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Several of the best tool bags on a workbench outdoors before testing.
Reviews

The Best Tool Bags for Organizing and Protecting Your Gear, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Woman wearing a plaid shirt and yellow cleaning gloves wipes white kitchen cabinets with a cloth.
Interior

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

A selection of the best brad nailers
Reviews

The 7 Best Brad Nailers Tested for Your Trim, Molding, or Cabinet Project

By Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best electric screwdriver options grouped together on a small wooden riser prior to testing.
Reviews

The Best Electric Screwdrivers, Tested

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

A group of the Best Cordless Drills Under $100 on a workbench before testing.
Building & Installing

The Best Cordless Drills Under $100 for Your DIY Projects

By Tony Carrick

Woman smelling something foul from her kitchen sink.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Mildew and Mold Smells

By Bob Vila

A group of 5 of the best robot mowers on a lawn before testing.
Reviews

The 6 Best Robot Lawn Mowers for Automated Maintenance in 2024, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best pressure washers in a driveway before testing.
Reviews

The Best Pressure Washers for All Your Needs, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

The 6 best solid deck stains next to a stained board during testing.
Reviews

The Best Solid Deck Stains of 2024 to Protect and Revitalize, Tested 

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

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

A group of the best leaf rakes options propped against a fence
Reviews

The Best Leaf Rakes of 2024 to Keep Your Yard Looking Beautiful, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Andreana Lefton, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best lawn mowers together in a yard
Reviews

The Best Lawn Mowers for Every Yard, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

A group of the Best Battery-Powered Lawn Mower Options together on a green lawn.
Reviews

The Best Battery-Powered Lawn Mowers to Keep Your Yard Looking Beautiful, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research by Tony Carrick

A group of the best brush cutters on grass before testing.
Reviews

The Best Brush Cutters For Heavy-Duty Lawn Maintenance, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

The best fly trap option hangs from a tree while full of caught bugs
Reviews

The Best Fly Traps for Dealing with Pests, Vetted

By Tom Scalisi

A home gardener trims their tall boxwood shrub with an electric hedge trimmer.
Lawn & Garden

These Are the Most Dangerous Lawn and Garden Tools

By Lori Lovely

A person using the best push mower to mow a lawn.
Reviews

The Best Push Lawn Mowers, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A group of the best pole saws together before testing.
Reviews

The Best Pole Saws For Trimming and Pruning Tall Trees, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

A person using the best reel mower to mow a large lawn.
Reviews

The Best Reel Mowers of 2024, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Glenda Taylor

A group of the best stand-up weeders in front of a garage door before testing.
Reviews

The Best Stand-Up Weeders for Easy, Effortless Weeding, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Savannah Sher

A group of the best lawn sprinkler systems on a patio table before testing.
Reviews

The Best Lawn Sprinkler Systems of 2024, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Katie Barton

A group of the best gas string trimmer options together outside on the ground
Reviews

The Best Gas String Trimmers of 2024 for a Pristine Yard, Tested

By Timothy Dale, Mark Wolfe

Woman makes a saltwater solution in a large measuring cup, on a driveway with weeds in its cracks.
Lawn & Garden

Solved! The Great Debate on Using Salt to Kill Weeds

By Kat Hodgins

A pest control specialist sprays a solution on a lawn.
Reviews

The 3 Best DIY Pest Control Subscription Services in America

By Tony Carrick, Evelyn Auer

A close up of a person mowing a lawn.
Reviews

The 4 Best DIY Lawn Care Programs and Subscription Services of 2024

By Amber Guetebier, Evelyn Auer

How to Use Wood Filler for Repairs
DIY

How to Use Wood Filler to Repair Furniture, Flooring, and More

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila

how to unclog a garbage disposal
Interior

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

A person is repairing a burst pipe in a damaged wall.
Interior

How to Turn Off Water to Your House

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

How to Mud Drywall
DIY

How to Mud Drywall

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How To Change A Shower Head
DIY

How to Change a Shower Head in Under an Hour

By Amy Lynch, Theresa Clement

The Best Lawn Sweeper Option
Reviews

2024’s Best Lawn Sweepers for a Well-Groomed Yard, Tested 

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

A spider crawling near someone's bare feet.
Interior

How to Get Rid of Spiders

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila

Wood stain and materials needed to stain pressure treated wood.
DIY

How to Stain Pressure-Treated Wood

By Bob Vila

Woman wearing cleaning gloves pours salt through a funnel into a mason jar.
DIY

How to Make Homemade Drain Cleaner

By Bob Vila

Swarm of flying ants on piece of wood in home.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Flying Ants

