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| Popular Mechanics When Duct Tape Just Isn't Enough: Quick Fixes for Everyday Disasters (Popular Mechanics) | 
 enlarge | Author: C. J. Petersen
Publisher: Hearst
Category: Book
List Price: $12.95
Buy New: $7.46
You Save: $5.49 (42%)
New (38) Used (13) from $5.96
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 1588165655
Dewey Decimal Number: 643.7
EAN: 9781588165657
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
Popular Mechanics knows: there are two types of people in the world—those able to fix whatever goes bust, and those who beg the first group for help when something goes wrong. But it doesn’t have to be that way, because this easy-to-follow guide will give anyone the basics to tackle those frustrating (and sometimes nerve-wracking) quandaries that crop up around the house: plumbing problems, electrical snafus, appliance failures, computer and electronics breakdowns, pest infestations, and furniture in need of renewal. They range from the serious to the merely annoying, but every one is cause for concern. So, whether the issue is a fast repair for a running toilet or a leaking pipe, or a simple, inexpensive way to keep deer from pillaging the garden, it’s all in here.
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 Easy Practical Homeowners' Manual November 15, 2008
A nice collection of 200+ pages of quick fix in the house. It is not about duct tape, but it is repairs that similar to practicality of using one. The topics are more to the inexperienced homeowners. Anything beyond you will need to call an expert.
Pretty useful as a quick reference. It covers - tool tips, maintenance, electrical, plumbing, appliances, furniture, yard & garden and stain removal.
Book is spring hardbound with thick sturdy pages. Nice to have one around.
Good information book April 7, 2008
Lists the problems by category and quick good fixes. I would definitely recommend this book!
Good book. Kind of a "Hints from Heloise" March 18, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a very good book, with lots of practical hints.
However, for more serious home improvement projects, I have purchased the following books and found them to be very helpful to me:
Do It Yourself Home Improvement: Step by Step Guide to Home Improvement;
Ultimate Guide to Home Repair & Improvement (Ultimate Guide);
New Complete Guide to Home Repair & Improvement (Better Homes & Gardens);
Encyclopedia of Home Maintenance & Repair - This is a black & white book, but has very good explanations, especially of electrical.
Duck Tapers in the world unite! March 1, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who build, maintain and repair the physical infrastructure around us, and those who bug those who do to solve their problems for them. If you want some inspiration to move from the second category to the first, this is a fun place to start.
Duct Tape, as this book informs us, was originally called Duck tape. It was issued to troops to keep their ammunition boxes dry. But they found a thousand and one uses for it. And people have been continuing to find more uses.
However duct tape is not what this book is about. It's about applying the kind of imaginative and experimental 'duck tape' kind of "lateral thinking" to a thousand and one household maintenance problems.
I think the idea is to use it for inspiration rather than reference. The ideas presented are well thought out and well presented. And fun.
 Excellent, well-organized guide for the mechanically-challenged January 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Nicely organized, succinctly written guide to home repairs aimed at the mechanically-UNinclined. I especially like the fact that each problem is broken down into three categories: repair yourself, repair with a professional, and throw out and buy a new one. And the spiral binding is excellent for having the book beside you when attempting one of the amateur-appropriate repairs.
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