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Understanding Mold

Question: I don’t get it. I’m from New England and we’re surrounded at every turn with old homes that have stood winter and summer for…

Old House Flag Window Design

Question: An 1890s era home (OK, mansion) in my town has a unique window cut into the roof. It’s slender all of 8 inches wide…

FixitUp Find: Zipwall—Keep Job Sites Safe and Clean

It use to be thought that kids could only get lead poisoning if they ate big lead flakes, but it turns out that fine dust…

Tool Review: U-Sand Floor Sander

I’m not a dedicated floor sanding mechanic. I’m a carpenter who installs and sands floors as part of the larger remodeling package. For my business…

FixitUp Find: Rockler Hinges

A lot of us out there runnin’ and gunnin’ every day have the outward image of, well, I’ll say it: macho dudes. Big trucks, framing…

Product Review: Ansell HyFlex 11-600 Work Gloves

Ansell’s HyFlex Lite 11-600 work gloves are terrific. They’re form fitting, lightweight and tough as nails, splinters, and all the other gnarly things that want…

FixitUp Find: DeWalt Table-Saw Stand

One of the reasons I like DeWalt’s DW744X compact table saw is that it’s compact. I can haul its nimble 60 pounds it in an…

FixitUp Find: The Boxer Brute Subcompact Excavator

So you’re facing a fence project that has 30 post holes to be dug. Get your shovel, digging bar — and chiropractor — ready! Or…

Royal Outdoor Triple Crown Fencing

If you haven’t looked into vinyl fence products in a couple of years, you might want to take another look. Those shiny, glossy, flimsy looking…

FixitUp Find: Stanley FUBAR III

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…

FixitUp Find: 10c Tech Charger

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…

FixitUp Find: Bosch 1651K Cordless Recip Saw

When you reach for a reciprocating saw, you can bet whatever’s about to happen ain’t gonna be pretty. Even if it’s just cutting out mis-nailed…