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Seven of the Best Hose-End Sprayers for lawn, garden, and outdoor cleaning
Reviews

The Best Hose-End Sprayers, Tested and Reviewed

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

A water leak in a basement wall.
Interior

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)
Interior

All You Need to Know About Asbestos Floor Tiles

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Bites But No Signs of Bugs
Interior

Solved! I Have Bites—But No Signs of Bugs in My Home. What’s Happening?

By Brie Greenhalgh

Tiny Red Bugs
Interior

Solved! What Are These Tiny Red Bugs In My Home?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

Central AC Not Blowing Cold Air
Interior

Why Is My Central AC Not Blowing Cold Air?

By Brie Greenhalgh, Evelyn Auer

How To Fix a Cracked Floor Tile
DIY

How to Fix a Cracked Floor Tile Without Replacing It Entirely

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

A small, bright room in a stylish studio-style room or apartment.
DIY

10 Little Things That Bother Me About My Home—And How I Live Around Them

By Phillip Tinner

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!
Lawn & Garden

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.
Interior

How to Patch Drywall

By Bob Vila

Aerial view, depicting man wearing straw hat and check shirt, watering a colorful flowerbed on his garden lawn.
Lawn & Garden

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for July

By Bob Vila Staff

Materials used to vent a portable AC unit in a casement or crank window.
Building & Installing

This Cheap Hack Allowed Me to Vent a Portable AC Unit in a Crank Window 

By Amy Baumhoefner

A group of the best exterior wood stains in front of a garage door before testing.
Reviews

The Best Exterior Wood Stains, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

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 group of the best rototillers on a lawn before testing.
Reviews

The Best Rototillers for Soil Prep and Garden Maintenance, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale, Heather Blackmore

A view of a worker installing a bathtub.
Interior

Bathroom Remodel Cost: A Budgeting Guide for Homeowners

By Meghan Wentland, 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

pergola plans
Exterior

13 Pergola Plans for Building the Ultimate Outdoor Living Space

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Track Saw Options
Reviews

The Best Track Saws for Woodworking Projects

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Clement

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

Consider This Before Restocking Your Magic Erasers

By Lori Lovely

A group of the best concrete paints on concrete steps before testing.
Reviews

The Best Concrete Paints for Masonry Surfaces, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A washing machine and dryer are underneath a counter in a mudroom with a sink.
DIY

How to Turn Nearly Any Space in Your Home Into a Laundry Room

By Sara Carpenter, Cody Calamaio

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.
DIY

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

A heat pump unit installed on side of a yellow exterior wall.
DIY

Heat Pump Not Cooling? This Is Why—and What to Do About It

By Bob Beacham

A close up of blades of grass.
Lawn & Garden

Lawn Care Is Harming the Environment—Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Person uses paint roller to apply a coat of lacquer to a concrete floor.
Interior

How to Dye Concrete Floors

By Maryam Montague

A messy garage in summer waiting to be cleaned.
Exterior

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

By Deirdre Mundorf

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 photo of a house where the best driveway sealer option has been used to reseal the driveway
Reviews

The Best Driveway Sealers for Asphalt and Concrete Surfaces

By Glenda Taylor

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

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

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

A commercial ice maker, a bottled water pump system, and a 5-gallon water jug are sitting on a garage floor.
DIY

Garage Ice Maker, Anyone? Install a Water Line Anywhere With This Genius Hack

By Stephanie Cronk

A close-up of several people reviewing architectural drawings of a home.
DIY

Everything You Need to Know About Working With an Architect to Create Your Dream Home

By James Scott

A large shower door in a bright bathroom
Reviews

The Best Tub-to-Shower Conversion Kits to Update the Bathroom

By Jasmine Harding

A group of the best paver sealers on top of pavers in a driveway before testing.
Reviews

The Best Paver Sealers for Protecting Your Patio, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Ana Chevalier

The Best Place to Buy Outdoor Plants Online Options
Lawn & Garden

The 19 Best Places to Buy Outdoor Plants Online

By Carol Benton, Amanda Tarlton, Debbie Wolfe

Someone using a table saw in a workshop
Reviews

The Best Hybrid Table Saws for Woodworking

By Tony Carrick

A hose splitter with four hose attached to it outside in the garden
Reviews

The Best Garden Hose Splitters for Your Gardening Needs

By Mike Bruton

Materials needed for cleaning and sealing grout.
DIY

How to Seal Grout in Bathrooms and Kitchens

By Bob Vila

Woman mixes baking soda and peroxide in homemade grout cleaner recipe.
DIY

How to Make Homemade Grout Cleaner

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Many types of drywall anchors laid out against a brown background.
Interior

7 Types of Drywall Anchors Every Homeowner Should Know

By Bob Beacham

A group of the best gardening shoes together on a potting bench before testing.
Reviews

The Best Gardening Shoes to Keep Your Feet Dry, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Additional research provided by Steph Coelho

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 close up of a person opening the door of a washing machine.
DIY

Why Is My Washing Machine Not Filling With Water, and How Do I Fix It?

By Melissa Graham

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

Testing The Best Cordless Grass Shears for Easy Landscaping

By Savannah Sher, Mark Wolfe

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 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

An old armchair with red and beige plaid material in the process of being reupholstered.
Design

How Much Does it Cost to Reupholster a Chair?

By Katie Flannery

A thriving garden in June full of vegetables, fruits, flowers, and herbs.
Lawn & Garden

19 Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs, and Flowers You Can Still Plant in the Garden This Month

By Amber Guetebier

chicken coop plans
DIY

14 Chicken Coop Plans Perfect for Big or Small Homesteads

By Deirdre Mundorf

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.
Interior

How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in the House

By Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Seven boxes of the best drywall anchor
Interior

The Best Drywall Anchors, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

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

A trio of Pride Build Metro Denver volunteers pose behind the framed wall of an in-construction house.
Design

Habitat for Humanity Raises Funds and Housing for the LGBTQ+ Through Pride Build Events

By Deirdre Mundorf

Mold on the Ceiling
Interior

This Is What Mold on the Ceiling Means—and Here’s How to Get Rid of It

By Katie Flannery

Someone using a paint brush to apply stain to wood flooring
Reviews

The Best Brushes for Polyurethane Applications

By Timothy Dale

Two workers replace a window inside a home.
Exterior

Window Replacement Cost Guide: Key Factors and Considerations

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best drill bits for concrete on cement steps before testing.
Reviews

The Best Drill Bits for Concrete, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

An aerial view of a lush lawn.
DIY

3 Pros Answer Your Question: What’s The Best Advice for Beginners to Lawn Care and Gardening?

Worker sprays blown in fiberglass insulation in attic.
Interior

Blown-In Insulation vs. Spray-In Foam Insulation

By Bob Vila

White shoes, detergent, stain remover, and other cleaning materials on top of a washing machine.
DIY

How to Wash Shoes in a Washing Machine

By Nicole Shein, Margaret Foley

Two hands holding white curl grubs. They are beetle larvae.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Grubs

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

HGTV's Ugliest House in America is a white house with black trim.
DIY

The Ugliest House in America’s Makeover Is Dividing Fans More Than Its Original Paint Job

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

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