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Ready to learn a new skill? Find tips, tricks, and guides for tackling nearly any project yourself.

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A carpenter working in a home workshop with a lot of dust, wearing eye and lung protection.
Workshop

By Robert Annis

Tools that can cut screws, including a bolt cutter, hacksaw, and oscillating tool.
Tools

By Bob Beacham, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Woman hangs a homemade wasp trap filled with apple cider vinegar.
Pest Control

By Tony Carrick

A piece of pressure-treated wood, along with the materials needed to prime and paint it.
Painting & Finishing

By Teresa Odle, By Bob Vila

Rescue fly trap outside
Pest Control

By Paul Rankin, By Tom Scalisi

Person using a trowel to add texture to a wall.
Skills & Techniques

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

The Best Termite Treatment Options
Pest Control

By Timothy Dale

A person using the best pressure washer for cars to wash a rugged-looking grey jeep.
Skills & Techniques

By Tony Carrick

Round water stains, as from glassware, on a wood table.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Deirdre Mundorf, By Bob Vila

Hand wearing blue nitrile glove uses cotton swab to swab fungus or mold off white wood wall.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Deirdre Mundorf, By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila, By Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

The Best Paint Rollers Option
Painting & Finishing

By Michelle Ullman, By Debbie Wolfe

The Best Chainsaw Bar Oils Options
DIY

By Mark Wolfe

9 cans of deck paint lined up on a table
Painting & Finishing

By Glenda Taylor

Woman planting tulip bulbs in a flower bed during a beautiful sunny autumn afternoon.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Bob Vila

Family moving into a new house and carrying boxes and a bike off the moving truck
Skills & Techniques

By Sandi Schwartz

10 Houseplants You Can Propagate Quickly to Double Your Indoor Garden
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Audrey Stallsmith

A group of the best concrete crack fillers together on cement before undergoing testing.
Repair & Maintenance

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

Backyard meditation garden with a labyrinth
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Sandi Schwartz

Person holding a caulk gun caulks an area around a bathtub marked with painter's tape.
Skills & Techniques

By Andreana Lefton, By Bob Vila

Light brown weevil crawling on white stone block.
Pest Control

By Teresa Odle, By Bob Vila Staff, By Kelly Weimert

Worker's hands in gloves press the tile to the floor as part of tile installation. Level sits nearby.
Building & Installing

By Timothy Dale

retro closeup of a domestic white rat walking on the bars of the metal cage, front view
Pest Control

By Savannah Sher

Tree stump in autumn forest with healthy trees in the distance.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Bob Vila, By Mark Wolfe

A man is caulking an interior window with a caulking gun.
Repair & Maintenance

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

The Best Pry Bar
Tools

By Bob Beacham

Best Glue for MDF Options
Workshop

By Tom Scalisi

A photo of a house where the best driveway sealer option has been used to reseal the driveway
Repair & Maintenance

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Automatic Plant Waterer Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best exterior wood stains in front of a garage door before testing.
Easy DIY Projects

By Tony Carrick, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

Woman wipes a hardwood floor with a blue microfiber cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Theresa Clement, By Bob Vila, By Manasa Reddigari

A DIYer painting walls in a bedroom.
Painting & Finishing

By Sandi Schwartz

Unclogged drain with running water
DIY

By Emily Benda Gaylord

Man uses steel wool to sand a white interior door.
Repair & Maintenance

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila

The Best Track Saw Options
Tools

By Tom Scalisi, By Mark Clement

A group of 11 finish nailers together before testing.
Building & Installing

By Mark Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

A person cutting a piece of drywall with a utility knife and a T-square.
Skills & Techniques

By Tony Carrick

The Best Deck Stain Options
Easy DIY Projects

By Glenda Taylor

The 9 best exterior caulk options together on an outdoor workbench.
Repair & Maintenance

By Timothy Dale, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Marble Sealer Options
Repair & Maintenance

By Tony Carrick

The best attic ladder extends from an open attic door in an hallway
Tools

By Timothy Dale

Woman wearing dust mask and rubber gloves picks up a potted plant to dust mantel.
DIY

By Deirdre Mundorf

The Best Benchtop Planer Options
Tools

By Tom Scalisi, By Glenda Taylor

Five boxelder bugs crawl on a wooden surface.
Pest Control

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Couple hanging a light fixture in their home.
DIY

By Sandi Schwartz

King size bed with gray fabric headboard, 2 hanging pendant lights glowing, and 2 dark wood skinny nightstands
Furniture & Design

By Sandi Schwartz

Tordon Herbicide
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best mulch glues together on a front porch before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Glenda Taylor

Several paint strippers lined up on a garage shelf
Painting & Finishing

By Manasa Reddigari, By Mark Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

The Best Drill Bits for Tile Options
Tools

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Beacham, By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best brush cutters on grass before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Mark Wolfe

Liquid leaks from under a red car parked on a concrete drive.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Glenda Taylor, By Bob Vila

Full hot tub on the deck of a wood cabin, with verdant trees in the background.
Repair & Maintenance

By Timothy Dale

Woman uses a hammer and screwdriver to recess a drywall anchor into the wall.
Repair & Maintenance

By Theresa Clement

Faceless woman pruning pink flowers from a shrub
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Sandi Schwartz

Multiple pressure washer surface cleaners lined up on a concrete slab
Tools

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

A painter primes the wooden slats of a natural wood fence.
DIY

By Jennifer Noonan

Bob Vila writer holding Stihl FSA 80 R Battery-Powered String Trimmer during battery trimmer testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Mark Wolfe, By Glenda Taylor

Woman painting dark paint swatches on a white wall.
Painting & Finishing

By Sandi Schwartz

Wooden sign that reads "Caution: Poison Ivy" with poison ivy growing in the background.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Sandi Schwartz

Close up of woman's hand holding a dry scrub brush to a fluffy carpet.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Steffani Cameron, By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Updated by Margaret Foley

A squirrel climbs a wooden picket fence.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman cooking big meal in kitchen overhead shot.j
Cleaning & Organizing

By Manasa Reddigari, By Margaret Foley

Mother and daughter cooking on an induction stove.
DIY

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best bug zappers options sitting together on a green lawn
Pest Control

By Tony Carrick, By Jasmine Harding, By Glenda Taylor