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How to Refinish Patio Furniture

Furniture & Design

How to Refinish Rusty Old Patio Furniture

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

A homeowner dressed in winter clothes holding a shovel to clear a driveway of ice and snow.

There’s a Shortage of Ice Melt Right Now—What You Can Do to Keep Your Outdoor Surfaces Safe

By Sandi Schwartz

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

A group of the best tile cleaners group together in front of a tiled wall before testing.

Cleaning & Organizing

We Tested 10 Tile Cleaners to Find the Best One

By Debbie Wolfe, Katie Barton

The underside of a deck with a critter wall after cleaning.

Have You Ever Cleaned the Underside of Your Deck?

By Theresa Clement

Person sprays de-icer onto a frosty car windshield.

Easy DIY Projects

This Cheap, Homemade De-icer Recipe Will Clear Your Frosty Windshield in Minutes

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila Staff

Paint tray and paint roller sitting on top of a closed toilet seat.

Bathroom Remodeling

How to Paint Behind a Toilet

By Bob Vila, Andreana Lefton

Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

The Best Plugin Air Freshener Options

Cleaning & Organizing

Our Favorite Plug-in Air Freshener is Simple, Effective, and Affordable

By Savannah Sher

View of shoveled driveway covered with ice leading to a garage door.

Cleaning & Organizing

Homemade Ice Melt Recipes: 3 Solutions for When You’re Iced In

By Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

The Best Double-Sided Tapes for Your Projects

Easy DIY Projects

Our Favorite Double-Sided Tape Holds Up to 37.5 Pounds

By Debbie Wolfe

Hand on a lever-style doorknob, on a dark-colored door.

12 Smart Ways to Lock a Door Without a Lock

By Timothy Dale

A woman's hand adjusting the thermostat valve on a heating radiator at home.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Noisy Radiator

By Steven Fox, Bob Vila

A group of the best wood chippers together in a yard.

Our Favorite Wood Chipper Can Handle the Toughest Branches

By Tom Scalisi, Timothy Dale, Mark Wolfe

The best soil for raised beds options sits outside on the ground next to several thriving raised beds

Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Soils for Raised Garden Beds

By Steph Coelho, Stacey L. Nash

Best Fertilizer Spreader

Lawn Care & Gardening

Yes, You Need a Fertilizer Spreader (Not Your Hands) To Treat Your Lawn—These 9 Tested Best

By Mark Wolfe, Updated by Michelle Larson

Multiple soil test kits lined up on a table

Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Soil Test Kits According to Our Tests

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Hose Nozzle Options

Lawn Care & Gardening

After 50 Hours of Testing, We Found the Absolute Best Hose Nozzle

By Heather Blackmore, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A homeowner trying to fix a plumbing leak with duct tape.

Repair & Maintenance

We Asked Plumbers the 3 Biggest DIY Repair Mistakes to Avoid

By Sandi Schwartz

Ace Hardware YardRx delivery truck outside of home

Lawn Care & Gardening

Ace Is the Place—For a New Lawn Care Subscription Service

By Amber Guetebier

Dewalt Grabo Review

I Never Thought I Needed a Suction Lifter—But Once I Tried It, I Had to Grab Two

By Glenda Taylor

An empty room with painted baseboards and carpet.

Painting & Finishing

This Is the Easiest Way to Paint Baseboards With Carpet

By Timothy Dale

A person using a belt sander on a rough wood table.

Skills & Techniques

This Is Why You Need a Belt Sander in Your Home Workshop

By Timothy Dale

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 woman in a blue shirt with red hair scrubs a pink-tiled bathtub with black mold damage.

Cleaning & Organizing

Cleaning and Preventing Black Mold in the Bathroom

By Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Teresa Odle

DeWalt Planer with infeed and outfeed tables installed

In Just 2 Months, This Tool Has Transformed My Workshop

Tiny black bugs near a window.

What Are the Tiny Black Bugs in My House Near the Window?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Paul Rankin

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

Peeling white paint on an old brick wall.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Brick

Ryobi pool vac cleaning pool floor

This Major Power Tool Brand Wants to Help You Clean Your Pool

By Stephanie Cronk

Person pulling painter's tape off white trim, with a yellow wall on one side and a mint green wall on the other.

