Ask This Old House

Installing a plunge pool; insulating an attic; selecting and installing an electric water heater.

Making concrete; replacing a broken pane in a basement window; International Space Station.

Installing a front walkway using natural stone; painter's tape; building a headboard.

Installing a garage heater; the basics of sanding; installing a do-it-yourself security system.

Installing crown molding on cabinets with full overlay doors; toilet seats; stripping wallpaper.

Building a modern storage bench; replacing a cartridge in an old shower valve.

Tools that make good gifts; designing a tropical landscape; changing the swing of an entry door.

Mark and Mauro repair and update a fireplace surround; Tom explains drip edges.

Tom builds a swing set; Nathan builds saw horses; Ross explores automated construction.

Replacing a concrete walkway with brick pavers; installing gas piping; building a farmhouse table.

Kevin sees a seismic retrofit; Mark stains concrete; Richard reroutes a dryer vent.

Nathan upgrades a kitchen to have soft close cabinets; Jenn cleans up an overgrown garden.

Tom replaces a closet door to match the rest of the house; Mauro paints a bathroom.

Jenn installs a vertical garden; Richard learns about advances in toilet engineering.

Mark repairs a retaining wall; Tom talks air compressors; Richard installs a gas dryer.

Mauro paints a metal railing; Richard discusses clogged sinks; Tom builds a wine rack.

Jenn learns about prairie grass; Kevin discusses wildfires; Ross sees a solar panel array.

Jenn upgrades an irrigation system; Kevin builds an outdoor chair with Jimmy DiResta.

Richard updates a water filter; Mark compares jointers; Tom re-caulks a bathtub.

Mark repoints a fieldstone foundation; Mauro smooths over a textured ceiling.

Tom replaces stair treads; Jenn discusses pruners; Richard shortens a gas pipe.

Mark restores a fireplace; Richard and Ross discuss thermostats; Tom hangs a swing.

Nathan repairs a floor; Tom talks table saw techniques; Jenn improves foundation plants.

Richard diagnoses and repairs an HVAC system; Mark patches a brick wall.

Mauro stains a deck; Mark builds a fire; Ross learns about automatic water shutoff valves.