Mark & Theresa Clement are real life contractors. Together they host the MyFixitUpLife home improvement and lifestyle podcast. Theresa is a designer and color expert. Mark is a carpenter and tool-nut. They create and build projects from household repairs and crafts to playgrounds, decks man caves and more.
Potpourri
Molding is also the stuff of the gods. At least to me. Something that literally breathes life into a boring box should, like a beautiful woman, be treated with concomitant care and respect.
Windows & Doors
DIYing your very own barn door is easier than you might think. It’s not as simple as, say, chewing, but for the impact it delivers, the DIY necessary is definitely doable for anyone describing themselves as handy and/or owners of power tools.
Bathroom
We live in a world where garage doors, thermostats and more are digitized, but is this all necessary? This review on digital shower control might prove it so.
Potpourri
When it comes to tool storage, different people have different needs. Here’s why the DeWalt ToughSystem Storage works for some, but not all.
Potpourri
From simple DIY projects to working with the pros, the Centipede Work Table could be a worthwhile investment for you. Read the review here.
Landscaping
Can cordless lawn care tools really cut it for your lawn care? I tried out DeWalt’s new 40-volt string trimmer and the answer is YES.
Potpourri
From roofing felt to insulation and sheet plastic, a hammer tacker is a useful investment for homeowners. Read our review of the Bostitch PC2K PowerSlam here.
Landscaping
Fall is the official season of complaining about too-early retail holiday displays - I heard ‘doorbuster’ on Labor Day - but if you have trees and you don’t have a lawn service, then you have work coming up and need tools to do it.
General Expertise
Seems like buying a hammer should be easy. However, there are some hammer features that really matter. Here are a few things to keep in mind when buying a hammer.
Bathroom
Basement bathroom design ideas are just a bunch of, well, crap if you spend too much time designing what a bathroom looks like and not enough time designing what it does.
Potpourri
Milwaukee Tool invented the Sawzall and still calls their long line of recips ‘Sawzall’ to this day. And, not surprisingly, they make a cordless Sawzall that kicks serious butt: The 18-volt battery powered 2630-20, which I have put through paces from deep freezes to every day remodeling.
Potpourri
There is a one full-size vacuum unit that isn’t as insulting to a contractor’s time as just about all the other ones I’ve tried and that’s Ridgid’s 1956. Part of it comes from good design. Part of it comes from job site hacks that make it do what it doesn’t do well.