However, it’s not always the case and sometimes there is no beating what a hand tool can get done. I find that’s often the case on a finicky element of trim projects: cutting returns.
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, shows you what he’s up against while trying to remodel…
Last week’s blog outlined the joys of upgrading knob-and-tube wiring–and how to NOT upgrade it. Well, if your house is like mine you’ll upgrade more…
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, has remodeled the small bathroom in this old home, using…
One of the trickiest projects in old houses weaving modern kitchens into old spaces. Even as little as a half century-ago people had cast iron…
Paul writes: This dust controlling measure is a great idea, thanks. I will be remodeling a foyer, but need constant access to the front door….
Old houses often have equally old–and by old I mean weed-choked–lawns. If you live in the Northern tier of the country, it’s a pretty good…
I came up in the trades using the circular saw that the carpenters who hired me used: 7 1/4 inch sidewinders. Re-framing an old house…
We’ve done everything we can to maximize the storage in a house that, well, wasn’t built with much. We’ve used kitchen cabinets to design custom…
For all the roofs I’ve replaced in my remodeling career–which have been asphalt shingles–I haven’t had much influence with my customers over the color they…
In room-by-room remodels like the one we have going now there are some things I want to remain in the room in question (dust, debris)…
So one of the cool things about being a professional tool reviewer and licensed contractor is that I sometimes get my hands on tools right…
Question: Hey MyFixitUpLife, I have an old house question. I feel like I should know the answer to this, but I don’t. On the roofs…
A good table saw is essential equipment for getting well-crafted results, keyed in details, and for cutting critical elements required for dialed-in, looks-like-it-grew-there kind of…
If there’s a tool I find I can no longer live without, it’s a cordless impact driver. This tool–barely in existence, nevermind all over job…
Whether you’re a contractor trying to max-out production and efficiency or a DIYer trying to get the job done before Monday a word that should…
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