From the authors of Reader's Digest 101 Do-It-Yourself Projects, the perfect guide for the homeowner who has no mechanical knowledge or ability--but would love to save money on repairs and improvements. Illustrated.

Explains how to fix common problems with the roofing, siding, windows, doors, floors, walls, plumbing, heating, appliances, and electrical system of a house.

Popular Mechanics knows: there are two types of people in the world--those able to fix whatever goes bust, and those who beg the first group for help when something goes wrong.

This book will come in handy to avoid panic and home repair disasters because a good reference guide is just what you need when there's a geyser in your living room.

128 pages of quick and easy fixes for your home that even the do-it-yourself novice can tackle.

Plenty of photographs and step-by-step instructions highlight this basic guide to repairing appliances.

Providing quick-fix techniques for tackling the most common DIY home improvement problems, this handy book features step-by-step sequences, combining annotated images and clear instructions.

Chapter by chapter, the book deals with everything you might consider doing yourself, including exterior and interior repairs, plumbing and electrical alterations, decorating and those vital finishing touches such as putting up shelves and ...

The depths of this guide go beyond the typical, venturing into areas such as handling noisy repairs congenially, childproofing in flash situations, and addressing the menacing intrusions of unwelcome pests.