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About the Fix-It Club

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Building Your Own Home

Building Your Own Home, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home -- Third Edition
The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Building Your Own Home

Third Edition - Revised and Updated
by Dan Ramsey
352 ppgs; ISBN: 1592576664
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There’s no feeling of accomplishment like having built your own dream house.

This clear, concise, up-to-date blueprint for every aspect of the home building process answers all major questions. The new edition takes the reader from figuring a budget to finding labor and materials. Readers will discover how to be one’s own general contractor; the pros and cons of myriad options; and sample bid forms, project schedules, estimating worksheets, contractor agreements, and other forms not in the previous edition. Plus, there are 100 additional illustrations to enhance reader understanding.

About the Author
Dan Ramsey is a general contractor and author of more than 20 books for homebuilders and buyers, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Finishing Your Basement, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Remodeling Your Bath. He has extensive remodeling experience and also has worked as a successful real estate agent. Dan also is co-founder of the Fix-It Club®.

Order The Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home (Third Edition) by Dan Ramsey today! Available at bookstores and from the Fix-It Bookclub.


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Repair Everything In Your Home!

Repair Everything In Your Home!, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Welcome to the Fix-It Club! We want to help you discover the fun and the function of fixing things around your home -- from air conditioners to zippers! We offer Ten Good Reasons to fix or recycle things that break. Then we give you 175+ Fix-It Guides with illustrated steps to guide you in troubleshooting and repairing or recycling anything around your home and household. Here's how you can get started right now:
  1. Click on the Fix-It Basics link on the right and take a look at the Fix-It Guides that will show you how to fix anything. You'll learn how to use basic tools to test and repair things around your home. The Parts & Components category will help you figure out how to identify and find replacement parts.
  2. Go to the Categories list, also on the right, and select the type of item you want to repair: Apparel & Jewelry, Electrical, Electronics, Exercise & Leisure, Heating & Cooling, Home Exterior, Home Interior, Major Appliances, Plumbing, Small Appliances, and Yard & Garden.
  3. Find the Fix-It Guide that covers the thing you want to fix. Each Fix-It Guide will answer the questions:
  • How does it work?
  • What can go wrong?
  • How can I identify the problem?
  • What parts, materials, and tools do I need?
  • What are the steps to fixing it?

There are illustrated steps for many of the primary fixes that most consumers will be comfortable with -- and some Fix-It Tips and Cautions.

Fix-It Tip

Want to save some time? Use the Search box on the top of each page and at the end of all Fix-It Guides to search for specific things on FixItClub.com or on the web. Or peruse the list of over 175 Fix-It Guides, below. It's easy!

Finally, please use the many Resources you'll find on our website. Their ads support our efforts -- and help you find what you're looking for. For additional resources, please visit the Fix-It Book Club.

That's it! You are now a member of the Fix-It Club. Please use and share our website. Thank you.



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Resources

Fix-It Club's Favorite Resources:
  • FixItBookclub.com - Do-it-yourself and how-to books by Dan & Judy Ramsey at low prices.
  • HowToMendIt.com - How to repair household things with instructions and tips.
  • CircuitBreakerService.com - Offers a complete selection of new, used and obsolete circuit breakers, motor controls, MCC buckets, bus plugs and more.
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Privacy Policy

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Ten Reasons to Fix or Recycle Things That Break

Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!

Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!
Ten Reasons to Fix  or Recycle Things That Break, Copyright Fix It Club: Common Repairs Made Easy!


  1. You can be a smarter consumer by knowing how things work and what to do if they don't: appliances, heaters, air conditioners, mowers, plumbing, electronics, clocks, paint, flooring and more.
  2. You can save money by not having to replace things that you easily can fix. It might just need a fuse, a new electrical cord, or a screw tightened. You can do that!
  3. You can buy better things that will last longer than disposables because you know you can probably fix them if they ever do conk out.
  4. You can reduce the environmental impact of having a replacement manufactured from raw materials and transported from a far-off land.
  5. You can learn how to recycle the things you just can't fix.
  6. You can learn new skills and discover the satisfaction of fixing something that's broken.
  7. You can spend some quality time with kids fixing things together -- and teaching them the importance of recycling.
  8. You can keep that family clock or other heirloom running longer.
  9. You can justify the cost of expanding your collection of tools.
  10. You can impress your spouse, partner, and others with your new-found fixing skills.
One more: You can join the Fix-It Club ®. It's free!

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