Home Improvement and Home Repair Books 

We have a great selection of How To books which guide you step by step to complete your home improvement or repair project. Just click on the book or book title to order or to get more information about the book.

Here is the book that will set a new standard for do-it-yourself in the 1990s--replacing the classic bestseller that started America's Do-It-Yourself revolution two decades ago. New tools, materials, techniques, standards, and energy-saving tips have necessitated this completely redone reference. 4,000 illustrations, 3,000 in full color.

Featuring more than two thousand full-color instructions, a comprehensive manual from the experts at Home Depot offers guidance on all aspects of home remodeling, decorating, and repair, outlining clear, step-by-step instructions for do-it-yourself projects. 200,000 first printing. The combined expertise of Home Depot--the nation's #1 home center retailer--and Better Homes and Gardens Books makes this a one-of-a-kind home improvement book. Chapters cover all aspects of home remodeling, decorating and repair, with an emphasis on time-saving, do-it-yourself methods. Features more than 2,000 color illustrations & 75 color photos.

This is a joint project between the editors of Better Homes & Gardens and the Home Depot, and much like their earlier collaboration, Home Improvement 1-2-3, they cover a lot of ground in this big, detailed book. Clear, step-by-step instructions and diagrams for just about any outdoor project one can imagine--from deck building and maintenance to building a retaining wall to making outdoor furniture to installing an outdoor faucet or constructing a customized fountain--it's in here. A very useful series of features throughout the book helps guide the homeowner: "Skill Scale" assesses the skill level needed for individual projects; "Trip Saver" helps save time and money, eliminating numerous trips to the store; "Safety Alert" warns of potential dangers on given projects; "Oops!" describes common errors and boo-boos and helps find solutions; "Designer's Corner" helps the reader with design and style choices. Overall, as a comprehensive and nitty-gritty guide to all of the most common outdoor projects, this is a perfect book for the novice, but will have information and shortcuts for the experienced homeowner and do-it-yourselfer, too

Now you can work like a pro--and accomplish all your maintenance, repair, and decorating projects more easily, at less cost, and with better results than ever before. 1001 DO-IT-YOURSELF HINTS & TIPS takes you through every task you'll ever face as a homeowner, presenting handy hints and savvy shortcuts gathered from a host of experts and tested by people in their own homes, yards, and workshops. "1001 Do-It-Yourself Hints & Tips" shows how to tackle household jobs with simple, non-technical instructions and step-by-step photo sequences. 1,500 color photos. How to tackle every job around the house--and get expert results by using the tricks and techniques the experts actually use.

Following the success of the first two Time-Life home repair books which focused exclusively on quick fix-it jobs, here is a practical guide to more extensive home repair, renovation, and enhancement. With special sections on safety, the proper use of tools, and hiring contractors, this book is an absolute must for the do-it-yourselfer who wants to do it right. Index. Two-color illustrations throughout

A do-it-yourselfer's dream--2,000 full-color, step-by-step illustrations and the authoritative advice of Stanley experts, introduced by Dean Johnson, host of PBS's "Hometime" program. The book includes $65 worth of consumer coupons. LG and Doubleday Alternate. The ultimate home-improvement guide features instructions on how to do thousands of maintenance tasks, renovations, and repairs, as well as two thousand four-color, easy-to-follow diagrams

The collective wisdom of Better Homes and Gardens is packed into the largest and most extensive home improvement reference guide on the market. With 3,000 full-color illustrations, step-by-step instructions for common repairs and improvements, special sidebars, and expertly informed attention to detail, this is the only home reference guide every homeowner needs.

In more than 3,000 instructional photos, illustrations, charts and diagrams, the New Fix-it-Yourself Manual shows you how to troubleshoot faulty appliances, repair them, and put them back together so they work as good as new. It gives you the same essential information on furniture and other household items as well, providing homeowners with precisely the time- and money-saver they need. 1,030 full-color photos.

Quick and easy solutions and timesaving tips impart the basics of getting jobs done; from painting and household repairs to landscaping and mending fences. The A-Z format allows for quick and easy access to the step-by-step repair hints. For do-it-yourself know-how, people turn to Reader's Digest for the tools and techniques to help them through big or small projects. This book presents the fastest, easiest and least expensive ways to get things done around the house, with more than 2,000 tips and techniques, all tested by pros. Over 1,000 color illustrations.

