To determine which exterior paints are likely to last the longest on your house, CR’s test engineers paint pine panels and place them on the roof of our Yonkers, N.Y., headquarters.

Fall is just days away, which means outdoor cleanup is approaching. Using the right tools can make a tedious job faster and ...

Digging into CR’s decking ratings, I learned that pressure-treated pine ... but still no deck. Photo: Paul Hope/Consumer Reports Unfortunately, stain- and slip-resistance are where wood and Trex ...

Second, it can add years of life to a deck, fence, or outdoor furniture by protecting against rot and damage from ultraviolet light. Consumer Reports finds significant differences among the nearly 30 ...

After taking a beating all winter long, your patio and deck could use a little tender loving care. And cleaning the dirt and ...

Consumer Reports reveals the serious problem with tips on choosing safer cookware for delicious and healthy meals.

Paul Hope is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports and a trained chef. He covers ranges, cooktops, and wall ovens, as well as grills, drills, outdoor power tools, decking, and wood ...

As the name suggests, under-cabinet range hoods are installed under a wall-mounted cabinet, which conceals the ductwork that runs from the top of the hood and through an exterior wall. These hoods are ...

And just like that…outdoor fall clean-up is in full swing. Using the right tools can make a back-breaking job much easier and ...

To establish this ranking, Consumer Reports issued a national survey of over 40,000 policy holders earlier this year and ...

But regardless of where you shop or what you want to buy, saving money should never mean sacrificing quality, and Consumer Reports is here to help you ... Whenever an item that scores well in our ...

Still, there are considerable differences among the 20 tested paints in Consumer Reports’ exterior paint ... attribute for exterior paints and stains because cracks expose a home’s underlying siding ...