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12 Things You Didn’t Know Duct Tape Can Do

Easy DIY Projects

12 Things You Didn’t Know Duct Tape Can Do

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

20 New Uses for Old Candles

20 New Uses for Old Candles

Baking soda isolated on gray background

20 Ingenious Uses for Baking Soda Around the House

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

Carpenter hands at Work with Chisel and Shaver. Workshop.

Easy DIY Projects

15 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Sawdust

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

gas vs electric dryer

Building & Installing

Gas vs. Electric Dryer: Which Is Better?

By Glenda Taylor, Gretchen Heber

These 17 Stone Walkways Are Simple to DIY

Easy DIY Projects

These 17 Stone Walkways Are Simple to DIY

By Jennifer Noonan

16 Brilliant Lighting Ideas You Can DIY on a Dime

Easy DIY Projects

16 Brilliant Lighting Ideas You Can DIY on a Dime

By Ayn Monique Klahre

mother leaning out drivers side of window of red SUV looking at daughter in backseat window in desert landscape

12 Ways to Stay Cool When Your Car’s AC Gives Out

TRUArt Stage 1 Pyrography Pen Wood-Burning Tool Set with tips and letter stencils

Why I Prefer the TruArt Stage 1 Pyrography Pen Over the Walnut Hollow Versa-Tool

Garden Tools in a Brick Toolshed

12 Types of Shovels Every Homeowner Should Know

By Timothy Dale

Person holding cockroach with blurred home in background

15 DIY Solutions for a Pest-Free Home

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

A plumber has taken a toilet apart and disconnected it from the drainpipe on the bathroom. The toilet was leaking at the bottom. The toilet flange connects the toilet to the pipe in the floor.. There is a plunger and pliers on the floor. Taken with Canon 5D Mark 3.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Replace a Toilet Flange

By Steffani Cameron

Burned enamel kitchen pot on a blue and white tablecloth

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Burnt Pot

By Marisa Villarreal

Modern garden lawn mower on green grass in park

How to Sharpen Lawn Mower Blades

By Bob Vila Staff, Tony Carrick

burgundy daylilies in home garden with Plant Care 101 graphic overlay

How to Grow Daylilies

By Audrey Stallsmith

Left side: Gas stovetop with two flames lit. Right: Electric stovetop with one burner red

Building & Installing

Gas vs. Electric Stove: Which is Better?

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kelly Weimert

tree falls on house

Repair & Maintenance

Solved! What to Do If a Tree Falls on Your House

By Glenda Taylor

Bosch StarlockPlus Oscillating Tool Review

Bosch StarlockPlus Oscillating Tool Review: Is it Worth it?

By Glenda Taylor

mixed border in summer garden with yellow spirea japonica, pink astilbe, hydrangea. Planting together shrubs and flowers

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Plant a Bush or Shrub

By Emily Burns Morgan, Bob Vila

African American boy with an afro smiling and faving fun while doing housework with him mother at home. mixed race shot of a cute child folding laundry with his mom

Repair & Maintenance

How to Clean a Dryer

By Marisa Villarreal, Kelly Weimert

The Best Granite Sealer

Repair & Maintenance

The Best Granite Sealers for Countertop Maintenance

happy father and young sons loading up trunk of open van preparing to go on vacation

13 Mistakes You Make Every Time You Leave for Vacation

By Glenda Taylor, Eleanor Chalstrom

The Best Paint Sprayer for Cabinets Option

Painting & Finishing

The Best Paint Sprayers for Cabinets

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

The Ortho hose end sprayer laying wood chips

This Hose End Sprayer Promises No Mixes or Messes So We Put it to the Test!

By Glenda Taylor

View of couple from doorway working on home project

10 OSHA-Approved Safety Tips to Practice at Home

By Jahleen Turnbull-Sousa

The Klein Tools Tradesman Pro Electrician's Tool Belt loaded with tools and sitting on the bed of a truck

Klein Tools Tradesman Pro Electrician’s Tool Belt Review: Electrifying or a Short Circuit?

