Home Maintenance for Dummies

James and Morris Carey, known as the Carey Brothers, are nationally-recognized experts on home building and renovation. They share their 20-plus years of experience as award-winning, licensed contractors with millions nationwide through a weekly radio program, daily radio vignette, syndicated newspaper column, and comprehensive Web site (onthehouse.com), all titled On The House. These third-generation contractors hold 14-year broadcast careers in radio and television. They deliver user-friendly, hands-on advice in their radio program, which is carried coast-to-coast weekly, via satellite, to a rapidly growing network of more than 170 stations. The program also is broadcast via live remote from home and building expos nationwide and on the Internet. With a long career in television, the Careys have most recently appeared as the home improvement contributors on CBS Television's CBS News Saturday Morning. Prior to that, the brothers were regulars on the Family Channel's Home and Family show, hosted by Cristina Ferrare and Michael Burger. They have also appeared as guests on national and local television programs, including Vicki! and ABC-TV's Home Show, Caryl and Marilyn, and Home Matters, among others. Recognized for their efforts in answering immediate and constant structural concerns by the public in the hours and days following the devastating October 1989 earthquake, the Carey Brothers and KCBS radio in San Francisco received the George Foster Peabody Award, broadcasting's most prestigious honor, for their outstanding contributions towards "comprehensive, intelligent, and useful coverage." Morris and James continue to own and operate a successful home remodeling and construction firm, Carey Bros., and have been named to Remodeling magazine's Hall of Fame "Big 50," which recognizes top achievers in the industry. They have also been honored as one of the nation's top 500 companies by Qualified Remodeler magazine. The Carey Brothers are the authors of Home Remodeling For Dummies, published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., and Cost-Effective Home Upgrades, published by Ortho Books.Carey, James is the author of 'Home Maintenance for Dummies' with ISBN 9780764552151 and ISBN 0764552155.