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Our 7 Best Garage Refrigerators (2024 Guide)
This guide to the best garage refrigerators will help you make the right choice when picking a second fridge for your home.
Best Fluid Film Products (2024 Guide)
You can apply Fluid Film lubricant to various household items to prevent rust, protect against corrosion, and keep metal in peak condition. In this review, we look at the best Fluid Film products out there.
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How To Organize a Shed
Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner take her cluttered, messy shed and completely organize it using a customizable shelving and storage system.
5 Best Welding Tables (2024 Guide)
Welding without a proper table can be unsafe and difficult. In this review, the This Old House Reviews Team researched the best welding tables on Amazon.
How to Dispose of Old Gasoline
Did you know that the fuel for your vehicle or power equipment can expire? Here’s how to tell if it’s no longer ok to use and find out how to safely transport and get rid of it.
Our 7 Best Garage Door Opener Picks (2024)
Read our review on the best garage door openers to learn about our top picks, as well as factors that will help you make an informed purchase.
How to Cool a Garage
While avoiding the garage during the heat of the day is obviously an option, some folks find their happiness or make their money in their garages or workshops. But is suffering through oppressive heat the only way to stay productive all summer? Is there no hope for summertime garage projects? These smart, practical, and effective tips for how to cool a garage will help.
Replacing a Garage Door Spring
There are two basic types of garage door springs—extension and torsion. Here’s how to identify and replace them.
How to Replace a Garage Door
This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner upgrade her curb appeal by replacing her old garage door.
How to Build DIY Garage Shelves
If you’re running out of storage or simply want to take advantage of unused wall space in your garage, shelves are the answer. These simple shelves are easy to build, sturdy, and inexpensive.
Before & After Garage: Creating a Retreat for Teens
Big kids want to be on their own—and parents like to know where they are. For one family, bonus garage space just steps from the house offers the perfect hangout solution.
5 Garage Lighting Ideas (2024 Guide)
Whether you plan on using your garage as a working space for DIY projects or as a storage area, you’ll need it to be well-lit to navigate around the space. Keep reading for garage lighting ideas, products, and tips.
How to Grow Hebe Shrubs
These vibrant, versatile bushes can bring color and beauty to your garden all year long. Here’s what you need to know about planting, pruning, and propagating hebe shrubs.
How to Increase Garage Door Security
Protect your home and everything inside with these simple tips to help make your garage, an easy entry point for burglars, more secure.
What to Know Before Upgrading Your Garage Door
For many of us, the garage door is the primary way we come and go. While replacing one is a big decision, it’s also an opportunity for a major upgrade.
Our 7 Best Garage Floor Coating Picks (2024 Guide)
Garage floor coatings add a durable and protective layer to your existing garage slab. Keep reading for our recommendations on the best garage floor coatings.
Best Garage Heaters of 2024 (Guide)
Read our guide to learn about the five best garage heaters on the market that will warm your garage and make the space usable during the cold winter months.
Best Garage Shelving of 2024
A messy garage makes it difficult to complete home improvement projects in your workspace and find the tools needed for those projects. Keep reading to learn about the best garage shelving solutions for any situation.
7 Ways to Fix a Garage Door That Won’t Close
Are you dealing with a garage door that won’t close? Don’t call the repair service just yet, as you might be able to fix it yourself. This guide will help point out some of the most common issues to look for when a garage door won’t close and how you can fix them
The 4 Best Tool Chests (2024 Review)
If you’re looking for a permanent storage solution for all of your home improvement tools, take a look at the best tool chest options available on Amazon.
How to Install a Steel Insulated Garage Door
Kevin O’Connor lends a hand to the garage door expert with his crew installing a steel insulated door.
How to Build a Mobile Bicycle Rack (For Kids)
Need a place to store your children’s bicycles, without having to put holes or hooks into the wall? Watch this video and read our guide to building an easy DIY kids bike rack.
Garage Door Trends: Friendly Fauxs
Few home improvement projects can transform your home as effectively as a new garage door, and today’s faux-wood doors are more energy-efficient and realistic than ever. Here’s what homeowners may not know about faux, and how to find the wood look you love with a fraction of the upkeep.
All About Garages
Make the most of the versatile space of your garage with the right upgrades.
What a Difference a Garage Door Makes
Find out how you can dramatically improve your home's curb appeal with one affordable, easy project.
TLC for Garage Floors
With warmer weather on the horizon, now’s the time to whisk away winter’s salt and sand—and while the floor’s clear, clean up any oil spots and rust stains, too
How to Replace a Garage Door Opener
Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron replaces an old garage door opener with a smart opener in this edition of DIY Smarts.
Photoshop Redo: Reinventing a Split-Level
Front-facing gables, a mix of siding, and Craftsman-style details make an unremarkable home into a standout
How to Install Ultra-Thin Exterior Lighting
Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron installs ultra-thin, LED lights on a garage to replace a broken floodlight.
How to Set Up a Garage Workshop
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva heads to Chicago to transform a garage into a woodworking shop.
How to Run Underground Wiring to a Garage
Electrician Scott Caron shows a homeowner how to bring power to a detached garage
How to Hang Bikes in a Garage
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner and her daughter hang their bikes in a small garage