After being buried in the blizzard of 2010, residents of the Northeast are digging out of as much as two feet of snow. In the storm’s wake, complaints about snow-covered streets and abandoned cars have piled up. Here are tips to make life during the big dig easier to manage.
Question: Hey MyFixitUpLife, I have an old house question. I feel like I should know the answer to this, but I don’t. On the roofs…
As the parents of two school-age kids, we watch winter weather forecasts with more interest than we did before kids were in the picture. Hot…
OK, I’m geeking out. For a guy who is officially cured of desire to shovel snow and has spent an inordinate amount of time trying…
Why build a cedar pergola? It’s easy to love your wood pergola when the sun is shining. But it’s extreme weather that tests a wood’s mettle.
When snow is in the forecast, fold your windshield wiper arms up so the wiper blades are not buried under the snow. This makes the…
Getting new windows for a window replacement project or even new construction doesn’t seem like it should be that hard. But sometimes getting windows is…
Year after year tool companies find ways to make tools better, easier to use, safer, or just more useful. Some years see gradual improvements, but…
So we’ve all done it. Forecast calls for big time snow and we race out to grab a “snow shovel.” Every snow shovel I have…
The Snow Wovel—or walking snow shovel—is a contraption of sorts. It looks like a combination between an old fashioned bicycle with the huge front wheel,…
After being buried in the blizzard of 2010, residents of the Northeast are once again preparing to dig themselves out of as much as 1-2…
Mark & Theresa are getting you ready for winter weather, checking down small steps we can take now to make a big difference in our…
On the fence about buying a snow blower—or snow thrower—as some people I’ve never met call them? I can see why. They’re not cheap. And…
Mark and Theresa talk with Eric Stromer, the popular how-to expert for AOL’s DIY Life. He’s the well-known carpenter from TLC’s ‘Clean Sweep‘ and a…
We’ve used a lot of shovels and snow removal tools, and the best snow shovel isn’t made for snow. It’s made for scooping grain: A grain scoop.
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