Problem-solving from A to Z in this lavishly illustrated, step-by-step sourcebook featuring advice on attics, zoning regulations, and everything in between!

Other Great Titles To Choose From:

1. Built from Scratch : How a Couple of Regular Guys Grew the Home Depot from Nothing to $30 Billion

2. The Pool Maintenance Manual

3. The Virgin Homeowner : The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your First Home

 4. Home Improvement for Dummies (For Dummies)

5. The Woman's Fix-It Book : Incredibly Simple Weekend Projects and Everyday Home Repair

6. The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing : A Comprehensive Manual, from Basic Repairs to Advanced Projects

7. The Furniture Guys Book

8. The Complete Book of Locks & Locksmithing

9. Home Repair & Remodel Cost Guide 1998

10. The Home Owner's Journal : What I Did and When I Did It

11. Renovating Woman : A Guide to Home Repair, Maintenance and Real Men

12. On Time and on Budget : A Home Renovation Survival Guide

13. Outwitting Critters : A Surefire Manual for Confronting Devious Animals and Winning

14. Clean House, Clean Planet : Manual to Free Your Home of 14 Common Hazard Household Products

15. Home Safe Home : Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Harmful Household Products in the Home

16. The Complete Book of Old House Repair & Renovation

17. The Home Owners Diary, What Was Done, Who Did It & When

18. Working Windows : A Guide to the Repair and Restoration of Wood Windows

19. About Your House

20. 500 Terrific Ideas for Home Maintenance and Repair

21. Fireplaces and Wood Stoves

22. The New York Times Home Repair Almanac : A Season-By-Season Guide for Maintaining Your Home

23. 1999 National Repair & Remodeling Estimator (National Repair and Remolding Estimator)

24. More One-Story Homes : 475 Superb Plans from 800 to 5,000 Square Feet

25. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Home Repair (Complete Idiot's Guides)

26. Roof Framer's Bible : The Complete Pocket Reference to Roof Framing

27. The Walls Around Us : The Thinking Person's Guide to How a House Works

28. Period Details : A Sourcebook for House Restoration

29. Yankee Magazine's Make It Last : Over 1,000 Ingenious Ways to Extend the Life of Everything You Own

30. Interior Home Improvement Costs : The Practical Pricing Guide for Homeowners & Contractors

31. Around the House : Reflections on Life Under a Roof

32. 50 Simple Ways to Save Your House

33. The Woman's Hands-On Home Repair Guide

34. Exterior Home Improvement Costs : The Practical Pricing Guide for Homeowners & Contractors

35. Householder's Survival Manual

36. The Gadget Guru's Make-It-Easy Guide to Home Repair

37. Roofs and Siding (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series))

38. Caring for Your Old House : A Guide for Owners and Residents (Respectful Rehabilitation)

39. Handyma'Am : Home Improvement, Decorating, & Maintenance Tips & Projects for You and Your Family

40. Walls and Ceilings (Home Repair and Improvement)

41. The Modern Woman's Guide to Home Repair

42. Roof & Siding Essentials (Black & Decker Quick Steps)

43. Preservation Yellow Pages : The Complete Information Source for Homeowners, Communities, and Professionals (1997)

44. Creating a Beautiful Home

45. How a House Works (Reader's Digest/the Family Handyman)

46. Step-By-Step Masonry & Concrete

47. Home Inspection Handbook

48. Popular Mechanics Home How-To

49. The Powers of Preservation : New Life for Urban Historic Places

50. Roofing (Quick Guide)

51. How to Fix Damn Near Everything

52. How Things Work in Your Home : And What to Do When They Dont

53. Reader's Digest Book of Skills & Tools

54. Home Improvements Manual

55. Professional Locksmithing Techniques

56. The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling : The Only Guide to Choosing the Right Materials and Systems for Every Part of Your Home

57. The Big Book of Small Household Repairs : Your Goof-Proof Guide to Fixing over 200 Annoying Breakdowns

58. Home Magazine's How Your House Works

59. Planning Your Addition

60. Insulating and Weatherproofing (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series))

61. Do It Yourself : Home Improvement in 20Th-Century America

62. Cabins and Cottages (Home Repair and Improvement)

63. The Home Workshop (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series))

64. If I'd Only Listened to My Mom, I'd Know How to Do This : Hundreds of Households Remedies

65. The Home Inspection Troubleshooter

66. Windows and Doors (Home Repair and Improvement)