Customer Reviews
Building for Dummies - By: Igro, 11 Apr 2008 
I did not find this book particularly useful. OK, it may be for people who have never ever done any building/renovation/fitting jobin their house. If you have, this book will not help you much.
Sarah Beeney Bounces Back... - By: Ping Buzzer, 07 Oct 2007 
Ok, so I am a simple chap & not very good at knowing if someone is diddling me so I bought this book to help me when I was recently gettingin some people to do work at my house. It actually worked out really well & saved me a lot of time & money.
Handy, Man - By: Brian Pike, 21 Jun 2006 Now here's a book that could really comein useful. Admittedly you have to put up with the occasional picture of Ms Beeny scowling threateningly at the camera (implied message to dodgy tradesmen: mess with me & you'll be talking two octaves higher for the rest of your days). And, yes, some of her estimates manage to be simultaneously both vague & strangely precise ("doorknob: £5 to £44"). Nevertheless, this compact little book -- small enough to slip between a builder's arse cheeks -- is bristling with tips that could save you a small fortune. Or at any rate take a good deal of the stress out of dealing with plumbers, electricians, tilers, carpet-layers, glaziers & the like. With immaculate logic Ms Beeny dissects each project into its component elements & pins a time & a price on each. Costings, of course, will vary between different parts of the country. And a few years hence they might well be out-of-date. But hey, it's a start. Let's hope they keep it regularly updated.
