Ask This Old House

A Detroit beekeeper talks about how to start a hive; phone apps that have made work easier; building a step stool using a mobile CNC router.

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.

Installing a weatherproof outdoor TV enclosure; essential preparation to take before a renovation; replacing a crumbling fire pit with a sleek, modern square design.

Regrading a backyard to improve the lawn's health; houseplants that thrive at any light level; upgrading hollow-core doors to solid-core doors.

Visiting a U.S. Navy Seabees base; different types of trailer hitches; repainting a galvanized stair railing.

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.

Kevin meets with an audiologist to discuss the importance of hearing protection; Richard, Nathan and Heath team up to help a couple age in place by relocating their washer and dryer to the main floor.

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.

Honoring landscape contractor and mentor Roger Cook; colleagues share their favorite memories and reflect on his impact.

Common ductwork noises and solutions; overseeding a dead lawn; repairing cracked stucco over concrete foundation.

Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood.

A nonprofit that creates urban pollinator gardens around Detroit; soil preparation, planting techniques and maintenance; removing a brick driveway apron and replacing it with cobblestones.

Adding a new zone to an irrigation system; comparing the strengths and differences between PEX and copper piping; repairing a door hinge by using wooden dowels, epoxy and longer screws.

The basics of dethatching and aerating; installing a smart home energy monitoring system; the different types of routers.

Maintaining a mini split and properly cleaning the indoor and outdoor components; building a garden retaining wall.

Diagnosing and treating a diseased pine tree; performing maintenance inspections.

Building an outdoor shower in Cape Cod; landscape touches.

Painting stair treads and handrail; highlighting new tools; installing new wall sconces above a fireplace.

A company that builds homes using 3D printing; landscaper Aaron Smith; using a lathe to turn a square bowl with legs.

NOLA copper lantern fixtures; why toilets overflow; restoring rusty outdoor furniture.

Painting wainscoting; what homeowners should know before switching a home to all electric; building a sandbox.

A Detroit beekeeper talks about how to start a hive; phone apps that have made work easier; building a step stool using a mobile CNC router.

Painting wainscoting; what homeowners should know before switching a home to all electric; building a sandbox.

Ross and Richard discuss indoor air quality; Richard helps a homeowner replace her polybutylene piping with conventional PEX; home inspection nightmares; selecting drop cloths; Tom explains different methods for silencing a squeaky door.

Tom checks out a women-only DIY class; Jenn helps a homeowner select, place, and install plants for her terraced garden; the ways homeowners and contractors should communicate to set appropriate expectations for home improvement projects.

Richard helps a homeowner replace components of his pedestal sink; Heath discusses bathroom vent fans; the team shares home inspection nightmares; Tom explains how to clean dirty tile grout.

Kevin works with Jenn Largesse to demonstrate a technique on a trim router; Heath grounds an outlet; Mauro explains paint rollers and demonstrates rolling techniques; Mark replaces fireplace doors.

Ross tests out smart lighting; Tom helps a homeowner build a custom screen door; Richard gives advice on maintaining a washing machine; Mauro shares techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim.

Jenn visits Washington's Cherry Blossom Festival and plants a tree; Mark learns how Mount Rushmore was built and shows stone cutting; Nathan visits Abe Lincoln's house then replaces mortise hardware.

Using a mobile CNC routing machine; building a dog dish stand using power tools; different methods for wiring a portable generator to a house.

Planting an indoor garden; the basics of using a hole saw; replacing a common terra cotta hearth with slate tile.

Replacing a shower valve with a conventional pressure balanced one; refinishing stair treads; removing moss from a roof.

Tightening a loose stair railing; stripping paint off old door hardware; the uses and purposes of electrical boxes; replacing an old thermostat with a smart thermostat.

Installing a ceiling light; installing the temperature rating system for ceiling lights; the uses for different types of trowels; building a tool storage shelf.

Kevin O'Connor works with maker Jenn Largesse; Jenn Nawada revives a stoop; Heath Eastman adds a fireplace insert.

Mark explains the history and function of Colonial-era beehive ovens and restores one in a house built in 1750; Richard explains the failure points in toilet tanks and how to repair them; Jimmy DiResta invites Tom to his shop for a welding lesson.

Replacing a traditional stair railing with more modern cable railing; why standard PVC should not be used to vent gas appliances and what should be used instead; upgrading a standard, flat panel hollow core door to look more modern.

Ross and Richard discuss indoor air quality; Richard helps a homeowner replace her polybutylene piping with conventional PEX; home inspection nightmares; selecting drop cloths; Tom explains different methods for silencing a squeaky door.

Replacing a standard toggle switch with a reproduction antique push button switch to match the rest of the house; in Albany, N.Y., Ross explores ways to make drilling for and installing geothermal heat pumps more affordable for average homeowners.

Tom checks out a women-only DIY class; Jenn helps a homeowner select, place, and install plants for her terraced garden; the ways homeowners and contractors should communicate to set appropriate expectations for home improvement projects.

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 standard toggle switch with a reproduction antique push button switch to match the rest of the house; in Albany, N.Y., Ross explores ways to make drilling for and installing geothermal heat pumps more affordable for average homeowners.

Mark explains the history and function of Colonial-era beehive ovens and restores one in a house built in 1750; Richard explains the failure points in toilet tanks and how to repair them; Jimmy DiResta invites Tom to his shop for a welding lesson.

Replacing a traditional stair railing with more modern cable railing; why standard PVC should not be used to vent gas appliances and what should be used instead; upgrading a standard, flat panel hollow core door to look more modern.

Kevin O'Connor works with maker Jenn Largesse; Jenn Nawada revives a stoop; Heath Eastman adds a fireplace insert.

Installing a ceiling light; installing the temperature rating system for ceiling lights; the uses for different types of trowels; building a tool storage shelf.

Planting an indoor garden; the basics of using a hole saw; replacing a common terra cotta hearth with slate tile.

Replacing a shower valve with a conventional pressure balanced one; refinishing stair treads; removing moss from a roof.

Installing a weatherproof outdoor TV enclosure; essential preparation to take before a renovation; replacing a crumbling fire pit with a sleek, modern square design.

A company that builds homes using 3D printing; landscaper Aaron Smith; using a lathe to turn a square bowl with legs.

Painting stair treads and handrail; highlighting new tools; installing new wall sconces above a fireplace.

Swapping a coastal home's gravel driveway for seashells; installing a radon mitigation system.

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Building an outdoor shower in Cape Cod; landscape touches.

Diagnosing and treating a diseased pine tree; performing maintenance inspections.

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The basics of dethatching and aerating; installing a smart home energy monitoring system; the different types of routers.

Maintaining a mini split and properly cleaning the indoor and outdoor components; building a garden retaining wall.

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Adding a new zone to an irrigation system; comparing the strengths and differences between PEX and copper piping; repairing a door hinge by using wooden dowels, epoxy and longer screws.

A nonprofit that creates urban pollinator gardens around Detroit; soil preparation, planting techniques and maintenance; removing a brick driveway apron and replacing it with cobblestones.

No episode description is available yet.

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Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood.

Common ductwork noises and solutions; overseeding a dead lawn; repairing cracked stucco over concrete foundation.

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Building mudroom cubbies; different types of mulch; painting the mudroom cubbies using a paint sprayer.

Honoring landscape contractor and mentor Roger Cook; colleagues share their favorite memories and reflect on his impact.

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