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

How to Use a Tape Measure

By Timothy Dale

A broken window and decayed wall.
DIY

How to Fix a Crack in Glass

By Michelle Ullman

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

How to Grout Tile on Floors and Walls

By Kit Stansley, Gretchen Heber

Woman nails the front of a birdhouse onto the rest of the structure.
DIY

How to Build a Birdhouse

By Chris Gardner, Tom Scalisi

Man with green baseball cap varnishes a plank of wood.
DIY

How to Varnish Wood Furniture and Flooring

By Joe Provey

Grill on the garden, close-up.
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Charcoal Grill

By Kat Hodgins, Tom Scalisi

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

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

By Theresa Clement

How To Start a Fire in a Fire Pit
Lawn & Garden

How to Start a Fire in a Fire Pit

By Timothy Dale, Updated by Gretchen Heber

Older woman taking pictures of the outside of her house on a smartphone.
Real Estate

Ready to Sell Your House? Learn How to Take Pro-Quality Real Estate Photos Yourself

By Sandi Schwartz

Light-colored beige decor and light floors in transitional living room with beige couch.
Interior

How to Install Engineered Hardwood Floors

By Tony Carrick

Woman uses a paintbrush to apply Danish oil to a wood board to waterproof it.
DIY

How to Waterproof Wood: 3 Ways That Work

By Bob Vila

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

How to Remove Duct Tape Residue

By Bob Vila, Updated by Paul Rankin

Side view of a rusted bolt and nut.
DIY

How to Remove a Broken Bolt

By Steffani Cameron, Bob Vila

A young woman wearing a white shirt and a hair bun paints a brick wall white.
DIY

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

An empty room with painted baseboards and carpet.
DIY

This Is the Easiest Way to Paint Baseboards With Carpet 

By Timothy Dale

A person using a belt sander on a rough wood table.
DIY

This Is Why You Need a Belt Sander in Your Home Workshop

By Timothy Dale

A weed eating sits in a patch of grass with its red string poking out.
DIY

How to String a Weed Eater the Right Way

By Tony Carrick

Young couple cleaning windows in their home
DIY

This Old School Cleaning Hack Simply Doesn’t Work Anymore

By Sandi Schwartz

A homeowner and a designer discussing a renovation project.
DIY

The One Tool Every Homeowner Needs During a Big Reno

By Sandi Schwartz

Closeup of a horseshoe around a horseshoe stake and rust-colored sand.
DIY

How to Build a Horseshoe Pit

By Jennifer Noonan

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