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A basket of colorful vegetables sitting next to bright yellow flowers outside in a garden
Lawn Care & Gardening

These Flowers Deserve a Spot in Your Vegetable Garden (Yes, Really)

By Sandi Schwartz

Dewalt 10-inch table saw before assembly
DIY

Our Favorite DeWalt Table Saw is DIY-Friendly With Ample Power

By Bob Beacham, Michelle Larson

All three saws
DIY

The Best Husqvarna Chainsaws

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

The Best Cordless Grass Shears Options all laid out in a group on cement
Tools

We Spent Weeks Testing 11 Cordless Grass Shears—See Which 7 Are Worth Buying

By Savannah Sher, Mark Wolfe

Close up view of the bottom half of a lawn mower, dusty in the grass.
Tools

My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It?

By Brie Greenhalgh

Best Tool Brand Options
Tools

The 16 Best Tool Brands of 2025

By Bob Beacham, Timothy Dale

Mold on the Ceiling
DIY

How to Get Rid of Mold on the Ceiling

By Katie Flannery, Updated by Paul Rankin

How To Start a Fire in a Fire Pit
Skills & Techniques

How to Start a Fire in a Fire Pit

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

A person loading a washing machine with clothes.
DIY

Why Is My Washing Machine Not Filling With Water?

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Paul Rankin

Tick walking on a piece of grass being held by a human hand.
Lawn Care & Gardening

5 Plants That Repel Ticks and Keep Them Away

By Sandi Schwartz

A hand holds a fistful of weeds recently pulled from they nearby yard.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Pulling Weeds Is Our Least Favorite Garden Chore—But There’s an Easier Way to Do It

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Gretchen Heber

tick in house
Pest Control

What to Do When You Find Ticks in the House

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Woman kneels on tile floor sponging floor next to orange bucket.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Grout Haze

By Bob Vila

Squirrel peeking out through an vent under an attic peak.
Pest Control

What to Do About Squirrels in the Attic: DIY Solutions—and When to Call a Pro

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer

Flying Pipistrelle bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) action shot of hunting animal on wooden attic of city church. This species is know for roosting and living in urban areas in Europe and Asia.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Bats—and Keep Them Away for Good

By Tony Carrick, Gretchen Heber

A person using the best riding mower option to mow a very large yard
Tools

Our Favorite Riding Mower Is a Step Above the Rest—See Why

By Mark Wolfe, Additional research provided by Tony Carrick

The Best Dethatching Blades Options
DIY

Dethatching Leads To a Healthy and Properly Maintained Lawn—and These Blades Make It Cheap and Easy

By Tony Carrick

A homeowner mowing the lawn from overhead.
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Asked a Lawn Care Pro the 3 Biggest DIY Lawn Care Mistakes to Avoid

By Lori Lovely

The Best Watering Wand Options
Tools

The Best Watering Wand Doesn’t Have the Most Settings—It Has the Right Ones

By Mark Wolfe, Jasmine Harding

A ground bee emerges from the dirt.
DIY

How to Get Rid of Ground Bees in Your Yard

By Melissa Graham

A yellow jacket wasp is resting on a yellow flower with its wings raised.
Pest Control

How to Get Rid of Wasps

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

Organize Your Home With These Budget-Friendly Organizers
Cleaning & Organizing

Organize Your Home With These Budget-Friendly Organizers

By Bob Vila Staff, Jasmine Harding

Middle age woman worker in plaid shirt checking growing red peonies in the garden.
Lawn Care & Gardening

7 of the Longest Living Plants for Your Home Landscape

By Sandi Schwartz

An old lithium-ion battery from a power tool.
Repurposing

The One Drawback of Lithium-Ion Batteries Just Became Nonexistent, Thanks to This New Technology

By Sandi Schwartz

A group of the Best Weed and Feeds on a green lawn before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

After 8 Weeks of Testing, We Found the Best Weed and Feed for the Best Results

By Stacey L. Nash, Debbie Wolfe

Person wearing tall rubber boots pressure washes a brick walkway.
Repair & Maintenance

My Pressure Washer Won’t Start. How Do I Fix It?

By Melissa Graham

a woman arranging tools in StoreYourBoard BLAT Garden Tool Organizer
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Garden Tool Organizers for Home Gardeners

By Jasmine Harding

Woman wearing an apron and rubber gloves cleaning granite countertops with a spray bottle and yellow cloth.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own All-Natural Granite Cleaner

By Manasa Reddigari

Best Woodworking Clamps
Building & Installing

The Best Woodworking Clamps

By Mike Bruton

Man in his workshop using a woodworking router.
Tools

How to Use a Router the Right Way

By Timothy Dale

The Best Drywall Screw Guns
DIY

This Easy-to-Use Tool Replaces My Old Drill

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

Woman removed faucet aerator from bathroom sink with wrench, which is next to sink.
DIY

How to Clean a Faucet Aerator

By Timothy Dale

A close-up image of a sprinkler irrigating a lawn.
Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Replace a Sprinkler Head on an In-Ground Sprinkler System

