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The Best Wallpaper Remover Option

Repair & Maintenance

The Best Wallpaper Removers 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.

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

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

All soldering stations

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

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.

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

how to till a garden without a tiller - person with red boots on shovel in dirt

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

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

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

The 7 Best Outdoor Power Tools We Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

Best power tool and DIY essentials for 2024, person using a dewalt miter saw

The Best Power Tools and DIY Essentials Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best Pin Nailers Option

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

By Tony Carrick, Tom Scalisi

Woman looks puzzled as she looks into top-load washing machine.

Cleaning & Organizing

Washing Machine Smells: Common Causes and Easy Fixes

By Deirdre Mundorf, Jill Lawrence O'Hara, Bob Vila

Woman wearing a plaid flannel shirt removes a light bulb from a small lamp with a beige shade.

Repair & Maintenance

Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Updated b Teresa Odle

layout of the options of best belt sanders

We Tested the Best Belt Sanders, Our Favorite Features Auto-Belt Alignment and Ticks All of Our Boxes

By Timothy Dale

Two men hanging artwork on the wall in a home.

Furniture & Design

7 Ways to Make Your Home Look More Expensive, According to Designers

By Sandi Schwartz

close-up display of the best borescopes

We Tested the Best Borescopes for Inspecting Pipes, Engines, and Walls, Our Top Pick Has a Dual Camera Lens Design

Wine Bottle DIYs

Skills & Techniques

How to Cut Glass Wine Bottles

By Kristina Grosspietsch

A tool box, tool buck, wrench organizer, tool organizer trays, and a socket organizer on a driveway

The Best Tool Box Organizers for Garage and Workshop Sanity, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

A homeowner on a ladder caulking gutters on a house.

Easy DIY Projects

Quick Fix Survival Guide: 15 Home Repairs Everyone Should Know How to Do

By Timothy Dale

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations

Cleaning & Organizing

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations Will Have You Ready for the Holidays

By Michelle Larson

Cyber Monday deals

Last Call: 20+ Cyber Week Deals We’re Shopping Until They’re Gone

By Glenda Taylor, Kathleen Corlett

Woman pushes the test and reset buttons on a GFCI outlet.

Repair & Maintenance

Why Won’t My GFCI Outlet Reset?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

Cyber monday tool deals

I’m a Contractor, and These Are My Favorite Cyber Monday Tool Deals So Far

By Glenda Taylor

A group of all the best hori hori knives laid out next to each other o a cream background.

Testing Hori Hori Knives to Find the Ultimate Garden Tool

By Jasmine Harding, Mark Wolfe

Worker's hands mixing grout for filling space between ceramic tiles.

Building & Installing

How to Mix Grout

Cyber Monday DeWalt One-off Deal on Green background

I Found the Best DeWalt Cyber Monday Deal on Amazon–This 4-Piece Tool Kit is a Must-Buy and Under $100

By Glenda Taylor

Cyber Monday furniture deals

Furniture & Design

The Best Cyber Monday Furniture Deals Include the Ultimate Storage Bed for Under $200 and Couches Under $400

By Kathleen Corlett

Cyber Monday lawn and garden deals

Lawn Care & Gardening

I’m an Outdoor Expert, and These Are the Lawn and Garden Cyber Monday Deals That Caught My Eye

Cyber Monday ryobi deals

The Best Ryobi Cyber Monday Deal Is a Starter Set of 6 Power Tools for $199 (Save More Than $370)

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best mechanic tool sets option open to show their vast variety of tools

The Best Mechanic Tool Sets, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

Happy couple packing boxes that say donate, sell, or recycle.

Think Twice Before Bringing These Items Into Your Home—They’re a Hassle to Get Rid Of

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Cordless Leafblowers

Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

A group of the best scroll saws in a workshop together before testing.

The Best Scroll Saws for the Workshop, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A backyard flock of hens of various breeds stand in fresh snow outside their chicken coop.

