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A man's home is his hassle. But thanks to timesaving, trouble-preventing strategies from these nationally recognized experts, now anyone can keep his or her palace in regal repair and have plenty of time left over for the fox hunts. This friendly book covers everything from plumbing to painting, with handy calendars to ensure nothing falls through the cracks -- including the cracks!

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In Home Maintenance For Dummies, readers will find out how to prevent costly repairs and safety hazards with handy calendars and checklists that will ensure nothing falls through the cracks -- including the cracks! Home Maintenance For Dummies covers everything from plumbing to painting with special tips on preparing for freezing winter conditions and sizzling summer days.

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Paperback: 408 pages
Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (March 27, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764552155
ISBN-13: 978-0764552151
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
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automatic pool cleaner, waterline tile, dryer duct, rinse with fresh water, stiff nylon brush, fireplace face, construction screws, flat pry bar, spark arrestor, swim season, liquid chlorine bleach, surface skimmer, sprinkler valves, strainer basket, basket strainer, water professional, pressure washer, concrete patch, energy envelope, patching compound, patch material, seam sealer, dip tube, window film, floor insulation

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Mother Nature, Interior Maintenance, Cleanser Scrub, Handy Dandy Cleaner, Books Worldwide, Cleaning Concrete, People-Friendly Oven Cleaner, The Home Maintenance Schedule

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Home Remodeling for Dummies by Morris Carey in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
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Clean Your House and Everything in It by E. Chapman in Front Matter
House Selling for Dummies by Eric Tyson in Front Matter
Home Buying For Dummies, 3rd edition by Eric Tyson in Front Matter

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145 of 147 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent source for "the rest of us", March 31, 2000

By	J. W. Elkhouri (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a GREAT book for first-time buyers or for people who never learned what should be done to your home to keep it in good shape.

The book is well organized and has two main sections, indoor maintenance and outdoor maintenance. The book also includes nice graphical guides for those of us (me!) that need more than your basic instructions. Another great feature of the book are montly to-do's, to keep you on track throughout the year.

However, by far, the best thing about the book is it has saved me money! There are things outlined in the book that I thought I would have to pay someone to do, but realized how simple they really were and was able to do them myself!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat helpful, yet still disappointing, October 20, 2003

By	Matthew Clark (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having purchased my first house last year, I thought this book would be great with dealing with the problems that arise when living in a house. I'm very disappointed with it though.

Some examples:
It has a whole section on plumbing fixtures, going in to detail about how to clean a faucet. But it doesn't mention a word about how to deal with a dripping faucet! I'd think this would be a pretty basic thing to add to a book... you can't expect that people buying this book would automatically know how to replace a washer.

It goes into detail about fireplaces and how to maintain a fireplace. Except it fails to mention gas fireplaces at all. As far as the book is concerned, they don't even exist. Am I supposed to clean it the same way as a normal fireplace? Do I have to worry about cleaning the chimney if its a vented fireplace? What yearly maintainance and safety precautions must I consider? Help me out a bit here people...

Yet the book seems to have plenty of time to go over landscape irrigation and swimming pool maintainance, which, although perhaps useful, seem to be more appropriate in one of their other books; e.g. "Landscaping for Dummies".

Overall, the book could be considered "a good start". But given what the book is lacking, I think most customers would be better off borrowing it from the library for free...

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5.0 out of 5 stars Home Maintenance for Dummies, August 22, 2000

By	M. Kelly (Manhattan Beach, CA USA) - See all my reviews

WOW! Who knew all the maintenance a house needs? The cleaning solution recipes are great, safe, and really do the best job. I have been slowly implementing a home maintenance program based solely on this book. It is easy to read and understand. Whether you are a novice or expert in taking care of your home and its appliances, you will learn alot from this book. It is not just about proper cleaning. It is about keeping your house and appliances looking their best and in working order for as long as possible. I give this book as a housewarming gift to all my friends who own a home.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Home Maintenance for dummies
This is a gift for my son who was just married and bought a house. I am sure he will learn a lot from this book!

Published 10 months ago by J. Schlichting

4.0 out of 5 stars 1st time home-owner
This book is useful resource for the first time homeowner. After living in my house for a year I started thinking... Read more

Published 13 months ago by Happygirl

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
I am creating a home library for my new house after living in a apartment for 32 years of my life. This book is a outstanding book for any rookie home owner.

Published 14 months ago by D. Smith

4.0 out of 5 stars really helpful
First, it arrived on time: Second, I just started working on the house, fixing petty electricity problems etc..It's relly helpful

Published 17 months ago by tt

5.0 out of 5 stars worked
This book has provided me with the knowledge that I needed to complete jobs around the house that I could not otherwise have been able to do. Read more

Published 19 months ago by D. Brock

2.0 out of 5 stars Generally, too general
This book tries to cover everything on home maintenance and ultimately fails to adequately explain in detail the things you might really use. Read more

Published on April 20, 2007 by Chip L

4.0 out of 5 stars This is a good overview of a home and it's systems
I purchased this book along with two other home maintenance and repair books because I am a new homeowner and would like to be on top of my game. Read more

Published on March 21, 2006 by A. Turner

5.0 out of 5 stars Back of the net!
Ideal for stupid people who are interested in home maintenance.

Published on January 3, 2006 by Antony Witheyman

4.0 out of 5 stars very good...
i'm looking forward to owning my first home after reading this. i'll be applying well over 50% of what i've read here.

Published on April 5, 2005 by beth

3.0 out of 5 stars I think I must be too dumb.
The authors assume way too much reader knowledge for this to be a true guide for dummies. Also, the For Dummies format does not allow for much illustration. Read more

Published on April 3, 2002

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