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9 Easy Updates to a Builder-Grade Bathroom
In this article, we’ll explore nine easy updates that can transform your builder-grade bathroom into a stylish and personalized space.
Hand Planer Guide: Woodworking Types & How To Use Them
Tom Silva looks at different types of hand planes for woodworking projects and explains how to use and sharpen them properly.
What's Their Story? Windowed Cottage Doors
Add period flair designed for the working class to your curb appeal
How To Repair and Restore a Broken Stone Walkway
If you've got cracked stones creating a safety hazard on your walkway, don't stress. Replacing them is a manageable DIY project.
Everything You Need to Know to Mulch a Garden Bed
In this guide, This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook provides instructions on how to properly mulch garden beds.
How to Install a Natural Gas Barbecue Grill for Your Home
In this guide, Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains how to install a natural gas line for a new BBQ grill.
The Belmont Victorian House
Opening the 36th season, This Old House TV will renovate a three-story 1895 Queen Anne in the Boston suburb of Belmont
How To Install a Ceiling Fan on a Cathedral Ceiling
This Old House host Kevin O'Connor and electrician Scott Caron head to Denver to install a fan on a cathedral ceiling.
What Is It | Clear Plastic Bin with Cups
Landscape contractor Roger Cook asks plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, host Kevin O'Connor, and general contractor Tom Silva to guess what this clear plastic bin with cups might be
How to Heat a Swimming Pool with an Air Conditioner
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a device that will heat a pool with the heat produced by an air conditioner.
How to Install Interior Window Trim in 5 Simple Steps
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows you how to install interior window trim using hand tools. Follow along to learn how.
How to Replace a Clogged Shower Valve
This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey replaces a clogged shower valve that would not allow hot water into the shower
How to Install a Privacy Fence
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook works with a fencing contractor to install a vinyl privacy fence.
6 Design Ideas for Tile Rugs
Fall in love with one of these bathroom-floor designs that provides inspiration on design ideas for tile rugs.
10 Uses for Canvas Drop Cloths
Unexpected ways to use these expansive safeguards
Fun Facts in Rug History
In this guide, world-renowned appraiser Stephen Fletcher looks back at the history of American floor coverings and how they shape modern rugs.
5 Easy Room Updates You (Probably) Never Thought Of
The folks at Apartment Therapy share nifty, thrifty interior-design ideas in a new book
How to Replace Sidelights on a Front Door
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva replaces a pair of sidelights on a front door with new, insulated ones
How to Replace a Kitchen Sink and Faucet
Have a new sink and faucet to install? In our video, we'll show you how to remove your old sink and put in a new one.
How to Clean a Window Air Conditioner
Stay cool and save money with five simple tasks—most done just once a year—that ensure your unit keeps working efficiently.
How to Install a Cable Deck Railing
Watch our step-by-step tutorial with Tom Silva to add a sleek and safe cable deck railing to your outside space.
How to Add Task Lighting to a Kitchen
This Old House host Kevin O'Connor works with an electrician to help a couple add task lighting to their dark kitchen
10 Ways to Upcycle Sports Gear into Children's Furniture
Don't leave it on the field! Check out these sporty ways to repurpose athletic equipment
How to Install a Combination Boiler and Hot Water Heater
Replace two devices, your water heater and boiler, with a single combi boiler unit that’s more efficient and compact.
A Step by Step Guide to Planting Palm Trees for Your Yard
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to Miami to plant several different types of palm trees in a front yard.