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Mark Clement is a licensed contractor and co-host of the home improvement show MyFixitUpLife. Mark and his wife (and co-host!) work together on their hundred year old American Four Square near Philadelphia. Mark is a presenter at national tradeshows including JLCLive!, The Remodeling Show and DecExpo. He has written for national magazines including Tools of the Trade and Fine Homebuilding. He is author of the acclaimed (and only, that he knows of) home improvement novel: The Carpenter’s Notebook.

Using A Miter Box

By: Mark Clement, Contributing Writer
In: home improvement tips

I don't often reach for hand tools in my old house remodeling and repair projects. As much as I love to pull up a curl with a low-angle block plane or tune a door's lock-set with a screwdriver, power tools are where it's at for most projects. However, it's not always the case and sometimes there is no beating what a hand tool can get done. I find that's often the ...

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Feb

Roof: Choosing Color, Authenticity, Style

By: Mark Clement, Contributing Writer
In: Historic Preservation, home improvement tips, house styles, old houses

For all the roofs I've replaced in my remodeling career--which have been asphalt shingles--I haven't had much influence with my customers over the color they selected, however, I think it's an enormously important choice for what I consider to be one of--if not the--biggest style elements of your house. I guess I'm kind of surprised I didn't get a "We chose black, what do you think?" kind of phone call. Anyway, ...

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Feb

Historically Accurate Framing: Pressure Treated or Fir

By: Mark Clement, Contributing Writer
In: home improvement tips, house styles, old house construction, old houses

Question: My house is about 90 years old. It needs work. As I remodel I try to keep things as close to original as I can, i.e I try to match moldings, use the same flooring, and so on. My current project is the porch. The floor boards are coming loose and I know I have to re-frame portions of it because I can feel bounce when I walk in ...

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Other Posts:
Using A Miter Box
Roof: Choosing Color, Authenticity, Style
Historically Accurate Framing: Pressure Treated or Fir
Icicles: Good, Bad, Beautiful
Snow Guards: Form and Function
Our Old House: Beautifully Imperfect
Old House History: Did You Know?
Old House Tool Storage
Tool Review Bosch 1677MD: One Whalin’ Wormdrive
Tool Review: Bosch Litheon 18 Volt Impact Driver
Old House Design: Flag Window
Tool Review: Worked Up Worm Drive
Tool Review: DeWalt DW744 Job Site Table Saw
Five Tips for Working with Contractors
Tool Review: Caulk Gun
Review: Carhartt Cordura-Front Work Pants
Doomsday and Doing It Right
Dig Safe: Avoiding Utilities in Old House Projects
Porch Design: How-to, How NOT-To
Understanding Mold: They Don’t Build ‘Em Like They Used To
A Forgotten Memory Lane
Asbestos Roofing
Dead As A Door Nail
Tool Review: Stanley FUBAR III
Tool Review: Bostitch Twin Blade Utiliy Knife
Tool Review: Milwaukee 2650-20 18 Volt Impact Driver
Review: Little Giant Select Step Ladder
Tool Organization: Key to Quick Completion
5-in-1 Tool: An inexpensive and priceless must-have tool.
Tool Review: DeWalt D55168 Compressor
Old House Woodworking Project: telling a new story with an old house
Drywall Installation Tools and Tips
Video: Drywall Installation Tools and Tips
Tool Review: Stanley 4-in-1 Mobile Work Station
Making the Most of the Most Used Entrance in the House
Removing An Old Floor
Clement’s Remodeling Tips: Time To Take Charge?
Lawn Care Tips: Getting the grass going–and green
Wood Flooring Book
Stanley Tools and Deciding to Do It Yourself
Basement Remodeling: Doors
Doing it Yourself: If it Were Easy, Everyone Would Do It
Bathroom Remodeling Checklist
Old House Contractors: Price Is Important
Dealing with Dust: More Carpenter’s Survival Tips
Old House Tools: Choosing a Circular Saw
Demolition, Drywall, and Kids: Controlling Dust
Tool Review: Rockwell JawHorse
Cordless Impact Driver Review: Makita BTD 141 Drive Time
Quality Customer Service
Kitchen Design Tip: Making New Kitchens Fit Old Spaces
Demolition Tip: Shut off the HVAC
The Endurance of Old House Renovations
Finding New Storage Space in an Old House
Old House Wiring: Knob-And-Tube–No More
Old House Wiring: Knob and Tube
Plaster–Repair What’s There?
Bathroom Remodeling Part II: Adding Trim to a Raised Bathtub
Bathroom Remodeling: New Bathroom, Old Space
Dealing With Debris
Bathroom Blowout
Space-Time
Watershed Moment
From Mangled Manor to Clement Castle