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A close-up image of a sprinkler irrigating a lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Replace a Sprinkler Head on an In-Ground Sprinkler System

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Timothy Dale, Updated by Paul Rankin

Older woman taking pictures of the outside of her house on a smartphone.
DIY

Ready to Sell Your House? Learn How to Take Pro-Quality Real Estate Photos Yourself

By Sandi Schwartz

Man holding brush and staining wooden deck a dark brown color.
Painting & Finishing

We’re Over White-Washed Woods: See the Colors of the Year from 4 Major Stain Companies

By Sandi Schwartz

A gardener digging up perennial plants to divide them into more plants.
DIY

A Master Gardener Explains When and How to Divide Perennials for More Free Plants

By Lauren Landers

A man with yellow rubber gloves cleans an oven.
Cleaning & Organizing

3 Ways to Steam Clean an Oven

By Deirdre Mundorf, Updated by Margaret Foley

A homeowner cleaning around an air conditioner condenser unit to troubleshoot an air conditioner that stops cooling.
Repair & Maintenance

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

How to Paint Aluminum Siding
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Aluminum Siding

By Bob Vila

The Best Cheap Lawn Mower Options
DIY

This Affordable Mower is Backed By a Name-Brand Engine and Proves It’s the Best Cheap Mower You Can Buy

By Mark Wolfe

A wide shot of a garage that's been painted with the best garage floor paint option
Painting & Finishing

Upgrade Your Garage Flooring With This Easy-to-Apply Product

By Manasa Reddigari, Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

Light-colored beige decor and light floors in transitional living room with beige couch.
Skills & Techniques

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

By Tony Carrick

The Best Pre-Emergent Herbicide Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

Our Favorite Pre-Emergent Herbicide Prevents Weeds Naturally

By Glenda Taylor

Best Right Angle Clamps
Workshop

7 Right Angle Clamps That Will Help Streamline Your Next Woodworking Project

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Construction Adhesives
Easy DIY Projects

We Glued, Clamped, and Pulled—Here Are the Construction Adhesives That Didn’t Budge

By Glenda Taylor, Mike Bruton

The Best Nail Guns for Fencing
DIY

After Firing Hundreds of Nails, Our Favorite Nail Gun for Fencing Outperformed All Others

By Tony Carrick, Bob Beacham

Chainsaw and
DIY

How to Measure a Chainsaw Bar and Chain

By Glenda Taylor

Tuff Shed set up as a tiny home on lot of land
DIY

This is How Much It Really Costs to Convert a Shed to a Home

By Catherine Hiles

Inside view of HVAC piping to a furnace or AC unit.
DIY

What to Do if There’s Mold in Your HVAC Air Ducts

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Paul Rankin

A person adjusting the best stump grinder option while in a wooded area
DIY

Pulverize Unsightly Tree Stumps With Our Favorite Stump Grinder

By Tony Carrick

Woman makes a saltwater solution in a large measuring cup, on a driveway with weeds in its cracks.
DIY

Solved! Does Salt Kill Weeds?

By Kat Hodgins

Modern tidy bedroom with sage green bedspread and light wood furniture.
Cleaning & Organizing

6 Minimalist Bedroom Ideas for Creating—and Maintaining—a Serene Space

By Sandi Schwartz

A women wearing white sneakers uses a push lawn mower to mow wet grass.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Can You Mow Wet Grass? 

By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The Best Cobalt Drill Bits Options close-up
Tools

We Repeatedly Drilled into Three Types of Metal to Find the Best Cobalt Drill Bits

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

Someone out of frame pours oil into a red lawnmower.
Tools

What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use?

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.
Tools

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari

Ty Pennington reacts to not being asked back to 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'.
DIY

Ty Pennington Breaks His Silence on His Absence From ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Reboot

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Close-up view of grass seeds coming out of a handheld seed spreader
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Overseed a Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Stacey L. Nash

Modern/Zen vibe kitchen island with four barstools and wood-look floor underneath.
Kitchen Remodeling

The 5 Best Kitchen Flooring Options for Your Remodel

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

A young woman places container of food into black microwave in a kitchen.
Repair & Maintenance

Microwave Not Heating? 6 Common Causes and Solutions

By Brie Greenhalgh, Updated by Margaret Foley

Woman uses a paintbrush to apply Danish oil to a wood board to waterproof it.
Workshop

How to Waterproof Wood: 3 Ways That Work

By Bob Vila

A woman with a grey sweater uses a tall roller brush to paint an interior wall with white paint.
Painting & Finishing

Satin vs. Semi-Gloss Paint: What’s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

