
Ask This Old House
Mysterious sound from plumbing system; crown molding; bathroom tiles.

Mysterious sound from plumbing system; crown molding; bathroom tiles.

Leaky valves; replacing a cellar door; repairing a leaky hose.

A concrete slab is poured in the basement; Steve and Norm review the barn's progress.

Custom-made windows and deluxe skylights are installed; Steve and Norm hang clapboards.

Stress-skin panels are installed over the barn's frame, and the well is completed.

The barn's massive frame is put up by hand at an old-fashioned barn raising.

The crew hosts a workshop on cutting and joining timbers; Steve visits a mill in Maine.

Steve visits a panel factory and then learns how post-and-beam buildings are designed.

The heating system in the original house is examined to see if it can heat the addition.

The crew faces bad weather as they dig a hole for the foundation and pour the slab.

The original approval of the carriageway is set aside, and the whole issue reconsidered.

Some neighbors are not pleased with the carriageway plan and are thinking of appealing.

We attend the Salem Historical District Commission meeting for plan approval.

Painting prep work continues, and Norm shows us how to install tile.

The crew insulates the exterior wall, and we visit the world's largest heating exposition.

The bathrooms are reframed, and the homeowner chooses historical colors.

The team tackles a damaged garden hose, basic plumbing tools, and noisy garage door openers.

Fixing a leak in a 20-year-old dishwasher; cutting back stair treads to create more headroom.

The crew hosts a workshop on cutting and joining timbers; Steve visits a mill in Maine.

Steve visits a panel factory and then learns how post-and-beam buildings are designed.