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Upgrade your outdoor space with a fold-down Murphy bar. Our guide shows you how to build a space-saving bar that blends with your decor.

Scott Caron installs several types of surge protection. The guys ask "What Is It?" Roger demonstrates how to cut and shape stones for hardscaping projects.

An installer lays new tile. A mason parges the top of the brick chimney. The flooring is stained. Norm meets the carpenter who restored Daryl Hall’s estate. A mud job forms the bed for hearth tiles.

Richard helps a homeowner install a new bathroom radiator and towel warmer. Tom shows Kevin how to use hand planes to shape wood. Roger helps a homeowner remove crabgrass from his lawn and prevent it from returning.

Tom Silva and Kevin O’Connor demonstrate how to use all types of ladders safely. Richard Trethewey replaces a three-handle shower valve with a single-handle anti-scald valve.

Norm meets a shipwright. Tom puts up barn boards. Kevin sees the finished patio and plantings as well as a house designed for ALS. Hearth tiles are laid. Tom builds a mantel from reclaimed oak.

Tom Silva helps a homeowner solve the mystery of her melted vinyl siding. The guys ask "What Is It?" Kevin and a specialist perform a whole-house energy audit.

Insulation and drywall go up at the cottage. Richard gets a look at septic innovation. Norm brings out the decorative timbers and he and Tom fabricate the final joint and install the pieces.

Richard and Kevin install a ductless heat pump to heat and cool a room. The guys ask "What Is It?" Scott demonstrates new technologies and applications for LED lighting. Roger shows how to select the best houseplants for different situations.

Kevin and Roger explore the Essex clamming scene. Richard talks rough plumbing and ductwork progress. Radiant floor panels, a lightning rod, and a metal roof are fitted. Roger makes a bluestone patio.

Richard learns how corn is harvested and stored and helps a homeowner seal and insulate his ductwork. Roger shares advice on proper pruning. The guys ask "What Is It?" Kevin shows how to maintain clothes washers & dryers.

Tom and Kevin pick window trim. Richard brings Kevin up to speed on the geothermal installation, and two 350-foot deep wells are drilled. Dynamite is used to make space for the pipe.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva explains what to look for when hiring a contractor for your home construction projects.

Roger visits a tropical botanic garden to learn how to care for orchids as houseplants. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner purchase and install a kitchen wall cabinet.

Roger restores the water feature. Kevin and Richard revive a water well. An electrician digs a trench to the street. Ross Trethewey explains why the site is ideal for geothermal heating and cooling.