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Contents: Introducing The Dome Homes (Special report on a low-cost alternative to do-it-yourself home construction); Ceiling Fans Make A Comeback (How you can combine nostalgia with a common-sense way to save home energy); What To Do With Small Spaces (Great low-cost ideas on ways you can reclaim the wasted space in your home); Build A Budget Greenhouse (How to build a sturdy backyard greenhouse with basic tools and only $350); The Handyman’s Magic Box (How a simple $30 volt/ohm meter can turn you into a small appliance repairman); Decorating Ideas For Dens (What you can do with a free-wheeling mixture of off-beat salvaged materials); Create Your Own Lamps (Why pay outrageous prices when you can build them cheaper and better yourself); New Ammunition For Home Security (A closed-circuit TV system lets you see who’s there before you open the door); How To Save Money On Home Insurance (In-the-know tips on buying a homeowners policy, plus how to save up to 10%); Interview With A Burglar (To buy drugs, he stole over $1.5 million worth of goods from homes like yours); The Right Way To Fix Plaster (Basics of plaster construction, plus the right way to fix cracks for good); Vacation Homes You Can Build (Plans for unique vacation retreats, hand-picked for do-it-yourselfers); What To Do With Wet Basements (How to pin-point the causes, plus a complete photo guide to cures that work); Wooden Duck Decoys (As hunting decoys go synthetic, wooden versions are becoming a collectors rage); Installing DWV Systems (Last in a series, author Richard Day explains how to make the final hookups) Columns – Reader Letters (Comments, opinions and information from readers); Ask Handyman (Answers to questions to save you time, money and effort); Editors Tests (Evaluations by our editors on tools and other products); Product News (Our columns covering home products just on the market) Departments – Information (Literature on subjects of interest to do-it-yourselfers); Book Reviews (A sampling on helpful reading for the homeowner); Handyman Index (An index reference to the previous home issues)
Issue: July – August 1979
Condition: Very Good