"Clear, step-by-step instructions with full-color photography show how to accomplish the most common home repair, maintenance and improvement tasks. A complete homeowners manual for jobs that cover every part of the home, including electrical, plumbing, flooring, walls, windows and doors, kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, garages, basements, and exteriors"--

This book features organizing ideas for the Kitchen Bathroom Clothing and linen closets Bedroom Entryways, mudroom and laundry area Home office Children's spaces Pets and their gear Attics, basements, and garages Ideas for small homes and apartments How to organize your organiaing: creating a year-round schedule

More and more men are finding themselves in sole charge of their households, with little experience and no training. This manual of household management is for them.Based on his personal experience, the author explains domestic tasks in terms that are meaningful to men. He distinguishes the necessary from the discretionary. Best of all, he shows how a household may be efficiently managed with the least possible effort and expense.HM4MEN is meant to...

It was only when Gundy started to do public speaking that he realized most sellers and buyers knew very little about property transactions. When he spoke to the Taranaki Property Investors Association, despite the fact they had previously had national profile speakers, they agreed he was the best they had engaged. They said he was a consummate public speaker who spoke with great enthusiasm and had the gift of being able to energise and carry the audience...

The BLACK+DECKER Codes for Homeowners 4th Edition is a DIY-friendly guidebook to building codes that shows you just the information you need for the codes that actually impact today's homeowners. Get those home projects you've been putting off done-and up to code. All of the most common standards are addressed in this new edition of BLACK+DECKER Codes for Homeowners, including plumbing, electrical, mechanical, and construction. This guidebook goes...

This book features: Sizing up the problem Tools & how to use them Painting Fixing scratches, squeaks, scrapes, & chips Repairing leaks & clogs Electrical repairs you can do What to do about mold, mildew, moss & dry rot Pets & pests Yard work Energy efficiency Creating a year-round home-maintenance schedule

Step by step beginners guide to planning social events big or small.

This book features: Furniture & Fabrics Wall & Window Coverings Floors & Countertops Bed & Bath Lighting Babies & Children Pets Outdoor Living Finishing Touches

The Cottage Rules sets out no-nonsense, easy-to-use guidelines for cottage owners who share ownership with others. It deals with everything from succession to laundry. The rules work to prevent conflicts, so that your relationship with your partners can be either as close or as distant as you desire. This book shows cottage owners how to manage their cottage like a business, which in turn prevents disputes and frees their time and energy so they can...

Successful Timber Floors is a guide to all aspects of solid timber flooring. If you have an interest in the practical floor choice then this is a must read. No other publication covers this subject so clearly or from such a practical viewpoint. It covers every step of the way from understanding timber floor types, factors in choosing timber floors and more. Technical terms are made easy to understand. The installation process in both direct fix flooring...