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  • Plumbing and Tile
  • From "Talk2DIY Home Improvement"
    episode TTD-212F
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    Tips

    • Wrap your water heater with a water-heater blanket, especially if it's in an unheated area. Wrap the tank and pipes for additional savings.

    • Use a wire coat hanger if you're cutting tile: just score the tile, lay the scored line along the bottom of the hanger and snap it off at the scored mark.

    • Vinegar isn't just for salads anymore: soak a rag in vinegar and wipe away soap scum and hard-water stains.

    • To make a curved cut in tile, first score it, then cut it with nippers.

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    Reading List

    Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs, Improvements & Maintenance
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $34.95
    Hardcover -- 608 pages (September, 2000)
    (ISBN: 158011069X)

    Creative Homeowner plumbing and tiling books:

    Ceramic Tile: Selecting, Installing, Maintaining
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $16.95
    Paperback -- 160 pages (July, 2001)
    (ISBN: 1580110193)

    Decorating with Tile
    Margaret Sabo Wills
    $16.95
    Paperback -- 176 pages (October, 2000)
    (ISBN: 1580110290)

    Home Decorating with Paint Plus Tile & Wallcovering
    $10.95
    Paperback -- 96 pages (June, 1996)
    (ISBN: 1880029847)

    Plumbing Basic, Intermediate & Advanced Projects
    Merle Henkenius
    $19.95
    Paperback -- 272 pages (January, 2002)
    (ISBN: 1580110851)

    Smart Guide: Ceramic Tile
    Editors of Creative Homeowner
    $8.95
    Paperback -- 80 pages (October, 2002)
    (ISBN: 1580111033)

    Other Book Resources

    Plumbing

    The Complete Guide to Home Plumbing (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)
    By the Editors of Creative Publishing International
    $24.95
    Paperback -- 288 pages New and updated edition (April 1, 2001)
    Creative Publishing International (ISBN: 0865734283)

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    Kitchen & Bathroom Plumbing (How to Fix It, Vol. 1, No. 20)
    By Editors of Time Life Books
    $3.99
    Hardcover -- Spiral Edition (May 1998)
    Time Life (ISBN: 0737000236)

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    Plumbing 1-2-3 : Install, Upgrade, Repair, and Maintain Your Home's Plumbing System
    By the Home Depot (Editor)
    $17.47
    Hardcover -- 192 pages (August 2001)
    Meredith Press (ISBN: 0696211866)

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    Stopping Drips and Replacing Faucets (Fix-It Maps)
    $4.95
    Textbook Binding (January 2000)
    Sunset Publishing Company (ISBN: 0376070102)

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    Tile

    Designing Interiors with Tile: Creative Ideas in Ceramic, Stone and Mosaic
    By Anna Kasabian with Julie Goodman
    $24.50
    Hardcover -- 160 pages (February 2000)
    Rockport Publishers (1564965805)

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    Tiles: Choosing, Designing, and Living With Ceramic Tile
    By Olivia Bell Buehl
    $28.00
    Hardcover -- 208 pages (November 1996)
    Clarkson Potter (0517799766)

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