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How To Build Straight Stairs

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Whether you're planning on building a two step stairway or a 20 step stairway, this book can provide you with enough information, to get the job done. Did I mention simple and easy, well, this book was written in 2007 and is one of Greg's best selling books, you won't be disappointed.About the AuthorBefore Greg Vanden Berge was an international best-selling author, he built stairs and he built hundreds of them, quite possibly thousands of them, before becoming a contractor. If you're looking for a true master stair builder and someone with an ability to create simple and easy to follow instructions, Greg's your man.Greg lives with his family in Vista, California and enjoys fishing, writing, reading and of course gardening. Check out some of his other books, he also dabbles in realistic humanity and writes about other subjects, he's passionate about.

Smart Approach to Home Decorating, Revised 4th Edition

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An all-new edition of the perennial favorite, Smart Approach to Home Decorating is an aspirational guide to introduce you to interior design. In updated text accompanied with over 400 gorgeous photos, this book explains everything a homeowner needs to know to design and decorate a house with professional results. Topics range from the basic principles of design, space planning, layout, and arrangement to choosing furniture, colors, patterns, and fabrics. This updated edition also features new information on current design trends and new materials. Design and decorate room by room like a professional!

eHow - Solar Electricity

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In DIY Solar Projects, you'll find three achievable, clever projects you can make and install to begin creating your own solar lifestyle. You don't need to spend a lot of money to take advantage of solar power. You'll learn how to mount small photovoltaic panels on a roof, bring power to lights in a remote shed or garage, and install a solar-powered security light If you long to experience the satisfaction that comes from harnessing the clean power of the sun, this book will show you the light.

Projects to Get You Off the Grid

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Instructables is back with this compact book focused on a series of projects designed to get you thinking creatively about thinking green. Twenty Instructables illustrate just how simple it can be to make your own backyard chicken coop, or turn a wine barrel into a rainwater collector.Illustrated with dozens of full-color photographs per project accompanying easy-to-follow instructions, this Instructables collection utilizes the best that the online community has to offer, turning a far-reaching group of people into a mammoth database churning out ideas to make life better, easier, and in this case, greener, as this volume exemplifies.

Maximizing Your Mini Farm

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Mini farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family’s food on just a quarter acre—and earn $10,000 in cash annually while spending less than half the time that an ordinary job would require. Now expanding exponentially on his bestselling Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre, Brett Markham gives you tips, tricks, and planning advice on how to make the most of your mini farm. New topics include: • Soil and Fertility Tools and Techniques• Planting Guides and Seeders• Easy Trellising • Weed Control Techniques• Greater Food Self-Sufficiency• Making Your Own Country Wines• Making Your Own Vinegars • Making Cheese at Home• Cooking for Self-Sufficiency Keep your costs down and production high with this complete guide to maximizing your mini farm—whether it’s a rooftop urban garden, a suburban backyard, or a more substantial plot of land. Materials, tools, and techniques are detailed with tables, diagrams, and 200 color illustrations and author photographs.

eHow - Garage Upgrades

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Got some free time this weekend? How about making some upgrades to the garage? This book includes six weekend projects to improve your storage space. Insulating and Finishing Garage Walls Pegboard Storage Adjustable Shelving System Slatted Shelving System Clean & Seal Cement Floor Roll-Out Floor Covering

