More from Bob Vila (Page 3)

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

Person wearing yellow gloves cleans the joints of the floor tiles with a brush and powder.
Bathrooms

8 Ways to Clean Stained Grout

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A white wall with bubbling paint.
DIY

What Causes Paint Bubbling on a Wall—and How You Can Fix It 

By Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

Close up view of a table saw blade next to a pair of safety glasses.
DIY

How to Use a Table Saw

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Person uses a putty knife to skim coat over drywall tape.
Interior

How to Repair Bulging Drywall Seams

By Bob Vila

An owl standing in tall grass in a yard.
DIY

4 Ways to Attract Owls to Your Yard—And Why You Should

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A barefoot woman is cleaning the vinyl plank flooring inside of a living room with a dry mop.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Vinyl Plank Flooring

Updated by Teresa Odle Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A bagworm pupa hangs from a thin tree branch.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Bagworms

By Bob Vila

Bedroom door with old-fashioned hardware cracked open to reveal bed duvet.
DIY

4 Ways to Soundproof a Door That Really Work

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Woman wearing safety glasses attaches a smoke detector to the wall above a door.
Building & Installing

How to Install a Smoke Detector

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Woman aerating the garden lawn with a digging fork.
Landscaping

How to Aerate Your Lawn

By Bob Vila

How to Use a Multimeter
DIY

How to Use a Multimeter

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How to Get Rid of Raccoons
Garden Pests

How to Get Rid of Raccoons in 9 Simple Steps

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A water bug on a white background
DIY

Here’s Exactly How to Get Rid of Water Bugs Once and for All

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

What to Do When You Hear Mice in the Walls
DIY

Here’s What to Do About Mice in the Walls

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila

A professional kitchen fitter, in the process of completing the kitchen installation, fitting the new mixer Tap.
Building & Installing

How to Replace a Kitchen Faucet

By Theresa Clement, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Materials needed to clean baseboards, including dryer sheets and baby wipes, assembled on a hardwood floor.
Cleaning

How to Clean Baseboards

By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Potted plants outside a window in summer time; grey stucco exterior.
DIY

How to Paint Stucco

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

Solved! Does Grass Seed Go Bad?
Lawn & Garden

Does Grass Seed Go Bad?

By Alisa Martin, Bob Vila

A person wearing rubber gloves is staining a wooden fence.
Curb Appeal

How to Stain a Fence

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Tips for Inspecting and Repairing a Foundation Crack
Exterior

10 Ways to Know Whether You Should Repair a Foundation Crack

By Theresa Clement, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How to Drain a Toilet
Bathrooms

How to Drain a Toilet

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Woman with long curly hair pushes an orange wheelbarrow down a path in her garden.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

Pebble rock covering the french drain installed around the home's perimeter.
Lawn & Garden

French Drains 101: How Well-Placed Trenches and Pipes Can Keep Your Property Dry

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

Woman wearing yellow gloves uses a caulk remover tool to remove caulk from atop a baseboard.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Caulk

By Bob Vila

The Best Tool Box Options
DIY

The Best Tool Boxes for Weekend DIYers, Tested

By Bob Vila, Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

Woman wearing a plaid shirt and yellow cleaning gloves wipes white kitchen cabinets with a cloth.
Cabinets

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Woman smelling something foul from her kitchen sink.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Mildew and Mold Smells

By Bob Vila

How to Use Wood Filler for Repairs
DIY

How to Use Wood Filler to Repair Furniture, Flooring, and More

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila