Trick for Carrying Heavy Timber

I like winter. I like snow. I like the opportunity to use my snow thrower. However, I could live without some of the damage winter…

Mark and Theresa talk their love of outdoors and how to put a little magic into yards with Yard Crasher Matt Blashaw. Mark: You’re back…

So what do you get when you combine fine art, family photos and a high-tech space heater? Prestyl USA’s state of the art wall heaters….

As the parents of two school-age kids, we watch winter weather forecasts with more interest than we did before kids were in the picture. Hot…

Here’s one of the awesome things about design: it reinvents things. It takes the common and makes it uncommon. I’ve seen a lot of this…

First: think about replacing the spark plug. Depending on the size of your lawn, your spark plug may last more than a season. So despite…

Step 1: Measure the Saw’s Deck Find the height of the miter saw’s deck. This is a critical measurement because the height of the infeed…

At our house, we haven’t really done much beyond buying candy and costumes for the kids for Halloween. Jack is going to be a monster…

Back in the day when I started in the whole home improvement gig, I did it behind a lawn mower. In those days, mulching mowers…

Every now and again (or more often than that depending on the kinds of day you’re having) a mistake gets made. You put the X…

Question: I just bought a row-house in the city. There is a ratty old chain-link fence between my neighbor’s concrete driveway and mine. I can…

February 27, 2010: Mark & Theresa are talking garage organization with Karl Champley, host of DIYNetwork’s Wasted Spaces. We’ll find out how he’s progressing on…

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…

Before you head outside to string up your holiday lights, here’s a quick-tip for staying safe on a ladder (phrased in the form of a question):…

Mark & Theresa are going ‘Indoors Out’ with Dean & Derek