The Black & Decker Complete Guide to Home Plumbing. Newly Expanded 3rd Edition Black & Decker Complete Guide

Customer Reviews

Complete Guide to Home Plumbing

2006-11-30
If you are looking for pretty pictures this is the book to buy. It is not a book for doing plumbing. Be careful before you follow the instructions, it is not adquate for detail plumbing. It just gives you the basics. For example it does not give you the required distances for most plumbing fixtures and shows notching many wood studs in the wall which could cause serious damage to the structure. Be Aware!!

DIY, simply the best

2006-11-25
Clear illustrations, many cutaways, and clear, concise language mark this edition of "The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing" as one of the best ever. I previewed eight or ten newer plumbing editions at my local library before purchasing, and this one stood heads above the rest. I fully recommend it.

Good book, good price.

2006-10-11
I purchased this book off amazon for ~ $15. After reading the sections on planning, tools & materials, working with pvc pipe, and installing a kitchen drain I had learned enough / was confident enough to purchase all the (correct) parts I needed from the local hardware store. Then I deinstalled our lousy food disposer (which I no longer wanted) and installed a new sink strainer and pvc drain pipes in its stead. I can only speculate as to how much money I saved; as the going rate around here for a plumber is $85/hr I'd imagine I saved at least that amount, but probably more. Good investment if you're patient, a little bit handy, and can follow instructions.

Well done. Well illustrated.

2006-09-16
Gives a great overview and dives into specifics using pictures and drawings that are very helpful. I held back one star because it did not cover wells and pumps as detailed as I would have liked.
Only other improvement would be to print on waterproof paper. :-)

Clear and concise!

2006-06-09
An EXCELLENT primer for the basics of home plumbing, but maybe a little difficult for someone with absolutely NO trade experience. The projects in the book are superbly explained and illustrated, but I wonder if I would have enjoyed it as much if I weren't already a journeyman carpenter.

The Complete Guide To Home Plumbing

2008-02-21
This book, The Complete Guide To Home Plumbing, (although the title is certainly misleading) is an OK book for general/basic plumbing information and is useful to most homeowners.

The book is somewhat annoying in that almost every project or plumbing procedure you are looking at constantly refers you to other pages in the book. It seems that just as you are thinking you have a good visual grasp from the pictures, every other paragraph or sentence sends you away to some other page.

All in all, this book is worth the money, but don't be surprised if you still need to Google for plumbing info on the net. This book is FAR from "The Complete Guide..................."

very handy book

2007-12-02
This is a great book for a beginner because it covers every plumbing task in detail with pictures. It would be good for the experienced as well because the book is set up in away that makes it easy to zero in on any topic you are interested in.

Almost too many photos

2007-03-26
This book is chock full of photos; so much that it detracts from providing information. I was trying to use it to replace a leaking shower faucet, but couldn't find any useful info about my setup. All there was were pictures of valves that weren't mine. I would like to see more troubleshooting chapters, and more possible fitting/material variations outlined. For instance I would like to know how to go from plastic to copper to galvanized etc.

Still if you doing a new install and have access to the exact material they use then it is good for that.

the complete guide to home plumbing

2007-03-08
received book in excellent condition and in a timely manner

an excellent book.

2007-01-10
It is an excellent book not only for handyman beginners but also for construction professionals to review plumbing details.