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The Best Metal Cutting Saws Options
DIY

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

By Bob Beacham

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4 Outdated Home Features That Are Easy to Fix—and 1 That’s a Major Red Flag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

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

By Tony Carrick

Finished concrete slabs
DIY

How to Finish Concrete

By Mark Wolfe

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

What to Do About a Leaking Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

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

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

By Bob Vila

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

By Bob Vila

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.
DIY

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
Workshop

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
DIY

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

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Snow Joe Snow Blower Review
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

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

How to Build a Horseshoe Pit

By Jennifer Noonan

Woman holds swatch of pink paints in front of a field of pink flowers.
Painting & Finishing

How to Match Paint: 7 Effective Methods

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

Young couple working on improving their home.
Bathroom Remodeling

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

By Sandi Schwartz

Insects tapped on window by sticky paper.
Pest Control

Pest Predictions: 2025 Could Be a Doozy for Many Households

By Sandi Schwartz

A selection of furniture and other items at a yard sale.
Easy DIY Projects

Love Thrifting and Tag Sales? Buy These 8 Items to Resell

By Sandi Schwartz

Removing old glued down vinyls tile flooring by applying heat.
Skills & Techniques

How to Remove Vinyl Flooring

By Bob Vila

Close up of person holding an aqua toothbrush pulling chewing gum out of a beige carpet.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Gum Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Snow Blowers for Gravel Driveways Options
DIY

The Best Snow Blower for Gravel Driveways Doesn’t Have Wheels

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi, Zach Lazzari

How to Polish Wood Floors
Repair & Maintenance

How to Polish Wood Floors

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

A person is squeezing epoxy glue from a bottle onto a square piece of wood.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Epoxy From Different Surfaces

By Bob Vila

The Best Dowel Jig Options
Tools

The Best Dowel Jigs for Your Workshop, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham

The Best Tape Measures Options laid on a table in close-up
Tools

This Tool Is a Must-Have for Every Homeowner

By Glenda Taylor, Andreana Lefton

Kitchen with white cabinets and stainless refrigerator with wet floor.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Refrigerator Leaking Water? 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

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

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 man installing artificial lawn at home
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A man in a brown coat works to fix a snowblower on a snowy day.
Repair & Maintenance

Snow Blower Won’t Start? Try These Troubleshooting Tips

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Best Wire Cutters Options
Tools

This Simple Tool Is a Must-Have for Electrical Projects

By James Fitzgerald

Person chalk painting wooden chair leg with white paint, pink chair cushion and brass nail heads visible.
Painting & Finishing

How to Use Chalk Paint

By Manasa Reddigari

A group of the 8 best voltage testers together on a workbench before testing.
Tools

The Best Voltage Testers, According to Our Tests

By Tom Scalisi

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Moisture Meters, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

Colorful microplastics sitting in the palm of a hand.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Reduce Microplastics in Your Home in 2025

By Sandi Schwartz

An airy, modern bathroom with a very large mirror going from ceiling to the top of a modern white sink.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Wall Mirror

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila

Happy couple looking at the blueprints while renovating their house.
Bathroom Remodeling

Dream Home Remodel: Where to Start and What Can Wait

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman adds seeds to plant cells filled with soil.
DIY

8 Essential Tools and Materials for Starting Seeds Indoors

By Audrey Stallsmith

DeWalt FlexVolt 60V MAX Cordless Power Cleaner Review
Cleaning & Organizing

I Hated Scrubbing My Patio Furniture Clean—Now I Don’t Need To

By Mark Wolfe

A homeowner with walking canes washing dishes at the kitchen sink.
Cleaning & Organizing

10 Easy Ways to Keep a Clean House When You Have Low Mobility

By Deirdre Mundorf

Midcentury style house in a snowstorm at dusk, with holiday lights on next door house.
DIY

9 Ways to Melt Ice Without Salt or Ice Melt

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The best roof rake option in action pulling snow off a roof.
Tools

The Best Roof Rakes to Keep Your Home Safe from Heavy Snow, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale, Zach Lazzari

Gardener pushes a lawn aerator and prepares soil for a grass turf installation.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How Much Does Lawn Aeration Cost?

By Glenda Taylor, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Gretchen Heber

DeWalt’s ToughSeries Jack Review Box
Tools

I Love This Dewalt Construction Jack So Much, I Bought Two

By Glenda Taylor

A DIYer painting a room green.
Painting & Finishing

19 of the Best Green Paint Colors for Any Room in Your Home

By Savannah Sher

How to Drain a Washing Machine
Repair & Maintenance

How to Drain a Washing Machine

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Materials used to unclog a toilet without a plunger, including a shop vac, tea kettle, dish soap, and more.
Repair & Maintenance

7 Clever Ways to Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger

By Lucy Congress

Best Biscuit Joiners close up from all models
Workshop

For Clean, Precise Cutting, Our Favorite Biscuit Joiner Ticks All of the Boxes

By Cathy Harms, Tony Carrick

The Best Electric Snow Shovel Options
Tools

We Cleared More Than 4 Feet Of Snow Testing the Best Electric Snow Shovels and Found 9 Top Options

By Tony Carrick, Zach Lazzari