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The Best Benchtop Drill Press Option
Workshop

The Best Benchtop Drill Presses Tested in 2025

By Tom Scalisi

Diamond rink in sink next to an open sink drain.
DIY

How to Fix a Bathroom Sink Stopper

By Timothy Dale

Close up of wax paper roll.
Repurposing

6 Astonishing Uses for Wax Paper Around the House

By Sandi Schwartz

Using a drill to cut a screw with flashes of fire.
Tools

How to Cut Screws: 5 Easy and Effective Methods

By Bob Beacham, Reviewed by Bob Vila

The Best LED Shop Lights Options
DIY

The Best LED Shop Lights of 2025

By Bob Beacham, By Mark Wolfe

Woman selecting clothes from her wardrobe for donating to a Charity shop.
Cleaning & Organizing

25 Things to Get Rid of Before 2025

By Steph Coelho, By Kat Hodgins, Updated by Teresa Odle

Exterior white vent of a clothes dryer on a house with light blue siding.
Building & Installing

How to Install a Dryer Vent

By Michael Franco

31 Vintage Christmas Ideas Worth Revisiting This Year
Easy DIY Projects

31 Vintage Christmas Ideas Worth Revisiting This Year

By Jamie Birdwell-Branson

How to Remove Concrete Stains
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Concrete Stains

By Michelle Ullman, By Bob Vila

Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue
Repair & Maintenance

12 Problems You Can Fix With Just Glue

By Timothy Dale

Woman uses a hammer and screwdriver to recess a drywall anchor into the wall.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove Drywall Anchors

By Theresa Clement

A DIYer using a belt sander to remove wood from a porch beam with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
Tools

How to Use a Belt Sander

By Bob Beacham

Wooden illuminated greenhouse in backyard
Building & Installing

12 DIY Greenhouse Plans for Gardeners on a Budget 

By Deirdre Mundorf

iStock-1367614584 how to use a torque wrench rque wrench, work tool on wooden background
DIY

How to Use a Torque Wrench

By Timothy Dale

Woman is under sink examining the garbage disposal under the sink.
Repair & Maintenance

What to Do When Your Garbage Disposal Stops Working

By Tony Carrick, By Glenda Taylor

A man in jeans using an oscillating tool on an air vent embedded in wooden floors.
Skills & Techniques

The Case for Why Every DIYer Needs an Oscillating Tool

By Timothy Dale

A cream-colored carpet with indentation from furniture.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Get Dents Out of Carpet

By Manasa Reddigari

Young women's feet crossed at the edge of a white freestanding bathtub
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Bathtub

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Kelly Weimert

The Best Crimping Tool Options
Tools

The Best Crimping Tools For Every Job, Tested and Reviewed

By Bob Beacham, By Tom Scalisi

Materials for unclogging a garbage disposal under a sink, including plunger, vinegar, baking soda, etc.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Unclog a Garbage Disposal

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila, By Brenda Silva

The Best Wallpaper Remover Option
Repair & Maintenance

The Best Wallpaper Removers of 2025 for Updating Your Home’s Interior

By Jasmine Harding

A hand is wiping dust off window blinds.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Get Rid of Dust: 20 Simple Home Cleaning Tips

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Jennifer Noonan

A happy woman keeps her home clean by wiping off the kitchen table. with a rag and a sprayer.
DIY

Professional Cleaners Reveal 5 Secrets to Get the Cleanest Home Yet

By Sandi Schwartz

Person is about to drop an orange peel into a garbage disposal.
Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Garbage Disposal

By Bob Vila

Person putting pipe insulation on a copper basement pipe.
Repair & Maintenance

How to Keep Pipes From Freezing and Bursting

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, By Phillip Tinner

All soldering stations
Tools

We Tested the Best Soldering Stations, Here Are Our Top Picks for Seamless Joints and Repairs

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

A woman pouring the best septic tank treatment option into a toilet
Tools

With Help From a Plumbing Expert, These Are the Best Septic Tank Treatments To Keep Your Septic System Healthy

By Timothy Dale

A DIYer using a miter saw in a home workshop for projects and repairs with a graphic overlay that says Tool Tutorial.
Tools

How to Use a Miter Saw to Make Miter and Bevel Cuts

By Tom Scalisi

how to till a garden without a tiller - person with red boots on shovel in dirt
DIY

How to Till a Garden Without a Tiller: 10 Solutions That Work

By Kat Hodgins

The Best Socket Sets Options laid out in their cases on a cement sidewalk
Tools

We Tested the Best Socket Sets, and Our Favorite Offers the Most Versatility

By Tony Carrick, By Timothy Dale

Best of the Test 2024, Best Outdoor Power Tools
Tools

The 7 Best Outdoor Power Tools We Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

Best power tool and DIY essentials for 2024, person using a dewalt miter saw
Tools

The Best Power Tools and DIY Essentials Tested in 2024

By Beth Cranston

The Best Pin Nailers Option
DIY

We Tested the Best Pin Nailers and Our Favorite Can Handle 2-Inch Nails

By Tony Carrick, By Tom Scalisi

Woman looks puzzled as she looks into top-load washing machine.
Cleaning & Organizing

Washing Machine Smells: Common Causes and Easy Fixes

By Deirdre Mundorf, By Jill Lawrence O’Hara, By Bob Vila

group of several levels laid out on an unfinished wood deck
Tools

The Best Levels for Construction and Renovation, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

Woman wearing a plaid flannel shirt removes a light bulb from a small lamp with a beige shade.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Are Lights Flickering in My Home?

