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Richard works on plumbing at the Elliotborough house while Kevin meets a kitchen designer. The porch gets assessed. A floor goes down at the single house. Tommy and Mark snake wires through a wall.

Tom installs an alternative to a traditional gutter; Ross and Richard update Kevin on a Future House technology; Jenn heads to Phoenix to recreate the desert in a homeowner’s front yard.

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada heads to Phoenix to recreate the desert in a homeowner’s front yard.

Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey update host Kevin O’Connor on a Future House technology

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva installs a gutter alternative where a traditional gutter does not work—and tells us how to do it.

It’s efficient, easy to install, and incredibly effective; hear what Tom Silva has to say about this versatile insulation product.

TOH affiliate Nick Schiffer discusses the benefits of mineral wool insulation

Kevin meets a lumberjack. Tommy watches how pipes are disguised, and Richard seeks out places for HVAC equipment. Kevin learns about Single Houses. A crepe myrtle gets pruned and Tommy talks termites.

Mauro teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal door; Mark explains how to match mortar for repointing jobs; Tom teaches Austin how to make different wood joints by building simple utility boxes.

Learn how an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) works and the benefits it provides in this guide and video featuring Richard Trethewey.

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough explains how to match mortar for repointing jobs

This Old House painter, Mauro Henrique, teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal front entry door properly.

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey weighs the pros and cons of a plastic tank water heater.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva teaches apprentice Austin how to make a variety of different wood joints by building simple utility boxes.

Richard repairs and replaces a leaking shower valve; Roger explains safety features built into all chain saws; Kevin makes a bucket stool with maker Ben Uyeda.

A foundation starts while Roger tries to save a crepe myrtle. Kevin visits Fort Sumter. The single house mantel and windows get restored and the old kitchen house gets connected to the main house.