How to Cheat at Home Repair: Time-Slashing Fixes for Household Hassles and Breakdowns by Jeff Bredenberg

From the Publisher

Welcome to your one-stop, money-saving home repair guide!

Scratched furniture? Pest problems? Leaky faucet? Look no further for quick, easy home-repair help—this book is jam-packed with sneaky tips, clever techniques, and solutions that anyone can master with the most common tools and materials. Everything’s based on Jeff Bredenberg’s up-to-date research and consultation with the experts who do this for a living. Plus, he conveys his information with appealing attitude and humor, and lets you know when it’s time to call in the professionals. This is a must-have resource for every homeowner or apartment dweller who wants to do it right.

Topics covered include:

Tools

Furniture

Electricity

Plumbing

Walls, floors, doors, and windows

Appliances

Basements and attics

Home exteriors

Pest control

Home safety

Finding and working with the best repair people

Karen Ellis - Library Journal

Can you really "cheat at home repair"? Bredenberg, author of other books from Sterling's "How To Cheat" series (e.g., How To Cheat at Cleaning), gives eclectic advice, such as how to apply cooking spray on bird feeder poles to thwart raiding squirrels. While there are a lot of good fixes collected here, Readers Digest's Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual(2005) remains the go-to source on the topic.

Details from Seller

• ISBN: 1402756291
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing
• Pub. Date: April 2009
• Condition:

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