More from Tony Carrick (Page 2)

The Breeo X Series 24 Smokeless Fire Pit on sand while burning a fire during testing.
Furniture & Decor

We Spent 32 Hours Testing to Find the 8 Best Smokeless Fire Pits

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Grass Seed Option
Lawn & Garden

Make Your Neighbors Green With Lawn Envy Thanks to Our Favorite Grass Seed

By Tony Carrick

a man working with Firm Grip Build-A-Rig
DIY

We Tested Framing Tool Belts for Quality, Comfort, and Efficiency–Our Favorite is Near Perfect

By Glenda Taylor, Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.
DIY

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

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

The Best Garage Lighting Option
Furniture & Decor

This Simple Upgrade Can Give Your Garage a Complete Makeover

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

Natural white oak flooring in living area
Flooring

5 DIY Solutions for Your Flooring Dilemmas

By Tony Carrick

Our Favorite Socket Organizer Fits With Any Existing Storage System
Reviews

Our Favorite Socket Organizer Fits With Any Existing Storage System

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

We’ve Rounded Up the Best Sheds to Increase Storage or Workshop Spaces
Exterior

We’ve Rounded Up the Best Sheds to Increase Storage or Workshop Spaces

By Tony Carrick

Seven of the best weed killers lined up in a garage
Lawn & Garden

We Tested 5 Low-Toxicity Weed Killers, and Our Favorite Worked Within Hours 

By Mark Wolfe, Manasa Reddigari, Tony Carrick

The best suction pool cleaner option floating on the surface of a pool
Exterior

These Suction Pool Cleaners Really Do Make Pool Maintenance That Much Easier

By Tony Carrick

A young woman wearing a white shirt and a hair bun paints a brick wall white.
DIY

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

A group of the Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels together outside before testing.
Lawn & Garden

The Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels According to Our Tests

By Katie Barton, Tony Carrick

The Best Air Impact Wrench Options
Power Tools

Remove Lug Nuts Like a NASCAR Pit Crew With Our Favorite Air Impact Wrench

By Tony Carrick, Bob Beacham

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

How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

A weed eating sits in a patch of grass with its red string poking out.
DIY

How to String a Weed Eater the Right Way

By Tony Carrick

A group of single-stage snow blowers lined up on a snow blown driveway after a storm
DIY

We Tested 2025’s Best Single-Stage Snow Blowers and Found 9 Top Models You Can Rely On

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

The Best Shower Heads for Low Water Pressure
Bath Fixtures & Fittings

Give Your Bathroom a Spa-Like Feel Thanks to This Simple and Affordable Upgrade

By Paul Rankin, Tony Carrick

A close-up of the best oil for snow blower being added to a snow blower
DIY

Keep Your Snow Blower Running Efficiently With These High-Quality Oil Options

By Tony Carrick

The Best Wood Stove Fans
Fireplaces & Chimneys

This Simple Product Can Increase Your Wood Stove’s Efficiency

By Katie Barton, Tony Carrick

A selection of the best indoor thermometers
HVAC

We Researched 30 Indoor Thermometers, But We Like These 10 the Best

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.
DIY

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

The Best Handheld Shower Head Options close-up
Bath Fixtures & Fittings

We Researched Over 40 Handheld Shower Heads and Tested the Best Ones

By Tony Carrick, Kristen Mosier

A group of the Best High-Pressure Shower Heads still in their boxes before testing.
Bath Fixtures & Fittings

Our Favorite High-Pressure Shower Head Can Totally Transform Your Shower—And Installs In Seconds

By Tony Carrick, Shannon Lee, Mark Wolfe

layout of the best sump pumps displayed in a room
Basements

The Best Sump Pumps for Crawl Spaces and Basements

By Mike Larson, Tony Carrick

The Best Fireplace Grates
Fireplaces & Chimneys

Increase Your Fireplace’s Efficiency With This Simple Upgrade

By Mike Larson, Tony Carrick

A man pushing an electric lawn mower (left) and a gas lawn mower (right).
Landscaping

Gas vs. Electric Lawn Mowers: Which Are Better?

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Tony Carrick

Multiple circuit breaker finder tools lined up on a floor
Interior

This Tool is Essential for Simple Home Upgrades

By Tony Carrick

The Best Snow Blowers for Gravel Driveways Options
DIY

The Best Snow Blower for Gravel Driveways Doesn’t Have Wheels

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

One grey thermal curtain and one star-patterned thermal curtain for kids installed over a patio door.
Design

We Tested the Best Thermal Curtains for Easy Energy Efficiency

By Stacey L. Nash, Tony Carrick

A man in jeans walks along a lawn using a string trimmer.
DIY

String Trimmer vs. Lawn Edger: What All DIY Landscapers Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Person's hand turns the handle on the toilet shut-off valve.
Bathrooms