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Woman wearing cleaning gloves removes oven racks for cleaning.
DIY

7 Easy and Effective Ways to Clean Oven Racks

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila Staff

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner
DIY

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner

By Manasa Reddigari

Person wearing black rubber gloves uses paint roller to apply blue paint over primed particle baord.
DIY

How to Paint Particle Board

By Bob Beacham

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink
DIY

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Ingredients needed to make a homemade degreaser (including vinegar and baking soda) assembled on a counter.
DIY

How to Make a Homemade Degreaser That’ll Conquer Kitchen Grime

By Theresa Clement, Manasa Reddigari

Materials needed to clean wood furniture (including mineral spirits and dish soap) collected on a small wood table.
DIY

How to Clean Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila

How To Clean Mirrors Streak Free
DIY

How to Clean a Mirror: 4 Tips for a Streak-Free Finish

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Phillip Tinner

John Deere ZTrak Review
Reviews

Zero Complaints With This Zero-Turn Mower: A John Deere ZTrak Review 

By Mark Wolfe

Father and son working on a home improvement project in the backyard.
DIY

26 Insanely Easy Home Improvements You Can Do in 1 Hour

By Cynthia Ramnarace, Updated by Teresa Odle

Seven bottles of the Best Vinyl Siding Cleaners on grass next to cream vinyl sided house
Reviews

The Best Vinyl Siding Cleaners for the Home of 2024, Tested

By Jodi Webb, Manasa Reddigari, Glenda Taylor

Ridgid 18V Oscillating Multi-Tool
Reviews

Milwaukee and Ridgid Power Tool Deals Are 66% Off at Home Depot Today

By Glenda Taylor

Six of the Best Dethatching Rake Options laying on a grass lawn
Reviews

The Best Dethatching Rakes of 2024 for a Healthy Lawn, Tested

By Tony Carrick

Close up view of caulk gun caulking a baseboard over painter's tape.
DIY

How to Caulk Baseboards

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

A Bob Vila writer tests out the Black+Decker 20V Max EasyFeed String Trimmer/Edger on weeds in the lawn
Reviews

Our Favorite Budget-Friendly String Trimmer Is On Sale for Only $126

By Glenda Taylor

Eight of the Best Router Bits Sets on reclaimed wood
Reviews

The Best Router Bits of 2024 for Your Woodworking Projects, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

Woman wearing safety glasses spray paints a small metal table outdoors.
DIY

How to Spray Paint Metal

By Jennifer Noonan

A piece of pressure-treated wood, along with the materials needed to prime and paint it.
DIY

How to Paint Pressure-Treated Wood

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila

Man and woman in furniture store sitting in chairs to test them out.
DIY

The Red Flags of Low-Quality Furniture (and What to Look for Instead)

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman sitting on floor painting a wall white.
DIY

Paint Your Rental Without Regret, Courtesy of Benjamin Moore

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman uses a spray bottle and sponge to clean painted walls.
DIY

How to Clean Painted Walls

By Emily Burns Morgan, Jennifer Noonan

A white-and-black sits in a custom catio built into the window of a modern home or apartment building.
Building & Installing

10 Catio Plans That Are Purrfect for Indoor Cats

By Deirdre Mundorf

PVC pipe and the materials needed to prepare and paint the piping.
DIY

How to Paint PVC Pipe

By Bob Vila

how to pressure wash a deck
DIY

How to Pressure Wash a Deck for Annual Maintenance

By Timothy Dale

A hand holding a cloth to wipe a wooden countertop
Interior

Countertop Care 101

By Elzy Kolb

Woman holding a power tool remodeling a bathroom
Real Estate

Live In or Move Out: The Remodeling Dilemma

By Iyna Bort Caruso

People signing a contract on a table next to two small wooden house models
DIY

Contracting the Contractors

By Bob Vila

Someone wearing rubber gloves holding cleaning spray bottles and cloths
Interior

The Essential Guide to Spring Home Improvement

By Manasa Reddigari

A half-constructed kitchen with an island
Interior

How To: Build a Kitchen Island

By Ama Ryllis

A puppy playing in a sandbox surrounded with toys
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Sandbox

By Dana Willard