FixitUp Find: Quadra-Fire Wood Burning Stoves

I’ve framed and tiled a lot of shower enclosures over the years, but my favorites — both to build and to have in my own…

If your adrenaline doesn’t spike when you see Stanley’s FUBAR III wrecking bar, I’d be a little worried. One look and what you see is…

Good boots are an expensive but undeniably important tool, and good ones help us do our jobs more comfortably. If your boots date back into…

November 3, 2006/—There are tools, and there are tools. Some we use to build, others to manage our business. For contractors, both need to be…

Honorable agenda. It’s hard not to be moved by the mission. HomesForOurTroops.org builds and remodels homes for U.S. Soldiers returning from Afghanistan and Iraq with…

Lots of lead carpenters, business owners who came up through the trades and artisan contractors have unofficial tests they give newbies. They’ll assign a task…

I use my RotoZip spiral saw more than I ever thought I would. I’ve used it cutting sections of subfloor to access plumbing (thank you,…

They call it the most versatile work platform ever and it’s kind of hard to deny the claim from what I’ve seen. No joke, The…

I love chalk boxes. The tool speaks to an old-fashioned (ancient even) innovation and cleverness that it seems like you don’t have occasion to see…

Storage space and organization are huge concerns for many new-home buyers and remodeling customers. They’re also huge challenges for many customers. A builder can help…

Is your jobsite office still a legal pad and a schoolboy pencil? Are you still skeptical of PDAs and laptop computers on site? Or are…

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…

When I was a little boy, my mom had these great tweezers that could get any splinter known to creation out of my flesh, of…

Go to any big framing, trim or roofing site and you’ll probably see one compressor supplying multiple tools. But if you’re a remodeler or handy-man,…

But please note I haven’t used the word “vacuum” yet. We’re talking dust extraction here, not voluminous vacuuming. There’s a distinction, and an important one….