The Best Kitchen Faucet Brands
Kitchen Remodeling

The 16 Best Kitchen Faucet Brands of 2026

By Carol Benton, Bob Beacham

Man and woman place a window air conditioning unit in a window from the inside of a home.
Building & Installing

8 Tips for Installing a Window Air Conditioning Unit

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

Woman places a wine bottle trap near a basket of fruit on a kitchen countertop.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies: 5 DIY Traps

By BobVila.com Staff

WD-40 Pen Review Lubricating stiff lock with WD-40 Precision Pen
Easy DIY Projects

I Won’t Go Anywhere Without This Tool

By Glenda Taylor

A boho living room scene with a basket of laundry, striped rug, dehumidifier, and couch with pillows.
Repair & Maintenance

Why is My Dehumidifier Not Working?

By Glenda Taylor

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

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

By Glenda Taylor

A gardener harvesting chili peppers, a drought-tolerant vegetable for home gardens.
Lawn Care & Gardening

11 Drought-Tolerant Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden This Summer

By Lauren Landers

The Best Gas Pressure Washer Options
Tools

After 2 Weeks Washing Cars, Stripping Paint, and Cleaning Concrete, We Found the 5 Best Gas Pressure Washers

By Zach Lazzari, Bob Beacham

Deals Roundup 2/7 Option: AeroGarden Harvest
Lawn Care & Gardening

Hydroponic Gardeners, Rejoice: AeroGarden Is Back

By Katie Barton

Woman watering her front yard garden with a hose.
Lawn Care & Gardening

2025 Is Abundant With Garden Trends to Consider Before Planting This Spring

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk
Workshop

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk

By Tracy Anderson

A young woman standing in the kitchen and putting the vegetables skin to make compost for a zero waste lifestyle.
Repair & Maintenance

This Is the Biggest Problem for Most Garbage Disposals (Plus, How to Fix It Yourself)

By Sandi Schwartz

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden
Pest Control

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden

By Heather Blackmore

A mother and son scraping off old wallpaper and glue off a bedroom wall.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Wallpaper Glue

By Bob Vila

Woman tapes the caulking in front of her bathroom mirror with painter's tape.
Bathroom Remodeling

The Dos and Don’ts of Caulking the Bathroom

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila

Close up of stacks of terracotta flower pots on a stone floor and wooden box.
Lawn Care & Gardening

5 Brilliant Ways to Use Terra-Cotta Pots Around the House

By Lori Lovely

Bobcat ZT3500 Zero Turn Mower: At a Glance
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost

By Mark Wolfe

OM Scott and Sons products on garden shelf
Lawn Care & Gardening

ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch

By Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing jeans pulls start cord on a red lawn mower.
Tools

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Modern, clean living room with a woman sitting in a hanging chair.
Furniture & Design

How to Hang a Chair From the Ceiling Safely

By Will Briskin

The Best Shovels Options close-up
Tools

We’ve Tested Various Shovels, See Which One is Our Absolute Favorite

By Mark Wolfe, Michelle Ullman, Timothy Dale

Woman inserts a screw extractor into a drill.
Tools

How to Use a Screw Extractor

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Rolls of duct tape, duct taped items, and cleaning materials laid on a counter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Lifeproof luxury vinyl plank flooring from The Home Depot installed in a laundry room or mud room.
DIY

A DIYer’s Guide to Replacing Flooring

By Timothy Dale

Mother and daughter having gardening time outside on the front yard of their suburban house in the Spring.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Permeable Hardscaping and 7 Other Outdoor Living Trends to Know Before Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Young couple happy in their new kitchen as realtor gives them a tour of it.
Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen Designers Weigh In on Deep Drawers vs. Cabinets

By Sandi Schwartz

A man in a red shirt prepares wall insulation for a basement.
DIY

A Guide to Insulating Basement Walls

By Timothy Dale

Red lawn edger runs along a driveway cutting grass beyond the driveway.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A gardener filling plant beds with soil during a winter warm up.
Lawn Care & Gardening

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

A hand wearing a yellow gardening glove uses a small shovel to sprinkle sulfur on a garden plot.
DIY

How to Lower pH in Soil 

By Amber Guetebier, Updated by Teresa Odle

A broken screw on a white background.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Broken Screw

By Manasa Reddigari

A girl paints a wall with white paint hand with roller for painting close up.
Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Mold?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Door Hinge Jigs
DIY

We Tested 3 Door Hinge Jigs—This One Worked Best

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Best Caulk for Baseboards Close-Up
Repair & Maintenance

These Are the Best Caulk Options for Baseboards According to Our Tests

By Bob Beacham