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A group of the best lawn mowers together in a yard

After Testing More Than Two Dozen Popular Lawn Mowers, We Found the 9 Best Models For Any Yard After Testing More Than Two Dozen Popular Lawn Mowers, We Found the 9 Best Models For Any Yard

By Mark Wolfe, Tony Carrick

Person wearing brown jacket holding a pencil uses a tape measure to measure a board.

How to Use a Tape Measure How to Use a Tape Measure

By Timothy Dale

Woman wearing ear and eye protection cuts a 2 x 4 with a circular saw at an outdoor workbench.

How to Use a Circular Saw How to Use a Circular Saw

A speed square is propped up against ear protecting headphones, a pencil nearby.

How to Use a Speed Square for DIY Projects How to Use a Speed Square for DIY Projects

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

How to Clean Gardening Tools

How to Clean and Care for Your Gardening Tools How to Clean and Care for Your Gardening Tools

By Kelsey Savage, Bob Vila

The Best Expandable Hoses

We’ve Tested 18 Expandable Hoses, But We Like These 6 The Best We’ve Tested 18 Expandable Hoses, But We Like These 6 The Best

By Mark Wolfe, Glenda Taylor, Savannah Sher, Katie Barton

A hose splitter with four hose attached to it outside in the garden

We Found the Best Garden Hose Splitter to Handle Your Irrigation Demands We Found the Best Garden Hose Splitter to Handle Your Irrigation Demands

Radon test kit group

After 5 Months of Monitoring, We Found the 6 Best Radon Test Kits After 5 Months of Monitoring, We Found the 6 Best Radon Test Kits

By Timothy Dale

8 pump sprayers lined up on a lawn

We Spent 9 Hours Testing the Best Pump Sprayers for Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Herbicides. Here Are Our Top Choices We Spent 9 Hours Testing the Best Pump Sprayers for Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Herbicides. Here Are Our Top Choices

By Tony Carrick, Glenda Taylor

A group of the best laser levels together before testing.

We Tested the 7 Best Laser Levels for DIYers and Pros. Here Are Our Top Picks We Tested the 7 Best Laser Levels for DIYers and Pros. Here Are Our Top Picks

Group shot of jump starter with air compressors

We Tested 11 Jump Starters with Air Compressors, But These 7 Are the Best We Tested 11 Jump Starters with Air Compressors, But These 7 Are the Best

By Glenda Taylor, Tom Scalisi

10 of the Best Electric chainsaws on grass near chopped wood

The Best We Tested 15 Electric Chainsaws—Only 7 Made The CutChainsaws, According to Our Testing The Best We Tested 15 Electric Chainsaws—Only 7 Made The CutChainsaws, According to Our Testing

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

Several router bits lined up in wood shavings.

15 Types of Router Bits Every DIYer Should Know 15 Types of Router Bits Every DIYer Should Know

By James Fitzgerald, Updated by Theresa Clement

The Best Power Tools and DIY Products Option DeWalt 20V MAX Lithium-Ion Compact Drill Driver Kit

Building the Essential Toolbox: 20 Tools You Can’t DIY Without Building the Essential Toolbox: 20 Tools You Can’t DIY Without

By Jasmine Harding

Man from the torso down holding a chainsaw in the outdoors.

What to Do When Your Chainsaw Won’t Start What to Do When Your Chainsaw Won’t Start

By Dan Casarella

The Best Hearing Protection

Based on Our Tests, These Are the Most Effective Products for Hearing Protection Based on Our Tests, These Are the Most Effective Products for Hearing Protection

By Tom Scalisi, Mark Wolfe

Brian Brigantti - aka @redleafranch- in his garden.

The 5 Must-Have Gardening Tools Brian Brigantti—aka @RedLeafRanch—Uses Again and Again The 5 Must-Have Gardening Tools Brian Brigantti—aka @RedLeafRanch—Uses Again and Again

As told to Sophie Kaemmerlé

A group of the best electric pressure washers sitting on a recently cleaned driveway

We Spent 40 Hours Cleaning to Find the Best Electric Pressure Washer We Spent 40 Hours Cleaning to Find the Best Electric Pressure Washer

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi, Glenda Taylor

A person using a chainsaw in action on a large log.

How to Use a Chainsaw How to Use a Chainsaw

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila, Updated by Timothy Dale

A woman uses a computer while sitting in her home that is mid-renovation.

I Tried New AI Project Planning Tools From The Home Depot and Lowe’s—Here’s What Happened I Tried New AI Project Planning Tools From The Home Depot and Lowe’s—Here’s What Happened

By Theresa Clement