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Kevin helps fit the cabinets. Work starts on the driveway. Granite is used for a patio. The den gets wainscoting. The homeowners select interior paint colors. Erik installs the factory-made staircase.

Actor Nick Offerman visits the guys for "What Is It?" Tom creates a black pipe bookshelf.

Actor and woodworker Nick Offerman visits the guys at Ask This Old House and brings along a wood handle with brass knobs. "What is it?"

Actor and woodworker Nick Offerman shares with Ask This Old House host Kevin O'Connor where his love of woodworking began and offers advice for young people who want to work with their hands

Scott Caron, master electrician for Ask This Old House, deciphers the information on a lightbulb label

Jenn Nawada, landscape designer for Ask This Old House, helps install a pondless waterfall in a backyard.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva creates a shelf using black plumbing pipe and butcher block

Scott installs fiesta lights in Texas. Kevin looks at options for a home fireplace.

Kevin helps install clapboard siding. Roger selects salvaged granite. Richard discusses the insulation plan and sees how the geothermal pipes are connected. Kevin watches the cabinets come together.

The guys from Ask This Old House take a look at an expanding black rectangle and ask "What is it?"

Ask This Old House host Kevin OConnor and expert Alan Davis walk through the best options for home fireplaces.

Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner install fiesta string lights to get the party started in Texas

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook explains how to use a battery-powered chainsaw.

Drilling begins on a geothermal system. Norm visits first-period homes. Kevin tours a factory where the stairs and panels are built. On the North Shore, he learns of a new technology to seal ductwork.

Tom installs a salvaged door in an existing opening. Roger gets a lesson on herbs.

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook gets a lesson from horticulturist Carrie Kelly on cultivating an herb garden.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains several reasons why a trap may be losing water

Richard installs a washer and dryer to help a homeowner with his laundry. Tom explains the proper use of a drill/driver. Scott Caron adds an overhead light to a dimly lit dining room.

Erik lays shingles on the roof. Kevin learns colonial roof making. In Vermont, Kevin sees handcrafted light fixtures. Window installation begins. Norm heads to Maine to search for salvaged doors.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains the proper use of a drill/driver