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A group of the Best Cordless Drills Under $100 on a workbench before testing.

Building & Installing

The Best Cordless Drills Under $100 for Your DIY Projects

By Tony Carrick

A group of the best outdoor power strips in a yard before testing.

We Spent 15 Hours Testing The Best Outdoor Power Strips—These Are Our Top Picks for Holiday Light Displays and More

By Tony Carrick

Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

Cleaning & Organizing

9 Tools the Bob Vila Team Swears By for Spring Cleaning

By Perri Kressel

15 Spring Cleaning Must-Haves Under $15

22 Spring-Cleaning Must-Haves—Starting at Just $5

By Savannah Sher, Deirdre Mundorf

Giant skeleton surrounded by spooky pumpkins

The Home Depot Brought Skelly Back Because We’re Halfway to Halloween—and His New Friends Are Selling Out

By Perri Kressel

A group of the best tarps in their packaging before testing.

The Best Tarps to Keep Your Outdoor Items Safe, Tested

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Bathtubs Options

Bath Fixtures & Fittings

The Best Bathtubs for Your Style and Budget

Open boxes and single pieces of the best drywall screws on a work bench before testing.

Building & Installing

The Best Drywall Screws for Hanging Sheetrock, Tested

By Tony Carrick

Testing pool vacuums like the Dolphin Nautilus in an above-ground pool

We Tested Above-Ground Pool Vacuums for a Month—These Are the Best

By Lisa Galek, Timothy Dale, Stephanie Cronk

A group of the best floor cleaners before testing.

Cleaning Supplies

The Best Floor Cleaners for Every Type of Hard Flooring in Your Home, Tested

By Katie Barton, Mark Wolfe

A man adjusting the Best Pool Vacuum Option in preparation for putting into a pool

Say Goodbye to Manual Scrubbing—Our Top Pool Vacuum Does All the Work for You

By Paul Rankin, Tom Scalisi

The best soil for raised beds options sits outside on the ground next to several thriving raised beds

Lawn, Garden & Pool

The Best Soils of 2026 for Raised Garden Beds, Vetted By Experts

By Steph Coelho, Stacey L. Nash

A group of the best brush cutters on grass before testing.

The Best Brush Cutters of 2026, According to Hands-On Testing

A grillmaster and friend standing over the best pellet grill option while cooking steaks

We Evaluated the Best Pellet Grills and Smokers to Find the Top Choices for Backyard Barbecues

By Tony Carrick

A person using a Bostitch finish nailer attached to the Bostitch Air Compressor during testing.

Building & Installing

Bostitch Air Compressor: Tested Review of the Popular Pancake Model

By Glenda Taylor

A row of circuit breakers and red and blue wires on the best circuit breaker.

The Best Circuit Breakers for Homes, Businesses, RVs and Boats

The Rejuvenate All Floors Cleaner next to a mop during testing to clean a wood floor.

Rejuvenate All Floors Cleaner Review: Does This Gentle Formula Work?

By BobVila.com Staff

Bosch Track Saw Review

Make Precision Cuts With Ease: A Bosch Track Saw Review

By Mark Clement

The Schlage Encode Smart Wi-Fi Deadbolt installed on a residential door for hands-on testing.

Safety & Security

Is Schlage’s Premium Smart Door Lock Worth the Money? We Tested It to Find Out

By Tony Carrick

A section of wall covered in black and white soundproofing panels with a tv, guitar, and microphone set up in front of them.

Tools & Materials

The Best Soundproofing Panels to Control Unwanted Noise

A person wearing a tool vest, hat, and earplugs while using a power saw.

Clothing & Gear

The Best Tool Vests to Make Your Projects Even Easier

By Tony Carrick

The Best Heat Pump Water Heater installed in a tidy utility room with white walls.

The Best Heat Pump Water Heaters to Save Energy And Lower Bills

The Puffy Serenity Adjustable Base in a tan bedroom next to a floor-to-ceiling window.

Mattresses & Bedding

The Best Adjustable Bed Frames of 2026, Vetted by Experts

By Jasmine Harding

The Best Pet-Safe Weed Killes

Lawn, Garden & Pool

Our Favorite Pet-Safe Weed Killer Is Easy to Apply and Effective

By Stacey L. Nash, Lynn Coulter

Blue LED strip lights wrapped around white columns on front porch

Our 8 Favorite Outdoor LED Strip Lights Are the Best and Brightest

By Glenda Taylor, Jasmine Harding

The best heat pump dryer installed in a wall of cabinetry in a modern living space.

The Best Heat Pump Dryers for Energy Efficiency

By Klevisa Bathorja, Michelle Larson, Stephanie Cronk, Bob Beacham

The Best Misting System set up around an outdoor seating area on a deck to cool the space and mist hanging plants.

Deck, Patio & Porch

The Best Misting Systems to Keep Your Patio Cool and Comfortable

By Maringlen Musa, Michelle Larson, Jasmine Harding

Best Outdoor Fans on a concrete patio near a wooded area

Outdoor Furniture

We Tested 10 Outdoor Fans—Beat the Heat All Summer With Our Top Pick

By Katie Barton, Bob Beacham, Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor

The Ego Lightweight Snow Blower covered in snow at the end of a cleared path.

Tools & Materials

Colorado Natives Try a Snow Blower for the First Time: Reviewing the Ego Power+

By Becky Helzer

A person by the edge of a pool emptying the mesh filter basket of the Pivot-Solar Breeze Ariel Smart Robot Pool Cleaner.

Pool Maintenance

This Is the Pool Tool I Never Knew I Needed

By Paul Rankin, Chase Brush

A person using the Makita brush cutter to clear vegetation along a wooded area.

We Tested the Cordless Makita Brush Cutter—Did It Make the Cut?

