Mark discusses the merits of using pressure treated southern pine for a variety of outdoor projects.
We are thrilled to announce that the Spittal Family received their Real Wood, Real Fun playset today! Delivered in modular pieces to the family’s home…

Mark & Theresa share updates on the Real Wood playset from the set of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO—part of the special ‘7…
Question: My house is about 90 years old. It needs work. As I remodel I try to keep things as close to original as I…


Theresa brings you an update on the Real Wood playset from the set of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO—part of the special ‘7…
Kris Malkowski, GM from Craftsman, shares news about their 77 new products for 2011 at the Ford Trucks booth at the International Builders’ Show. Some…


Installing deck boards crown up or down can impact how the deck ages. So what do you do with crowning deck boards? Here is how to install deck boards.
For most of my career I’ve built in what I would call “thickly settled” neighborhoods. In other words, not many back-forty type lots for me…
Remodeling, retro-fit, renovation, restoration. From products to process, tools to techniques, they are all branches of the home improvement tree. We’re bringing you the best…
Mark and Theresa take you inside Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s 200th episode where they built 7 houses in 7 days. Listen to a heartfelt tearful…
Maybe it’s because one of the most formative periods of my home improvement life was building swim-floats and docks in Cape Cod’s salt water bays…


Mark & Theresa are sitting down face-to-face and getting real with Mike Holmes from the popular HGTV hits Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection. Mike…
Congratulations to Nicholas! He’s the winner of the Real Wood, Real Fun Play Structure and Rockwell Tools! Nicholas won the backyard Real Wood, Real Fun playset…


Mark & Theresa take you through the steps to build a custom backyard wood playset using pressure-treated southern pine.
The real Outdoor living team pitched for the use of outdoor wood on the Joplin build, both to further aid Joplin residents and to complement…
In all my years as a home improvement professional, the project that brings the biggest smiles — and requests to work along side me during the project —…
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