Make your home more livable now--and more valuable when it comes time to sell. Quite a promise--but Popular Mechanics 1998 Do-It-Yourself Yearbook delivers. This book enables the reader to do both through a variety of great home improvement projects. No matter how big or small the task, the editors of Popular Mechanics guide readers through step-by-step instructions, plans, illustrations, and color photographs.Whether a reader is completely remodeling a bathroom or putting up a basketball hoop for the kids, this informative book leaves no questions unanswered. Consumer guide and comparison tests help readers to be smarter shoppers, with details on radiant hot water heating, gas fireplaces, faucets, flashlights, shop vacuums, and more. Home exteriors are addressed here also. Instructions for extending driveways, installing vinyl siding, and pruning trees and shrubs are included. Also, the complete plans of the winners of the Popular Mechanics deck-building contest are showcased for the really ambitious. Readers can also sharpen their how-to know-how with the "Shop Projects and Techniques" features for overarm pin routers, screwdriver basics, brad nailers, cordless hammer drills, and more. Best of all, the information is all totally reliable--from the experts at Popular Mechanics.