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A person wearing rain boots pressure washing a concrete driveway.
Exterior

How to Clean Concrete Floors and Driveways

By Joe Provey, Tom Scalisi

Materials needed for making a DIY stainless steel cleaner.
DIY

Make Your Appliances Sparkle With This DIY Stainless Steel Cleaner Recipe

By Manasa Reddigari

A group of the best carpet cleaners before testing.
Reviews

The Best Carpet Cleaners for Busy Households, Tested

By Amber Guetebier, Debbie Wolfe, Michelle Larson, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

A woman is carrying boxes with personal belongings in a cluttered living room.
DIY

50 Ways to Repurpose Your Clutter

By Deirdre Mundorf

how to get rid of mold on walls
DIY

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.
Interior

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

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A person with a cleaning glove squeezing a magic eraser melamine sponge.
Cleaning & Organizing

Consider This Before Restocking Your Magic Erasers

By Lori Lovely

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.
DIY

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

A messy garage in summer waiting to be cleaned.
Exterior

How to Clean Up the Garage, the Busiest Space of Summer 

By Deirdre Mundorf

Dark colored mold grows in the corner of a wall with some cleaning product bottles and yellow gloves seen in the foreground.
Interior

Here’s What Really Kills Mold

By Lauren Wingo

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

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 rose-colored T-shirt and materials needed to clean it, including detergent, dish soap, and paper towels.
DIY

How to Get Oil Out of Clothes

By Emma Caplan

Woman uses a hair dryer to remove a sticker from a wood picture frame.
DIY

How to Remove Glue: 3 Tricks That Really Work

By Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

A person using the DeWalt DWPW2100 Electric Jobsite Pressure Washer to clean a motorcycle during testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Pressure Washers Under $500 for a Deep Clean, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Jodi Webb

On top of a top-load washing machine, a paint-spattered shirt and the materials needed to remove paint from the shirt.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Clothes

By Steffani Cameron

All the pieces of the Holikme 30-Foot 11-Piece Dryer Vent Cleaner Kit laid out before testing.
Reviews

The Best Dryer Vent Cleaning Kits, Tested

By Paul Rankin, Becky Helzer, Michelle Larson, Kathleen Corlett, Kara Illig, Additional research provided by Stacey L. Nash

Black zip ties on a pink table.
DIY

Yes, It’s Possible to Undo a Zip Tie—Here’s How

By Deirdre Mundorf

A group of the best degreasers together before testing.
Cleaning

The Best Degreasers for Tackling Stubborn Messes, Tested and Reviewed

By Katie Barton

Man with face mask cleans moldy carpeting.
DIY

How to Get Mold Out of Carpet

By Steffani Cameron, Donna Boyle Schwartz

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

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

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

A woman holds her nose while looking at green mold growing on a wall.
Interior

What Does Mold Actually Smell Like?

By Dan Casarella, Evelyn Auer

How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles
Interior

How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles and Carpet Beetle Larvae

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila Staff

A gas grill with the top open, surrounded by materials and tools for cleaning it (including a plastic bin, garden hose, dish soap and more).
DIY

How to Clean a Gas Grill the Right Way

By Teresa Odle, Amy Lynch

An unseen person wipes away shower wall tile grime, leaving behind a clean white streak.
DIY

Your Most Common Spring Cleaning Questions, Answered

By Kristen Mosier

A dad and daughter doing laundry at home.
Cleaning & Organizing

Your Laundry Routine Is Probably Outdated—Here’s the Modern Way

By Savannah Sher

Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning
Cleaning & Organizing

9 Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

By Perri Kressel

Large amount of moss and grass growing on the roof of a wooden home.
DIY

How to Remove Moss From a Roof

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

17 Clever Ways to Use Toothpaste Around the House
DIY

17 Clever Ways to Use Toothpaste Around the House

By Cody Calamaio, Savannah Sher

17 Clever Household Uses for Rubbing Alcohol
DIY

17 Clever Household Uses for Rubbing Alcohol

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher

11 Mistakes Most People Make with a Power Washer
DIY

11 Mistakes Most People Make with a Power Washer

By Jennifer Noonan, Theresa Clement

Pink mold in white tile grout.
DIY

Solved! What Is the Pink Mold in My Shower, and How Do I Get Rid of It? 

