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Woman wearing yellow gloves uses a caulk remover tool to remove caulk from atop a baseboard.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Caulk

By Bob Vila

Young man in work apron repairs a shower valve.
Bathroom Remodeling

How to Replace a Shower Valve

By Timothy Dale

The Best Painterā€™s Tape Options
Painting & Finishing

The Best Painterā€™s Tape, Tested

By Andreana Lefton, Debbie Wolfe

The Best Heated Gloves Options
Tools

The Best Heated Gloves to Keep You Comfortable This Winter

By Glenda Taylor, Amber Guetebier

A group of the best wood fillers placed together on a wood table before testing.
Workshop

The Best Wood Fillers for DIY Fixes to Wooden Surfaces, Tested

By Manasa Reddigari, Tom Scalisi

The Best Wood Glue Options
Building & Installing

The Best Wood Glues Tested for Your DIY Projects

By Andreana Lefton, Tom Scalisi

Several electrician tool belts in the back of a black truck
Workshop

The Best Electrician Tool Belts, According to Our Testing

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

A group of the best rotary laser levels in front of a garage before testing.
Building & Installing

The Best Rotary Laser Levels, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

The Best Super Glues Option
Repair & Maintenance

The Best Super Glues, Tested

By Timothy Dale, Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best palm nailers together before testing.
Building & Installing

The Best Palm Nailers for Nailing in Tight Spaces, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Bob Beacham

Several of the best tool bags on a workbench outdoors before testing.
Workshop

The Best Tool Bags for Organizing and Protecting Your Gear, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Woman wearing a plaid shirt and yellow cleaning gloves wipes white kitchen cabinets with a cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

A selection of the best brad nailers
Tools

The 7 Best Brad Nailers Tested for Your Trim, Molding, or Cabinet Project

By Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best electric screwdriver options grouped together on a small wooden riser prior to testing.
Tools

The Best Electric Screwdrivers, Tested

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

A group of the Best Cordless Drills Under $100 on a workbench before testing.
Building & Installing

The Best Cordless Drills Under $100 for Your DIY Projects

By Tony Carrick

Woman smelling something foul from her kitchen sink.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Get Rid of Mildew and Mold Smells

By Bob Vila

The 6 best solid deck stains next to a stained board during testing.
Repair & Maintenance

The Best Solid Deck Stains to Protect and Revitalize, Tested

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

A group of the best leaf rakes options propped against a fence
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Leaf Rakes to Keep Your Yard Looking Beautiful, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Andreana Lefton, Glenda Taylor

How to Use Wood Filler for Repairs
Easy DIY Projects

How to Use Wood Filler to Repair Furniture, Flooring, and More

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila

How to Mud Drywall
Building & Installing

How to Mud Drywall

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

How To Change A Shower Head
Building & Installing

How to Change a Shower Head in Under an Hour

By Amy Lynch, Theresa Clement

The Best Lawn Sweeper Option
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Lawn Sweepers for a Well-Groomed Yard, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

A spider crawling near someone's bare feet.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Spiders

By Gretchen Heber, Bob Vila

Wood stain and materials needed to stain pressure treated wood.
Workshop

How to Stain Pressure-Treated Wood

By Bob Vila

Woman wearing cleaning gloves pours salt through a funnel into a mason jar.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Homemade Drain Cleaner

By Bob Vila

Swarm of flying ants on piece of wood in home.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Flying Ants

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Woman wearing cleaning gloves removes oven racks for cleaning.
Cleaning & Organizing

7 Easy and Effective Ways to Clean Oven Racks

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila Staff

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own Oven Cleaner

By Manasa Reddigari

Person wearing black rubber gloves uses paint roller to apply blue paint over primed particle baord.
DIY

How to Paint Particle Board

By Bob Beacham

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Porcelain Sink

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

Ingredients needed to make a homemade degreaser (including vinegar and baking soda) assembled on a counter.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a Homemade Degreaser That’ll Conquer Kitchen Grime

By Theresa Clement, Manasa Reddigari

Materials needed to clean wood furniture (including mineral spirits and dish soap) collected on a small wood table.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Wood Furniture

By Bob Vila

How To Clean Mirrors Streak Free
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Mirror: 4 Tips for a Streak-Free Finish

