HisFixitUpLife
Mark Clement, MyFixitUpLife Carpenter, is a licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite Spartan Race competitor. And I'm a get-it-done guy.
I call woodworking projects I make with regular carpentry tools ‘workbench woodworking’. I call working with 100-plus year old 3×10 lumber AWESOME! So what else…
Got the I-don’t-want-to-do-this Spring cleaning blues? Check out these tips and tools to make life easier when you just can’t live with the built-up gunk…
Pro, weekend DIYer, or somewhere in between, you probably find your miter saw is the center of what you do. It is for me most…
An old paint brush has a lot more uses than just slathering on paint. I use them all the time on remodeling and renovation projects….
Carpenters have lots of tricks: One of my favorites is how to measure hard-to-measure things, as shown in this video. Good for DIY too, this…
I love pallet projects. And I love my daughter, so I made this special pallet jewelry box just for her. Here’s how I made it.
Lots of people make the same mistakes—me included—finishing drywall. Typically, we: – Use too much joint compound. Joint compound (sometimes called ‘spackle’ or ‘mud’ in…
There are a million man cave design ideas and projects out there. And this is one of them. Few, however, are finished with fire. Made…
How hard can it be to add three pieces of wood to a door jamb? Um…Check this video to see how I trim a door…
Home improvement is a big enough challenge without having tools that don’t work like they’re supposed to. My shop vacuum head was one such tool….
Wood wainscoting is one of my favorite interior finishes. It’s fun, clean, and all carpentry. And it looks sensational. In this video I run through…
This winter garden makes me happy. The landscape design is a little out of the ordinary—which makes it a perfect winter yard project. Don’t let…
