Mike McClintock

Big yard or small, bagging leaves for pickup or mulching for the garden, it's time to pull out the cleanup tools: blowers, rakes, mulchers and wheelbarrows, for a start. The...

Big yard or small, bagging leaves for pickup or mulching for the garden, it's time to pull out the cleanup tools: blowers, rakes, mulchers and wheelbarrows, for a start. The...

When sellers say the house comes "as is," buyers start looking around for the problems. After all, no one says "as is" about gems like a commercial-grade kitchen or a...

Sanding, staining and sealing can rescue a worn wood floor and transform a room at the same time — from dark brown to driftwood gray or vice versa. You might...

Installing plumbing fixtures is usually left to contractors. But upgrades like a new kitchen sink are DIY doable. The best candidate is a self-rimming model. The basin section fits through...

Every house needs at least one hose: to wash the car, water the garden and feed the pressure washer, among other jobs. They come in all shapes and sizes, including...

With ductless air conditioning there's no central system with a maze of ducts in the attic. You could install a ductless system during construction, say, in a new addition that...

One of the best ever garages popped up on cable in a 1957 Pat Boone movie called "Bernardine." It had many doors, room for several cars, a speedboat, trailer, and...

Time to change the inefficient top-loading washer and dryer that run up the utility bill and bang together when you wash a quilt? Last year about 15 million new machines...

Brick is the backbone of many houses, also fireplaces, walkways, patios and barbecues — all exposed to the weather year round. The brick can take it. The mortar that holds...