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THE TAMING OF THE SCREW
Several million homeowners' problems sidestepped


By
Dave Barry
Illustrated by Jerry O'Brien


Rodale Press
Emmaus, Pennsylvania
Copyright (C) 1983 by
Dave Barry
Illustrations copyright 1983 by
Jerry O'Brien
All rights reserved


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information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of
the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
Book design by Bill Bosler
Art direction by Karen A. Schell

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data

Barry, Dave.
The taming of the screw.
Includes index.
1. Dwellings--Maintenance and repair--Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc.
ISBN 0-87857-484-0 paperback


Contents


Introduction.................................................................1
Chapter 1 Tools: Why they want to injure you, and how to thwart them.........2
Chapter 2 Wood: If God had wanted us to use it, He wouldn't have made
plastic.................................................................8
Chapter 3 Electricity: You can safely do your own wiring, most likely.......12
Chapter 4 Plumbing: Troubleshooting your plumbing with a loaded sidearm.....20
Chapter 5 Walls: Paneling, and other common mistakes........................28
Chapter 6 Heatin and Cooling: New-age, chic alternatives to tacky fossil
fuels..................................................................34
Chapter 7 Insulation and Weatherproofing: Kicking the crutches out from under
Old Man Winter.........................................................42