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The Best Locking Mailbox Mail Boss 7506 before front
Storage & Organizing

A locking mailbox can help keep your mail safe from the elements and prying fingers. After testing various models, here are our top 9.

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.
Skills & Techniques

No, it’s not a sledgehammer.

Bondo all-purpose putty on a workbench.
Repair & Maintenance

This versatile two-part compound isn’t just for repairing dents in your car.

The Best Handheld Shower Head Options close-up
Bath Fixtures & Fittings

The best handheld shower heads add versatility to your shower and can help with a variety of tasks, like bathing pets and children. See our hands-on reviews of the top models.

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.
Landscaping

Before swinging an axe or starting up the chainsaw, familiarize yourself with key safety practices for felling.

A woman wearing casual clothing and a headband is painting her wood panelled wall with blue paint while standing on a ladder.
Painting & Finishing

Give your dated, dingy wood-paneled walls a refresh by painting them. A thorough cleaning with TSP before painting is key to a great finish.

A couple looking at an online real estate listing to find the climate risk factors of a listed property.
Buying

It's becoming more and more important for current and future homeowners.

Tree stump in a garden in with new green shoots sprouting from its cut stump.
Landscaping

Are tree roots taking over your yard? Don't resort to toxic chemical root killers. Instead, try this all-natural solution.

Clorox Air Humidifier Review
Reviews

The Clorox Air Humidifier excelled in all our tests, and even all but removes the most annoying part of owning a humidifier: cleaning.

Close up image of a retro radiator with fins in dappled sunlight.
Painting & Finishing

To give an old radiator a cool new look, all you need is a little prep work and the right paint.

Mother and daughter shopping at hardware store.
Easy DIY Projects

A little goes a long way with these home upgrades.

View of modern luxury kitchen with island and stainless steel appliances.
Cleaning & Organizing

With a few key materials and these easy techniques, you can get scratched appliances looking new again.

A drawing of a bathroom layout in preparation for a bathroom remodel.
Bathroom Design

Create your dream bathroom with layouts that maximize space and functionality, no matter the size.

Staircase in an early 20th century Tudor home, with white risers and dark wood treads and handrail.
Easy DIY Projects

Do you have a step that never fails to creak? Before you fix the problem, you must figure out which part of the step is making the noise.

Materials needed to clean a dishwasher laid out on a kitchen countertop.
DIY

You may think that your dishwasher gets a good cleaning every time you run it through a cycle, but that's not the case. Cleaning a dishwasher regularly will keep it looking and working its best.

A family enjoying time together on the floor of a living room with the best fireproof safe option in the background
Storage & Organizing

When a home catches fire, temps can soar to metal-melting numbers in just a few minutes, but the right safe can withstand these heat extremes and often provide protection from a variety of other threats as well.

The Generac GB2000 Portable Power Station set up outside during testing with a solar panel behind it.
Generators

The best time to prepare for when the power goes out is before it happens. After testing various home generators and power stations, these top picks powered through.

Man holding brush, spreading shellac on a wood workpiece.
Furniture & Design

Enhance your wood furnitures's natural grain with shellac, which is easy to apply and quick to dry. Our guide will help you get a flawless finish.

The Best Emergency Radio Options
Safety & Security

Stay automatically tuned in to timely weather alerts—even in a power outage or when cell signal is weak—with one of these durable, portable emergency radios.

A group of the best window insulation kits still in their packages together on a table before testing.
Reviews

Seasonal window insulation is a fairly easy task for any DIYer, but as we found after testing, certain features make some products better than others.