Richard Karn's Household Hints is filled with hundreds of tips, cautions, and reminders that are organized activity-by-activity for those with household crises, those wanting to upgrade their lifestyle, and even those few with the foresight to practice preventive maintenance. There are also sections on useful tools, yard and garden advice, safety information on home security, childproofing, seniorproofing, home detox, notes on sewing and darning, and strategies for cutting costs while shopping or when hiring a contractor. This advice is delivered in the no-nonsense, to-the-point, funny, and always compassionate voice of a man who has tried his best, as a celebrity and as a guy, to make the world a better place.Karn, with veteran co-author George Mair, has also given us a great read. You'll pick up this book to find the answer to a particular problem (a detailed index will get you there with lightning speed) and have a hard time putting it down. Maybe the roof is leaking, maybe the chimney is clogged, maybe there are vermin in the walls or a monster bill has just arrived for a repair that is already coming undone. At such times, you need a soothing presence, and Richard Karn reminds you that you are not alone.
- ISBN10 1580632238
- ISBN13 9781580632232
- Publish Date 13 August 1957
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 15 August 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 448
- Language English