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This Old House Season 38
Tommy assembles the roof. Kevin tries Lazure painting technique. Installing wood paneling in a corner of the living room and refinishing oak veneer. Roger plants screening trees that Emily selected.
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In a special episode of Ask This Old House, Richard and Kevin take a trip to Germany to discover how the country has become a world leader in energy efficiency. They find answers in the mechanical rooms of a home and a bed and breakfast. Plus, Kevin and Ross head to Texas to install a residential wind turbine in Texas.
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Brightening a dark apartment using paint concentrations; what naturally causes wet basements and how to mitigate it; building a bat house.
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Restoring a garden bed; a New Hampshire painter explains how she got into the trade; installing a bathroom fan in a house with bad wiring.
Ask This Old House Season 18
Tom explains the uses and purposes of different types of screws; Richard travels to Park City, Utah to install a whole house ductless humidifier; Ross and Richard discuss changes to electric bill payment structures; Jenn installs a front entry planter for a homeowner that will last through the winter.
This Old House Season 38
Tommy assembles the roof. Kevin tries Lazure painting technique. Installing wood paneling in a corner of the living room and refinishing oak veneer. Roger plants screening trees that Emily selected.
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A final review of the geothermal system is done, and a blower door test is performed.
Ask This Old House
Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood.
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Progress is made on the interior and exterior of the house; bevel pine siding is woven into the old; touring Tyler Perry Studios; adding lightning and surge protection; the Dracut Centre School restoration is completed.
This Old House Season 38
Tommy fixes molding with a 3D printer at the Russell Woods project. Frank and Tamiko look at plumbing fixtures in Wisconsin, and Richard tours a factory. Kevin checks on repairs in Grandmont Rosedale.
This Old House Season 38
The new concrete foundation is poured. Finding mature specimen trees for the yard. A precast concrete bulkhead is installed. The old rubble foundation gets waterproofed with synthetic rubber spray.
Ask This Old House TV
Coming up on Ask This Old House Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner; Tom fixes an end cap on a stair railing that keeps coming loose; Ross travels to Napa to tour a house that's testing out a variety of interconnected smart home devices. How to Diagnose A Frosty Air Conditioner Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner. Where to find it? Air filters on HVAC equipment should be changed or cleaned periodically.
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Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs 200 running feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall that will define the perimeter of the new backyard. Inside the house, wallpaper historian Richard Nylander helps host Kevin O'Connor date and evaluate the historic wallpaper throughout the house, while general contractor Tom Silva frames for a new window in an old wall.
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It's demolition day in South Atlanta. An oak overhanging the roof is safely trimmed back.
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Coming up on This Old House Kevin walks through the first floor, which is full of activity with finishing touches. The new cabinets, counters and appliances have been installed in the kitchen. Dana is with Chef Will Gilson, who has come to teach her how to operate her new induction stove. He shows which types of pots to use and demonstrates the quick amount of time it takes to heat up and control cooking temperatures.
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Progress is made on the interior and exterior of the house; bevel pine siding is woven into the old; touring Tyler Perry Studios; adding lightning and surge protection; the Dracut Centre School restoration is completed.
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The big reveal of the renovation of this Westford fire-damaged Historic Renovation.
Ask This Old House TV
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace a broken cast-iron "closet flange" for a toilet. Then Richard, along with landscaping contractor Roger Cook, general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner repair a cracked plaster wall using a new type of adhesive system. Back in the loft, Roger shares a tip on digging holes sent in by a viewer.
Ask This Old House
Restoring a garden bed; a New Hampshire painter explains how she got into the trade; installing a bathroom fan in a house with bad wiring.
This Old House Season 41
Norm uses old pine to make a coffee table. Mauro teaches apprentice Kathryn to whitewash paneling. Tommy and Jeff build a pergola for the deck. Kevin helps with a shutter assembly.
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Coming up on This Old House The city of Charleston boasts a colorful housing stock. With new siding going up at the Elliotborough project, Judith must decide soon on a color. Kevin meets Judith and her design expert, Taylor King, in a neighborhood famous for its house colors, Rainbow Row. Meanwhile, Tommy is at the house inspecting the interior and exterior framing. Many joists had to be replaced due to rot and some of the house had to be completely rebuilt.
