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Drawing a line in a carpentry shop using a speed square.
DIY

How to Use a Speed Square for DIY Projects

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Interior

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

The Best Wallpaper Remover Option
Reviews

The Best Wallpaper Removers of 2025 for Updating Your Home’s Interior

By Jasmine Harding

A hand is wiping dust off window blinds.
Interior

How to Get Rid of Dust: 20 Simple Home Cleaning Tips

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

A happy woman keeps her home clean by wiping off the kitchen table. with a rag and a sprayer.
Interior

Professional Cleaners Reveal 5 Secrets to Get the Cleanest Home Yet

By Sandi Schwartz

Person is about to drop an orange peel into a garbage disposal.
DIY

How to Clean a Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

Person putting pipe insulation on a copper basement pipe.
Interior

How to Keep Pipes From Freezing and Bursting

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Phillip Tinner

All soldering stations
Reviews

We Tested the Best Soldering Stations, Here Are Our Top Picks for Seamless Joints and Repairs

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A woman pouring the best septic tank treatment option into a toilet
Reviews

With Help From a Plumbing Expert, These Are the Best Septic Tank Treatments To Keep Your Septic System Healthy

By Timothy Dale

A DIYer using a miter saw in a home workshop for projects and repairs with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
DIY

How to Use a Miter Saw to Make Miter and Bevel Cuts

By Tom Scalisi

how to till a garden without a tiller - person with red boots on shovel in dirt
DIY

How to Till a Garden Without a Tiller: 10 Solutions That Work

By Kat Hodgins

The Best Socket Sets Options laid out in their cases on a cement sidewalk
Reviews

We Tested the Best Socket Sets, and Our Favorite Offers the Most Versatility

By Tony Carrick, Timothy Dale

Best of the Test 2024, Best Outdoor Power Tools
Reviews

The 7 Best Outdoor Power Tools We Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

Best power tool and DIY essentials for 2024, person using a dewalt miter saw
Reviews

The Best Power Tools and DIY Essentials Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best Pin Nailers Option
Reviews

We Tested the Best Pin Nailers and Our Favorite Can Handle 2-Inch Nails

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

Woman looks puzzled as she looks into top-load washing machine.
Interior

Washing Machine Smells: Common Causes and Easy Fixes

By Deirdre Mundorf, Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila

group of several levels laid out on an unfinished wood deck
Reviews

The Best Levels for Construction and Renovation, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

A group of the best jump starters with air compressors options on a work table next to a car with an open hood
Reviews

The Best Jump Starters With Air Compressors, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

Using a broom to dust a popcorn ceiling.
Interior

How to Clean a Popcorn Ceiling

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Woman wearing a plaid flannel shirt removes a light bulb from a small lamp with a beige shade.
Interior

Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Updated b Teresa Odle

The Best Electric Snow Blower Options
Reviews

Clear Winter Weather With 2025’s Best Electric Snow Blowers, Tested

By Mike Bruton, Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

layout of the options of best belt sanders
Reviews

We Tested the Best Belt Sanders, Our Favorite Features Auto-Belt Alignment and Ticks All of Our Boxes

By Timothy Dale

Two men hanging artwork on the wall in a home.
Design

7 Ways to Make Your Home Look More Expensive, According to Designers

By Sandi Schwartz

close-up display of the best borescopes
Reviews

We Tested the Best Borescopes for Inspecting Pipes, Engines, and Walls, Our Top Pick Has a Dual Camera Lens Design

By Tom Scalisi

Wine Bottle DIYs
DIY

How to Cut Glass Wine Bottles

By Kristina Grosspietsch

A tool box, tool buck, wrench organizer, tool organizer trays, and a socket organizer on a driveway
Reviews

The Best Tool Box Organizers of 2025 for Garage and Workshop Sanity, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Using a scarifier in the garden to improving quality of the lawn in spring.
Lawn & Garden

10 Things to Know Before Dethatching a Lawn

By Heather Blackmore, Kat Hodgins, Updated by Bob Vila Staff

A homeowner on a ladder caulking gutters on a house.
DIY

Quick Fix Survival Guide: 15 Home Repairs Everyone Should Know How to Do

By Timothy Dale

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations
Reviews

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations Will Have You Ready for the Holidays

By Michelle Larson

Cyber Monday deals
Reviews

Last Call: 20+ Cyber Week Deals We’re Shopping Until They’re Gone

By Glenda Taylor, Kathleen Corlett

Woman pushes the test and reset buttons on a GFCI outlet.
Interior

Why Won’t My GFCI Outlet Reset?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

Cyber monday tool deals
Reviews

I’m a Contractor, and These Are My Favorite Cyber Monday Tool Deals So Far

By Glenda Taylor

A group of all the best hori hori knives laid out next to each other o a cream background.
Reviews