A person using the best asphalt driveway crack filler option to fill a crack

Repair & Maintenance

Vetted: The Best Asphalt Driveway Crack Fillers

By James Fitzgerald

Invasive bamboo

How to Get Rid of Invasive Bamboo

By Audrey Stallsmith

Hand wiping a microfiber cloth over a clean headlight

How to Clean Headlights: 3 Popular Methods

By Deirdre Mundorf

Hand holding green beans growing on the vine

How to Grow Green Beans

By Audrey Stallsmith

woman adjusting thermostat in home with open plan dining space in background

Your Home by the Numbers: The Temperatures, Ratios, and Levels That Every Homeowner Should Know

By Deirdre Mundorf

How to Get Rid of Termites

How to Get Rid of Termites

By Dan Casarella, Evelyn Auer

overhead view of gardener tending to colorful circular flowerbed rain garden in bright green lawn

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Build a Rain Garden—and Why You Should

By Glenda Taylor

Red canna lilies in bloom in a yard or home garden. Green text in the top-left corner reads "Plant Care 101"

How to Grow Canna Lilies

By Audrey Stallsmith

hand with rubber glove using a magic eraser to clean a wood look tile and grout

How to Use a Magic Eraser Around the House: 17 Smart Applications

By Deirdre Mundorf

chain link fence installed in lush green lawn

How to Install a Chain Link Fence

By Tony Carrick

Man pushing the "clean" button on coffee maker

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Coffee Maker

By Caylin Harris, Jennifer Noonan, Tony Carrick

The Best Painting Tools Options

The Best Painting Tools

By Jasmine Harding

Woman cleaning windows

16 Tips for Your Cleanest Windows Ever

By Cody Calamaio

Grandma, daughter and granddaughter working in greenhouse

8 Mistakes You’re Making With Your Tomatoes—and How to Fix Them

By Deirdre Mundorf

a-man-in-blue-work-pants-from-the-waist-down-with-red-gloves-and-a-weed-killer-in-a-sprayer-works-in-a-green-lawn

How to Safely Use Commercial Weed Killers

By Deirdre Mundorf

light hallway interior with white wall with trim and stylish console table next to grey chair

Peel-and-Stick Trim 101: How to Achieve a High-End Look for Less

By Savannah Sher

Woman cleaning floor after pet

10 House Hacks Every Pet Owner Needs to Know

By Jennifer Noonan, Eleanor Chalstrom

A person touching a tear on a leather couch, likely considering using the best leather repair kit option

Repair & Maintenance

The Best Leather Repair Kits

By Timothy Dale

Brass items being cleaned on wooden table

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Brass

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kelly Weimert

A grandmother is making soup in her home kitchen as her two granddaughters help her make a pie during quarantine.

13 Bite-Size Projects to Rescue Your Tiny Kitchen

By Bob Vila Staff

a tiny dog sits in a modern looking dog house next to one empty dog house in a clean living room

10 Dog House Plans You Can DIY for Your Furry Best Friend

By Tony Carrick

Aerial view of person mowing lawn

9 Tips for Maintaining a Nontraditional Lawn

By Henry J Bravo

blooming white gardenias in a home garden with plant care 101 overlay graphic

How to Grow Gardenias

By Audrey Stallsmith

sump pump maintenance

Sump Pump Maintenance: 6 Crucial Steps for Storm Readiness

By Deirdre Mundorf

Affresh Washing Machine Cleaner

Cleaning & Organizing

I Tried the Popular Affresh Tablets to Clean My Smelly Washer—Do They Really Work?

By Jasmine Harding

A traditional kitchen featuring a pantry storage shelf and maple cabinet

12 Storage Hacks for a More Organized Kitchen

By Michael Franco, Phillip Tinner

Man with beard hanging a painting on the wall at his living room

How to Clean a Canvas Painting Without Damaging It

By Savannah Sher

Someone removing the bar guard from the Stihl MSA electric chainsaw

This Battery Chainsaw Beat a Dozen Competitors During Testing

Dishwasher Not Getting Water

Repair & Maintenance

Solved! Why Is My Dishwasher Not Getting Water?

By Katie Flannery

how to keep wildfire smoke out of home

How to Keep Wildfire Smoke Out of Your Home: 9 Ways to Improve Indoor Air Quality

By Deirdre Mundorf

29 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar

Cleaning & Organizing

29 Handy Household Uses for Vinegar

By Jennifer Noonan

Visual 1 - HomeAdvisor - How Much Does it Cost to Build a Deck - Cost Range + Average - May 2023

Building & Installing

How Much Does It Cost to Build a Deck?

By Brie Greenhalgh, Evelyn Auer

Walls and Ceiling Cracks

Repair & Maintenance

13 Genius Products for Fixing Walls and Ceilings Yourself

Pantry open with two sliding barn doors

13 Pantry Door DIY Makeover Ideas Under $150

By Kristen Mosier

view over the shoulder of a young woman priming a white wall with a yellow paint roller

Solved! How Long Does Primer Take to Dry?

By Timothy Dale

Lawn Mower Keep Dying

Solved! Why Does My Lawn Mower Keep Dying?

By Melissa Graham

Woman with mosquito bites on her legs

How to Get Rid of Mosquitoes Naturally: Our 15 Best Tips

By Bob Vila Staff, Sandi Schwartz

Shovel next to concrete debris

This Is How to Dispose of Concrete Properly