itself on the first project that I used it for. Detailed instructions on every kind of project. This is a must have book for the home handyman.
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