DIY For Dummies

Buch | Hardcover

432 Seiten

2010 | 2nd ed of UK ed
John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-470-97450-6 (ISBN)

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This hands-on guide will help you prepare for and manage simple home repairs and improvements. Jeff Howell (the Sunday Telegraph's DIY columnist) and a host of other experts guide you through the trials and tribulations of DIY, helping you to carry out a range of projects - from fixing a leaky tap to hanging wallpaper - safely, cheaply and with minimum disruption. The full-colour drawings illustrate the step-by-step techniques and the lay-flat binding is perfect for on-the-job DIY advice.
DIY For Dummies covers: PART I - Planning Your Home Improvement Projects Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Your DIY Adventures Chapter 2: Being Safe and Prepared Chapter 3: Working with (And within) a Budget PART II - Basic Home Maintenance and Improvement Chapter 1: Repairing Walls and Putting Up Shelves Chapter 2: Windows Don't Have to Be a Pane Chapter 3: Doors: An Open-and-Shut Case Chapter 4: Roofs and Walls Chapter 5: Dealing with Damp Chapter 6: Electrical Repairs and Replacements PART III - Painting and Wallpapering Chapter 1: Planning Your Painting Project Chapter 2: Preparing Surfaces for Painting Chapter 3: Painting, Finishing, and Cleaning Up Chapter 4: Choosing Wallpaper and Preparing Walls Chapter 5: Hanging Wallpaper PART V - Carpentry, Woodworking, and Flooring Chapter 1: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic Chapter 2: Drilling, Driving, Fastening, and Gluing Chapter 3: Understanding the Carpentry Process Chapter 4: Finishing Wood PART VI - Plumbing Chapter 1: The Plumbing System in Your Home Chapter 2: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Your Home Chapter 3: Plumbing Materials and Tools Chapter 4: Unblocking a Sink or Bath Drain Chapter 5: Unblocking and Fixing a Toilet Chapter 6: Fixing a Dripping Tap

Jeff Howell is a renowned home-improvement expert who has practised, taught and written on the subject for the past 30 years. He writes a regular column in the Sunday Telegraph and was the presenter of the Channel 4 series Don't Blame the Builder . Roy Barnhart , James Carey , Morris Carey , Gene Hamilton , Katie Hamilton , Donald R. Prestly and Jeff Strong are DIY experts and authors.

Introduction. Book I: Planning Your Home Improvement Projects. Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Your DIY Adventures. Chapter 2: Being Safe and Prepared. Chapter 3: Working with (And within) a Budget. Book II: Basic Home Maintenance and Improvement. Chapter 1: Repairing Walls and Putting Up Shelves. Chapter 2: Windows Don't Have to Be a Pane. Chapter 3: Doors: An Open-and-Shut Case. Chapter 4: Roofs and Walls. Chapter 5: Dealing with Damp. Chapter 6: Electrical Repairs and Replacements. Book III: Painting and Wallpapering. Chapter 1: Planning Your Painting Project. Chapter 2: Preparing Surfaces for Painting. Chapter 3: Painting, Finishing, and Cleaning Up. Chapter 4: Choosing Wallpaper and Preparing Walls. Chapter 5: Hanging Wallpaper. Book IV: Carpentry, Woodworking, and Flooring. Chapter 1: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic. Chapter 2: Drilling, Driving, Fastening, and Gluing. Chapter 3: Understanding the Carpentry Process. Chapter 4: Finishing Wood. Book V: Plumbing. Chapter 1: The Plumbing System in Your Home. Chapter 2: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Systems. Chapter 3: Plumbing Materials and Tools. Chapter 4: Unblocking a Sink or Bath Waste Pipe. Chapter 5: Unblocking and Fixing a Toilet. Chapter 6: Fixing a Dripping Tap. Index.

Zusatzinfo	col. Illustrations
Verlagsort	Chichester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	223 x 242 mm
Gewicht	1504 g
Einbandart	gebunden
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Heimwerken / Do it yourself
ISBN-10	0-470-97450-8 / 0470974508
ISBN-13	978-0-470-97450-6 / 9780470974506
Zustand	Neuware