Find the repair you have at two in the morning.
Every Fix-It Playbook guide in one 226-page PDF: the 24 repairs a house needs year-round and the 20 that only matter once it gets cold. The Complete Library opens on a contents spread that lists all 44 with page numbers.
Instant PDF download · Yours to keep, no subscription · $264 if bought one guide at a time
Something in the house breaks every month.
- Water is coming from somewhere under the sink and I need the answer now, not tomorrow.
- It's never the same thing twice: the dryer, then the toilet, then the furnace.
- I don't want to pay for a service call to find out it was a $10 part.
- I want one file on my phone that covers the whole house, not 44 downloads.
Every repair, one page to find it.
Year-round repairs on the left, cold-weather repairs on the right. Each of the 44 guides is numbered, grouped by room or season, and listed with its page number.
Open the file, find the problem, jump to the page. Then work through it with the labeled diagrams, check the cost comparison, and stop where the guide says to call a pro.
Labeled diagrams, a real cost comparison, a troubleshooting table, a clear "when to stop and call a pro" section, and a printable checklist as its last page.
Straight to the fix. Clear about when it isn't yours to do.
- Labeled diagramsSo you know which part you're looking at before you touch it.
- A real cost comparisonParts and time against what a company charges just to show up.
- When to call a proA clear stop line in every guide, plus a troubleshooting table.
- °F and °C, ft and mBoth units throughout. Pipe sizes stay in inches.
All 44 guides.
Year-round repairs (24)
Irrigation
- How to Replace a Sprinkler Head
- How to Fix a Drip Emitter
- How to Fix a Sprinkler Valve
- How to Program & Fix Your Sprinkler Controller
Heating & cooling
- How to Clean Your AC Condenser Coils
- How to Clear a Clogged AC Drain Line
- How to Choose & Change Your Furnace Filter
- How to Replace a Thermostat (& Fix the C-Wire)
- How to Clean Your Indoor Evaporator Coil
Bathroom
- How to Fix a Running Toilet
- How to Recaulk a Tub or Shower
- How to Clean & Reseal Tile Grout
- How to Clear a Slow Bathroom Drain
- How to Fix a Leaky Faucet
Kitchen
- How to Fix a Garbage Disposal
- How to Fix a Dishwasher That Won't Drain
- Fridge Water Filter & Coils
- How to Fix a Kitchen Faucet & Sprayer
- How to Clear a Clogged Kitchen Sink
Laundry
- How to Fix a Dryer That Won't Heat
- How to Fix a Dryer That Won't Spin (or Squeals)
- How to Clean Your Dryer Vent
- How to Fix a Washer That Won't Drain or Spin
- How to Get Rid of Front-Loader Washer Smell
Cold-weather repairs (20)
Winter plumbing
- How to Keep Your Pipes from Freezing
- The Water Heater Fall Tune-Up
- How to Winterize an Irrigation System
- The Sump Pump Winter Check
- Find Your Main Shutoff & Burst-Pipe Plan
Drafts & insulation
- Weatherstrip & Sweep Exterior Doors
- Attic Air-Sealing & Insulation Top-Up
- Ice Dams: Prevent Them, Remove Them Safely
- Pre-Winter Roof & Flashing Check
- Indoor Humidity: The Winter Setting
Heating
- Why Your Furnace Won't Turn On
- Why Your Heating Bill Jumped
- Heat Pump in Winter: Ice, Defrost & "Emergency Heat"
- One Room Is Always Cold
- Radiators & Boilers: Bleed, Pressure, Banging Pipes
Winter safety
- Carbon Monoxide at Home
- Space Heaters & Tripping Breakers
- Fireplace & Chimney Before the First Fire
- Snow Blower Won't Start & Winter Storage
- Power-Outage Plan for a Cold House
The whole house, or one library.
The Complete Library
$264 one at a time · $123 as the nine kits · $88 as the two libraries
- The 24 year-round repairs and the 20 cold-weather repairs
- A contents spread at the front with every page number
- A printable checklist at the end of every guide
Or one library
Each is also sold on its own.
Kits from $11 and single guides at $6 are on each library's page.
Free: diagnose it first.
A few of the free answers and one-page printables, from across the library.
- Winter plumbingFrozen pipe? What to do right now
- HeatingFurnace won't turn on? 5 checks before a service call
- BathroomToilet keeps running? Find the $10 part
- Air conditioning · printableAC running but not cooling
- Irrigation · printableDead sprinkler zone flowchart
- Whole house · printableSeasonal home maintenance checklist: 70 jobs by season
Keep track of the work, not just the repair.
Every guide, kit and free printable is also on the Fix-It Playbook page.
Before you buy
What do I get for $79?
One 226-page PDF with all 44 Fix-It Playbook guides, the 24 year-round repairs and the 20 cold-weather repairs, with a contents spread at the front listing every guide and its page number. Every guide has labeled diagrams, a real cost comparison, a troubleshooting table, a clear "when to stop and call a pro" section, and a printable checklist as its last page.
How does $79 compare with buying separately?
Bought one at a time the 44 guides run $264. As the nine room and season kits they are $123. As the two libraries, The Winter Home ($39) and The Core Library ($49), they are $88. The Complete Library is $79.
Do I need all 44?
If you only want the winter repairs, The Winter Home is $39. For the year-round repairs, The Core Library is $49. The Complete Library is for keeping every repair in one file.
Does it work in Celsius and meters?
Yes. Every guide gives temperatures in both Fahrenheit and Celsius and measurements in both feet and meters. Pipe sizes are given in inches.
How do I get the file?
Checkout is on the product page itself. The PDF is an instant download: print it for the garage or keep it on your phone. It is yours to keep, with no subscription.
Will it tell me when a job isn't DIY?
Yes. Every guide has a clear "when to stop and call a pro" section, so you know which jobs are yours to do and which are not.
One file for the whole house.
All 44 guides, a contents spread, and a printable checklist in every one.