
Ask This Old House
Air conditioning; preparing a lawn for spring.

Air conditioning; preparing a lawn for spring.

Cutting different types of tile; installing a sump pump; emergency backup systems for sump pumps.

A steel beam is lowered into place; the team installs the second-floor deck.

Lumber has arrived; we visit a c. 1760 tavern rebuilt as a private home.

New footings are poured, and a preformed concrete foundation system arrives.

The homeowner cuts down a tree to make way for the foundation and new septic field.

The day begins with the crew moving the old milk shed and reviewing design ideas.

A tour of the oldest house the show has worked on: a 1710 colonial in Action, Massachusetts.

Host Bob Vila takes viewers on a tour of the interior finishings before meeting with the homeowner.

Bob Vila discusses water filtration and heating with a wood-burning stove.

Installing a skylight; review of the roof, gutter and molding decisions; heating plan.

Landscaping plans for the yard; a trip to Sturbridge Village.

Moving the garage to a new location; the new architectural model; energy evaluation.

Demolition of a portion of the farmhouse; consult on the slate roof; merits of sandblasting.

Architect Jock Gifford and landscape architect Tom Wirth consult on the remodeling possibilities.

Renovation of a 1850s three-story Greek Revival farmhouse in Arlington, Mass.

Protecting shrubs from deer; pipe connections; fixing a shower door that will not close properly.

Snaking wire through exterior walls; planting a magnolia tree.

Mason Roger Hopkins works on the new landscaping; the homeowner back-primes the cedar siding.

The crew prepares an opening to accept a new window; view the roof venting system.