
Ask This Old House
Citrus greening; replacing an old vinyl peel-and-stick floor with ceramic tile.

Citrus greening; replacing an old vinyl peel-and-stick floor with ceramic tile.

Rust staining solutions; installing a pass-through in a load-bearing wall; replacing a fence gate.

Steam shower; newly finished basement spaces; finished bedrooms, baths and laundry spaces.

Installing a replica ceiling medallion; installing a custom copper vent hood; garbage disposer.

Installing the island top for the kitchen and vanity top in the master bath; electronics nook.

Installing a custom PVC fence and arbor; creating a marble herringbone pattern in the powder room.

Adding the final edge detail to soapstone countertops; cutting down marble tiles for wainscoting.

Installing a new front walk; chair rail; selecting tile; four-panel door.

Installing a new water line; installing pre-finished Brazilian chestnut flooring; shutters.

Removing a hydrangea; working with messy red paint; indoor hailstorm; keeping water at bay.

Setting granite steps with ice; repairing plaster by hand; making repairs in a computer.

Patching cracks in the plaster walls; raising the height of a railing; removing concrete stairs.

Exterior color schemes; patching old oak veneer floors; solution for PVC intake and exhaust pipes.

Selective tree pruning; benefits of using PEX instead of copper for water supply lines.

Vertical beaded siding; replicating 150-year-old corbels; connecting cast iron waste pipes.

Tom frames the new roof; an Italianate Garden; cutting through a wall for the new mudroom entrance.

Replacing foundation and pouring a new slab in the basement; secret ceiling uncovered.

Richard investigates an Arlington Heights landmark; Tom shows Kevin a hidden back staircase.

A modest 1872 Italianate-style remodel in Arlington, Mass.; opening up the floor plan.

Three projects conclude on the Jersey Shore; garage doors; designing a planter.