If I Had a Hammer: More Than 100 Easy Fixes and Weekend Projects – A Complete DIY Guide by Andrea Ridout to Save Money

by Andrea Ridout

Have fun, save money, and improve your home with these easy step-by-step projects Are you looking for a way to make your bathroom a little more beautiful? Or maybe you'd like to give your tired furniture a face-lift, improve your home's air quality, or fix a toilet. No matter your DIY needs and no matter whether you're a DIY novice or expert, home improvement guru Andrea Ridout, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Ask Andrea , has ideas, expertise, and advice to share with you. If I Had a Hammer offers easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations designed to make home improvement simpler than ever. With a little help from Andrea, you'll be able to tackle repairs, painting and decorating, bathroom and kitchen remodeling, wood care for furniture and floors, and much more with projects that often take as little as an hour. Also, you can try a few of Andrea's energy-conserving projects that can dramatically improve your utility bill—Andrea's projects are friendly on the environment and on your wallet! With If I Had a Hammer , you'll have the tools to keep your home functioning and looking as good as—or even better than—new.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

304 pages, Paperback

First published April 22, 2008

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book dives into projects to improve your household. Simple methods to spruce up bathrooms, furniture and other household items. Many of these projects described are beginner level Do-It-Yourself (DIY). The author has aggregated many of these stories from her radio talkshow. The illustrations and step by step guide makes this book easy to follow. This book focuses on repairs and fixes, not new construction. I attempted a couple projects in this book and had reasonable success. I am also adding a few of these projects to my todo list for my household.

[Bobby · Rating 2 out of 5]

A random sampling of projects and fixes. For being a "beginner" type book it presupposes a lot of vocabulary.

[Alex]

This had instructions for fixing the home.. fixes, not really construction projects.