If you're handy with a few tools and love working on your own projects, because you get real satisfaction from doing things like this on your own, but need a little more information about laying tile floors, this book and the helpful video links inside of it, will provide you with practically everything you need to know. The author has simplified the process and will even reveal a few" treasured secrets," tile setting professionals have gone to great lengths to protect over the years. We Will Teach You How to Select the Right Tile. How to Lay out One Bedroom or the Entire House. How to Mix the Thin Set Properly. How to Start Your First Row of Tile and Where to Start It. How to Install the Tile Effectively. How to Avoid Working Yourself into a Corner. How to Eliminate Tile Setting Nightmares. How to Grout the Tile and Finish the Floor.

Superb U.S. Navy guide to every aspect of home repair and construction covers concrete and masonry work, bricklaying, framing foundations and walls, plastering, painting, woodworking, and more. Over 670 diagrams and illustrations help clarify easy-to-follow instructions. Best guide for any home-building job, from minor repairs to building from scratch.

New York Times best seller Ever since Gabrielle Stanley Blair became a parent, she’s believed that a thoughtfully designed home is one of the greatest gifts we can give our families, and that the objects and decor we choose to surround ourselves with tell our family’s story. In this, her first book, Blair offers a room-by-room guide to keeping things sane, organized, creative, and stylish. She provides advice on getting the most out of even the smallest spaces; simple fixes that make it easy for little ones to help out around the house; ingenious storage solutions for the never-ending stream of kid stuff; rainy-day DIY projects; and much, much more.