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Repair & Maintenance

By Rachelle Dragani, By Bob Vila Staff

Troubleshoot a Smoky Fireplace with These Tips
Repair & Maintenance

By Manasa Reddigari, By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Lower half of a woman wearing a tool belt and holding a wrench.
DIY

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila Staff

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Skills & Techniques

By Tony Carrick

Edge of green grass next to dark brown mulch, with some yard tools on the lawn between the two areas.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Teresa Odle, By Bob Vila, By Debbie Wolfe

A gardener holding a cucumber on a vine in a vegetable garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Audrey Stallsmith

A person taking the cap off the Eclectic Products E6000 Craft Adhesive before testing the product.
Easy DIY Projects

By Emily Blackwood, By Debbie Wolfe

a man working with Firm Grip Build-A-Rig
Workshop

By Glenda Taylor, By Tony Carrick, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Deck Sealer Options
Painting & Finishing

By Michelle Ullman, By Glenda Taylor

The Best Caulking Guns Options
Tools

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Ladders for Gutter Cleaning Option
DIY

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Compost Bins Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Debbie Wolfe, By Jenn Ryan

A selection of the best paint edgers
Painting & Finishing

By Mark Wolfe

Woman holding her head while feeling stressed from the mess in the kitchen
Cleaning & Organizing

By Sandi Schwartz

Six of the Best Dethatching Rake Options laying on a grass lawn
DIY

By Tony Carrick

Ask the Team: how to get rid of voles
Easy DIY Projects

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Person wearing nitrile gloves brushes polyurethane onto a board outdoors.
Furniture & Design

By Bob Beacham

Moss growing on a slate roof.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Bob Vila, By Margaret Foley

A man is opening a toolbox at his new home.
Workshop

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best concrete paints on concrete steps before testing.
Easy DIY Projects

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

Containers of joint compound and spackle with a putty knife and drywall tape.
Repair & Maintenance

By Katelin Hill, By Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Best flashlights
Workshop

By Glenda Taylor, By Michelle Larson

A happy older couple is getting ready to travel with luggage.
Skills & Techniques

By Sandi Schwartz

Behr Paint's Hidden Gem, 2025 color of the year, on both walls and trim in a green living room.
Painting & Finishing

By Tony Carrick

Landscaper cutting and installing landscape fabric
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the best pole saws together before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Mark Wolfe, By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

Jigsaw and reciprocating saw propped on 2 x 4s.
Tools

By Bob Beacham

Person points hair dryer at hole in a wall covered with pink spackle.
DIY

By Timothy Dale

The Best Crabgrass Killer Option
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Debbie Wolfe

July Ace Hardware Milwaukee Packout Milwaukee Packout 22 XL Tool Box
DIY

By Timothy Dale, By Deirdre Mundorf

Weather Guard Tool Box Review
DIY

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

Invasive hops vines growing on a fence.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Audrey Stallsmith

Sunday Lawn Care Plans Are on Sale for Labor Day
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Kathleen Corlett

An old gas mower on a suburban lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Robert Annis

A person getting reach to clean the bathroom and toilet holding bucket of cleaning supplies.
Cleaning & Organizing

By Deirdre Mundorf

Fertilizing potted plants with used coffee grounds.
Lawn Care & Gardening

By Gretchen Heber

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

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 Debbie Wolfe, By Michelle Ullman, By Tony Carrick

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