Soft covered book titled HOUSEMENDING Home Repair for the Rest of Us.  by Dale McCormick, 1987, 232 pages.

Whether your concern is fixing a lamp or a garden hose, hanging bookshelves or plants, or a drawer that sticks, Dale defines terms and explains exactly how to accomplish the process with not only a minimum of anguish, but a maximum sense of satisfaction and empowerment as well. For bigger jobs like repairing walls and floors, ceilings or stairs, faulty wiring or plumbing, or planning major home renovations, she begins by explaining how a house is constructed and how its water and electrical systems work, and then goes on to describe a number of problems you might be experiencing.

Chapters include:

• GETTING STARTED
• TOOLS & HOW TO USE THEM
• PAINTING
• PLUMBING
• ELECTRICAL
• WALLS & CEILINGS
• DOORS
• WINDOWS
• FURNITURE & CABINET REPAIR
• EXTERIOR & BASEMENT
• FLOORS STAIRS AND RAMPS
• DEALING WITH HOUSEHOLD EMERGENCIES

This book is in VG condition,  pages clean and intact, and the binding is tight.  A must have for your home improvement/repair library!