How-to Video

How to paint a camo pattern on plastic
Krylon paint plastic

Paint plastic with a camo pattern? Yes. See, some stuff takes on character when it gets mangled. Plastic isn’t one of them. In fact, plastic…

How to touch up a painted wall
How to Touch up a Painted Wall

  It’s easy to touch up a painted wall with a few simple steps. From kids and crayons to greasy hands, painted walls need touching…

DIY Projects: Change a light fixture
Theresa HomeAdvisor Light Fixture MyFixitUpLife

If you look at your ceiling and decide that next up on your list of DIY projects HAS to be changing that magnificently boring light…

Get DIY done: How to tape drywall
Mark & Theresa share how to tape drywall MyFixitUpLife

If you own a home, it’s helpful to know how to tape drywall. Holes in drywall happen—for lots of reasons—and knowing how to fix them…

How to get and keep green grass this spring
Four steps to green grass

Want 4-steps for green grass that you can make happen in a weekend? You got it. And even though it helps (it always helps) you…

Video: Tips to Making a Straightedge with a Circular Saw
Circularsaw101_Straightedge

In this video for This Old House, Mark shows how to use the fence of the circular saw to create a straight line when cutting along the…

Video: How to Use your Jigsaw’s Orbital-Action Setting
Jigsaw101_Orbitalactionsetting

In this video for This Old House, Mark demonstrates how to use the orbital-action setting to control the blade’s movement. This feature usually has settings ranging from…

Video: How to Use your Impact Driver’s Power Selection Switch
Impactdriver101_Powerselectionswitch

In this video for This Old House, Mark explains how to properly use the power selection switch on the impact driver. The “slow” setting is ideal for…