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Before and After Bath: Classic and Calming
Traditional finishes, an oversize shower, and lots of marble add up to one very luxurious guest bath
What Is It? | Flexible Cable with Clamps
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a flexible cable with different types of clamps, but what is it?
How to Install a Fence Gate in Your Yard
Ask This Old House landscape contractor, Roger Cook, helps a homeowner install a new gate to fence in her pet dog.
How to Cut a Pass-Through in a Load Bearing Wall
In this guide, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates how to cut a pass-through in a load-bearing wall.
How to Prevent Bathroom Rust Stains
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains how to remove rust stains from plumbing fixtures in your bathroom.
S39 E16: Move in Day
It’s the wrap of another great project. Kevin tours the renovated house with the homeowners. Their kids and Joe’s parents arrive to check out the new and improved home.
S16 E16: 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.
Free Tools for Hurricane Harvey Relief
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps the Houston Community Tool Bank put together a rental order for Harvey relief.
7 Things You Didn't Know You Could Paint and What Paint to Use
From faux stone finishes to fabric upholstery, these creative painting projects will inspire you to see your home in a whole new light.
S16 E15: 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; Mauro makes a house call to teach a homeowner the basics of painting a room.
S39 E15: Final Touches
Kevin finds Tommy and Charlie installing a fireback. Roger returns the flowers he saved. The island countertop goes on. Kevin watches a crew install a garage door. The wood stove arrives.
S9 E7: Serving Trays
Norm crafts two distinctive wooden trays, a more primitive fruit tray out of recycled pine, and Norm introduces metalsmithing for the first time on The New Yankee Workshop when he fashions the cherry tray's hardware out of brass
Paint a Room Like a Pro
Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner the basics of painting a room perfectly.
How To Prepare, Prime, and Paint a Room Like a Pro
Painting a room is one of the most cost-effective ways to completely transform your living space. Read about how to prepare, prime, and paint a room in our step-by-step guide.
How To Identify and Address Dangerous Staircases in a Home
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva analyzes a potentially dangerous staircase that is not to code for prospective homebuyers.
5 Creative Design Ideas for Outdoor Lighting
Achieve a magical look in your yard with these nightscaping suggestions
S39 E14: Homeowner Going the Distance
Norm lays composite decking. Charlie makes exterior decorative brackets. Kevin watches a quartz countertop get installed. Roger paves the front walk. Liz fits her stained-glass window.
S16 E14: 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 San Francisco to build a stool using computer-based tools.
How To Build a Shadow Box
Use an old door or recycled wood to cheaply create your own DIY shadow box. This step-by-step guide shows you how.
Build It | CNC Built Stool
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva travels to a workshop in San Francisco to build a stool using computer-based tools.
How to Update a Kitchen on a Budget
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades in this edition of DIY Smarts.
How To Revitalize a Lawn
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook shares some DIY Smarts as he tends to a lawn that was seeded in the summer and is not doing well.
Newton GenNEXT | 360-degree Interactive Tour
See the Newton Project like you’ve never seen it before! Explore every room and learn about the materials, fixtures, and even paint colors
Before and After Kitchen Remodel: Going for Flow
Three cramped, poorly configured rooms become one seamless space for prepping and enjoying meals, as well as tackling the laundry
Keep Gutters Uncluttered
Scaling a ladder to dislodge clumps of dirty, decaying leaves isn’t anyone’s favorite chore. Cross this nasty task off your autumn to-do list for good with gutter guards that keep out leafy debris—while you stay safely on the ground
