DIY (Page 21)

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A Master Gardener Explains When and How to Divide Perennials for More Free Plants

By Lauren Landers

Repair & Maintenance

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Aluminum Siding

This Affordable Mower is Backed By a Name-Brand Engine and Proves It’s the Best Cheap Mower You Can Buy

Painting & Finishing

Upgrade Your Garage Flooring With This Easy-to-Apply Product

By Manasa Reddigari, Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

Skills & Techniques

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

By Tony Carrick

Lawn Care & Gardening

Our Favorite Pre-Emergent Herbicide Prevents Weeds Naturally

By Glenda Taylor

7 Right Angle Clamps That Will Help Streamline Your Next Woodworking Project

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

Easy DIY Projects

We Glued, Clamped, and Pulled—Here Are the Construction Adhesives That Didn’t Budge

By Glenda Taylor, Mike Bruton

After Firing Hundreds of Nails, Our Favorite Nail Gun for Fencing Outperformed All Others

By Tony Carrick, Bob Beacham

How to Measure a Chainsaw Bar and Chain

By Glenda Taylor

This is How Much It Really Costs to Convert a Shed to a Home

By Catherine Hiles

What to Do if There’s Mold in Your HVAC Air Ducts

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Paul Rankin

Pulverize Unsightly Tree Stumps With Our Favorite Stump Grinder

By Tony Carrick

Solved! Does Salt Kill Weeds?

Cleaning & Organizing

6 Minimalist Bedroom Ideas for Creating—and Maintaining—a Serene Space

By Sandi Schwartz

Lawn Care & Gardening

Can You Mow Wet Grass?

By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

We Repeatedly Drilled into Three Types of Metal to Find the Best Cobalt Drill Bits

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use?

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari

Ty Pennington Breaks His Silence on His Absence From ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ Reboot

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Overseed a Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Stacey L. Nash

Kitchen Remodeling

The 5 Best Kitchen Flooring Options for Your Remodel

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Repair & Maintenance

Microwave Not Heating? 6 Common Causes and Solutions

By Brie Greenhalgh, Updated by Margaret Foley

How to Waterproof Wood: 3 Ways That Work

Painting & Finishing

Satin vs. Semi-Gloss Paint: What’s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

Kitchen Remodeling

The 16 Best Kitchen Faucet Brands of 2026

By Carol Benton, Bob Beacham

How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies: 5 DIY Traps

By BobVila.com Staff

Easy DIY Projects

I Won’t Go Anywhere Without This Tool

By Glenda Taylor

Repair & Maintenance

Why is My Dehumidifier Not Working?

By Glenda Taylor

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a Homemade Deck Cleaner That Works Like a Charm

By Glenda Taylor

Lawn Care & Gardening

11 Drought-Tolerant Vegetables to Grow in Your Garden This Summer

By Lauren Landers

Lawn Care & Gardening

Hydroponic Gardeners, Rejoice: AeroGarden Is Back

By Katie Barton

Lawn Care & Gardening

2025 Is Abundant With Garden Trends to Consider Before Planting This Spring

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

15 Easy Designs for a DIY Desk

By Tracy Anderson

Repair & Maintenance

This Is the Biggest Problem for Most Garbage Disposals (Plus, How to Fix It Yourself)

By Sandi Schwartz

9 Signs You Have a Pest Problem in the Garden

By Heather Blackmore

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Wallpaper Glue

Bathroom Remodeling

The Dos and Don’ts of Caulking the Bathroom

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila

Lawn Care & Gardening

5 Brilliant Ways to Use Terra-Cotta Pots Around the House

Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested a $10,000 Riding Mower to See if It’s Worth the Cost

Lawn Care & Gardening

ScottsMiracle-Gro Returns To Its Roots With Its Newest Launch

How to Start a Lawn Mower

By Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Furniture & Design

How to Hang a Chair From the Ceiling Safely

By Will Briskin

We’ve Tested Various Shovels, See Which One is Our Absolute Favorite

By Mark Wolfe, Michelle Ullman, Timothy Dale

How to Use a Screw Extractor

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A DIYer’s Guide to Replacing Flooring

By Timothy Dale

Lawn Care & Gardening

Permeable Hardscaping and 7 Other Outdoor Living Trends to Know Before Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

Kitchen Remodeling

Kitchen Designers Weigh In on Deep Drawers vs. Cabinets

By Sandi Schwartz

A Guide to Insulating Basement Walls

By Timothy Dale

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Edge a Lawn

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Lawn Care & Gardening

7 Late-Winter Gardening Chores to Do Right Now

By Lauren Landers

How to Lower pH in Soil

By Amber Guetebier, Updated by Teresa Odle

Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Broken Screw

By Manasa Reddigari

Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Mold?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

We Tested 3 Door Hinge Jigs—This One Worked Best

By Mark Wolfe, Bob Beacham

Repair & Maintenance

These Are the Best Caulk Options for Baseboards According to Our Tests

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Garage Door

By Faith Towers, Bob Vila

Painting & Finishing

7 Cool Colors for Kids’ Rooms

By Debra Immergut

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Stainless Steel Sink

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

This Is the Best Time to Put Out Hummingbird Feeders Where You Live

Our Favorite Drill Bit Sharpener Provided Near-Perfect Results in Our Tests

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi

Lawn Care & Gardening

I’m an Avid Gardener, and These Are My 10 Go-To Seed Companies

By Audrey Stallsmith