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A newly installed sump pump in an uncovered sump pit as seen from above.
Basements

Sump Pump Installation: A Step-by-Step Guide

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Joe Provey, Updated by Michelle Larson

Woman puts bowl of vinegar and essential oil in top rack of dishwasher.
Appliances

What to Do About a Smelly Dishwasher

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila

Four air filters still in packaging, some of which display MERV filter ratings.
Heating & Cooling

MERV Ratings: What Do They Mean?

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

Young woman lifts the cover on a mini-split air conditioner to examine the inside.
Cooling

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Male hands with knife removing the old grout from beige tile.
Bathrooms

How to Remove and Replace Grout

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

A woman is walking towards the washer and dryer with a basket of clothes.
Flooring

5 Great Options for Laundry Room Flooring (and 3 Options to Skip)

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A woman is cleaning a bedroom's dark wooden laminate floor with a vacuum cleaner.
Building & Installing

The Pros and Cons of Laminate Flooring

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Woman stands in front of front-load washer, distributing laundry evenly inside.
Appliances

What to Do When Your Clothes Washer Won’t Spin

By Bob Vila

Handyman kneels in front of a white brick fireplace, painting it with a paint roller.
DIY

How to Paint a Brick Fireplace

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Close up of an ax with its blade pointed into the round of a log.
DIY

How to Split Firewood

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila

Cutting a PVC pipe with a pipe cutter.
DIY

The 3 Best Ways to Cut PVC Pipe

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Hand shaking toilet flusher.
Bathrooms

Why Is My Toilet Hissing?

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Person inserts a soil test probe into a hole in a grassy yard.
Gardening

How to Test Soil pH

By Bob Vila

Person wearing yellow gloves cleans the joints of the floor tiles with a brush and powder.
Bathrooms

8 Ways to Clean Stained Grout

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A white wall with bubbling paint.
DIY

What Causes Paint Bubbling on a Wall—and How You Can Fix It 

By Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

Close up view of a table saw blade next to a pair of safety glasses.
DIY

How to Use a Table Saw

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Person uses a putty knife to skim coat over drywall tape.
Interior

How to Repair Bulging Drywall Seams

By Bob Vila

An owl standing in tall grass in a yard.
DIY

4 Ways to Attract Owls to Your Yard—And Why You Should

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A barefoot woman is cleaning the vinyl plank flooring inside of a living room with a dry mop.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Vinyl Plank Flooring

Updated by Teresa Odle Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A bagworm pupa hangs from a thin tree branch.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Bagworms

By Bob Vila

Bedroom door with old-fashioned hardware cracked open to reveal bed duvet.
DIY

4 Ways to Soundproof a Door That Really Work

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Woman wearing safety glasses attaches a smoke detector to the wall above a door.
Building & Installing

How to Install a Smoke Detector

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Woman aerating the garden lawn with a digging fork.
Landscaping

How to Aerate Your Lawn

By Bob Vila

How to Use a Multimeter
DIY

How to Use a Multimeter

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How to Get Rid of Raccoons
Garden Pests

How to Get Rid of Raccoons in 9 Simple Steps

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A water bug on a white background
DIY

Here’s Exactly How to Get Rid of Water Bugs Once and for All

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

What to Do When You Hear Mice in the Walls
DIY

Here’s What to Do About Mice in the Walls

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila

A professional kitchen fitter, in the process of completing the kitchen installation, fitting the new mixer Tap.
Building & Installing

How to Replace a Kitchen Faucet

By Theresa Clement, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Materials needed to clean baseboards, including dryer sheets and baby wipes, assembled on a hardwood floor.
Cleaning

How to Clean Baseboards

By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Potted plants outside a window in summer time; grey stucco exterior.
DIY

How to Paint Stucco

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

Solved! Does Grass Seed Go Bad?
Lawn & Garden

Does Grass Seed Go Bad?

By Alisa Martin, Bob Vila

A person is using a toilet auger to unclog a toilet.
Interior

How to Snake a Toilet

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

A person wearing rubber gloves is staining a wooden fence.
Curb Appeal

How to Stain a Fence

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Tips for Inspecting and Repairing a Foundation Crack
Exterior

10 Ways to Know Whether You Should Repair a Foundation Crack

By Theresa Clement, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How to Drain a Toilet
Bathrooms

How to Drain a Toilet

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Woman with long curly hair pushes an orange wheelbarrow down a path in her garden.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

Pebble rock covering the french drain installed around the home's perimeter.
Lawn & Garden

French Drains 101: How Well-Placed Trenches and Pipes Can Keep Your Property Dry

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

Woman wearing yellow gloves uses a caulk remover tool to remove caulk from atop a baseboard.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Caulk

By Bob Vila

A young woman wearing a white shirt and a hair bun paints a brick wall white.
DIY

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

The Best Tool Box Options
DIY

The Best Tool Boxes of 2024 for Weekend DIYers, Tested

By Bob Vila, Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

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

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Woman smelling something foul from her kitchen sink.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Mildew and Mold Smells

By Bob Vila

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
Appliances

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

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

How to Turn Off Water to Your House

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

How to Mud Drywall
Building & Installing

How to Mud Drywall

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A spider crawling near someone's bare feet.
DIY

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.
Cleaning & Organizing

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

A building inspector is looking at exterior home siding.
Design

Engineered Siding: Everything You Need to Know

By Bob Vila

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink
Bathrooms

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

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

How to Clean Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila

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

How to Caulk Baseboards

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

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

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

How to Paint PVC Pipe

By Bob Vila

A home generator outside being repaired by someone
Energy & Power

All You Need to Know About Emergency Generators

By Bob Vila

People signing a contract on a table next to two small wooden house models
Building & Installing

Contracting the Contractors

By Bob Vila

Two men installing floor insulation for soundproofing
Flooring

Soundproof Your Floors

By Bob Vila

Mean using a long pole to clean the windows outside a house
Cleaning & Organizing

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

By Alyson McNutt English, Bob Vila

An outdoor wood deck looking out across the treetops
Deck, Patio & Porch

Planning Guide: Wood Decks

By Merv Kaufman, Bob Vila

Someone using a roller to paint an exterior wall blue
DIY

Exterior Paint 101

By Bob Vila

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Basements

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

White kitchen with marble effect laminate countertop
Countertops

Buyer’s Guide: Laminate Countertops

By Jean Nayar, Bob Vila