I always get a real kick out of creative ways to re-use items, especially when it comes to doing arts and crafts with my daughter. For example, we’ve converted plastic jugs into bird feeders, piggy banks and even giant sand scoops. Plastic containers can also be recycled and made into building materials such as fencing and composite decking. Read on to find out more.

From cool tools to handy appliances, we saw it all at the 2010 International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. Here's my list of 15 impressive products that really stood out in four days on the floor at the show. Read on to find out more about my "fifteen faves" from IBS. Read in full.

Don't you just love it when you get an unexpected surprise? Unless, of course, it's like the surprise I got this weekend. It was one of those cold, gray, dull, rainy weekends that make you want to just stay in bed. I looked over and water was dripping out of the wall cabinets. Somewhere, somehow the roof was leaking. Read on to find out more. Read in full.

Winterizing your home is just a fancy way of saying you're making it more energy efficient. here are my top seven suggestions that you should think about doing to help protect your home against Old Man Winter and make the colder temps more tolerable. Read on to find out more. Read in full.

The key to painting aluminum siding is preparation and priming. All of the chalkiness must be washed and scrubbed off, and any flaking paint removed. In a nutshell, you need to start with a clean palette. Once everything is clean and dry, you’re ready to apply your primer. Here’s where a lot of people make a mistake. Read on to find out more. Read in full.

I’ve built custom cabinets for almost 20 years, so this is the part of a kitchen remodel I love the best. And, while I do love solid wood cabinets, don’t think you’re giving up quality by choosing a manufactured cabinet. A lot of people confuse the material on some manufactured cabinets with particle board, so take a moment to find out exactly what you’re buying. Read in full.

I think this is one of the most common questions I get asked. It’s usually followed by, “I just don’t think I could do something like that.” While it’s true that a DIY approach is a personal decision, let me show you a little kitchen DIY project by an old college buddy of mine, Mark MacDonald, that may help swing you over the fence. Read on to find out more

One of the perks of being on television is the chance to do all kinds of crazy things. Several years ago when I was anchoring a morning news program, I was invited to this out-of-the-way zoo in a sleepy little town. I’ve always been a nature lover, but apparently it wasn’t my day to be a friend of the animal kingdom. I should have known better when the zoo director said, “Oh, you can go in there with the lion. He won’t do anything.” Read in full.