When the pipes start banging, the ceiling leaks, or the doorbell won't ring, this exhaustive guide offers straightforward, detailed instructions to nearly every basic household fix-up.
Charlie Wing, an acknowledged authority on home building and remodeling, specializes in translating technical information into layman's terms. He founded the Shelter Institute, the nation's first owner-builder school. He has been the host and writer of a national PBS TV series about remodeling and is the author of 14 home-related books, including How Your House Works. He lives in West Bath, Maine.
