News (Page 10)

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Backyard with lawn chairs and dry, dead grass.

The Best Drought-Resistant Grass for Dry Summers

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Hand shaking toilet flusher.

Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Toilet Hissing?

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

A green door to a brick home with a pair of keys hanging from a lock.

Building & Installing

How to Change a Door Lock in 7 Steps

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Blinds vs Curtains: The Pros and Cons of Each Window Treatment

Interior Design

Blinds vs. Curtains: Which Are Right for Your Home?

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

Close up of a thermometer inside an oven.

Repair & Maintenance

Why Your Oven Isn’t Heating Properly—and How to Fix It

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Closeup of grout float pressing grout between tiles, with a container of grout in the background.

Skills & Techniques

How to Grout Tile on Floors and Walls

By Kit Stansley, Gretchen Heber

When to Aerate the Lawn? Solved!

Solved! Here’s Exactly When You Should Aerate the Lawn

By Teresa Odle, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari

Person wearing yellow rubber gloves cleans tile grout with a toothbrush and a white powdery scrub.

Cleaning & Organizing

8 Ways to Clean Stained Grout

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

Exposed jumble of TV wires and outlet against a wall.

Cleaning & Organizing

12 Genius Ways to Hide Every Wire in Your Home

By Manasa Reddigari, Theresa Clement

A man is caulking an interior window with a caulking gun.

Repair & Maintenance

The Dos and Don’ts of Caulking Windows

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

A man carrying a toddler whose hand is on the open refrigerator door.

How Long Do Refrigerators Last?

By Theresa Clement, Bob Vila, Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Paul Rankin

A woman is cleaning a bedroom's dark wooden laminate floor with a vacuum cleaner.

The Pros and Cons of Laminate Flooring

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Rear view of a woman peeling paint from the wall.

Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Texture From Walls

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

5 Great Tips for Heating the Garage in Winter

Heating & Cooling

How to Heat a Garage: 11 Ways to Keep Your Workshop Warm in Winter

By Bob Vila, Glenda Taylor

Closeup of a drill making a pilot hole into a piece of wood.

Skills & Techniques

How to Drill a Pilot Hole in Wood

By Michelle Ullman, Theresa Clement

Woman cooking big meal in kitchen overhead shot.j

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean an Electric Oven

By Manasa Reddigari, Margaret Foley

A view of the clouds and forest from inside the home through the skylight.

Skylight Installation: Benefits, How-to, and Maintenance

By Timothy Dale

A carpenter adds wax onto wooden floors using a scraper tool.

Guide to Hardwood Floor Finishes

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila, Updated by Theresa Clement

Ingredients needed to make a homemade degreaser (including vinegar and baking soda) assembled on a counter.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make a Homemade Degreaser That’ll Conquer Kitchen Grime

By Theresa Clement, Manasa Reddigari

A professional kitchen fitter, in the process of completing the kitchen installation, fitting the new mixer Tap.

Building & Installing

How to Replace a Kitchen Faucet

By Theresa Clement, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Pebble rock covering the french drain installed around the home's perimeter.

French Drains 101: How Well-Placed Trenches and Pipes Can Keep Your Property Dry

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila

Overhead view of multiple angles of the roof a white house, some covered with metal roofing and some with asphalt shingles.

Metal Roofs vs. Asphalt Shingles: What to Consider When Replacing Your Roof

By Theresa Clement, Paul Rankin

A pile of autumn leaves that's burning, with smoke billowing out of the pile.

Burning Leaves in Your Yard: Why It’s a Bad Idea

By Manasa Reddigari, Updated by Tony Carrick

A person is repairing a burst pipe in a damaged wall.

How to Turn Off Water to Your House

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

A maroon carpeted staircase with white banisters leads down to the first floor of a home.

What Is the Best Carpet for Stairs?

By Andreana Lefton, Updated by Teresa Odle

A broken window and decayed wall.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Crack in Glass

By Michelle Ullman

A hand holds a fistful of weeds recently pulled from they nearby yard.

Pulling Weeds Is Our Least Favorite Garden Chore—But There’s an Easier Way to Do It

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Ground-level view looking up into an outdoor sconce in which a light bulb broke in the socket.

Repair & Maintenance

3 Ways to Remove a Broken Light Bulb

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Old air conditioner and focus evaporator of dirty, foul, be putrid Before cleaning on the purple wall in the home office in the summer and circuit board control.

Convinced There’s Mold in Your Window Air Conditioner? Take Your AC Apart.

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Modern/Zen vibe kitchen island with four barstools and wood-look floor underneath.