By Margaret Foley, Manasa Reddigari

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

How to Clean Paint Brushes the Right Way

By Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

A close up of a person in yellow cleaning gloves holding cleaning supplies with their hands on their hips.
Interior

Here’s How Much Deep Cleaning a House Typically Costs

By Meghan Wentland

A homeowner using a hose to rinse window screens.
Exterior

How to Clean Window Screens

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A suited worker points at mold growing on walls.
Interior

Mold Remediation and Removal: What to Know and How Much You’ll Pay

By Meghan Wentland, Evelyn Auer

Woman scrubbing the inside of a terra-cotta pot, with a bucket of soapy water next to the pot.
Cleaning & Organizing

How To Clean Terra-Cotta Pots 

By Audrey Stallsmith

An inspector uses a phone to photograph mold in a shower.
Interior

This Is the Only Pro You Need to Call for Mold Inspection

By Melissa Graham

Man cleaning dryer vent in home.
Interior

Dryer Vent Cleaning Cost: What to Know and How Much You’ll Pay

By Brionna Farney, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best laminate floor cleaners grouped together before testing.
Reviews

The Best Laminate Floor Cleaners for Dirt, Spills, and Stains, Tested

By Katie Barton, Savannah Sher

A person demonstrating three cleaning hacks for the home.
Cleaning & Organizing

I Tried 3 Spring Cleaning Tricks—and I’ll Be Using Them From Now On

By Jenny Stanley

A group of the best pressure washer soaps outside before testing.
Reviews

The Best Pressure Washer Soaps for Cleaning, Stripping, and Degreasing

By Tony Carrick

Woman using baking soda and brush to clean sink, with lemons on the counter next to her.
DIY

30 Spring Cleaning Tasks You Can Tackle With Natural Ingredients

By Caitlin Castelaz

Person putting spray bottle with other cleaning supplies in supply closet.
DIY

How to DIY the Ultimate Cleaning Supply Cabinet

By Kristen Mosier

Light carpet being cleaned with a black-and-red standing vacuum cleaner with a bagless dust compartment.
Interior

Yes, Your Vacuum Needs to Be Cleaned Regularly—Here’s How to Do It

By Savannah Sher

A-persons-hands-in-yellow-gloves-use-spray-cleaner-and-a-magnetic-sponge-to-clean-refrigerator-shelves.
Interior

5 Ways You Can Use Magnets to Clean Your Home

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum on a hard floor surface during testing.
Reviews

A Review of the Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum: Ideal for Apartment Living

By Lizzy Briskin

Handsome young man indoors cleaning a black-paned window.
DIY

How to Remove Scratches From Glass: DIY Hacks That Work

By Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari, Gretchen Heber

Man using wire tool to clean rust.
DIY

How to Remove Rust From Tools

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila

Woman uses a putty knife to remove some of a sticker from the bottom of a jar.
DIY

9 Easy Ways to Remove Sticker Residue From Glass and Other Everyday Surfaces

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Margaret Foley

A soapy yellow dish sponge sits on the edge of a kitchen sink.
DIY

How to Clean a Sponge: 3 Ways That Really Work

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila Staff

Things to Keep In Your Junk Drawer
DIY

15 Things Always to Keep In Your Junk Drawer

By Nicole Pyles

Different kinds of corroded batteries stacked on top one another.
DIY

How to Clean Battery Corrosion in 4 Steps

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

Woman wearing a flannel shirt and cleaning gloves reaching into her dishwasher to access the filter.
DIY

How to Clean a Dishwasher Filter

By Tony Carrick

Cleaning microwave smells
DIY

12 Ways to Remove Odors from a Microwave

By Sarah Littleton

Woman applies rubbing alcohol to a caulk stain on clothing.
Interior

How to Get Caulk Out of Clothes: 3 Effective Methods

By Stacey L. Nash

Woman mixes DIY toilet cleaner ingredients, including baking soda and essential oil, in glass bowl.
DIY

How to Make a DIY Toilet Bowl Cleaner

By Tony Carrick, Donna Boyle Schwartz, Steffani Cameron

A Bissell Little Green portable carpet cleaner in front of a blue couch.
DIY

How to Use a Bissell Little Green

By Phillip Tinner

A newly clean dryer vent hose with a small pile of dryer lint in front of the hose.
Interior

How to Clean a Dryer Vent in 5 Simple Steps

By Bob Vila, Timothy Dale

Close up of blue striped shower curtain.
Interior

The Right Way to Clean a Shower Curtain, According to Pros From Molly Maid and DeluxeMaid

By Rachel Elmkies, Tony Carrick

A person cleaning house windows from outside using a homemade window cleaner recipe.
DIY

How to Make Homemade Window Cleaner

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Deirdre Mundorf

A person using a self-serve car wash to wash a car in winter.
DIY

How Often Should You Wash Your Car?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman wearing protective eyewear cleaning dirty ceiling fan with microfiber cloth.
Interior

7 Simple Steps That Make Cleaning Ceiling Fans a Breeze

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Theresa Clement

Woman scrubbing the inside of a toilet with a pumice stone.
Interior

How to Clean a Toilet the Right Way (Yes, There’s a Right Way)

By Rachel Elmkies, Bob Vila Staff

A woman inspects dirty laundry in her kitchen.
Interior

How to Get Mold Out of Clothes

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila Staff