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Achieve your back-to-the-land dreams without breaking the bank
Build your homesteading dreams with all the affordable DIY
innovations, tips, and stories you need to successfully launch you
on a path to self-sufficiency. Raise and grow your own food,
connect with nature, and consume less while producing more! The
Frugal Homesteader is a fun, inspirational, and educational guide
filled with a lifetime of learning that comes along with becoming a
homesteader. Following dozens of successful families who have been
motivated to make do, make new, and make more while saving money
and living off the land, this book covers such topics as:
Outfitting your garden Equipping your barn and outbuildings
Protecting and providing for your animals Harvesting rainwater
Heating with wood Foraging Producing more of what you need to
thrive in harder times. Whether you're just starting out and
looking for new, sustainable, and affordable ideas, approaches, and
techniques, or you're a small-scale farmer in regenerative
agriculture, The Frugal Homesteader is the DIY manual to help you
succeed.
Britain has a wonderfully rich stock of period houses. These
properties are often unwittingly damaged, some by well-meaning
owners or incompetent builders, others as a result of mortgage
lenders insisting on misguided quick-fix 'remedies' that cause
long-term deterioration. There is widespread lack of knowledge
about how to maintain period properties but Haynes has now come to
the rescue with this clearly written Manual showing the correct
approach to care and repair. This is essential reading for anyone
who owns, or would like to own, a period house. 'essential
reading...this Manual will guide you safely through'
Get the satisfaction (and savings) of a well-maintained home. This
one-stop resource provides all the information you need to keep up
the beauty and convenience of your home and property today - and
prevent costly problems down the road. Written by an expert
contractor/landscaper with years of experience caring for
prestigious homes, "The Ultimate Home Maintenance Manual" gives you
efficient, thorough, and professional methods that make every home
and garden task as easy, effective, and even enjoyable as possible.
It offers systematic directions to a beautiful, well-maintained
home. This book covers every step in maintaining the appearance,
performance, and value of your home - including how to keep your
yard and garden thriving and trouble free! Each project features
step-by-step instructions, illustrations, photos, a list of needed
tools, and difficulty ratings to help you decide when to hire a
professional.You'll also find advice about tools and materials to
keep on hand and tips on how to work with professionals. Sidebars,
tips, and techniques from the expert author make this an
indispensable addition to every homeowner's library. Joe Beck's
illustrated instructions show you how to: protect and enhance your
most expensive investment; avoid costly and annoying breakdowns,
deterioration, and property damage; use professional tips and
tricks that make each task as easy, fast, and efficient as
possible; avoid neglecting a thing with this complete program for
your home and yard; be prepared for emergencies with the right
tools; and, feel pride in your well-maintained home!You get a full
maintenance program for the house - choosing and using home tools;
roof, chimney, and gutters; plumbing system; the electrical system;
heating and cooling systems; floors; walls and doors; windows;
basements; driveways, walkways, and patios; siding; decks; and,
pools. The maintenance program for the property includes: choosing
and using yard tools; the lawn; flower beds; bushes and shrubs;
fences; trees for natural privacy and wind screening; appendix:
climate and geographic considerations; and, appendix - resource
listings for special problems (radon, asbestos, floods, etc.)
Filled with sound, up-to-date advice and instruction, this complete
guide makes fence building a task anyone can tackle with
confidence.
Whether your home is small or large, an apartment in the city or a
country cottage, it is a space that should be at once beautiful and
livable. The key to that is managing the upkeep without feeling
flustered. Until now, there has never been a comprehensive resource
that not only tells how to care for your home and everything in it,
but that also simplifies the process by explaining just when. With
secrets from Martha Stewart for accomplishing the most challenging
homekeeping tasks with ease, this detailed and comprehensive book
is the only one you will need to help you keep your home looking
its best, floor to ceiling, room by room.
In "Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook," Martha shares her
unparalleled expertise in home maintenance and care. Readable and
practical-and graced with charts, sidebars, illustrated techniques,
and personal
anecdotes from Martha's decades of experience caring for her
homes-this is far more than just a compendium of ways to keep your
house clean. It covers everything from properly executing a living
room floor plan to setting a formal table; from choosing HEPA
filters to sealing soapstone countertops; from organizing your home
office to polishing your silver and caring for family heirlooms.
"Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook" is organized for clarity
and maximum practicality:
Room by Room covers the upkeep of the appliances, tools,
furnishings, and surfaces found in each room, from the entryway to
the kitchen, from the attic to the laundry room.
Throughout the House instructs the reader on the proper ways to
routinely clean and periodically maintain everything in the home,
including dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, polishing, scrubbing,
waxing and much more.
Comfort and Safety focuses on techniques to ensure your home is
running properly and safely, such as recognizing when to clean
vents, fixing a leaky faucet, and eradicating pests.
A-to-Z Materials Guide provides an invaluable resource that
explains the unusual materials that many favorite objects are made
of-from abalone to zinc-
and how to care for them so they last.
Encyclopedic yet friendly, "Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook"
is a seminal work-a must-have for everyone who wants a
well-cared-for home that will endure for generations.
Recipes for natural cleaning products from green living blogger Wendy Graham.
Learn how to make your home smell as fresh as a daisy with these eco-friendly, money-saving, germ-busting recipes. Using a base of essential oils and natural ingredients, these cleaning products are easy to make, are kinder to your skin and to the environment, while being as effective as any shop-bought solution. The recipes use simple, inexpensive ingredients that are widely available such as bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, salt and citrus fruit, and will leave your home sparkling clean. You can even customise the fragrances to make your home smell crisp, time and time again.
Fresh Clean Home guides the reader from the kitchen to laundry and the bathroom, and also includes a section of recipes for specific household cleaning products, such as window and mirror cleaner, carpet and upholstery spot cleaner and sticky stuff remover. Clean every nook and cranny, with surface cleaners and bathroom shiners, laundry powder and fabric conditioner, kettle descaler and more, for a beautiful, fresh clean home.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The Organised Mum Method is THE
housekeeping bible that will completely revolutionise your home.
Say goodbye to mess, clutter and weekends spent tidying and
cleaning! Gemma Bray (a.k.a The Organised Mum) is a firm believer
that there is more to life than housework, and over the last decade
she has perfected The Organised Mum Method (TOMM).* The Organised
Mum Method is a structured, manageable and ultra-efficient cleaning
routine that ensures all areas of the home are taken care of. It's
easy to follow, effective and ensures that everything gets done in
just 30 minutes a day, Monday to Friday ... and you get weekends
off! Perfect for existing fans of TOMM or anyone looking for ways
to fit cleaning around a busy lifestyle, The Organised Mum Method
includes life-changing tips, tricks, cleaning schedules, shopping
lists, meal plans and quick recipes that will help you get your
housework done fast. *Don't worry dads -- it works for you too.
Francis Brennan is known for his impeccable taste and high
standards in homemaking, so there's no better man to tell you how
to wash your sheets, clean your oven and arrange your cushions. In
this book, Francis takes us through the house room by room and
offers his advice and unique insights on how to manage your
household, while relating hilarious anecdotes from his experiences
in the hotel trade. He will inform readers on the practical
measures needed to ensure domestic bliss from the kitchen to the
bathroom.
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