"BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Plumbing Updated 8th Edition is the most comprehensive, up-to-date book on achievable home plumbing projects for DIYers of all skill levels. From fixing a toilet to installing and plumbing a vanity sink or curbless shower, this book has the answer to any home plumbing problem you're likely to have. Packed with clear color photos, illustrations, and easy-to-understand descriptions, the basics of home plumbing systems...

The star of the popular HGTV program "Holmes on Homes" has written a book every home owner needs. Packed with informative sidebars, checklists, diagrams, and photographs, all showing what to expect from contractors and trades people and how to keep every renovation running on time and on budget, "Make It Right" is a valuable resource.

"The key to creating a house that is memorable, satisfying, and enduring is to apply a group of design concepts - or patterns - that focus on the experience of being in a home. In this groundbreaking work, internationally respected architects Max Jacobson, Murray Silverstein, and Barbara Winslow present the ten essential patterns that shape and define a well-crafted home. Patterns explore the presence of light, the relationship between indoors and...

Uses step-by-step photographic sequences to provide instructions for everything from quick-fix repair jobs to major construction projects, accompanied by coverage of essential tools and techniques to repair and maintain one's home.