Home Depot's
Home Improvement 1-2-3
Home Depot's Home Improvement Software on CD

Home Depot's Home Improvement & Home Repair
Your Ultimate Interactive Power Tool © with More Than 250 Projects!

Using video, animation, photographs, illustrations, and narration, Home Improvement 1-2-3 allows you to master a variety of home improvement and repair projects with tips and techniques for more than 150 household projects.

Nail down your plans

Overviews of each topic are provided with full-motion video from the experts at Home Depot. Select topics such as plumbing, electrical, door and windows, cabinets and countertops, shelving and storage and more! Plan your project step-by-step as you view informative slideshow presentations and fine-tune your techniques with the help of explanatory animations and videos.

Measure your materials and time accurately

Descriptive videos and narrated photos show you the building materials you will need. Then use the calculator found in selected sections to accurately calculate the amount of each material required. Discover the skills and techniques necessary for each project as well as how much time it takes to complete.

Master the tools of the trade

Learn how to use the right tools for the right job. Home Improvement 1-2-3 Gold Edition provides you with explanations and uses for hundreds of tools found in each section of the product.

Mistakes making you miserable?

Homer's hindsight give you humorous tips based on his home fix-up experiences and bloopers.

Videos and true-to-life animations demonstrate common techniques and mechanical basics.

• Watch your project come to life on screen in precise detail.
• Acquire the professional's edge as elaborate visual tools inspire you to be more adventuresome in improving your home.
• Proceed with confidence using step-by-step narrations on how to complete your project.

More than 250 projects for do-it-yourself enthusiasts

• Learn the basic how-to's of plumbing repair, electrical wiring, interior and exterior painting, cabinetry, and much more - everything you need to keep your house in great shape.
• Follow concise on-screen instructions that walk you through the steps one at a time - then print them along with the accompanying illustrations.
• Enjoy the simplicity of step-by-step project details - plus hundreds of project photos and illustrations that make your tasks a breeze to complete.

Home repair is as easy as using Home Improvement 1-2-3!

• Pick up hundreds of helpful hints that provide safety factors, buyers' guides, skill levels needed for each job, and "Homer's Hindsights - humorous accounts of common mistakes made by beginners.
• Learn about the uses of specialty tools and a wide range of building materials now available to every do-it-yourself homeowner.
• Appreciate how easy it is to save time and money with this intuitive and well designed program - it's like having a home repair specialist on-call 24 hours a day!

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