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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

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

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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

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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

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Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Fertilizers for Indoor Plants, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Savannah Sher

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Workshop

After Testing 9 Rolling Tool Boxes, The Craftsman Offered Storage for Almost Every Tool

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Before I began a "slow reno" of my kitchen, it was all oak cabinets, buttery yellow paint, and 70s vinyl flooring
Kitchen Remodeling

Why I’m an Advocate for a “Slow Reno” (and My 1970s Kitchen Has Taken 13 Months to Update So Far)

By Kathleen Corlett

A collage of tools with a graphic overlay that says New Year, New Skill.
Skills & Techniques

Realize Your DIY Potential by Learning How to Use These Essential Tools in 2025

By Timothy Dale

The Best Dead Blow Hammer Options
Tools

We Researched More Than 20 Dead Blow Hammers to Find The Best One

By Bob Beacham

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Tools

After 12 Hours of Testing, We Keep Reaching For These Whittling Knives

By Mark Wolfe, Timothy Dale

The Best Cordless Hammer Drill Options
Tools

Our Favorite Cordless Hammer Drill Has a Added Feature We Never Knew We Needed

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Stainable Wood Filler Options
Workshop

The Best Stainable Wood Fillers of 2025 for Repairing Furniture, Decks, and More

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

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Tools

Dremel’s New Products Can Replace Your Portable Circular Saw Setup

By Glenda Taylor

Woman turns the hot water handle on a sink with a slow drain.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Slow Sink Drain

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Woman in rubber gloves cleans a shower door with a sponge.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Shower Cleaner

By Marisa Villarreal

Birdfy Bath Pro set up in yard
Lawn Care & Gardening

Birdfy and Bird Buddy Announce 4 Ingenious New Products That Take Bird-Watching to The Next Level

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

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Tools

The Best Chainsaw Mills for Cutting Lumber

By Bob Beacham

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Kitchen Remodeling

 I Had This Simple Kitchen Upgrade For Only 6 Months—And It’s Worth Every Penny

By Paul Rankin

Woman crouches inside her bathtub behind dirty shower door, cleaning it with a squeegee.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Soap Scum From Tubs and Showers

By Jennifer Noonan, Phillip Tinner

A woman in a yellow shirt prunes a lemon tree with shears.
DIY

How to Prune a Lemon Tree the Right Way

By Audrey Stallsmith

Young woman blowing her nose with a tissue at home on her couch.
Cleaning & Organizing

Why Am I Suddenly Allergic to My House?

By Sandi Schwartz

A welder using a stick welder to weld a metal project in the garage.
Workshop

How to Stick Weld Like a Pro

By Tony Carrick

A built-in bookshelf displaying and storing books and decor in a dining room.
Cleaning & Organizing

9 Built-In Bookshelf Ideas for Customizable Storage and Display

By Deirdre Mundorf

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Tools

After Researching 20+ Rolling Tool Bags, We Tested Our Favorites and Our Top Picks is a Game Changer

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Woman plugs coffee maker into an electrical outlet in a kitchen.
Repair & Maintenance

Electrical Outlet Not Working? 8 Common Reasons Why and How to Fix Them

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

Woman pulls a smoke detector off its bracket, which is positioned above a doorframe.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Smoke Detector Beeping? 

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila

Orange peel textured blue-and-white striped walls in an Alice in Wonderland-themed bathroom.
Painting & Finishing

How to Texture Walls 5 Different Ways

By Michael Franco, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Man putting dry firewood into brick-surrounded fireplace at home.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila Staff

The Best Cordless Glue Guns Options
Tools

After Hours of Crafting, We Have a Clear Favorite Cordless Glue Gun

By Michelle Larson, Carol Benton

The Best Benchtop Drill Press Option
Workshop

The Best Benchtop Drill Presses, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi

Diamond rink in sink next to an open sink drain.
DIY

How to Fix a Bathroom Sink Stopper

By Timothy Dale

Close up of wax paper roll.
Repurposing

6 Astonishing Uses for Wax Paper Around the House

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best LED Shop Lights Options
DIY

The Best LED Shop Lights of 2025

By Bob Beacham, Mark Wolfe

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

31 Vintage Christmas Ideas Worth Revisiting This Year
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31 Vintage Christmas Ideas Worth Revisiting This Year

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

How to Remove Concrete Stains
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Concrete Stains

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue
Repair & Maintenance

12 Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue

By Timothy Dale

A DIYer using a belt sander to remove wood from a porch beam with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
Tools

How to Use a Belt Sander

By Bob Beacham

Wooden illuminated greenhouse in backyard
Building & Installing

12 DIY Greenhouse Plans for Gardeners on a Budget 

By Deirdre Mundorf

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DIY

How to Use a Torque Wrench

By Timothy Dale

Woman is under sink examining the garbage disposal under the sink.
Repair & Maintenance

What to Do When Your Garbage Disposal Stops Working

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

A man in jeans using an oscillating tool on an air vent embedded in wooden floors.
Skills & Techniques

The Case for Why Every DIYer Needs an Oscillating Tool

By Timothy Dale

A cream-colored carpet with indentation from furniture.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Get Dents Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari

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Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Bathtub

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kelly Weimert

The Best Crimping Tool Options
Tools

The Best Crimping Tools For Every Job, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham, Tom Scalisi

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Brenda Silva

The Best Wallpaper Remover Option
Repair & Maintenance

The Best Wallpaper Removers of 2025 for Updating Your Home’s Interior

By Jasmine Harding

A hand is wiping dust off window blinds.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Dust: 20 Simple Home Cleaning Tips

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

A happy woman keeps her home clean by wiping off the kitchen table. with a rag and a sprayer.
DIY

Professional Cleaners Reveal 5 Secrets to Get the Cleanest Home Yet

By Sandi Schwartz

Person is about to drop an orange peel into a garbage disposal.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

Person putting pipe insulation on a copper basement pipe.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Keep Pipes From Freezing and Bursting

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Phillip Tinner

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Tools

We Tested the Best Soldering Stations, Here Are Our Top Picks for Seamless Joints and Repairs

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A woman pouring the best septic tank treatment option into a toilet
Tools

With Help From a Plumbing Expert, These Are the Best Septic Tank Treatments To Keep Your Septic System Healthy

By Timothy Dale

A DIYer using a miter saw in a home workshop for projects and repairs with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
Tools

How to Use a Miter Saw to Make Miter and Bevel Cuts

By Tom Scalisi

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DIY

How to Till a Garden Without a Tiller: 10 Solutions That Work

By Kat Hodgins

The Best Socket Sets Options laid out in their cases on a cement sidewalk
Tools

We Tested the Best Socket Sets, and Our Favorite Offers the Most Versatility

By Tony Carrick, Timothy Dale

Best of the Test 2024, Best Outdoor Power Tools
Tools

The 7 Best Outdoor Power Tools We Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

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Tools

The Best Power Tools and DIY Essentials Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best Pin Nailers Option
DIY

We Tested the Best Pin Nailers and Our Favorite Can Handle 2-Inch Nails

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi