More from Tony Carrick (Page 4)

The Best Grass Seed Option

Lawn, Garden & Pool

Make Your Neighbors Green With Lawn Envy Thanks to Our Favorite Grass Seed

By Tony Carrick

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Best Garage Lighting Option

This Simple Upgrade Can Give Your Garage a Complete Makeover

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

Natural white oak flooring in living area

5 DIY Solutions for Your Flooring Dilemmas

By Tony Carrick

Our Favorite Socket Organizer Fits With Any Existing Storage System

Storage & Organizing

Our Favorite Socket Organizer Fits With Any Existing Storage System

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

We’ve Rounded Up the Best Sheds to Increase Storage or Workshop Spaces

Storage & Organizing

We’ve Rounded Up the Best Sheds to Increase Storage or Workshop Spaces

By Tony Carrick

Seven of the best weed killers lined up in a garage

Lawn, Garden & Pool

We Tested 5 Low-Toxicity Weed Killers, and Our Favorite Worked Within Hours

By Mark Wolfe, Manasa Reddigari, Tony Carrick

The best suction pool cleaner option floating on the surface of a pool

Pool Maintenance

These Suction Pool Cleaners Really Do Make Pool Maintenance That Much Easier

By Tony Carrick

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

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

Sharpening an orange hedge trimmer on work bench with work gloves on.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Sharpen Hedge Trimmers

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

A weed eating sits in a patch of grass with its red string poking out.

Skills & Techniques

How to String a Weed Eater the Right Way

By Tony Carrick

A group of single-stage snow blowers lined up on a snow blown driveway after a storm

Tools & Materials

We Tested 2025’s Best Single-Stage Snow Blowers and Found 9 Top Models You Can Rely On

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

The Best Shower Heads for Low Water Pressure

Bath Fixtures & Fittings

Give Your Bathroom a Spa-Like Feel Thanks to This Simple and Affordable Upgrade

By Paul Rankin, Tony Carrick

A close-up of the best oil for snow blower being added to a snow blower

Tools & Materials

Keep Your Snow Blower Running Efficiently With These High-Quality Oil Options

By Tony Carrick

A selection of the best indoor thermometers

We Researched 30 Indoor Thermometers, But We Like These 10 the Best

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.

Repair & Maintenance

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

The Best Handheld Shower Head Options close-up

Bath Fixtures & Fittings

We Researched Over 40 Handheld Shower Heads and Tested the Best Ones

By Tony Carrick, Kristen Mosier

The Best Fireplace Grates

Furniture & Decor

Increase Your Fireplace’s Efficiency With This Simple Upgrade

By Mike Larson, Tony Carrick

A man pushing an electric lawn mower (left) and a gas lawn mower (right).

Gas vs. Electric Lawn Mowers: Which Are Better?

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Tony Carrick

Multiple circuit breaker finder tools lined up on a floor

This Tool is Essential for Simple Home Upgrades

By Tony Carrick

The Best Snow Blowers for Gravel Driveways Options

The Best Snow Blower for Gravel Driveways Doesn’t Have Wheels

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

A man in jeans walks along a lawn using a string trimmer.

Lawn Care & Gardening

String Trimmer vs. Lawn Edger: What All DIY Landscapers Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Person's hand turns the handle on the toilet shut-off valve.

How to Replace a Toilet Shut-Off Valve

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

A DIYer installing drywall in a home basement with bathroom.

Walls & Ceilings

These Are the Types of Drywall Every DIYer Should Know

By Tony Carrick

The Best Salt Free Water Softener Options

Plumbing Supplies

Prevent Damaging Scale Buildup in Your Home’s Pipes With This 15-Minute Upgrade

By Tony Carrick

Best Biscuit Joiners close up from all models

For Clean, Precise Cutting, Our Favorite Biscuit Joiner Ticks All of the Boxes

By Cathy Harms, Tony Carrick

The Best Electric Snow Shovel Options

Tools & Materials

We Cleared More Than 4 Feet Of Snow Testing the Best Electric Snow Shovels and Found 9 Top Options

By Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

The Best Stainable Wood Filler Options

Tools & Materials

The Best Stainable Wood Fillers of 2025 for Repairing Furniture, Decks, and More

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

A hand with a green rubber glove washes a window sill with mold using a paper towel.

How to Clean Mold on a Windowsill

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Tony Carrick

A welder using a stick welder to weld a metal project in the garage.

How to Stick Weld Like a Pro

By Tony Carrick

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

Kitchen & Dining

What to Do When Your Garbage Disposal Stops Working

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

Close up photo of woman pressing the test/reset button on a plugged-in carbon monoxide detector.

Why Is My Carbon Monoxide Detector Beeping?

By Tony Carrick, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Socket Sets Options laid out in their cases on a cement sidewalk

Tools & Materials

We Tested the Best Socket Sets, and Our Favorite Offers the Most Versatility

By Tony Carrick, Timothy Dale

The Best Pin Nailers Option

We Tested the Best Pin Nailers and Our Favorite Can Handle 2-Inch Nails

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

Woman wearing a plaid flannel shirt removes a light bulb from a small lamp with a beige shade.

Lighting & Electrical

Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Updated b Teresa Odle

The Best Electric Snow Blower Options

Tools & Materials

Clear Winter Weather With 2025’s Best Electric Snow Blowers, Tested

By Mike Bruton, Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari

A group of the best battery chainsaws pictured together on a stack of logs

Lawn, Garden & Pool

We Tested the Best Battery Chainsaws, and Our Favorite is a Powerhouse

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe, Mark Clement

A group of the best mechanic tool sets option open to show their vast variety of tools

The Best Mechanic Tool Sets, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

The Best Humidifier for Large Rooms Everlasting comfort

We Tested the Best Humidifiers and Our Top Pick Covers the Largest Square Footage We’ve Seen

By Amber Guetebier, Tony Carrick

The Cuisinart Coffee Center Barista Bar 4-in-1 Coffeemaker on a kitchen counter

The Cuisinart Barista Bar Works Makes Coffee 4 Ways (And It’s On Sale)

By Tony Carrick

A Kohler home generator powering a house during a blackout.

Sponsored Content

This Is How Long Power Outages Last on Average—and How to Prepare for Them

By Tony Carrick

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

Building & Installing

How to Mount a TV on the Wall

By Michael Franco, Tony Carrick

A group of the best LED lantern options lit up on the ground in a wooded area

We Tested the Best LED Lanterns, Our Favorite Lasts Up to 12 Hours on One Charge

By Tony Carrick, Tiffany Lewis

The Best Handheld Vacuum Options laid out on the floor inside a room

Cleaning Supplies

We Tested the Top Handheld Vacuums, See Our Favorite for Quickly Cleaning Small Messes

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari, Anne Holub, Beth Cranston

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

Painting & Finishing

Types of Paint and Paint Finishes: A Complete Guide

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Review

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

By Tony Carrick

Milwaukee M18 Hammer Drill on workbench with white peg board

This Hammer Drill Outperformed DeWalt, Makita, and More in Our Tests

By Tony Carrick

few contour gauges on the floor

Tools & Materials

We Tested The Best Contour Gauges of 2025 for Woodworking and Home Repair, See Our Top Pick

By Tony Carrick, Mike Larson

The Best Hammer Drills

We Tested 7 Hammer Drills, See Our Favorite and Our Other Recommendations

By Tony Carrick, Timothy Dale, Glenda Taylor

A drain at the bottom of a shower with beige tiles.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Unclog a Shower Drain

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

The Best Tile Cutters

Tools & Materials

This is Our Favorite Tile Cutter From Testing, Plus Others We Recommend

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

A man is using a tablet to dim the lights in the kitchen.

3 Lighting Dilemmas You Can Solve Without Any Electrical Experience

By Tony Carrick

The Best Utility Sinks Options

We Researched the Best Utility Sinks, See Our Top Picks and Expert Recommendations

By Tony Carrick

The Best Putty Knives

Tested: The Best Putty Knives for Spackling, Scraping, and Mudding

By Tony Carrick

The Best Screw Extractor Options

Tools & Materials

We Tested The Best Screw Extractors to Remove Stripped Fasteners, See Our Top Picks

By Tony Carrick

The Best Framing Nailer Options

The Best Framing Nailers, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi, Tony Carrick

The Best Ryobi Drill Options

The Best Ryobi Drills for Your Budget and Needs, Tested

By Tony Carrick

The Best Outdoor Security Camera Options

Safety & Security

The Best Outdoor Security Cameras for Surveillance and Safety, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Paul Rankin, Glenda Taylor

Master Lock Compact Door Stopper Folding Security Bar

Safety & Security

Master Lock’s Folding Door Security Bar Offers Cheap and Effective Home Security

By Tony Carrick

The Best Nut Driver Set Options

The Best Nut Driver Sets for Working on Appliances and Cars, Tested and Reviewed

By Tony Carrick

The Best Rakes for Pine Needles Options

Keep Your Yard Tidy With The Best Rakes for Pine Needles

By Tony Carrick

Person cooking fajita veggies on a Cuisinart outdoor griddle

Appliances & Cookware

The Best Outdoor Griddles for All Types of Tasty Meals

By Tony Carrick

The Best Downspout Extension Options

Our Tests Reveal The Best Downspout Extensions for Directing Water Away From Your Home

By Tony Carrick

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