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How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Wood Chipper

How Much Does It Cost to Rent a Wood Chipper?

By Katie Flannery

how to secure windows without bars

How to Secure Windows Without Bars in 9 Easy Steps

By Meghan Wentland

Garbage disposal installed under sink.

Building & Installing

How to Install a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick

Excited young African American couple sit at desk at home kitchen give high five celebrate online lottery win on laptop. Happy biracial man and woman enjoy success working on computer. Luck concept.

20 Things You Should Stop Wasting Money On

A light green pothos plant on a window sill with long vines.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Propagate Pothos Plants: 3 Foolproof Methods, According to Experts

By Audrey Stallsmith

A woman's hand places a cell phone in a small cardboard box full of electronics for donation.

What to Do With Old Cell Phones (Because You Can’t Throw Them Away)

By Deirdre Mundorf

Open Shelving Kitchen - Modern Style

Kitchen Remodeling

The Dos and Don’ts of Updating Your Kitchen With Open Shelving

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila Staff

A female hand in yellow rubber gloves wipes a modern white kitchen wall with a microfiber cloth.

Cleaning & Organizing

7 Reasons Why You Should Clean Your Walls More Often—and How to Do it Properly

By Deirdre Mundorf

White built-in bookcase.

Building & Installing

12 Bookshelf Plans You Can Build in a Weekend

By Jasmine Harding

Man holding a string of Christmas lights with a Christmas tree in the background.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix Christmas Lights: Troubleshooting, Repair, and Maintenance

By Tom Scalisi, Bob Vila Staff

Retailers You Never Knew Will Recycle Your Old Stuff

13 Retailers You Never Knew Would Recycle Your Old Stuff

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila Staff

A natural gas meter on the exterior of a home with grey siding.

Building & Installing

How to Turn Off the Gas to Your House

By Timothy Dale, Theresa Clement

standard door size

Easy DIY Projects

Standard Door Size 101: Important Measurements All Homeowners Should Know

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Tom Scalisi

dad and son use mosquito spray.Spraying insect repellent on skin outdoor.

How to Make Homemade Mosquito Repellent: 6 Easy, Effective Recipes

By Jennifer Noonan

AC Unit Fan Not Spinning

Repair & Maintenance

Solved! Why Is My AC Unit Fan Not Spinning?

By Katie Flannery

Painting & Finishing

Brush vs. Roller vs. Sprayer: How to Choose the Right Painting Tool

Woman kneeling on the floor of a living room holding a paint brush and preparing to paint the walls.

Painting & Finishing

How Long Does It Take to Paint a Room?

Christmas lights in trash

Don’t Throw Your Old Christmas Lights in the Trash—Do This Instead

By Tom Scalisi, Teresa Odle

15 Ways to Warm Up to Outdoor Living in Fall

Lawn Care & Gardening

15 Ways to Warm Up to Outdoor Living in Fall

By Manasa Reddigari

8 Ways to Mildew-Proof Your Bathroom

Cleaning & Organizing

8 Ways to Mildew-Proof Your Bathroom

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

Cleaning & Organizing

16 Reasons You Really Need to Do a Better Job Cleaning Your Grill

Thinking of Installing an IKEA Kitchen? Here’s What You Need to Know.

Kitchen Remodeling

Thinking of Installing an IKEA Kitchen? Here’s What You Need to Know.

By Caroline Prevost Levac

Woman in blue blouse and white apron wipes down metal countertop.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Metal the Right Way

By Savannah Sher

An organized home workshop in need of a DIY workbench.

Building & Installing

16 Workbench Plans Perfect for Big or Small Home Shops

By Timothy Dale

Finished workbench project in a clean home workshop with a graphic overlay that says downloadable project plans.

How to Build a Workbench That Fits Just About Anywhere

A senior black man in his tool shed

15 Ways to Get on Board With Pegboard

By Bob Vila Staff

Bob Vila dressed in a polo and with his trademark beard leans against a home in construction.

8 of Our Favorite Bob Vila Quotes of All Time

By Amy Anderson

overhead view of round ceramic fountain near landscaped garden

11 Inventive DIY Fountain Ideas for Your Garden

By Bob Vila Staff

Man assembling table.

Furniture & Design

15 Coffee Table Plans for Building Your Own Living Room Furniture

A one-piece toilet with the lid up to reveal a silver bidet spray nozzle.

Building & Installing

How to Install a Bidet Attachment

By Timothy Dale

Closeup of a young woman dropping an effervescent antacid in a glass of water.

