
Ask This Old House
Varieties of bricks; solderless connections; adding asphalt shingles to a roof.

Varieties of bricks; solderless connections; adding asphalt shingles to a roof.

The pros and cons of smart doorbells; painting wood paneling; tools; installing recessed lights.

Removing dried paint from a paintbrush; installing tongue and groove flooring; DIY ice rink.

Jenn talks ground cover; Tom and Mark patch holes; Nathan installs a new threshold.

Richard talks water heaters; Jenn creates a durable landscape; Tom builds a cutting board.

Richard solders pipe; Heath replaces an outlet; Nathan and Mauro build railings.

Tour of the renovated 158-year-old Dutch Colonial that has been in the same family for seven generations.

Pocket doors, Painting advice, Old chalkboards, Pantry cabinets, soaker tub, and kitchen lighting.

Run new water lines. A fire sprinkler system. Doghouse dormers are made watertight and sided.

Floors are going down. A custom drain pan is built. New irrigation system. A stucco-like finish.

Old electrical service is upgraded; a cold weather inverter heat pump is introduced; awning window.

Coffered ceilings. A central staircase. A drain plain is created for the porch.

Old joists are replaced. Tile selections are made. Steel I-beams support the open floor plan.

Brick veneer installation. Selecting kitchen cabinets. Treating mold and mildew. Hot air balloon ride.

Repoint original foundation. Plumbing fixtures. ICF foundation for floor joists. Truss manufacturing tour.

Local mansions and gardens. A new foundation is built. Forms prepped for a pour-in-place concrete staircase.

Saratoga Racecourse tour. Discoveries during demo. Armored shield cabling. A buttress wall in the basement.

Demo begins. The architect shares his plan. Air remediation system.

A new project features a house that has been in the homeowner's family for seven generations.

Revealing the new modern look of the single-family 1894 Victorian in West Roxbury, Mass.