Mark discusses the merits of using pressure treated southern pine for a variety of outdoor projects.

Mark & Theresa take you through the steps to build a custom backyard wood playset using pressure-treated southern pine.
Tool up and tune in, we’re sneak-peaking Stanley Tools’ front line of next-gen products from their New York City premiere. We’re getting schooled when This…


Theresa brings you an update on the Real Wood playset from the set of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition in Joplin, MO—part of the special ‘7…
Go to almost any lumber yard and the wood you’ll find there is milled on all four sides. Two-by, 4-by-, 6-by…you get the idea. But…
Question: I’m planning to build a pergola. I’ve heard that you’re supposed to stain the end-grain of the wood to maximize its life. I’m building…
Mark & Theresa are inside the Ultimate Tool Playground at the Craftsman Experience in downtown Chicago, where it’s all about real tools, real wood,…
Mark & Theresa take a break from building the Real Wood playset in Cunningham Park, Joplin, MO. MyFixitUpLife and Real Outdoor Living have teamed up…
We are thrilled to announce that the Spittal Family received their Real Wood, Real Fun playset today! Delivered in modular pieces to the family’s home…
Maybe it’s because one of the most formative periods of my home improvement life was building swim-floats and docks in Cape Cod’s salt water bays…
Kris Malkowski, GM from Craftsman, shares news about their 77 new products for 2011 at the Ford Trucks booth at the International Builders’ Show. Some…
Mark and Theresa were among the first to be invited into the 2011 HGTV Dream Home in Stowe, VT. Click the arrow at the right…


Mark & Theresa broadcast LIVE from Real Outdoor Living’s Wood Pavilion at the Remodeling Show / Deck Expo 2011. Brad Staggs joins Mark and Theresa…
Mark and Theresa talk Real Outdoor Living with long-time friend and expert Brad Staggs at the International Builders Show. Brad details the first time he…


We made a mini-deck and a wood platform for our new grill. No deck, no patio? No problem. Make a grill platform. We did. Our…
The real Outdoor living team pitched for the use of outdoor wood on the Joplin build, both to further aid Joplin residents and to complement…
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