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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

The Best Cordless Grass Shears Options all laid out in a group on cement

We Spent a Week Testing 11 Cordless Grass Shears—See Which 7 Are Worth Buying We Spent a Week Testing 11 Cordless Grass Shears—See Which 7 Are Worth Buying

By Savannah Sher, Mark Wolfe

Close up view of the bottom half of a lawn mower, dusty in the grass.

My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It? My Lawn Mower Won’t Stay Running. What’s Wrong With It?

By Brie Greenhalgh

The 16 Best Tool Brands of 2025 The 16 Best Tool Brands of 2025

By Bob Beacham, Timothy Dale

Examples of Previous Winners of BobVila.com's Tool of the Year Awards

BobVila.com’s 2025 Tool of the Year Award: Applications Are Now Open! BobVila.com’s 2025 Tool of the Year Award: Applications Are Now Open!

By Bob Vila Staff

The Best Weed Torch Options

This Weed Removal Method Does Not Contain Chemicals and Is Proven Effective This Weed Removal Method Does Not Contain Chemicals and Is Proven Effective

By Mark Wolfe, Tom Scalisi