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New Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual Hardcover – September 1, 1991

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A quick reference guide to do-it-yourself home improvement projects teaches readers how to cope with emergencies and includes information on financing home improvements, working with contractors, obtaining permits, and more
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    528 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Readers Digest
  4. Publication date
    September 1, 1991
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    1 x 1.25 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780895773784
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    978-0895773784
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This complete revamping of what is perhaps the champion of do-it-yourself guides, surveying almost everything under your roof and some of what lies beyond, has managed to retain all of its classic virtues without adding unnecessary pages. Rewritten, redesigned and newly illustrated, the upgraded edition also includes more color, improving the legibility of its explanatory drawings. New materials, techniques and tools are examined and explained with Reader's Digest 's customary clarity and thoroughness. For example, a chapter on electricity discusses track lighting, ceiling fans and telephones; the consumer who wonders what's going on inside his phone can see exactly what it looks like and consider how to deal with minor adjustments and repairs. The volume is also geared to the new breed of homeowners who admit to some degree of manual incompetence. They can learn how to deal with professionals without feeling intimidated and how to untangle the proper codes and regulations for major work. $400,000 ad/promo.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This profusely color-illustrated volume is an excellent update to the popular Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual (Reader's Digest Assn., dist. by Random, 1973). The book's intended audience is the occasional do-it-yourselfer with basic to intermediate skills. The coverage is comprehensive, though not overly detailed. Each chapter profiles a particular component of "doing it yourself," and discusses emergency repairs, various tools, fasteners, and building materials before moving into procedures on "how to use." User safety and environmental protection are stressed throughout. The format of the book lends itself to exploration. This update is recommended for public and academic libraries owning the original and desiring a worthy successor, or for those with interest in the area.
- Alex Hartmann, Bloomsburg Univ. Lib., Pa.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0895773783
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Readers Digest; Reissue, Subsequent edition (September 1, 1991)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780895773784
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0895773784
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.65 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1 x 1.25 x 8.5 inches
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Cindy
5.0 out of 5 stars Bought as a gift for wedding.
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2023
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My parents bought this book for my husband and me when we got married. Over the years we have used it numerous times. Very helpful for repairs and home improvement. So I bought one for my niece for her marriage.
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Eusebius
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE book for any homeowner
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014
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This book has been a lifesaver and money saver for me. It covers just about everything I need to know to maintain and do repairs in my house and it’s saved me a LOT of grief! The basics go from the simple use of hand tools and power tools and the equipment you’ll need to do all the things you’ll eventually need to do in a house. The basic explanations cover everything from ‘The Nature of Wood’ to ‘Steam Heating Systems.’ It’s a marvelous compendium of a LOT of information in a plain, understandable format.

Using this manual, I have been able to repair a ceiling, install drywall, repair a cement walkway and stairs, install a new window, and fix a tile floor. My only investments were time and some materials from a local big-box home store. I can’t calculate what these would have cost me if I had to hire a handyman to come in and do these things for me.

The other great thing about this book is that it’s also a reference manual! It has clear explanations of all the different systems you actually have in a house – plumbing, electrical, masonry, exteriors, interiors, and on and on. The book is loaded with excellent explanatory illustrations that are so clear and detailed that you almost don’t need to read the text in many cases.

Even if you need to know something simple as how to replace a faucet washer or something as big as installing a zero-clearance fireplace, this is the book you will need!
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Omnivor
5.0 out of 5 stars Who you gonna call?
Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2017
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Reader's Digest? Home Repair? Gee whiz, who would of thought? Very visual and easy to understand...and relevant and useful for a new home owner. No, I'm not a new home owner but then my copy is so abused from using in the dark of night when the hot water heater started leaking, it's probably going to get me in reported to the book police. But hey, it's a 1975 copy. And no, it won't tell you how to build the solar hot tub you've always wanted but it will get the furnace back on line in the middle of a work night in San Jose.
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KCKI
4.0 out of 5 stars My Own Do-it-Yourself Book!
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2013
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Had one of these about 8 years ago. Sent it to my son per his request. He said he lost it in transition, when he moved house, so I decided to get another one again. I love the information in this book. It does not grow old. very practical and easy to apply.
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Suzanne Natafji
5.0 out of 5 stars New Complete DYI Manual by Reader’s Digest: An Excellent Resource
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2018
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This 1991 hard-cover, heavy book has 528 pages, almost all of which have hand-drawn color graphics and a few black and white photos on them. This book has 17 chapters.

I also have the original 1973 edition (without the word ‘New’ at the title beginning), which has 600 pages and many more photographs – color – than this book, so we use both of them as a reference. One of the other differences besides page numbers is in chapter 17. In the 1973 edition, for example, the chapter has 50 projects that the buyer might want to build, so for this chapter alone, the 1973 edition is worth keeping and consulting.

Another difference between the 2 editions is that the 1991 edition has more current tools and accessories that are demonstrated to fix things.

I am not a contractor and have never fixed things in a house before we bought our first home. I am an educator, so I have lots of different books on different topics to consult in my library when something needs fixing in the house. I also do online searches, print them out, and use them in conjunction with these 2 Reader’s Digest DIY Manuals.

Both RD DIY Manuals are priceless resources in keeping a home running smoothly. If we have a major problem that can’t be fixed from consulting the books and online sources, though, we get a professional in to fix it. During the process of home-DIY, we learn about our home and how to keep it in good working order.

If I should come across an even more current edition of DIY, I would buy it and use it in conjunction with the other 2 books.

These books are something that every household should have.
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Techno-Cruiser
5.0 out of 5 stars This Oldest Version is the Best
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2023
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Yes, it doesn't cover the latest in home tech, but toilets still flush the way they always have. The hand done technical drawings are much easier to understand than simple pictures ever can be. Unfortunately, it's a lost art. I've used this edition many times over the last 30-ish years, so bought a new copy for my son in honor of buying his first house. He's already used it to solve problems.
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YEFIM G.
5.0 out of 5 stars It is good for me
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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It is good for me
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Modern Fuse
3.0 out of 5 stars Not in depth enough
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2013
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Great book for a complete newbie but for somewhat experienced people then you may not learn much from this book.
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Siraj M Kakakhel
5.0 out of 5 stars Must in home
Reviewed in Canada on April 29, 2013
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very good for solving, saving, and treating the household works. Must have in every house, even in rental housing, as tjat can help in reducing the stress and risk of living
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
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