Testing the Top 10 Hori Hori Knives To Find the Ultimate Garden Tool

By Jasmine Harding, Mark Wolfe

Worker's hands mixing grout for filling space between ceramic tiles.
DIY

How to Mix Grout

By Bob Vila

Cyber Monday DeWalt One-off Deal on Green background
Reviews

I Found the Best DeWalt Cyber Monday Deal on Amazon–This 4-Piece Tool Kit is a Must-Buy and Under $100

By Glenda Taylor

Cyber Monday furniture deals
Reviews

The Best Cyber Monday Furniture Deals Include the Ultimate Storage Bed for Under $200 and Couches Under $400

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best tested ash vacuums placed together in front of an indoor fireplace.
Reviews

We Tested the Best Ash Vacuums, These Are Our Favorites for Keeping Your Fireplace Clean

By Glenda Taylor, Mike Bruton

Cyber Monday lawn and garden deals
Reviews

I’m an Outdoor Expert, and These Are the Lawn and Garden Cyber Monday Deals That Caught My Eye

By Mark Wolfe

Cyber Monday ryobi deals
DIY

The Best Ryobi Cyber Monday Deal Is a Starter Set of 6 Power Tools for $199 (Save More Than $370)

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best mechanic tool sets option open to show their vast variety of tools
Reviews

The Best Mechanic Tool Sets, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

A group of the best laser levels together before testing.
Reviews

We Tested the 7 Best Laser Levels for DIYers and Pros

By Tom Scalisi

Happy couple packing boxes that say donate, sell, or recycle.
DIY

Think Twice Before Bringing These Items Into Your Home—They’re a Hassle to Get Rid Of

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Glue Gun Options placed next to each other in a group photo
Reviews

Testing the 10 Best Glue Guns of 2025

By Glenda Taylor, Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best table saw options together next to the side of a house
Reviews

We Put the Top Table Saws to the Test, See Why This DeWalt is Our Favorite

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor, Mark Clement

The Best Cordless Leafblowers
Reviews

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best tire inflator options placed together in the back of a car
Reviews

The Best Tire Inflators for Vehicle Maintenance, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best scroll saws in a workshop together before testing.
Reviews

The Best Scroll Saws for the Workshop, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A backyard flock of hens of various breeds stand in fresh snow outside their chicken coop.
DIY

How to Keep Your Chickens Warm in the Winter

By Lori Lovely

A monstera plant with bright-green leaves climbs up a thick homemade moss pole.
Lawn & Garden

How to Make a DIY Moss Pole for Climbing Houseplants

By Audrey Stallsmith

How to Get a Free Tool on Black Friday
Reviews

How to Get a Free Tool for Black Friday

By Glenda Taylor

Garden bushes, tree and green grass lawn covered with water due to snow melting thaw and flash high water at spring. Natural disaster deluge flooded house backyard pathway ang greenery at countryside.
Lawn & Garden

12 Ways to Fix a Soggy Yard

By Mark Wolfe, Kelly Weimert, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A green door to a brick home with a pair of keys hanging from a lock.
DIY

How to Change a Door Lock in 7 Steps 

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Happy young people at front door holding presents.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila Staff

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.
DIY

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari

Seven of the best wood routers on unstained wood platform
Reviews

The 7 Best Wood Routers Tested for DIYers and Hobbyists

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Knee pads being used in construction site
Reviews

Our Favorite Deals This Week Include Black Friday Deals on Home Security Cameras and More

By Stephanie Cronk

A domestic longhair cat scratches gray upholstery while laying on its side.
DIY

How to Stop Your Cat From Scratching Furniture

By Deirdre Mundorf

Many numbered felt Christmas stockings in red, white, and green hanging from a string in a living room.
Design

40 DIY Advent Calendar Ideas to Help You Count Down to Christmas

By Manasa Reddigari, Caitlin Castelaz, Updated by Teresa Odle

A view of frost on green lawn.
DIY

What Is the Frost Line and How Deep Does it Go?

By Timothy Dale

Best gifts for woodworkers on wood background
Reviews

The 40 Best Gifts for Woodworkers

By Tom Scalisi, Will Briskin

Close front-facing view of a coyote.
DIY

How to Keep Coyotes Away From Your Property

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Teresa Odle

Man wearing a baseball cap pressure washes a brown garage door, palm trees in the background.
DIY

How to Pressure Wash a House

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

Woman wipes a hardwood floor with a blue microfiber cloth.
Interior

The Best Way to Clean Hardwood Floors

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

Woman paints primer over a stained wood bench.
DIY

Can You Paint Over Wood Stain?

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila