More from Bob Vila (Page 4)

A person is repairing a burst pipe in a damaged wall.
DIY

How to Turn Off Water to Your House

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

How to Mud Drywall
Building & Installing

How to Mud Drywall

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A spider crawling near someone's bare feet.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Spiders

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila

Wood stain and materials needed to stain pressure treated wood.
DIY

How to Stain Pressure-Treated Wood

By Bob Vila

Woman wearing cleaning gloves pours salt through a funnel into a mason jar.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Drain Cleaner

By Bob Vila

Swarm of flying ants on piece of wood in home.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Flying Ants

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A building inspector is looking at exterior home siding.
Design

Engineered Siding: Everything You Need to Know

By Bob Vila

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink
Bathrooms

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Materials needed to clean wood furniture (including mineral spirits and dish soap) collected on a small wood table.
Cleaning

How to Clean Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila

Close up view of caulk gun caulking a baseboard over painter's tape.
DIY

How to Caulk Baseboards

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

A piece of pressure-treated wood, along with the materials needed to prime and paint it.
DIY

How to Paint Pressure-Treated Wood

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila

PVC pipe and the materials needed to prepare and paint the piping.
DIY

How to Paint PVC Pipe

By Bob Vila

A home generator outside being repaired by someone
Energy & Power

All You Need to Know About Emergency Generators

By Bob Vila

People signing a contract on a table next to two small wooden house models
Building & Installing

Contracting the Contractors

By Bob Vila

Two men installing floor insulation for soundproofing
Flooring

Soundproof Your Floors

By Bob Vila

Mean using a long pole to clean the windows outside a house
Cleaning & Organizing

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

By Alyson McNutt English, Bob Vila

An outdoor wood deck looking out across the treetops
Deck, Patio & Porch

Planning Guide: Wood Decks

By Merv Kaufman, Bob Vila

Someone using a roller to paint an exterior wall blue
DIY

Exterior Paint 101

By Bob Vila

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Basements

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

White kitchen with marble effect laminate countertop
Countertops

Buyer’s Guide: Laminate Countertops

By Jean Nayar, Bob Vila

The exterior entrance to a basement leading out to a backyard
Exterior

Add an Entrance to Your Basement

By Bob Vila

Woman in navy polo shirt uses a paint roller to paint a sheet of MDF green.
DIY

How to Paint MDF Furniture and Cabinets

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

The exterior of a modern home is made of concrete.
Architecture

Should You Consider a Concrete House?

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

A person wearing a white glove is using a red pipe cutter to cut a copper pipe.
DIY

How to Cut Copper Pipe

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

A new home's concrete slab foundation is laid in a dirt lot in front of a neighborhood.
Exterior

Concrete, Block, and Slab Foundations

By Bob Vila

A man is inspecting a toilet with the tank lid removed with the intention of repairing it.
Bathrooms

How to Fix a Running Toilet

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila

how to winterize a sprinkler sprinkler in grass sunset
DIY

How to Winterize a Sprinkler System

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

fiber cement siding
Exterior

Fiber Cement Siding 101: What to Know About Cost, Maintenance, and More

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Steve Bernstein

add sand to paint
DIY

How To: Mix Sand with Paint for Non-Slip Surfaces

By Bob Vila

A person using a chainsaw in action on a large log.
DIY

How to Use a Chainsaw

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Timothy Dale

Hand using scrape to spread grout on beige tiles.
Building & Installing

Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Updated by Teresa Odle

Two houseplants alongside ingredients needed to make homemade plant food.
DIY

Homemade Plant Food Recipe for Indoor and Outdoor Plants

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A yellow jacket wasp is resting on a yellow flower with its wings raised.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Wasps and Prevent Future Nests

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

A close up portrait of a striped chipmunk in a colorful bed of flowers.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Chipmunks

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Woman with yellow rubber gloves uses a long-handled brush to clean beige vinyl siding on a home.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Vinyl Siding

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

Older man in jeans and cap coats asphalt driveway with a seal using proper equipment.
DIY

How to Seal a Driveway

By Larry Bilotti, Bob Vila

Person opening a can of white paint.
DIY

How to Open a Paint Can the Right Way

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

A person is repairing a white plaster wall with a plaster trowel.
DIY

How to Patch Plaster Walls

By Bob Vila

Exterior of red brick home with slate-colored asphalt roof.
Exterior

Asphalt Shingles 101

By Merv Kaufman, Bob Vila

Finch on a white window sill looking toward house.
Lawn & Garden

What to Do If a Bird Flies Into Your House

By Marisa Villarreal, Bob Vila

Colorful dishes in the top rack of a dishwasher are wet.
Appliances

6 Reasons Why Your Dishwasher Isn’t Drying

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

Installing Pocket Doors - Sliding Doors for Separating Small Spaces
Building & Installing

Installing a Pocket Door

By Bob Vila

Circular transom window above the doorway surrounded by brick.
Design

Everything You Need to Know About Transom Windows

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Materials needed to make three different kinds of ant traps, including borax, shortening, and wax paper.
DIY

How to Make a Homemade Ant Trap: 3 Methods That Really Work

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A water leak in a basement wall.
Basements

Waterproofing Basement Walls: The Dos and Don’ts

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Asbestos Floor Tile 101: How to Know If You're Living with Hazardous Building Material (and What to Do About It)
Building & Installing

All You Need to Know About Asbestos Floor Tiles

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!
DIY

Solved! Here’s Exactly When You Should Aerate the Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

Woman uses mesh drywall tape to cover a hole in drywall.
DIY

How to Patch Drywall

By Bob Vila

how to get rid of mold on walls
Cleaning

Mold on Walls? The Key to Permanent Removal Is Knowing Where It Hides

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A window AC unit sits in an attic-level window on a house with white siding and green shutters.
Cleaning & Organizing

Mold in the Air Conditioner? Here’s How to Tackle It—and Keep It Away For Good

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A large white home with wooden window panes and a grey metal roof.
Exterior

Metal Roofs 101: How They’re Made, and Why They’re Worth Considering

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Backyard with lawn chairs and dry, dead grass.
Curb Appeal

The Best Drought-Resistant Grass for Dry Summers

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Woman uses needle-nose pliers to pull weather stripping off from around a door.
DIY

How to Weatherstrip a Door the Right Way

By Michael Franco, Bob Vila

A person is pressing the leftmost button on a dual-flush toilet.
Bathroom Remodeling

Low-Flow and Low-Flush Toilets: Less Water, More Savings

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

Materials needed for cleaning and sealing grout.
DIY

How to Seal Grout in Bathrooms and Kitchens

By Bob Vila

A spot of mold growing in the corner of a ceiling.
Cleaning

How to Test for Mold in Your Home in 6 Steps—(Even If You Can’t See It)

By Deirdre Mundorf, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A man is caulking an interior window with a caulking gun.
DIY

The Dos and Don’ts of Caulking Windows

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

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

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

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