Get rid of bushes & limbs while you build with a reciprocating saw

For porches – think beaded ceiling material and crown – a miter saw is a must. I use a DeWalt DW718. DeWalt nailed this tool:…

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.

I learned deck building from a production deck builder. While he could build decks quickly, he could have been even faster if he’d used more…

Three Fences Designing, detailing, and installing fences for looks, quality, and production speed Mark Clement If I said I didn’t like building fences, I’d be…

I have specific criteria for work gloves. First, the gloves have to fit, meaning that when I’m wearing them, the answer to the following questions…

In 2004, after dominating the market for more than 70 years, wood treated with CCA (chromated copper arsenate) was withdrawn from residential use due to…

I remember when there were roughly a billion fewer choices of deck boards and railing systems. The first decks I worked on as a carpenter’s…

It’s been said that the Romans were able to conquer the known world because they were organized. I don’t know if that’s true, but I…

The first sub compact loader I ever used arrived by accident. I’d ordered a full-sized skid steer from the rental yard, but instead the delivery…

Building a deck creates two distinct spaces. Topside, gleaming deck boards and guardrails invite customers to enjoy the outdoors. But if a deck is far…

The combination playground-memorial was designed by Theresa Coleman Clement as part of an Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project in October 2011 that also included building…

If you’re old enough, you remember nailing off decks with fistfuls of hot-dipped-galvanized sixteens. Your bags were loaded with pounds of nails, and your hammer…

Miter-saw set-ups can range from just a couple of sawhorses and a truck bed to something so nitpickingly complicated that I would break it in…

I used Diablo’s DemoDemon Pruning Blade and my reciprocating saw to prune and cut down a small tree.

Today, of course, our hammers hang from our belts, and we drive most of our nails with pneumatic tools, so who cares if there is…