More from Tony Carrick (Page 4)

Person getting a glass of water out of the kitchen tap.

How to Tell if You Have Hard Water

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

A lineup of the best outdoor wood sealers next to test boards.

Outdoor Furniture

How To Keep Outdoor Wood Beautiful Year-Round: Best Sealers for the Job

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

The Best Ratcheting Wrench Sets

We Tightened Nearly 100 Bolts to Find the Top Ratcheting Wrench Sets

By Tony Carrick, Bob Beacham

A group of the 8 best neck fans and their boxes on an outdoor table before testing.

Tech & Electronics

Neck Fans That Actually Work (We Tested Them!)

By Stephanie Cronk, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

A bathtub faucet with lime scale buildup.

15 Annoying Problems Hard Water Can Cause Around the Home

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Tony Carrick

A person pours softener salt into a soft water tank.

10 Signs Your Home Needs a Water Softener

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Updated by Tony Carrick

A house with the best garage door screens option closed over the garage doors

This Inexpensive Upgrade Keeps Bugs Out of Your Garage Year-Round

By Tony Carrick

The Best Solar Pool Heater Option installed on a roof

We Found The Best Solar Pool Heaters for Every Type of Pool

By Tony Carrick

Two people enjoying grilled foods, cooked on a Monument Grills Eminence 605 grill

Outdoor Kitchens

The 3 Secret Ingredients to a Truly Memorable Cookout

By Tony Carrick

Presented By Monument Grills

Grizzly jointer planer jointing mode

Tools & Materials

Our Favorite Jointer Delivers a Professional Performance at Half the Price

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Junk Removal Services Options

The Best Junk Removal Services

By Tony Carrick

A pest control specialist sprays a solution on a lawn.

The 3 Best DIY Pest Control Subscription Services in America

By Tony Carrick, Evelyn Auer

The Best DeWalt Impact Drivers

After Driving Nearly 100 Fasteners, We Found the Best DeWalt Impact Drivers

By Tony Carrick, Michelle Larson

Plumber glues plastic drainage PVC pipes system new house construction

Skills & Techniques

How to Glue PVC Pipe

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

String light bulbs at night

How to Hang Outdoor String Lights

By Savannah Sher, Tony Carrick, Updated by Daryna Tobey

A grillmaster and friend standing over the best pellet grill option while cooking steaks

We Evaluated the Best Pellet Grills and Smokers to Find the Top Choices for Backyard Barbecues

By Tony Carrick

Woman with yellow rubber gloves uses a long-handled brush to clean beige vinyl siding on a home.

How to Clean Vinyl Siding

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

A man installs a rain gutter to the exterior of a home.

How to Install Rain Gutters

By Tony Carrick

The Best Root Killers for Sewer Lines Options

6 Root Killers for Sewer Lines That Won’t Damage Your Pipes

By Tony Carrick

A large, above-ground pool with a fence around it and a set of stair leading into it.

Pools & Water Features

9 Above-Ground Pool Steps That Won’t Wobble or Warp, Even After A Long Summer

By Tony Carrick

The Best Cordless Impact Wrenches

Leave the Pancake Compressor on the Shelf with These 7 Cordless Impact Wrenches

By Tony Carrick, James Fitzgerald, Tom Scalisi

A hose splitter with four hose attached to it outside in the garden

Lawn, Garden & Pool

We Found the Best Garden Hose Splitter to Handle Your Irrigation Demands

By Tony Carrick, Mike Bruton

The best electric range option with its door open to show a baked casserole

Appliances & Cookware

The Best Electric Ranges for a Functional and Stylish Kitchen

By Tony Carrick

The Best Soft Close Cabinet Hinges Options

Appliances & Cookware

This Product Keeps Your Cabinets Protected and Your Kitchen Quiet

By Tony Carrick

A raccoon climbs a green roof.

How to Get Rid of Raccoons

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Best Husqvarna Chainsaws

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

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

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

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

The Best Weed Killer For Gravel Options

7 Weed Killers for Gravel — Safe for Kids and Pets

By Glenda Taylor, Tony Carrick

Flying Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) action shot of hunting animal on wooden attic of city church. This species is know for roosting and living in urban areas in Europe and Asia.

How to Get Rid of Bats—and Keep Them Away for Good

By Tony Carrick, Gretchen Heber

The Best Dethatching Blades Options

Dethatching Leads To a Healthy and Properly Maintained Lawn—and These Blades Make It Cheap and Easy

By Tony Carrick

A yellow jacket wasp is resting on a yellow flower with its wings raised.

How to Get Rid of Wasps

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

The Best Garage Floor Tiles close-up

We Abused Various Types of Garage Floor Tiles to Find the Toughest

By Tony Carrick

Light-colored beige decor and light floors in transitional living room with beige couch.

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

By Tony Carrick

The Best Composting Toilet Options

Bath Fixtures & Fittings

Yes, Your Off-Grid Setup Needs a Composting Toilet—Here’s What to Get

By Tom Scalisi, Tony Carrick

Best Right Angle Clamps

Tools & Materials

7 Right Angle Clamps That Will Help Streamline Your Next Woodworking Project

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Nail Guns for Fencing

After Firing Hundreds of Nails, Our Favorite Nail Gun for Fencing Outperformed All Others

By Tony Carrick, Bob Beacham

View of the vinyl plank floor and a tall plant in a dining/living space, some dining chairs and

How to Install Vinyl Plank Flooring

By Tom Scalisi, Joe Provey, Updated by Tony Carrick

A person adjusting the best stump grinder option while in a wooded area

Pulverize Unsightly Tree Stumps With Our Favorite Stump Grinder

By Tony Carrick

The Best Hole Saw Kits

Our Favorite Hole Saw Kit Is Nearly Perfect for Everyone

By Tony Carrick

Monument Grills Eminence line is an upgrade for a modern backyard BBQ

Outdoor Kitchens

Modernize Your Backyard in Time for Summer With Just 1 Upgrade

By Tony Carrick

Presented By Monument Grills

The Best Cobalt Drill Bits Options close-up

Tools & Materials

We Repeatedly Drilled into Three Types of Metal to Find the Best Cobalt Drill Bits

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari

Modern/Zen vibe kitchen island with four barstools and wood-look floor underneath.

Kitchen Remodeling

The 5 Best Kitchen Flooring Options for Your Remodel

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

The Breeo X Series 24 Smokeless Fire Pit on sand while burning a fire during testing.

Outdoor Furniture

We Spent 32 Hours Testing to Find the 8 Best Smokeless Fire Pits

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

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

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

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

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

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

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