Before today, I had never heard of Bessey Clamps, although I’ve seen them everywhere. This afternoon I was helping out on a deck-building project and we kept having to clamp down on the deck boards …
Written by: Marc Lyman
The Custom Color Punch Kit with included FlushMount Drillbit System from Fastcap gives your wordworking and cabinetry some punch! The kit includes a Micro Flushmount Drill Bit, 1″ x 50′ SpeedTape, PowerHead Screw Assortment, Punch …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Beneke’s Juvenile / Adult Toilet Seat (it also sells under the “Progressions by Magnolia” name), is more than just a toilet seat. It’s a toilet seat for adults and kids made by the company that …
Written by: Marc Lyman
How to balance home improvement and family is a topic that never crossed my mind until almost two years ago when our daughter was born. Now that there is a third micro-member of our household, …
Written by: Marc Lyman
On a recent quest to better soundproof a room, I stumbled upon Green Glue soundproofing. Green glue is used between two sheets of common drywall or subflooring materials and can be used in walls, ceilings …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I have a friend who won’t do electrical work on his house because he shocked himself too many times wiring outlets. Personally, I prefer to shut off the power before wiring. But sometimes power can …
Written by: Marc Lyman
How to be green, eco-friendly and less toxic and still kill termites? This question ultimately led me to Nisus Corporation and Bora-Care. Termite control here in Southern California primarily consists of removing living things you …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I first found Henry roofing repair products back when we moved into our house. One rainy day we were overjoyed to find water streaming down a wall that was under a section of dreaded flat …
Written by: Marc Lyman
The Fastcap ProCarpenter tape measurer Story Pole version is not your standard tape measurer. In fact, it makes standard measuring tapes look downright quaint! The folks at Fastcap sent this tape to HomeFixated for review, …
Written by: Marc Lyman
I wish I had known about these ceiling buttons, also known as plaster washers, a few months ago. That’s about when part of our kitchen ceiling collapsed during some remodeling work. Thankfully no one was …
Written by: Marc Lyman