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A worker with white gloves uses a roller brush to paint a concrete wall blue.
DIY

How to Paint Concrete

By Bob Vila

Two cheerful young sisters hanging Christmas ornaments on the Christmas tree at home.
Design

Would You Rent a Christmas Tree? Why Some Folks Don’t Hold Onto Their Holiday Decorations

By Sandi Schwartz

Green lawn (with a bit of clover) in a colorful landscaped formal garden.
Lawn & Garden

How to Level a Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

A young boy showing to his grandfather how to set up home air purifier, using smartphone.
DIY

How to Test Air Quality in Your Home

By Stacey L. Nash

Ice blue Keurig machine on a counter with rubber gloves, vinegar, and other cleaning supplies.
DIY

How to Descale a Keurig Coffee Maker

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher

Person holds a plant leaf between his or her hands in order to examine aphids on the leaf.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Aphids

By Jennifer Noonan, Audrey Stallsmith

Duck Alpha Wall Tent DIY Review
Reviews

Need A Portable Workshop? How I Tested the White Duck Alpha Wall Tent

By Mark Wolfe

Woman shines a large flashlight into the mechanics of a furnace, whose door is open.
Interior

How to Fix a Furnace That’s Not Turning On

By Gretchen Heber, Ana Chevalier

How to Install a Dishwasher
Interior

How to Install a Dishwasher

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila

The water in a white toilet bubbling.
DIY

What to Do When Your Toilet Is Bubbling

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

Containers of both wood putty and wood filler on a wooden table.
DIY

Wood Putty vs. Wood Filler: What’s the Difference?

By Timothy Dale

A blocked gutter causing rain to overflow out of the gutters.
Exterior

How to Fix Leaking Gutters

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A selection of the best cordless ratchets
Reviews

We Tested Cordless Ratchets, Our Favorite Is a Makita That Has the Highest RPM We’ve Seen

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

A couple online shopping secondhand marketplaces for home goods and holiday gifts.
DIY

3 Reasons to Shop Secondhand Marketplaces This Holiday Season and Beyond

By Sandi Schwartz

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror
DIY

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror on the Wall

By Bob Vila

A traditional-style home with brown siding and brick chimney on a snowy day.
DIY

3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping

By Teresa Odle

Grizzly 21-Inch Variable Speed Scroll Saw is recognized as the BobVila.com 2024 DIY Game Changer
Reviews

The DIY Game Changer of 2024 Is an Essential Woodworking Tool, Reimagined

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Cleaning Tool Options
Reviews

The Best New Cleaning Tools of 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best New Hand Tool Options
Reviews

The Best New Hand Tools of 2024

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Hobbyist Tool Options
Reviews

The Best Hobbyist Tools of 2024

By Mark Wolfe

Mother on ladder hands some newly trimmed ivy to her young sons, who are helping clean up.
DIY

How to Kill Ivy

By Bob Vila

A father and son are staking a young tree together.
Lawn & Garden

How to Stake a Tree the Right Way

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Teresa Odle

A flat screen TV hangs on the wall in a modern living room.
DIY

How to Mount a TV on the Wall

By Michael Franco, Tony Carrick

A family walking into their home with reusable bags, a rain barrel outside of the door, clothes hanging on a clothesline air drying in the backyard.
DIY

Finding Middle Ground: How to Practice Sustainability at Home With Less Stress

By Teresa Odle

Building contractor talking to clients renovating their house.
Bathroom Remodeling

We’re On the Cusp of Something Big for Home Renovations, Say Experts

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of a thermometer inside an oven.
DIY

Why Your Oven Isn’t Heating Properly—and How to Fix It

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Bird's eye view of a person wearing blue shoes and khakis standing on a clover lawn.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Clover

By Bob Vila

A close up of a drill being used to drill into concrete.
DIY

How to Drill Into Concrete

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Holiday Gift Guide for Tool Lovers
Reviews

Surprise The Tool Lover in Your Life With These Top Gift Ideas

By Timothy Dale

The Gifts for Mechanics Option
Reviews

The 35 Best Gifts for Mechanics and Auto Fanatics, Chosen by Our Editors

By Brie Greenhalgh, Timothy Dale

Two adjacent light switches with two toggles each are hanging from the wall via their wires.
Interior

How to Replace a Light Switch

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Poison Ivy vine climbing trunk of tree.
Lawn & Garden

3 Ways to Get Rid of Poison Ivy

By Bob Vila

11 Ways to Winterize Your Home on a Budget
Interior

11 Ways to Winterize Your Home on a Budget

By Kristina Grosspietsch

Small dial thermometer set on a refrigerator shelf.
DIY

What to Do When Your Refrigerator Is Not Cooling

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Teresa Odle

Unrecognizable woman sweeping the parquet floor, window light reflection.
Cleaning & Organizing

