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Building a Par-Gade-O-La

A P-Ar-What-O-La? A P-Ar-GaDe-O-La. The Mission of this project is to battle the blandness of the all-too- often overlooked side-yard of so many houses. You…

FixitUp Find: Miter Box

  I don’t often reach for hand tools in my old house remodeling and repair projects. As much as I love to pull up a curl…

Drilling Through Ceramic Tile

Question: I want to hang a towel bar in my bathroom and have to drill through a tiled wall. I was going to just drill…

No Hot Water

Question: Big problem. Can you help me? I have little to no water pressure coming out of my hot water lines — none of the…

FixitUp Find: One Compressor, 3 Hoses

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,…

FixitUp Find: Craftsman Cordless Impact Driver

We built a backyard play-set at the Craftsman Experience in downtown Chicago. The Experience is part digital playground, part workshop and all hands-on fun. This…

Bellaforte Roofing Tiles From DaVinci Roofscapes

We received a call from a homeowner near Philadelphia asking us about a new roof for his old home and he had both specific, and…

Housing Prices Not Recovering

Here’s another indication that this Recession shows little sign of a quick recovery and more evidence of for those PROs who buy and sell homes…