More from Bob Vila (Page 2)

Woman looks puzzled as she looks into top-load washing machine.
Cleaning

Washing Machine Smells: Common Causes and Easy Fixes

By Deirdre Mundorf, Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila

A person is squeezing epoxy glue from a bottle onto a square piece of wood.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Epoxy From Different Surfaces

By Bob Vila

Using a broom to dust a popcorn ceiling.
Cleaning

How to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Woman wearing a plaid flannel shirt removes a light bulb from a small lamp with a beige shade.
DIY

Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Updated b Teresa Odle

woman looking outside at snow.
Heating & Cooling

14 Easy Ways to Increase Humidity in a Dry House

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Photo of a recently renovated modern bathroom with shiplap walls and natural wood cabinetry in a family home.
Design

Shiplap vs. Tongue and Groove: What’s the Difference?

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

Worker's hands mixing grout for filling space between ceramic tiles.
Building & Installing

How to Mix Grout

By Bob Vila

Garden bushes, tree and green grass lawn covered with water due to snow melting thaw and flash high water at spring. Natural disaster deluge flooded house backyard pathway ang greenery at countryside.
DIY

12 Ways to Fix a Soggy Yard

By Mark Wolfe, Kelly Weimert, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A green door to a brick home with a pair of keys hanging from a lock.
Building & Installing

How to Change a Door Lock in 7 Steps 

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Man wearing a baseball cap pressure washes a brown garage door, palm trees in the background.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Pressure Wash a House

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

Woman wipes a hardwood floor with a blue microfiber cloth.
Cleaning

The Best Way to Clean Hardwood Floors

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

Woman paints primer over a stained wood bench.
DIY

Can You Paint Over Wood Stain?

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

A worker with white gloves uses a roller brush to paint a concrete wall blue.
DIY

How to Paint Concrete

By Bob Vila

Green lawn (with a bit of clover) in a colorful landscaped formal garden.
DIY

How to Level a Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

A gray home with a front porch and shutters on a sunny, snowy winter day.
Architecture

Why It Matters Whether Your Home Faces North, South, East, or West

By Megan Devine, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A man carrying a toddler whose hand is on the open refrigerator door.
Appliances

How Long Do Refrigerators Last?

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

How to Install a Dishwasher
Appliances

How to Install a Dishwasher

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila

Person holds a pad of paper and a pencil in front of an electrical meter.
Appliances

Why Is My Electric Bill So High?

By Theresa Clement, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

The water in a white toilet bubbling.
Bathrooms

What to Do When Your Toilet Is Bubbling

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

A blocked gutter causing rain to overflow out of the gutters.
DIY

How to Fix Leaking Gutters

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror
Building & Installing

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror on the Wall

By Bob Vila

Mother on ladder hands some newly trimmed ivy to her young sons, who are helping clean up.
DIY

How to Kill Ivy

By Bob Vila

New copper gutters collect small icicles where a downspout will be installed in snowy weather.
Exterior

Types of Gutters and Materials to Consider for Your Home

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Close up of a thermometer inside an oven.
Appliances

Why Your Oven Isn’t Heating Properly—and How to Fix It

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Bird's eye view of a person wearing blue shoes and khakis standing on a clover lawn.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Clover

By Bob Vila

A close up of a drill being used to drill into concrete.
DIY

How to Drill Into Concrete

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Two adjacent light switches with two toggles each are hanging from the wall via their wires.
Building & Installing

How to Replace a Light Switch

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Poison Ivy vine climbing trunk of tree.
DIY

3 Ways to Get Rid of Poison Ivy

By Bob Vila

Woman hangs a beige coat on a closet rod.
Building & Installing

Solved! This Is the Perfect Height for a Closet Rod

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A red car is parked outside of a concrete two-car garage with wooden doors.
Driveways & Walkways

Cement vs. Concrete: What’s the Difference?

