Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Joplin – Real Wood Playset: Final Day

I’m a lawn-geek. So I was more-than-ready to try out the Troy-Bilt Mustang Mower. I’ve mowed small lawns, in-and-out of the usual annoying obstructions. And…

Mark & Theresa take a break from building the Real Wood playset in Cunningham Park, Joplin, MO. MyFixitUpLife and Real Outdoor Living have teamed up…

MyFixitUpLife is taking you on an Extreme Makeover: The International Builders’ Show edition with senior producer Diane Korman inside the world of DuPont. We’ll be…

Mark brings you an update on the Real Wood playset from the set of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO—part of the special  ‘7…

When you want to remove molding from a door or window, the big challenge isn’t so much getting the molding separated from the wood and…

Congratulations to Nicholas! He’s the winner of the Real Wood, Real Fun Play Structure and Rockwell Tools! Nicholas won the backyard Real Wood, Real Fun playset…

We live in a house built loooong before there was such a thing as a gas grill or any other other consumer grill to speak…

Hey, man up and maintain your lawn mower. It’s easy. While you are in the lawn mower maintenance mood, get your kids out from behind…

Hello! Today we’re going to talk about when I build with my dad, Mark. I have built many things with him because he has been a carpenter…

For most of my career I’ve built in what I would call “thickly settled” neighborhoods. In other words, not many back-forty type lots for me…

This pergola is a one-of-a-kinder with a multi-use space for seating and serving. Here’s how to build a pergola with seating.

  Mark & Theresa are inside the Ultimate Tool Playground at the Craftsman Experience in downtown Chicago, where it’s all about real tools, real wood,…

Hey MyFixitUpLife—I have a question about how to install tile backer board. Can you help? Question: I know, generally, how to install tile but I…

Maybe it’s because one of the most formative periods of my home improvement life was building swim-floats and docks in Cape Cod’s salt water bays…

Installing deck boards crown up or down can impact how the deck ages. So what do you do with crowning deck boards? Here is how to lay deck boards.