Reciprocating Saw: Not just for demolition

A safe ladder is both small and tall. And the ladder we reach for first—on almost every project we do—is a 4-foot stepladder. A 4-footer…

The more I use the Ridgid R3030 one-handed reciprocating (recip) saw, the more I like it—and the more this little fireball is becoming my go-to…

It comes with two nozzles and that’s plenty for most workshop, car, van, and around the house clean-ups.

Laura from New Jersey won the RIDGID Tool Double-Big Cut Prize Pack!   This FreeStuff entry period has ended. Exclusive Sweepstakes for our Favorite Fans!…

Ryobi’s P738 inflator may be the perfect tool for clearing away annoying sawdust and debris. Note: We teamed up with The Home Depot for this…

  Ridgid’s R32102 wormdrive is a pro-grade circ saw that cuts fast, smooth, and does comes up big in both the power and prowess I…

Mark and Theresa take you inside Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’s 200th episode where they built 7 houses in 7 days. Listen to a heartfelt tearful…

If you’re old enough, you remember nailing off decks with fistfuls of hot-dipped-galvanized sixteens. Your bags were loaded with pounds of nails, and your hammer…

Removing a dog door leaves a gaping hole. You’ll need a dog door cover. Here’s how to remove and how to permanently seal a dog door hole.

Fired Up Ridgid’s 6 ½ R3203 6 ½-inch bladed Fuego circ saw is a new breed. It’s small, fast—and yes—furious cutting wood on the jobsite….

It’s often relegated to the back of the toolbox, but the 7″ combination square has loads of uses around the old house. A combination square…

We use a nailing technique to make sure we get a really secure connection between the crown molding and the walls and ceiling. But for the ceiling, it can get trickier. You might not have much behind the drywall. So we use a pneumatic nailer to get an X-nail connection to the ceiling. Check out how to X-nail, and more reasons why Mark uses this technique for crown molding, in this quick tip video.

Seriously, you didn’t know you wanted a Ryobi sander as much as you will when you’re done reading this. I’m not schilling for the Ryobi…

Setting cabinets is a tempting DIY project because the installation principles are basic, but the reality—especially in the old-house world of crooked floors and uneven wall surfaces—is more complicated.

  September 11.  From decorating and design to demo and decks, Mark and Theresa invite fans to test their how-to know-how. They share their FixitUpFinds…