Reader's Digest Complete DIY Manual - Reader's Digest

I bought this book around 5 years ago, just after moving into my first house (I'd rented up until then). As a new homeowner, I quickly realised that I was not going to be able to pay a professional to help me out every time I had a job that needed doing. I wasn't a complete novice to DIY, with parents who are very hands-on, having been shown at an early age some basics such as changing brake pads on a car. I was, however, new to household tasks - I'd never put up shelving before, wallpapering was an unknown art form, I could change a plug and a lightbulb - but I'd never wired in a new socket ... more