FixitUp Find: The Clydesdale

Want a healthier, greener lawn without having to do any extra work? Of course, who doesn’t.  One of the simplest tricks I know is to…

When I want old work down and done — framing, plaster, drywall, outbuildings, whatever — I reach for my recip to take them apart, usually…

MyFixitUpLife was lucky enough to be one of the few media groups to be invited to the unveiling of the 2011 HGTV Dream Home and…

So here’s not my favorite job: scraping paint and coatings and repainting them. But to underestimate the importance of a proper paint job is to…

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…

If there’s such a thing as a macho gene, one look at International’s XT truck series promises to tweak that ganglia. The XTs are big….

As the outdoor living category grows, the products coming to market continue to bring indoor elements out, blurring the line between inside and out. Take…

If you love tools with power and rugged features, take a run at Milwaukee’s 2650-20 18-volt, Lithium Ion (Lion) powered impact driver. Here’s the lowdown:…

When you think about a nail pick (or cat’s paw, nail-puller, whatever you call it where you live), you might think that there’s not much…

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….

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…

Here’s an upfit for a house that has everything: a custom library or loft ladder. That might put you in mind of a book shop…

Ansell’s HyFlex Lite 11-600 work gloves are terrific. They’re form fitting, lightweight and tough as nails, splinters, and all the other gnarly things that want…

Where the Air is Rare “Where the air is rare” is a line from a Frank Sinatra song, the name of which escapes me. But…

Ed Begely Jr. is one of the people whose commitment and vision has literally helped change the world. While interviewing him, my mind was racing….