The Fantastic Home Maintenance Manual: Featuring Captain Competent and the Toolbelt of Power

by Mike Lawrence (Author), Gill Paul (Author)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.25

  The Fantastic Home Maintenance Manual is the perfect book for readers who really hate DIY. It's the story of how clumsy Kevin Klutz is transformed into plaid-clad god Captain Competent, the DIY daredevil who can align shelves with just a steady gaze. Kevin's secret resides in his toolbelt of power and when he dons it his inner Captain emerges and he knows exactly what to do and how to do it. Luckily for the rest of us mere mortals, Kevin's amazing adventures in DIY are now featured in this easy-to-read comic strip format. Covering everything from electrical basics to fabulous flat packs, The Fantastic Home Maintenance Manual offers a perpetual flood of hints and tips, in simple step-by-step stages, including: Captain's Basics, Easy Fixes, Flatpack Fiend, Plumbing, Decorating. Mike Lawrence has written or contributed to over 50 successful DIY books. Gill Paul is a published novelist and has written non-fiction books on many subjects.