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Everything the old-timers knew,in one complete workshop set

Two full handbooks plus a free seasonal companion. Learn to fix what breaks, make it last twice as long, and keep the whole house in good repair all year round. The know-how our grandfathers had by heart, gathered in one place.

The Forgotten Handyman Secrets, 100 repair skills across 10 parts.
Make It Last A Lifetime, 100 keep-it secrets so things last twice as long.
The Home-Care Calendar, a free bonus with 50 seasonal, month-by-month secrets.
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Field Estimate

What a Year of Doing It Yourself Saves

Slide in your home, pick the jobs you would normally pay a pro for, and set how many of the 100 skills you would tackle. The figure is a conservative, honest estimate, not a quote.

Your HomeAverage house

Small apartment → large or older house (older homes need fixing more often)

Jobs You'd Pay a Pro For

Repairs You'll Tackle Yourself35 of 100

The book holds 100 skills, slide toward the ones you're willing to learn

Estimated Saved Per Year $0 about $0 / month Pick a few jobs to see what stays in your pocket.

Honest, conservative estimates only. Real savings vary by region, by the job, and by the condition of your home. Know your limits, some work needs a licensed professional. The point of the book is to make you capable, not reckless.

The Repair Ledger

A Typical Year, Hired Out vs Done Yourself

A handful of the ordinary jobs covered in the book. Friendly, middle-of-the-road figures to show the shape of it, costs vary by region and this is not a quote.

The Repair Ledger · Typical Year
Job Around the House	Hire a Pro	Do It Yourself	You Save
Dripping tapA worn washer, a few cents of part	$160	$3	$157
Running toiletA tired flapper and a quiet hour	$175	$12	$163
Slow, clogged drainCleared without harsh chemicals	$190	$0	$190
Hole in the drywallPatched, sanded, painted over	$220	$18	$202
Sticking, dragging doorPlaned and rehung to swing true	$140	$0	$140
Worn lamp cordRewired instead of thrown out	$95	$8	$87
Mower that won't startCleaned, fueled, and coaxed alive	$130	$10	$120
One Year of Small Fixes	$1,110	$51	$1,059

Illustrative estimates only, not a quote. Your numbers depend on where you live and the state of the thing being fixed.

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The Forgotten Handyman Secrets

100 Skills · 10 Parts · 223 Pages

100 everyday repairs, each laid out step by step.
Doors, pipes, wiring, wood, floors, and the weather outside.
Clear Words of Caution on when to call a licensed pro.

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2 Books · 200 Secrets · + Calendar

Everything in Book One and Book Two.
200 secrets to fix it, and make it last twice as long.
The Home-Care Calendar bonus, included free.

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Make It Last A Lifetime

100 Keep-It Secrets

100 lost secrets to make things last twice as long.
Care for your home, tools, and appliances the old way.
Spend less replacing, because less wears out.

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The Home-Care Calendar

A companion to The Forgotten Handyman Secrets: 50 seasonal secrets to keep your home, tools, and appliances in good repair, month by month, all year round. Yours free when you get the complete collection.

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The Hundred Secrets

What's Inside the Manual

One hundred secrets, gathered into ten parts. Here is a taste of each, in the order you'll find them.

Part No. 01

The Lost Art of Fixing Things

Why a quiet minute of looking saves an hour of guessing, before you ever pick up a tool.
The reason most broken things broke for one simple cause, and how to tighten before you replace.
The handyman's law that says a repair almost always beats a replacement.

Part No. 02

A Workbench Worth Having

The three tools that quietly fix most things in a house, and why a sharp one does half the work.
How a little oil banishes rust, and why you sharpen rather than buy.
The tool you can't buy and how to make it yourself.

Part No. 03

Doors, Windows, and Walls

The squeaking hinge and the door that won't latch, silenced in minutes.
The sticking door, the loose doorknob, and the strike plate that always misses.
How to patch a hole in the wall and a nail pop in the plaster so it disappears.

Part No. 04

Water, Pipes, and the Tap

The dripping tap and the running toilet, stopped for the price of a washer.
The slow drain and the frozen pipe, cleared and thawed without a plumber.
What the knocking pipes and the smell from the drain are really telling you.

Part No. 05

Wire, Light, and Current

Cut the power first, always, then bring a dead lamp back to life.
The flickering bulb, the dead outlet, and the doorbell that won't ring.
How to read a plug before you trust it, and exactly when to stop and call a pro.

Part No. 06

Wood and Furniture

The wobbly chair and the stuck drawer, set right at the workbench.
The white ring and the scratch on the tabletop, lifted and hidden.
How to revive tired wood and save a split before it splits further.

