Adventures in Permitting – Tips and Tactics
A few months ago I moved into a new house and found myself with two dogs and no fenced yard. After about a week of taking Kirby outside on a leash I was seriously questioning …
Written by: Karen
Resources
Herbs 101 – A Guide to Your Basic Culinary Varieties
As anyone who regularly reads my gardening articles will know, I don’t often go into too much detail about the ordinary herbs that everyone is accustomed to seeing in their yard and on their dinner plate. However, …
Written by: Lauren
DIY Discussion, How To, Resources
Where the Wild Books Are – Public Domain DIY Classics
In the digital age, we have access to an immense amount of information on virtually every topic imaginable. Some might argue that we have way TOO MUCH information available. Nonetheless, if you are a do-it-yourselfer, …
Written by: Rich
Dealing with Boggy Yards – When You Have A Sinking Feeling
It’s monsoon season here in Georgia. I haven’t been able to tend to my garden in over a week because of the rain, which is why the pineapple I’d been growing ended up getting eaten by …
Written by: Lauren
DIY Discussion, Resources, Tools
3D printers – Next Big Thing, or High-Dollar Techie Toy?
There is a whole lotta buzz out there about 3D printers right now. Folks are saying that 3D printing could be heralding in an era of “desktop manufacturing” echoing the major successes of desktop publishing …
Written by: Rich
Building Materials, News, Resources
Pacific Coast Builder’s Conference – PCBC 2015
If you’ve read HomeFixated for any length of time, then you know we’re not afraid to travel and traverse millions of trade-show floor square feet in search of the latest and greatest tools, products and …
Written by: Marc Lyman
18V Ridgid Gen5X Combo Kit Rocks!
For some reason, as I unpack the new Ridgid “Gen5X” tools, I started humming an old song by the 1970s punk rock band Generation X called “Your Generation.” Their vocalist (a young fella known as …
Written by: Rich
How To, Resources, Woodworking
How To Build a Roosting Box Designed for Hot Chicks
We’re adding a roosting box to our garden in hopes of relieving a few of our local birds from the cold. We really want to see some hot chicks out there rather than the poor …
Written by: Amy
DIY Discussion, Resources, Restoration
Meta Shop Class as Soulcraft Book Review and Book Repair How-To
I recently picked up a great book from a used bookstore. Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work by Matthew B. Crawford is a fabulous book about what it means to …
Written by: Rich
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Green, Resources
“Cavedigger” Creates Breathtaking Beauty
68-year old Ra Paulette spends his days alone with his dog, deep inside a cave, carving the walls into abstract shapes. When he gets paid, he charges $12 an hour. He uses no power tools… …
Written by: Rich