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.
The Bathroom Remodeling Checklist blog post generated some cool replies from both contractors and homeowners. One struck a cord: A reader mentioned that she didn’t…
One of the incredible things about living in an old town like ours is that walking out front door is, at once, walking into the…
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixItUpLife radio show, discusses the predominant roofing styles of homes across the…
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series on upgrading your roof by installing attractive and energy efficient composite slate shingles. In Part 1,…
In this video Mark Clement, the practical contractor for OldHouseWeb.com, takes a look at the shingles on an old house’s roof and shares some insight…
In reference to my Customer Service blog, Gary writes: Great blog and post. I have started working with a new site (and local publication) that…
Call me old-fashioned, but I like my pneumatic tools. And while I wish I could ditch the hose sometimes, the tools’ practically failure-free and no-futz…
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…
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…
As lovers and students of old buildings know, asbestos was a common building material for everything from siding and roofing to the much vilified pipe-insulation. …
In my career as a contractor I’ve tried to live by a few mottos, one of them being “leave it better than I find it.”…
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…
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…
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…
Mark Clement, practical contractor for The Old House Web and host of MyFixitUpLife radio show, dives into the small bathroom remodeling project in an old…
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