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Materials used to vent a portable AC unit in a casement or crank window.
Building & Installing

This Cheap Hack Allowed Me to Vent a Portable AC Unit in a Crank Window 

By Amy Baumhoefner

how to get rid of mold on walls
Cleaning & Organizing

Mold on Walls? The Key to Permanent Removal Is Knowing Where It Hides

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best rototillers on a lawn before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Rototillers for Soil Prep and Garden Maintenance, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, Heather Blackmore, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

A view of a worker installing a bathtub.
Bathroom Remodeling

Bathroom Remodel Cost: A Budgeting Guide for Homeowners

By Meghan Wentland, Evelyn Auer

pergola plans
DIY

13 Pergola Plans for Building the Ultimate Outdoor Living Space

By Deirdre Mundorf

A person with a cleaning glove squeezing a magic eraser melamine sponge.
Cleaning & Organizing

Consider This Before Restocking Your Magic Erasers

By Lori Lovely

A washing machine and dryer are underneath a counter in a mudroom with a sink.
Furniture & Design

How to Turn Nearly Any Space in Your Home Into a Laundry Room

By Sara Carpenter, Cody Calamaio

Red spoon full of diatomaceous earth.
Cleaning & Organizing

13 Handy Household Uses for Diatomaceous Earth

By Savannah Sher, Teresa Odle

A heat pump unit installed on side of a yellow exterior wall.
Repair & Maintenance

Heat Pump Not Cooling? This Is Why—and What to Do About It

By Bob Beacham

A close up of blades of grass.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Lawn Care Is Harming the Environment—Here’s How We Can Do Better

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Person uses paint roller to apply a coat of lacquer to a concrete floor.
DIY

How to Dye Concrete Floors

By Maryam Montague

A messy garage in summer waiting to be cleaned.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Up the Garage, the Busiest Space of Summer 

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman uses needle-nose pliers to pull weather stripping off from around a door.
Skills & Techniques

How to Weatherstrip a Door the Right Way

By Michael Franco, Bob Vila

A person is pressing the leftmost button on a dual-flush toilet.
Bathroom Remodeling

Low-Flow and Low-Flush Toilets: Less Water, More Savings

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila, Updated by Margaret Foley

A commercial ice maker, a bottled water pump system, and a 5-gallon water jug are sitting on a garage floor.
DIY

Garage Ice Maker, Anyone? Install a Water Line Anywhere With This Genius Hack

By Stephanie Cronk

A large shower door in a bright bathroom
DIY

The Best Tub-to-Shower Conversion Kits to Update the Bathroom

By Jasmine Harding

Someone using a table saw in a workshop
DIY

The Best Hybrid Table Saws for Woodworking

By Tony Carrick

Materials needed for cleaning and sealing grout.
Easy DIY Projects

How to Seal Grout in Bathrooms and Kitchens

By Bob Vila

Woman mixes baking soda and peroxide in homemade grout cleaner recipe.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Make Homemade Grout Cleaner

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

A group of the best gardening shoes together on a potting bench before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Gardening Shoes to Keep Your Feet Dry, Tested

By Debbie Wolfe, Additional research provided by Steph Coelho

Dark colored mold grows in the corner of a wall with some cleaning product bottles and yellow gloves seen in the foreground.
Cleaning & Organizing

Here’s What Really Kills Mold

By Lauren Wingo

An old armchair with red and beige plaid material in the process of being reupholstered.
Furniture & Design

How Much Does It Cost to Reupholster a Chair?

By Katie Flannery

chicken coop plans
Building & Installing

14 Chicken Coop Plans Perfect for Big or Small Homesteads

By Deirdre Mundorf

Close up view of a woman holding a drywall anchor between her fingers, with a screwdriver in the anchor.
Skills & Techniques

How to Use Drywall Anchors

By Tony Carrick, Kathleen Corlett, Bob Vila

A brown stink bug clings to outdoor siding.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in the House

By Bob Vila, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Seven boxes of the best drywall anchor
Tools

The Best Drywall Anchors, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham, Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

A rose-colored T-shirt and materials needed to clean it, including detergent, dish soap, and paper towels.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Oil Out of Clothes

By Emma Caplan

Someone using a paint brush to apply stain to wood flooring
Painting & Finishing

The Best Brushes for Polyurethane Applications

By Timothy Dale

Two workers replace a window inside a home.
Repair & Maintenance

Window Replacement Cost Guide: Key Factors and Considerations

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer

A group of the best drill bits for concrete on cement steps before testing.
Tools

The Best Drill Bits for Concrete, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

An aerial view of a lush lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

3 Pros Answer Your Question: What’s The Best Advice for Beginners to Lawn Care and Gardening?

Worker sprays blown in fiberglass insulation in attic.
Building & Installing

Blown-In Insulation vs. Spray-In Foam Insulation

By Bob Vila

White shoes, detergent, stain remover, and other cleaning materials on top of a washing machine.
Skills & Techniques

