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Real Estate

Live In or Move Out: The Remodeling Dilemma

By Iyna Bort Caruso

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DIY

Contracting the Contractors

By Bob Vila

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DIY

Paint Makeovers: An Expert Tells All

By Kim Yeager

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Interior

The Easy and Affordable Way to Upgrade Your Kitchen Cabinets

By Donna Boyle Schwartz

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Interior

The Essential Guide to Spring Home Improvement

By Manasa Reddigari

A home's hallway with several doors
Interior

Top Tips for Installing a New Door

By Jim Flasch

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DIY

Workshop Electricity

By Bob Vila

A terracotta pot placed over candles to use as a heater
DIY

Genius! Cozy Up Without a Space Heater

By Manasa Reddigari

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Interior

How To: Build a Kitchen Island

By Ama Ryllis

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Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Sandbox

By Dana Willard

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DIY

Going Green and Keeping Clean: Outdoor Edition

By Alyson McNutt English, Bob Vila

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DIY

Rasps, Files, and Surfoams

By Bob Vila

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DIY

Exterior Paint 101

By Bob Vila

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Reviews

Dream It, Do It: How to Paint Wood Furniture

By Kristen @ The Frugal Girl

A basement filled with furniture and bikes flooded with water
Interior

How To: Dry a Wet Basement

By Maureen Blaney Flietner, Bob Vila

A home with white exterior with a black modern extension
DIY

Growing Home: An Approach to Adding Space

By Alyson McNutt English

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DIY

How to Paint MDF Furniture and Cabinets

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

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DIY

Cold, Masonry, and Brick Chisels

By Bob Vila

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DIY

All You Need to Know About Paint Types

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila

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Reviews

The Best Garage Shelving for Sturdy Storage, Tested and Reviewed

By Tom Scalisi, Andreana Lefton

A person's hand is removing the carburetor of a lawn mower in order to clean it.
DIY

How to Clean a Lawn Mower Carburetor

By Timothy Dale

A person wearing a white glove is using a red pipe cutter to cut a copper pipe.
DIY

How to Cut Copper Pipe

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

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DIY

9 Sawhorse Plans You Can Build This Weekend

By Timothy Dale

The Best Kitchen Appliances Options
Reviews

The Best Kitchen Appliance Brands of 2024

By Timothy Dale

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Reviews

The Best Riding Lawn Mowers for Hills of 2024, Tested and Reviewed

By Mark Wolfe, Mike Bruton, Tom Scalisi

Nail Guns Are on Sale at The Home Depot
Reviews

Home Depot Has a Secret Sale on Nail Guns Right Now: Save Big on DeWalt, Milwaukee, and More

By Glenda Taylor

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Reviews

The Best Weed Eater Strings of 2024 for Trimming, Edging, and Cutting, Tested

By Mark Wolfe

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DIY

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

By Bob Vila Staff

A hen leaves a wooden chicken coop using a ramp while a farmer feeds the flock in the background.
DIY

How to Build a Chicken Coop: The Basics Every Backyard Keeper Should Know

By Lori Lovely

A light wood colored laminate flooring has a scratch that was caused by the chair on top of it.
DIY

How to Repair Laminate Flooring: 5 Problems, Solved

By Bob Beacham

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Reviews

The Best Paint Primers, Tested and Reviewed

By Manasa Reddigari, Debbie Wolfe

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Reviews

The Best Table Saw Blades

By Tony Carrick, Mark Clement

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Lawn & Garden

9 Easy DIY Fire Pit Ideas

By Chris Gardner

still life of a modernist sink.
Interior

How To: Make Concrete Countertops for Your Kitchen

By Glenda Taylor, Michael Franco

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Lawn & Garden

How to Winterize a Sprinkler System

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

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DIY

How to Etch Glass—and How to Fake the Look Using Spray Paint

By Kat Hodgins, Ama Ryllis

how to stain a concrete floor
DIY

How to Stain Concrete

By Joe Provey

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DIY

How to Grout Tile on Floors and Walls

By Kit Stansley, Gretchen Heber

how to get rid of ladybugs
Lawn & Garden

How to Get Rid of Ladybugs

By Jennifer Noonan

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DIY

8 Ways to Clean Your House With Citric Acid

By Deirdre Mundorf

philodendron plant care 101 - how to grow philodendron indoors
Lawn & Garden

Philodendron Care 101

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila Staff

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Interior

How to Shampoo Carpets

By Kat Hodgins, Susan Pevaroff Berschler

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Exterior

How To Build the Perfect Starter Mechanic’s Garage

By Hank O’Hop

how to recover a chair
DIY

How to Recover a Chair

By Kat Hodgins, Jennifer Noonan

lemon tree plant care 101 - how to grow lemon tree indoors
Lawn & Garden

How to Grow Lemon Trees Indoors

By Mark Wolfe

Dos and Don'ts of Felling a Tree
Lawn & Garden

The Dos and Don’ts of Safely Felling a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman

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Lawn & Garden

How Soil Amendments Can Improve Your Garden

By Mark Wolfe, Gretchen Heber

how to insulate a garage door
Exterior

Thinking About Insulating Your Garage Door? Here’s What You Need to Know

By Glenda Taylor

how to use a stud finder
Interior

How To: Use a Stud Finder

By Steffani Cameron

How to Use a Plunger the Right Way
Interior

How to Use a Plunger the Right Way

By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, Phillip Tinner

how to make a tire swing
Lawn & Garden

How To: Make a Tire Swing

By Leslie Grimmett

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Interior

Solved! This Is How to Fix a Furnace That’s Not Turning On

By Gretchen Heber, Ana Chevalier

Male home inspector assessing the working condition of a toilet during a home inspection of a residential property
DIY

How to Clean a Toilet Tank

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Margaret Foley

add sand to paint
DIY

How To: Mix Sand with Paint for Non-Slip Surfaces

By Bob Vila

Young women's feet crossed at the edge of a white freestanding bathtub
DIY

How to Clean a Bathtub in 7 Simple Steps

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kelly Weimert

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DIY

How to Mix Grout

By Bob Vila

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DIY

How to Clean Pewter

By Tony Carrick

How to Pour Concrete
Exterior

How to Pour Concrete the Right Way

By Theresa Clement, Steffani Cameron

How To Use a Chainsaw
DIY

How to Use a Chainsaw

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

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DIY

How to Remove Mold From Wood

By Bob Vila Staff

A person adjusting the best stump grinder option while in a wooded area
Reviews

The Best Stump Grinders of 2024 for Professional and Residential Use

By Tony Carrick

Hand using scrape to spread grout on beige tiles.
DIY

Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Updated by Teresa Odle

A green bird bath surrounded by the materials needed to clean it.
Lawn & Garden

How to Clean a Bird Bath the Right Way

By Deirdre Mundorf

A patio chair with cushion surrounded by a vacuum cleaner and materials needed to clean the cushions.
Exterior

How to Clean Outdoor Cushions 

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

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