Help, It's Broken!: A Fix-It Bible for the Repair Impaired - Tapa blanda

No matter where you live and whether you rent or own, one day you'll wake up in the morning and something will be broken. This book will come in handy to avoid panic and home repair disasters because a good reference guide is just what you need when there's a geyser in your living room. Count on this manual to tell you what to do or who to call to get the mess fixed.
This useful book includes chapters on:

Walls, Doors, Windows and Floors; Electricity; Appliances; Plumbing; Heat and Ventilation; Pests; Frugal Fixing and more.
Each section is illustrated and explains the basics of how things operate before detailing how to fix them in a few easy steps. It also teaches you not only how to fix things yourself but also how to get someone who knows what they're doing to fix things for you and what questions to ask.
This quick and informative guide can save you thousands of dollars and a lot of hassle. From unclogging drains to expelling rodents, from repairing stained carpet to fixing your dishwasher, you can depend on this book in any number of household catastrophes.
Even if you can barely tell a nut from a bolt, Help! It's Broken is your quick reference guide for all home-repair solutions. Consider it a toolbox essential.

Journalist Arianne Cohen is "The Fix" columnist for The New York Times and also regularly contributes to New York, Marie Claire, Popular Science, Vogue and Woman's Day.



Arianne Cohen is also the author of The Tall Book: A Celebration of Life from on High and Confessions of a High School Word Nerd.