Reciprocating Saw: Not just for demolition

It’s a chafe when a door doesn’t close right. I mean, how hard can it be for a door to shut properly? Actually, once you…

Fast, light, and well-designed, DeWalt’s DCF 895L2 powerhouse 20-Volt Max cordless impact driver rips decks screws, structural screws and holes from frame to finish. If…

Whether repairing woodwork or removing added partitions, the right saw will make your project smoother. Here’s how to select the best tool for the job…

When I’m on a deck or porch site, the way I usually figure out that a scraggly bush needs to be limbed or removed isn’t…

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…

Whether you’re a professional carpenter or a weekend DIYer, you can’t get by without a good tool belt, one that affords fast, efficient access to…

Ryobi miter saw review: A power plant of accuracy. And as a pro who’s been testing tools for 20+ years, I said this about a Ryobi. (12-inch Ryobi miter saw)

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.

Tooling Up in Joplin’s Cunningham Park with Extreme Makeover. It took 10,000 volunteers and multiple builders to make Extreme Makeover: Home Edition‘s 200th—and final—episode a…

Here’s a kitchen/bath project I call a marriage-saver. Its not that it saves the marriage directly, I hasten to point out, but it short circuits…

Here’s how to build a wood deck video series. I’ve been building decks for a few decades, and developed a wood deck installation system: top-down framing.

  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…

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…

When you reach for a reciprocating saw, you can bet whatever’s about to happen ain’t gonna be pretty. Even if it’s just cutting out mis-nailed…

Ridgid’s new Fuego Compact Framing Saw R3203 looks like it’ll reinvent this category and make life easier on site from frame to finish. Fuego is…