19 Surprising Alka-Seltzer Uses for the Home and Garden

By Savannah Sher

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Building & Installing

How Much Does Hardwood Flooring Cost?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer

Beadboard wall in a beautiful home office

Skills & Techniques

How to Install Beadboard

By Theresa Clement, Mark Clement, Bob Vila Staff

White door opening into clean bathroom.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Your Bathroom Guest-Ready in 20 Minutes or Less

By Debra Immergut

How To Fix A Stuck Zipper

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Stuck Zipper

By Amy Lynch, Gretchen Heber

A before and after comparison of a remodeled bathroom.

11 Lessons I Learned Renovating My Old Home

By Kristen Mosier

View of neighborhood with fall leaves on the ground

16 Leaf-Raking Lessons No One Ever Taught You

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff

Modern toilet in bathroom

Repair & Maintenance

How to Replace a Toilet Seat in Less Than 30 Minutes

By Joe Provey, Tony Carrick, Bob Vila Staff

The Best Paint for Metal, Solved!

Painting & Finishing

Solved! What’s the Best Paint for Metal Surfaces?

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila Staff

Genius Solutions for Retrofitting Old Homes

12 Genius Solutions for Retrofitting Old Homes—With or Without Renovation

By Glenda Taylor

Shot of a young woman sniffing a clean load of laundry

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own Laundry Detergent

By Marisa Villarreal, Gretchen Heber

Grey stone wall, room, interior style with yellow niche, green vase of plant, bookshelf decor.

How to DIY a Wall Alcove in Any Room of Your House

By Kristen Mosier

Remodel or Move

Solved! Is It Better to Remodel Your Home, or Move to a New One?

By Melissa Graham

Small Closet Ideas

Easy DIY Projects

20 Big Ideas for Organizing Small Closets

By Manasa Reddigari, Eleanor Chalstrom

Worx Pegasus Folding Work Table Review

Worx Pegasus Folding Work Table Review: How Good Is This Sawhorse With Wings?

Person putting dryer sheet in an empty mailbox

15 Handy Uses for Dryer Sheets Around the House

By Bob Vila Staff

Maple butcher block countertop in a bright kitchen with white cabinets

How to Install Butcher Block Countertops

By Timothy Dale

beagle-lies-on-a-furry-white-rug-over-a-greige-vinyl-plank-floor

7 Easy Ways to Change Your Flooring

By Rachel Brougham

Gloved gardener hand spreads wood ash into garden with silver shovel.

How to Use Wood Ash in the Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

woman in room with ladder and paint supplies holding a paint roller and looking at the wall she is painting

17 Easy Fixes for a Botched Paint Job

By Jennifer Noonan, Theresa Clement

Is It Cheaper to Buy or Build a Kitchen Island

Solved! Is It Cheaper to Buy or Build a Kitchen Island?

By Melissa Graham

attic-window-looking-out-on-snowy-hillside

How to Prep Your Attic for Winter

By Deirdre Mundorf

Woman embroidering pattern

15 Embroidery Patterns for Beginners

By Jasmine Harding

back of woman painting wall to wall cabinets white in diy project

Painting & Finishing

Solved! This is the Best Paint to Use on Wood

By Manasa Reddigari

Overhead shot of person putting finger in vaseline

21 Household Problems You Can Fix With Vaseline

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

young woman squatting in kitchen and loading a dishwasher

Skills & Techniques

How to Load a Dishwasher the Right Way

By Michael Franco, Gretchen Heber

Coffee grounds on spoon

18 Clever Uses for Coffee Grounds at Home and in the Garden

By Jennifer Noonan, Donna Boyle Schwartz, Margaret Foley

three pairs of feet with wool socks on table in front of roaring fireplace

How to Get Your Fireplace Ready for Winter

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Top-down view of mature smooth spinach plant growing in garden soil

How to Grow Spinach

By Audrey Stallsmith

mustard cover crops growing in a home vegetable garden in autumn

What Is Cover Cropping and How to Use It in Your Home Garden

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

Lack Of Sleep Concept. Stressed young African American woman suffering from insomnia, lying in bed and covering face, waking up throughout the night, feeling depressed about start of the working week

15 Easy Fixes for a Squeaky Bed

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila Staff

Ginger root with green sprout on a wooden background. Close up.

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Grow Ginger at Home

By Savannah Sher, Gretchen Heber

neem oil plant with green fruit

14 Nifty Neem Oil Uses for the Home and Garden

By Steph Coelho

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - Cost to Paint Kitchen Cabinets - Cost Range + Average - July 2023

Painting & Finishing

How Much Does It Cost to Paint Kitchen Cabinets?

By Brie Greenhalgh, Evelyn Auer