Customer Reviews

Big Book of Home How-To (Better Homes & Gardens)

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A superb book! (And a heavy one!) Tons of practical advice, very detailed and good illustrated. Highly recommended for the home owners (especially the new ones, like me) who are ready for do-it-yourself projects but don't know the how-to's.

A novice can take this book and follow the steps in it to complete repairs, remodeling, or upgrades. I originally borrowed it from the library and then decided I HAD to own it.

Do you follow instructions easily? Then this Do-It-All manual is for you. I was looking for some insight on fixing small things around the house, like replacing my ceiling fans and installing new cabinents. This book covers all that, plus more. Plus, there are in-depth reviews of the basic mechanics of nearly all parts of your home; plumbing, electricity, masonry...it teaches you step by step the basic carpentry skills you need to be sucessful in any project around the house. I highly recommend it. I'm a woman who has always been great with her hands...and just needed a guide. With this book, I'll be the Mr. Fix-It in our house. :)

This book has clear illustrations go to along with their directions for basic home improvement and repair needs. There is a large variety of information available in this book and has so far helped me with electric work and tile work. When it came time to call a professional, I felt better informed for the discussion of what I wanted for my house.

Bought this item as a gift for my BF after researching a lot of home improvement books and it was a winner. It has a lot of different projects than you would find in other home improvement books (IE the Reader's Digest books, as they just keep updating the original version and not adding much new info.) He has already used it to do a few household repairs and it was right on!

The book is great...easy to follow...tells you everything you need to know about anything regarding the home. My husband loved it!!!

The only thing that could make the Big Book of Home How-To (Better Homes & Gardens) would be a spiral binding....This is a easy to understand handyman book that should be on every homeowners book shelf. If you don't want to do the job yourself this tells you what to look for form workers you hire to do the work....
The Best

I bought these books for my new homeowners, I am a builder, and new buyers seem not to know how to do a thing, this book is fab!! No more excuses!

This was purchased as a gift but looking through the book, it seems it will be helpful for the new do-it-your-selfer.

I love this book, I learned so much out of it over the time I had it now and have jumped at projects that other way I propably would have never tackled.Great illustration on projects, teaching you about the tools you will need and such. I would highly recommend this book!!!