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S21 E12 Neighbors Helping Neighbors | Ask This Old House

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

23m

Jan 29, 2023

The Ask This Old House team partners with Rebuilding Together Boston to gather volunteers and repair a homeowner's deck, construct a new patio, and install landscape lighting and plantings.

Season 21, 26 Episodes

Water Heater Autopsy, Composting | Ask This Old House,

The team talk about why they enjoy working together; Richard cuts open a failed water heater; Jenn shares her love of educating kids about the outdoors. Then, she and Nathan build a compost bin.

EV Chargers, China Cabinet Repair |Ask This Old House,

Heath explains the different levels of EV chargers and their benefits; Mark shows different brick patterns; Nathan repairs a cracked china cabinet with MDF. Then, Mauro repaints it.

Doorbell Retrofit, Driveway Edging | Ask This Old House,

Heath installs a doorbell with new doorbell wiring; Richard explains bottle traps; Mark replaces a homeowner's brick driveway edging with cobblestones.

Woodland Garden; Chimney Repairs | Ask This Old House,

Jenn plants a native woodland garden; Mauro shows how to patch cracked or chipped porcelain; Mark explains common chimney problems and then shows how to repair a chimney step by step.

Wallpaper Restoration; Gutter Repairs |Ask This Old House,

Kevin learns about restoring historic wallpaper; Heath explains GFCI receptacles; Tom helps a homeowner repair and repitch their gutters.

Sandstone Repair, Awning Install | Ask This Old House,

Mark travels to Dallas, Texas to repair sandstone steps; Ross explains how to pick a solar plan how to avoid being scammed by a solar company; Nathan helps a homeowner install an awning.

Paint Tile, Water Tank Replacement | Ask This Old House,

Richard replaces a hot water tank; Heath shares safety tips for hanging electric holiday decorations; Tom explains woodpecker damage and how to repair it; Mauro paints bathroom tile.

Little Free Library | Ask This Old House,

Kevin and Tom build a Little Free Library for an elementary school; Tom recruits his daughter, Kate, to paint it; Tom and Kevin then install the library with some help from the students.

Cabinet Hardware, Breaker Trips | Ask This Old House,

The team share jobs they might have chosen outside their trades; Mauro talks through what tools to use when removing wallpaper; Heath explains breaker trips; Nathan installs kitchen cabinet hardware.

Pocket Door, Shaker Table | Ask This Old House,

Nathan helps a homeowner install an antique pocket door; Ross explains the technological advancements of induction stovetops; Kevin and maker Char Miller-King build a Shaker end table together.

Babyproofing, Septic Systems | Ask This Old House,

Nathan, Heath, and Mauro help a homeowner babyproof her home room by room; Jenn talks through the maintenance of houseplants; Richard explains how septic systems work.

Neighbors Helping Neighbors | Ask This Old House,

The Ask This Old House team partners with Rebuilding Together Boston to gather volunteers and repair a homeowner's deck, construct a new patio, and install landscape lighting and plantings.

Fire Pit, Window Restoration | Ask This Old House,

Tom and a window restoration specialist repair an 1880s window; Mauro talks through different interior paint finishes and their uses; Jenn and Mark help a homeowner in Georgia install a firepit.

Dimmer Switch, Clothes Rack | Ask This Old House,

Jenn shares why she loves bringing her dog to work; Heath helps a homeowner troubleshoot a strobing dimmer switch; Ross explains the benefits of smart bath ventilation; Tom builds a DIY clothes rack.

Shed Organization, Stone Walkway | Ask This Old House,

Nathan heads to Texas to help a mom organize her shed; Richard stresses the value of a furnace service call; Mark boosts confidence in homeowners; then, he installs a pea stone walkway.

Wetlands, Foundation Painting | Ask This Old House,

Jenn and a specialist discuss wetlands; Ask This Old House spotlights general contractor Zack Dettmore; Ross demonstrates how IAQ testing works; Mauro paints a concrete foundation.

Fireplace Painting, Bathtub Tray | Ask This Old House,

Mauro helps a homeowner upgrade a fireplace by painting the brick; Jenn and landscape contractor Lee Gilliam discuss landscape tool maintenance; Tom and Kevin build a bathtub tray.

Oven Ventilation, EV Charger | Ask This Old House,

Richard travels to Philadelphia to install a new gas oven and vented microwave; Jenn and Kevin head to the garden center to talk pollinator plants; Ross learns about the future of solar EV chargers.

Attic Insulation, Parking Spot | Ask This Old House,

Ross helps a homeowner with ice dams decide on how to insulate his attic; Richard shares how to do simple repairs for irrigation leaks; Mark expands a driveway by adding an asphalt parking spot.

Transition Garden, Granite Post | Ask This Old House,

Jenn shares her love of hiking and how it inspires her landscape designs. Then, she installs a sun and shade garden; Tom explains gutter downspouts; Mark engraves an 1800s granite post.

Full Sun Garden, Floor Patch | Ask This Old House,

Jenn transforms a dried-out side yard into a full sun garden; Mark shares how to perform hardscape cleaning; Tom patches holes in a wood floor leftover from a previously removed radiator.

Cold Water Bathtub, Cornhole | Ask This Old House,

Richard installs a reserve tank to fill a bathtub with hot water; Mauro shares his tips for paint project clean-up; Tom and Kevin build a set of cornhole boards; The cast have a cornhole tournament.

Flagstone Repairs, Tub Diverter | Ask This Old House,

Richard troubleshoots a leaky shower and explains why it was a unique repair; Heath deep dives into wire gauges and the electrical load of each; Mark repairs a homeowner's flagstone entryway.

Hand-Turned Spindle Replication | Ask This Old House,

Tom helps a homeowner who's missing balusters from their Queen Anne Row staircase and heads to his workshop to replicate the spiral detailed spindles on his lathe. After, Tom installs the spindles.

Circuit, Table Saw, Fireplace | Ask This Old House,

Heath installs a new circuit for a breaker that trips when the dehumidifier is running; Tom demonstrates safety techniques for common table saw injuries; Richard installs an insert into a fireplace.

Sawmill, Bar Top | Ask This Old House,

Nathan and Jenn brainstorm what to do with a fallen red oak tree; Nathan shows how to mill the tree; The team play a special Ask This Old House headband game; Finally, Tom and Nathan build a bar top.

Details

Ask This Old House

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

7 Seasons

23m

Ask This Old House features some familiar faces, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Roger Cook—and we make house calls!

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