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There’s a lot to consider when you set out to refurbish an old porch. They’re challenging, and not just because every porch is different.

I learned deck building from a production deck builder. While he could build decks quickly, he could have been even faster if he’d used more…

Miter-saw set-ups can range from just a couple of sawhorses and a truck bed to something so nitpickingly complicated that I would break it in…

I remember when there were roughly a billion fewer choices of deck boards and railing systems. The first decks I worked on as a carpenter’s…

When you buy a hammer for blunt for DIY and home improvement the awesome is in the details, not the brute force. Check out how to choose a hammer.

It’s been said that the Romans were able to conquer the known world because they were organized. I don’t know if that’s true, but I…

TOOL KIT Light and Compact Framing Nailer By Mark Clement Stanley-Bostitch 800/556-6696 bostitch.com Street price: $250 As dependable as screws are for decking, about the…

When I’m on a deck or porch site, the way I usually figure out that a scraggly bush needs to be limbed or removed isn’t…

For many homeowners, adding a deck can lead naturally to thinking about ways to connect the new outdoor living space with the inside of the…

Mike Holmes: No I’m a freak for pencils. I don’t like the big square pencils they do not work for me; they’re not accurate. I’m extremely accurate, I want the old pencil you used in school, the round one and I carry my own sharpener, boom, boom, boom its in the air and I’m right on my mark so you know that an eighth of an inch is an eighth of an inch. Right?

If you’re old enough, you remember nailing off decks with fistfuls of hot-dipped-galvanized sixteens. Your bags were loaded with pounds of nails, and your hammer…

Do deck builders really an need axe-handle hammer? Mark talks with Professional Deck Builder Magazine. After all, we’re not framing walls, where a curved handle would…

I learned deck building from a production deck builder. While he could build decks quickly, he could have been even faster if he’d used more…

MyFixitUpLife talk show is broadcasting from Kickoff to Rebuild, an annual NFL sanctioned event hosted by Rebuilding Together, on Friday, February 1, 2013. For 18…

For porches – think beaded ceiling material and crown – a miter saw is a must. I use a DeWalt DW718. DeWalt nailed this tool:…