Mark’s blog
Mark discusses the merits of using pressure treated southern pine for a variety of outdoor projects.
Question From the Twitter-Sphere: MyFixitUpLife, what is the best way to maintain heat in a trailer during the winter? Take into consideration that I live…
Mark brings you an update on the Real Wood playset from the set of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO—part of the special ‘7…
I love seeing things in my daily life that make MyFixitUpLife better. Such was the case when I spotted this cool real wood retaining wall…
There is one constant when working with drywall and joint compound: dust. Like the work or hate it, good at it or just beginning, it…
When I drive by a jobsite with heavy equipment, well, I feel probably a lot like you do—both awestruck by the power and a wanting desire to…
Clean paintbrushes are happy paintbrushes. Sure, you can use the “wrap-in-foil-and-stick-in-the-fridge” trick if you get in a jam, but the real key to getting a…
When you watch TV or check out magazines about home improvement, it’s easy to think that everybody lives, works, and remodels in the suburbs–unless you’re…
I don’t know why some people call hollow wall anchors “moly bolts”—maybe its some reference to them being made of plastic—but they do. I know…
One of the most important pieces of a successful painting job is using the right brush. We always recommend getting a good one like a…
If you’re not using a worktable on your projects—for anything from a repairing your kid’s bike to tiling a backsplash to hanging a ceiling fan—you…
A Carpenter’s Life as Told By Houses strikes me as a unique work of craft and writing. What makes it unique to me are the…
