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A white Ring doorbell camera.

Does Ring Work With Google Home?

By BobVila.com Staff

Squirrel in raised bed garden among pepper plants.

How to Keep Squirrels Out of Garden Beds and Potted Plants

Young person's hands hold garden hose with squirting water on the garden.

14 Ways to Help Your Garden Survive a Heat Wave

By Steph Coelho, Teresa Odle

Young woman looks a cabinetry display in home improvement store. A male salesperson is helping her.

10 Kitchen Cabinet Styles to Consider for Your Next Renovation

By Theresa Clement

A colorful flower garden with red, pink, and purple Perennials.

22 Perennials to Plant in the Fall for Your Spring Garden

By Nina Malkin, Gretchen Heber, Updated by Teresa Odle

Angle view of modern white kitchen cabinets and drawers

Standard Kitchen Cabinet Sizes 101

Close up photo of woman pressing the test/reset button on a plugged-in carbon monoxide detector.

Why Is My Carbon Monoxide Detector Beeping?

By Tony Carrick, Updated by Paul Rankin

Young man in work apron repairs a shower valve.

Bathroom Remodeling

How to Replace a Shower Valve

By Timothy Dale

TV media basement living room with leather sofa.

15 Basement Ceiling Ideas to Inspire Your Space

By Ayn Monique Klahre, Theresa Clement, Updated by Paul Rankin

Small black bugs crawl along a baseboard and wall in a home.

Common Tiny Black Bugs in the Kitchen and How to Get Rid of Them

By Melissa Graham

Crepe myrtle tree in the front yard of a traditional brick house

The 20 Best Dwarf Trees for the Front Yard

By Savannah Sher, Lori Lovely

Overhead view of a man setting a wax ring around the toilet pipe opening on a tile floor.

How to Replace the Wax Ring on a Toilet

The underside of a ducted range hood mounted to a kitchen wall

Kitchen & Dining

Ducted vs. Ductless Range Hood: Which Is Best for Your Kitchen?

By Sandi Schwartz

Woman laying on a wood garden bench surrounded by manicured landscape.

The Invincible Yard: 25 Ideas for Lazy Landscaping

A country style kitchen with an island with butcher block countertops and a breakfast bar with granite countertops.

Kitchen & Dining

The Best Countertop Materials for Every Type of Kitchen

By Bob Beacham, Updated by Theresa Clement

Mini-split mounted on wall and a hand holding a remote adjusting temperature on mini-split unit

What Size Mini-Split Do I Need?

By Sandi Schwartz, Updated by Paul Rankin

Side by Side of Yellow Fiberglass Front Door and Beige Steel Front Door

Fiberglass vs. Steel Door: Which is Better for Your Home’s Entry?

By Lori Lovely, Updated by Paul Rankin

toilet parts inside toilet tank

How to Replace a Toilet Flapper

By Timothy Dale

A professional technician is working on a home generator.

Home Generator Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Backup Power Shipshape

By Glenda Taylor, Updated by Paul Rankin

A young man pressure washes the patio in front of a nicely landscaped stucco house.

14 Things You Should Never Clean With a Pressure Washer

By Timothy Dale

Od power strip overloaded with too many cords plugged into it.

15 Things You Should Never Plug Into a Power Strip

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Tony Carrick, Updated by Daryna Tobey

Metal wheelbarrow full of sunflowers and gardening supplies on a gravel path.

11 Surprising Places to Get Free Gardening Supplies and Save Money

By Deirdre Mundorf

free ways to start a garden - garden tools standing in garden

20 Totally Free Ways to Start a Garden This Year

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Kat Hodgins

Many types of drywall anchors laid out against a brown background.

7 Types of Drywall Anchors Every Homeowner Should Know

Person uses a screwdriver to install a GFCI electrical outlet into wall.

How Much Does a GFCI Outlet Cost to Install?

By Timothy Dale

12 Ways Coconut Oil Can Help Clean and Maintain Your Home

Cleaning & Organizing

12 Ways Coconut Oil Can Help Clean and Maintain Your Home

By Andreana Lefton, Kat Hodgins

Stylish room interior with electric fireplace and beautiful decor elements.

Gas vs. Electric Fireplace: Which Is Right for Your Home?

By Sandi Schwartz, Updated by Paul Rankin

African-American young woman placing seeds in a seed-starting tray.

Easy DIY Projects

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for February

By BobVila.com Staff

A wooden fence is in front of a cherry laurel hedge.

The Most Affordable Ways to Fence in a Yard

By Theresa Clement, Manasa Reddigari

Materials used to unclog a toilet without a plunger, including a shop vac, tea kettle, dish soap, and more.

Repair & Maintenance

7 Clever Ways to Unclog a Toilet Without a Plunger

By Lucy Congress

Best Trees for Privacy: Keep Prying Eyes Out

The 15 Best Trees and Shrubs to Grow for Backyard Privacy

By Jennifer Noonan, Steph Coelho, Reviewed by Bob Vila

Person puts tines of a broken fork into a door near the strike plate, inserting the handle of the broken fork through some of the tines.

