
Ask This Old House
Replacing carpeting with hardwood floors; flooring; replacing a rusty sink stopper.

Replacing carpeting with hardwood floors; flooring; replacing a rusty sink stopper.

Replacing ailing grass with ivy and pachysandra; opening double-hung windows that are painted shut.

The coppersmith shows off the copper weathervane he's made for the cupola.

Norm unpacks the new woodworking tools, and Steve meets with chefs to discuss the kitchen layout.

Victory Garden chef Marian Morash and the kitchen designer refine a plan for the new kitchen.

New spaces are framed and sheathed, giving us a chance to tour the new kitchen and media room.

A big day on the site: the structural insulated panels for the new workshop are hoisted into place.

Richard Trethewey lays out radiant floor heating tubes over a layer of rigid insulation.

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.

Bob visits a showroom/store where tile is displayed and looks for tile for the bathroom and sunroom.

Bob Vila talks with Norm about the kitchen flooring; Bob visits a salvage yard.

Bob reviews the roofing, gutter, and molding decisions, and plans for heating each room.

A tour of the work in progress; landscape architect Tom Wirth reveals his plan for the yard.

The house gets an energy evaluation and Bob views a model of the new architectural changes.

Demolition begins and Bob talks about the old slate roof and the merits of sandblasting.

A clogged aerator on a bathroom faucet is replaced; houseplants.

Repairing an interior door that won't latch shut; bamboo plants.

The crew installs divided light French doors, and the homeowners roof the addition.

Norm and the crew raise a wall for the kitchen and uncover dry rot and framing issues.