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A gardener pruning his fruit trees on a sunny day.
DIY

40 Tasks Homeowners Should Finish Before the First Frost

Stowing summertime gear and readying your home for cold weather while the weather's fine will prevent headaches in the seasons to come.

The Best Turkey Fryer Options
Reviews

We Tested 7 Turkey Fryers, See Which One Is Our Pick For The Perfect Thanksgiving Meal

With an indoor or outdoor turkey fryer, you can cook the crispiest, tastiest, and most delicious bird you’ve ever had.

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Review
Reviews

The Sigma 2G Tile Cutter Makes Cuts Without Leaving Tile in Pieces

This manual tile saw lets you cut tiles cleanly without the mess of a wet tile saw.

selection of best roof cleaners packages laid out on the floor
Reviews

After Extensive Testing, This Roof Cleaner is Our Go-To Pick For Cleaning and Restoration

Bring your home’s roof back to its original glory by removing dark streaks, moss, and other roof-hitchhiking debris. These cleaners will help.

man working on a benchtop jointer
Reviews

Improve Your Woodworking Projects With 2025’s Best Benchtop Jointers

Don’t let warped boards and uneven edges ruin your woodworking projects. One of these benchtop jointers can help.

A garden surrounding a stone garden path with easy-growing flowers surrounding it.
Lawn & Garden

25 Easy-Care Plants That Survive With or Without You

Don't make beautifying your landscaping more difficult than it needs to be! Opt for these low-maintenance flowers and shrubs if you're new to gardening, have a brown thumb, or just want pretty plants without a lot of hassle.

A man kneels in front of a large residential heat pump unit while holding a screwdriver.
Interior

Why Your Heat Pump Isn’t Heating—and What You Can Do to Fix It

Here’s how to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve these common heat pump problems to get the heat back on as quickly as possible.

Woman holds a wine glass over a full dishwasher.
DIY

Why Your Dishwasher Isn’t Cleaning Properly, and How to Fix It

Troubleshoot a poorly performing dishwasher with these tips and techniques.

Best Trees for Privacy: Keep Prying Eyes Out
Lawn & Garden

The 15 Best Trees and Shrubs to Grow for Backyard Privacy

If you want to keep prying eyes out of your yard, but don’t want to—or can’t—install a fence, consider planting trees and bushes that offer plenty of privacy.

A slug on a comfrey leaf.
DIY

5 Ways to Get Rid of Slugs

Slugs can do major damage to your favorite flowers and plants overnight. To keep slugs from devastating your garden, try one of these clever solutions.

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Heating

Tired of Spending So Much Money Heating Your Home? Our Next Webinar Can Help You Slash Your Bills

Get money saving tips on Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 2 EDT.

A group of lupine plants growing in a home landscape with a graphic overlay that says Plant Care 101.
DIY

Lupine Plant Care: How to Grow Bluebonnets and Other Lupine Flower Varieties

Monty Python character Dennis Moore famously stole lupines from the rich to give to the poor—but whatever your status, you can raise your own stately spires of colorful flowers by learning proper lupine plant care.

Only one house in a suburban neighborhood has lights on during a storm.

94 Percent of U.S. Homes Aren’t Equipped With This Important Feature—But Here’s Why You Need It

As weather becomes increasingly unpredictable, having predictable access to dependable power—in the form of a standby generator—becomes acutely more crucial.

Person raking colorful fallen leaves in yard.
Landscaping

Should You Leave the Leaves on Your Lawn This Fall?

Some kinds of leaf litter might do more harm than good.

Woman using a roller to paint a piece of white MDF a shade of green.
DIY

How to Paint IKEA Furniture

If your IKEA furniture has seen better days or no longer matches your home's decor, a new coat of paint may be all it needs to be a la mode again.

Grand foyer with curved staircase, brown wooden door, and chandelier.
Architecture

This Once-Popular Home Feature Is Falling Out of Favor

Forget the dramatic entrances—more homeowners prefer energy efficiency and extra space.

Healthy green grass next to yellow balding grass
Lawn & Garden

Top-Dressing the Lawn: Why It’s Important and How to Do It

Want a golf course-green lawn? Take a tip from Scotland’s course owners and top-dress your yard to achieve healthy, lush, green grass.

how to install a storm door
Exterior

How to Install a Storm Door

Enhance your entryway, boost home energy savings, and strengthen security with an attractive and stylish new storm door.

Birds flying above a river at sunset with the moon in the sky.
Lawn & Garden

Is Your Yard a Threat to Migrating Birds?

Big lights are big problems for birds on the move. Here's how to address your landscape lighting—plus 7 more small changes around the yard that will help migration.

Milwaukee M18 Hammer Drill on workbench with white peg board
Power Tools

This Hammer Drill Outperformed DeWalt, Makita, and More in Our Tests

This hammer drill bests the competition in nearly every measurable aspect, making it worth the high price tag.