Mary's Household Tips and Tricks

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Get organised in 2022 with Mary Berry's essential household tips that will make home your true happy place'Practical AND beautiful' Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2________'This book is a collection of skills I've learned for running a home. Gleaned from years of practical experience, along with all the hints that friends and family have imparted to me, I hope it will be a helping hand' Mary BerryJoin national treasure Mary Berry in her comprehensive, beautifully illustrated guide that shares her greatest tips on how to care for your home. Inside you'll find . . . - KITCHEN KNOW-HOW: Love the heart of your home with freezer tips and how to organise your food- CLEANING & CONFIGURING YOUR HOME: Create cleaning products from store cupboard items- LAUNDRY & WARDROBE WISDOM: Banish moths from your home for good, remove stains from every kind of fabric- GARDENING & FLOWERS: Bring greenery into your home even without a garden, create beautiful flower arrangementsEasy to use, practical and gorgeously illustrated, Mary's Household Tips & Tricks covers everything from Mary's golden rules for baking to her favourite flowers for each season, from how to polish silver to whether tea should be poured before or after milk.With secrets for accomplishing the most challenging home-keeping tasks with ease, Mary's wonderfully simple book will help turn any house into a home.'The Queen of British baking has whipped up a recipe for home happiness' Independent'A domestic goddess' Daily Telegraph

How to Build a Solid Wall Yurt

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Today's commercially available yurts largely are flexible wall units, with lattice forming the "frame" of the walls, and studs resting on an aircraft cable strung along the top of the lattice. They are lightweight, but, by that definition, are vulnerable to the elements and to wildlife. Although defined as portable, they require a full day to set up, using three or more people. Their insulation (optional) generally is Mylar bubble insulation and windows are heavy plastic. The yurt concept in this set of plans calls for rigid insulation walls, readily available materials, glass windows, standard-sized door, and a very lightweight, truly portable design. Although the yurt plan is sized for a 16-foot diameter unit, size can be scaled up or down quite readily. Total material cost generally is less than $1,500. Typically, one person can cut all the pieces needed to size in less than 40 hours. To assemble the unit requires one person and three or four hours. To disassemble takes two hours. The guide includes numerous photographs of a sample yurt being built. Also included are discussions of problems with many yurts (and solutions), ideas on plumbing, heating, interior finish and power.This book replaces the 2013 version, How to Build a Semi Solid Wall Yurt, and includes a chapter on a newer, more efficient version of the standard solid wall yurt.

De-Cluttering

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Just two or three years in one place and the clutter starts taking over.I've moved house five times in 12 years and it's incredible how much stuff can be accumulated in just a few short years. Of course, a certain amount of clutter turns a house into a home, and unless you are a strict minimalist - in which case you're probably not looking at this page anyway - you will undoubtedly attract 'things' into your home.The problem is when it becomes overwhelming, untidy and eventually chaotic. I lived in a van for a few years and believe me, in a limited space, you have no choice but to keep organised - especially when you have kids to feed and clear up after.It has been shown that a tidy environment can help you focus, apply yourself to otherwise seemingly impossible tasks, and generally enjoy your space and feel good!Don't let the clutter overwhelm you. This step-by-step guide to de-cluttering your home is simple to follow and will help you create the home you know you deserve. :-)

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Plumbing

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Everything you need to know about plumbing. Everything.Fresher and more complete than ever, this edition includes new material and revised information and is completely current with the 2006 Universal Plumbing Code. From basic repairs to advanced renovations, this is the only plumbing reference book a homeowner needs. And now, for the first time, Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Plumbing includes a comprehensive section on working with gas pipe. No other big book of plumbing for DIYers covers this important subject.Also new to this 4th edition is expansive coverage of PEX (cross-linked polyethylene), the bendable supply tubing that's taking over a major portion of the DIY market. And with the current popularity of outdoor kitchens, we've expanded our coverage of outdoor plumbing as well. Now, we'll show you every step of the process to supply and drain an outdoor sink.

Sink Reflections

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Discover how to create order in your home and life with this “chatty and personal” (Chicago Tribune) guide from the FlyLady “Take off with FlyLady! Her down-to-earth writing will help anyone who desires to be lifted free from the chaos and confusion disorder causes.”—Pam Young and Peggy Jones, coauthors of Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise Fly out of CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome) into Order—one baby step at a time.With her special blend of housecleaning tips, humor, and musings about daily life, Marla Cilley, a.k.a. The FlyLady, shows you how to manage clutter and chaos and get your home—and your life—in order. Drawn from the lessons and tools used in her popular mentoring program, the FlyLady system helps you create doable housekeeping routines and break down overwhelming chores into manageable missions that will restore peace to your home—and your psyche. Soon you’ll be able to greet guests without fear, find your keys, locate your kids, and, most of all, learn how to FLY: Finally Love Yourself.

