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A woman wearing a red coat uses a leaf blower to move leaves.

8 Rules I Always Follow When Using My Leaf Blower

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best home air compressors in front of a garage door before testing.

We Tested the Top Home Air Compressors for Over 20 Hours to Find the Best Choices for Your Home Projects

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi, Additional research provided by Timothy Dale

The Best Grout Removal Tool Options

After 5 Hours of Hands-On Testing, These Are Our Favorite Grout Removal Tools for DIY Renovations

By Timothy Dale, Tony Carrick

demolition tools

15 Tried-and-True Demolition Tools Every DIY Remodeler Should Own

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best tarps in their packaging before testing.

The Best Tarps to Keep Your Outdoor Items Safe, Tested

By Glenda Taylor

Best Plastic Glue close-up

We Tested 6 Popular Glues for Plastic—This One Worked Best

By Katie Barton, Timothy Dale

Person using pliers to splice electrical wires.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Splice Wires for Home Electrical Projects

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila, Gretchen Heber

A close-up image of a spring attached to a garage door.

Building & Installing

Can You Replace Garage Door Springs Yourself?

By Timothy Dale, Bob Vila, Catherine Hiles, Updated by Paul Rankin

A row of fall sugar maple trees.

10 Things Under $25 Homeowners Absolutely Need Before The First Day of Fall

By Sophie Kaemmerlé

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

The Best Fruit Fly Traps, According to Our Tests

By Timothy Dale, Paul Rankin

Smiling man in organized garage 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, Bob Vila Staff

Troubleshoot a Smoky Fireplace with These Tips

Repair & Maintenance

Why Is There Fireplace Smoke in My Home?

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

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

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

By Tony Carrick, 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, Bob Vila, 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, Debbie Wolfe

a man working with Firm Grip Build-A-Rig

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

By Glenda Taylor, Tony Carrick, 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, Glenda Taylor

The Best Caulking Guns Options

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

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

The Best Ladders for Gutter Cleaning Option

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

The Best Compost Bins Options

Lawn Care & Gardening

The 8 Best Compost Bins

By Debbie Wolfe, Jenn Ryan

A selection of the best paint edgers

Painting & Finishing

6 Best Paint Edgers That Deliver Professional Results Every Time

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

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

Woman paints a coat of polyurethane over a bench painted with chalk paint.

Furniture & Design

Our Favorite Kitchen Table Finish is Unbelievably Easy to Apply

Moss growing on a slate roof.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Moss From a Roof

By Bob Vila, Margaret Foley

A man is opening a toolbox at his new home.

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, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Best flashlights

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

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

Jigsaw and reciprocating saw propped on 2 x 4s.

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

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

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

15 Easy Ideas for Tool Storage

By Timothy Dale, Deirdre Mundorf

Weather Guard Tool Box Review

The Best Truck Tool Boxes of 2026 For Storage and Organization, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, 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.

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.

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.

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, Bob Vila

Rescue fly trap outside

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

By Paul Rankin, 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, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

The Best Termite Treatment Options

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, Bob Vila

The Best Paint Rollers Option

Painting & Finishing

The Best Paint Rollers and Covers, Tested and Reviewed

By Debbie Wolfe, Michelle Ullman, Tony Carrick

The Best Chainsaw Bar Oils Options

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

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

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

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, 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