There are certain skills that are "wasted" on no one.Home repair is one such skill.I believe that 5 weeks after purchasing this book - the book has already paid for itself.My parents moved back into mygrandmother's 1960-era house after she passed away last year.The housewas in need of a few repairs, but money was a limiting factor.I had tofind a way to teach myself (and my dad) how to weatherproof the basement,replacing an ancient water heater & dishwasher, replace several outletswith new GFCI (p. 397!) outlets, and finally, how to update the upstair'sfaucets and fixtures.I logged onto Amazon.com and typed-in HOME REPAIR. To be honest, I chose this book because it had 500+ pages and two 5-starreviews.When this book arrived, I instantly felt the weight and qualityof the binding.(think college textbook material)I quickly found DETAILEDdescriptions of the tasks I would soon have to perform.I called my fatherand said "Get ready we're going to Home Depot!"On the phone, myfather expressed concern over our lack of experience.When my father gotin my truck, I handed him the the Black&Decker text.I had putPostIt's on the pages with our projects.He slipped on his glasses andpeered through his bi-focals and didn't say a word on the way to purchasetools & supplies. Once in the parking lot, I could hardly turn-offthe engine before he was pointing to pictures saying "Ours looks justlike this!I want some gloves like that!"And he was making abee-line for the door!(the old man can move!)He was excited and so was I. Now, it has beeen 5 weeks since that first trip to Home Depot.Both myfather and I have the cuts and scrapes and the ever present sore backs toprove that we have done our own home repairs.My father now keeps theBlack&Decker text at his house "for safe keeping."He cleansthe text with a moist cloth after each project.The projects don't seem tohave an end in sight, which I believe is a direct result of my dad readingthe text for "suggestions."My suggestion....don't let anyone"borrow" this text, unless of course - you love him!Click Here to see more reviews about: Black & Decker Complete Home Repair (Black & Decker Complete Photo Guide) [DELUXE EDITION] (Vinyl Bound)
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