Kitchen Remodeling

The 5 Best Kitchen Flooring Options for Your Remodel

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Woman turns the hot water handle on a sink with a slow drain.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Slow Sink Drain

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

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

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Radiator

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A long keyhole garden bed with two concave sections is mostly full of leafy green vegetables.

Keyhole Gardening: What You Need to Know to Get Started

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Teresa Odle

Lumberjack makes notch cuts in trunk to fell a tree.

How to Fell a Tree

By Glenda Taylor, Michelle Ullman, Updated by Timothy Dale

How to Drain a Washing Machine

Repair & Maintenance

How to Drain a Washing Machine

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

A smiling younger man paints wall trim with white paint.

Painting & Finishing

Do You Paint Trim or Walls First? This Is What the Pros Say

By Bob Vila, Katie Nolan, Updated by Paul Rankin

Kitchen with white cabinets and stainless refrigerator with wet floor.

Repair & Maintenance

Why Is My Refrigerator Leaking Water?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman kneels on tile floor sponging floor next to orange bucket.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Grout Haze

Dirty stovetop and grates on a gas stove.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean Stove Drip Pans

By Michelle Ullman

How to Get Rid of Clothes Moths

Solved! What to Do When You Have Moths in the Closet

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Man holding brush, spreading shellac on a wood workpiece.

Furniture & Design

How to Shellac Wood

By Cody Calamaio, Bob Vila

Woman positions a labeled petri dish inside a cabinet shelf.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Test Your Home for Mold

By Deirdre Mundorf, Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

A person is squeezing epoxy glue from a bottle onto a square piece of wood.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Epoxy From Different Surfaces

An airy, modern bathroom with a very large mirror going from ceiling to the top of a modern white sink.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Remove a Wall Mirror

By Rick Muscoplat, Bob Vila

A woman with a grey sweater uses a tall roller brush to paint an interior wall with white paint.

Painting & Finishing

Satin vs. Semi-Gloss Paint: What’s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

Close up view of caulk gun caulking a baseboard over painter's tape.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Caulk Baseboards

By Katelin Hill, Bob Vila

Woman wearing a plaid shirt and yellow cleaning gloves wipes white kitchen cabinets with a cloth.

How to Remove Grease From Kitchen Cabinets

By Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Donna Boyle Schwartz

Woman wearing an apron and rubber gloves cleaning granite countertops with a spray bottle and yellow cloth.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own All-Natural Granite Cleaner

By Manasa Reddigari

Woman wearing cleaning gloves sprays water into sink from faucet.

Cleaning & Organizing

8 Ways to De-Stink Your Kitchen Sink

By Manasa Reddigari

Materials needed to clean a toilet tank sitting on top of the toilet, including vinegar and dish soap.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Clean a Toilet Tank

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Updated by Margaret Foley

Woman wearing purple rubber gloves wipes leak from garbage disposal under the kitchen sink.

Repair & Maintenance

What to Do About a Leaking Garbage Disposal

Rolls of duct tape, duct taped items, and cleaning materials laid on a counter.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Materials needed to make homemade floor cleaner and apply it to hardwood floors, including spray bottle, mop, and castile soap.

Cleaning & Organizing

How to Make Your Own Homemade Hardwood Floor Cleaner

By Ayn Monique Klahre

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

Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

An open dishwasher, with water filling the bottom of the appliance.

Repair & Maintenance

What to Do When Your Dishwasher Is Not Draining

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Person putting pipe insulation on a copper basement pipe.

How to Keep Pipes From Freezing and Bursting

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Phillip Tinner

Two houseplants alongside ingredients needed to make homemade plant food.

Homemade Plant Food Recipe for Indoor and Outdoor Plants

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Hand using scrape to spread grout on beige tiles.

Building & Installing

Sanded vs. Unsanded Grout: Which Should I Use?

By Tony Carrick, Bob Vila, Katelin Hill, Updated by Teresa Odle

Lit carved pumpkins on grass

How to Preserve Pumpkins Without Harming Wildlife

By Gretchen Heber, Manasa Reddigari

Woman hangs a beige coat on a closet rod.

Solved! This Is the Perfect Height for a Closet Rod

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

Bedroom door with old-fashioned hardware cracked open to reveal bed duvet.

Repair & Maintenance

4 Ways to Soundproof a Door That Really Work

By Robert Ferguson, Bob Vila

Swarm of flying ants on piece of wood in home.

How to Get Rid of Flying Ants

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Five boxelder bugs crawl on a wooden surface.

How to Get Rid of Boxelder Bugs

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Happy man installing artificial lawn at home

Lawn Care & Gardening

How to Lay Artificial Grass

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila