Gifts That Promise to Get Used 🎁 30 Gifts of the Year
Heating

How to Know If Your Home Is Actually Losing Heat (and Where)

Try these expert-approved tests to pinpoint where heat loss is occurring in your spaces.

By Sandi Schwartz

Video

Featured

Hand Tools

We’ve Called It: These 30 Home and DIY Products Are Gifts of the Year

These tested picks, from a tool-filled advent calendar to a smart meat thermometer, suit DIYers, gardeners, and avid cooks alike.

By Michelle Larson

Storms & Disasters

Skills & Techniques

I Live in Florida, and This Is What I Do to Prepare for Hurricane Season

From stocking up on essential supplies to testing our backup generator, I make sure to always be prepared for the next storm.

By Sandi Schwartz

Hi, I'm Bob Vila

 

You probably know me from TV. For the better part of a half century, as the host of shows like This Old House and Home Again with Bob Vila, I’ve been teaching and inspiring people to upgrade their homes and improve their lives. I learned firsthand about home building from my father, and I’ve written more than a dozen books about remodeling, buying your dream home, and visiting historic homes across America. It’s fair to say that buildings, especially homes, are my life’s work.

Learn more about Bob

Product Reviews

How we test and review products

The BobVila.com Product Reviews team tirelessly researches and tests products to ensure they live up to the hype.

  1. Our team scours the market for best-in-class products.
  2. We do our homework and thoroughly vet popular products.
  3. We’ll test as many as we can get our hands on.
  4. Our unfiltered, honest opinion is what you see on the page.

Energy

Heating

Winter Is Expensive—Doing These 7 Things In October Can Help

Take action now to save money later.

By Sandi Schwartz

DIY

Deals

Amazon’s Prime Day Deals on Ego Tools Are Still Live—Save Up to 35% on Leaf Blowers, Chainsaws, and More

Ego leaf blowers, chainsaws, trimmers, and batteries start at just $29.99 at Amazon.

By Stephanie Cronk

Easy DIY Projects

Home Security

Cooling

Generators

Meet the Experts

We’re not just here to answer your questions and offer advice. BobVila.com seeks to educate and empower.

 

Our team of writers and editors are passionate about all things home. We are general contractors, master gardeners, real estate pros, historic preservationists, product testing specialists, and veteran journalists with expertise in everything from design to DIY. Our common bond is the mission of BobVila.com—to simplify, demystify, and chronicle the joys and challenges of homeownership through a commitment to accuracy, clarity, accessibility and good old-fashioned fun.

 

BobVila.com is the complete toolbox and ultimate resource for inspirational ideas and nitty-gritty know-how. It’s been that way since the site began in 2011. Our goal is to carry forward Bob Vila’s decades-long tradition of helping people maintain and upgrade their homes to live better each day.