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Hi, and welcome to fire pit season. Crackling weather with cool nights perfect for snugging up to the fire. For the fire, you need firewood….
I love weekend home improvement projects—stuff I know I can knock out between Friday and Sunday and have fun doing it. In this video I…
As a carpenter, one of the home improvement skills I’ve had to rely on for so many jobs—decks, fences, mailboxes and more—is the seemingly simple…
Home improvement comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of the best ones are the ones you make yourself, I think. So grab the September…
VIDEO: Spax HCR-X screws don’t make home improvement projects easy, but they do make them easi-ER. In this sculpture garden of DIY and weekend projects…
I’m starting a new trend, perhaps you’ve never heard of it: DIY Fitness. It’s a blend of three things I love—makin’ stuff, fitness, and saving…
Building a wood fence is fun. It’s work too, but it’s fun work. Rewarding. And from start to finish working with wood gives you the…
I don’t just like this wood fence design—I love it! And I hope you do too. For me, a fence is more than a simple…
I loved doing this wood wainscoting project on Theresa’s nursery makeover. It’s like the ultimate carpentry-DIY-home improvement project. Fun, fast, easy—and I never say that…
Home improvement: Three tips to insulate a basement quickly, safely, and more easily. Insulation isn’t just about staying warm, it’s about fire and building code,…
Workshop storage is both a many tentacled beast and a source of successful DIY. One of my many mantras is: Looking for a tool isn’t…
Kevin saw MyFixitUpLife’s Facebook post showing a bookcase hidden door and, question: I have my DIY head wrapped around how to make a barn door….