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A final review of the geothermal system is done, and a blower door test is performed.
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The crew is back in Massachusetts to start a new project in the town of Newburyport.
Ask This Old House Season 18
Richard travels to Salt Lake City to replace a shower valve he has never seen before in his career with a conventional pressure balanced one; Nathan demonstrates how to refinish stair treads; Tom helps a homeowner remove moss from his roof and prevent it from growing back.
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On this episode of Ask This Old House Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes a window that was not hung properly and is now letting air in; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; in Future House, Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from thin air. How to Care for Orchids Roger teaches the five basics of caring for orchids. Where to find it?
Ask This Old House Season 18
Tom explains the uses and purposes of different types of screws; Richard travels to Park City, Utah to install a whole house ductless humidifier; Ross and Richard discuss changes to electric bill payment structures; Jenn installs a front entry planter for a homeowner that will last through the winter.
This Old House Season 41
The crew places a center beam to support the second story. A hole is cut in the original foundation for a new window. Kevin visits an engineered lumber factory. Tommy and Jeff raise the end gables.
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With the build coming to an end the whole gang comes down to help Zack and the homeowners.
This Old House Season 41
Norm uses old pine to make a coffee table. Mauro teaches apprentice Kathryn to whitewash paneling. Tommy and Jeff build a pergola for the deck. Kevin helps with a shutter assembly.
This Old House TV
Coming up on This Old House Kevin walks through the first floor, which is full of activity with finishing touches. The new cabinets, counters and appliances have been installed in the kitchen. Dana is with Chef Will Gilson, who has come to teach her how to operate her new induction stove. He shows which types of pots to use and demonstrates the quick amount of time it takes to heat up and control cooking temperatures.
Ask This Old House TV
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace a broken cast-iron "closet flange" for a toilet. Then Richard, along with landscaping contractor Roger Cook, general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner repair a cracked plaster wall using a new type of adhesive system. Back in the loft, Roger shares a tip on digging holes sent in by a viewer.
This Old House TV
Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs 200 running feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall that will define the perimeter of the new backyard. Inside the house, wallpaper historian Richard Nylander helps host Kevin O'Connor date and evaluate the historic wallpaper throughout the house, while general contractor Tom Silva frames for a new window in an old wall.
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Vapor barrier electrical boxes take air tightness to the next level; custom lead glass sidelight; exploring various types of weather-resistant barriers; installing drip edge flashing and exterior window trim.
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Heath labels a circuit breaker; Tom shares his hobby of lathe turning and turns a bowl.
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The crew is charged to make a 1960 mid-century modern home in Lexington, Mass., accessible for an active family of five with a son who has Duchenne, a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
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Retrofitting a radiant floor system; cable railing connections and maintenance; the updated USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
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On this episode of Ask This Old House Roger teaches his apprentice how to not only repair a damaged walkway, but also how to identify what caused the damage so it can be prevented in the future; Tom patches a chipped wood floor using a Dutchman and hand tools. Generation Next | Repairing a Paver Walkway Roger teaches his apprentice how to identify and repair a walkway that's been damaged by chipmunks. Where to find it?
This Old House Season 38
Final marble kitchen island installation. Laying giant stones for a fieldstone wall. How radiant floor heating and state of the art air conditioning works. Tommy and Kevin install a dog door.
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The crew is back in Massachusetts to start a new project in the town of Newburyport.
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The big reveal of the renovation of this Westford fire-damaged Historic Renovation.
This Old House Season 38
The new concrete foundation is poured. Finding mature specimen trees for the yard. A precast concrete bulkhead is installed. The old rubble foundation gets waterproofed with synthetic rubber spray.
This Old House TV
Host Kevin O'Connor meets District Fire Chief Tim McConnell to see how his own firemen are rebuilding 22 damaged firehouse on their own time, with the help of volunteers and the Denis Leary Foundation in NYC. In Holy Cross, master carpenter Norm Abram drives up to find plants arriving, and master mason Teddy Pierre, Jr. laying local St. Joe brick at the front walk.
Ask This Old House Season 15
Tom learns how to create a unique keepsake box from island materials in Build It. Richard looks at a new way to store solar energy. Roger helps a family grow an organic garden.
