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Cathy from Minneapolis won the HYDE Nozzle & Troy-Bilt Pressure Washer!

Congratulations to Cathy of Minneapolis, Minnesota, winner of  the HYDE Pivot Nozzle Pressure Washer Wand and a Troy-Bilt 2700 PSI Pressure Washer! Here’s the winning…

FixitUpFinds: Vented Full-Lite Sidelites

Homeowners can now let light and fresh air into their homes without sacrificing energy efficiency or style with Therma-Tru‘s new vented sidelites for the Fiber-Classic…

Garden Hose Survival Tips

Stating-the-Obvious Alert: A good garden hose is great for the garden. One that leaks or is otherwise patched together with hose clamps and expensive fittings…

Door dilemna: Avonlea’s leaf pattern

So we thought we knew which door we loved, until I discovered the Avonlea glass option. We might need to change our minds on our…

FixitUpFinds: Premier Copper Products

Premier Surface Wax from Premier Copper Products—the only household surface protector you will ever need.   Premier Copper Products proprietary, made in the USA beeswax…

FixitUpFinds: SimpliciKey Deadbolts

SimpliciKey deadbolts are Remote Control Electronic Deadbolts that operate via keypad or—and this is a feature unique to SimplciKey and what caught my eye—the key…

Paintable fiberglass door w/ Low-E glass

We have finally agreed that we need to replace our original front door to our 100+ year-old American Foursquare home. Mark has been pushing for…

FixitUpFinds: Solar-powered RainPerfect Pump

The RainPerfect Pump looks like a great solution primarily because it’s solar powered and secondarily because it’s inexpensive. The water pressure is enough to run…

FixitUp Find: Vermont American Woodeater Drill Bits

The biggest challenge I have drilling holes–everywhere from deck building to residential remodeling–is keeping the bits sharp. Don’t ask me how, but I invariably hit…

The door slam test

Mark shares his thoughts about famous door slams–from Kramer to Ed Norton. And interesting to learn about how doors go through a door slam test….