
Ask This Old House
Taming an overgrown privet hedge; installing a laundry sink in the basement of a town house.

Taming an overgrown privet hedge; installing a laundry sink in the basement of a town house.

Saving a tube of caulk; replacing a worn-out roof on an old garage.

The timber trusses are craned into place; two alternatives for the new entrance's landscaping.

The homeowners tour the house; new ventilation chutes; visit timber-framer Tedd Benson.

Framing is well underway; homeowner Jan Igoe gives a tour of the developing spaces inside the house.

The crew decks over the second floor; plans for the new front entrance.

Lumber arrives on the site, and a hard cement coating is applied to the foundation forms.

Another ranch expansion; Norm and Steve discuss the polystyrene insulating foundation forms.

Bob Vila reviews foundation waterproofing; Norm Abram demonstrates how to frame a roof.

Bob Vila tours a concrete block manufacturing plant, and the team lays the foundation.

New clapboards; Phyllis Anderson, a landscape designer, tours the property; kitchen cabinets.

A neighborhood tour; removing lead paint; window sash repair; master bathroom tub surround.

Plans for the two-level deck; insulating the bathroom and crawlspace; window trim in the kitchen.

Plasterers, roofers, and carpenters are hard at work; patching the roof; plastering techniques.

Weatherproofing techniques; refurbished medallions; heating plans for the house; bedroom closets.

A former resident shares an old picture of the house; plumbing placement; installing new ceilings.

Securing a shaky newel post at the top of a stairway; replacing a 50-year-old water heater.

Installing a deadbolt; trimming hedges; fixing a heating system.

The grading and draining are overhauled as the team jacks up the western facade.

Learn about chimney and sill repair and how to fix rotted wood.