Spring Cleaning in the Fall? Experts Say You Should Get on Board

By Sandi Schwartz

Weather Guard Tool Box Review
Reviews

After Testing a Weather Guard Truck Tool Box, I’m Convinced It’s Worth Every Penny

By Glenda Taylor

A person pushes a small green lawn spreader around on a freshly mowed lawn
Lawn & Garden

Here’s When to Apply Grub Control—and Why You Might Be Able to Skip It Entirely

By Audrey Stallsmith

Sunseeker Robotic Lawn Mower Review
Reviews

This Robotic Lawn Mower Is a Smarter Mower Without a Boundary Wire

By Paul Rankin

Wooden floating shelves with plants and calendar on a light-colored wall.
Interior

How to Install Floating Shelves

By Emily Burns Morgan

Grime, dirt, and peeling paint are visible on the surface of a vintage wrought iron fence detailed with fleur de lis designs.
DIY

How to Clean Wrought Iron and Keep It Rust-Free

By Savannah Sher

Woman hangs a beige coat on a closet rod.
Interior

Solved! This Is the Perfect Height for a Closet Rod

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

October Innovations and New Products
Reviews

October Saw Dyson’s Newest Vacuum and Upgrades from Craftsman, John Deere, and Milwaukee

By Michelle Larson

Multiple buckets of colored paints lined up next to a pile of paint brushes and rollers on a wooden floor
DIY

Types of Paint and Paint Finishes: A Complete Guide 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

best duct tapes tested and set on a table
Reviews

We Tested Multiple Duct Tapes, and We Keep Reaching for This Simple Product

By Michelle Larson, Andreana Lefton, Timothy Dale

Aquor Water Systems Hydrant Review
Reviews

I’m Immediately Replacing Every Spigot in My House With This Near-Perfect Hydrant

By Glenda Taylor

Project Manager with the Extreme Makeover bus.
Building & Installing

5 Secrets for DIYing in a Hurry From an ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Project Manager

By Mark Clement

A hairdryer, clothes iron, and microfiber cloth on a wood table.
DIY

How to Remove Heat Stains From Wood: 7 Methods That Work

By Will Briskin

A group of tools on gray background
Reviews

Home Depot Is Giving Away Free Tools—Here’s How to Get Yours

By Glenda Taylor

A family with young children walking on a path, surrounded by autumn leaves.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

A gardener pruning his fruit trees on a sunny day.
DIY

40 Tasks Homeowners Should Finish Before the First Frost

By Michelle Ullman, Caitlin Castelaz, Theresa Clement

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Review
Reviews

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Makes Cuts Without Leaving Tile in Pieces

By Tony Carrick

selection of best roof cleaners packages laid out on the floor
Reviews

After Extensive Testing, This Roof Cleaner is Our Go-To Pick For Cleaning and Restoration

By Mike Larson, Tom Scalisi

man working on a benchtop jointer
Reviews

Improve Your Woodworking Projects With 2025’s Best Benchtop Jointers

By Tom Scalisi

Woman holds a wine glass over a full dishwasher.
DIY

Why Your Dishwasher Isn’t Cleaning Properly, and How to Fix It

By Glenda Taylor, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A slug on a comfrey leaf.
DIY

5 Ways to Get Rid of Slugs

By Jennifer Noonan

A group of lupine plants growing in a home landscape with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.
DIY

Lupine Plant Care: How to Grow Bluebonnets and Other Lupine Flower Varieties

By Lori Lovely

Woman using a roller to paint a piece of white MDF a shade of green.
DIY

How to Paint IKEA Furniture

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Healthy green grass next to yellow balding grass
Lawn & Garden

Top-Dressing the Lawn: Why It’s Important and How to Do It

By Lori Lovely, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A group of concrete cleaners on a concrete driveway
Reviews

We Tested the Best Concrete Cleaners and Our Results Were Shocking

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

A woman using a drill to drill a piece of wood into a brick wall.
DIY

How to Drill Into Brick

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Small patch of dandelions on green grass.
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Dandelions in Your Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Teresa Odle

Woman uses garden hose to rinse debris from air conditioner compressor.
Interior

How to Clean Air Conditioner Coils

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Jason Brick

Holiday Gift Guide for Tool Lovers
DIY

Holiday Gift Guide for Tool Lovers

By Larry Bilotti

Freshly waxed hardwood flooring shines in the light of large windows in an empty living room.
Interior

All You Need to Know About Waxing Hardwood Floors

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber