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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.

Icicles: Good, Bad, Beautiful

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

Icicles tend to be the stuff of holiday cards. Pretty to look at and reminiscent of bygone eras, they are essentially stalactites of ice. They decorate the eaves of a snowbound home with an air of beauty and provenance. However, while they are inarguably beautiful to look at, they often indicate an underlying problem: heat is escaping through the roof. It's not always the case, but leakier and poorly insulated older ...

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Snow Guards: Form and Function

By: Mark Clement, Contributing Writer
In: Old House History, Uncategorized, green renovations, old house musings, old houses

Question: Hey MyFixitUpLife, I have an old house question. I feel like I should know the answer to this, but I don't. On the roofs of many old houses, along the eave, there are...best as I can describe it...bird-shaped thingies. I've seen others that look octagonal and yet others that are round. I've seen them on steep roofs and not-so-steep roofs. My bank even has them. They look great, but ...

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Our Old House: Beautifully Imperfect

By: Mark Clement, Contributing Writer
In: old house musings

By any other standard the door to my son's room is broken. Not only is one of the five horizontal raised panels in the century old Douglas fir door is cracked along the grain, but two are. If I installed a new door like this on a remodeling project I'd be called back in a heartbeat. But once you get to be a hundred, the rules change. And so do baseline perceptions ...

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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