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Danbury Creek Wainscoting

There are rooms, and then there are rooms with raised panel wainscot. Both tell a story, but it is a different tale. Wainscot adds depth,…

FixitUp Find: Roto-Zip XShield

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,…

FixitUp Find: Makita BL1830 Impact Driver

I love the Makita BL1830 impact driver. It’s the tool I reach for when I’m building a deck, hanging doors or driving screws for just…

Spanish-in-a-Pinch Translation Cards

One of the most basic elements to safety is effective communication with all the workers and trades on site. That’s tough enough when everybody speaks…

FixitUp Find: Maxus EX8016 X-Lite Compressor

I wrote up the Maxus EX8016 X-Lite compressor as an Editor’s Choice product for our HGTVPro news show HGTVPro.com Weekly, but I only recently had…

Bruce Turlington Lock & Fold Floors

Your customer wants hardwood floors in a basement remodel or over a slab in an urban build-out. You know that for solid hardwood you must…

FixitUp Find: DeWalt DW745 Table Saw

Way back when, portable table saws used to be two things: small and (follow me now) portable. Around 2002 that changed. The class heavied-up, borrowing…

Designing a Pergola From the Ground Up

I’ve heard people call a pergola anything from an arbor, a colonnade, or a trellis to “one of those garden things.” But regardless of what…