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 Projects

Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Your DIY Adventures

Chapter 2: Being Safe and Prepared

Chapter 3: Working with (And within) a Budget

PART II - Basic Home Maintenance and Improvement

Chapter 1: Repairing Walls and Putting Up Shelves

Chapter 2: Windows Don't Have to Be a Pane

Chapter 3: Doors: An Open-and-Shut Case

Chapter 4: Roofs and Walls

Chapter 5: Dealing with Damp

Chapter 6: Electrical Repairs and Replacements

PART III - Painting and Wallpapering

Chapter 1: Planning Your Painting Project

Chapter 2: Preparing Surfaces for Painting

Chapter 3: Painting, Finishing, and Cleaning Up

Chapter 4: Choosing Wallpaper and Preparing Walls

Chapter 5: Hanging Wallpaper

PART V - Carpentry, Woodworking, and Flooring

Chapter 1: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic

Chapter 2: Drilling, Driving, Fastening, and Gluing

Chapter 3: Understanding the Carpentry Process

Chapter 4: Finishing Wood

PART VI - Plumbing

Chapter 1: The Plumbing System in Your Home

Chapter 2: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Your Home

Chapter 3: Plumbing Materials and Tools

Chapter 4: Unblocking a Sink or Bath Drain

Chapter 5: Unblocking and Fixing a Toilet

Chapter 6: Fixing a Dripping Tap