James
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 10:34 AM |
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DIY handbook
A while ago I asked a couple of DIY questions and someone helpfully put up a link to a good DIY handbook.
One of the Reader's Digest type books I suspect.
Well, I've come to want to buy it now, and of course I'm b#######d if I can find the thread with that link! 
So if anyone remembers which one it was specifically, or has any good suggestions then please tell me.
Thanks!
JAmes
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"The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses, behind the lines, in the gym and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights."
- Muhammad Ali
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wicket
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 10:45 AM |
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James
I have an older copy of this
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Collins-Complete-Manual-Albert-Jackson/dp/0007185235/ref=sr_1_3/203-7052008-8207925?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1186742647&
;sr=1-3
and have found it very useful over the years.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 11:49 AM |
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Slightly OT, but I bought a DIY book the other month and it is rubbish.
It seems all these part p rules around electrics have made it so companies don't put ANYTHING in about home electrics - which is a real pain.
Typical nanny state syndrome, my father has an old readers digest DIY book that has EVERYTHING in - it's excellent, but it was written in the
early 80's when publshers weren't worried about getting sued.
[Edited on 10/8/07 by Dangle_kt]
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another_dom
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 12:56 PM |
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Yep, recently bought our first house and I peruse the Readers Digest book before attempting any new task. I haven't paid anyone for a job yet
(though plastering was pretty close)! You might be able to find a copy second hand through Amazon or the auction sites?
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 01:33 PM |
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I'll second that.
The best one I found, was the old loose leaf one with a grey plastic cover. It looks like a brief case. Got mine for £2. Some of the electrical and
plumbing info is obviously out of date, but better than modern books.
Charity shops are a brilliant source of books like this. HTH.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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stevec
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 02:42 PM |
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The readers digest one is very good,
Flea bay have them as usual, but as said charity shops and second hand book shops rock.
flea bay linky
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jack trolley
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| posted on 10/8/07 at 05:43 PM |
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W.H.Smith are selling copies of the Collins DIY book for £6ish.
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