Royal Outdoor Triple Crown Fencing

So here’s one of my least favorite things to do: lug my hand-carry compressor to and from the jobsite. It’s sixty or seventy pounds of…

Dear MyFixitUpLife, a question: I’m designing a pergola. Instead of using 4-by or 6-by posts, I want to laminate a 2×8, 2×6, and 2×8 together…

The hallmark of what building scientists call a water-managed wall system is that it does two things: First, it recognizes that all wall systems leak….

Dollar for dollar, remodeling a bathroom, or putting one in a new home or addition, is a huge budget number. They’re tough to build, difficult…

Charged Up Here’s an idea I can’t believe some forward thinking tool company hasn’t come out with a long time ago: a universal cordless tool…

The first thing to say about Makita’s 18-volt Lithium-ion (LI) powered 6 1/2-inch circular saw is: Wow. Nice job on this one. I used it…

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…

Everybody else in the world calls them “shop vacs,” but Festool calls them “dust extractors.” That may sound like a five-dollar title for a nickel…

Where the Air is Rare “Where the air is rare” is a line from a Frank Sinatra song, the name of which escapes me. But…

If you’re one of those carpenters who has to think about where your hand saw is—if you even have one—you’re not alone. But well through…

June 14, 2006—What has happened to the great American deck? Not too long ago, it was a rectangular platform of pressure-treated pine appended to the…

Here’s a problem solver — and a nice detail to add to your next flooring project: flush mounted wood floor vents. You can match the…

I love tile. Sure, my zeitgeist is wood, but tile tells a house’s story in a verse much different from its leafy cousin. It has…

When some people think of fire, they often think of cordwood outside the house under a blanket of snow, waiting to be brought in and…

I don’t use a rotary/chipping hammer (a.k.a. combination hammer) for demolition in masonry or concrete every day. But when I do use it, I really…