FixitUp Find: Innovis Better Bench/Recess-It

On retainer. As much as I identify myself as a carpenter/remodeler whose focus is essentially nailing wood together to form the structure of a home…

I don’t use a rotary/chipping hammer (a.k.a. combination hammer) for demolition in masonry or concrete every day. But when I do use it, I really…

Dollar for dollar, remodeling a bathroom, or putting one in a new home or addition, is a huge budget number. They’re tough to build, difficult…

A little–or a lot–more every passing day, iPhones and similar technology are becoming the digital hub of our businesses whether its for research (my electrician…

Smart Sense Here’s a tool whose time has come: Gardner Bender’s CircuitAlert. This series of tools, released a few years ago and recently upgraded, combines…

If you like green, easier to care for grass and live in the northern tier of the country, check out some of the tricks we…

When you build something, no one is closer to it than you. Indeed, even though you’re building it for someone else, deploying your effort and…

You lookin’ for tough, good-looking work pants? Try Field and Stream’s Upland Canvas Pant. These bad boys — while made for hunting in the woods…

Ripping off shingles is so-o-o-o-o not a refined task. But that doesn’t mean the standard tool I’ve used for tearing them off — basically a…

With the massive weather events from fire to tornado scouring the US with what seems like increasing frequency and intensity, it’s almost easy to forget…

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….

The Challenge  When we moved into our home the front yard was part play-area, part precipice. Near the house it was nice and level (and…

I’m gonna spill the beans (and mix metaphors) right out of the gate: DeWalt’s 12-inch dual bevel slide compound DW718 is the best miter saw…

If there are two trends I notice in cordless drilling and driving, they are these: .44 Magnum-type 18- and 24-volt drill/hammer drills tend to be…

As a remodeler I’ve actually spend a good deal of time behind a lawn mower. Whether it’s rescuing a spec house’s lawn that’s gone way…