
Ask This Old House
Rebuilding a small exterior deck with stairs and handrails.

Rebuilding a small exterior deck with stairs and handrails.

Planting bulbs; straight rip-cuts with a saw; shock suppressors eliminate noise from pipes.

With remarkable progress at the site, we tour the exterior and talk with the floor man.

The contractor shows us the extra work needed to save the old front porch.

We learn how a large laminated-veneer lumber beam was installed.

After heavy rains and flooding, Napa Valley - and the job site - are a soggy mess.

Work begins on the Duffy residence, with the crew tearing off the back porch.

This Old House travels to Napa Valley in search of Dennis Duffy's circa 1906 farmhouse.

In the final episode, Bob shares the incredible transformation of the Phoenix house.

The homeowner installs tile in the master bath, and Bob tours a historic Victorian.

Outdoor light fixtures; projection TV screen; terracotta tile for the kitchen; water purification.

Weather stripping; kitchen appliances; bathroom fixtures; hot water heater; re-hanging old doors.

Punch list of what is left to do; apartment sink and countertops; installing track lighting.

Fence and gazebo installation; shower in the exercise room; furnace and hot water heater controls.

Laying the floorboards in the kitchen and the brickwork on the walkway; door sets.

Yard's progress; a kerosene heater for the workshop; kitchen cabinets in the apartment.

Installing track lighting in the kitchen; how to quiet noisy baseboard heaters.

Remodeling a bathroom; radiant heat; quirky objects; painting.

Norm sees how the plaster walls are patched; learn the long-term master plan for the property.

The crew takes down a dead tree, installs air-conditioning, and reviews water runoff.