Providing everything one needs to know about home maintenance, repair, and improvement, from changing a fuse to putting up a wall, from fixing a dripping faucet to replacing a bathroom. Features step-by-step spreads that lead you through a huge range of DIY tasks; annotated overviews of house construction and systems; safety issues; and special Problem Solver spreads for easy-to-access, quick-fix solutions to common, one-off repair and maintenance...

A comprehensive source for home buyers, covering the ins and outs of buying, selling, and renovating a house, with hundreds of full-color photos throughout. Jonathan and Drew Scott, known as The Property Brothers, cover numerous topics including the hidden costs of moving, savvy negotiating tactics, and determining your home must-haves. Other handy features include a calendar of key dates for finding the best deals on home products and a cheat sheet...

With 325 step-by-step projects covered in 3,400 color photos and illustrations, this home repair and improvement guide will surely save you money. Complete with a remodeling guide and comprehensive wiring and plumbing sections that have been reivewed by over 20 industry experts.

Chip and Joanna Gaines, the stars of the TV show Fixer Upper, describe their lives and renovation projects and the origins of the show.

This book does not repeat basic information that is readily available in many standard DIY books about carpentry, wiring, and plumbing. Rather, it shows how to adapt those DIY skills to the specialized needs of a historic house. Although there are other books about renovating old houses, this is the first that prioritizes the identification and preservation of the historic, character-defining features of a house as a starting point in the process....