Building & Installing

How to Keep Your Chickens Warm in the Winter

A monstera plant with bright-green leaves climbs up a thick homemade moss pole.

Easy DIY Projects

How to Make a DIY Moss Pole for Climbing Houseplants

By Audrey Stallsmith

How to Get a Free Tool on Black Friday

How to Get a Free Tool for Black Friday

By Glenda Taylor

A green door to a brick home with a pair of keys hanging from a lock.

Building & Installing

How to Change a Door Lock in 7 Steps

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Happy young people at front door holding presents.

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

By BobVila.com Staff

Seven of the best wood routers on unstained wood platform

Easy DIY Projects

The 7 Best Wood Routers Tested for DIYers and Hobbyists

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

Knee pads being used in construction site

Our Favorite Deals This Week Include Black Friday Deals on Home Security Cameras and More

By Stephanie Cronk

A domestic longhair cat scratches gray upholstery while laying on its side.

How to Stop Your Cat From Scratching Furniture

By Deirdre Mundorf

Many numbered felt Christmas stockings in red, white, and green hanging from a string in a living room.

Easy DIY Projects

40 DIY Advent Calendar Ideas to Help You Count Down to Christmas

By Manasa Reddigari, Caitlin Castelaz, Updated by Teresa Odle

A view of frost on green lawn.

Building & Installing

What Is the Frost Line and How Deep Does it Go?

By Timothy Dale

Best gifts for woodworkers on wood background

The 40 Best Gifts for Woodworkers

By Tom Scalisi, Will Briskin

Close front-facing view of a coyote.

How to Keep Coyotes Away From Your Property

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman paints primer over a stained wood bench.

Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Wood Stain?

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

A worker with white gloves uses a roller brush to paint a concrete wall blue.

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Concrete

Two cheerful young sisters hanging Christmas ornaments on the Christmas tree at home.

Would You Rent a Christmas Tree? Why Some Folks Don’t Hold Onto Their Holiday Decorations

By Sandi Schwartz

Green lawn (with a bit of clover) in a colorful landscaped formal garden.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Level a Yard

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Teresa Odle

Ice blue Keurig machine on a counter with rubber gloves, vinegar, and other cleaning supplies.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Descale a Keurig Coffee Maker

By Manasa Reddigari, Savannah Sher

Person holds a plant leaf between his or her hands in order to examine aphids on the leaf.

How to Get Rid of Aphids

By Jennifer Noonan, Audrey Stallsmith

Duck Alpha Wall Tent DIY Review

Need A Portable Workshop? How I Tested the White Duck Alpha Wall Tent

Woman shines a large flashlight into the mechanics of a furnace, whose door is open.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Furnace That’s Not Turning On

By Gretchen Heber, Ana Chevalier

How to Install a Dishwasher

Repair & Maintenance

How to Install a Dishwasher

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila

The water in a white toilet bubbling.

Repair & Maintenance

What to Do When Your Toilet Is Bubbling

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

Containers of both wood putty and wood filler on a wooden table.

Wood Putty vs. Wood Filler: What’s the Difference?

By Timothy Dale

A blocked gutter causing rain to overflow out of the gutters.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix Leaking Gutters

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A selection of the best cordless ratchets

We Tested Cordless Ratchets, Our Favorite Is a Makita That Has the Highest RPM We’ve Seen

By Timothy Dale, Tom Scalisi

A couple online shopping secondhand marketplaces for home goods and holiday gifts.

Furniture & Design

3 Reasons to Shop Secondhand Marketplaces This Holiday Season and Beyond

By Sandi Schwartz

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror

Building & Installing

How to Hang a Heavy Mirror on the Wall

A traditional-style home with brown siding and brick chimney on a snowy day.

Lawn Care & Gardening

3 Last-Minute Winterization Projects You’ll Regret Skipping

Grizzly 21-Inch Variable Speed Scroll Saw is recognized as the BobVila.com 2024 DIY Game Changer

The DIY Game Changer of 2024 Is an Essential Woodworking Tool, Reimagined

By Glenda Taylor