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Ask This Old House

Description

Created by viewer demand, the series is a spinoff of "This Old House" and answers specific remodeling questions that viewers send in. The cast includes host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, heating/plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook, who spend the hour focusing on various topics for the do-it-yourself homeowner.

Upcoming Episodes

  • Electric Bill Investigation

    The basics of dethatching and aerating; installing a smart home energy monitoring system; the different types of routers. (30 minutes)

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  • Radiator Swap; Brick Repointing

    Richard replaces a small radiator with one that's the correct size; Roger demonstrates the importance of sunscreen on the jobsite; in Milwaukee, mason Mark McCullough makes his first house call to teach a homeowner how to repoint brick. (30 minutes)

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  • Irrigation Add-On; Stripped Holes

    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. (30 minutes)

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  • Tree Removal; Garage Door Opener

    Richard breaks down the differences between water filters; Roger removes a tree that's leaning dangerously toward a house; Tom demonstrates different ways to locate studs in a wall; Scott installs a smart garage door opener. (30 minutes)

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  • Urban Gardens; Apron Driveway

    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. (30 minutes)

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  • Happy Holidays From AskTOH!

    It's the holiday season at the AskTOH barn; Tom and Kevin build a toy box for Tom's grandson; Kevin travels to UL Laboratories in Chicago to learn about preventing fires from holiday decorations; the guys exchange gifts. (30 minutes)

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  • Window Gap; Solar Drinking Water

    Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes a window that was not hung properly and is now letting air in; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; in Future House, Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from thin air. (30 minutes)

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  • Walkway Reset; Chipped Floor

    Roger teaches his apprentice how to not only repair a damaged walkway, but also how to identify what caused the damage so it can be prevented in the future; Tom patches a chipped wood floor using a Dutchman and hand tools. (30 minutes)

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  • Jimmy DiResta; Wobbly Toilet

    Mark tests out different tools that collect silica dust more efficiently; Richard shims a wobbly toilet; Kevin heads to the Catskills to build a wooden slice table with Jimmy Diresta, a maker who's known for his online how-to videos. (30 minutes)

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  • Tankless Heater; Retaining Wall

    Richard heads to Milwaukee to install an instantaneous water heater; Tom demonstrates some techniques for cutting straight edges with a circular saw; Mark rebuilds a retaining wall that was stacked with the wrong material. (30 minutes)

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  • AC Airflow Issue; Shellac Removal

    Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood. (30 minutes)

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  • Dutch Door; Landscape Checkers

    Richard shows Kevin the proper way to ventilate a sink; in Nashville, Tom converts a regular door into a Dutch door; Jenn updates a landscape by moving around, dividing and pruning the current plants in the yard. (30 minutes)

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  • Rain Chain; Vanity Install

    Roger installs a downspout alternative; painter Mauro Henrique explains the differences between various types of paintbrushes; Richard installs a vanity for homeowners who gave up on it seven years ago; Tom shows closet storage options. (30 minutes)

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  • Lawn Care; Futuristic Workshop

    Roger tends to a lawn that was seeded in the summer and is not doing well; Richard goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades; Tom travels to a futuristic workshop in San Francisco to build a stool using computer-based tools. (30 minutes)

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  • Spitting Faucet; Painting 101

    Richard diagnoses and repairs a water system with air in it; in Open House, Tom analyzes a staircase that is not to code for prospective homebuyers; Mauro makes a house call to teach a homeowner the basics of painting a room. (30 minutes)

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  • Houston After Harvey

    The guys head to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to profile nonprofits working to tear down, clean out, and rebuild homes that were destroyed during the storm. (30 minutes)

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