Small Home Tiny House

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A how to book for those interested in building a Small or Tiny Home . When you are ready to look at the most important aspects of a project, this is the book for you. I discuss budget, needs, and design. Using the included exercises and worksheets you move through the process. Then I guide you step by step through estimation, design, and ultimately the construction process. This literature is a proven way to develop a workable project, design, and budget for only the cost of the book. This is for the reader who is tired of flipping through picture books and ready to establish a foundation for the project they know they have the ability to undertake.

Simplified Floor Tile Installation

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The author has simplified the process and will even reveal a few” treasured secrets,” tile setting professionals have gone to great lengths to protect over the years.We Will Teach You How to Select the Right Tile.How to Lay out One Bedroom or the Entire House.How to Mix the Thin Set Properly.How to Start Your First Row of Tile and Where to Start It.How to Install the Tile Effectively.How to Avoid Working Yourself into a Corner.How to Eliminate Tile Setting Nightmares.How to Grout the Tile and Finish the Floor.

Make Space for Happiness

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It's time to make room in your life for happiness to blossomDo you feel like you have too much stuff? A cluttered space isn’t just inconvenient—the truth is it’s hard to lead a joyful, purposeful life when the things around you detract from your relationships, habits, and goals. But decluttering is more than getting rid of the stuff you already have. To make real change in your home, you need to look at how these excess possessions got there in the first place. This book examines the acquisition cycles that keep our homes overcrowded and distract us from going after the meaningful things we really want in our lives.Make Space for Happiness gives you a seven-step roadmap to clearing your life and opening yourself up to all the good meant to come your way. Renowned decluttering expert Tracy McCubbin will help you revolutionize your living space and your mindset by focusing on clutter clearing as a path to positivity in every area of your life, helping you to manifest:• True connection• Self-confidence• Free time• Big Love• Self-respect• Real Purpose• Lasting WisdomWe all want to live in homes that are functional, comfortable, and that bring us happiness rather than detract from it. Make Space for Happiness provides flexibility, support, and inspiration as you re-envision your home as the starting point of the joyful life that's waiting for you.

Go Gently

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An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, and taking action, by Greenpeace ambassador Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter movies)Go Gently is a guide for sustainability at home that offers simple, tangible steps toward reducing our environmental impact by looking at what we consume and the waste we create, as well as how to take action for environmental change. The title reflects Bonnie Wright’s belief that the best way to change our planet and ourselves is through a gentle approach, rather than a judgmental one. This is a book of do’s rather than don’ts. It’s also an invitation to Wright’s followers to join her on this journey to sustainability.Going through every room in her home, Wright helps us assess which products are sustainable, and alternatives for those that are not. She shares recipes to avoid waste, homemade self-care products to avoid packaging, small space-friendly gardening ideas, and a template for creating your own compost system. Finally, to sustain yourself, there are exercises and meditation prompts to keep you energized, plus info on how to get involved in community and organizations.

Our Little Farm

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From Peter Wohlleben, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees, and his wife, Miriam, comes an inspired, practical memoir of creating a sustainable homestead amongst the trees.Called "a veritable tree whisperer" by the Wall Street Journal, Peter Wohlleben is known across the world for his illuminating books about forests and how to help them thrive. Now, the German forester invites readers into his home for the first time in Our Little Farm, describing the steps he and his wife, Miriam, have taken to live sustainably and in harmony with nature.Peter and Miriam moved from the city to a remote forest lodge in the early nineties. Amidst juggling careers and raising a young family, they learned how to plant and rotate crops, harvest and preserve nature's bounty, and tend to the unique needs of their animals and environment. Along the way, they made mistakes and abandoned some projects (sheep raising was not their thing) but maintained a sense of joy in their shared goal.Brimming with insights, wisdom, and tips on everything from constructing farm buildings to choosing the perfect chicken, Our Little Farm shows that, with a little grit, humor, and self-compassion, it's possible to live according to our values and to care for the earth even as we care for ourselves, our homes, and our families.Published in partnership with the David Suzuki Institute.

