Do It Yourself category: 1060 books

Don't be surprised if you see the word "mold" spelled two different ways: Either like this, M-O-L-D, or like this, M-O-U-L-D. The way you spell it is most likely dependent on where you live, and even dates back centuries to how words were pronounced since the 15th century. If you...

Food contamination scandals, the rising cost of food, organic eating, and better nutrition - all these factors contribute to the upsurge in interest in food preservation. While there are many books on canning, freezing, and pickling foods, few are as comprehensive as The Complete Idiot's Guide® to...

After years of trying to decide where I could add a bathroom, I finally found it!I'm not an architect, contractor, electrician, or plumber. I am a handy person who wanted a second bathroom.When I finally found the spot, so many people told me how neat the design was that I decided...

Have you ever wondered how you'd survive without a man to attend to the odd jobs around the house? Have you ever wished you knew how to put up a shelf or check the oil in your car? And, more importantly, not have to call a man round? Then this is the book for you! From changing a car tyre and checking...

It might be the long lines at the theater, the $4.00 for a small bag of popcorn, or the cutting-edge technology that's now so readily available to the home market. Whatever the reason, the home theater market today is booming like the soundtrack to Star Wars! Want proof? A Google search for home theater...

Hundreds of humorous yet helpful tips on using brand-name household products are presented by the author from his wackyuses database. He explains what chore or problem the product can be used for, such as using Alka-Seltzer( to clean a toilet, or using Bounce( to remove soap scum from shower doors.

The reasons behind the rising popularity of laminate flooring in modern-day homes are many. This flooring material is made up of well-engineered composite wood with a resin coated on its upper surface that makes it environment friendly. It looks like a hardwood timber, but its cost is much lesser...

Being prepared isn’t about being scared or paranoid—it’s about safety.  It’s about having the ability to protect your family and being able to weather any storm, no matter how tough.  In today’s modern age, people expect clean food on shelves and drinkable water from taps.  But that hasn’t...

All-new edition keeps you up-to-date! In the ever-evolving world of remodeling, it's important to keep on top of current issues - and that's easy with the newest edition of Kitchen Remodeling, from the editors of Fine Homebuilding. It focuses on the latest ideas and what it takes to renovate a kitchen...

A spring clean is the first step. Maintain it and it will take you only an hour a day to upkeep. This book will show the key tricks to cleaning your house and maintaining it. See this book as your key to simplicity, a journey or and adventure which is therapeutic and rewarding. You envy those...

Most people don't know about or think about Minimalism and how it’s the lifestyle of the future but the ideology that the media or minimalist are pushing forward is a lifestyle of De-consumption "We’d all be better off if we consumed less" making it sound like its weight loss or something....

Your toilet flushes just fine, but it doesn't know when to quit. Perhaps it stops running and then starts up again suddenly or constantly leaks into the bowl. Either way, it's wasting a lot of water and making that noise that keeps you up at night. Fortunately, it's usually not difficult...

If you own a home, you know how easy it is to put a hole in drywall, whether it is from a door handle, something falling over, or an accident from a child playing. The good news is that drywall is pretty easy to fix, especially smaller holes, so it is something even a novice home owner can tackle........

These days, people believe that happiness, peace and a good life come from accumulating good things. The greater the number of your material possessions, the happier and the more satisfied you are. If you want to lead a good life, you should accumulate all the material things you can. However, accumulating...