The companion volume to the fall 1997 PBS television series presents common maintenance advice intended to keep a house more functional as well as more beautiful, with step-by-step instructions for making the most basic kinds of household repairs. Original. TV tie-in. 20,000 first printing. IP. Public television's old-house guru Bob Yapp knows exactly what people want: practical advice that allows them to make informed, cost-effective decisions about renovation work. This is a bookshelf reference that makes fine casual reading, with illustrations that are particularly helpful. -- Renovation Style magazine, Fall 1998 Host of his own weekly radio program (The House Doctor) for the past seven years, editor of a monthly newsletter (The House Doctor Report), and on-air talent for the public television program About Your House with Bob Yapp, Bob has brought his style of home awareness to hundreds of thousands of viewers, listeners and readers throughout the country. Bob Yapp's background includes work as a contractor, carpenter, furniture maker, real estate agent, home inspector and restorer of historic, residential, and commercial properties.