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Special LeadCheck edition! MyFixitUpLife talk show w/Mark & Theresa at Remodeling Show

MyFixitUpLife show w/ Mark and Theresa broadcast live from the LeadCheck booth at the 19th annual Remodeling Show in Baltimore. Mark and Theresa took time…

Roof safety: Safety harness and roof bracket

Safety is crucial when working on a roof. Especially when it’s my husband working on that roof. And then factoring in that falls are consistently…

The Bathroom Project

The Bathroom: Say goodbye to the 1970s …. and hello to luxury It’s true. Our home originally had an outhouse. It was one of the…

The Kitchen Insulation Project

Great tools and terrific products team up to help us warm up and green up our kitchen. Watch the video to learn about the project…

The Pergola Project

The Backyard Pergola: A quiet retreat tucked away from the street Our backyard hasn’t ever ranked as a favorite spot to entertain or relax. While…

Schlage Programmable Electronic Locks

Here’s a product for the homeowner who has it all — or for a homeowner constantly on the go: electronic programmable locks. Schalge’s new series…

FixitUp Find: Plug and Play with Safety Quick Light

Twisting wire, screwing on wire nuts and neatly folding wire into a junction box not only takes time, it gets old after a while. So…

811 Dig Safe Calls

May 20, 2006 — If you’re looking for a way to gamble with your own and your workers’ safety while risking a job shut-down and…

FixitUp Find: Gardner Bender CircuitAlert

Smart Sense Here’s a tool whose time has come: Gardner Bender’s CircuitAlert. This series of tools, released a few years ago and recently upgraded, combines…

Spanish-in-a-Pinch Translation Cards

One of the most basic elements to safety is effective communication with all the workers and trades on site. That’s tough enough when everybody speaks…

Designing a Pergola From the Ground Up

I’ve heard people call a pergola anything from an arbor, a colonnade, or a trellis to “one of those garden things.” But regardless of what…