How to Wash Shoes in a Washing Machine

By Nicole Shein, Margaret Foley

Woman uses a hair dryer to remove a sticker from a wood picture frame.
Workshop

How to Remove Glue: 3 Tricks That Really Work

By Bob Vila, Steffani Cameron

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler watering a green lawn during testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

The OtO Lawn Sprinkler Is a Game Changer for Forgetful Gardeners

By Katie Barton

The Best Shower Caulk Options
Repair & Maintenance

The Best Caulk for Perfectly Sealed Showers and Tubs

By Manasa Reddigari, Tom Scalisi

A person using the DeWalt DWPW2100 Electric Jobsite Pressure Washer to clean a motorcycle during testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Pressure Washers Under $500 for a Deep Clean, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe, Jodi Webb

A person nailing roof sheathing on a kids playhouse.
Easy DIY Projects

11 Old-School DIY Methods for Modern Home Projects

By Theresa Clement

A woman gardens on a sunny day.
Lawn Care & Gardening

You Asked, Pros Answered: What Is the Most Underrated Edible Plant or Crop?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

On top of a top-load washing machine, a paint-spattered shirt and the materials needed to remove paint from the shirt.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Paint From Clothes

By Steffani Cameron

All the pieces of the Holikme 30-Foot 11-Piece Dryer Vent Cleaner Kit laid out before testing.
Cleaning & Organizing

The Best Dryer Vent Cleaning Kits, Tested

By Paul Rankin, Becky Helzer, Michelle Larson, Kathleen Corlett, Kara Illig, Additional research provided by Stacey L. Nash

The Milwaukee M18 Packout Radio and Charger at a building site.
Tools

Milwaukee M18 Packout Radio Review: A Tough Unit With Unmatched Sound

By Tom Scalisi

Stairs with white risers and light wood treads with a white wall in the background.
Building & Installing

How to Build Stairs

By Bob Vila

A floor sander sits on an unfinished wood floor in an empty room.
Tools

Renting a Floor Sander: How Much It Costs and What to Expect

By Katie Flannery

An empty room contains from left to right: a roller tray, a long-handled roller brush, a paint pail, and a step ladder.
Painting & Finishing

Painting Tools and Materials

By Bob Vila

A gallon can of Benjamin Moore INSL-X paint next to a cement block during testing.
Painting & Finishing

How Good Is INSL-X Paint by Benjamin Moore? A Tested Review 

By Glenda Taylor

A modern kitchen with green-teal cabinets.
Kitchen Remodeling

11 DIY Projects to Update Your Kitchen Cabinets

By Kristen Mosier

A person climbing a ladder to reach the gutters on a home.
Tools

8 Types of Ladders Every Homeowner Should Know

By Bob Beacham

A welder at work.
Tools

How to Become a Welder and Build Your Career in 6 Steps

By Katie Flannery

Person dips a paintbrush into a can of deck stain, with some stained and unstained boards underneath.
Skills & Techniques

How to Stain a Wood Deck

By Larry Bilotti

A photo of a bathroom transitioning into a bathroom planning sketch.
Bathroom Remodeling

The Basics of Good Bathroom Design: Measurements to Know

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

8 small chainsaws lined up on the ground
Tools

The 8 Best Small Chainsaws, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

A collection of brown bugs.
Pest Control

Mystery Brown Stains on the Walls? One of These 5 Pests May Be to Blame

By Kaytlyn Smith

A close up of a power tool.
Tools

Tools and Equipment You Should Actually Rent, Not Buy (Plus, How to Get Started)

By Meghan Wentland

A collection of Sunday products.
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Asked 5 BobVila.com Editors to Try Sunday Lawn—and the Results Shocked Every Single One 

By Sophie Kaemmerlé, Becky Helzer, Catherine Hiles, Paul Rankin, Jenny Stanley, Daryna Tobey

Black zip ties on a pink table.
Cleaning & Organizing

Yes, It’s Possible to Undo a Zip Tie—Here’s How

By Deirdre Mundorf

A group of carpenter ants are moving across a damaged piece of wood.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Carpenter Ants Safely

By Deirdre Mundorf

A home entryway with painted blue walls and white trim
Painting & Finishing

The Best Low-VOC Paints for the Chemical-Conscious Painter

By Glenda Taylor

A close up of a person seeding a green lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Ask a Pro: I Love My Shade Trees, But Grass Doesn’t Grow Under Them. What Can I Plant (or Do)?

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé

A frog swims in a pool.
Pest Control

10 Ways to Keep Frogs From Hopping Into Your Pool

By Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

A person is picking tomatoes from a tomato plant in a garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Succession Planting: 6 Tips to Multiply Your Harvest This Year

By Debbie Wolfe, Teresa Odle

A cockroach peeks out from a drain.
Pest Control

Wondering What to Pour Down the Drain to Kill Roaches? You’ll Want to Rethink Your Approach

By Kaytlyn Smith

A close up of weeds in a yard.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Dealing With Your Neighbor’s Weeds: Lawn Care Nightmare, Or Annoying Eyesore?

By Evelyn Auer

A man seeds a lush green lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Road Salt Destroyed My Lawn. What Can I Do to Save It? 

Edited by Sophie Kaemmerlé