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Adding a Wet-Room Shower Space to a Master Suite
A bathroom addition offers the opportunity for an open and inviting shower space
3 Garden Rakes for Different Tasks
Whether you’re gathering leaves into a pile or leveling soil to prep for grass seed, a rake is an important part of fall yard maintenance. While they all require that trademark push-pull motion, many are task-specific. Here are three worth storing in your shed.
Step-by-Step Polyurethane Application Guide
Polyurethane is a durable coating that has numerous applications. Learn our tips and tricks for applying polyurethane here.
10 Safety Tips for Using an Extension Ladder
Ladders cause thousands of injuries every year - don't let it happen to you! Follow these tips to stay safe while using an extension ladder.
How To Keep Gutters Running Freely
In this guide, we provide tips on how to keep your running free all year long, as well as three effective gutter guard solutions.
An Inside Look at Nick Offerman’s California Woodshop
Nick Offerman is well-known as an actor, comedian, and author, but he’s also an accomplished woodworker. For 16 years, he’s owned the Offerman Woodshop in Los Angeles, a small collective of woodworkers and makers. Nick’s latest book Good Clean Fun offers readers an inside glimpse at the inner workings of his shop and even teaches some basic woodworking skills through step-by-step project instructions. Host Kevin O’Connor toured Offerman Woodshop for an episode of Ask This Old House. Here are some of the highlights from that visit.
S38 E3: Make Way for the Family Room
Tommy and Kevin replace a 100-year-old wooden beam with a new steel one. The tank gets removed by a specialist. The old concrete from the foundation get transported to a recycling center.
S15 E3: Bookshelf, Plants
Tom and Kevin use store-bought stair treads to create a bookshelf in Build It. And landscape designer Jenn Nawada transforms the look of a home’s foundation by using existing plants.
How to Transform Your Landscape Using Existing Plants
Ask This Old House landscape designer Jenn Nawada uses a homeowner’s existing plants and a few additions to transform the look of a house’s foundation
Build It | Simple Bookshelf from Stair Treads
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’Connor use stair treads to create a simple bookshelf in Build It
No-Fail Color Combos to Make Any Space a Work of Art
Are you having trouble choosing a paint color? Not sure what matches? This guide offers color combinations guaranteed to work in any room.
S15 E2: Fire Safety, Strainer
Kevin visits Chicago to explore the dangers of home fires and ways to stay safe. Scott shows off a portable generator that doesn’t run on gas. The guys ask, "What is it?" And Richard finds a rusted sink strainer in the kitchen.
S38 E2: A New Look, Inside and Out
The design process kicks off. Old plaster walls are carefully demolished. Landscape plans and Roger begins removing the old Silver Maple. Kevin and Tommy bring down the exterior back wall.
How to Provide Backup Power without Gas
Don't get caught by surprise during a power outage - an electric generator is a great alternative option to keep the lights on during a storm.
How to Replace a Kitchen Sink Strainer
Ask This Old House plumbing expert Richard Trethewey finds a rusty sink strainer in the kitchen and shows a homeowner how to replace it.
Understanding the Dangers of Home Fires
Watch as Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor visits Underwriters Laboratories to see first-hand how dangerous fires can be.
What Is It? | Gray Rubber Handle
The guys from Ask This Old House find a gray, rubber handle in the loft and ask, "What is it?"
S15 E1: Windows, Robotic Mower
In the premiere of the 15th season, Tom replaces sash balancers on an antique window. Roger and Kevin check out the benefits of a robotic lawnmower. And Richard talks about treating water with lead.
S38 E1: Arts and Crafts Class Begins
Kevin, Norm, Roger, Richard, and Tommy are back in Arlington—this time at an early English-style Arts and Crafts house built in 1909.
Butterfly Hinges Perfect for Cabinet Upgrades
Try these symmetrical, surface-mount hinges on inset cabinet doors in need of a style metamorphosis
How to Install a Robotic Lawnmower
Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and host Kevin O’Connor install a robotic lawnmower
How to Safely Treat Water with Lead
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey gives a tutorial on why lead can be found in home drinking water and the best methods to combat it.
How To Replace Antique Window Sash Balancers
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner give his antique window a lift by installing new sash balancers.
Arlington Arts & Crafts
An Arts and Crafts Storybook House
All About Glass Mosaic Tile
With more shapes, shades, and finishes available than ever before, this glamorous, light-catching cousin to ceramic can transform any space