Featuring more than two thousand full-color instructions, a comprehensive manual from the experts at Home Depot offers guidance on all aspects of home remodeling, decorating, and repair, outlining clear, step-by-step instructions for do-it-yourself projects. 200,000 first printing.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Home Improvement Book,
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This review is from: Home Improvement 1-2-3: Expert Advice from the Home Depot (Hardcover)
This is an excellent home improvement book that any person should have if they are thinking of doing home improvements. The skill gauge tells you what level of skills you should have before starting a project so you don't get in over you head. There are safety alerts, trip savers (great for people like me who usually make about 3 or 4 trips to the store for one project) and it even tells you how long you can expect to work on a project depending on your skill set. This book is a must for anyone who does or wants to do home improvements.
24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
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A good book for determining if you should tackle a chore,
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This review is from: Home Improvement 1-2-3: Expert Advice from the Home Depot (Hardcover)
"Home Improvement 1-2-3" covers the basic improvement and repair tasks you'd expect. Where it excels is by providing an estimate of how long and what kind of skills would be required for a particular task, any special tools, and whether or not you will need a second hand. For example, if your toilet leaks at the base, there's a bit of disassembly you'll need to do. Most toilets are pretty heavy and you might want help in taking it off the floor and later holding it while you align the floor bolts. Unless you're paying attention, you'll tend to underestimate the amount of time and effort for a task. For example, the guide lists "installing a standard light switch" as a 15-30 minute item. This doesn't include installing the box (1-2 hours), plus the various tools you'll need (fish tape, optional conduit, wire, etc.). The book should be viewed as a rough guide for a particular task. You have to make an honest assessment on your skills for these things. In some cases, it will save you grief suppressing your ego and consulting a professioanl.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A MUST HAVE for any home owner!!,
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This review is from: Home Improvement 1-2-3: Expert Advice from the Home Depot (Hardcover)
Generally when I used think about home improvements I thought about calling somebody (experienced or not) to help me with it. To be honest, until just after I bought this book (2+ years ago) I didn't think I had the inate skills needed to do something as alien to modern men as replacing a toilet seat, much less replacing the whole toilet and installing a dish washer the same day!! This book, aside from not being very good at helping you lift heavy things, is all the help you will need to complete hundreds of different improvement projects around your house.The skill gauge is very acurate in it's time estimates and tells you what level of skills you should have before starting a project - This is helpful if only so you can put your plumber on call. With all the information on tools, their usage, and the type, amount and quality of materials you will need this book could make Homer Simpson look like Bob Villa. . . Well, maybe more like Tim Allen, but you get the point. I highly recommend this book and the Home Depot "Outdoor Projects" book as well!! Truly money well spent!
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