
Ask This Old House
Repairing a stairwell; electrical wire; quirky objects; turning sap into maple syrup.

Repairing a stairwell; electrical wire; quirky objects; turning sap into maple syrup.

Air vent replacement; repairing a steam radiator's shut-off valve; preparing garden beds for winter.

It's the home stretch, and the crew puts the finishing touches on the raised ranch.

The crew installs a floating strip floor, maple stair treads, and a granite hearthstone.

Steve visits an iron fabrication shop; a marble countertop is fitted into the kitchen.

The lights go into the great room and kitchen; radiant heating goes in on the great room's floor.

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.

Richard Trethewey reviews the installation of radiant heat; Norm builds custom cabinets.

Steve tours Santa Fe-style houses; Norm works on southwestern-style cabinet doors.

Norm arrives from Boston, and Steve learns how to make a traditional kiva fireplace.

Steve takes viewers to Santa Fe, NM, to look at the show's newest project.

The Concord project draws to a close as Steve Thomas tours the finished barn.

The barn nears completion, and Richard Trethewey visits a German plumbing fixture factory.

Tiling continues, lighting fixtures are installed, and Norm and Steve build library doors.

Steve tours an eco-friendly gravel yard; Norm and Tommy frame windows.

Rich Trethewey explains the radiant heating floor system; Steve tours a plastic house.

A custom stairway is installed, and Steve tours where it was manufactured.

Richard Trethewey takes viewers on a tour of a boiler factory in Germany.

Steve explains the barn's new heating system, and drywalling begins.