Safety

How to Decorate Safely and Avoid a Ladder Fall

Don’t fall for your holiday decorating. Follow these safety tips and stay safe while dazzling your family and friends with…

10 months ago

The best portable generator: Tested in storms, measured in friends

A portable generator is power---that means normalcy, heat, hot showers, safety---when there is none. It's real payback: Connecting people and power…

7 years ago

Interview: DIY Network’s Kayleen McCabe talks with MyFixitUpLife

DIY Network's, Kayleen McCabe talks women in carpentry and power tools with MyFixitUpLife. Mark: If you’re inside MyFixItUpLife, we’re at…

10 years ago

Kid DIY: Crafts, Tools, Safety

We're big fans of getting kids involved in any hands-on experience. From coloring and crafting to building and fixing, there's…

12 years ago

Snow Removal After a Blizzard

After being buried in the blizzard of 2010, residents of the Northeast are once again preparing to dig themselves out…

13 years ago

Tile Saw QuickTip: Drip Loop

Here’s a Quick Tip for operating your tile saw safely that BATH-Tastic Bath Crasher Matt Muenster would like: add a…

13 years ago

FixitUpFind: The Great Hurricane Blowout

First, here's some bad but seasonally expected news: Hurricane season in the Atlantic began June 1st and doesn't end until…

13 years ago

Roofing Material for Severe Weather

With the massive weather events from fire to tornado scouring the US with what seems like increasing frequency and intensity,…

13 years ago

The Wrong Way and the Right Way to Install a Ceiling Fan

My husband and I are hardly DIY experts, unlike Mark and Theresa, but when we do set out to tackle…

13 years ago

Fireplace Heating Myths

As winter continues to roar, picturesque dreams of chestnuts roasting on an open fire may dance in your head. And…

14 years ago