FixitUp Find: Delta 50-875 Air Cleaner

So a homeowner calls you and asks you why the windows in his new (and expensive) home don’t have any trim like the house he…

When you think about a nail pick (or cat’s paw, nail-puller, whatever you call it where you live), you might think that there’s not much…

Everybody else in the world calls them “shop vacs,” but Festool calls them “dust extractors.” That may sound like a five-dollar title for a nickel…

I’ve framed and tiled a lot of shower enclosures over the years, but my favorites — both to build and to have in my own…

For customers hoping their roof can be more art than asphalt, materials like quarried slate and thick cedar shakes come into play. They’re timelessly beautiful…

Okay, I know this “tool” review is about a flashlight, but this is a flashlight worth writing about. Honest. When I got the unit—it’s called…

I love the modern materials that go into doors theses days — everything from MDF to fiberglass — but there’s still nothing like the look,…

When some people think of fire, they often think of cordwood outside the house under a blanket of snow, waiting to be brought in and…

Drilling holes is hardly my favorite task. I do it all the time, whether it’s for a pipe, wire or deck hardware, but I feel…

Boaters have long had an affinity for Phenoseal, a multi-purpose sealant, caulk and bonding agent. They use it everywhere. Need to repair a porthole? Hit…

Here’s another indication that this Recession shows little sign of a quick recovery and more evidence of for those PROs who buy and sell homes…

Mark and Theresa enjoyed their tour of what’s new in home improvement at the International Builders’ Show. They spent time talking with celebrities — Frank…

When I was a little boy, my mom had these great tweezers that could get any splinter known to creation out of my flesh, of…

When I want old work down and done — framing, plaster, drywall, outbuildings, whatever — I reach for my recip to take them apart, usually…

Boaring through. Okay, here’s something that makes sense: a recip saw-blade that cuts in two directions and, what’s more, is easier to use for plunge…