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S18 E25 Ask TOH | Quartz Countertops, Firepit Kit

Instructional & Educational

TV-G

23m

May 20, 2020

Kevin learns how quartz countertops are manufactured and installed; Nathan explains how to hang and display a U.S. flag; Tom and Jenn split firewood; Mark installs a firepit that comes in a kit.

Season 18, 25 Episodes

Ask TOH | Sliding Barn Door, Dry Well,

Nathan installs a barn door; Tom compares roofing materials; Mark installs a drywell.

Ask TOH | Nursery Paint, Record Stand,

Mauro paints a nursery; Richard tests a new dryer; Tom and Kevin build a record stand.

Ask TOH | Radiator, Fireplace Veneer,

Jenn plants a garden; Richard reconnects a radiator; Mark replaces a fireplace surround.

Ask TOH | Ductless Humidifier, Planters,

Richard installs a ductless humidifier; Ross discusses electric bills; Jenn installs a planter.

Ask TOH | Built-In, Dining Room Light,

Tom repairs a built-in with hand tools; Heath Eastman installs a light in a dining room.

Ask TOH | Women's Repair Class, Garden,

Tom checks out a women’s only DIY class; Jenn plants a terraced garden.

Ask TOH | Switch, Affordable Geothermal,

Heath installs a light switch, Ross explores affordable geothermal drilling techniques.

Ask TOH | Polybutylene, Squeaky Door,

Richard replaces piping; Ross discusses indoor air quality; Tom quiets a squeaky door.

Ask TOH | Cable Railing, Painting Shutters,

Tom installs a cable railing; Nathan upgrades a door; Mauro paints vinyl shutters.

Ask TOH | Beehive Oven, Jimmy DiResta,

Mark restores a beehive oven; Richard repairs a toilet; Tom works with maker Jimmy DiResta.

Ask TOH | Stoop, Planters, Fireplace Insert,

Kevin works with maker Jenn Largesse; Jenn revives a stoop; Heath adds a fireplace insert.

Ask TOH | Ceiling Light, Tool Storage,

Heath installs a ceiling light; Mark discusses trowels; Tom and Kevin build a storage rack.

Ask TOH | Loose Railing, Smart Thermostat,

Nathan tightens a railing; Mauro strips paint off hardware; Richard upgrades a thermostat.

Ask TOH | Weird Shower Valve, Mossy Roof,

Richard replaces a shower valve; Nathan refinishes stair treads; Tom cleans off a roof.

Ask TOH | Indoor Garden, Fireplace Hearth,

Jenn installs a unique kind of indoor garden for a homeowner to grow vegetables year-round; Richard demonstrates how and why frozen pipes burst; Tom explains how to use a hole saw; Mark replaces a common terra cotta hearth with slate tile.

Ask TOH | Dog Dish Stand, Gas Lantern,

Tom teaches a young woodworker how to use power tools; Richard installs a gas lantern.

Ask TOH | Cherry Blossoms, Mount Rushmore,

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.

Ask TOH | Custom Screen Door, Paint Trim,

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.

Ask TOH | Ground Wire, Fireplace Doors,

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.

Ask TOH | Pedestal Sink, Grout Cleaning,

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.

Ask TOH | Cedar Shingles, Vegetable Garden,

Tom explains the architecture, installation, and maintenance of white cedar shingles; Richard repairs a hose spigot; Jenn builds and plants a self-watering vegetable garden.

Ask TOH | Mantel, Too Many Light Switches,

Richard tests a faucet; Mark installs a mantel; Ross and Mauro discuss why and how to remove a cigarette smell from a home; Heath connects 4 separate switches that control 6 lights in the same room.

Ask TOH | Pantry Doors, Reflective Shingle,

Nathan installs bypass doors for a pantry; Richard tests different smart automatic water shutoff valves; Ross explores asphalt roof shingles that can reflect some of the suns heat.

Ask TOH | Quartz Countertops, Firepit Kit,

Kevin learns how quartz countertops are manufactured and installed; Nathan explains how to hang and display a U.S. flag; Tom and Jenn split firewood; Mark installs a firepit that comes in a kit.

Ask TOH | Shower Cartridge,

Nathan shows Kevin some old drywall paneling he found; Richard teaches a homeowner how to clean her shower cartridge; Tom teaches Kevin the basics of using a lathe and then they turn a bowl together.

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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