For most homeowners, the easiest starting point is the 50% rule: If the repair will cost less than half the price of a ...

We find out more about the movement afoot to be able to fix things you own — it's called "right to repair." ...

It's a Wednesday evening in a town hall in Penryn in Cornwall, and my friend Pete and I are volunteering at our local repair ...

Visiting an auto repair shop is less stressful when you understand what the mechanic tells you about your car. To help with ...

Reinstalling Windows is disruptive. Run these built-in Command Prompt repairs in the right order to fix disk, system files, ...

When your washing machine breaks, how do you know whether to roll up your sleeves, work the phones to find a repair technician, or give in and swipe your Visa at the nearest appliance dealer? It’s a ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...

Dryers are relatively simple machines. They have fewer parts than washers and generally chug along for a decade or so. But they still break down sometimes. Our 2023 survey data—reflecting the ...

Kelly has over 10 years of experience writing about home design and improvement for many prominent publications. She also spent several years working at a tech startup for an interior design game ...