Provides hundreds of handy tips to make your home sparkle, including sweeping through a house from top to bottom, fluffy marigolds, big hair and lots of white vinegar at the ready.

Offers information and advice with detailed yardstick costings for residential building projects. This book covers Building Regulations and other legislation. It also includes information on extensions and a snagging list. It is suitable for self builders or professionals, who want to know more about building well.

Offers hints and tips for organisational skills. Whether you want to organize your finances, your office, or your home, this book lets you choose a method that works for you and apply it to different aspects of your life for success.

Adding an extension to a house is one of the most popular forms of home-improvement. Suitable for those planning such a project, whether they plan to build it themselves or to employ contractors, this work covers all the points of 'good building practice' that must be observed during construction.

Explains the basics of powering the home and sustainable energy; home improvements both indoors and out; and fixtures, fittings and appliances. This title explores the benefits of building materials, common concerns, quality of materials, cost implications, health and environmental improvements and what's actually wrong with standard materials.

Examines the job needed and how to find the right contractors for the job. This title explains the author's top five steps on how to get the job done: working out what you want done, what each part of the job entails, what you can do yourself, how to source the materials and how to source the labour.

Guides you step by step through process of selecting, installing, and operating a small-scale wind generator to power your home. This title demystifies system configurations, terminology, and wind energy principles to help you speak the language of the pros. It explains the mechanics of home-based wind power.

There are many environmental reasons to go green - but eco-friendly choices are often financially smart choices, too. This title helps to learn how to conserve both money and natural resources at the same time. It offers tips that range from how to save water to selecting the right appliances.

'Why can't a woman be more like a man? Because nothing would ever get done properly... ' A Helen Exley Gift Book illustrated by Roland Barnes Murphy.

Undertaking a building or renovation project can be a bit daunting. But with the help of this book you will be in control at all times, confident in your decision making, and sure of getting the job done on time and to a high standard. It includes proven and simple-to-use management techniques that would suit projects ranging from one thousand to one million pounds.

Offers more than one hundred solutions for those who want to add a touch of contemporary luxury to their bathroom.

Presents readers with many ideas for solving storage problems. This title features the designs that help contain our prized possessions, shape the character of a home, and lend a feeling of space and hospitality.

Green cleaning is becoming increasingly popular, as eco-savvy consumers strive to do their bit for the environment. This title offers a look at the toxic chemicals used in conventional products, and includes the hints and tips and green recipes. It helps you turn a chore into a pleasure and discover a different way to clean.

As consumers become eco-conscious, they nurture a dream of living a 'self-sufficient' lifestyle. This book provides an introduction to the possibilities and methods involved in setting up the various aspects of a greener way of living. It covers such subjects as: the self-sufficient house, the organic food garden, animal husbandry, and the pantry.

We each of us strive for domestic bliss, and we may look to Delia and Nigella to give us tips on achieving the unattainable. Kathryn Hughes, acclaimed for her biography of George Eliot, has pulled back the curtains to look at the creator of the ultimate book on keeping house.

Includes the various design tools you need to design your home - from colour schemes and furniture to storage solutions, aspect and furniture. Including case studies from a range of real-life projects, this book reveals success stories, along with examples of bad design and development failures and everything you should and shouldn't do.

Covers various aspects of efficient consumption of energy in the home, including the following: the position of the dwelling, its method of construction and the materials used; energy rating and the legal framework; insulation and U-values; windows and doors; conservatories, sunrooms and loft conversions; heating and hot-water systems; and more.

A guide to liberating ourselves from the tyranny of clutter. It aims to provide solutions to immediate problems as well as advice on tackling the challenge of staying clutter-free in the long term, by getting to grips with the psychology of hoarding and the ethical basis for simplifying our lives.

Written by 'the grand master of self-sufficiency', this book helps you discover how to enjoy a sustainable lifestyle. It also presents practical know-how: from creating an urban organic garden and making wine and beer, to ploughing fields or harnessing natural energy.