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Essential Home Maintenance John McGowan

Essential Home Maintenance By John McGowan

Essential Home Maintenance by John McGowan


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Summary

Features easy-to-follow instructions for 100 common jobs inside and outside the house. This book includes instructions for a range of household jobs, such as replacing skirtings, fitting window locks, installing insulation and draughtproofing, and building rock and herb gardens. It is useful for a beginner or a more advanced workman.

Essential Home Maintenance Summary

Essential Home Maintenance: Tasks, Tools and Techniques by John McGowan

This book features expert easy-to-follow instructions for 100 of the most common jobs inside and outside the house. Over 1000 full-colour photographs illustrate every do-it-yourself technique in step-by-step detail. It includes instructions for a wide range of household jobs, such as replacing skirtings, fitting window locks, putting up shelves, installing insulation and draughtproofing, building rock and herb gardens, and repairing paths and paving. It also provides expert advice, tips and hints throughout, including dozens of professional tricks of the trade. The book includes an illustrated guide to all the essential do-it-yourself tools you will need, and how to use them. There are also safety instructions covering power and cutting tools, guidelines on ladder safety, and a section on workbenches, vices and tool-storage systems. Ideal for the beginner just starting out with a few odd jobs, or the more advanced workman looking for expert advice and professional tricks of the trade, this is a work manual, full of ideas and techniques that you will refer to again and again throughout the life of your home.

About John McGowan

John McGowan, the consultant editor, has written about home maintenance and improvement throughout his career. He is an author and contributor to many newspapers, magazines and partworks. He has consulted, written and collaborated on countless books, including Terence Conran DIY by Design and The Reader's Digest Manual. He was formerly the editor of three of the UK's leading DIY magazines, New DIY, Practical Householder and Home DIY.

Additional information

GOR009140013
9781844762279
1844762270
Essential Home Maintenance: Tasks, Tools and Techniques by John McGowan
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Anness Publishing
20060728
320
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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