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Product Description: A stifling heat wave rolls into New York City, amplifying the already critical level of tension in the fragile concrete ecosystem. The air tastes of electricity—the negative charge of bad things to come—but everyone hopes it’s just the temperature...read more

Product Description: The National Home Maintenance Manual

Product Description: DIY projects seem quick and easy. You start thinking that you’re repairing a crack in the ceiling, and before you know it, you’re tearing out a dividing wall to make space for that new kitchen island. But without careful planning, the right materials and a few pro tips and tricks, you’re more likely to end up with a disaster than a dream home...read more

Product Description: Fix the drip. Stanley Quick Guides offer even the most intimidated homeowner straightforward, no- nonsense repair advice and training. With this handy reference book, Easy Home Plumbing Repairs, you will rapidly learn everything you need to know about repairing your plumbing, from tips on tools and materials to clearing a clogged sink and even replacing different styles of faucets...read more

Product Description: Get energized to DIY. Stanley Quick Guides offer even the most intimidated homeowner straightforward, no-nonsense repair advice and training. With this handy reference book, Easy Home Wiring Repairs, you will rapidly learn everything you need to know about repairing your wiring starting with the introductory section on tools, materials, and basic electrical wiring skills...read more

Product Description: DIY Home Repairs: 100 Fix-it-Yourself Projects

A comprehensive quick reference guide to do-it-yourself home improvement projects teaches readers how to cope with emergencies and repairs and includes information on financing home improvements, working with contractors, and obtaining permits.

Product Description: House Wiring Simplified presents the fundamentals of modern house wiring, with clear text and easy-to-follow drawings. This textbook is based on the 2011 National Electrical Code®. Color-coded diagrams and illustrations aid in understanding various types of circuits and other concepts...read more

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A complete guide to home improvement the environmentally friendly way: whether you want to redecorate or redesign your home, this essential book provides all the information you need to reduce your home's carbon footprint and improve the quality of your life. For 40 years, Terence Conran has been a leader in intelligent design, changing the way we think about and furnish our homes. No, Conran shows us that it is possible to convert our existing homes into greener, healthier places without starting from scratch. Whether you want to redecorate or resign your home, Eco House Book explains how relatively small and economic changes can be made, including simple repairs to improve energy efficiency, water saving tips, and productive gardening, to more dramatic overhauls such as redesigning room use, converting basements and extending your home. Environmental issues should be part of every decision you make on the home front--from selecting fabric for soft furnishings to designing and siting a home extension.Special focus is given to reducing the vast amounts of energy and water that homes consume on a daily basis, with advice on low energy lighting strategies and decorative choices, improving insulation and reducing energy use, the latest green heating systems, alternative ways of generating power, and electricity reducing appliances. As we are urged to change our lifestyles to reduce our carbon footprint and consumption of water, there has never been a better time to green your home.