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The Best Lawn Mower Snow Blower Combos Options
Reviews

Use Your Lawn Mower Year-Round With This Handy Attachment

By Tom Scalisi

Tomato Hornworm with a red flower backdrop.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Caterpillars

By Brenda Silva

The Best Backpack Sprayer Options
Reviews

After 8 Hour of Testing, Our Favoriet Backpack Sprayer Was the Most Comfortable and Precise

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

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

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 Metal Cutting Saws Options
Reviews

The Best Metal-Cutting Saws Can Slice Through Brass, Aluminum, Copper, and More

By Bob Beacham

Adult man removing snow from porch using shovel
DIY

7 Things You Should Know How to Do When Moving to a Cold State

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple cleaning windows in their home
DIY

This Old School Cleaning Hack Simply Doesn’t Work Anymore

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Garden Fertilizer Options
Reviews

The Best Garden Fertilizers According to Our Research

By Debbie Wolfe

Woman places a domed seed-starting tray on a table next to a sunny window.
Lawn & Garden

How Starting Seeds Indoors This Year Will Help You Grow a Better Garden Than Ever

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman realtor showing a house to a couple trying to buy a new home
Real Estate

4 Outdated Home Features That Are Easy to Fix—and 1 That’s a Major Red Flag

By Sandi Schwartz

Table filled with the best paint primers tested and reviewed.
Reviews

8 ​​Paint Primers That Provide a Blank Slate For Painting

By Manasa Reddigari, Debbie Wolfe

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

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

By Tony Carrick

Finished concrete slabs
DIY

How to Finish Concrete

By Mark Wolfe

Close up view of grass seeds coming out of a handheld seed spreader.
Lawn & Garden

How to Overseed a Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Stacey L. Nash

Woman wearing purple rubber gloves wipes leak from garbage disposal under the kitchen sink.
DIY

What to Do About a Leaking Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

The girl saws off a piece of drywall with a special saw
Reviews

This Tool is a Must-Have for DIY Renovation Projects

By Timothy Dale

A woman in the background as water leaks in the kitchen ceiling. Buckets and pots are on the floor to catch the flowing water, water puddling on the floor.
Exterior

How to Find a Roof Leak

By Bob Vila

Wiping down a wooden surface to remove wood stain.
DIY

How to Remove Stain From Wood

By Debbie Wolfe, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A person using a thermal camera to identify leaks under a sink.
DIY

7 Brilliant Uses for a Thermal Camera Around the Home and Garden

By Timothy Dale

The Best Locking Mailbox Mail Boss 7506 before front
Reviews

Our Favorite Locking Box Is Nearly Indestructible

By Timothy Dale, Amber Guetebier

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.
DIY

The One Tool Every Homeowner Needs During a Big Reno

By Sandi Schwartz

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.
DIY

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.
Lawn & Garden

How to Fell a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman, Updated by Timothy Dale

A woman wearing casual clothing and a headband is painting her wood panelled wall with blue paint while standing on a ladder.
DIY

How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

Tree stump in a garden in with new green shoots sprouting from its cut stump.
Lawn & Garden

How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

By Bob Vila

Close up image of a retro radiator with fins in dappled sunlight.
DIY

How to Paint a Radiator

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Mother and daughter shopping at hardware store.
DIY

We Asked 5 Renovation Addicts How They Would Spend a $100 Home Depot Gift Card and This Is What They Said

By Sandi Schwartz

View of modern luxury kitchen with island and stainless steel appliances.
DIY

How to Remove Scratches From Stainless Steel

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

Staircase in an early 20th century Tudor home, with white risers and dark wood treads and handrail.
DIY

5 Ways to Fix Stairs That Squeak

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila Staff

Materials needed to clean a dishwasher laid out on a kitchen countertop.
DIY

How to Clean a Dishwasher

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila

Man holding brush, spreading shellac on a wood workpiece.
DIY

How to Shellac Wood

By Cody Calamaio, Bob Vila

Group shot of ratchets
Reviews

The Best Ratchets Based on Our Hands-on Tests

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

close up of all tested models of the Best Jointer Planer Combo
Reviews

Perfectly Prepare Wood for Any Project Using This All-in-One Machine

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Snow Joe Snow Blower Review
Reviews

