I’ve found that windows are unlikely to come off the truck in the order you need them, so I make a roadmap of the house (it’s the same diagram, maybe neatened up, I used to write my order) so I know what windows go where.
I’ve found that windows are unlikely to come off the truck in the order you need them, so I make a roadmap of the house (it’s the same diagram, maybe neatened up, I used to write my order) so I know what windows go where.
When you use a team of Energy Star products, you can save more energy and money. We always say, if you are looking to replace…
We received a call from a homeowner near Philadelphia asking us about a new roof for his old home and he had both specific, and…
Over the years I’ve spoken to hundreds of homeowners about why they find selecting colors for their home so challenging and it always seems to…
Mark and Theresa make a roof replacement happen on a 120-year-old Georgian-style home, with smart historic charm and on-budget peace of mind for young homeowners…
If you’ve listened to our show (thank you) and read some of my articles (also thank you) you know my rant about how vastly over-looked…
There’s been a lot of talk about the color of the year: Tangerine Tango. Gorgeous hue that has powerful, bold energy that’s showing up everywhere…
It’s the dust you can’t see that concerns us the most. That’s why we practice lead safe remodeling in our clients’ homes, and in our…
Owning a home means giving constant attention to the building products that go into protecting the structure of your house. While we’d like to believe…
Yard Crashing! Mark & Theresa talk with Matt Blashaw, host of Yard Crashers on DIY Network, about how he ‘grew up at a lumberyard,’ building…
I have a conundrum. On one hand I often feel the world offers too many choices: electric automobile seats with predetermined settings that default to…
As a professional carpenter, I have lots of tricks up my sleeve when working on projects. For example, before I dismantle a door opening, I…
As a home improvement contractor, I have installed just about everything there is to install in a house. Floors and doors, shingles and shoe molding,…
There’s a lot to consider when you set out to refurbish an old porch. They’re challenging, and not just because every porch is different.
For all the roofs I’ve replaced in my remodeling career–which have been asphalt shingles–I haven’t had much influence with my customers over the color they…
March 20, 2010: MyFixitUpLife is Going Green for St. Patrick’s Day with professional carpenter and woodworker Jeff Devlin from HGTV’s Spice Up My Kitchen….
