Tony Carrick

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Name: Anthony Carrick

Title: Contributing Writer

Tony Carrick is a freelance writer who has been contributing to BobVila.com since 2020. He writes how-to articles and product reviews in the areas of lawn and garden, home maintenance, home improvement, auto maintenance, housewares, and technology. 

Expertise and Experience

As a contributing writer for a variety of home improvement, housewares, and technology publications, Tony has covered a broad range of topics. His hands-on experience ranges from fixing toilets to remodeling mudrooms to laying patio tile, all of which he’s written about in great detail. 

Tony’s writing credits also include hundreds of reviews for a variety of tools, household products, and home gadgets, including everything from blenders to exercise bikes to security cameras. In addition to writing for BobVila.com, Tony has also written for U.S. News and World Report, Field & Stream, Popular Science, Interesting Things, Domino, and Futurism. 

Tony began his writing career as a reporter for local newspapers in North Carolina before spending more than a decade in the classroom teaching English. He now works full-time as a freelance writer from his home in North Carolina. When he’s not typing away on his computer, he can be found hammering away at yet another renovation project in his home. 

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021 | TUESDAY
The Best Infrared Thermometers for All Your Cooking Needs, Tested

Using an infrared thermometer can help anyone take accurate temperature readings and ultimately cook better food. Infrared (IR) thermometers allow grillers and chefs to check the temperat...

FEBRUARY 5, 2021 | FRIDAY
Cut to the Chase: A Tested Review of 2024’s Best Router Tables

While handheld routers allow users to create decorative details, joinery, and many other embellishments in the wood shop, they do have limitations. For starters, they’re heavy. They requi...

JANUARY 30, 2021 | SATURDAY
The Best Hole Saw Kits

Cutting a perfectly round hole in wood, plastic, metal, or even ceramic tile requires a specialized type of cutting tool—the hole saw. A hole saw is a ring-shaped saw blade measuring from...

JANUARY 29, 2021 | FRIDAY
The Best Oscillating Sprinklers of 2023

Most lawns need 1 to 2 inches of water per week to thrive. While rainfall can provide that needed water, it’s likely that Mother Nature alone won’t be able to meet the needs of every heal...

JANUARY 28, 2021 | THURSDAY
The Best Ceiling TV Mounts of 2023

Living in small spaces or rooms with knee walls can make it a challenge to find a place to mount a flat-screen TV. Fortunately, there are mounting kits that allow a TV to hang from the ce...

JANUARY 28, 2021 | THURSDAY
The Best Air Hammers

Few tools can match the versatility of an air hammer. These handy tools are invaluable for auto work, enabling the user to free frozen nuts, split stubborn joints, or cut off rusted old m...

JANUARY 28, 2021 | THURSDAY
The Best Lunch Boxes

The days of a packed lunch equating to a sandwich in a brown paper bag are long gone. Today’s lunch boxes allow us to tote a much broader selection of cuisine than we could in years past,...

JANUARY 27, 2021 | WEDNESDAY
The Best Fire Ant Killers of 2023

Like other creepy crawlies, fire ants can wreak havoc on a yard and home. But unlike merely annoying insects, fire ants are dangerous. Their painful bites can cause welts or even life-thr...

JANUARY 27, 2021 | WEDNESDAY
The Best Hurricane Shutters for Protecting Your Home

If you live in an area susceptible to tropical storms and hurricanes, you may want to consider installing hurricane shutters on your windows. Because they can prevent storm-tossed debris ...

JANUARY 27, 2021 | WEDNESDAY
The Best Masonry Drill Bits for Concrete and More

Drilling through stone, brick, granite, and even marble is possible, but it takes a tough drill bit made of hard metal to do it. Masonry drill bits are specifically designed to tackle sto...