Pergola purlins provide style against weather

Looking for a great Father’s Day gift for Get-It-Done Dad? You’re in the rightest place there is. Here. And you can trust my my gift…

  Jack is a bench-builder if I’ve ever seen one. And since he is still in his pre-tall years, a bench that doubles as a…

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,…

When it comes to above ground pools, most of them are round, which poses some challenges as most building materials aren’t round or easily made round.

Three Fences Designing, detailing, and installing fences for looks, quality, and production speed Mark Clement If I said I didn’t like building fences, I’d be…

We love to build planter boxes. We love how versatile they are and how you can use the same basic idea and make it bigger,…

If the value of a project is measured in how often you use it, our compost bin is well near the top of the list….

    Listen to the show! April 17, 2010: What Happens in Vegas with Ed Del Grande. Voted one of the funniest comedians in America…

Compost bins are a perfect way to re-utilize all those kitchen and yard scraps for a new purpose, to help create a more gorgeous garden….

For a handy DIYer, a privacy screen is an easy-ish addition to a backyard patio. Why build a privacy screen? Privacy in a backyard space–even…

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….

Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their stories in the Real DIY Contest. The Western Red Cedar Lumber Association received some very…

Get the kids involved with age appropriate—safe—home improvement activity. Even if they don’t thank you now, they’ll thank you later. Mark A licensed contractor, tool…

When you use a tamper, you use it, ramming it like a pile driver into the ground to compact loose earth. I used the heck…

When school is out you need summer kid activities to keep the kids from morphing into their electronics. Plus you want to get outside and…