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

Older woman taking pictures of the outside of her house on a smartphone.
Skills & Techniques

Ready to Sell Your House? Learn How to Take Pro-Quality Real Estate Photos Yourself

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman holding a red flowering plant in her driveway.
DIY

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

By Bob Vila

Man holding brush and staining wooden deck a dark brown color.
Painting & Finishing

We’re Over White-Washed Woods: See the Colors of the Year from 4 Major Stain Companies

By Sandi Schwartz

A gardener digging up perennial plants to divide them into more plants.
DIY

A Master Gardener Explains When and How to Divide Perennials for More Free Plants

By Lauren Landers

A man with yellow rubber gloves cleans an oven.
Cleaning & Organizing

3 Ways to Steam Clean an Oven

By Deirdre Mundorf, Updated by Margaret Foley

A homeowner cleaning around an air conditioner condenser unit to troubleshoot an air conditioner that stops cooling.
Repair & Maintenance

What to Do if Your Air Conditioner Is Not Cooling Your Space

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

How to Paint Aluminum Siding
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Aluminum Siding

By Bob Vila

The Best Cheap Lawn Mower Options
DIY

This Affordable Mower is Backed By a Name-Brand Engine and Proves It’s the Best Cheap Mower You Can Buy

By Mark Wolfe

A wide shot of a garage that's been painted with the best garage floor paint option
Painting & Finishing

Upgrade Your Garage Flooring With This Easy-to-Apply Product

By Manasa Reddigari, Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

Light-colored beige decor and light floors in transitional living room with beige couch.
Skills & Techniques

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

By Tony Carrick

Growing Seasons are Getting Longer
Lawn Care & Gardening

Our Favorite Drip Irrigation System is Shockingly Easy to Set Up

By Tom Scalisi, Katie Barton

A person using the best gas mower to mow a large lawn.
Tools

Our Favorite Gas Lawn Mower Is Built to Last a Lifetime

By Tony Carrick

The Best Pre-Emergent Herbicide Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

Our Favorite Pre-Emergent Herbicide Prevents Weeds Naturally

By Glenda Taylor

Best Right Angle Clamps
Workshop

7 Right Angle Clamps That Will Help Streamline Your Next Woodworking Project

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

The Best Construction Adhesives
Easy DIY Projects

We Glued, Clamped, and Pulled—Here Are the Construction Adhesives That Didn’t Budge

By Glenda Taylor, Mike Bruton

The Best Nail Guns for Fencing
DIY

After Firing Hundreds of Nails, Our Favorite Nail Gun for Fencing Outperformed All Others

By Tony Carrick, Bob Beacham

Chainsaw and
DIY

How to Measure a Chainsaw Bar and Chain

By Glenda Taylor

Tuff Shed set up as a tiny home on lot of land
DIY

This is How Much It Really Costs to Convert a Shed to a Home

By Catherine Hiles

Robot lawn mower on grass
Tools

We Mowed for 50 Hours to Find the Best Lawn Mowers for Small Yards

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

A group of the best lawn sprinkler systems on a patio table before testing.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Our Favorite Lawn Sprinkler Is Designed to Fit Any Lawn Shape or Size

By Glenda Taylor, Katie Barton

Kit Homes Options
DIY

30 Kit Homes You Can Buy and Build Yourself

By Theresa Clement, Jasmine Harding, Catherine Hiles

Inside view of HVAC piping to a furnace or AC unit.
DIY

What to Do if There’s Mold in Your HVAC Air Ducts

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Paul Rankin

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

Pulverize Unsightly Tree Stumps With Our Favorite Stump Grinder

By Tony Carrick

Woman makes a saltwater solution in a large measuring cup, on a driveway with weeds in its cracks.
DIY

Solved! Does Salt Kill Weeds?

By Kat Hodgins

Modern tidy bedroom with sage green bedspread and light wood furniture.
Cleaning & Organizing

6 Minimalist Bedroom Ideas for Creating—and Maintaining—a Serene Space

By Sandi Schwartz

A women wearing white sneakers uses a push lawn mower to mow wet grass.
Lawn Care & Gardening

Can You Mow Wet Grass? 

By Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

The Best Cobalt Drill Bits Options close-up
Tools

We Repeatedly Drilled into Three Types of Metal to Find the Best Cobalt Drill Bits

By Tony Carrick, Mark Wolfe

The Best Garden Fertilizer Options
Lawn Care & Gardening

The Best Garden Fertilizers According to Our Research

By Debbie Wolfe

Someone out of frame pours oil into a red lawnmower.
Tools

What Type of Lawn Mower Oil Should I Use?

By Amy Lynch, Teresa Odle

A group of the best pressure washers in a driveway before testing.
Tools

After 15 Hours of Testing, We Found the Best Pressure Washers

By Glenda Taylor, Mark Wolfe

Woman wearing sweatshirt tries to start lawn mower in her yard.
Tools

9 Fixes For When Your Lawn Mower Won’t Start

By Tony Carrick, Manasa Reddigari