Projects

How to Avoid a Great Fall

Have you run so many trusses, sheathing and shingles that you think you could swagger across a tightrope strung above…

14 years ago

Are Decent Plumbers Disappearing

I think plumbing, like real estate sales, is one of those businesses where 10% of the people do 90% of…

14 years ago

How to Deal With Debris

“Make a decision and the rest will follow,” goes a phrase I read once, attributed to an ancient Chinese proverb.…

14 years ago

Advice for a Tile Backsplash

Q: Hey Carpenter Mark, we recently had new kitchen cabinets and counters installed and I'm tossing around the idea of…

14 years ago

Bathroom Demolition

We begin our bathroom’s anti-transmogrification by gutting it. The birch paneling (ack!), plaster, lath, strapping–all of it has to go…

14 years ago

Lawn Care While Remodeling

Question: I’m putting a new kitchen in my house and it requires some serious renovations. Anyway, I feel pretty good…

14 years ago

Need for a New Roof?

With the recent bad weather in many parts of the country, and more winter to come, you may be thinking…

14 years ago

Home Heating and 10 Common Mistakes

While there's not much you can do to control the cost of oil, natural gas, or propane, you can save…

14 years ago

MyFixitUpLife: Live show w/ Merillat

MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa Live! at the 67th International Builders’ Show in Orlando. January 14 @ 3pm: Mark and Theresa…

14 years ago

Roofing for Old Buildings

As lovers and students of old buildings know, asbestos was a common building material for everything from siding and roofing…

14 years ago