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A wall of built-in stock cabinets making a custom wardrobe.

Building & Installing

The 7 Best Things You Can Build With Stock Cabinets

By Theresa Clement

Woman realtor showing a house to a couple trying to buy a new home

Building & Installing

4 Outdated Home Features That Are Easy to Fix—and 1 That’s a Major Red Flag

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple working on improving their home.

Building & Installing

Experts Predict These 5 Home Improvements Will Have the Highest ROI in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

A DIYer installing drywall in a home basement with bathroom.

Building & Installing

These Are the Types of Drywall Every DIYer Should Know

By Tony Carrick

Happy couple looking at the blueprints while renovating their house.

Building & Installing

Dream Home Remodel: Where to Start and What Can Wait

By Sandi Schwartz

Exterior white vent of a clothes dryer on a house with light blue siding.

Building & Installing

How to Install a Dryer Vent

By Michael Franco

Wooden illuminated greenhouse in backyard

Building & Installing

12 DIY Greenhouse Plans for Gardeners on a Budget

By Deirdre Mundorf

Worker's hands mixing grout for filling space between ceramic tiles.

Building & Installing

How to Mix Grout

A backyard flock of hens of various breeds stand in fresh snow outside their chicken coop.

Building & Installing

How to Keep Your Chickens Warm in the Winter

A green door to a brick home with a pair of keys hanging from a lock.

Building & Installing

How to Change a Door Lock in 7 Steps

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi, Reviewed by Bob Vila

A view of frost on green lawn.

Building & Installing

What Is the Frost Line and How Deep Does it Go?

By Timothy Dale

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror

Building & Installing

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror on the Wall

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

Two adjacent light switches with two toggles each are hanging from the wall via their wires.

Building & Installing

How to Replace a Light Switch

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Woman hangs a beige coat on a closet rod.

Building & Installing

Solved! This Is the Perfect Height for a Closet Rod

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Project Manager with the Extreme Makeover bus.

Building & Installing

5 Secrets for DIYing in a Hurry From an ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Project Manager

By Mark Clement

How to Build a Temporary Wall and Define Your Space

Building & Installing

How to Build a Temporary Wall

By Michael Franco

Best Grout Sealer Options to Protect Your Tiled Surface

Building & Installing

See Our Top Picks For The Best Grout Sealers, Including Some Expert Tips

By Andreana Lefton

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

Man with glasses installs a curtain rod above a window in a room with peach-colored walls.

Building & Installing

How to Install Curtain Rods

By Jill Lawrence O'Hara

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

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

The Best Wood Glue Options

Building & Installing

The Best Wood Glues Tested for Your DIY Projects

By Andreana Lefton, Tom Scalisi

A group of the best rotary laser levels in front of a garage before testing.

Building & Installing

The Best Rotary Laser Levels, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

A group of the best palm nailers together before testing.

Building & Installing

The Best Palm Nailers for Nailing in Tight Spaces, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Bob Beacham

How to Mud Drywall

Building & Installing

How to Mud Drywall

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How To Change A Shower Head

Building & Installing

How to Change a Shower Head in Under an Hour

By Amy Lynch, Theresa Clement

A white-and-black sits in a custom catio built into the window of a modern home or apartment building.

Building & Installing

10 Catio Plans That Are Purrfect for Indoor Cats

By Deirdre Mundorf

A half-constructed kitchen with an island

Building & Installing

How To: Build a Kitchen Island

A hen leaves a wooden chicken coop using a ramp while a farmer feeds the flock in the background.

Building & Installing

How to Build a Chicken Coop: The Basics Every Backyard Keeper Should Know

diy fire pit ideas

Building & Installing

9 Easy DIY Fire Pit Ideas

By Chris Gardner

Hand using scrape to spread grout on beige tiles.

Building & Installing

Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Updated by Teresa Odle

Installing Pocket Doors - Sliding Doors for Separating Small Spaces

Building & Installing

Installing a Pocket Door

Asbestos Floor Tile 101: How to Know If You're Living with Hazardous Building Material (and What to Do About It)

Building & Installing

All You Need to Know About Asbestos Floor Tiles

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Materials used to vent a portable AC unit in a casement or crank window.

Building & Installing

This Cheap Hack Allowed Me to Vent a Portable AC Unit in a Crank Window

By Amy Baumhoefner

chicken coop plans

Building & Installing

14 Chicken Coop Plans Perfect for Big or Small Homesteads

By Deirdre Mundorf

Worker sprays blown in fiberglass insulation in attic.

Building & Installing

Blown-In Insulation vs. Spray-In Foam Insulation

Stairs with white risers and light wood treads with a white wall in the background.

Building & Installing

How to Build Stairs

How to Build a Cinder Block Wall

Building & Installing

How To: Build a Cinder Block Wall

By Oliver Harriett

Building & Installing

So, You Want to… Install a Laundry Chute

By Steven Fox, Bob Vila

A person using the TopCon’s RL-H5A Laser Level for surveying during testing.

Building & Installing

TopCon’s RL-H5A Laser Level: A Tested Review

By Glenda Taylor

A couple is seen embracing in front of a beige house.

Building & Installing

Ready to Build the House of Your Dreams? Here’s How to Finance the Project in 12 Steps

By Tara Seboldt

The Bosch 18V Compact Brushless ½-Inch Drill/Driver Kit on a workbench.

Building & Installing

Bosch’s Cordless Drill Is Compact, Powerful, and Home-Workshop Worthy

By Tony Carrick

Open boxes and single pieces of the best drywall screws on a work bench before testing.

Building & Installing

The Best Drywall Screws for Hanging Sheetrock, Tested

By Tony Carrick

50 Things Every Homeowner Should Know How to Do

Building & Installing

50 Things Every Homeowner Should Know How to Do

By Jennifer Noonan, Kat Hodgins, Caitlin Castelaz

Open floor plan of modern home with large ceilings.

Building & Installing

The One Wall Most People Want to Rip Out: Ideas for Open and Semi-Open Floor Plans

By Kristen Mosier

A garage under construction.

Building & Installing

Garage Conversion Cost: The Key Factors and Considerations

By Rochel Maday, Evelyn Auer

Person in blue shirt framing a wall.

Building & Installing

How to Frame a Wall Like a Professional Carpenter

By Mark Clement

A person using a Bostitch finish nailer attached to the Bostitch Air Compressor during testing.

Building & Installing

Bostitch Air Compressor: Tested Review of the Popular Pancake Model

By Glenda Taylor

A-black-and-white-sign-with-the-word-Auction-sits-along-a-street-in-a-treed-neighborhood.

Building & Installing

Demolition Auction Sales: Deals to Jump On—and Steer Clear Of

By Jeff Vasishta

A person using the best drywall lift to install a large panel of drywall in a room being built.

Building & Installing

The Best Drywall Lifts to Simplify Construction Projects

Person using tool to cut plexiglass.

Building & Installing

How to Cut Plexiglass

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Person turning screw on Adirondack chair arm rest

Building & Installing

13 Adirondack Chair Plans You Can Download and DIY This Weekend

By Deirdre Mundorf

Garbage disposal installed under sink.

Building & Installing

How to Install a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick

White built-in bookcase.

Building & Installing

12 Bookshelf Plans You Can Build in a Weekend

By Jasmine Harding

A natural gas meter on the exterior of a home with grey siding.

Building & Installing

How to Turn Off the Gas to Your House

By Timothy Dale, Theresa Clement

An organized home workshop in need of a DIY workbench.

Building & Installing

16 Workbench Plans Perfect for Big or Small Home Shops

By Timothy Dale

Finished workbench project in a clean home workshop with a graphic overlay that says downloadable project plans.

Building & Installing

How to Build a Workbench That Fits Just About Anywhere

A one-piece toilet with the lid up to reveal a silver bidet spray nozzle.

Building & Installing

How to Install a Bidet Attachment

By Timothy Dale

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Hardwood Flooring Cost - Cost Range + Average - July 2023

Building & Installing

How Much Does Hardwood Flooring Cost?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Tile Installation Cost - Cost Range + Average - August 2023 (1)

Building & Installing

How Much Does Tile Installation Cost?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer

7 Thrifty Designs for a DIY Walkway

Building & Installing

7 Thrifty Designs for a DIY Walkway

By BobVila.com Staff

15 DIY Dog House Ideas for Your Furry Friend

Building & Installing

15 DIY Dog House Ideas for Your Furry Friend

By Stacey L. Nash

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Paver Patio Cost - Cost Range + Average - June 2023

Building & Installing

How Much Does a Paver Patio Cost?

By Brie Greenhalgh, Evelyn Auer