Comments on: Collins Complete DIY Manual http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:09:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: aaron http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/#comment-205801 aaron Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:20:10 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/#comment-205801 Also, if anyone's familiar with it, how does it compare to the Reader's Digest? Also, if anyone’s familiar with it, how does it compare to the Reader’s Digest?

]]> By: Stuart Deutsch http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/#comment-205517 Stuart Deutsch Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:22:27 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/#comment-205517 To be honest, I'm not quite sure. Looking at their table of contents and browsing a few sample pages of the book through Amazon, it seems that there would be quite a bit of overlap between the two books. I really cannot recommend one book over the other since I have no familiarity with "Renovation." The reason I purchased Collins for myself a year ago was because it was the most elaborate and well written one out of the half a dozen or so books that I was considering. However, Renovation is a bit cheaper, and looks pretty good at a glance. In fact, it's already on my wishlist. There is no such thing as too much information, and it wouldn't be terrible to own both books even if there is considerable overlap. Worst case scenario, the least liked book can always be offered up to friends of family. http://www.amazon.com/dp/1561585882/ I still recommend Collins for learning technique and methods, but yes, perhaps Renovation might be better since it might be more relevant in terms of electrical, piping, and other building codes. To be honest, I’m not quite sure. Looking at their table of contents and browsing a few sample pages of the book through Amazon, it seems that there would be quite a bit of overlap between the two books. I really cannot recommend one book over the other since I have no familiarity with “Renovation.”

The reason I purchased Collins for myself a year ago was because it was the most elaborate and well written one out of the half a dozen or so books that I was considering.

However, Renovation is a bit cheaper, and looks pretty good at a glance. In fact, it’s already on my wishlist. There is no such thing as too much information, and it wouldn’t be terrible to own both books even if there is considerable overlap. Worst case scenario, the least liked book can always be offered up to friends of family.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/1561585882/

I still recommend Collins for learning technique and methods, but yes, perhaps Renovation might be better since it might be more relevant in terms of electrical, piping, and other building codes.

]]> By: Alex http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/#comment-205468 Alex Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:06:28 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2008/01/16/collins-complete-diy-manual/#comment-205468 How does this book stack up versus the book Renovation? http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/item/070706.html Seems to cover the same material to a point, and is written by folks in the US. How does this book stack up versus the book Renovation?

http://store.taunton.com/onlinestore/item/070706.html

Seems to cover the same material to a point, and is written by folks in the US.

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