Shower Grab Bar Install 101
A shower grab bar is a great way to add additional safety measures to a slippery tile floor, although they always seem to end up as a towel rack or shampoo caddy instead. Some of …
Written by: Eric
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Bosch, Klein, Makita, News, Rockler
News Nirvana – Rockler T-Track Stops, Klein Punchdown, Bosch Sealant Knife, Makita Band Saw and More
I don’t know how we keep doing it but we’ve crammed even more new tools into this latest News Nirvana! This month, we’ve got three new tools from Makita: the one inch rotary hammer, the …
Written by: Eric
Building Materials, How To, Kitchen
Installing a Tile Backsplash – Give Your Kitchen Some Tile Style
Recently, while rectifying an excess of “character” in an older home, I was enlisted to install a tile backsplash. The homeowners had just had a beautiful new countertop installed. The old laminate countertop had a …
Written by: Phil
Bosch, Brands, DeWalt, Milwaukee Tool
News Nirvana – Bosch Laser, Milwaukee Blower, DeWalt Cordless Framing Nailer, Epcon S7 Epoxy, Bosch Worm Drive Saw and HomeFixated Tool Giveaway
Hello tool lovers and welcome to the Valentine’s Day edition of News Nirvana. Throw out those chalk flavored candy hearts, dump that bouquet of half-dead flowers and get rid of the sappy greeting cards because …
Written by: Eric
How to Install Bathroom Beadboard
It wasn’t long ago that I had seen someone use beadboard in their bathroom. Soon after that, I decided to steal the idea and use the stuff in my bathroom. This beady-eyed beadboard comes pre-cut, …
Written by: Eric
HomeFixated Nice ‘n’ Naughty Holiday Gift Guide – Plus Bonus Guides
At HomeFixated, we like to do things a little differently. This year, rather than go with a long laundry list of potential holiday gifts for your tool and home-obsessed significant others, we’re setting up gift …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Concrete Vanity Frankenstein Part Three – Grout, Sealants and Stains
From garage sale to my garage, this how to build a vanity project has finally come to life. In the last two episodes, we attached an antique wrought iron castor to the bottom of a …
Written by: Eric
How to Build a Vanity Part II – DIY Concrete Countertop Phase
One of my favorite things about the construction industry is that there’s always an endless supply of new things to try. And being adept at concrete work, I figured I’d be an old hand at …
Written by: Eric
The Secret of Trim – 6 Essential Carpentry Tips and Tricks
I love working with wood. I don’t know if it’s my manstincts kicking in (*New Word Alert: Manstincts – Man and instincts put together), but cutting and shaping wood brings me to a primal state …
Written by: Eric
Lord of the Wax Rings – How to Install a New Delta Toilet
Just like Frodo said “One ring to rule them all”—and he was right. A toilet’s wax ring is the key to keeping the poop where it belongs – in the pits of Mordor (aka your …
Written by: Eric