How to make a basement man cave

If the value of a project is measured in how often you use it, our compost bin is well near the top of the list….

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…

With sculptural forms and modern finishes, there’s a huge landscape of space between the wood laminate blades of those ugh-ly ceiling fans from yesteryear.

There’s an opportunity to make that mirror a star player, and become a charmer on its own. Selecting a mirror is more than just putting…

We live in a world where garage doors, a digital shower control, thermostats and sump pumps are on the Internet. Our plumbing is even digitized….

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…

Not enough hot water? Your dishwasher may be the culprit.

Ideas and know-how you’ll find useful, I hope, if you’re making your man cave or remodeling your basement.  One of our favorite man cave ideas—from…

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…

Here at the MyFixitUpLife HQ we do a lof of painting both inside and outside the house. And doing a good job painting is as…

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…

A rotten sill plate is a common occurrence in old houses—and a big problem.   The sill is the piece of wood closest to the…

Feeling safe is priceless, and a motion sensor LED entry light can give you that gift. As a mom, there’s absolutely nothing more important than…

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.

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….