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A group of the Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels together outside before testing.

The Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels According to Our Tests The Best Retractable Garden Hose Reels According to Our Tests

By Katie Barton, By Tony Carrick

Examples of Previous Winners of BobVila.com's Tool of the Year Awards

BobVila.com’s 2025 Tool of the Year Awards: Last Chance to Apply BobVila.com’s 2025 Tool of the Year Awards: Last Chance to Apply

By Bob Vila Staff

A selection of the best mutitools

After Vigorous Hands-On Testing, These Are the 10 Best Multi-Tools of 2025 After Vigorous Hands-On Testing, These Are the 10 Best Multi-Tools of 2025

By Glenda Taylor

A group of the best electric pressure washers sitting on a recently cleaned driveway

We Spent 40 Hours Cleaning to Find the Best Electric Pressure Washer We Spent 40 Hours Cleaning to Find the Best Electric Pressure Washer

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi, By Glenda Taylor

The Best Weed Torch Options

This Weed Removal Method Does Not Contain Chemicals and Is Proven Effective This Weed Removal Method Does Not Contain Chemicals and Is Proven Effective

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Angle Grinder Options

Our Favorite Angle Grinder Automatically Adjusts Speed and Torque Our Favorite Angle Grinder Automatically Adjusts Speed and Torque

By Glenda Taylor, By Timothy Dale, By Tom Scalisi

The Best Air Impact Wrench Options

Remove Lug Nuts Like a NASCAR Pit Crew With Our Favorite Air Impact Wrench Remove Lug Nuts Like a NASCAR Pit Crew With Our Favorite Air Impact Wrench

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Beacham

Bob Vila writer holding Stihl FSA 80 R Battery-Powered String Trimmer during battery trimmer testing.

We Spent Over 20 Hours Testing the Best Battery Trimmers to Find the 9 Best Options We Spent Over 20 Hours Testing the Best Battery Trimmers to Find the 9 Best Options

By Mark Wolfe, By Glenda Taylor

Group shot of Best Backsaws

We Put Them to the Test: The Best Back Saws for Your Toolbox We Put Them to the Test: The Best Back Saws for Your Toolbox

June BOGO on DeWalt Tools at The Home Depot

Get 2 Free DeWalt Tools at The Home Depot—Here’s What I Picked (And Why) Get 2 Free DeWalt Tools at The Home Depot—Here’s What I Picked (And Why)

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Ratcheting Wrench Sets

We Tightened Nearly 100 Bolts to Find the Top Ratcheting Wrench Sets We Tightened Nearly 100 Bolts to Find the Top Ratcheting Wrench Sets

By Tony Carrick, By Bob Beacham

Three Makita MakTrak components

I’m a Contractor and This Might Be My New Favorite Modular Tool Storage System I’m a Contractor and This Might Be My New Favorite Modular Tool Storage System

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Screwdriver Bit Sets

This Simple Tool Can Transform Your Cordless Drill for Any Project This Simple Tool Can Transform Your Cordless Drill for Any Project

The Best Electric Tiller Options set up together on grass

We Tested a Dozen Electric Tillers—Only Half Made The Cut We Tested a Dozen Electric Tillers—Only Half Made The Cut

By Mark Wolfe, By James Fitzgerald, By Tony Carrick

Grizzly jointer planer jointing mode

Our Favorite Jointer Delivers a Professional Performance at Half the Price Our Favorite Jointer Delivers a Professional Performance at Half the Price

By Mark Wolfe, By Tony Carrick

We Tested the Best Knee Pads for Construction, Gardening, and More We Tested the Best Knee Pads for Construction, Gardening, and More

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Cordless Impact Wrenches

Leave the Pancake Compressor on the Shelf with These 7 Cordless Impact Wrenches Leave the Pancake Compressor on the Shelf with These 7 Cordless Impact Wrenches

By Tony Carrick, By James Fitzgerald, By Tom Scalisi

Radon test kit group

After 5 Months of Monitoring, We Found the 6 Best Radon Test Kits After 5 Months of Monitoring, We Found the 6 Best Radon Test Kits

By Michelle Larson, By Timothy Dale

Eight of the Best Lawn Mower Blade Sharpener on a garage floor

After Extensive Hands-On Testing, Here are The Best Lawn Mower Blade Sharpeners of 2025 After Extensive Hands-On Testing, Here are The Best Lawn Mower Blade Sharpeners of 2025

By Mark Wolfe, By Tom Scalisi

A group of the best laser levels together before testing.

We Tested the 7 Best Laser Levels for DIYers and Pros. Here Are Our Top Picks We Tested the 7 Best Laser Levels for DIYers and Pros. Here Are Our Top Picks