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Chris Deziel

location-pin Santa Cruz, California

School: California State University

Expertise: painting and drywall, landscaping and garden, pest control, carpentry, woodworking, electrical, flooring, plumbing, tiling, renovating and remodeling, home exteriors, roofing, green living

Chris Deziel

  • Spent 10 years as a teacher/professor, holding positions at institutions including Osaka Institute of Technology in Osaka, Japan.
  • Co-founded two gardening companies and has remodeled properties in Colorado, California, and Kyoto, Japan.
  • Currently turning his off-grid California property into a dedicated solar homestead.

Experience

Chris Deziel has been building and designing homes, and writing about the process, for over four decades. He developed his construction and landscaping skills in the 1980s while helping build a small city in the Oregon desert from the ground up. He's worked as a flooring installer, landscape builder and residential remodeler. Since turning his focus to writing, he has published or consulted on more than 10,000 articles and served as online building consultant for ProReferral.com as well as an expert reviewer for Hunker.com. Though his specialties are carpentry, cabinetry and furniture refinishing, Chris is known by his Family Handyman editors as a DIY writer with a seemingly endless well of hands-on experience.

Education

  • California State University - Dominguez Hills, MA, Humanities
  • University of Western Ontario, BSc, Physics

Family Handyman Editorial Policies

For more than seven decades, Family Handyman has been providing its audience with ideas, inspiration and step-by-step directions on how to maintain and enhance indoor and outdoor living spaces. In addition to having our own staff of experts, we hire individuals whose skills have been honed through years of experience in the building, plumbing and electrical trades, and as passionate homeowners who have translated DIY (do it yourself) skills into careers as respected creators.

Articles

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8 Types of Door Locks To Keep Your Home Safe

If you don't want intruders in your house, you need to lock the doors. We asked a security expert for a rundown on locks and where to use each type.
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What Is Paint Made Of?

Each can of paint represents almost 200 years of product development, which is why modern paints adhere well, look vibrant and last for years.
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8 Ways To Hang Holiday Decor on Stucco Siding

As Christmas approaches, it's time to put up the lights and decorations. Here are some tips for doing it right if your house has stucco siding.