This hands-on guide will help you prepare for and manage simple home repairs and improvements. Jeff Howell (the Sunday Telegraph's DIY columnist) and a host of other experts guide you through the trials and tribulations of DIY, helping you to carry out a range of projects - from fixing a leaky tap to hanging wallpaper - safely, cheaply and with minimum disruption. The full-colour drawings illustrate the step-by-step techniques and the lay-flat binding is perfect for on-the-job DIY advice.DIY For Dummies covers:PART I - Planning Your Home Improvement ProjectsChapter 1: Gearing Up for Your DIY AdventuresChapter 2: Being Safe and PreparedChapter 3: Working with (And within) a BudgetPART II - Basic Home Maintenance and ImprovementChapter 1: Repairing Walls and Putting Up ShelvesChapter 2: Windows Don't Have to Be a PaneChapter 3: Doors: An Open-and-Shut CaseChapter 4: Roofs and WallsChapter 5: Dealing with DampChapter 6: Electrical Repairs and ReplacementsPART III - Painting and WallpaperingChapter 1: Planning Your Painting ProjectChapter 2: Preparing Surfaces for PaintingChapter 3: Painting, Finishing, and Cleaning UpChapter 4: Choosing Wallpaper and Preparing WallsChapter 5: Hanging WallpaperPART V - Carpentry, Woodworking, and FlooringChapter 1: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot TrafficChapter 2: Drilling, Driving, Fastening, and GluingChapter 3: Understanding the Carpentry ProcessChapter 4: Finishing WoodPART VI - PlumbingChapter 1: The Plumbing System in Your HomeChapter 2: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Your HomeChapter 3: Plumbing Materials and ToolsChapter 4: Unblocking a Sink or Bath DrainChapter 5: Unblocking and Fixing a ToiletChapter 6: Fixing a Dripping Tap