By Jill Lawrence O'Hara, Phillip Tinner

John Deere ZTrak Review
Lawn Care & Gardening

Zero Complaints With This Zero-Turn Mower: A John Deere ZTrak ReviewĀ 

By Mark Wolfe

Father and son working on a home improvement project in the backyard.
Easy DIY Projects

26 Insanely Easy Home Improvements You Can Do in 1 Hour

By Cynthia Ramnarace, Updated by Teresa Odle

Seven bottles of the Best Vinyl Siding Cleaners on grass next to cream vinyl sided house
Repair & Maintenance

The Best Vinyl Siding Cleaners for the Home, Tested

By Jodi Webb, Manasa Reddigari, Glenda Taylor

Ridgid 18V Oscillating Multi-Tool
Tools

Milwaukee and Ridgid Power Tool Deals Are 66% Off at Home Depot Today

By Glenda Taylor

Close up view of caulk gun caulking a baseboard over painter's tape.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Caulk Baseboards

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Woman wearing safety glasses spray paints a small metal table outdoors.
Painting & Finishing

How to Spray Paint Metal

By Jennifer Noonan

Man and woman in furniture store sitting in chairs to test them out.
Furniture & Design

The Red Flags of Low-Quality Furniture (and What to Look for Instead)

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman uses a spray bottle and sponge to clean painted walls.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Painted Walls

By Emily Burns Morgan, Jennifer Noonan

A white-and-black sits in a custom catio built into the window of a modern home or apartment building.
Building & Installing

10 Catio Plans That Are Purrfect for Indoor Cats

By Deirdre Mundorf

PVC pipe and the materials needed to prepare and paint the piping.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint PVC Pipe

By Bob Vila

how to pressure wash a deck
DIY

How to Pressure Wash a Deck for Annual Maintenance

By Timothy Dale

Woman holding a power tool remodeling a bathroom
Repair & Maintenance

Live In or Move Out: The Remodeling Dilemma

By Iyna Bort Caruso

A half-constructed kitchen with an island
Building & Installing

How To: Build a Kitchen Island

By Ama Ryllis

A puppy playing in a sandbox surrounded with toys
DIY

How To: Make a Sandbox

By Dana Willard

Mean using a long pole to clean the windows outside a house
Cleaning & Organizing

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

By Alyson McNutt English, Bob Vila

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Cleaning & Organizing

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

Woman in navy polo shirt uses a paint roller to paint a sheet of MDF green.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint MDF Furniture and Cabinets

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A person's hand is removing the carburetor of a lawn mower in order to clean it.
DIY

How to Clean a Lawn Mower Carburetor

By Timothy Dale

A person wearing a white glove is using a red pipe cutter to cut a copper pipe.
Workshop

How to Cut Copper Pipe

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

Nail Guns Are on Sale at The Home Depot
Tools

Home Depot Has a Secret Sale on Nail Guns Right Now: Save Big on DeWalt, Milwaukee, and More

By Glenda Taylor

Orange weed eater string on trimmer cutting weeds
Tools

The Best Weed Eater Strings for Trimming, Edging, and Cutting, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

A hen leaves a wooden chicken coop using a ramp while a farmer feeds the flock in the background.
Building & Installing

How to Build a Chicken Coop: The Basics Every Backyard Keeper Should Know

By Lori Lovely

A light wood colored laminate flooring has a scratch that was caused by the chair on top of it.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Repair Laminate Flooring: 5 Problems, Solved

By Bob Beacham

A group of the best table saw blades laid together on a large piece of wood
Tools

The Best Table Saw Blades

By Tony Carrick, Mark Clement

diy fire pit ideas
Building & Installing

9 Easy DIY Fire Pit Ideas

By Chris Gardner

still life of a modernist sink.
Kitchen Remodeling

How To: Make Concrete Countertops for Your Kitchen

By Glenda Taylor, Michael Franco

how to winterize a sprinkler sprinkler in grass sunset
Repair & Maintenance

How to Winterize a Sprinkler System

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

how to etch glass
Easy DIY Projects

How to Etch Glassā€”and How to Fake the Look Using Spray Paint

By Kat Hodgins, Ama Ryllis

how to stain a concrete floor
Skills & Techniques

How to Stain Concrete

By Joe Provey

how to get rid of ladybugs
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Ladybugs

By Jennifer Noonan

Citric acid powder in a small glass bowl next to a spray bottle, cloth, and sponge
DIY

8 Ways to Clean Your House With Citric Acid

By Deirdre Mundorf