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The Best Glue Gun Options placed next to each other in a group photo
Workshop

Testing the 10 Best Glue Guns of 2025

By Glenda Taylor, By Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best table saw options together next to the side of a house
Workshop

We Put the Top Table Saws to the Test, See Why This DeWalt is Our Favorite

By Tony Carrick, By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Clement

The Best Cordless Leafblowers
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best tire inflator options placed together in the back of a car
Tools

The Best Tire Inflators for Vehicle Maintenance, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best scroll saws in a workshop together before testing.
Workshop

The Best Scroll Saws for the Workshop, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

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

By Lori Lovely

A monstera plant with bright-green leaves climbs up a thick homemade moss pole.
Easy DIY Projects

How to Make a DIY Moss Pole for Climbing Houseplants

By Audrey Stallsmith

How to Get a Free Tool on Black Friday
Tools

How to Get a Free Tool for Black Friday

By Glenda Taylor

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, By Tom Scalisi, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Happy young people at front door holding presents.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila Staff

Seven of the best wood routers on unstained wood platform
Easy DIY Projects

The 7 Best Wood Routers Tested for DIYers and Hobbyists

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

Knee pads being used in construction site
Tools

Our Favorite Deals This Week Include Black Friday Deals on Home Security Cameras and More

By Stephanie Cronk

A domestic longhair cat scratches gray upholstery while laying on its side.
DIY

How to Stop Your Cat From Scratching Furniture

By Deirdre Mundorf

Many numbered felt Christmas stockings in red, white, and green hanging from a string in a living room.
Easy DIY Projects

40 DIY Advent Calendar Ideas to Help You Count Down to Christmas

By Manasa Reddigari, By Caitlin Castelaz, Updated by Teresa Odle

A view of frost on green lawn.
Building & Installing

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

By Timothy Dale

Best gifts for woodworkers on wood background
Tools

The 40 Best Gifts for Woodworkers

By Tom Scalisi, By Will Briskin

Close front-facing view of a coyote.
Pest Control

How to Keep Coyotes Away From Your Property

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Teresa Odle

Man wearing a baseball cap pressure washes a brown garage door, palm trees in the background.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Pressure Wash a House

By Gretchen Heber, By Bob Vila, By Steffani Cameron

Woman wipes a hardwood floor with a blue microfiber cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Way to Clean Hardwood Floors

By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila, By Manasa Reddigari

Woman paints primer over a stained wood bench.
Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Wood Stain?

By Andreana Lefton, By Bob Vila

A worker with white gloves uses a roller brush to paint a concrete wall blue.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Concrete

By Bob Vila

Two cheerful young sisters hanging Christmas ornaments on the Christmas tree at home.
Repurposing

Would You Rent a Christmas Tree? Why Some Folks Don’t Hold Onto Their Holiday Decorations

By Sandi Schwartz

Green lawn (with a bit of clover) in a colorful landscaped formal garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Level a Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, By Bob Vila, By Teresa Odle

Ice blue Keurig machine on a counter with rubber gloves, vinegar, and other cleaning supplies.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Descale a Keurig Coffee Maker

By Manasa Reddigari, By Savannah Sher

Person holds a plant leaf between his or her hands in order to examine aphids on the leaf.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Aphids

By Jennifer Noonan, By Audrey Stallsmith

Duck Alpha Wall Tent DIY Review
Workshop

Need A Portable Workshop? How I Tested the White Duck Alpha Wall Tent

By Mark Wolfe

Woman shines a large flashlight into the mechanics of a furnace, whose door is open.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Furnace That’s Not Turning On

By Gretchen Heber, By Ana Chevalier

How to Install a Dishwasher
Repair & Maintenance

How to Install a Dishwasher

By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila

The water in a white toilet bubbling.
Repair & Maintenance

What to Do When Your Toilet Is Bubbling

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

Containers of both wood putty and wood filler on a wooden table.
Tools

Wood Putty vs. Wood Filler: What’s the Difference?

