The Garage, Pool & Backyard

Hardware store finds, $6 replacement-part fixes, DIY crystal-clear pool chemistry, and regulation 27-foot backyard cornhole.

Stop Letting the Pool Store Fleece You for 'Alkalinity Up' (And Why My Neighbor Greg Owes Me a 12-Pack)

5/5: Buy your baking soda in the grocery aisle and save your pool budget for liquid chlorine and cold beer.

Why I Stopped Buying $22 Drain Snakes (And the $4 Plastic Strip That Saved My Saturday)

5/5: Keep a pack under every sink in the house and never touch liquid drain cleaner again.