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The most complete home improvement manual on the market, this newly updated edition of Ultimate Guide to Home Repair and Improvement offers thousands of photos, 800 drawings, and understandable, practical text. Readers will find essential instruction on plumbing and electrical repairs, heating and cooling, roofing and siding, cabinets and countertops, and more. Information is also provided on tools, materials, and basic skills, plus 325 step-by-step...
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¡Pisos nuevos en sólo un fin de semana! Si duda alguna, instalar los nuevos productos para las cubiertas de los pisos es hoy en día una de las labores más fáciles de realizar para quienes se encaminan es esta clase de proyectos. Además quedará impresionado de cómo los nuevos pisos cambian el aspecto de la vivienda. Sin importar si instala tiras de maderos laminados, pisos de cerámica, alfombra, u otro material de las muchas opciones existentes...
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From basic storage sheds to playhouses, gazebos, and workshops, there's a growing trend toward standalone spaces as attractive alternatives to home additions. Build the outdoor structure of your dreams by doing all or part of the work yourself. This essential do-it-yourself guide will help you make your dreams a reality. All of the techniques and tips you'll need are inside. Build Your Own Shed & Outdoor Projects Manual graphically demonstrates the...
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Al igual que la 4a versión actualizada en el idioma Inglés, y con más de 600,000 copias vendidas en su versión original (The Complete Guide to Plumbing), está ahora disponible la primera versión en el idioma Español. ¿Por qué las emergencias de plomería suelen ocurrir en medio de la noche o en los fines de semana? Si se niega a pagar grandes sumas de dinero a un plomero para que sólo reemplace un empaque o apriete una tuerca, entonces La...
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Nothing says quality and luxury like a custom built-in storage unit, and no project offers greater satisfaction and cost savings than a DIY built-in project. This detailed DIY book gives complete illustrated instructions for dozens of must-have built-in projects, including window seats, home theater units, buffed cabinets, and bathroom storage units.
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This volume shows DIY homeowners the tips and techniques pros use to get beautiful precision when installing crown moldings, chair rails, paneling, and window & door millwork. It's a book for the serious DIYer looking to elevate his or her handiwork from the realm of basic competence to fine craftwork.
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El libro sobre instalaciones eléctricas # 1 en superventas en su versión original en Inglés (The Complete Guide to Wiring), está ahora disponible en su primera edición en el idioma Español. Al igual que la 4a versión actualizada en Inglés, la primera versión en Español de Black & Decker La guía completa sobre instalaciones eléctricas, cumple con los más recientes códigos establecidos por el National Electric Code 2008 -2011 (NEC / Código...
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No projects offer more aesthetic or financial satisfaction than DIY masonry and stonework projects. Homeowners can routinely save thousands of dollars in labor costs by buying and installing materials that are now readily available for routine purchase. This book includes traditional techniques for laying concrete adapted to the special needs of ordinary homeowners, but also features cutting edge materials and techniques, such as tumbled concrete...
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See how easy it is to build your own backyard oasis. Outdoor carpentry projects using cedar, redwood, and pressure-treated pine are perfect for Do-It-Yourselfers of all skill levels, since the materials are easy to work with, and the results are rewarding. Enjoy outdoor furnishings you can create yourself. Items made with quality materials last much longer and cost less, in the long run, than off-the-shelf items. With classic swings for kids and adults,...
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Hanging and finishing drywall is quite possibly the one job that do-it-yourselfers dislike the most. It's messy, it's tedious and even small imperfections appear glaring when the walls and ceilings are painted.Working withDrywallgives a fresh perspective on this maligned but essential task. It goes beyond the basics of installing drywall to reveal all the secrets any homeowner needs to know to transform "rocking and mudding" from a chore into a true...
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Learn how to do all of your own home repairs with this comprehensive, visual guidebook! When something breaks in your house, finding and hiring an expensive repairman shouldn't be the only option for homeowners. Next time your faucet springs a leak or that bedroom doorknob punches a hole in your drywall, fix it yourself with help from The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: a one-volume encyclopedia of do-it-yourself fixes that will save you money,...
13) Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Bathrooms: Design * Update * Remodel * Improve * Do It Yourself
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From inspiration to design advice with crystal-clear how-to instructions, BLACK + DECKER Complete Guide to Bathrooms is the only book you need to achieve the bathroom of your dreams.
This brand-new edition of a perennial bestseller from the BLACK + DECKER Complete Guide series is just the book you need if you want to improve, update, or remodel your bathroom. From a simple freshening of the decor to a down-to-the-studs remodel, all of the information...
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A step-by-step guide that gives any gardener all the information needed to make garden furnishings that are both simple and beautiful. This book includes 50 complete plans for trellises, raised beds, planters, window boxes, and just about any imaginable project you can make to train and display plants in your garden and around your home. Featured projects are created using a host of easily found materials, including wood, metal, hypertufa, upcycled...
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Finishing & Refinishing Wood offers inspiration and straight-to-the point instruction on how to salvage mistreated wood surfaces and turn them once again into things of beauty. Readers will learn how to effectively use new, environmentally safe strippers to remove old paints and varnishes, how to patch and repair damaged surfaces, and how to apply stains and achieve glass-smooth new finishes with no fuss. This book features the latest tools, including...
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Boasting 560 pages of hardworking, how-to instructions and photos, this is quite possibly the only home remodeling you, or any homeowner, will ever need! From basements to attics and everywhere in between, BLACK+DECKER The Book of Home Improvement shows you exactly how to do more than 100 of the most popular improvement projects. Whether your ambition is as big as remodeling the kitchen down-to-the-studs, or as modest as changing a bathroom faucet,...
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Contained within this antique book is a fascinating analysis of Tudor Gothic Furniture. A book that will be of considerable value to those with an interest in historical furniture, this text comes complete with a plethora of exquisite illustrations and fascinating information - one not to be missed by the discerning enthusiast. The chapters of this book include: Tudor Gothic Period, Evolution of the Chest, The Panelled System of Construction, Origin...
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As part of our comprehensive HomeSkills DIY series, HomeSkills: Carpentry teaches you the essential skill of woodworking. At the core of every true handyperson is the ability to work with wood. In the home, the garage, or the backyard, the skill of carpentry will prove useful time and time again-it is the ultimate foundational craft of the do-it-yourselfer. With HomeSkills: Carpentry, we invite you to embark on building your DIY skillset by teaching...
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