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home-and-garden

By learning to do-it-yourself, you can save a lot of money and enjoy great satisfaction along the way. Our line of Black & Decker home improvement and gardening books feature expert advice and fantastic step-by-step photos that conquer countless projects.

Click on the sub-categories in the right margin to find the books that are right for your upcoming projects.

Featured Titles

The Complete Guide to Garden Walls & Fences

Whether it is for aesthetics, security, or simple privacy, no project is more important to a landscape than its vertical boundary structures—the fences, walls, screens, and retaining wall terraces. Th ... more

Black & Decker Here's How...Ceramic Tile

Here's How...Ceramic Tile offers the 21 ceramic tile projects that offer homeowners the most bang for their home improvement buck. Beginning with the basics of handling tile, adhesives and grou ... more

Black & Decker Here's How...Decks

Here's How...Decks offers the basics of building an entire deck from start to finish, at a price never before offered. For less than $10.00, readers get complete instructions and illustrations ... more

Black & Decker Here's How...Plumbing

This book represents home plumbing at its most basic, with all the unnecessary material stripped away. Featuring the most common plumbing projects shown with clear color photos, it is a value-priced o ... more

Black & Decker Here's How...Trimwork

This book represents trim carpentry for the home at its most basic level, with all the unnecessary material stripped away. Featuring 24 step-by step trim projects shown with clear color photos, it is ... more

La guia completa sobre albanileria y mamposteria
(The Complete Guide to Masonry & Stonework)

Sin importar si está construyendo un patio o un camino de acceso al garaje, la encimera de la cocina, o está decorando el jardín, cada parte en su vivienda casi siempre presenta una oportunidad para e ... more

La guia completa sobre terrazas
(The Complete Guide to Decks)

Durante décadas las terrazas han sido una parte funcional de los exteriores de las viviendas, pero aún cuando continúan ofreciendo los mismos beneficios del pasado, sus estructuras ahora presentan dis ... more

The Complete Guide to Patios & Walkways

This book offers readers the most popular patio and walkway designs complete with step-by-step, full-color photo instructions. The projects are affordable yet on-trend and highly valuable, as they inc ... more

Creative Publishing international - Visually stunning books for a hands-on world. Categories include home and garden, photography, hunting and fishing, crafts and decor, and parenting and health. How-to photos and easy instructions. Specific topics include home repair, decorating, landscaping, remodeling, plumbing, wiring, painting, sewing, crochet, quilting, embroidery, floral, window treatments, hunting, fishing, cooking, and more. Licensed book product by Black & Decker and Singer.