Insulate and Weatherize: For Energy Efficiency at Home
by Bruce Harley
In this complete do-it-yourself guide to home insulation and weather-proofing, engineer Bruce Harley offers solutions that will make your home more comfortable in all seasons: Energy Basics; Sealing Air Leaks; Attics; Ventilation Systems; Insulating a House; Windows; Heating Systems; Air Conditioning; Heating Hot Water; Renovations; Appliances and Lights; This book in the Build Like a Pro series takes a practical approach for the homeowner. Using the author's trouble-shooting advice, you will be...
Building Your Own Home for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Kevin Daum, Janice Brewster, and Peter Economy
This book helps you keep construction on track with helpful checklists. Turn your dream of a custom home into reality! Thinking about building your own home? This easy-to-follow guide shows you how to plan and build a beautiful home on any budget. From acquiring land to finding the best architect to overseeing the construction, you get lots of savvy tips on managing your new investment wisely - and staying sane during the process! You can discover how to: find the best homesite; navigate the pla...
Black & Decker The Book of Home How-To Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair (Black & Decker)
by Cool Springs Press
Following on from the "2-12 hp Engine Repair Manual", this book takes readers through maintenance and overhaul procedures for small engines of 13-20 hp, such as lawnmowers, snow blowers, garden tillers and small tractors. There are instructions on how to perform adjustments, tune-ups, removal and installation as well as trouble-shooting advice for some of the most popular manufacturers' small engines including Briggs and Stratton, Tanaka, Honda, MTD, Clinton, Yamaha, Kohler, Tecumseh, McCulloch...
Written by the carpenter and presenter Scott Cam, this is a troubleshooting book for everyday problems around the house for the unskilled DIY person, or "knucklehead". It is structured to follow the sequence of building a house: it starts with the carpentry - the first job involves the piers under the house and the last one involves the roof - and ends with electricity. Peppered with humorous anecdotes and illustrated with simple diagrams and photographs of Scott and his faithful dog Lizzie, thi...
The irrepressible handyman on the hit TV series Changing Rooms, Handy Andy demonstrates simple ways to improve your home. With over 30 imaginative and inexpensive projects, Andy gives practical solutions for every nook and cranny. Projects include stylish shelving, practical splashbacks, creative curtain rails, beautiful flooring, hidden cupboards, and clever coverings for fireplaces and radiators. Each project is accompanied by step-by-step illustrations, Andy's easy-to-follow instructions, and...
Prepare for future worst-case scenarios while learning to be self-sufficient every day. It's become clear that even in the twenty-first century our comfortable lives can be disrupted at a moment's notice by events far beyond our control. Whether these are global disasters like a pandemic or a continent-spanning war, or local catastrophes like wildfires, floods, power outages or even food-and-essentials supply issues, you need to know how to respond to a wide variety of emergencies. Written by...