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Multiple buckets of colored paints lined up next to a pile of paint brushes and rollers on a wooden floor
DIY

Types of Paint and Paint Finishes: A Complete Guide 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Brown and beige two-story suburban home with black shutters.
Exterior

15 Top-Rated Color Combinations for Your Home Exterior

By Marie Proeller Hueston, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A professional contractor is on the roof working near the exhaust fan.
Cooling

How to Improve Attic Ventilation: What Homeowners Should Know

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

A family with young children walking on a path, surrounded by autumn leaves.
DIY

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for November

By Bob Vila

A garden surrounding a stone garden path with easy-growing flowers surrounding it.
Lawn & Garden

25 Easy-Care Plants That Survive With or Without You

By Jennifer Noonan, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Woman holds a wine glass over a full dishwasher.
Appliances

Why Your Dishwasher Isn’t Cleaning Properly, and How to Fix It

By Glenda Taylor, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Best Trees for Privacy: Keep Prying Eyes Out
Exterior

The 15 Best Trees and Shrubs to Grow for Backyard Privacy

By Jennifer Noonan, Steph Coelho, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Woman using a roller to paint a piece of white MDF a shade of green.
DIY

How to Paint IKEA Furniture

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Healthy green grass next to yellow balding grass
DIY

Top-Dressing the Lawn: Why It’s Important and How to Do It

By Lori Lovely, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A woman using a drill to drill a piece of wood into a brick wall.
DIY

How to Drill Into Brick

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Woman uses garden hose to rinse debris from air conditioner compressor.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Air Conditioner Coils

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Jason Brick

Freshly waxed hardwood flooring shines in the light of large windows in an empty living room.
DIY

All You Need to Know About Waxing Hardwood Floors

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Staining a wooden shelf on an outdoor work station.
DIY

How to Stain Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Rusted screws on address numbers in a brick wall.
DIY

How to Remove Rusted Screws

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Person wearing winter clothing pushing a snow blower through a snowy driveway.
DIY

How to Maintain a Snow Blower: Top Tips for Peak Performance

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Woman extends a tape measure from the corner of the room to measure the wall.
DIY

5 Ways to Find a Wall Stud Without Using a Stud Finder

By Kit Stansley, Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

A used and a new furnace filter, propped side by side.
Cleaning

This Is How Often You Should Change Your Furnace Filter

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

An open dishwasher, with water filling the bottom of the appliance.
Appliances

What to Do When Your Dishwasher Is Not Draining

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Close up view of moss and leaves on the ground.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Moss in Your Lawn

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

A drain at the bottom of a shower with beige tiles.
Bathrooms

How to Unclog a Shower Drain

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

A shower head is demonstrating low water pressure against white tile.
Bathrooms

How to Fix a Leaking Shower Head

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

A newly installed sump pump in an uncovered sump pit as seen from above.
Basements

Sump Pump Installation: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Joe Provey, Updated by Michelle Larson

Woman puts bowl of vinegar and essential oil in top rack of dishwasher.
Appliances

What to Do About a Smelly Dishwasher

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila

Four air filters still in packaging, some of which display MERV filter ratings.
Heating & Cooling

MERV Ratings: What Do They Mean?

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

Young woman lifts the cover on a mini-split air conditioner to examine the inside.
Cooling

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Male hands with knife removing the old grout from beige tile.
Bathrooms

How to Remove and Replace Grout

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

A woman is walking towards the washer and dryer with a basket of clothes.
Flooring

5 Great Options for Laundry Room Flooring (and 3 Options to Skip)

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A woman is cleaning a bedroom's dark wooden laminate floor with a vacuum cleaner.
Building & Installing

The Pros and Cons of Laminate Flooring

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Woman stands in front of front-load washer, distributing laundry evenly inside.
Appliances

What to Do When Your Clothes Washer Won’t Spin

By Bob Vila

Handyman kneels in front of a white brick fireplace, painting it with a paint roller.
DIY

How to Paint a Brick Fireplace

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Close up of an ax with its blade pointed into the round of a log.
DIY

How to Split Firewood

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila

Cutting a PVC pipe with a pipe cutter.
DIY

The 3 Best Ways to Cut PVC Pipe

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Hand shaking toilet flusher.
Bathrooms

Why Is My Toilet Hissing?

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Person inserts a soil test probe into a hole in a grassy yard.
Gardening

How to Test Soil pH

By Bob Vila