· Ultimate DIY resource shows readers everything they need to know about plumbing and electrical repairs, heating and cooling, roofing and siding, remodeling, and so much more · Offers plenty of direct DIY wisdom on how to make the most of a home · Includes more than 2,300 how-to photos and 800 drawings · New edition of this best-selling home improvement manual includes recent code updates and changes, plus information on USB outlets, AFCI/GFCI breakers, and tankless water heaters

The bestselling guide to home repair has now been revised and updated to include new instructions and illustrations that reflect current trends in home improvement and safety. Full color.

Put on your grubbies, get out your tools, and get ready to tackle home repairs and improvements with the goof-proof instructions in this guide that combines the best of nine For Dummies home improvement books in one comprehensive volume. Whether you’re an accomplished do-it-yourselfer or a novice, the easy-to-follow instructions, complete with photos and illustrations, will guide you through: Basic home maintenance and improvement projects from the foundation to the roof, including windows, doors, and electrical repairs and replacements Painting and wallpapering Bathroom and kitchen remodeling, including installing cabinets, countertops, fixtures, and appliances Carpentry, woodworking and flooring Plumbing, including unclogging fixtures and fixing leaky faucets Want to spruce up bedroom? Spiff up the kitchen? Shore up the porch? Build stairs? Replace creaky doors and drafty windows? Make the most of your space? Inside or out, major renovation or minor repair, the how-to is all right here. Think about it—if you do just one project yourself instead of calling a plumber, electrician, painter, handyman, or other service person, you’ve saved far more than the cost of this book! And you’ll have it on hand to guide you through the next project!

No home should be without this vital A-to-Z reference which features more than 800 "show me" color illustrations and step-by-step instructions for understanding, maintaining, and improving the home.

Home Improvement 1-2-3 is a workbench classic. The new edition—more than 600 projects, thousands of color photos, detailed illustrations, charts, and graphs, and a 90-minute DVD—offers 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 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.

There are hundreds of ways to increase the value of your home in just 10 minutes, from trimming the shrubs to painting the front door to replacing the mailbox. This book gives you inspiration for quick, budget-friendly home improvement strategies.

Committee Serial No. 90-64. Considers S.J. Res. 130, to authorize the FTC to conduct an investigation into unfair and fraudulent practices in the home improvement industry; and S. 3065, and similar S. 3066, to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide the FTC with the power to issue temporary injunctions and restraining orders.

Home Improvement Made Easy is an invaluable guide that will undoubtedly save homeowners time, money and stress. First, this guide includes more than 100 pages of home improvement information and tips to get started, plus more than 100 easy-to-use worksheets to help the homeowner document the home improvement project, such as contact information for everybody involved, sources and brands of all materials purchased, warranties, and much more. It also features graph paper and furniture templates to help the user visualize how furniture and appliances will fit in the rooms of his or her home. This book is also an invaluable tool for any home insurance claim, for filing taxes, or to show potential buyers the value of the home when owners decide to sell.

This book examines experiences of home improvement in the UK and Aotearoa New Zealand, providing valuable insight into the ways in which people make and maintain home in social, material and economic context. Drawing on in-depth interviews, examining both DIY projects and projects carried out by professional handymen, Rosie Cox explores how home improvement fits into wider social relationships and structures of inequality. Consideration is given to the importance of such work for gender and national identities, and how these identities are related to material contexts and the forms and fabric of homes. The book also highlights how home improvement can be a rewarding and valuable form of work, as well as an unrewarding and alienating endeavour. It will be of interest to scholars from a range of disciplines including anthropology, sociology and human geography.