The Virgin Homeowner

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"Sit down on your packing boxes, or in a corner of your probably underfurnished new home, and delve into this volume. Then get ready to appreciate what a marvelous facility a house is. Think of it. Physics and chemistry and electricity combine to give you and your loved ones shelter, warmth, comfort, and convenience. A house is a goodly thing. \bu keep the house; the house will keep you."
—from the Preface
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¦""'ew experiences in life are more unnerving than moving into your first home. All at once you and you alone are responsible—not the landlord, the super, or the co-op board. Not only do you have to keep all systems in working order, but you have to keep potential disasters at bay Where is a rookie homeowner to turn?
To Janice Papolos and The Virgin Homeowner— a clear, authoritative, and entertaining initiation into the arcane new world of home ownership—and the only book written exclusively with the first-timer in mind. Seasoned by... Tovább

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"Sit down on your packing boxes, or in a corner of your probably underfurnished new home, and delve into this volume. Then get ready to appreciate what a marvelous facility a house is. Think of it. Physics and chemistry and electricity combine to give you and your loved ones shelter, warmth, comfort, and convenience. A house is a goodly thing. \bu keep the house; the house will keep you."
—from the Preface
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¦""'ew experiences in life are more unnerving than moving into your first home. All at once you and you alone are responsible—not the landlord, the super, or the co-op board. Not only do you have to keep all systems in working order, but you have to keep potential disasters at bay Where is a rookie homeowner to turn?
To Janice Papolos and The Virgin Homeowner— a clear, authoritative, and entertaining initiation into the arcane new world of home ownership—and the only book written exclusively with the first-timer in mind. Seasoned by her own painfully fresh adventures on the domestic frontier, the author provides reassuring and witty guidance on such subjects as "The Inner Mysteries" (plumbing, electricity, and the exotica of heating plants), "The Uninvited Guests" (from ants and termites to burglars) and "The Age of Innocence" (creating a safe home for your indefatigable child). Virgin homeowners will learn all the ins and outs of such previously obscure and/or scary subjects as fire safety; the need for proper ventilation; and radon, lead, and other threats to a healthy house. In a warm and penetrating closing chapter, "Finally Home," Papolos
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addresses the emotional aspects of putting down roots in a new community.
For all new homeowners who have suspected that their house is smarter than they are, The Virgin Homeowner offers confidence-building advice and vital information that will prepare you for anything. Don't come home without it.
Janice Papolos is ^iwxhov oi The Perfoi-Jning Artist's Handbook^ and, with her husband, Demitri Papolos, M.D., Overcoming Depression, both recognized as definitive books in their fields. She lives in her family's first home in Westport, Connecticut.
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