num_pages: 448
description: Former Home Improvement star and handyman extraordinaire Richard Karn provides easy solutions to your daily household tribulations in Handy at Home -- a practical and fun guide that will help you conquer any and all common problems with your house. Handy at Home provides easy, step by step solutions to everything from unclogging toilets to installing doors. From tips in the kitchen to tool use definitions, this helpful guide is perfect for all your household Want to paint your home, but abhor the noxious stench of fresh paint? Add some vanilla flavoring to the paint before applying to the walls.Are your squeaking floor boards driving you crazy? Sprinkle talcum powder in the floor cracks and enjoy the reticence.Want your house plants to grow big and strong? Pour a little tea in the pot from time to time.Out of window cleaner? Try using a little vinegar and water to clean those nasty streaks.Afraid of blowing a fuse with your profusion of Christmas lights? Plug ever third string into an extension cord plug.Find these tips and many more all in the new Handy at Home .Also included is a bonus section on home safety. Everything from home security, to childproofing , to detoxing your home can be found in this no-nonsense, to-the-point guide. Join Richard Karn and co-author George Mair, for a practical guide through common household problems.
language: English
title: Handy at Home: Tips on Improving Your Home from America's Favorite Handyman
titlecomplete: Handy at Home: Tips on Improving Your Home from America's Favorite Handyman
ratings_count: 2
publisher: St. Martin's Griffin