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Home Fixated delivers hot tool reviews, innovative home products, construction and home improvement how-to's and DIY projects, woodworking projects, gardening tips, and real estate insights. It is the definitive resource for home improvement & tool junkies.
Home Fixated
7M ago
A couple of years ago, Milwaukee introduced an innovative little battery-powered pruning chainsaw: The Milwaukee M12 Hatchet. With its 6” bar and light weight, the saw was ideal for pruning limbs up to a few ...
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Home Fixated
7M ago
Every spring, the plants start blooming and pollen fills the air, turning everything an unpleasant shade of yellow. Meanwhile, we await the arrival of summer vegetables and the butterflies that are making the long trek ...
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Home Fixated
11M ago
One of the many traits that drives my wife crazy endears me to my wife is my tendency to always be rockin’ the tunes. Whether I’m working on a project, putzing around the house, or ...
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Home Fixated
1y ago
Arguably one of the most essential tools for many types of plumbing and mechanical work, the venerable adjustable wrench is found in most toolboxes and is both loved and hated by many. Why hated you ...
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Home Fixated
1y ago
The cordless drill has become ubiquitous on job sites and around the home. Typically, manufacturers are targeting either the contractor or the homeowner. However, Metabo HPT seems to be trying to strike the balance between ...
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Home Fixated
2y ago
Ever wonder what goes on in your garage when you’re not around? This may mean you have way too much time on your hands. In your defense, though, there might be an alternative explanation. I never USED to spend much time pondering the mysteries of our garage, until we started finding walnuts, along with other ..read more
Home Fixated
2y ago
As I’ve admitted previously, even though I carry a pocket knife most of the time, I am NOT an afficionado of high-end cutlery. When I whip out my knife, it’s usually to perform some unglamorous task: Trimming shims or shingles, opening boxes, carving the HomeFixated logo into restaurant table tops… just kidding. I actually have ..read more
Home Fixated
2y ago
Of the many tools in my collection, there are a few I take to just about every job. A tape measure is one; an impact driver is another. An oscillating multi-tool, or OMT, almost always makes the cut. So to speak. It’s one of the most versatile tools out there, and Milwaukee recently upped the ..read more
Home Fixated
2y ago
One sure sign of old age setting in is the resistance to change. You’ve done something one way or used something for so long and it’s never failed. No sense reinventing the wheel. So, out of pure self-respect and denial, I embrace changes. At least, outwardly. Inwardly, I systematically denigrate all efforts for improvement. so ..read more
Home Fixated
2y ago
So you’re back for more Ikea Kitchen Cabinets fun? Didn’t have enough in our Ikea Cabinets 101 article? Or just couldn’t wait to find out how it all turns out? Well, be glad you tuned back in because this is the fun part. Here we take a bunch of plain white boxes and make a ..read more