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Vila, Updated b Teresa Odle

The Best Electric Snow Blower Options
Tools

Clear Winter Weather With 2025’s Best Electric Snow Blowers, Tested

By Mike Bruton, By Tony Carrick, By Zach Lazzari

layout of the options of best belt sanders
DIY

We Tested the Best Belt Sanders, Our Favorite Features Auto-Belt Alignment and Ticks All of Our Boxes

By Timothy Dale

Two men hanging artwork on the wall in a home.
Furniture & Design

7 Ways to Make Your Home Look More Expensive, According to Designers

By Sandi Schwartz

close-up display of the best borescopes
DIY

We Tested the Best Borescopes for Inspecting Pipes, Engines, and Walls, Our Top Pick Has a Dual Camera Lens Design

By Tom Scalisi

Wine Bottle DIYs
Skills & Techniques

How to Cut Glass Wine Bottles

By Kristina Grosspietsch

A tool box, tool buck, wrench organizer, tool organizer trays, and a socket organizer on a driveway
Workshop

The Best Tool Box Organizers of 2025 for Garage and Workshop Sanity, Tested

By Mark Wolfe, By Bob Beacham

A homeowner on a ladder caulking gutters on a house.
Easy DIY Projects

Quick Fix Survival Guide: 15 Home Repairs Everyone Should Know How to Do

By Timothy Dale

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations
Cleaning & Organizing

November’s Top Tool and Tech Innovations Will Have You Ready for the Holidays

By Michelle Larson

Cyber Monday deals
Tools

Last Call: 20+ Cyber Week Deals We’re Shopping Until They’re Gone

By Glenda Taylor, By Kathleen Corlett

Woman pushes the test and reset buttons on a GFCI outlet.
Repair & Maintenance

Why Won’t My GFCI Outlet Reset?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek

Cyber monday tool deals
Tools

I’m a Contractor, and These Are My Favorite Cyber Monday Tool Deals So Far

By Glenda Taylor

A group of all the best hori hori knives laid out next to each other o a cream background.
DIY

Testing the Top 10 Hori Hori Knives To Find the Ultimate Garden Tool

By Jasmine Harding, By Mark Wolfe

Worker's hands mixing grout for filling space between ceramic tiles.
Building & Installing

How to Mix Grout

By Bob Vila

Cyber Monday DeWalt One-off Deal on Green background
Tools

I Found the Best DeWalt Cyber Monday Deal on Amazon–This 4-Piece Tool Kit is a Must-Buy and Under $100

By Glenda Taylor

Cyber Monday furniture deals
Furniture & Design

The Best Cyber Monday Furniture Deals Include the Ultimate Storage Bed for Under $200 and Couches Under $400

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best tested ash vacuums placed together in front of an indoor fireplace.
Cleaning & Organizing

We Tested the Best Ash Vacuums, These Are Our Favorites for Keeping Your Fireplace Clean

By Glenda Taylor, By Mike Bruton

Cyber Monday lawn and garden deals
Lawn Care & Gardening

I’m an Outdoor Expert, and These Are the Lawn and Garden Cyber Monday Deals That Caught My Eye

By Mark Wolfe

Cyber Monday ryobi deals
Tools

The Best Ryobi Cyber Monday Deal Is a Starter Set of 6 Power Tools for $199 (Save More Than $370)

By Kathleen Corlett

A group of the best mechanic tool sets option open to show their vast variety of tools
Workshop

The Best Mechanic Tool Sets, Tested and Reviewed

By Timothy Dale, By Tony Carrick

Happy couple packing boxes that say donate, sell, or recycle.
Repurposing

Think Twice Before Bringing These Items Into Your Home—They’re a Hassle to Get Rid Of

By Sandi Schwartz

The Best Glue Gun Options placed next to each other in a group photo
Workshop

Testing the 10 Best Glue Guns of 2025

By Glenda Taylor, By Debbie Wolfe

A group of the best table saw options together next to the side of a house
Workshop

We Put the Top Table Saws to the Test, See Why This DeWalt is Our Favorite

By Tony Carrick, By Glenda Taylor, By Mark Clement

The Best Cordless Leafblowers
Lawn Care & Gardening

We Tested the Best Cordless Leaf Blowers of 2025, and Our Favorite Provides Massive Power for Cleaning Yards

By Mark Wolfe

A group of the best tire inflator options placed together in the back of a car
Tools

The Best Tire Inflators for Vehicle Maintenance, Tested

By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best scroll saws in a workshop together before testing.
Workshop

The Best Scroll Saws for the Workshop, Tested

By Glenda Taylor, By Tom Scalisi

A backyard flock of hens of various breeds stand in fresh snow outside their chicken coop.
Building & Installing

How to Keep Your Chickens Warm in the Winter

By Lori Lovely

A monstera plant with bright-green leaves climbs up a thick homemade moss pole.
Easy DIY Projects

How to Make a DIY Moss Pole for Climbing Houseplants

By Audrey Stallsmith

How to Get a Free Tool on Black Friday
Tools

How to Get a Free Tool for Black Friday

By Glenda Taylor