How to Use Painter’s Tape the Right Way

By Savannah Sher

Person wearing gloves rips up vinyl flooring.

Easy DIY Projects

How to Remove Linoleum Flooring

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

The Best Lawn Mower Snow Blower Combos Options

Use Your Lawn Mower Year-Round With This Handy Attachment

Tomato Hornworm with a red flower backdrop.

How to Get Rid of Caterpillars

By Brenda Silva

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

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 Metal Cutting Saws Options

The Best Metal-Cutting Saws Can Slice Through Brass, Aluminum, Copper, and More

Adult man removing snow from porch using shovel

Repair & Maintenance

7 Things You Should Know How to Do When Moving to a Cold State

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple cleaning windows in their home

Cleaning & Organizing

This Old School Cleaning Hack Simply Doesn’t Work Anymore

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman places a domed seed-starting tray on a table next to a sunny window.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How Starting Seeds Indoors This Year Will Help You Grow a Better Garden Than Ever

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Updated by Teresa Odle

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

Table filled with the best paint primers tested and reviewed.

Painting & Finishing

The 8 Best Paint Primers for Indoor, Outdoor, and General Use

By Manasa Reddigari, Debbie Wolfe

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

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

By Tony Carrick

Finished concrete slabs

How to Finish Concrete

Woman wearing purple rubber gloves wipes leak from garbage disposal under the kitchen sink.

Repair & Maintenance

What to Do About a Leaking Garbage Disposal

The girl saws off a piece of drywall with a special saw

This Tool is a Must-Have for DIY Renovation Projects

By Timothy Dale

A woman in the background as water leaks in the kitchen ceiling. Buckets and pots are on the floor to catch the flowing water, water puddling on the floor.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Find a Roof Leak

Wiping down a wooden surface to remove wood stain.

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Stain From Wood

By Debbie Wolfe, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A person using a thermal camera to identify leaks under a sink.

Repair & Maintenance

7 Brilliant Uses for a Thermal Camera Around the Home and Garden

By Timothy Dale

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.

Skills & Techniques

The One Tool Every Homeowner Needs During a Big Reno

By Sandi Schwartz

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.

Repair & Maintenance

9 Household Repairs You Can Make With All-Purpose Putty

By Tony Carrick

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Fell a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman, Updated by Timothy Dale

A woman wearing casual clothing and a headband is painting her wood panelled wall with blue paint while standing on a ladder.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

Tree stump in a garden in with new green shoots sprouting from its cut stump.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Kill Tree Roots Naturally

Close up image of a retro radiator with fins in dappled sunlight.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Radiator

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Mother and daughter shopping at hardware store.

Easy DIY Projects

We Asked 5 Renovation Addicts How They Would Spend a $100 Home Depot Gift Card and This Is What They Said

By Sandi Schwartz

View of modern luxury kitchen with island and stainless steel appliances.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Scratches From Stainless Steel

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

Staircase in an early 20th century Tudor home, with white risers and dark wood treads and handrail.

Easy DIY Projects

5 Ways to Fix Stairs That Squeak

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila Staff

Materials needed to clean a dishwasher laid out on a kitchen countertop.

How to Clean a Dishwasher

By Margaret Foley, Bob Vila

Man holding brush, spreading shellac on a wood workpiece.

Furniture & Design

How to Shellac Wood

By Cody Calamaio, Bob Vila

Group shot of ratchets

The Best Ratchets Based on Our Hands-on Tests

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

close up of all tested models of the Best Jointer Planer Combo

Perfectly Prepare Wood for Any Project Using This All-in-One Machine

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Snow Joe Snow Blower Review

This Single-Stage Snow Blower is My Favorite for Moderate Snow

By Zach Lazzari

A freshly painted garage floor with a gray epoxy finish, a white sedan parked inside.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Garage Floor

Closeup of a horseshoe around a horseshoe stake and rust-colored sand.

Skills & Techniques

How to Build a Horseshoe Pit

By Jennifer Noonan