How-to

Tool Review: Troy-Bilt Neighborhood Rider—We Ride!

The adult in me knows the lawn needs to be mowed. The 12 year old boy in me heard someone… Read More

12 years ago

Kitchen Island Installation Blunders

Question: What blunders might I expect---or try to avoid---installing a kitchen island? Answer: The main blunder is mis-sizing it. Just… Read More

12 years ago

Check out Mark’s tip for handling windows on the jobsite!

I've found that windows are unlikely to come off the truck in the order you need them, so I make… Read More

12 years ago

Getting Grass To Grow: Hard-Start Areas

There are just some parts of a lawn where it’s harder to get grass seeds started than others. I encounter… Read More

12 years ago

Grab some toothpaste. Take the itch out of your mosquito bite.

Mosquitoes have amped up their attack this summer. The best way to treat a mosquito itch that is distracting you… Read More

12 years ago

Should I replace my hardboard sheathing?

The bottom row of hardboard sheathing along the cement of the driveway/sidewalk has some water damage. Behind the Masonite is… Read More

12 years ago

Potty Training Clean-Up Tips

Parents know that potty training is a hit-or-miss affair---literally and figuratively. Even if you do have the Kohler Transitions potty… Read More

12 years ago

Uh-oh. I got Sharpie marks on that! Let’s fix it.

Scratch. Scratch. Oh. Hi. I was just cleaning Sharpie off of a book cover. That reminds me...That's the topic of… Read More

12 years ago

Should I use cedar or green-treated posts on my home?

On the corners of my home, I planned to place some type of either wood (cedar?) or green treated posts… Read More

12 years ago

Read Mark’s ‘Three Unseen Summer Dangers’ featured in Men’s Health

Emergency rooms were hit with more than 246,000 ladder- or stool-related injuries in 2010, the CPSC reports, so get the… Read More

12 years ago

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