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Tables of Contents for 1999 Best Buys for Your Home
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
PREFACE
5
2
INTRODUCTION
7
6
What's new at home?
7
2
How CONSUMER REPORTS tests
9
4
PART ONE: Getting things fixed
13
18
CHAPTER 1 REPAIR OR REPLACE?
13
8
How to decide
13
5
Extended warranties
18
3
CHAPTER 2 GUIDE TO REPAIRS
21
10
Major appliances
22
3
Audio/video
25
2
Lawn mowers & tractors
27
2
Other products
29
2
PART TWO: Kitchen & laundry
31
58
CHAPTER 3 THE BIG PICTURE
31
4
What's new with appliances?
31
2
Shopping strategy
33
2
CHAPTER 4 LARGE & SMALL APPLIANCES
35
34
Refrigerators
35
3
Ranges
38
3
Dishwashers
41
4
Microwave ovens
45
2
Freezers
47
2
Food processors
49
1
Toasters & toaster-oven/broilers
50
1
Breadmakers
51
2
Pots & pans
53
3
Electric frypans & woks
56
1
Stand mixers
57
1
Blenders
58
1
Kitchen gadgets
59
3
Washing machines
62
2
Clothes dryers
64
5
CHAPTER 5 APPLIANCE RATINGS
69
20
Breadmakers
Dishwashers
Dryers, clothes
Food processors
Microwave ovens
Toasters & toaster-oven broilers
Washing machines
SPECIAL SECTION: Kitchen & bath remodeling
89
24
CHAPTER 6 REMODEL WITHOUT THE HASSLE
89
8
Getting started
89
4
How to finance the job
93
4
CHAPTER 7 REMODELING CHOICES
97
12
Guide to cabinets
97
4
Guide to countertops
101
2
Toilets
103
2
Whirlpool tubs
105
4
CHAPTER 8 REMODELING RATINGS
109
4
Toilets, low-flush
Whirlpool tubs
PART THREE: Home entertainment
113
54
CHAPTER 9 THE BIG PICTURE
113
6
Looking for good design
114
1
User-friendly remotes
115
2
Shopping strategy
117
2
CHAPTER 10 VIDEO
119
20
The digital future of TV
119
1
Cable TV vs. satellite
120
5
Satellite systems compared
125
2
Setting up a home theater
127
3
TV sets
130
4
VCRs
134
1
Camcorders
135
4
CHAPTER 11 AUDIO
139
16
Deciding on a sound system
139
4
Minisystems
143
1
Receivers
144
3
Speakers
147
2
CD players
149
3
Cassette decks
152
3
CHAPTER 12 AUDIO/VIDEO RATINGS
155
12
Camcorders
Loudspeakers
Receivers
TV sets, 19- & 20-inch
TV sets, 27-inch
PART FOUR: Home & yard
167
CHAPTER 13 HEATING & COOLING
167
14
Choosing a contractor
167
1
Guide to heating systems
168
3
Guide to central-air systems
171
4
Room air conditioners
175
2
Ceiling fans
177
4
CHAPTER 14 FURNITURE
181
16
Carpeting
181
4
Recliners
185
4
Mattress sets
189
4
Furniture from a kit
193
4
CHAPTER 15 IN THE YARD
197
10
Barbecue grills
197
2
Lawn mowers
199
4
String trimmers
203
2
Snow throwers
205
2
CHAPTER 16 TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSE
207
24
Cordless power tools
207
2
Paint
209
3
Vinyl flooring
212
2
Deck treatments
214
2
Roofing shingles
216
2
Siding
218
1
Vacuum cleaners
219
3
Carpet cleaners
222
2
The cleaning cupboard
224
7
CHAPTER 17 HOME & YARD RATINGS
231
Air conditioners, room
Carpeting
Carpet deep-cleaners
Deck treatments, exterior
Drills, cordless
Fans, ceiling
Floor covering, vinyl
Grills, barbecue
Mowers, push-type
Paints, kitchen & bath
Recliners
Shingles, roofing
Siding, vinyl & aluminum
Snow throwers
String trimmers
Vacuum cleaners
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