Home Interior Fix-It Guides
Carpet Repair |
Door Repair |
Door Hardware Repair |
Doorbell Repair |
Drywall Repair |
Fire Extinguisher Repair |
Fireplace and Stove Repair |
Paint Repair |
Paneling Repair |
Plaster Repair |
Resilient Flooring Repair |
Rug Repair |
Stairway Repair |
Tile Repair |
Upholstered Furniture Repair |
Wallpaper Repair |
Window Repair |
Window Blind Repair |
Window Curtain and Drape Repair |
Window Shade Repair |
Wood Flooring Repair |
Wood Furniture Repair
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This Fix-It Guide tells how carpet works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to remove chewing gum from a carpet, patch a carpet, and repair a seam or tear. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a door works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to remove a door, plane a door, service a sliding closet door, repair a sliding glass door, and weatherstrip a door. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how door hardware works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to remove the lock assembly from a door, align a cylinder, fix a bolt that doesn't move, realign a srike plate, tighten hinge screws, and adjust the height of a hinge. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a doorbell works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to test the doorbell push button, test and replace a doorbell sounding device, and test the doorbell transformer. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how drywall works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to hide a popped nail, restore a wall corner, repair split drywall tape, and repair a dent, gouge, and hole. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a fire extinguisher works, what often goes wrong and how to identify the problem. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to use a fire extinguisher. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a fireplace or stove works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to sweep a chimney, install air vents in a wood floor or subfloor, replace a corroded stove connector, replace a door gasket, check and replace igniters on a gas fireplace or stove, clean a gas pilot light, and adjust the pilot height. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how paint works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to clean a painted interior surface, touch up a wall, clean exterior paint and kill mildew, and touch up a painted appliance. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how paneling works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to refasten loose paneling and replace a panel. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how plaster works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to repair a small or large crack and how to repair a small hole or bulge. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how resilient flooring works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to remove stains, reglue a loose tile, remove a bubble, repair a small hole or groove, replace a single tile, and patch a sheet floor. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a rug works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to repair a cut in a rug, sew a frayed edge, repair a braided rug, and trim and bind a jute rug. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how stairs works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to quiet a wood stairway from squeaking, tighten a newel post with angle brackets, tighten a newel post with screws, and tighten a baluster. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how tile works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to clean grout, regrout tile, and replace a tile. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how upholstered furniture works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to patch a tear or a hole in fabric or vinyl upholstery. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how wallpaper works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to clean nonwashable wallpaper, patch wallpaper, refasten a seam or edge, and eliminate a bubble. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a window works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to clean and lubricate a window, service a casement window or skylight opening mechanism, weatherstrip a double-hung window, and replace a window pane. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a window blind works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to replace a tape or string ladder. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a window curtain or drape works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It also gives simple instructions for completing simple repairs. Fix-It You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how a window shade works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to loosen or tighten spring tension, adjust an uncoiled spring, release a spring that is locked in the coil, make the ratchet lock, replace shade fabric, and replace a cord. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how wood flooring works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to eliminate water marks from solid wood flooring. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
This Fix-It Guide tells how wood furniture works, what often goes wrong, how to identify the problem, and what parts and tools you will need to fix it. It then gives simple step-by-step instructions for how to repair a gouge, blister or separated veneer, reinforce a furniture joint, repair a split, minimize a minor burn, repair a scratch or spot, service door hinges, unstick a door, straighten a warped door, replace a glass panel in a door, modify a sliding door channel, shim a door hinge, reinforce a sagging shelf, replace a drawer bottom, realign a drawer guide, and repair a wood runner. Fix-It Tips, illustrations and cautions are included. You can do it!
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