DIY for Renters

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Fixes and upgrades that tenants can make for themselves: “Good how-to advice . . . with clear images and helpful instructions.” —Katie and Gene Hamilton, cofounders of DIYorNot.comDIY for Renters is a complete repair and maintenance guide for everyone who rents—not owns—their home. It’s designed to help apartment and house renters perform common repairs and upgrades that are economical and safe, and don’t conflict with tenant/landlord agreements. Also included are tips on taking down and removing upgrades when it’s time to move out of the rental unit so you can get your security deposit back in full. Packed with step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and color photos, this book teaches basic repair skills that potential future homeowners can use for the rest of their lives. Charles Byers, an experienced vocational school educator, shows how to address all the normal maintenance issues that every home encounters, from squeaky doors and floors, wet basements, and replacing light switches to installing ceiling fans, plumbing, heating, and electrical repairs. Byers guides the reader to complete each project as inexpensively and perfectly as possible, using readily available materials from the local home center.

Natural Cleaning Secrets

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Save time and money with natural cleaning hacks for a healthier, greener household by using items you already have at home such as vinegar, baking soda and lemon juice.Discover the natural way to keep your home clean for less time and money. Natural Cleaning Solutions features: • Natural cleaning solutions that are effective and affordable. • Sound advice that truly works and is so simple that you will see how easily you can make the change in your everyday life. • Homemade recipes to get you started making your own natural dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, facial cleansers, and much more—using items you probably already have at home, such as baking soda, salt, vinegar, and lemon.When you follow the tips in Natural Cleaning Solutions, you’ll not only enjoy a gleaming and freshly scented home free from toxic chemicals, you’ll spend less time and money at the store and you’ll create less waste. So you can feel good about doing your bit to help the environment. And the best part is everything here is natural!

Travels In Western Africa Vol. 1

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&quotTravels in Western Africa in 1845 & 1846, Volume 1" is a captivating travelogue penned by John Duncan in 1845. The book documents the author's extraordinary journey through the intriguing landscapes and diverse cultures of Western Africa during the mid-19th century. In this gripping narrative, Duncan vividly recounts his encounters with indigenous tribes, their customs, and other one traditions which that providing valuable insights into the region's social and also political fabric. As an intrepid explorer and keen observer, Duncan delves deep into the heart of Africa and exploring remote regions seldom visited by outsiders. He chronicles his experiences with a rich tapestry of detail, showcasing the breathtaking natural beauty of the continent and the hardships faced by its inhabitants. Duncan's interactions with local communities and which that their unique ways of life add depth and authenticity to his account. Moreover, the book also sheds light on the complex dynamics of the African slave trade and the impacts of European colonization on the continent. &quotTravels in Western Africa" stands as a significant historical document, offering readers a glimpse into a world long gone, while simultaneously raising questions about colonialism and its repercussions.

Ultimate Guide to Basements, Attics & Garages, 3rd Revised Edition

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Found space...that's what this book is all about. Learn how to maximize the usable but unfinished areas in your house as new living space for your growing family. No need for an expensive addition or going through the trouble of moving to a larger house. With more than 50 detailed step-by-step procedures and 580 full-color drawings and photographs to illustrate construction techniques, this book contains dozens of delightful design alternatives for your basement, attic, and garage. Some of the topics covered in Ultimate Guide to Basements, Attics & Garages include planning and design, installing skylights, finishing walls and ceilings, building stairs, framing floors, installing windows and doors, and much more. This new edition also includes updated information on current codes and materials.

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