Customer Reviews

The Family Handyman: Helpful Hints : Quick & Easy Solutions / Time-Saving Tips / Tricks of the Trade (Family Handyman)

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I'm on my fourth copy of this book. Mine tend to vanish like the morning dew juat as my neighbors begin their spring garage cleanup. . . My bro-in-law has one as well, but he insists that the fact that my name is written in indelible SHARPIE marker on the front is just a tribute to me and my helpful nature. . . This book has more helpful hints in introduction than most do in the first 5 chapters. And it just goes on and aon and on!

With actual real life applications for stuff you'll find lying around your garage (from old buckets to wire to old useless hose), this book is a true boon for anyone looking to clean up their act (and their garage) and make the time they have to spend on projects less of a fight to just keep the cords straight!

I highly recommend this book for anyone that knows they own at least 4 tape measures, but can't find one to save their lives!

Well worth the cost, and as well constructed as the book is, it will last a lifetime!

When it comes to home repairs, I am all thumbs. I've had leaky faucets and toilets for years. Patching drywall, fixing locks, and replacing glass in windows used to require a call for professional help. Until I bought this book. It contains easy to follow, step by step directions with terrific pictures. I've saved hundreds of dollars since purchasing it. Simply terrific!

I recieved my first Readers Digest Helpful Hints five years ago.

I was so impressed, I got copies for my two sons and son-in-law.

It is something I would not want to be without.

It really does have helpful hints found nowhere else.

I thank you for Readers Digest Helpful Hints.

Sam Mallett

If you're AT ALL inclined to do your own work around the house, books of this type pay for themselves several times over. Just one repair you read about in this book and do yourself will pay for the entire cost of the purchase. Excellent investment, even for the novice. Instructions are clear and easy to follow.

I absolutely love this book. It's the one you want to have on your bookshelf in case of emergency. For something that was published in 1995, I would like to point out that much of the information included in the book is currently being republished in glossy $10 Family Handyman special editions - the differences being that the new mags have a few up-to-date ideas, recurrent topics and far less helpful information is included compared to the scope of the book. I do love Family Handyman mags, but this book is like a "greatest hits"!

Well-illustrated book featuring more helpful ideas than I will ever get the chance to use. Everything from painting and woodworking tips to electrical and plumbing. No long and tedious articles, just plain, common-sense ideas that make you say, "Why didn't I think of this?" I will save hours and make fewer mistakes by making use of this information.

Very dated. 1994 was a loooong time ago. There are some good tips on how to make work around the house easier. If you are looking for a true "how to" book full of things you'll deal with while owning a house...this isn't it.

This is simply one of the best books full of hints and tricks of the trade fpr fixing and making things that I have ever had. The price on Amazon is very good. I have found acceptable conditions are like new condition and buy many books from Amazon.

My order arrived in very good time and in perfect shape. The book is just what we wanted for a gift.

This book was a Christmas gift for my father. He has a garage full of magazines and he has agreed that this one book has enough information in it that he can pass most of his "stash" to Good Will.