By Timothy Dale

A blocked gutter causing rain to overflow out of the gutters.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix Leaking Gutters

By Michelle Ullman, By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A selection of the best cordless ratchets
Workshop

We Tested Cordless Ratchets, Our Favorite Is a Makita That Has the Highest RPM We’ve Seen

By Timothy Dale, By Tom Scalisi

A couple online shopping secondhand marketplaces for home goods and holiday gifts.
Furniture & Design

3 Reasons to Shop Secondhand Marketplaces This Holiday Season and Beyond

By Sandi Schwartz

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror
Building & Installing

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror on the Wall

By Bob Vila

A traditional-style home with brown siding and brick chimney on a snowy day.
Lawn Care & Gardening

3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping

By Teresa Odle

Grizzly 21-Inch Variable Speed Scroll Saw is recognized as the BobVila.com 2024 DIY Game Changer
Tools

The DIY Game Changer of 2024 Is an Essential Woodworking Tool, Reimagined

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Cleaning Tool Options
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best New Cleaning Tools of 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best New Hand Tool Options
Tools

The Best New Hand Tools of 2024

By Glenda Taylor

The Best New Hobbyist Tool Options
Tools

The Best Hobbyist Tools of 2024

By Mark Wolfe

Mother on ladder hands some newly trimmed ivy to her young sons, who are helping clean up.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Kill Ivy

By Bob Vila

A father and son are staking a young tree together.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Stake a Tree the Right Way

By Jennifer Noonan, Updated by Teresa Odle

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, By Tony Carrick

A family walking into their home with reusable bags, a rain barrel outside of the door, clothes hanging on a clothesline air drying in the backyard.
Skills & Techniques

Finding Middle Ground: How to Practice Sustainability at Home With Less Stress

By Teresa Odle

Building contractor talking to clients renovating their house.
Bathroom Remodeling

We’re On the Cusp of Something Big for Home Renovations, Say Experts

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of a thermometer inside an oven.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Your Oven Isn’t Heating Properly—and How to Fix It

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila

Bird's eye view of a person wearing blue shoes and khakis standing on a clover lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Get Rid of Clover

By Bob Vila

A close up of a drill being used to drill into concrete.
Workshop

How to Drill Into Concrete

By Steffani Cameron, By Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Holiday Gift Guide for Tool Lovers
Tools

Surprise The Tool Lover in Your Life With These Top Gift Ideas

By Timothy Dale

The Gifts for Mechanics Option
Tools

The 35 Best Gifts for Mechanics and Auto Fanatics, Chosen by Our Editors

By Brie Greenhalgh, By Timothy Dale

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, By Bob Vila

Poison Ivy vine climbing trunk of tree.
Skills & Techniques

3 Ways to Get Rid of Poison Ivy

By Bob Vila

11 Ways to Winterize Your Home on a Budget
Repair & Maintenance

11 Ways to Winterize Your Home on a Budget

By Kristina Grosspietsch

Small dial thermometer set on a refrigerator shelf.
Repair & Maintenance

What to Do When Your Refrigerator Is Not Cooling

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Teresa Odle

Unrecognizable woman sweeping the parquet floor, window light reflection.
Cleaning & Organizing

Spring Cleaning in the Fall? Experts Say You Should Get on Board

By Sandi Schwartz

Weather Guard Tool Box Review
Tools

After Testing a Weather Guard Truck Tool Box, I’m Convinced It’s Worth Every Penny

By Glenda Taylor

A person pushes a small green lawn spreader around on a freshly mowed lawn
Lawn Care & Gardening

Here’s When to Apply Grub Control—and Why You Might Be Able to Skip It Entirely

By Audrey Stallsmith

Sunseeker Robotic Lawn Mower Review
Lawn Care & Gardening

This Robotic Lawn Mower Is a Smarter Mower Without a Boundary Wire

By Paul Rankin

Wooden floating shelves with plants and calendar on a light-colored wall.
Skills & Techniques

How to Install Floating Shelves

By Emily Burns Morgan

Grime, dirt, and peeling paint are visible on the surface of a vintage wrought iron fence detailed with fleur de lis designs.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Wrought Iron and Keep It Rust-Free

By Savannah Sher

Woman hangs a beige coat on a closet rod.
Building & Installing

Solved! This Is the Perfect Height for a Closet Rod

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila

October Innovations and New Products
Cleaning & Organizing

October Saw Dyson’s Newest Vacuum and Upgrades from Craftsman, John Deere, and Milwaukee

By Michelle Larson

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, By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

best duct tapes tested and set on a table
Workshop

We Tested Multiple Duct Tapes, and We Keep Reaching for This Simple Product

By Michelle Larson, By Andreana Lefton, By Timothy Dale

Aquor Water Systems Hydrant Review
Easy DIY Projects

I’m Immediately Replacing Every Spigot in My House With This Near-Perfect Hydrant

By Glenda Taylor