Front door color frustrated? Theresa shared a tip in this month’s Better Homes & Gardens

Owning a home means giving constant attention to the building products that go into protecting the structure of your house. While we’d like to believe…

The Challenge  When we moved into our home the front yard was part play-area, part precipice. Near the house it was nice and level (and…

Question: I’m finishing a basement in an 80 year old house. I need to add a 30 foot partition wall to contain the mechanical area…

With the massive weather events from fire to tornado scouring the US with what seems like increasing frequency and intensity, it’s almost easy to forget…

There are just some parts of a lawn where it’s harder to get grass seeds started than others. I encounter this a lot with remodeling…

So a homeowner calls you and asks you why the windows in his new (and expensive) home don’t have any trim like the house he…

So we thought we knew which door we loved, until I discovered the Avonlea glass option. We might need to change our minds on our…

Here’s how to trim out a new front door on an old house, both finishing the inside and outside of the entryway with pro trim tips.

If you are looking for new windows and screens for your home, here’s a product you might fall in love with. Simonton Windows has a…

If you’ve listened to our show (thank you) and read some of my articles (also thank you) you know my rant about how vastly over-looked…

I saw this tool in the Woodworker’s Supply Catalogue  (yes, I still “read” paper catalogues) and it looks like it makes all the sense in…

Fixing a loose doorknob – Check those setscrews and make sure everything is lined up just right. MyFixitUpLife Mark & Theresa created this honest and…

So you’ve just built a new deck on the back of your house and those once lovely double windows in the living room would quite…

As a professional carpenter, I have lots of tricks up my sleeve when working on projects. For example, before I dismantle a door opening, I…

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…