Marc Lyman 
Hang around any group of contractors and carpenters and you’re bound to find a few guys missing fingers. Most of those guys thought they knew how to be safe around a table saw, until they …
Written by: Marc Lyman
In some parts of the country, propane isn’t something you use just to fire up the BBQ, it can be the single source of fuel for cooking and heating. When you’re living off the grid, …
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As much as we focus on construction here at Home Fixated, there is often the crucial step of demolition that happens before. However, sometimes prepping for home improvement requires a bit more finesse than a …
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Our home is filled with traditional, double hung windows. Several are original to the home, which was built in the 1930’s (that’s prehistoric by California standards). One of the first things I did when we …
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Garage, Gladiator GarageWorks, Storage
If you share any of my obsessive compulsive instincts, then you too find happiness in the bliss of an organized garage. Unfortunately, you might also share my reality of rarely having the garage in a …
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Most homeowners share the general belief that it’s in their best interest to clean up a home before putting it up for sale. Of course, not everyone does it, but that’s another story. Despite this …
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Whenever I get asked what led me to start Home Fixated, my answer revolves around two people. First, my single mom, who handed off power tools and household responsibilities to me early in life since …
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How did I become a cold brew coffee fanatic? I’m an odd case. I took a sip of my mom’s coffee when I was about five years old and decided it was the most vile, …
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Electronics, Safety, Smart Home
In a former life, I went through some emergency services training. One of the less pleasant portions of that training involved seeing the aftermath of house fires, both human and otherwise. Without going into graphic …
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When it comes time to sell a home, just about everyone wants to sell quickly AND for the highest sales price possible. At the same time, people selling their homes also need to keep living …
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