
Licensed contractor Mark Clement shares a few tips on how to evaluate your exterior door to know if it’s time to replace it in this quick video.
Save money on energy bills, and keep your family comfortable at home.


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Licensed contractor Mark Clement shares a few tips on how to evaluate your exterior door to know if it’s time to replace it in this quick video.
Save money on energy bills, and keep your family comfortable at home.



We received a call from a homeowner near Philadelphia asking us about a new roof for his old home and he had both specific, and…


When you use a team of Energy Star products, you can save more energy and money. We always say, if you are looking to replace…
America’s favorite carpenter Norm Abram talks with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa at the International Builders’ Show. Norm shares news from the This Old House Los…


When buying replacement windows, the glass you choose really matters for comfort and for saving money. You can’t see it of course but there are…
MyFixitUpLife show w/ Mark and Theresa broadcast live from the Therma-Tru Doors booth at the 19th annual Remodeling Show in Baltimore. They had the unique…


It’s the dust you can’t see that concerns us the most. That’s why we practice lead safe remodeling in our clients’ homes, and in our…
Mark shares his thoughts about famous door slams–from Kramer to Ed Norton. And interesting to learn about how doors go through a door slam test….


Installing a new entry door takes planning. Here’s what you need to know about installing a new entry door in an old house and how to install a front door.


Updating curb appeal is an opportunity to try something new. “I don’t like change.” Now that’s one of the toughest statements for a designer to…
For all the roofs I’ve replaced in my remodeling career–which have been asphalt shingles–I haven’t had much influence with my customers over the color they…
MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa Live! at the 67th International Builders’ Show in Orlando. January 13 @ 10am: Mark and Theresa are sharing what’s new from…
In our ongoing effort to install products on our 100-year-old home that will be easy to maintain and help reduce our energy bills, we replaced…


I have a conundrum. On one hand I often feel the world offers too many choices: electric automobile seats with predetermined settings that default to…
Remodeling a 100+-year-old home presents many challenges and opportunities that can be quite satisfying, if you are willing to take the time and exert the…


The thing about “modern” design is that it’s been around a while. A sizzling hot, easy-to-build style in houses, its rectilinear sensibility throws off…
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