This Old House Season 38
The restored leaded glass bay windows are installed. A heated floor and tile go down in the kitchen. Kevin and Roger explore urban farming in Detroit.
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The International Rose Test Garden; replacing damaged bathroom tiles; reviewing comments from viewers.
This Old House Season 38
The new concrete foundation is poured. Finding mature specimen trees for the yard. A precast concrete bulkhead is installed. The old rubble foundation gets waterproofed with synthetic rubber spray.
Ask This Old House Season 18
Heath replaces a standard toggle switch with a reproduction antique push button switch to match the rest of the house; Ross travels to Albany, New York to explore ways to make drilling for and installing geothermal heat pumps more affordable for average homeowners.
This Old House Season 38
Final marble kitchen island installation. Laying giant stones for a fieldstone wall. How radiant floor heating and state of the art air conditioning works. Tommy and Kevin install a dog door.
Ask This Old House
Brightening a dark apartment using paint concentrations; what naturally causes wet basements and how to mitigate it; building a bat house.
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The crew is back in Massachusetts to start a new project in the town of Newburyport.
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The old details of the home are respected; new porch columns are made to match the old; a bathroom gets a concrete-like finish; installing a reclaimed front door; visiting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home.
This Old House Season 37
On the North Shore of Massachusetts, Bill and April Harb begin building their dream home. The farmhouse will look 200 years old, but use innovate building methods. Bill shows Kevin and Roger the site plan and walks them around the property. Norm and Tommy tour factory homes built 5 and 105 years ago to learn about assembly methods. Kevin meets contractor Erik Kaminski, who leads the tree-removal. Richard meets town official Brendhan Zubricki, who performs a perc test to assess the soil.
Ask This Old House TV
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace a broken cast-iron "closet flange" for a toilet. Then Richard, along with landscaping contractor Roger Cook, general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor ask, "What is it?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner repair a cracked plaster wall using a new type of adhesive system. Back in the loft, Roger shares a tip on digging holes sent in by a viewer.
Ask This Old House Season 14
Tom and Kevin head to Connecticut to construct a back yard chicken coop in "Build It." Jenn Nawada visits a Vermont maple syrup farm to learn how it's made. Christopher Kimball from America's Test Kitchen stops by to break down the best and worst maple syrup. And Scott explains how to choose the right USB outlet.
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The crew is charged to make a 1960 mid-century modern home in Lexington, Mass., accessible for an active family of five with a son who has Duchenne, a rare form of muscular dystrophy.
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The big reveal of the renovation of this Westford fire-damaged Historic Renovation.
Ask This Old House
Installing a basement circuit; safety techniques for common sources of table saw injuries; installing a wood-burning insert into a drafty fireplace.
This Old House Season 41
The homeowner fabricates a stone hearth. Richard learns about automatic sprinkler systems. Kevin sees a simulator that shows how the Camp Fire spread. Tom inspects a vent designed to resist embers.
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Nathan builds a display case to store his grandfather's U.S. flag; Heath replaces a circuit breaker; the team shares the ways their trades were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On this episode of Ask This Old House Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes a window that was not hung properly and is now letting air in; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; in Future House, Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from thin air. How to Care for Orchids Roger teaches the five basics of caring for orchids. Where to find it?
Ask This Old House Season 15
Tom learns how to create a unique keepsake box from island materials in Build It. Richard looks at a new way to store solar energy. Roger helps a family grow an organic garden.
This Old House Season 38
Steel beam fabrication and erection on the house. HVAC plans for the second floor. Front porch demo'ed with heavy machinery and new footings for a new porch. Working on the firebox and chimney.
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Coming up on This Old House Starting at the Charleston single house, Kevin finds homeowner Scott meeting with his architect Bill Huey, who has an idea for a dining room table designed to fit the narrow space in the old kitchen house. Then he meets diver and carpenter Justin Herrington out on the Edisto River, who surfaces a cypress log that has been submerged at the bottom of the river for decades. They bring the old log to Justin's shop to cut slabs for the new dining room table.
