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Ever thrown a shovel full of dirt into a wheelbarrow only to have it tip over? Yup…me too. So here’s a MyFixitUpLife QuickTip for keeping…

Okay, I admit it. When I first heard about narrow-crown staplers, I thought the crown referred to crown molding. Further, I thought the tool was…

So you’re facing a fence project that has 30 post holes to be dug. Get your shovel, digging bar — and chiropractor — ready! Or…

Cool Deal As we do more and more to make our houses work less and less to maintain a comfortable temperature — a smart move…

Back-To-Nature Ready-Strip Pro paint stripper does something other products don’t do according to the company—they do the work for you. Here’s an example: You’ve been…

Way back when, portable table saws used to be two things: small and (follow me now) portable. Around 2002 that changed. The class heavied-up, borrowing…

Kwik-ee Smart and simple gains the day for Kwik Corner. This innovative little part for vinyl siding can not only increase the quality and looks…

In a switch from our usual tool reviews, two of our residential construction aces take a look at a couple of the new TimberlandPRO work…

I’m an East Coast guy. Knowing that, the basic tool-nut might infer that I came up using a sidewinder circular saw — that light, right-blade,…

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…

I love the modern materials that go into doors theses days — everything from MDF to fiberglass — but there’s still nothing like the look,…

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…

There’s one thing that’s for sure in the life of home improvement: Despite all the dull moments, there’s rarely a dull moment. It’s always something….

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…

So here’s one from the “While-You’re-Here-Could-You-Just…” Department. I get hired to build things, but I’m often asked to do other stuff. In this case, it…