12 Smart Ways to Lock a Door Without a Lock

By Timothy Dale

A hand is wiping dust off window blinds.

How to Get Rid of Dust: 20 Simple Home Cleaning Tips

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Jennifer Noonan

A welder in protective gear works on a large piece of sheet metal.

Skills & Techniques

MIG vs. TIG Welding: What’s the Difference?

By Bob Beacham, Updated by Theresa Clement

Artistic rendering of a magnifying glass over the periodic symbol for radon, in the crevices of a home.

How to Test for Radon in Your Home

By Deirdre Mundorf

Thermometer hanging in a greenhouse, along with hanging baskets and flats of flowers.

How to Heat a Greenhouse

Happy young people at front door holding presents.

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for December

By BobVila.com Staff

Modern, clean living room with a woman sitting in a hanging chair.

How to Hang a Chair From the Ceiling Safely

By Will Briskin

Gold and black backsplash bathroom mirror idea

19 Bathroom Mirror Ideas for Upgrading Your Vanity

Swimming pool at night lit with in-water blue lights and warm light fixtures surrounding a fountain.

Pools & Water Features

Pool Lighting Ideas and Tips to Illuminate Your Outdoor Space

By Kat Hodgins, Updated by Amy Anderson

Young woman wearing a wool cap and heavy jacket collects long branches for firewood.

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for November

Four young girls wearing Halloween costumes are holding pumpkin-shaped trick-or-treating buckets that are orange or blue.

What Does a Blue Pumpkin Mean on Halloween?

By Savannah Sher, Updated by Amy Anderson

Woman sprays a brown couch with cleaning solution.

This Is the Absolute Best Way to Clean a Couch

By Deirdre Mundorf

pumpkins on pallet in front of a white home

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for October

By BobVila.com Staff

House at night illuminated by many different kinds of Christmas lights.

The Right Types of Christmas Lights for Indoor and Outdoor Holiday Displays

By Deirdre Mundorf, Updated by Margaret Foley

A woman in rain boots works in her garden, which has been constructed using permaculture.

What Is Permaculture?

By Sandi Schwartz, Gretchen Heber

Large contemporary brick home with windows boarded with plywood.

How to Board Up Your Home’s Windows Before a Hurricane

By Tony Carrick

Woman removed faucet aerator from bathroom sink with wrench, which is next to sink.

How to Clean a Faucet Aerator

By Timothy Dale

Woman planting tulip bulbs in a flower bed during a beautiful sunny autumn afternoon.

Lawn Care & Gardening

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for September

Woman makes a saltwater solution in a large measuring cup, on a driveway with weeds in its cracks.

Solved! Does Salt Kill Weeds?

A green bird bath surrounded by the materials needed to clean it.

How to Clean a Bird Bath the Right Way

By Deirdre Mundorf

An evaporative cooler (left) and a portable air conditioner (right).

Evaporative Cooler vs. Air Conditioner: What’s the Difference?

By Deirdre Mundorf

Diamond rink in sink next to an open sink drain.

How to Fix a Bathroom Sink Stopper

By Timothy Dale

Person wearing a white apron making pickles from fresh cucumbers. White bowls nearby contain spices and salts.

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for August

By BobVila.com Staff

Close up of a person pressing the reset button on the underside of a garbage disposal.

How Long Do Garbage Disposals Last?

By Jeff Keleher

An empty above-ground poo in a backyard.

Pools & Water Features

Top Tips for Above-Ground Pool Maintenance

By Deirdre Mundorf, Updated by Paul Rankin

Person wearing tall rubber boots pressure washes a brick walkway.

Repair & Maintenance

My Pressure Washer Won’t Start. How Do I Fix It?

By Melissa Graham

A groundhog (right) and gopher (left).

Gopher vs. Groundhog: What’s the Difference?

By Deirdre Mundorf, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Various flowering shrubs in well maintained landscape.

22 Shrubs That Can Handle the Heat of Full Sun

By Kat Hodgins, Audrey Stallsmith

Aerial view, depicting man wearing straw hat and check shirt, watering a colorful flowerbed on his garden lawn.

Bob Vila’s 10 “Must Do” Projects for July

By BobVila.com Staff

50 Things Every Homeowner Should Know How to Do

Building & Installing

50 Things Every Homeowner Should Know How to Do

By Jennifer Noonan, Kat Hodgins, Caitlin Castelaz

Person uses epoxy to fill a cracked tile in floor.

Repair & Maintenance

How to Fix a Cracked Floor Tile Without Replacing It

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Theresa Clement

Tiny black bugs near a window.

What Are the Tiny Black Bugs in My House Near the Window?

By Nicole Fallon-Peek, Updated by Paul Rankin

A man and woman measure a kitchen for remodels.

11 Ways to Reduce Construction Costs for Your Kitchen Renovation

By Tom Scalisi, Updated by Teresa Odle