This Old House Season 38
Tommy builds the new Arts and Crafts front porch. Richard travels to the world's largest underground quarry. Design and color selection. Mark McCullough shows Kevin the lost art of stucco.
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A block wall tunnel connects the old and new mechanical room; HVAC ducting is buried underground; framing begins for residential elevators.
Ask This Old House
Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood.
Ask This Old House
Repairing a leaky shower; different wire gauge sizes and their electrical load capabilities; repairing loose flagstone steps in an entryway and basement.
Ask This Old House Season 14
Tom goes on an adventure to check out underground street caves in Saint Paul and then replaces a rickety attic staircase in Minneapolis. Richard gives a tutorial on the best blowtorches. Kevin shows a homeowner how to use paint to makeover an old kitchen.
Ask This Old House Season 15
Scott heads to Alaska to hook up a portable generator powering an entire house. Tom repairs a poorly installed piece of wood floor nosing. Richard gives an inside look at dishwasher cycles.
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Repairing a deck; constructing a patio; installing landscape lighting and new plantings; installing a fire pit.
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Coming up on Ask This Old House Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner; Tom fixes an end cap on a stair railing that keeps coming loose; Ross travels to Napa to tour a house that's testing out a variety of interconnected smart home devices. How to Diagnose A Frosty Air Conditioner Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner. Where to find it? Air filters on HVAC equipment should be changed or cleaned periodically.
This Old House Season 41
The crew places a center beam to support the second story. A hole is cut in the original foundation for a new window. Kevin visits an engineered lumber factory. Tommy and Jeff raise the end gables.
Ask This Old House Season 18
Richard travels to Salt Lake City to replace a shower valve he has never seen before in his career with a conventional pressure balanced one; Nathan demonstrates how to refinish stair treads; Tom helps a homeowner remove moss from his roof and prevent it from growing back.
This Old House
With the build coming to an end the whole gang comes down to help Zack and the homeowners.
This Old House Season 38
Tommy fixes molding with a 3D printer at the Russell Woods project. Frank and Tamiko look at plumbing fixtures in Wisconsin, and Richard tours a factory. Kevin checks on repairs in Grandmont Rosedale.
This Old House TV
Landscape contractor Roger Cook installs 200 running feet of pre-cast concrete to create a retaining wall that will define the perimeter of the new backyard. Inside the house, wallpaper historian Richard Nylander helps host Kevin O'Connor date and evaluate the historic wallpaper throughout the house, while general contractor Tom Silva frames for a new window in an old wall.
This Old House TV
Coming up on This Old House Kevin walks through the first floor, which is full of activity with finishing touches. The new cabinets, counters and appliances have been installed in the kitchen. Dana is with Chef Will Gilson, who has come to teach her how to operate her new induction stove. He shows which types of pots to use and demonstrates the quick amount of time it takes to heat up and control cooking temperatures.
This Old House TV
Host Kevin O'Connor meets District Fire Chief Tim McConnell to see how his own firemen are rebuilding 22 damaged firehouse on their own time, with the help of volunteers and the Denis Leary Foundation in NYC. In Holy Cross, master carpenter Norm Abram drives up to find plants arriving, and master mason Teddy Pierre, Jr. laying local St. Joe brick at the front walk.
This Old House
Progress is made on the interior and exterior of the house; bevel pine siding is woven into the old; touring Tyler Perry Studios; adding lightning and surge protection; the Dracut Centre School restoration is completed.
Ask This Old House TV
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a new vinyl fence. Then host Kevin O'Connor heads to Omaha, Nebraska, where he helps install a protective epoxy coating on a homeowner's garage floor. Installing a vinyl fence Roger and fencing contractor Mike McLaughlin helped a homeowner install a new vinyl fence in his backyard.
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It's demolition day in South Atlanta. An oak overhanging the roof is safely trimmed back.
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Coming up on This Old House Kevin tours the outside of the 1920s Jamestown bungalow, which will become a net-zero home, and the new barn, which will soon hold the solar panels to bring the house to net zero. Inside he meets up with Tommy as plastering is underway. In the northeast, many contractors still use plaster on blue board, but the rest of the country mainly uses drywall for hanging walls.
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Pouring new foundations; a winding staircase replaces an old steep one; building a retaining wall; replacing the old water lines.