Tool Kit: Lightweight Hammer

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…

May 20: Decked out! Mark & Theresa are talking decks on this week’s show. They’ll be sharing what you need to know to make sure…

When you buy a hammer for blunt for DIY and home improvement the awesome is in the details, not the brute force. Check it out.

For many homeowners, adding a deck can lead naturally to thinking about ways to connect the new outdoor living space with the inside of the…

Do deck builders really an need axe-handle hammer? Mark talks with Professional Deck Builder Magazine. After all, we’re not framing walls, where a curved handle would…

There’s a lot to consider when you set out to refurbish an old porch. They’re challenging, and not just because every porch is different.

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…

I have specific criteria for work gloves. First, the gloves have to fit, meaning that when I’m wearing them, the answer to the following questions…

For porches – think beaded ceiling material and crown – a miter saw is a must. I use a DeWalt DW718. DeWalt nailed this tool:…

I learned deck building from a production deck builder. While he could build decks quickly, he could have been even faster if he’d used more…

I’ve heard people call a pergola anything from an arbor, a colonnade, or a trellis to “one of those garden things.” But regardless of what…

Learn about the features and benefits of the latest Stanley FatMax Hammers here. Mark A licensed contractor, tool expert, wood and outdoor enthusiast, and elite…

I remember when there were roughly a billion fewer choices of deck boards and railing systems. The first decks I worked on as a carpenter’s…

Smash and Grab Even though we don’t use them the way they’ve been used for decades, even centuries, a hammer is still an integral and…

Confused by the alphabet soup of wood-treatment chemicals flooding the industry? Read on. In 2004, after dominating the market for more than 70 years, wood…