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How To Get Rid of Sugar Ants

How to Get Rid of Sugar Ants: 5 Steps to Banish These Sugar-Loving Pests From Your Home How to Get Rid of Sugar Ants: 5 Steps to Banish These Sugar-Loving Pests From Your Home

By Danielle Fallon-O’Leary

A mom and daughter potting up tomato plants to grow at home this summer.

Experts Say You’ll Want to Grow This Humble Plant in Your Backyard This Summer Experts Say You’ll Want to Grow This Humble Plant in Your Backyard This Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

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

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How to Use a Chainsaw How to Use a Chainsaw

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Timothy Dale

Woman's finger touching grout line between beige tiles; grout haze evident on tiles.

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How Long Does Grout Take to Dry? How Long Does Grout Take to Dry?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Grill on the garden, close-up.

How to Start a Charcoal Grill How to Start a Charcoal Grill

By Kat Hodgins, Tom Scalisi

A woman uses a computer while sitting in her home that is mid-renovation.

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I Tried New AI Project Planning Tools From The Home Depot and Lowe’s—Here’s What Happened I Tried New AI Project Planning Tools From The Home Depot and Lowe’s—Here’s What Happened

By Theresa Clement

Red tomatoes growing in a garden.

15 Companion Plants for Tomatoes—and 5 to Avoid—for Your Best Crop Yet 15 Companion Plants for Tomatoes—and 5 to Avoid—for Your Best Crop Yet

By Amber Guetebier

The Best Paint Sprayers Option

Paint More in Less Time With This Handy Tool Paint More in Less Time With This Handy Tool

A basket of colorful vegetables sitting next to bright yellow flowers outside in a garden

These Flowers Deserve a Spot in Your Vegetable Garden (Yes, Really) These Flowers Deserve a Spot in Your Vegetable Garden (Yes, Really)

By Sandi Schwartz

Dewalt 10-inch table saw before assembly

Our Favorite DeWalt Table Saw is DIY-Friendly With Ample Power Our Favorite DeWalt Table Saw is DIY-Friendly With Ample Power

By Bob Beacham, Michelle Larson

The Best Husqvarna Chainsaws The Best Husqvarna Chainsaws

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

The Best Cordless Grass Shears Options all laid out in a group on cement

We Spent a Week Testing 11 Cordless Grass Shears—See Which 7 Are Worth Buying We Spent a Week Testing 11 Cordless Grass Shears—See Which 7 Are Worth Buying

By Savannah Sher, Mark Wolfe

Close up view of the bottom half of a lawn mower, dusty in the grass.

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My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It? My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It?

By Brie Greenhalgh

The 16 Best Tool Brands of 2025 The 16 Best Tool Brands of 2025

By Bob Beacham, Timothy Dale

Mold on the Ceiling

How to Get Rid of Mold on the Ceiling How to Get Rid of Mold on the Ceiling

By Katie Flannery, Updated by Paul Rankin

How To Start a Fire in a Fire Pit

How to Start a Fire in a Fire Pit How to Start a Fire in a Fire Pit

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Examples of Previous Winners of BobVila.com's Tool of the Year Awards

BobVila.com’s 2025 Tool of the Year Award: Applications Are Now Open! BobVila.com’s 2025 Tool of the Year Award: Applications Are Now Open!

By Bob Vila Staff

A person loading a washing machine with clothes.

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Why Is My Washing Machine Not Filling With Water? Why Is My Washing Machine Not Filling With Water?

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Paul Rankin

Tick walking on a piece of grass being held by a human hand.

5 Plants That Repel Ticks and Keep Them Away 5 Plants That Repel Ticks and Keep Them Away

By Sandi Schwartz

A woman wearing white paints a white deck with a gazebo while on a ladder.

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How to Paint a Deck How to Paint a Deck

By Bob Vila, Glenda Taylor, Updated by Timothy Dale