Projects

Why Choose Real Wood Decking?

Maybe it’s because one of the most formative periods of my home improvement life was building swim-floats and docks in Cape Cod’s salt water bays…

How To Remove a Chain-Link Fence

Question: I just bought a row-house in the city. There is a ratty old chain-link fence between my neighbor’s concrete driveway and mine. I can…

FixitUpFinds: Olympic Paint and Stain App for iPhone and Android

Olympic Paint‘s–who has provided the deck stain for our real wood, real fun playhouse— mobile application called ColorClix makes selecting paint and stain colors from anything-a…

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, it’s almost easy to forget…

Choosing Roof Color Tips

It’s easy to assume the biggest problem you can have with a new roof–whether you’re installing one or having one installed–is that is could leak….

Ribbit! Yes, that is a lot of Frog Tape

Sometimes I get inspired. And then my husband Mark has to take a breath and make a decision between trying to talk me out of…

What You Need to Know: Customizable Deck Plans

In all my years as a home improvement professional, the project that brings the biggest smiles — and requests to work along side me during the project —…

Lawn Mower Maintenance

First: think about replacing the spark plug. Depending on the size of your lawn, your spark plug may last more than a season. So despite…