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Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.
DIY

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

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

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

How to Shellac Wood

By Cody Calamaio, Bob Vila

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

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 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

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

How to Drain a Washing Machine
DIY

How to Drain a Washing Machine

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Materials used to unclog a toilet without a plunger, including a shop vac, tea kettle, dish soap, and more.
DIY

7 Clever Ways to Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger

By Lucy Congress

A man stands on scaffolding to apply spackle to an interior wall.
Interior

Joint Compound vs. Spackle: What’s the Difference? 

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Woman turns the hot water handle on a sink with a slow drain.
DIY

How to Fix a Slow Sink Drain

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

A young couple assembling kitchen cabinets in their new apartment.
DIY

17 Home Updates You Can (and Should) Do in Winter

By Theresa Clement, Jamie Birdwell-Branson

Woman plugs coffee maker into an electrical outlet in a kitchen.
Interior

Electrical Outlet Not Working? 8 Common Reasons Why and How to Fix Them

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

Woman pulls a smoke detector off its bracket, which is positioned above a doorframe.
DIY

Why Is My Smoke Detector Beeping? 

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue
DIY

12 Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue

By Timothy Dale

Woman uses a hammer and screwdriver to recess a drywall anchor into the wall.
Interior

How to Remove Drywall Anchors

By Theresa Clement

Woman is under sink examining the garbage disposal under the sink.
Interior

What to Do When Your Garbage Disposal Stops Working

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

A cream-colored carpet with indentation from furniture.
Interior

How to Get Dents Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari