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Materials needed to spackle a wall: sanding block, putty knife, and spackle.
Interior

How to Spackle a Hole in the Wall

By Bob Vila

Close up view of a woman holding a drywall anchor between her fingers, with a screwdriver in the anchor.
DIY

How to Use Drywall Anchors

By Tony Carrick, Kathleen Corlett, Bob Vila

A brown stink bug clings to outdoor siding.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in the House

By Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Woman uses olive oil to polish a stainless steel sink.
Cleaning

How to Clean a Stainless Steel Sink

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Foreclosure yard sign.
Buying

What to Consider Before Buying a Foreclosed Home

By Jean Nayar, Bob Vila

A view of a double bedroom interior with white walls, a dresser, and a bookshelf.
Bedrooms

What Makes a Room a “Bedroom”?

By Bob Vila

Modern open plan apartment kitchen and dining room interior with marble countertop in kitchen.
Cleaning

How to Clean Marble Countertops

By Bob Vila, Susan Pevaroff Berschler

Worker sprays blown in fiberglass insulation in attic.
Building & Installing

Blown-In Insulation vs. Spray-In Foam Insulation

By Bob Vila

Two hands holding white curl grubs. They are beetle larvae.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Grubs

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Woman uses a hair dryer to remove a sticker from a wood picture frame.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Glue: 3 Tricks That Really Work

By Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

Stairs with white risers and light wood treads with a white wall in the background.
Building & Installing

How to Build Stairs

By Bob Vila

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Lawn & Garden

Solved! This Is the Best Time to Water Grass

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Amy Lynch

An empty room contains from left to right: a roller tray, a long-handled roller brush, a paint pail, and a step ladder.
DIY

Painting Tools and Materials

By Bob Vila

A photo of a bathroom transitioning into a bathroom planning sketch.
Bathroom Remodeling

The Basics of Good Bathroom Design: Measurements to Know

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

A smoke alarm installed on the ceiling has a red light on.
DIY

Why Is My Smoke Detector Beeping? 

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Young woman arranging and planting plants at her porch.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

A window air conditioning unit is supported by brackets.
Building & Installing

8 Tips for Installing a Window Air Conditioning Unit

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

how to install a window ac unit
Cooling

How to Install a Window Air Conditioner

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

A lawn mower with smoke billowing from it.
DIY

What to Do When Your Lawn Mower Starts Smoking—and When to Call a Pro

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A sprinkler is watering a lawn.
DIY

The Great Debate on Mowing Wet Grass

Edited by Gretchen Heber Bob Vila

A puddle of water is leaking from the bottom of a toilet onto the grey tiled floor.
Bathrooms

Solved! What to Do About a Leaking Toilet Tank

By Brenda Silva, Bob Vila

Woman uses a paintbrush to apply Danish oil to a wood board to waterproof it.
DIY

How to Waterproof Wood: 3 Ways That Work

By Bob Vila

Woman uses a bristle paintbrush to apply polyurethane to a piece of wood.
DIY

How to Apply Polyurethane Sealer

By Bob Vila

A view through the doorway of a very old, musty basement with peeling walls.
Basements

Solved! What’s Up With the Musty Smell in My Basement?

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

9 Tips for Improving Bathroom Ventilation
Bathrooms

The Dos and Don’ts of Bathroom Ventilation

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Concrete Repair - New Look
DIY

Give Your Worn-Out Concrete a Brand-New Look

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Laundry Chute
Building & Installing

So, You Want to… Install a Laundry Chute

By Steven Fox, Bob Vila

Tree stump in autumn forest with healthy trees in the distance.
DIY

How to Kill a Tree Stump

By Bob Vila, Mark Wolfe

Woman pours a cup of water into a large bucket, a can of white paint next to the bucket.
DIY

How to Thin Latex Paint

By Bob Vila

Woman slides neodymium magnet along the shaft of a screwdriver to magnetize it.
DIY

How to Magnetize a Screwdriver

By Bob Vila

Woman whitewashes a wood dresser with two drawers removed.
DIY

How to Whitewash Wood

By Bob Vila

A fox lying down.
Lawn & Garden

How to Banish Foxes From Your Property in 7 Steps

By Brie Greenhalgh, Bob Vila

A woman is disgusted with the smell of the clothing she has removed from the washing machine.
Cleaning & Organizing

Washing Machine Smells: How to Get Rid of Them

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

A shovel filled with mulch is sitting in a leveled pile of mulch in a backyard.
DIY

16 Types of Mulch for Landscaping and Gardening

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Sandi Schwartz

Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

Large amount of moss and grass growing on the roof of a wooden home.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Moss From a Roof

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

Building the Essential Toolbox: 20 Tools You Can’t DIY Without
DIY

Building the Essential Toolbox: 20 Tools You Can’t DIY Without

By Bob Vila, Daryna Tobey

How to Close a Summer Home
DIY

How to Close a Summer Home

By Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

14 Types of Windows Every Homeowner Should Know
Exterior

14 Types of Windows Every Homeowner Should Know

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila

Woman stands in front of a table with a bucket, vinegar, dish soap and other supplies, cleaning a paint brush.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Paint Brushes the Right Way

By Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

A mole pokes out of its burrow.
DIY

Effective and Humane Ways to Get Rid of Moles (and Take Back Your Lawn)

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A homeowner using a hose to rinse window screens.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Window Screens

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Woman uses microfiber mop to clean exterior windows of a home.
Cleaning

How to Clean Windows

By Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Person holding toilet handle.
Bathrooms

Solved! What to Do When the Toilet Won’t Flush

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick, Amy Lynch

Roof contractors at work on a sunny day.
DIY

5 Foolproof Steps to Hiring the Right Roofer for Your Project

By Bob Vila

Rear view of man holding fly swatter.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Flies Outside

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

How To Get Rid Of Pantry Moths
Interior

How to Get Rid of Pantry Moths

By Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

Person opening freezer drawer.
Appliances

Freezer Not Freezing? 6 Common Freezer Issues and How to Fix Them

By Bob Vila, Amy Lynch

5 Things to Know Before You Replace a Garage Door Spring
Building & Installing

6 Things to Know Before You Replace a Garage Door Spring

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila

Female plumber with toolbox open troubleshooting water pressure at the kitchen sink.
DIY

Solved! What Is Water Hammer, and How Can I Fix It?  

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Parent wearing sneakers and child holding colorful garden tools planting tree
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

A person and their dog stand behind a damaged screen door.
DIY

How to Repair a Screen Door

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

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Bathrooms

Sewer Smell in the Bathroom? A Master Plumber Explains What to Do

By Bob Vila

Termite Infestation Opener
Interior

9 Most Common Signs of a Termite Infestation (And What to Do if You Have One)

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Rake used on lawn fungus.
DIY

Solved! What to Do About Lawn Fungus

By Bob Vila

Old red gasoline container with lawnmower in background.
DIY

How to Dispose of Old Gasoline the Right Way

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

Handsome young man indoors cleaning a black-paned window.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Scratches From Glass: DIY Hacks That Work

By Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari, Gretchen Heber

Man using wire tool to clean rust.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Rust From Tools

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila

Brown water stains on white ceiling.
DIY

Water Stains on the Ceiling? Here’s How to Fix Them

By Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

Rubber gloves, drain unclogger, and dish soap inside a white bathtub.
Bathrooms

How to Unclog a Bathtub

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

Squirrels in the Attic
DIY

Here’s Exactly What to Do About Squirrels in the Attic: DIY Methods and When to Call a Pro

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

Person using tool to cut plexiglass.
Building & Installing

How to Cut Plexiglass

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Sharpening an orange hedge trimmer on work bench with work gloves on.
DIY

How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

Woman using green spray paint in cardboard box.
DIY

How to Paint Plastic

Written by Bob Vila, Theresa Clement, Photography by Tom Fenenga