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 Black & Decker Complete Home Repair (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide)Best Price: $16.44 Excellent for reference. Haven't get anything to work on at the moment, but definitely love it. |  Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual: Completely Revised and UpdatedBest Price: $15.50 I remember reading the first edition in the mid '70s, and this new edition has all the... |  Materials and Components of Interior Architecture (7th Edition)Best Price: $52.89 This book is very poorly written. It also does not adequately discuss estimating materials. |  House Framing: Plan, Design, Build (Ultimate Guide)Best Price: $12.57 I am not a carpenter nor in the building industry. I have built decks, but a building (shed) was... |  Treehouses & Playhouses You Can BuildBest Price: $8.16 This book is exactly what I was looking for. It has several treehouses to choose from and great... |
 The Prop Builders Molding & Casting HandbookBest Price: $12.65 I have no experience in casting, and don't want to make any more costly mistakes than necessary.... |  Working Alone: Tips & Techniques for Solo BuildingBest Price: $10.69 If you use just one or two tips from this book (and you will) it is worth the investment in time... |  Building Your Own Home For DummiesBest Price: $8.99 Very complete and logical in total scope of the custom home building process. Eye opener to a... |  Building a Shed: Siting and Planning a Shed, Building Shed Foundations, Adding Custom Details (Build Like a Pro Series)Best Price: $7.89 Glad I bought this one. I had a customer looking for a shed that didn't look 'prefab' and was... |  Joey Green's Fix-It Magic: More than 1,971 Quick-and-Easy Household Solutions Using Brand-Name ProductsBest Price: $8.98 From the man who’s been called the Mad Scientist of Home Improvement—who... |
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 MaryJane's Ideabook, Cookbook, Lifebook: For the Farmgirl in All of UsBest Price: $21.94 Being a frustrated suburban Farm Girl I completely love this book! I actually was introduced to... |  Understanding Wood Finishing: How to Select and Apply the Right FinishBest Price: $17.61 I couldn't resist the pun for the title, but it expresses my feelings about this book. I can... |  Drawing for DummiesBest Price: $8.98 Drawing for Dummies is a great drawing guide. I am somewhere between beginner and intermediate... |  301 Simple Things You Can Do to Sell Your Home Now and for More Money Than You Thought: How to Inexpensively Reorganize, Stage, and Prepare Your Home for SaleBest Price: $14.70 This book was just okay. I'm not sure I would recommend this to a friend. Some of the... |  Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living RoofsBest Price: $17.28 My daughter and I purchased this wonderfully complete volume for a granddaughter who with her... |
 Dare to Repair: A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the HomeBest Price: $2.00 The book is helpful, but just when I think it's going to explain in further detail, they move on... |  House ColorsBest Price: $21.00 This book by Susan Hershman has been invaluable in many ways. Since we live in a Victorian... |  The Complete Photo Guide to Window Treatments: DIY Draperies, Curtains, Valances, Swags, and ShadesBest Price: $14.75 I recently bought a new house with very large windows. I can't find store bought curtains, so... |  Home Improvement 1-2-3: Expert Advice from The Home Depot (Home Depot ... 1-2-3)Best Price: $11.50 I've used this book as a guide for repairs / maintenance on a condo in a 100-year old apartment... |  The Workbench: A Complete Guide to Creating Your Perfect BenchBest Price: $21.69 This is a great book for you if that's the case. Or a great gift for someone who is a... |
 The Complete Guide to Flooring (Black & Decker)Best Price: $8.23 I've bought this book for my laminate floor project. The book turned out to be a disappointment:... |  How and Why to Build a Wine Cellar, Fourth EditionBest Price: $18.70 Very clear,with excelent ideas which I have not found in other books sofar, for the ones that... |  Windows and Doors (Build Like A Pro)Best Price: $7.95 Good book, but title is misleading, more about proper installation of windows & doors rather... |  How to Build Small Barns & OutbuildingsBest Price: $6.99 Although all the details are there I don't think this is a beginner's book. There are a lot of... |  Decorative Concrete (Sunset)Best Price: $4.74 I bought this book in conjunction with another book so I wasn't really expecting it to be very... |
 The Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs (Consumer Reports: You Need to Know)Best Price: $4.95 This is a great comprehensive guide. But if you're already energy conscious, there's not much... |  Deck Designs: Plus Pergolas, Railings, Planters, BenchesBest Price: $6.66 If it hadn't been for this little gem of a book, I'd have ended up with exactly what I thought a... |  The Smart Approach to Kitchen Design, Third Edition (Smart Approach)Best Price: $12.40 The Smart Approach to Kitchen Design showcases the latest trends and technology and explains how... |  Building Your Own Greenhouse (Greenhouse Basics)Best Price: $10.99 Want to build your own greenhouse. Books addresses some problems associated with air... |  The Smart Approach to Bath Design, Third Edition (Smart Approach)Best Price: $6.95 this book is very informative for the design student; shows great examples of spaces and how to... |
 Tile Your World: John Bridge's New Tile Setting BookBest Price: $19.95 This book was pretty disappointing. After spending $24 for what I thought was going to be an... |  The Black & Decker Complete Guide: Build Your Kids a Treehouse (Black & Decker Complete Guide)Best Price: $12.36 Treehouses Anyone Can Build! Black & Decker Build A Treehouse! that is a basic yet complete... |  Building Screened RoomsBest Price: $7.95 I bought this book specifically because it said it would show you how to build a screened room.... |  Home Recording Studio: Build it Like the ProsBest Price: $23.98 Best book on the subject I've read (out of 3 or 4). I continue going over the details of the... |  Be Your Own House ContractorBest Price: $6.99 Very up-to-date publication. Author's web site provides much additional information. I plan to... |
 The Carbon-Free Home: 36 Remodeling Projects to Help Kick the Fossil-Fuel HabitBest Price: $21.00 The Carbon Free home is one of the most useful guides I have ever seen to greening your old... |  The Simple Home: The Luxury of Enough (American Institute Architects)Best Price: $23.82 This is an absurd, but very American, architecture book. Usually with this genre the glossy... |  How To Open Locks With Improvised Tools: Practical, Non-Destructive Ways Of Getting Back Into Just About Everything When You Lose Your Keys (formerly published as Lock Bypass Methods)Best Price: $20.00 Well written. A good cover-all book. Some of the improvised tools shown will require items not... | ||
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