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

Mark and Theresa are broadcasting LIVE! inside the Ironclad technical workwear blast furnace at the National Hardware Show. School is in, Toolskool that is, when…

Mark and Theresa write about designing and building a bridge. And about how building on a volunteer project with Rebuilding Together delivers DIY takeaways—and more—for every project….

Building a standing desk that’s adjustable is a solution to my work-at-home office situation. With my life as a carpenter, author and business owner, I…

                            The beloved backyard deck, in historical terms, is a pretty new…

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…

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…

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…

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 post-hole is more than just a hole in the earth. It is a shaft cut straight down into the ground to particular size in…

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…

Upgrade stripped-down utility trailers to move mulch and tow tools. If you have a 16-inch-tall angle-iron trailer body, you’re limited. Unless you add to it.

MyFixitUpLife is increasing their curb-appeal with a fresh new approach to making an entrance. Heather from Therma-Tru Doors in sharing their gorgeous new glass designs…

We just received our copy of the April 2011 edition of Extreme How-to magazine, and I’m crazy about the guy on the cover. Mark was…

One of my very favorite home improvement projects is building a deck. I’ve built many—along with fences, playgrounds and other sweet outdoor stuff. I love…