Ask This Old House

The International Rose Test Garden; replacing damaged bathroom tiles; reviewing comments from viewers.

IAQ testing; restoring a Victorian firebox; transitioning landscapes from spring to summer; organizing a tool storage cabinet.

Installing a smart thermostat after finding a wiring issue; staining a deck to protect and maintain it; cleaning a bluestone patio.

Restoring a garden bed; a New Hampshire painter explains how she got into the trade; installing a bathroom fan in a house with bad wiring.

Brightening a dark apartment using paint concentrations; what naturally causes wet basements and how to mitigate it; building a bat house.

Improving a garden with a new shade pattern; Richard gives Kevin a tour of his new HVAC distribution and education center.

Installing a rain barrel; installing a drain to divert water from a patio; the team shares new additions to their tool bags.

Retrofitting a radiant floor system; cable railing connections and maintenance; the updated USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

Installing a shade-tolerant sod in a backyard; heat pumps; building a side table.

Installing a shade sail for a sunny pool area; repairing a walking; the brothers of a fourth-generation landscaping company in Atlanta.

Protecting homes against wildfires; firescaping; fire hardening a home; a weeding method to lower fire spreading.

Removing invasive plants from a backyard; chimney caps; installing a bidet toilet.

Painting wood paneling; shrub pruning tools; building a mud kitchen.

How to identify and label home circuit breakers; lathe turning; turning a segmented bowl.

Troubleshooting a shower with no hot water; Jimmy DiResta makes a leather tote bag.

Painting over graffiti; the importance of radon testing; installing closet shelving in a nursery.

Converting a window into a back door; dealbreakers that homeowners should consider when looking to buy a home without major renovations.

Generator options; building a worm farm; repainting a front door.

Tools and products in a winter weather kit; a unique water heater; homeowner-friendly masonry tools; building a new miter saw station.

Installing a rain garden; how moisture meters can detect unseen water damage; installing a railing on concrete steps.

The importance of prep work; whitewashing an outdoor bench; how double pane glass is made; repairing a broken window.

Installing a generator hookup to a home's circuit board; asbestos and options for mitigation; fixing an insufficient lintel repair on an 1833 home.

Building a utility cover; differences in CO detectors and monitors; cleaning out creosote build-up in a brick kitchen fireplace.

Repairing a leaking three-valve shower while retaining the bathroom's original 1930's tile; refreshing an eroding sloped yard.