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Norm uses ash (a durable hardwood) to fashion a classic drop leaf table. Go to The New Yankee Workshop to see measured drawings for all projects

Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey travels to Napa to tour a house that’s testing out a variety of interconnected smart home devices

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva fixes an end cap on a stair railing that keeps coming loose.

Richard demonstrates solutions for replacing a water main shutoff; Jenn builds a planter out of an animal feeding trough; Mark waterproofs brick; Kevin and Jimmy DiResta’s build a sign.

Demo starts on the Charleston projects. Judith talks planting options with Roger, who visits a suitable nursery. Kevin tours the American College of the Building Arts. Richard goes privy diving.

Ask This Old House electrician Scott Caron installs a new switch and ceiling fixture for a homeowner

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva teaches a homeowner how to repair some structural problems in his home.

Concrete brick can become water-damaged over time, but there's a simple solution to prevent this: waterproofing. Find out more here.

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada travels to Tennessee to build a planter out of an animal feeding trough

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey demonstrates solutions for replacing a water main shutoff

A new two-project series begins in Charleston, South Carolina: a brick 1840s "single house" and a multi-generational 1890s home.

Mark installs a metal railing using anchoring cement; in Open House, Richard weighs the pros and cons of steam heat; Tom demonstrates the correct way to replace a cracked kitchen floor tile.

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva explain how to properly notch structural beams.

Ask This Old House’s Tommy Silva shows a three-pronged plastic object that spins on a table, but what is it?

Did you recently crack a tile? Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows the correct way to replace a cracked kitchen floor tile.

Considering steam heat? We help you weigh the pros and cons so you can decide if it is right for you.

Learn tips for DIY kindling splitting from landscape contractor Roger Cook, landscape designer Jenn Nawada, and host Kevin O’Connor.

Ask This Old House mason Mark McCullough installs a custom metal railing using anchoring cement

Norm's version of the indispensable kitchen staple, the butcher block, features a hard endgrain maple top instead of the usual parallel grain. Go to The New Yankee Workshop to see measured drawings for all projects