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Product Description
A hands-on, step-by-step guide to properly maintaining your home
Your home requires regular maintenance to operate safely and efficiently. The expert advice in this second edition of Home Maintenance For Dummies can help you save literally thousands of dollars each year by showing you how to perform home maintenance yourself!
This new edition provides the latest tips on how to tune up your home and make repairs to every room of the house, from basement to attic. By combining step-by-step instructions and expert information, this practical guide gives you the skills to tackle everything from furnace tune-ups to leaky roofs. You'll also learn how to conduct routine inspections, keep major appliances running efficiently, and increase energy efficiency.
Shows how to keep your home in tip-top shape, preserve its value, and avoid costly repairs
Covers all rooms of the house, in addition to the roof, foundation, and exterior
Explains how to keep all home systems and major appliances running smoothly
Includes a seasonal maintenance schedule
Provides the latest green maintenance options to help lower your utility bills
James Carey and Morris Carey have a radio show, a newspaper column, and a Web site, all called On the House, and appear regularly on CBS News Saturday Morning. They are also the authors of Home Remodeling For Dummies
If you've always wanted to tackle home repairs like a pro, Home Maintenance For Dummies, 2nd Edition is your ideal resource!
Customer Reviews
Excellent source for "the rest of us"
This is a GREAT book for first-time buyers or for people who never learned what should be done to your home to keep it in good shape. The book is well organized and has two main sections, indoor maintenance and outdoor maintenance. The book also includes nice graphical guides for those of us (me!) that need more than your basic instructions. Another great feature of the book are montly to-do's, to keep you on track throughout the year.However, by far, the best thing about the book is it has saved me money! There are things outlined in the book that I thought I would have to pay someone to do, but realized how simple they really were and was able to do them myself!
March 31, 2000
(Virginia, USA) | Helpful Votes: 164 | Rating: 5
Somewhat helpful, yet still disappointing
Having purchased my first house last year, I thought this book would be great with dealing with the problems that arise when living in a house. I'm very disappointed with it though.Some examples:It has a whole section on plumbing fixtures, going in to detail about how to clean a faucet. But it doesn't mention a word about how to deal with a dripping faucet! I'd think this would be a pretty basic thing to add to a book... you can't expect that people buying this book would automatically know how to replace a washer.It goes into detail about fireplaces and how to maintain a fireplace. Except it fails to mention gas fireplaces at all. As far as the book is concerned, they don't even exist. Am I supposed to clean it the same way as a normal fireplace? Do I have to worry about cleaning the chimney if its a vented fireplace? What yearly maintainance and safety precautions must I consider? Help me out a bit here people...Yet the book seems to have plenty of time to go over...
Home Maintenance for Dummies
WOW! Who knew all the maintenance a house needs? The cleaning solution recipes are great, safe, and really do the best job. I have been slowly implementing a home maintenance program based solely on this book. It is easy to read and understand. Whether you are a novice or expert in taking care of your home and its appliances, you will learn alot from this book. It is not just about proper cleaning. It is about keeping your house and appliances looking their best and in working order for as long as possible. I give this book as a housewarming gift to all my friends who own a home.
August 22, 2000
(Manhattan Beach, CA USA) | Helpful Votes: 87 | Rating: 5
OUTDOOR FAKE / DUMMY SECURITY CAMERA w/ Blinking Light (Silver)
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Product Details
This unit does contain a flashing light. Yellow security sticker is included
Product Description
Now you can deter robbery, theft, and vandalism without the high cost of a real security camera. When placed in your home or business, even the most sophisticated criminals will think the premise is guarded by a high-tech surveillance system and go in search of an easier target. In fact, this is an actual surveillance camera that has been modified into a "dummy" or fake security camera. This unit does contain a flashing light. The camera features authentic video cable and a fully adjustable mounting bracket that will let you install the camera quickly and easily using the included stainless steel screws. Dimensions of the camera are 5 one half inches x 3 inches x 2 and one half inches (without rain shield). With the rain shield the dimensions increase to 7 x 3 x 3 inches. The camera requires 2 AA batteries that are not included.
Customer Reviews
Good buy
Looks good. Can't tell it's a fake. It takes 2 AA batteries. I have had it on for 3 months and it is still blinking bright. Gonna get another one to mount on the garage wall.
Excellent product.
The "camera" appears real and the blinking light can be seen from a long distance.Can not tell that this is not a real camera.
February 18, 2011
| Helpful Votes: 22 | Rating: 5
Phooey on 'FAKE'
I live on a farm, miles from the nearest town and neighbors. My place has been hit a couple of times, quick grab and go scoundrels and not much more. I purchased 6 of these to place around our property and I used lithium batteries, not the cheaper types that you might install in a flashlight. The lithium batteries power a small red LED light that blinks on and off and give the impression the cameras are "on" and "seeing" what might be in their view. The LEDs have been blinking reliably for two months straight and at night they look VERY real. I'm impressed with this device because they resemble true cameras that emit an invisible infrared light for night viewing. They have held up well in storms and are easy to adjust and rotate. If someone looks close at the front of the camera, it appears to have built in infrared illuminators. These are the new technology "lights" that provide an invisible light that the eye can not see, but a professional crook might...
September 8, 2011
| Helpful Votes: 16 | Rating: 5
How to Stage Your Kitchen for Home Showings For Dummies
Staging a kitchen for house tours calls for cleaning up clutter; painting walls; making appliances sparkle; and completing repairs and updates ...
Home maintenance and you -- practical information on the benefits of home maintenance and the major systems and components in your home The energy envelope -- ...
