How-to: Frame a wall

Hi, and welcome to fire pit season. Crackling weather with cool nights perfect for snugging up to the fire. For the fire, you need firewood….

A finished basement is a thing of beauty. The transition from cold, concrete cellar to a sweet spot for everything from relaxing to working out…

When we find something that truly amazed and amused us, we have to pass it on. Beyond awesome tools and cool design trends, Mark and…

Workshop storage is both a many tentacled beast and a source of successful DIY. One of my many mantras is: Looking for a tool isn’t…

I loved making this raised garden bed. Want one for yourself? Here comes the how-to. Note: We partnered with Wood It’s Real for this article….

How to Build a Deck Video Series part 3 focuses on some finer points of decking, stairs and rails. Here’s what you need to know about building a deck.

When the next DIY task is moving heavy objects, like these round wood posts for a fence project, there is a lifting-and-carrying technique that I use to save my energy for more detail-heavy tasks later.

As the obstacle course race popularity increases, we’ve seen training groups pop up around where we live. To help get future Spartans ready for the race, Mark and Theresa designed and built a Spartan training apparatus at a local YMCA.

Live from the International Builders’ Show, we’re talking trends from the Spax booth. Join us. It’s not every day we get to find out innovations…

Mark’s go-to fastener from framing to the finer things is Spax screws. Versatile—they can be used in wood, concrete, masonry and more—they also all have the same driver tip. This alone is an enormous time saver.

We made a mini-deck and a wood platform for our new grill. No deck, no patio? No problem. Make a grill platform. We did. Our…

Building a deck? Watch this VIDEO for tips on installing the guard posts quickly and effectively. How to build your own deck: How to Install…

I saw an old wood chair at my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore and I thought: DIY planter! I love an excuse to plant flowers,…

Carpenters have lots of tricks: One of my favorites is how to measure hard-to-measure things, as shown in this video. Good for DIY too, this…

I love this storage bench. I really do. And I hope you do too. Here’s how I made this fired up bad boy. One of…