# The Benchnote

> The Benchnote matches a home-improvement job to the exact tools and materials it needs, with step-by-step instructions and the best tutorial videos. Picks are rated about 4.5★ or higher from hundreds to thousands of reviews, and checked against live retailer listings.

Each job guide has a direct answer, a vetted tools and materials list (rating, review count, retailer link, check date), numbered steps, an FAQ and credited tutorial videos. Plain-Markdown versions are linked below.

## Job guides
- [How to Fix a Running Toilet](https://thebenchnote.com/jobs/fix-a-running-toilet.md): A running toilet is almost always one of two parts. If water trickles into the overflow tube, lower the float or replace the fill valve. If the tank refills on 
- [How to Install a Tile Backsplash](https://thebenchnote.com/jobs/install-a-tile-backsplash.md): To tile a backsplash, turn off the power and remove outlet covers, clean the drywall, and snap a level line. Spread premixed mastic (or modified thinset) with a
- [How to Install LVP Flooring](https://thebenchnote.com/jobs/install-lvp-flooring.md): To install click-lock luxury vinyl plank (LVP), let the planks acclimate, then flatten and clean the subfloor and lay underlayment if the plank has no attached 
- [How to Regrout a Shower](https://thebenchnote.com/jobs/regrout-a-shower.md): To regrout a shower, cut out at least 1/8" of old grout with an oscillating tool and a carbide grout blade, vacuum the joints, then pack in fresh grout with a r

## About
- [How we pick products](https://thebenchnote.com/how-we-pick-products/): rating floor of about 4.5★, hundreds+ reviews, live-verified and dated.