Guide to Repairs for Do-It-Yourself Owners

The homeowner confronted by minor repairs might get some help from a book designed for beginning do-it-yourselfers.

“Small Home Repairs Made Easy,� an 88-page manual, is edited by Robert L. Berko, executive director of the nonprofit Consumer Education Research Center.

The illustrated paperback lists step-by-step directions on how to do around-the-house repairs. According to Berko, such mysteries as unstopping the toilet, fixing the doorbell and repairing the garage door are within the capability of even the most unskilled.

The book can be ordered for $6.50, including postage, from the Consumer Education Research Center, 350 Scotland Road, Orange, N.J. 07050, or by calling (800) 872-0121.