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Arrived sooner than promised, in perfect "new" condition, exactly as advertised. Great purchace and great service.
A great book for the new homeowner. It gives you all the basics you need to know in order to make those little repairs or remodel projects that seem to pop up around the home.
This newly updated version is an absolute blessing. My only wish is that RD had included some project plans like they had in the first edition. This book will more than pay for itself.and save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars in labor and materials costs. I received the first edition of this book as a gift back in 1975 and I have been attached to it ever since. Great illustrations, easy-to-read-and-follow instructions and well organized. I built a beautiful floating platform bed from the plans in that book. I reach for this book any time I am about to tackle to new do-it-yourself project.
I've had this book since 1991 and it is still the BEST in its class. It's simple to read, yet each new section give lots of details and great illustrations. I own and have read many other "do-it-yourself" manuals on home improvment and thia one is hands down the best.
I had a lot of lightbulb moments reading this book. I was intimidated with a lot of the work needed to be done on my new home, but this book made it all seem possible. This is an excellent book for the novice do-it-yourselfer. It was clear what things I could tackle myself, and what things are best left to a pro. One note - be sure to pick up the new edition, which I hear is much improved (hard to believe)-it just came out feb 05 and is not the first one amazon brings up - the new edition is actually cheaper as I write this. I particularly liked the section on fasteners - it was something I didn't understand, although I thought I should., and it gave a detailed description of what to use where, and why.
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