100 Things Every Homeowner Must Know: How to Save Money, Solve Problems and Improve Your Home (Family Handyman 100)

This book covers so many topics and is an essential "How To" Guide for any homeowner. As a Realtor, I included this book in part of a closing gift I had put together for a first time homebuyer client, and he loved it! He said that it became a lifeline! Great pictures, clear problem solving tips, and lots of money saving solutions are all inside. Highly recommend!

I am a realtor and bought this for my client, I got it 10 minutes ago and already am SO impressed. I will be buying one for myself and every client I have! Soooo handy whether you know what you’re doing when it comes to handiwork or not :-) there’s so many tips and tricks.

OMG! This is a Keeper! Wish, I had this book before so many costly repairs!!!! Easy to understand and lots of great information! Yes, this is a "Must Have" for anyone that owns a home and helpful for Renters too. Lots of good information on general maintenance, repairs, including riding ants, mice and more!!! Nice colorful pictures, adding to it's value and easy read. Also, a great gift for a new homeowner! They might look at you funny first and hug you later!!!

I've only lived in apartments my whole life and my recent first home purchase happens to be a huge 3-story colonial. I've never been really handy or knowledgeable about homes so the idea of home maintenance in this large house was daunting, to say the least. I didn't even know how little I knew...I was pleasantly surprised by how many topics the book covers with handy tips to beginner-friendly instructions and useful pictures and diagrams. My fiance and I love it and will definitely be using this as our new housewarming gift for friends and family who are purchasing homes!

Well, I don't know if I can compose ENOUGH WORDS here (they seem to want you to be very talkative). Funny thing is I wanted a book to tell me how one tests continuity in an electric circuit. Still looking for layman's instructions for that. Actually a whole thing on multimeter use would be great. But I got a big surprise in this Kindle book. It just goes on and on with loads of tips about this and that. Like how to be prepared for and prevent home fires. How to insure your insurance rates don't go up. How to PATCH shingle damage! So I can hardly say I'm disappointed. This is not only a timely book but full of material for all of us not "handy guys" who own houses anyway. So if you fall in that category, go for it. If you've done most of your work for yourself for years, this may be too basic for you. One interesting example. In the section on saving on heating bills, it shows how to caulk the space between foundation and wood frame to stop leakage. I didn't know that latter piece even existed. The energy audit pointed out leaks at that spot, but the auditor did NOT talk about the caulking solution

my son just bought a house and gets a lot of use out of this book

Covers a load of areas with simple tips and diagrams - even an expert homeowner will know less than half of them, and what they do know they're probably really proud of knowing. It's honest and authentic, telling you when to hire professionals and when you can save your money.

There were lots of good tips in here, but after only being a homeowner for a few years I have found most of what I needed to know that was in here just from Google and Youtube. There were only two small things I didn't know and it wasn't anything earth shattering. You should be able to get much of the same info just by searching online for things like "how to help energy efficiency in your home" and "home cleaning tips". If you are very new to being a homeowner and want some tips that are all in one location this is a decent choice.

A few reviewers complained that there is a lot of common sense in this book. I suppose that could be true, but it doesn't stop this book from being useful. This book has a lot of info in it, that is perfect for me (a new houseowner) who is overwhelmed with the upkeep and maintenance of a house. A lot of common sense goes out the window when you're busy tackling problems, and this book organzied my mind to tackle issues that arose, or look at things that could eventually erupt into major problems. Great stuff in here!

This book is American/Canadian and not appropriate for UK use, however for an American/Canadian i'm sure it's good, there is a lot of well presented information!

I chose these for a give away because the internal info is better than most and the pricing makes it worth it.

Lots of knowledge in this book easy fixes a lot of things to learn in this book great buy

Lots of information that can save you money