Essential deck building tips from Mark & Theresa

MyFixitUpLife’s Mark and Theresa, along with many other volunteers, helped make a difference for a veteran and his family with Rebuilding Together and Craftsman.

I don’t really want ‘gifts’ much as I want the ‘best tool gifts’. I know you’re the same. It’s the way, I think, many of…

Our kitchen is a dust-storm of excitement and discovery. In the grown-up world, this means that we have to be extremely organized, careful, and patient….

Mark and I have heard enough times that we aren’t a typical married couple that I may start to actually  believe it. The part about…

We’re on the hunt for fabulous finds with Cari Cucksey from HGTV’s diamond-in-the-rough show Cash & Cari. Cari plays hookie from her busy day to…

Today we’re setting a pick. The History channel‘s American picker Frank Fritz pit stops from his endless archaeological road trip to talk treasures and trash,…

  Mark & Theresa are inside the Ultimate Tool Playground at the Craftsman Experience in downtown Chicago, where it’s all about real tools, real wood,…

Harley-Davidson tool boxes from Craftsman were created to celebrate.  “What’s more American than fixing things and inventing things and doing it yourself?” Ty Pennington said this…

Everyone talks about gifts and the ‘important things’ and being thankful and we watch those tear-jerker shows about life along with lots of football at…

Charles & Hudson’s Timothy Dahl talks w/ Mark & Theresa at the International Builders’ Show. More than just a resource for homeowners wanting reviews of…

The Craftsman Portable Table Saw has the power and features of a full-size table saw in a compact, portable design. The telescoping handle, 6 in….

OK. I admit it. I tend to work by the ‘spoon full of sugar’ motto from my favorite movie, Mary Poppins. And, well, it doesn’t…

Mark & Theresa are sitting down face-to-face and getting real with Mike Holmes from the popular HGTV hits Holmes on Homes and Holmes Inspection. Mike…

Watch Mark and Theresa share the steps to building their favorite workstation. It’s simple and inexpensive, plus will save you tons of time while you…

We’re giving thanks this Thanksgiving by looking back at the year helping homeowners with Rebuilding Together.

Mark and I are lucky to have a happy family and a safe and healthy home, and we’re thankful to have the skills to help others create and improve homes.