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Woman waters houseplants in flower pots on the floor.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Curate a Living Gallery, the Latest Indoor Gardening Trend

By Sandi Schwartz

A sign displays a hurricane warning along a roadside.
Skills & Techniques

I Live in Florida, and This Is What I Do to Prepare for Hurricane Season

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Fruit Fly Traps
Pest Control

Our Favorite Fruit Fly Trap Costs Less Than $1 

By Timothy Dale, By Paul Rankin

Smiling man in organized garage workshop.
Workshop

Our Favorite Pro Tips for Keeping a Workshop Tidy and Organized

By Sandi Schwartz

A DIYer using a caulking gun to seal bathroom fixtures with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Use a Caulk Gun

By Rachelle Dragani, By Bob Vila Staff

Troubleshoot a Smoky Fireplace with These Tips
Repair & Maintenance

Why Is There Fireplace Smoke in My Home?

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

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

25 Easy Home Repairs You Should Never Pay Someone Else to Make

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila Staff

All pressure washers for cars-2
Skills & Techniques

Save by Skipping the Car Wash: The Best Home Pressure Washers for a Spotless Shine

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

How Long Does It Take for Grass to Grow?

By Teresa Odle, By Bob Vila, By Debbie Wolfe

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

I Nearly Ruined My Cucumber Patch Because I Ignored This Important Garden Practice

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

We Tested The Best Glues to Repair Your Most Treasured Ceramics. These Five Made the Cut.

By Emily Blackwood, By Debbie Wolfe

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

We Tested Framing Tool Belts for Quality, Comfort, and Efficiency–Our Favorite is Near Perfect

By Glenda Taylor, By Tony Carrick, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Deck Sealer Options
Painting & Finishing

We Put the 7 Best Deck Sealers to the Test. Here’s How They Performed—and Which You Should Choose

By Michelle Ullman, By Glenda Taylor

The Best Caulking Guns Options
Tools

This Was the Only Caulking Gun I Could Use One-Handed Comfortably

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Ladders for Gutter Cleaning Option
DIY

We Tested the Best Ladders for Gutter Cleaning, And Our Favorite Makes Extending a Breeze

By Mark Wolfe

The Best Compost Bins Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

The 8 Best Compost Bins 

By Debbie Wolfe, By Jenn Ryan

A selection of the best paint edgers
Painting & Finishing

6 Best Paint Edgers That Deliver Professional Results Every Time

By Mark Wolfe

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

5 Minimizing Tips Organization Pros Swear By

By Sandi Schwartz

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

The Best Dethatching Rakes for a Healthy Lawn, Tested

By Tony Carrick

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

You Asked, We Answered: Our Expert Advice For Your Real Projects, Questions, and Home Issues

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

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

Our Favorite Kitchen Table Finish is Unbelievably Easy to Apply

By Bob Beacham

Moss growing on a slate roof.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Moss From a Roof

By Bob Vila, By Margaret Foley

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

The Case for Keeping a Tool Box on Every Level of the House

By Sandi Schwartz

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

The Best Concrete Paints for Masonry Surfaces, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, Additional research provided by Tom Scalisi

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

Joint Compound vs. Spackle: What’s the Difference? 

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

Best flashlights
Workshop

After Weeks of Testing, We Found 8 Flashlights That Won’t Flicker Out When You Need Them Most

By Glenda Taylor, By Michelle Larson

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

I Always Do These 5 Things Last Before Heading Out the Door on Vacation

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

Should I Paint My Walls and Trim the Same Color?

By Tony Carrick

Landscaper cutting and installing landscape fabric
Lawn Care & Gardening

Are Weeds Growing Through Your Landscape Fabric? Don’t Do What I Did

By Sandi Schwartz

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

The Best Pole Saws For Trimming and Pruning That We’ve Tested

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

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

Jigsaw vs. Reciprocating Saw: Which Cutting Tool is Best for Your Project?

By Bob Beacham

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

How Long Does Spackle Take to Dry?

By Timothy Dale

The Best Crabgrass Killer Option
Lawn Care & Gardening

The 5 Best Crabgrass Killers for Getting Rid of Stubborn Lawn Weeds

By Debbie Wolfe

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

15 Easy Ideas for Tool Storage

By Timothy Dale, By Deirdre Mundorf

Weather Guard Tool Box Review
DIY

The Best Truck Tool Boxes of 2025 For Storage and Organization, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

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

The Beautiful Vine I Wish I Had Never Planted

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

Sunday’s Sale Proves Labor Day Is the Best Time for Lawn Care Deals

By Kathleen Corlett

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

Why I’m Ditching My Trusty Gas Mower (Even Though It Still Works)

By Robert Annis

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

3 Toilet Cleaning Hacks That Work in a Pinch

By Deirdre Mundorf

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

Perk Up These 15 Plants By Feeding Them Your Used Coffee Grounds

By Gretchen Heber

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

Why Dust Collection Is Imperative In a Home Workshop—and the Best Way to Do It

By Robert Annis

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

How to Cut Screws: 5 Easy and Effective Methods

By Bob Beacham, Reviewed by Bob Vila

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

How to Get Rid of Wasps With Vinegar

By Tony Carrick

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

How to Paint Pressure-Treated Wood

By Teresa Odle, By Bob Vila

Rescue fly trap outside
Pest Control

We Tried 6 Top-Rated Fly Traps—Here’s What Actually Worked

By Paul Rankin, By Tom Scalisi

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

11 Types of Wall Texture and How to Create Each in Your Home

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

The Best Termite Treatment Options
Pest Control

We Researched 25 Popular DIY Termite Treatments— These 7 Are Best

By Timothy Dale

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

How to Remove Water Stains From Wood

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

How to Test for Mold in Your Home

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

The Best Paint Rollers Option
Painting & Finishing

The Best Paint Rollers and Covers, Tested and Reviewed

By Debbie Wolfe, By Michelle Ullman, By Tony Carrick

The Best Chainsaw Bar Oils Options
DIY

Yes, Your Chainsaw Needs Bar Oil—And These Are the Best

By Mark Wolfe

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

The 7 Best Deck Paints You Can Get, Tested and Reviewed

By Glenda Taylor

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

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for September

By Bob Vila

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

5 Jobs You Won’t Regret Hiring Out If You Just Moved Into a New Home

By Sandi Schwartz

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

10 Houseplants You Can Propagate Quickly to Double Your Indoor Garden

By Audrey Stallsmith

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

The Best Concrete Crack Fillers for DIY Repairs, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

Backyard meditation garden with a labyrinth
Lawn Care & Gardening

How I Created a Backyard Meditation Space I Never Want to Leave

By Sandi Schwartz

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

How Long Does Caulk Take to Dry?

By Andreana Lefton, By Bob Vila

Light brown weevil crawling on white stone block.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Weevils in Your Pantry

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

How to Install Tile Floors

By Timothy Dale

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

Everything You Should Pick Up at First Signs of a Mouse Problem

By Savannah Sher

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

How to Kill a Tree Stump

By Bob Vila, By Mark Wolfe

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

The Dos and Don’ts of Caulking Windows

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

The Best Pry Bar
Tools

The Best Pry Bars for Your Tool Kit, According to Our In-Depth Research

By Bob Beacham