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Bobcat ZT3500 Zero Turn Mower: At a Glance
Reviews

We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Plastic Welder Seekone Heat Gun
Reviews

The Best Plastic Welders for Repairs of 2025, Tested

By Bob Beacham, Jasmine Harding, Mike Larson

The Best Pruning Saw Options
Reviews

Our Favorite Pruning Saw’s Two-Way Cutting Action Sets It Apart From The Competition

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

OM Scott and Sons products on garden shelf
Lawn & Garden

ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch

By Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Modern, clean living room with a woman sitting in a hanging chair.
DIY

How to Hang a Chair From the Ceiling Safely

By Will Briskin

The Best Shovels Options close-up
Reviews

We’ve Tested Various Shovels, See Which One is Our Absolute Favorite

By Mark Wolfe, Michelle Ullman, Timothy Dale

Woman inserts a screw extractor into a drill.
DIY

How to Use a Screw Extractor

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Rolls of duct tape, duct taped items, and cleaning materials laid on a counter.
DIY

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Lifeproof luxury vinyl plank flooring from The Home Depot installed in a laundry room or mud room.
Interior

A DIYer’s Guide to Replacing Flooring

By Timothy Dale

Woman extends a tape measure from the corner of the room to measure the wall.
Interior

5 Ways to Find a Wall Stud Without Using a Stud Finder

By Kit Stansley, Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

Mother and daughter having gardening time outside on the front yard of their suburban house in the Spring.
Lawn & Garden

Permeable Hardscaping and 6 Other Outdoor Living Trends to Know Before Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple happy in their new kitchen as realtor gives them a tour of it.
Interior

Kitchen Designers Weigh In on Deep Drawers vs. Cabinets

By Sandi Schwartz

A man in a red shirt prepares wall insulation for a basement.
DIY

A Guide to Insulating Basement Walls

By Timothy Dale

Red lawn edger runs along a driveway cutting grass beyond the driveway.
Lawn & Garden

How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A gardener filling plant beds with soil during a winter warm up.
Lawn & Garden

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

A hand wearing a yellow gardening glove uses a small shovel to sprinkle sulfur on a garden plot.
Lawn & Garden

How to Lower pH in Soil 

By Amber Guetebier, Updated by Teresa Odle

A broken screw on a white background.
DIY

How to Remove a Broken Screw

By Manasa Reddigari

A girl paints a wall with white paint hand with roller for painting close up.
DIY

Can You Paint Over Mold?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Door Hinge Jigs
Reviews

We Tested 3 Door Hinge Jigs — This One Worked Best

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham