Mother nature gives you no choice at what it throws at your home, but you can choose what you use to protect your home and family. Mark smash-tests roofing materials. Check out the results.
Lara Spencer talks design on MyFixitUpLife talk show
April 30, 2013 By
Lara Spencer talks family, how scale and symmetry are everything to her design eye, Housing Works’ ‘Design on a Dime‘ event, strategies for hitting a flea market, her NY Times Best-Selling book: ‘I BRAKE FOR YARD SALES,’ and what she’d do if she could tweak the design of the Good Morning America set.
Make Art with Vintage Game Pieces
April 25, 2013 By
Games and special toys don’t have to be stored away in neatly stacked boxes. Enjoy your memories everyday by recreating those pieces into wall art. I was inspired by an old Anagrams game and wooden blocks to make personalized art for our family. The little letters on the vintage tiles seemed just so perfect to [...]
MyFix: Staining tip that saves time
April 24, 2013 By
When we have a big project with Western Red Cedar, we like to save time later by pre-staining the boards before we build. Just need a couple of sawhorses and a drop cloth to get started. Then we just have to seal the endgrains after we’re done building. Check out more tips and projects with [...]
Mark talks Circular Saw 101: How to Use the Sightlines for This Old House
February 17, 2013 By
In this video, This Old House contributor Mark Clement demonstrates how to properly operate the shoe of the circular saw. Some saws contain notches on the shoe that can help you align the saw with the correct cutline for cutting at 90 degrees or at unique angles. Learn how to: • Utilize the notch feature [...]
On the jobsite at Kickoff to Rebuild
February 16, 2013 By
Theresa talks about Super Bowl sanctioned Kickoff to Rebuild on the jobsite in New Orleans. Rebuilding Together is helping fix up 10 homes and a playground in this Algiers neighborhood. To find out how you can make a difference where you live, go to rebuildingtogether.org.
Mark shares ‘When to use an Impact Driver’ with This Old House
December 12, 2012 By
In this video, This Old House contributor Mark Clement explains the difference between a cordless drill/driver and an impact driver. An impact driver contains a different mechanism to drive the bit, so it can only use bits with a hex shank. An impact driver is both more compact and more powerful, but those advantages come at a [...]
Decking Done Right
December 3, 2012 By
Here’s a MyFixitUpLife tip for installing deck boards. Install deck boards a few inches (anywhere from, say, 3 to 12 inches) past the deck framing, then snap a line flush with the framing. Position yourself so the body of the saw is on the deck side of your line and start cutting. Let the pieces [...]
Mix of Cedar and Granite in the yard at This Old House
November 29, 2012 By
Mark is fired up about Roger Cook‘s landscaping at the This Old House project in Cambridge, especially the mix of Western Red Cedar and granite. Check it out.
Raking vs. Kicking leaves: A father-son debate
November 19, 2012 By
Mark and 4-year-old Jack are busy working on the leaves in our yard, but they have opposite perspectives on what needs to be done. Check out Jack‘s first MyFix video.
