LibGuides: Home & Garden: Basic Home/Auto Repair

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Auto Repair Source
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Powered by the automotive experts at MOTOR, Auto Repair Source provides the most accurate, authoritative and up-to-date service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles. All content comes from the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) and includes step-by-step repair information, diagrams, maintenance schedules, parts and labor estimates, service bulletins and recalls.
Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly Reference USA)
Use Reference USA to find lenders, realtors, contractors, inspectors, designers, or any home service professional in your area. View their business profiles to make smart decisions.
Universal Class
Universal Class allows you to sign-up for and take online, instructor-led, self-paced classes. Register today, and sign-up for classes like:

Interior Deocrating Made Easy

Interior Design 101

Professional Organizer Training

Introduction to Gardening

Home Inspection 101

Magazines & eMagazines

The Library subscibes to many magazines that you can check out, with the exception of the current month's issue. Look for these titles, sure to be helpful with your home repairs:

Family Handyman

Fine Homebuilding

Fine Woodworking

Grit

Home Power

Popular Mechanics

This Old House

eMagazines in Libby app
Choose from thousands of popular magazines with current and back issues–access from computer or mobile app.

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Common Repairs, Maintenance and Quick Fixes

Beginner's Guide to DIY by Jo Behari; Alison Winfield-Chislett
ISBN: 9781580118286
Publication Date: 2019-06-11
The Book of Home How-To by Editors of Cool Springs Press
ISBN: 9781591865988
Publication Date: 2014-05-15
DIY for Renters: Don't Call the Landlord by Charles Byers
ISBN: 9781580118330
Publication Date: 2020-03-03
Girls Garage by Emily Pilloton; Kate Bingaman-Burt (Artist)
ISBN: 9781452166278
Publication Date: 2020-06-02
Home Repair Wisdom & Know-How by Fine Homebuilding (Editor)
ISBN: 9780316449557
Publication Date: 2018-03-13
Martha Stewart's homekeeping handbook : the essential guide to caring for eveything in your home by Stewart, Martha
Call Number: 640 S8512m
If I had a hammer : more than 100 easy fixes and weekend projects by Andrea Ridout
Call Number: 643.7 R547
Fix it in a flash : 25 common home repairs and improvements by Jodi Marks
Call Number: 643.7 M346
Refresh your home : 500 simple projects & tips to save money, update, & renovate by Ken Collier and editors of The Family Handyman
Call Number: New 643 R332r
Avoiding the con in construction how to plan for hassle-free home building, renovation, and repair by Kia Ricchi
Call Number: New 690.837 R48a
Young House Love by Sherry Petersik; John Petersik
Call Number: New 747 P484y
ISBN: 9781579654788

Online Resources

Do It Yourself Network
The DIY television channel provides this well-organized, informative site with step-by-step instructions and visuals for all your home projects.
Ask the Builder
Tim Carter, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, has a wealth of videos on a variety of projects. His motto? "Do it right, not over."
Refer Work
Articles and info about improvement projects around the home.
Car Talk

EBooks

DIY Projects for the Self-Sufficient Homeowner by Betsy Matheson
ISBN: 9781610597524

EBooks are electronic books. You can download ebooks through the library's wesbite. Visit our downloadable media page to learn more about the process. You can read ebooks on a variety of devices - you can read them off the computer, on a tablet (like iPad), an iPhone, on a smartphone (with Android), and of course, on most ereaders. Take books with you wherever you go!