Ask This Old House
Installing a home intercom system; wood-burning fireplace cleaner; gas-burning insert.
Installing a home intercom system; wood-burning fireplace cleaner; gas-burning insert.
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Replacing broken sash locks on vinyl windows; staining furniture and applying protective finishes.
Installing crown molding; replacing a rotting cedar fence post.
Cooling a garage with ductless air conditioning; eliminating a leak in a living room ceiling.
Rainwater collection system; connecting two rooms by removing an interior load-bearing wall.
Updating a bathroom with a new vanity cabinet, countertop and sink; wall insulation.
HVAC ducts are creatively hidden. A cinderblock enclosure gets covered with stone.
Installing a warm roof; new framing poses plumbing challenges; rot is found on the original sill.
The restored timber frame structure is reassembled on site; a Rumford fireplace is installed.
A chimney is saved from demo. A sewer ejector is installed. Kevin goes clamming.
Dismantling the timber frame structure; fireplace; landscape and hardscape ideas.
A plan is devised to raise the timber frame in the ell. A book from 1826 is found.
A lesson on first period homes; the team hopes to uncover the original timber frame during demo.
A first period home in Ipswich, Mass.; salvaging the old floorboards before demo begins.
The homeowners and crew take part in the town's bed race before calling it a wrap on the project.
The yard gets planted; a custom home office is built from off-the-shelf materials.
Installing roof shingles and exterior window trims; modifying the staircase balusters and railings.
Pouring new foundations; a winding staircase replaces an old steep one; building a retaining wall.
Disconnecting the main power; the old bump out is demoed; the bathroom is tested for asbestos.
Testing tools that collect silica dust; shimming a wobbly toilet; building a wooden slice table.
Repairing a damaged walkway; patching a chipped wood floor.
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