This Old House
Maintaining a mini split and properly cleaning the indoor and outdoor components building a garden retaining wall.
Maintaining a mini split and properly cleaning the indoor and outdoor components building a garden retaining wall.
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Installing a new gutter that doesn't need cleaning an electrician shows Kevin the old aluminum wiring and how to update the recessed light fixtures and add new sconces infiltration system that disperses the water from the gutters into the ground.
Columns to support the new farmer's porch the rough plumbing inspection Kevin and Tom meet a building commissioner to see what goes into the rough mechanical and framing inspections the storm window system and the electric radiant floor heating.
New mudroom door new clapboards a rough electrical inspection Kevin is using a hybrid railing system on the back deck Kevin looks at the neutrals, textures and metallics that are currently trending in kitchens design choices for the new kitchen.
Roger meets a landscape designer to see how a stream affects the yard Tom and Kevin cut away a section of wall to connect the kitchen to the great room rough plumbing conditions in the kitchen proper preparation for doing a take-down of the trees.
Visiting where Paul Revere stopped to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the advancing British troops roofers apply shingles to tie the old house in with the new addition the progress on the new back deck and a corner stair to the backyard.
At the Lexington project, Kevin finds the gable wall up and framing underway installing an LVL to hold the second floor while adding new structure framing the rest of the addition roof Colonial style front porches framing of the farmer's porch.
Doing the demo in phases, keeping the kitchen intact for as long as possible framing the first floor platform from underneath building the rear gable wall of the addition starting the excavation for the new footings for the first floor addition.
Jenn visits a Rhode Island sod farm to see what sustainable grass alternatives they've been experimenting with Tom and Kevin discuss the most common types of nailhead and shank designs Heath brightens up a dark driveway.
Lee helps a homeowner plant a row of arborvitae trees for a privacy border Mark breaks down the various tools that can be found in the average fireplace set Tom and Kevin demonstrate how to build a storage rack for container totes using 2x4s.
Removing ring stains from a wood table breaking down the types of soil and fertilizer needed for common indoor plants repairing a brick floor's crumbling mortar using spot pointing rather than a full repoint job.
Swapping a coastal home's gravel driveway for seashells installing a radon mitigation system.
NOLA copper lantern fixtures why toilets overflow restoring rusty outdoor furniture.
Building mudroom cubbies different types of mulch painting the mudroom cubbies using a paint sprayer.
Tom repairs an old dining room built-in with hand tools and a bar of soap the team shares more home inspection nightmares Heath Eastman makes his first house call to install a chandelier in a homeowner's dining room.
Replacing a rotted post reinstalling the restored historic window sashes upgrading the electrical service in the garage the house that inspired the kitchen removing strip flooring to reveal historic boards.
Tom Silva adds insulation to the oldest part of the house landscape designer Jenn Nawada and Roger build raised beds out of old fieldstone and Becky plants the first vegetables. Tom and Kevin waterproof the new roof with a self-sealing membrane.
The benefits of using OSB sheathing removing a cast iron pipe obstructing structural beams and installing new post supports repairing a historic window sash removing the old wall of the ell.
Landscape designer Jenn Nawada shows the site plan removing invasive vines and brambles from the backyard raising a new family room gable wall repairing a historic window sill demolishing the ceiling to regain head height for the kitchen.
Swapping a coastal home's gravel driveway for seashells installing a radon mitigation system.
NOLA copper lantern fixtures why toilets overflow restoring rusty outdoor furniture.
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