
Ask This Old House
Leveling an uneven concrete floor; repairing a leaky water shut-off valve.

Leveling an uneven concrete floor; repairing a leaky water shut-off valve.

Recycling yard waste through composting; removing an old cast-iron house trap on a sewer line.

Steve tours two abandoned houses; Norm assembles the front door frame and lock system.

Trees are planted in a neighboring vacant lot; Steve and Norm visit a home center show.

Landscaping plants are put out as the team prepares for an upcoming lead reinspection.

Steve tries sandblasting and takes viewers to Japan; Norm installs custom trim.

Norm stains the front door, and we visit neighboring triple-deckers.

The guys install the front porch, build a railing system, and discuss baseboard heating.

Vinyl siding is added; Norm works on deck framing with the homeowner.

Rough electrical wiring and plumbing is started for the new second-story addition.

After a ride out to Coatue Beach, we learn about "Nantucket style" clapboarding.

We review the interior insulation and the ground-source heat pump connection.

Preparations are underway for installing the restored Victorian double doors.

The show begins with a visit to the Wharf Rat Club, and then we check out house progress.

We visit Nantucket's Life-Saving Museum; the job site is a flurry of activity.

We visit the 1827 African Meeting House and then go to Switzerland.

Building a sawhorse; frost-proof outdoor faucet; how to collect and compost leaves.

Hand pruners; repairing shutters; water heaters; tankless hot water system.

Marble countertops are installed, and we get a tour of the finished adobe home.

Steve tours a flagstone yard; saltillo tiling commences, and Norm installs cabinets.