Check out Mark’s ‘Tips and Tricks for Working with Plaster Walls’ on Extreme How To!

When installing drywall or framing a partition wall perpendicular to an outside wall, say while refinishing a basement, it is often the case there is…

 Closet space is one of the most under utilized but totally upgradeable spaces in our homes—particularly linen and hall closets. In the houses I’ve worked…

Upgrade stripped-down utility trailers to move mulch and tow tools. If you have a 16-inch-tall angle-iron trailer body, you’re limited. Unless you add to it.

Successful paint projects are as important to a project as tight miter joints or hanging cabinets dead level. Knowing some tricks can save you time and money.

Garages, woodshops and workshops are perennially starved for space and organization—and mine is one of them. It’s forever jam-packed with tools, materials and work surfaces…

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….

The beloved backyard deck, in historical terms, is a pretty new element in houses coming into vogue some some forty or some years ago.  What’s…

Home improvement comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of the best ones are the ones you make yourself, I think. So grab the September…

A P-Ar-What-O-La? A P-Ar-GaDe-O-La. The Mission of this project is to battle the blandness of the all-too- often overlooked side-yard of so many houses. You…

One of my very favorite home improvement projects is building a deck. I’ve built many—along with fences, playgrounds and other sweet outdoor stuff. I love…

Check out the March issue of Extreme How-to magazine featuring ‘New Roof—Once and Done’ by Mark. Here’s the scenario: I was working on a 135-year…

We just received our copy of the April 2011 edition of Extreme How-to magazine, and I’m crazy about the guy on the cover. Mark was…

I adore crown molding. I like installing it, too. I’m sharing tips that can help get first timers started and idiot proof it for the…

Mark and Theresa are broadcasting LIVE! inside the Ironclad technical workwear blast furnace at the National Hardware Show. School is in, Toolskool that is, when…

Mark and Theresa write about designing and building a bridge. And about how building on a volunteer project with Rebuilding Together delivers DIY takeaways—and more—for every project….