Check out Mark’s ‘Tips and Tricks for Working with Plaster Walls’ on Extreme How To!

America’s favorite carpenter Norm Abram talks with MyFixitUpLife’s Mark & Theresa at the International Builders’ Show. Norm shares news from the This Old House Los…

Mark and Theresa write about the Real Wood Playground they built for the 200th episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO. MyFixitUpLife Mark…

We’ve all seen them. You can probably picture one in your mind’s eye– if not your backyard. Or, on your TV: Norm has one on…

Home improvement comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of the best ones are the ones you make yourself, I think. So grab the September…

 Closet space is one of the most under utilized but totally upgradeable spaces in our homes—particularly linen and hall closets. In the houses I’ve worked…

Successful paint projects are as important to a project as tight miter joints or hanging cabinets dead level. Knowing some tricks can save you time and money.

When installing drywall or framing a partition wall perpendicular to an outside wall, say while refinishing a basement, it is often the case there is…

I love Fences-good ones, anyway. Shooting my eye down 100 feet of pitch-perfect, parallel fence posts rising true and straight from the earth speaks to…

Garages, woodshops and workshops are perennially starved for space and organization—and mine is one of them. It’s forever jam-packed with tools, materials and work surfaces…

Check out the March issue of Extreme How-to magazine featuring ‘New Roof—Once and Done’ by Mark. Here’s the scenario: I was working on a 135-year…

A P-Ar-What-O-La? A P-Ar-GaDe-O-La. The Mission of this project is to battle the blandness of the all-too- often overlooked side-yard of so many houses. You…

MyFixitUpLife show w/ Mark and Theresa broadcast live from the Grace-Bondera booth at the 19th annual Remodeling Show in Baltimore. Mark and Theresa had the…

I adore crown molding. I like installing it, too. I’m sharing tips that can help get first timers started and idiot proof it for the…

Get-started crown molding advice for first-timers and idiot-proofing for pros with this advice from Mark on how to cut and install crown molding like a pro.

If the value of a project is measured in how often you use it, our compost bin is well near the top of the list….