A person installing Flooret flooring using their click-lock system.

Tools & Materials

Flooret Flooring Review: Direct-to-Consumer Floors That Are Worth the Hype

The rustic Barn by Minka-Aire ceiling fan installed on a ceiling for testing.

The Minka-Aire Ceiling Fan Is Impressive, but Is It Worth It? A Tested Review

By Glenda Taylor

The California Air Tools 8010 Ultra Quiet Air Compressor on a cement pad with all its included manuals and accessories.

California Air Tools 8010: How Quiet and Powerful Is It?

By Glenda Taylor

A person using the Makita MAC2400 2.5 HP Air Compressor to inflate a car tire.

Power Your Project: Our In-Depth Makita Air Compressor Test and Review

By Glenda Taylor

The Purdy 2-inch XL Glide paint brush inside its torn-open packaging.

A $12 Purdy Paint Brush Made My Paint Job Look Professional

By Glenda Taylor

The Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum on a hard floor surface during testing.

Cleaning Supplies

A Review of the Levoit LVAC-200 Cordless Vacuum: Ideal for Apartment Living

By Lizzy Briskin

Shark FlexBreeze Fan with InstaCool set up in front of a set of closet doors.

Can This Fan With Water Mist Keep You Cool? A Shark FlexBreeze Review

By Glenda Taylor

Bosch Benchtop Router Table RA1181 Review

The Bosch Benchtop Router Table RA1181, Tested and Reviewed

The Tertill Weeding Robot on a patch of weedless soil during testing.

Lawn, Garden & Pool

Can a Robot Weed Your Garden? I Tested the Tertill Weeding Robot to Find Out

The Milwaukee 15-Gauge Finish Nailer next to its magazine before testing.

Milwaukee 15-Gauge Finish Nailer: A Hands-On Review

The Westinghouse iGen4500 portable inverter generator on mulch during testing.

Backup Generators

Westinghouse iGen4500 Peak Watt Portable Generator: A Hands-On Review

By Zach Lazzari

The cleaning heads of Dyson vs Shark on a rug before head-to-head testing.

Cleaning Supplies

Dyson vs Shark: The Ultimate Cordless Vacuum Showdown

By Glenda Taylor

The Engpow Fireproof File Organizer Bag With Lock on a bench before testing.

Everyday Essentials

We Tested This Fireproof Document Bag to See if It Can Take the Heat

All pressure washers for cars-2

Save by Skipping the Car Wash: The Best Home Pressure Washers for a Spotless Shine

By Tony Carrick

A person using the best drywall lift to install a large panel of drywall in a room being built.

Building & Installing

The Best Drywall Lifts to Simplify Construction Projects

The Brita Complete water faucet filter installed on a kitchen faucet for testing drinking water taste and purity.

Appliances & Cookware

Better Taste, Better Water Flow: A Brita Faucet Water Filter Review

A worker replaces a window.

4 of the Best Window Replacement Companies in America, Vetted

By Tom Scalisi, Catherine Hiles, Evelyn Auer

The Best Roofing Shingles Brands

9 of the Best Roofing Shingle Brands Today

By Tony Carrick

The Best Rat Repellent Options

The Best Rat Repellents to Keep Your Home Rodent-Free

By Tony Carrick

The Most Useful Gadgets for the Home Options

Home Technology

The 27 Most Useful Gadgets for the Home

By Jasmine Harding

The DeWalt Crown Stapler on a piece of wood during hands-on testing.

Hands-On Tool Review: Did the DeWalt Narrow Crown Stapler Nail It?

By Mark Clement

A set of high-end garage doors painted with the best paint for garage doors.

The Best Paint for Garage Doors to Upgrade Your Home’s Look

By Tony Carrick

A person spraying Wet & Forget Miss Muffet's Revenge spider repellent onto a roof overhang.

The Best Spider Repellents to Keep Creepy Critters at Bay

The Best Wood Stove Fans

This Simple Add-On Can Increase Your Wood Stove’s Efficiency

By Katie Barton, Tony Carrick

A microwave drawer installed among white cabinetry under a dark kitchen counter.

Appliances & Cookware

The Best Microwave Drawers That Heat Food and Blend in With Cabinets

By Sara Coleman

Yellow and black Champion dual-fuel generator running on propane

Backup Generators

The Champion 8,500-Watt Dual-Fuel Generator Is a Heavy Unit But It Dominated in Our Tests

By Zach Lazzari

Person vacuuming teal area rug with purple Dyson V15 Detect stick vacuum

Cleaning Supplies

Dyson V15 Detect Review: Is This Cordless Stick Vacuum Worth It?

By Glenda Taylor

Dremel 4300 rotary tool on white counter with included accessories and black storage case

The Dremel 4300: A Comprehensive Review of This High Performance Rotary Tool

By Glenda Taylor

The Roborock Q Revo robot vacuum in its docking station while next to its packaging during testing.

Cleaning Supplies

The Roborock Q Revo Vacuum and Mop Saves Me Hours Every Week

By Katie Barton

The Google Nest Learning Thermostat during unboxing with the product still in its white packaging.

The Google Nest Learning Thermostat Provided Energy-Saving Automation In Our Tests

By Tony Carrick

TubShroom Review

Bath Fixtures & Fittings

We Tested The As Seen on TV TubShroom: Is It A Drain Saver or Gimmick?

By Glenda Taylor

Gray and orange ProHeat 2X Lift-Off Pet Upright Carpet Cleaner on cleaned carpet

Cleaning Supplies

Stains Were No Match for The Bissell ProHeat 2X Lift-Off Pet Carpet Cleaner During Our Tests

By Amber Guetebier

Best Step Stool Review

Tools & Materials

Get a Leg Up: A Review of the HBTower Folding Step Stool

By Glenda Taylor