MyFixitUpLife: inside Air King at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show

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…

So if you’re in the “there’s just no way” camp when watching Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, I can understand why: a house in  week? Are…

So I present demonstrations at JLCLive. Before the Seattle show, a friend and I toured the city. We trundled the usual spots, like the famous…

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s designers Tracy Hutson and Paul DiMeotalk w/ Mark and Theresa about the show’s final episodes, their music, and the families they’ve…

Moving dirt seems like a simple task. Grab a shovel, rent an auger or backhoe, and lift that dirt out of your way. As a…

Let’s talk Not So Big House with Sarah Susanka. With the Tiny House movement and the Not So Big House idea we’re going small. We’re…

In my life in home improvement it seems like there’s nothing customers don’t ask if I can do, and installing tile is one of them….

But please note I haven’t used the word “vacuum” yet. We’re talking dust extraction here, not voluminous vacuuming. There’s a distinction, and an important one….

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….

MyFixitUpLife hosts are talking DIY deck tips and money-saving tips to get your outdoors spaces ready for winter. DIY Network’s Cool Tool guru Grundy joins…

Rise of the Saw Blade My experience has been that, when carpenters find a saw blade they like, they tend to stay faithful to it….

They call it “technical workwear.” You know what I’m talking about: All those fancy gloves and clothing materials we wear on the jobsite nowadays. You…

Mark & Theresa are bringing you inside the International Builders’ Show talking about the latest in door decor and more with Therma-Tru doors. They’re breaking…

My first tool belt matched my skills at the time: basic. It was a suede-leather apron-type, and I wore the bags in front. I loaded…

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…