Garage

A smart garage-door opener controller provides remote control and alerts you whenever your garage opens or closes. Some can open automatically when you get home.

After 28 hours of research and 85 hours of testing, we’ve found the best ways to charge your electric vehicle at home.

After testing four Painter’s multitools, we believe that the Hyde 17-in-1, the most versatile, is the best for most people.

This tool’s details are excellent—but to be honest, a cordless pressure washer doesn’t make a lot of sense.

The Anvil Homeowner’s Tool Set from Home Depot is the best basic pre-assembled home toolkit we’ve found.

New pressure washers are getting smaller and quieter, with plenty of scouring power for outdoor surfaces.

Get a grip on anything with these all-purpose clamping tools.

Duck Max Strength is the best all-purpose duct tape.

You can do better than the flashlight on your phone.

Our ethical, effective solutions to a mouse problem.

It took hundreds of cuts and years of reader requests for us to finally post the best wire cutter: The Channellock 337CB is a truly superior snipper.

If you own a bike, you need a patch kit. After 96 hours of testing, here are our picks for the best levers, patches, hand pumps, and more for most bike owners.

If you want to repair your bike at home, a sturdy, easy-to-use stand helps. After testing 12 stands, we recommend the Feedback Sports Sport Mechanic Bike Repair Stand.

After 30-plus hours of research and testing, we think the Delta Cycle Michelangelo Gravity Stand is the best bike rack for storing bikes in limited-space homes.

After six winters of testing, the Toro SnowMaster 824 QXE 24-inch snow blower is the first tool we reach for.

The U.S. Wire & Cable 50 FT. Extreme All-Weather Extension Cord is the most flexible, durable cord we found, and should last years even in harsh environments.

For the biggest messes, these vacs can handle anything.

A dedicated hex wrench set works far better than the random freebies clattering around your junk drawer.

We help you pick the right filter for your HVAC system and tell you what those MERV numbers mean. Our pick is Nordic Pure's MERV 12.

The Hopkins SubZero 80037 is the best ice scraper we’ve found.

These were Wirecutter’s most popular home and gardening picks for 2023.

To work safely on hard-to-reach home projects, invest in a reliable ladder.

The Toro SnowMaster 824 QXE is so fast and easy to use, it’s changed the way we think about clearing snow.

Ryobi’s 300-Piece Drill and Drive Kit and 95-Piece Drill and Impact Drive Kit are the best drill bit sets we’ve found in years of testing.

After 70 hours of research (and 40 hours of shoveling), the best snow shovel is the True Temper 18-Inch Ergonomic Mountain Mover, our pick since 2013.

This excellent tool reveals the limitations of lesser flashlights.

The Megapro 13-in-1 (or the identical Channellock 131CB) is the best screwdriver.

After six years of tests, we believe the Lezyne Classic Drive 3.5 is the best floor pump for most commuters, and the Lezyne Pressure Drive is the best handheld.

Our tests of 10 shovels found the best shock-absorbing, soil-slicing, all-purpose digger.

Your garage or shed has the potential to be an organized, functional masterpiece. Here’s how to do it.

A small pry bar isn’t exactly a home-toolbox essential, but it is quite handy, whether you need it to open a stuck window, lift a corner of a bookcase for shimming, remove a piece of baseboard, or pry up a floor register. After three veteran carpenters pulled nails and separated boards with five leading pry bars, they chose the Stanley 55-116 8-inch Nail Puller.

Become a self-rescuing human and revive a dead car battery with our staff favorite, the Weego 44s portable jump starter.

After testing 10 soldering irons, we found that the X-Tronic 3020-XTS LED Soldering Station is the best for beginners and hobbyists.

A smart garage-door controller is an essential convenience—and it can do so much more than just make your garage door remote-controllable.

After over 30 hours of research, interviewing eight pro house painters, and painting two rooms, we think Benjamin Moore Regal Select is the best interior paint.