How to Fix Everything For Dummies
by Gary and Peg Hedstrom & Judy Ondrla Tremore
How to Fix Everything For Dummies
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About the Authors
Do-it-yourself experts Gary and Peg Hedstrom extensively remodeled six houses and built two from scratch, doing all the work themselves. A retired diesel mechanic, Gary describes himself as a jack-of-all-trades whos happiest taking things apart to see how theyre built and putting them back together. He hates sitting still and willingly shares his knowledge with others so they can fix things themselves. Peg liked to get her hands dirty, as she puts it, fixing appliances and discarded televisions long before she met Gary. So she willingly tackled everything else once she and Gary started working on homes. Her favorite pastime, however, is restoring wood and old, damaged furniture, as well as doing the finishing touches in a home. Lifelong Michigan residents, the couple has homes in Grand Rapids and Florida.
Judy Ondrla Tremore, a veteran reporter and business writer, wrote two books and co-authored another before writing How to Fix Everything For Dummies. Her articles and stories have appeared in The Grand Rapids Press, Cadence (where she was managing editor), Legal Assistant Today, Grand Rapids Business Journal, Grand Rapids Magazine, Cosmopolitan Home, Our Children, Applause, and several other Michigan and Illinois publications. She was the Grand Rapids editor of Metropolitan Woman. Among her favorite articles were those pertaining to home improvement and design and restoration projects, because they dovetail with her deep interest in architecture and homes. She grew up in the Chicago area and has lived in Michigan for more than 30 years.
Dedication
We dedicate this book to you, the readers, in hopes that you will find it a useful resource for a number of years and that you will progress from a new do-it-yourselfer to one who is willing and able to tackle just about any project in your home.
Authors Acknowledgments
Many thanks Jane Haradine, who was instrumental in bringing together home repair experts Gary and Peg Hedstrom and Judy Tremore. Weve enjoyed working as a team to write this book. Thank you Frank J. Varada and Ray Simpson for sharing your extensive knowledge about communication and entertainment equipment in Chapter 12.
Thanks Shane Hedstrom for contributing to Chapter 8.
Thanks to the cheerful, helpful, and patient editors at Wiley, Natalie Harris, project editor; Jennifer Bingham, copy editor; John Zerbo, technical editor; Tracy Boggier, acquisitions editor; and the art department. Thanks also to Jessica Faust at Bookends, LLC.
And thanks John Tremore proofreader, commentator, and contributor.
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