FixitUp Find: Hummer Roughneck Computer

I haven’t used a fixed-head 10-inch miter saw for about six years. The reason: after my last one wore out, I got a 10-inch slide…

Every so often, the forces of the universe conspire — and not in a nice way — to block people from success. If you’re a remodeler,…

Ridgid’s new Fuego Compact Framing Saw R3203 looks like it’ll reinvent this category and make life easier on site from frame to finish. Fuego is…

Four years after introducing the first battery-only powered finish nailers, Senco is already on the second generation. And you know what? I’m starting to hear…

Storage space and organization are huge concerns for many new-home buyers and remodeling customers. They’re also huge challenges for many customers. A builder can help…

All shovels—even if we call anything with a handle and scoop that—are not created equal. And in our lives as home improvement contractors, we have…

Lots of lead carpenters, business owners who came up through the trades and artisan contractors have unofficial tests they give newbies. They’ll assign a task…

Dear MyFixitUpLife, a question: I’m designing a pergola. Instead of using 4-by or 6-by posts, I want to laminate a 2×8, 2×6, and 2×8 together…

In a previous contribution I wrote that with fewer clients, dollars and projects to go around, some contractors might benefit from expanding their company’s offerings,…

When I walk into an old building, I look for a vintage “tin” ceiling, one richly detailed with patterns, filigree and style and tied into…

Turns out one of my favorite things to do with many of my drill bits is, interestingly, NOT to drill holes. Rather I have become…

So here’s one for the died-in-the-wool architecture aficionado. If someone were to ask you what shape is shown in both of these photos, what would…

The first thing to do in any negotiation is to define the terms. And when it comes to dealing with dust on site — and…

Trim is always the piece de resistance in a finished project. While the studs and joists hold a project together, it’s the trim work that…

The hallmark of what building scientists call a water-managed wall system is that it does two things: First, it recognizes that all wall systems leak….