This Single-Stage Snow Blower is My Favorite for Moderate Snow

By Zach Lazzari

A freshly painted garage floor with a gray epoxy finish, a white sedan parked inside.
DIY

How to Paint a Garage Floor

By Bob Vila

Closeup of a horseshoe around a horseshoe stake and rust-colored sand.
DIY

How to Build a Horseshoe Pit

By Jennifer Noonan

Woman holds swatch of pink paints in front of a field of pink flowers.
DIY

How to Match Paint: 7 Effective Methods

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

Young couple working on improving their home.
DIY

Experts Predict These 5 Home Improvements Will Have the Highest ROI in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

Insects tapped on window by sticky paper.
DIY

Pest Predictions: 2025 Could Be a Doozy for Many Households

By Sandi Schwartz

A selection of furniture and other items at a yard sale.
DIY

Love Thrifting and Tag Sales? Buy These 8 Items to Resell

By Sandi Schwartz

Removing old glued down vinyls tile flooring by applying heat.
DIY

How to Remove Vinyl Flooring

By Bob Vila

Close up of person holding an aqua toothbrush pulling chewing gum out of a beige carpet.
DIY

How to Get Gum Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Snow Blowers for Gravel Driveways Options
Reviews

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

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

How to Polish Wood Floors
Interior

How to Polish Wood Floors

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

A person is squeezing epoxy glue from a bottle onto a square piece of wood.
DIY

How to Remove Epoxy From Different Surfaces

By Bob Vila

The Best Dowel Jig Options
DIY

The Best Dowel Jigs for Your Workshop, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

The Best Tape Measures Options laid on a table in close-up
Reviews

This Tool Is a Must-Have for Every Homeowner

By Glenda Taylor, Andreana Lefton

Kitchen with white cabinets and stainless refrigerator with wet floor.
DIY

Why Is My Refrigerator Leaking Water? 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

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

A DIYer installing drywall in a home basement with bathroom.
Interior

These Are the Types of Drywall Every DIYer Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home
DIY

How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A man in a brown coat works to fix a snowblower on a snowy day.
DIY

Snow Blower Won’t Start? Try These Troubleshooting Tips

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Best Wire Cutters Options
Reviews

This Simple Tool Is a Must-Have for Electrical Projects

By James Fitzgerald

Person chalk painting wooden chair leg with white paint, pink chair cushion and brass nail heads visible.
DIY

How to Use Chalk Paint

By Manasa Reddigari

A group of the 8 best voltage testers together on a workbench before testing.
Reviews

The Best Voltage Testers, According to Our Tests

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested
Reviews

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

A group of the best snow blowers in a snowy ranch setting before testing.
Reviews

We Tested Over a Dozen Snow Blowers and This Ryobi Is a Heavy-Duty Machine in Compact Form

By Zach Lazzari, Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

Colorful microplastics sitting in the palm of a hand.
DIY

How to Reduce Microplastics in Your Home in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

An airy, modern bathroom with a very large mirror going from ceiling to the top of a modern white sink.
DIY

How to Remove a Wall Mirror

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila

Happy couple looking at the blueprints while renovating their house.
DIY

Dream Home Remodel: Where to Start and What Can Wait

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman adds seeds to plant cells filled with soil.
Lawn & Garden

8 Essential Tools and Materials for Starting Seeds Indoors

By Audrey Stallsmith

DeWalt FlexVolt 60V MAX Cordless Power Cleaner Review
Reviews

I Hated Scrubbing My Patio Furniture Clean—Now I Don’t Need To

By Mark Wolfe

A homeowner with walking canes washing dishes at the kitchen sink.
DIY

10 Easy Ways to Keep a Clean House When You Have Low Mobility

By Deirdre Mundorf

Midcentury style house in a snowstorm at dusk, with holiday lights on next door house.
Exterior

9 Ways to Melt Ice Without Salt or Ice Melt

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber