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Woman wearing cleaning gloves removes oven racks for cleaning.
DIY

7 Easy and Effective Ways to Clean Oven Racks

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila Staff

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner
DIY

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner

By Manasa Reddigari

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink
DIY

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Ingredients needed to make a homemade degreaser (including vinegar and baking soda) assembled on a counter.
DIY

How to Make a Homemade Degreaser That’ll Conquer Kitchen Grime

By Theresa Clement, Manasa Reddigari

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

How to Clean Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila

How To Clean Mirrors Streak Free
DIY

How to Clean a Mirror: 4 Tips for a Streak-Free Finish

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Phillip Tinner

Woman uses a spray bottle and sponge to clean painted walls.
DIY

How to Clean Painted Walls

By Emily Burns Morgan, Jennifer Noonan

Someone wearing rubber gloves holding cleaning spray bottles and cloths
Interior

The Essential Guide to Spring Home Improvement

By Manasa Reddigari

Mean using a long pole to clean the windows outside a house
DIY

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

By Alyson McNutt English, Bob Vila

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Interior

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

how to shampoo carpets
Interior

How to Shampoo Carpets

By Kat Hodgins, Susan Pevaroff Berschler

man looking at mold on white wood panel on wall
DIY

How to Remove Mold From Wood

By Bob Vila Staff

A patio chair with cushion surrounded by a vacuum cleaner and materials needed to clean the cushions.
Exterior

How to Clean Outdoor Cushions 

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

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

How to Clean Vinyl Siding

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

A residential backyard with a paver patio, outdoor furniture, plants, and more.
DIY

5 Things You’re Forgetting to Deep Clean in Your Outdoor Space

By Deirdre Mundorf

Nine bottles and one bar of the best dish soap on a wood table
DIY

The Best Dish Soaps of 2024 for Squeaky-Clean Dishes, Tested

By Amber Guetebier

A person wearing rain boots pressure washing a concrete driveway.
Exterior

How to Clean Concrete Floors and Driveways

By Joe Provey, Tom Scalisi

Materials needed for making a DIY stainless steel cleaner.
DIY

Make Your Appliances Sparkle With This DIY Stainless Steel Cleaner Recipe

By Manasa Reddigari

A freshly wet backyard deck has a house plant and puddles of water on it.
Exterior

How to Make a Homemade Deck Cleaner That Works Like a Charm

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best carpet cleaners before testing.
Reviews

The Best Carpet Cleaners of 2024 for Busy Households, Tested

By Amber Guetebier, Debbie Wolfe, Michelle Larson, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

A woman is carrying boxes with personal belongings in a cluttered living room.
DIY

50 Ways to Repurpose Your Clutter

By Deirdre Mundorf

how to get rid of mold on walls
DIY

Mold on Walls? The Key to Permanent Removal Is Knowing Where It Hides

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A window AC unit sits in an attic-level window on a house with white siding and green shutters.
Interior

Mold in the Air Conditioner? Here’s How to Tackle It—and Keep It Away For Good

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A person with a cleaning glove squeezing a magic eraser melamine sponge.
Cleaning & Organizing

Consider This Before Restocking Your Magic Erasers

By Lori Lovely

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.
DIY

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

A messy garage in summer waiting to be cleaned.
Exterior

How to Clean Up the Garage, the Busiest Space of Summer 

By Deirdre Mundorf

Dark colored mold grows in the corner of a wall with some cleaning product bottles and yellow gloves seen in the foreground.
Interior

Here’s What Really Kills Mold

By Lauren Wingo

A spot of mold growing in the corner of a ceiling.
DIY

How to Test for Mold in Your Home in 6 Steps—(Even If You Can’t See It)

By Deirdre Mundorf, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A rose-colored T-shirt and materials needed to clean it, including detergent, dish soap, and paper towels.
DIY

How to Get Oil Out of Clothes

By Emma Caplan

Woman uses olive oil to polish a stainless steel sink.
DIY

How to Clean a Stainless Steel Sink

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Man using a sprayer on a roof
Reviews

2024’s Best Roof Cleaners for Mold, Mildew, and More

By Tom Scalisi

Woman uses a hair dryer to remove a sticker from a wood picture frame.
DIY

How to Remove Glue: 3 Tricks That Really Work

By Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

A person using the DeWalt DWPW2100 Electric Jobsite Pressure Washer to clean a motorcycle during testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Pressure Washers Under $500 for a Deep Clean in 2024, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Jodi Webb

On top of a top-load washing machine, a paint-spattered shirt and the materials needed to remove paint from the shirt.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Clothes

By Steffani Cameron

All the pieces of the Holikme 30-Foot 11-Piece Dryer Vent Cleaner Kit laid out before testing.
Reviews

The Best Dryer Vent Cleaning Kits of 2024, Tested

By Paul Rankin, Becky Helzer, Michelle Larson, Kathleen Corlett, Kara Illig, Additional research provided by Stacey L. Nash

Black zip ties on a pink table.
DIY

Yes, It’s Possible to Undo a Zip Tie—Here’s How

By Deirdre Mundorf

A group of the best degreasers together before testing.
Cleaning

The Best Degreasers for Tackling Stubborn Messes, Tested and Reviewed

By Katie Barton

Man with face mask cleans moldy carpeting.
DIY

How to Get Mold Out of Carpet

By Steffani Cameron, Donna Boyle Schwartz

A view through the doorway of a very old, musty basement with peeling walls.
Interior

Solved! What’s Up With the Musty Smell in My Basement?

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

How to Remove Gum from Carpet - Stick of Gum
DIY

The Best Way to Remove Gum From Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari

A woman holds her nose while looking at green mold growing on a wall.
Interior

What Does Mold Actually Smell Like?

By Dan Casarella, Evelyn Auer

How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles
Interior

How to Get Rid of Carpet Beetles and Carpet Beetle Larvae

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila Staff

A person using the best handheld vacuum for pet hair to clean pet hair off a couch.
Reviews

The Best Handheld Vacuums for Pet Hair to Clear Fur From Floors

By Rebecca Jones

A gas grill with the top open, surrounded by materials and tools for cleaning it (including a plastic bin, garden hose, dish soap and more).
DIY

How to Clean a Gas Grill the Right Way

By Teresa Odle, Amy Lynch

A woman is disgusted with the smell of the clothing she has removed from the washing machine.
Interior

Washing Machine Smells: How to Get Rid of Them

By Deirdre Mundorf, Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Bob Vila

An unseen person wipes away shower wall tile grime, leaving behind a clean white streak.
DIY

Your Most Common Spring Cleaning Questions, Answered

By Kristen Mosier

A dad and daughter doing laundry at home.
Cleaning & Organizing

Your Laundry Routine Is Probably Outdated—Here’s the Modern Way

By Savannah Sher

A close up of a person pressure washing a deck.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Start a Pressure-Washing Business in 11 Steps

By Meghan Wentland

Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning
Cleaning & Organizing

9 Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

By Perri Kressel

Large amount of moss and grass growing on the roof of a wooden home.
DIY

How to Remove Moss From a Roof

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

17 Clever Ways to Use Toothpaste Around the House
DIY

17 Clever Ways to Use Toothpaste Around the House

By Cody Calamaio, Savannah Sher

17 Clever Household Uses for Rubbing Alcohol
DIY

17 Clever Household Uses for Rubbing Alcohol

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher

11 Mistakes Most People Make with a Power Washer
DIY

11 Mistakes Most People Make with a Power Washer

By Jennifer Noonan, Theresa Clement

Pink mold in white tile grout.
DIY

Solved! What Is the Pink Mold in My Shower, and How Do I Get Rid of It? 

By Margaret Foley, Manasa Reddigari

Woman stands in front of a table with a bucket, vinegar, dish soap and other supplies, cleaning a paint brush.
DIY

How to Clean Paint Brushes the Right Way

By Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

A close up of a person in yellow cleaning gloves holding cleaning supplies with their hands on their hips.
Interior

How Much Does Deep Cleaning a House Cost? (2024 Guide)

By Meghan Wentland

A homeowner using a hose to rinse window screens.
Exterior

How to Clean Window Screens

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

A suited worker points at mold growing on walls.
Interior

How Much Does Mold Remediation or Removal Cost? (2024 Data)

By Meghan Wentland, Evelyn Auer

Woman scrubbing the inside of a terra-cotta pot, with a bucket of soapy water next to the pot.
Cleaning & Organizing

How To Clean Terra-Cotta Pots 

By Audrey Stallsmith

An inspector uses a phone to photograph mold in a shower.
Interior

This Is the Only Pro You Need to Call for Mold Inspection

By Melissa Graham

Man cleaning dryer vent in home.
Interior

How Much Does Dryer Vent Cleaning Cost? (2024 Guide)

By Brionna Farney, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best laminate floor cleaners grouped together before testing.
Reviews

The Best Laminate Floor Cleaners for Dirt, Spills, and Stains, Tested

By Katie Barton, Savannah Sher

A person demonstrating three cleaning hacks for the home.
Cleaning & Organizing

I Tried 3 Spring Cleaning Tricks—and I’ll Be Using Them From Now On

By Jenny Stanley