Part No. 07

Floors, Stairs, and Surfaces

The creaking floorboard and the squeaking stair, hushed for good.
The loose tile, the cracked grout, and the lifting linoleum, made flat again.
The carpet that won't lie flat and the gap at the baseboard, closed up clean.

Part No. 08

Roof, Wall, and the Weather Outside

How to trace a leak back to its true source, not where it lands.
The loose shingle, the clogged gutter, and the cracked caulk that lets weather in.
The rot in the sill and the sagging gate, caught before they spread.

Part No. 09

Things That Run

The mower that won't start and the squealing belt, brought back to life.
Why cleaning the coils saves the fridge, and the filter nobody ever changes.
The lubrication most folks forget, and how to listen to the sound a machine makes.

Part No. 10

The Long Life of a Well-Kept Home

The yearly walk-around that catches small troubles while they're still cheap.
Why paint is the cheapest armor a house has, and how to tighten everything once a season.
The last secret of all: nothing, truly, is beyond repair.

Pick one thing that's been bugging you, and start it this weekend.

Reader Results

What Readers Are Saying

★★★★★

"No fluff, no filler. Every page tells you what's wrong and what to do about it in plain words. This is the kind of book my father would have kept on the shelf above the bench."

RaymondToledo, OH Verified reader

★★★★★

"I'm not a handy person and I was nervous about all of it. The way it's written made me feel like someone patient was standing next to me, walking me through it slow. I actually look forward to the next thing breaking now."

DeniseAsheville, NC Verified reader

★★★★★

"Honest is the word I keep coming back to. It tells you straight when a job is yours to do and when to leave it for a licensed pro. I trust it more because of that, not less."

CarlBoise, ID Verified reader

Why It Exists

Written Down Before It's Lost

There was a time, not so very long ago, when a household ran on the skill of its own hands. When something broke, nobody reached first for the phone or the catalog. They reached for the toolbox, looked the trouble over, and set it right at the kitchen table.

My grandfather was such a man. He could mend a chair, free a stuck window, silence a dripping tap, and coax a dead lamp back to life, and he did it without fuss and without paying a stranger for what his own hands could do. He used to say that most broken things are not really broken at all. They have only come loose, gone dry, worn thin, or clogged up, and almost all of it can be put right by a patient person who cares to try.

That knowledge was once passed from hand to hand, parent to child, neighbor to neighbor. Somewhere along the way, much of it was lost. We were taught to throw away and buy again, to feel helpless before the simplest fault, and to pay dearly for repairs we could have made ourselves in an afternoon.

This book is an attempt to gather a little of that lost knowledge back together, the plain, practical fixes that handy folk once knew by heart, before they slip away for good. None of it asks for a workshop full of tools or a tradesman's training. All of it asks only for a little patience, a little care, and the willingness to look closely and try.

The Lost Handyman

Questions

Before You Begin

Q1. I've never fixed anything in my life, will this still work for me?+

Yes. The book assumes no experience at all. Each secret starts by explaining what is really going wrong, then walks you through a few plain steps to set it right. It was written for the willing beginner, not the tradesman.

Q2. What tools do I need to start?+

Far less than you'd think. An early part of the book covers the small handful of tools that fix most things in a house, and how to keep them. Many of the first fixes need only a screwdriver, a little oil, and some patience.

Q3. Is it safe? What about electrical, gas, and plumbing?+

Safety comes first throughout. The book teaches the right jobs to do yourself and is clear, with plain Words of Caution, about when a job belongs to a licensed professional. It tells you to cut the power and prove a circuit dead before electrical work, and to shut off the water before plumbing. It says plainly that gas work, major structural work, and anything you cannot make safe should be left to a qualified pro.

Q4. What format is the book?+

A printable PDF, 223 pages, 100 skills across 10 parts, delivered as an instant download right after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, or computer, or print it and keep it by the toolbox.

Q5. What if it's not for me?+

You're covered by a 7-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked. If it isn't for you, ask for a refund within 7 days and keep the book anyway.

Everything the old-timers knew,in one complete workshop set

What a Year of Doing It Yourself Saves

The first fix usually pays for the whole set

A Typical Year, Hired Out vs Done Yourself

One Book, or the Whole Collection

The Forgotten Handyman Secrets

Both Books + Free Bonus

Make It Last A Lifetime

The Home-Care Calendar

What's Inside the Manual

The Lost Art of Fixing Things

A Workbench Worth Having

Doors, Windows, and Walls

Water, Pipes, and the Tap

Wire, Light, and Current

Wood and Furniture

Floors, Stairs, and Surfaces

Roof, Wall, and the Weather Outside

Things That Run

The Long Life of a Well-Kept Home

Two hundred secrets, one quiet afternoon at a time

What Readers Are Saying

Keep the know-how in the family

Written Down Before It's Lost

Before You Begin

The next thing that breaks can be the first thing you fix.