Publisher: For Dummies
About this book
A hands-on, step-by-step guide to properly maintaining your home Your home requires regular maintenance to operate safely and efficiently. The expert advice in this second edition of Home Maintenance For Dummies can help you save literally thousands of dollars each year by showing you how to perform home maintenance yourself! This new edition provides the latest tips on how to tune up your home and make repairs to every room of the house, from basement to attic. By combining step-by-step instructions and expert information, this practical guide gives you the skills to tackle everything from furnace tune-ups to leaky roofs. You'll also learn how to conduct routine inspections, keep major appliances running efficiently, and increase energy efficiency. Shows how to keep your home in tip-top shape, preserve its value, and avoid costly repairs Covers all rooms of the house, in addition to the roof, foundation, and exterior Explains how to keep all home systems and major appliances running smoothly...
Creator: Roy Barnhart, James Carey, Morris Carey, Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton, Donald R. Prestly, Jeff Strong | House & Home - 2011-04-18
Put on your grubbies, get out your tools, and get ready to tackle home repairs and improvements with the goof-proof instructions in this guide that combines the ...
Publisher: For Dummies
About this book
Put on your grubbies, get out your tools, and get ready to tackle home repairs and improvements with the goof-proof instructions in this guide that combines the best of nine For Dummies home improvement books in one comprehensive volume. Whether you're an accomplished do-it-yourselfer or a novice, the easy-to-follow instructions, complete with photos and illustrations, will guide you through: Basic home maintenance and improvement projects from the foundation to the roof, including windows, doors, and electrical repairs and replacementsPainting and wallpaperingBathroom and kitchen remodeling, including installing cabinets, countertops, fixtures, and appliancesCarpentry, woodworking and flooringPlumbing, including unclogging fixtures and fixing leaky faucetsWant to spruce up bedroom? Spiff up the kitchen? Shore up the porch? Build stairs? Replace creaky doors and drafty windows? Make the most of your space? Inside or out, major renovation or minor repair, the how-to is all right here. Think...
Creator: Christine Rae, Jan Saunders Maresh | Business & Economics - 2011-03-31
Featuring eight full-color pages of instructive before-and-after photos, this completely practical guide demonstrates how and why to eliminate clutter, make ...
Publisher: For Dummies
About this book
Want to have homebuyers knocking down your door? "Home Staging For Dummies" delivers all the secrets to making your home stand out, sell faster, and bring in more money! It shows you how to make improvements room by room and generate a higher profit in the most cost- and time-effective way.Featuring eight full-color pages of instructive before-and-after photos, this completely practical guide demonstrates how and why to eliminate clutter, make repairs, arrange furnishings, and pave the way for buyers to make an emotional connection to your house. You'll get a handle on what buyers want and how to show it to them, find plenty of do-it-yourself tasks that add real value to your home, and get tips on producing photos of your home that will have buyers craving to see more! Discover how to: See your home as prospective buyers will see itKnow what needs doing and what doesn'tMaster the three-step home staging processAdd real value to your home without breaking the bankDecide whether to DIY or...
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If it were the landlord's own home it would have been fixed in six hours. If the conditions warrant the AC unit to be deemed a habitability issue (ie health concerns and high heat,) then you would be able to use the repair and deduct remedy.
In my world, however, that's an expensive project requiring a contractor, so I went the flooring-for-dummies route: peel-and-stick tiles. I settled on a faux slate pattern meant to look like the real thing. It wasn't fooling me, but I figured what I
The app was featured in "Amazing Android App for Dummies" book. Also there Free lite version available. It helps you determine which card or loan to be paid off first and how long it takes to pay of all your debts. There are multiple strategies
Math for dummies: $14 off a $100 grocery bill is 14 percent. I wish my son's college fund was rising by 14 percent. Searching for: Books recommended weeks ago by a friend for summer reading. It's August. Usual way I'd handle this: Amazon.
$100 down incentive program HUD california question?
Feb 28, 2010 by Be Productive, Not Destructive | Posted in Renting & Real Estate
Ok, here's the deal. Some questions I hope someone can answer in a detailed format and not some quick response of the counter. Serious answers only please this is serious business.
I am a first time home buyer.
If you arrive at the table with the 3.5% deposit, you simply deduct the amount of the purchase price, which is $ 115 000, so the net amount of your loan would be $ 110 975.
loanmasterone | Feb 28, 2010
If you arrive at the table with the 3.5% deposit, you simply deduct the amount of the purchase price, which is $ 115 000, so the net amount of your loan would be $ 110 975.
loanmasterone | Feb 28, 2010
Normally, an offer is made subject to home inspection acceptable. If problems arise in the home inspection, you do not feel you can live with is your "output" of the contract.
Nan | Feb 28, 2010
Am I Getting Scammed By Comcast?
Apr 12, 2009 by AllyW | Posted in Security
When I lost my wireless internet connection I phoned Comcast to see if there was an outtage in my area. Comcast first asked for the last four digits of my social which I rattled off without thinking.
Well ComCast needs to know they are dealing with the right person, I guess social Security number is one way of doing it.
Ed G | Apr 12, 2009
requesting the last four was to confirm as a customer, most companies are asking for the last four for the purpose of identification. when they send someone you will get an extra burden, I'm not sure the speed of the thing, they could, but you have not noticed.
woolybooly | Apr 12, 2009
See link below for common ssn questions. What I got out of it was yes, but you should ask them if they can use another number like your driver's liceanse number.
As for sending out a technician one of two reasons.
