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This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner purchase and install a kitchen wall cabinet

In the workshop, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O'Connor build a storage bench for an entryway

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook and host Kevin O'Connor patch a lawn with grass seed

Here are the steps, tools, and costs you’ll need to add gutters, downspouts, and rain barrels to your house.

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook visits a tropical botanic garden to learn how to care for orchids as houseplants

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey heads to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to help a homeowner install a new toilet

Repairman Richie Isaacson shows host Kevin O'Connor how to maintain kitchen appliances

Electrician Scott Caron explains how to hang a flat-screen TV on the wall and conceal all the wiring in this helpful video and guide.

Building for America's Bravest builds a fully-accessible home in Billings, Montana, for this injured veteran who lost his legs in Afghanistan

Kevin O'Connor and Katherine look at antiques for the Belmont Victorian. HVAC expert Brian Palen snakes ductwork through the house. Tommy frames the porch and shows Kevin how he built the stairs.

Kevin learns how to make his own beer at home. Bridget Lancaster from America’s Test Kitchen gives a lesson on ales versus lagers. Tom installs a do-it-yourself rain barrel. And Richard has advice on what not to put in your disposers.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains what foods should and should not go into garbage disposers.

Use a peel-and-stick tile mat instead of messing with thinset and a trowel for a kitchen backsplash.