How to Replace a Toilet Shut-Off Valve

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

A DIYer installing drywall in a home basement with bathroom.
Building & Installing

These Are the Types of Drywall Every DIYer Should Know

By Tony Carrick

The Best Salt Free Water Softener Options
Major Systems

Prevent Damaging Scale Buildup in Your Home’s Pipes With This 15-Minute Upgrade

By Tony Carrick

Best Biscuit Joiners close up from all models
DIY

For Clean, Precise Cutting, Our Favorite Biscuit Joiner Ticks All of the Boxes

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

The Best Electric Snow Shovel Options
DIY

We Cleared More Than 4 Feet Of Snow Testing the Best Electric Snow Shovels and Found 9 Top Options

By Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

The Best Stainable Wood Filler Options
DIY

The Best Stainable Wood Fillers of 2025 for Repairing Furniture, Decks, and More

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

A hand with a green rubber glove washes a window sill with mold using a paper towel.
Cleaning

How to Clean Mold on a Windowsill

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Tony Carrick

A welder using a stick welder to weld a metal project in the garage.
DIY

How to Stick Weld Like a Pro

By Tony Carrick

Woman is under sink examining the garbage disposal under the sink.
DIY

What to Do When Your Garbage Disposal Stops Working

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

Power strip full of electrical power cables
Home Safety

15 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Tony Carrick

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Appliances

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

Technological office with personal assistant, computer, wifi and a green plant.
Gifts

The Best Smart Home Gifts You Can Gift This Season

By Tony Carrick

Close up photo of woman pressing the test/reset button on a plugged-in carbon monoxide detector.
Interior

Why Is My Carbon Monoxide Detector Beeping?

By Tony Carrick, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Socket Sets Options laid out in their cases on a cement sidewalk
DIY

We Tested the Best Socket Sets, and Our Favorite Offers the Most Versatility

By Tony Carrick, Timothy Dale

The Best Pin Nailers Option
DIY

We Tested the Best Pin Nailers and Our Favorite Can Handle 2-Inch Nails

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

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

The Best Electric Snow Blower Options
DIY

Clear Winter Weather With 2025’s Best Electric Snow Blowers, Tested

By Mike Bruton, Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

A group of the best battery chainsaws pictured together on a stack of logs
Landscaping

We Tested the Best Battery Chainsaws, and Our Favorite is a Powerhouse

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe, Mark Clement

best dewalt gifts
Gifts

These Are the 20 Best Gifts for a DeWalt Diehard, Chosen By Our Editors

By Bob Beacham, Tony Carrick

A group of the best mechanic tool sets option open to show their vast variety of tools
DIY

The Best Mechanic Tool Sets, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

A group of the 10 best router table options together in a cement pad before testing.
Power Tools

Cut to the Chase: A Tested Review of 2025’s Best Router Tables

By Tony Carrick

The Best Humidifier for Large Rooms Everlasting comfort
Heating & Cooling

We Tested the Best Humidifiers and Our Top Pick Covers the Largest Square Footage We’ve Seen

By Amber Guetebier, Tony Carrick

A group of the best table saw options together next to the side of a house
DIY

We Put the Top Table Saws to the Test, See Why This DeWalt is Our Favorite

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor, Mark Clement

The Cuisinart Coffee Center Barista Bar 4-in-1 Coffeemaker on a kitchen counter
Interior

The Cuisinart Barista Bar Works Makes Coffee 4 Ways (And It’s On Sale)

By Tony Carrick

A Kohler home generator powering a house during a blackout.

This Is How Long Power Outages Last on Average—and How to Prepare for Them

By Tony Carrick

A flat screen TV hangs on the wall in a modern living room.
Building & Installing

How to Mount a TV on the Wall

By Michael Franco, Tony Carrick

We’ve Tested Various Gutter Guards, These Are Our Top Picks for Pine Needles
Exterior

We’ve Tested Various Gutter Guards, These Are Our Top Picks for Pine Needles

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best LED lantern options lit up on the ground in a wooded area
Energy & Power

We Tested the Best LED Lanterns, Our Favorite Lasts Up to 12 Hours on One Charge

By Tony Carrick, Tiffany Lewis

The Best Handheld Vacuum Options laid out on the floor inside a room
Cleaning

We Tested the Top Handheld Vacuums, See Our Favorite for Quickly Cleaning Small Messes

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari, Anne Holub, Beth Cranston

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

The Best Electric Tiller Options set up together on grass
Gardening

We Tested The Best Electric Tillers and Our Favorite is Easy For Anyone To Use

By Mark Wolfe, James Fitzgerald, Tony Carrick

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Review
DIY

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Makes Cuts Without Leaving Tile in Pieces

By Tony Carrick

Milwaukee M18 Hammer Drill on workbench with white peg board
Power Tools

This Hammer Drill Outperformed DeWalt, Makita, and More in Our Tests

By Tony Carrick