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Richard helps a homeowner improve her drinking water with a whole house filter. Jenn creates a backyard sanctuary with a patio and fire pit. Tom explains the differences between soft and hard wood.

Tommy fixes molding with a 3D printer at the Russell Woods project. Frank and Tamiko look at plumbing fixtures in Wisconsin, and Richard tours a factory. Kevin checks on repairs in Grandmont Rosedale.

Plumbing expert Richard Trethewey shows how to install a whole-house water filter to improve the taste and odor of drinking water.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva walks host Kevin O’Connor through the types of woods available and the best uses for each

Richard describes the dangers of CO2. Tom and Kevin build a home message center. The guys ask "What Is It?" Scott replaces track lighting. Jenn walks through inspiration for a landscape design.

Tommy helps the family remove peeling paint. Work begins to restore the original leaded stained-glass windows in the living room. Richard learns all about Motown, a major Detroit institution.

Want a unique end grain cutting board? Turn a piece of scrap wood into a useful butcher block with this video and step-by-step instructions.

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor presents a white orb on a stake — but What Is It?

Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada walks Kevin through the process of pulling inspiration for a landscape design.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shares a personal story on the dangers of carbon monoxide and how an operational CO detector could be the difference between life and death..

Watch as Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron replaces a track lighting setup with cable lighting in a new baby’s nursery.

Richard revisits a homeowner to repair a water heater. Tom installs a storm door with a dog in mind. And home technology expert Ross Trethewey looks at voice-activated smart devices.

Richard checks the plumbing stack at the Russell Woods project and Tommy investigates a leaky parapet. Kevin tours an automaker’s Dearborn estate while a tree threatens the Grandmont Rosedale project.

Watch as Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install a storm door with her active dog in mind.

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey returns to a home he visited four years earlier to replace a faulty hybrid water heater.

Kevin meets Detroit’s Mayor about revitalizing neighborhoods. Rehabbed & Ready fixes homes in Grandmont Rosedale for families. Installing an alarm system. Blowing in new insulation from the roof.

Tom installs a door knob passage set on a closet. Richard gives a history lesson about plumbing and shows off new toilet technology. Jenn uses a historic design as inspiration to revive a backyard.