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| 1. |  | How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home from R.S. Means Company Price: $14.93 Customer Review:  I'm a 100% newbie, and the book is very helpful to me. I especially like the illustrations, simple and to the point. |
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| 2. |  | The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live from Taunton Price: $19.80 Customer Review:  "The paradox we confront is that our productivity has given us the wealth to acquire whatever we desire materially, but we are finding that material alone is an insufficient vision. The qualities we long for have everything to do with taking time, building for the long term, crafting, and paying... |
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| 3. |  | New Fix-It-Yourself Manual: How to Repair, Clean, and Maintain Anything and Everything In and Around Your Home from Reader's Digest Price: $22.05 Customer Review: This book is a "must have" for any homeowner even if you do not consider yourself handy. It covers nearly any issue that may arise and will even let you know the repair difficulty level before you begin. I received the first edition from my wife in 1980 and this edition upon release. This particular... |
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| 4. |  | Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House from Scribner Price: $14.57 Customer Review: I purchased 4 copies of the same title from four different suppliers. All 4 copies arrived promptly and as good or better than described. |
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| 5. |  | Black & Decker Complete Home Repair (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide) from Creative Publishing international Price: $16.47 Customer Review: I bought this as gift for a handy-not person, got it here and was very pleased with entire book. I, married to "mr. handyman" understood it fairly well.I actully wanted to keep it ,to savor in the knowledge that MABEY , I too could fix something!Its very heavy,It would behoove you to have it shipped... |
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| 6. |  | The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: With 350 Projects and 2300 Photos (Black & Decker) from Creative Publishing International Price: $23.07 Customer Review: Not only does this book have lots of useful, step-by-step instructions but it also has clear and detailed photos to help you along! Highly recommended! |
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| 7. |  | Clean House Clean Planet from Pocket Price: $10.17 Customer Review: this book is awesome! i wish everyone could read it and see for themselves how we create some of the migraines we have, allergies we go through etc. This book shows a great alternative for the nasty products out on the market today!!! |
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| 8. |  | Black & Decker Complete Guide to Wiring: Upgrade Your Main Service Panel - Discover the Latest Wiring Products - Complies with 2008 NEC (Black & Decker Complete Guide) from Creative Publishing international Price: $16.49 Customer Review: This is the latest update of Black and Decker's book on residential wiring. It covers many common projects and provides a good overview of residential wiring. I've referred to it often to install recessed lights, light switches and wall outlets, installing new ceiling boxes, and wiring fixtures. I... |
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| 9. |  | Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home from Taunton Price: $16.47 Customer Review: Sarah Susanka, an architect orginally based in Minnesota, has written an extremely valuable book about creating comfortable living space in a small house. Until the recent housing crisis (and yes, even despite it among the super-rich) residential housing in this country was guided by the principal... |
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| 10. |  | Green Housekeeping from Scribner Price: $11.68 Customer Review: Sandbeck provides a witty resource for cleaning any home. In addition to tips on what household items work on which stains, she provides compelling synopses of relevant research that supports "green" housekeeping. I found the study on wooden versus plastic cutting boards especially compelling, along... |
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| 11. |  | Insulate and Weatherize: Expert Advice from Start to Finish (Build Like A Pro) from Taunton Price: $13.57 Customer Review: As one who is only "half-handy", this book explains very clearly the how-to of insulating one's home. Although it speaks to those who are insulating while building, the rules apply to a previously built home as well. The book is a worthy addition to your handy skills library. |
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| 12. |  | Big Book of Home How-To (Better Homes & Gardens) from Better Homes and Gardens Customer Review: This book has clear illustrations go to along with their directions for basic home improvement and repair needs. There is a large variety of information available in this book and has so far helped me with electric work and tile work. When it came time to call a professional, I felt better informed... |
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| 13. |  | Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: with 350 Projects and 2000 Photos from Creative Publishing international Price: $23.10 Customer Review: I used to borrow the earlier editions of this guide from my local library and always hated to bring them back. It makes a great handy all-round reference guide for estimating the work, equipment and tools involved in a very wide variety of home projects. Articles are illustrated with good clear... |
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| 14. |  | Home Maintenance for Dummies from For Dummies Price: $14.95 Customer Review: 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! |
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| 15. |  | Dare to Repair: A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home from Collins Living Price: $10.92 Customer Review:  The book is helpful, but just when I think it's going to explain in further detail, they move on to the next problem. I was hoping for more detail. I guess it's a little too simplified for me. |
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| 16. |  | Mini Farming for Self Sufficiency from Brett L Markham Price: $20.65 Customer Review: Practical advice on how to create a self sustainable garden, and profit from it both nutritionally and financially. A must have for the self-suffiecient gardner. |
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| 17. |  | Building the Timber Frame House: The Revival of a Forgotten Art from Fireside Price: $14.28 Customer Review: This book was first written in 1980, though the philosophies presented between its covers are appropriate in these recent years of speculative energy prices and wobbling economic foundations. Timber frame house construction was "green" before that word was media-masticated and spit into popular... |
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| 18. |  | How to Fix Everything For Dummies from For Dummies Price: $13.59 Customer Review: I bought this as a reference to help out since I am a new homeowner. So far any minor problems I have encountered have been covered by the material in the book. I would recommend it to anyone as a useful guide to keep on hand. |
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| 19. |  | The Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs (Consumer Reports: You Need to Know) from Consumer Reports Price: $10.85 Customer Review: This is a great comprehensive guide. But if you're already energy conscious, there's not much new in this publication. For the general homeowner, it's definitely a must-have. Here are the most significant facts: new window replacements don't usually pay for themselves; CFL bulbs save a ton of energy... |
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| 20. |  | Home Improvement 1-2-3: Expert Advice from The Home Depot (Home Depot ... 1-2-3) from The Home Depot Customer Review: I do all of my own home improvements. I thought it would be great to keep a reference book on hand for those times I might need a refresher. This book is AWESOME. I highly recommend it to everyone. VERY easy to accomplish any task with this book at your side. This Blonde can do it and so can you! |
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