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Woman uses grout float to apply new matching grout to existing grout and tile.
Interior

Grout Repair: A Step-By-Step Guide for DIYers

When tile grout breaks or comes loose, it's important to replace it before water seeps between the tiles and mold takes hold.

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DIY

What to Do When Your Chainsaw Won’t Start

Can't get your chainsaw up and running? Check this list for chainsaw parts that should be cleaned, fixed, or replaced before you spend money on professional repairs—or a new tool.

Midea duo AC up close photo of vent and temperature reading
Reviews

This Smart Appliance Makes My Home More Comfortable Regardless of the Weather

When the heat’s on, the Midea Portable AC brings the chill. With powerful cooling, smart features, and easy setup, it’s like having a personal breeze on standby—no sweat required.

The Best Hearing Protection
Reviews

Based on Our Tests, These Are the Most Effective Products for Hearing Protection

Listen up: Workshops are often dangerously noisy! Safeguard your ears with one of these top products for hearing protection.

Early WayDay Patio Deals on background
Reviews

Shop Early Way Day Deals and Score Adirondack Chairs for 50% Off

From folding Adirondack chairs to an outdoor rug by Joanna Gaines, these Wayfair deals are as much as 60% off, making it the perfect time to upgrade your patio setup.

Close up view of a brown and black Japanese beetle on a plant leaf.
Lawn & Garden

9 Ways to Rid Your Garden of Japanese Beetles

If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame. Learn how to recognize the invasive insect, and get rid of it without chemical insecticides.

Brian Brigantti - aka @redleafranch- in his garden.
DIY

The 5 Must-Have Gardening Tools Brian Brigantti—aka @RedLeafRanch—Uses Again and Again

Brian really loves his Ferry-Morse tools!

The Best Carpenter Bee Trap Options
Reviews

This Product Could Save You Hundreds or Even Thousands in Repairs

Carpenter bee collectors and sticky traps don't have to be expensive to work. We found five of the best options for protecting your home against damage.

A group of the best electric pressure washers sitting on a recently cleaned driveway
Reviews

We Spent 40 Hours Cleaning to Find the Best Electric Pressure Washer

Tackle tough outdoor cleaning jobs like mildew on decks or dirt-caked driveways with a top-rated electric pressure washer.

Breeo Grill Dome
Reviews

I Never Knew I Needed This Simple Grill Accessory Until I Tried It

The Grill Dome makes my grilled food cook, taste, and look better.

The Best Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder Options
Reviews

We’ve Tested Over 30 Bird Feeders, and These Are Our Favorite Squirrel-Proof Picks

Keep squirrels out of your bird feeders with these innovative and attractive options that come in a range of styles.

Breeo Live Fire Grill Review
Reviews

Outdoor Cooking Has Never Been Better Thanks to The Breeo Live Fire Grill

This grill enables convenient and versatile campfire style cooking in your outdoor kitchen.

How To Get Rid of Sugar Ants
Interior

How to Get Rid of Sugar Ants: 5 Steps to Banish These Sugar-Loving Pests From Your Home

Sugar ants don’t make sweet house guests, and they aren’t likely to leave on their own. Find out how to get rid of sugar ants once and for all.

Frustrated young lady sitting on sofa, cuddling pillow, looking away at window. Lost in thoughts unhappy stressed millennial woman regretting of wrong decision, spending time alone in living room.
Real Estate

This Is the Surprising Generation That Has the Most Home Buyer’s Remorse

For many buyers regardless of age, pandemic-era buying was a trap they fell into without considering the consequences.

A mom and daughter potting up tomato plants to grow at home this summer.
Lawn & Garden

Experts Say You’ll Want to Grow This Humble Plant in Your Backyard This Summer

With fluctuating prices and uncertainty, you might want to forgo buying tomatoes at the grocery store and grow your own instead.

A person using a chainsaw in action on a large log.
DIY

How to Use a Chainsaw

This tool is famously fast and forceful, but extreme power requires extreme care. Stick to these safety guidelines, and follow our smart chainsaw usage tips to stay injury-free.

A person is shown spraying a Sunday lawn care product on their lush, green lawn.
Reviews

I Used Sunday Lawn Care for Just 2 Months—Now My Lawn Is Unrecognizable

Sunday Lawn Care offers a subscription box with supposedly everything you need for a healthy lawn, delivered right to your door. But does it actually work?

Woman's finger touching grout line between beige tiles; grout haze evident on tiles.
DIY

How Long Does Grout Take to Dry?

Don’t ruin your next tiling project. Learn how long different types of grout take to dry and how humidity can impact curing times.

Grill on the garden, close-up.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Charcoal Grill

Love the incomparable flavor of charcoal-grilled fare, but your grill-lighting skills are subpar? Try one of these two surefire ways to get the grill going.

A woman uses a computer while sitting in her home that is mid-renovation.
DIY

I Tried New AI Project Planning Tools From The Home Depot and Lowe’s—Here’s What Happened

Before you start relying on AI home improvement assistants to guide you through your projects, read this.