The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair : 2000 Color How-To Photos

Filled with over 2000 color photographs, The Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair is unrivaled among home repair books. This refreshing and accessible guide offers more than 500 pages of the most reliable, up-to-date information available on exterior and interior do-it-yourself home repairs, including a complete section on heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). Top-quality color photography, detailed tools and materials lists, hundreds of helpful tips, and modern, time-saving techniques put The Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair in a class by itself. This remarkable book is, quite simply, brighter, more exciting, and more helpful than any comparable book on the market. Highlights: **Presents over 2000 clear, color photographs for quality that is unparalleled in the how-to publishing industry. Competing titles use primarily illustrations and line drawings. **Includes over 300 of the most important home repair projects you're likely to face. **Provides complete tools and 7 materials lists for all projects. **Features troubleshooting charts that let you pinpoint the cause of common problems and their solutions. **Includes maintenance checklists for seasonal and annual inspections. **Includes extensive techniques and safety sections with valuable advice from home repair contractors and safety experts. **Uses a convenient, self-referencing format with numbered steps and detailed, labeled photographs that guide readers first to the general topic, then through the detailed steps of each specific project. **Contains projects that have been carefully researched and checked by home improvement professionals. **Demonstrates top-quality, affordable tools and materials recommended by home repair experts.