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3 Common Insulation Materials Used in Old Homes
If you live in an older home, understanding what pads your walls is essential to keeping your family safe. Here are three common types of insulation found in old homes and their potential hazards.
S10 E23: Solar PPA, Framing Walls
Ross Trethewey learns about a new way to finance the installation of photovoltaic solar panels. With the help of a local contractor, he installs a new solar power system. Tom frames the walls for a basement-remodeling project.
6 Steps to Achieving the Perfect Addition Above the Garage
Follow this step-by-step process to build the perfect addition above your garage and boost your home's functionality and value.
S33 E23: Cherry Kitchen
New concrete pavers are installed in the driveway. Norm visits a custom cabinetshop. The refrigerator panel is scribed to fit. The new soaking tub is set in plaster. The painting contractor tries out a "full spectrum" paint.
8 Lessons on Stretching a Small Yard
Read on to learn a landscape designer's strategies for maximizing the beauty and utility of a modest-size lot.
Read This Before You Redo Your Laundry Room
We share expert advice on laundry room remodeling, energy-efficient machines, key safety measures, and more in this guide.
S33 E22: The Finishes Begin
Brazilian hardwood garapa for the new deck; Red cedar shingles in a wave pattern; Kevin meets designer Lisa Newman Paratore at her shop. Norm sees the exterior decorative brackets and learns why polyurethane is a better choice than PVC.
S10 E22: Tile, Weatherstripping
Contractor Angelo McRae helps a homeowner tile his bathroom floor. Tom heads to Washington D.C. to help a homeowner weatherstrip her front door.
TOH Tested: Trim Routers
Whether you're fluting a fence post or rounding built-in shelves, these one-handed wood detailers make a big impression
Photoshop Redo: Layering a Ranch With Cottage Charm
A handsome pergola-topped porch gives the eye—and visitors— good reason to linger
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Cottage Kitchens
Whether you're just refreshing your cottage kitchen or looking to add a dash of old-house charm to a new space, these cozy and classic rooms are sure to inspire
S10 E21: Texas Plants, New Window
Roger helps a homeowner plant a garden using native species that are drought-tolerant. Tom helps a homeowner remove a door and replace it with a window.
How To Create a Tree-Stump Planter
With these tips and tricks, you can turn a lopped-off tree into the highlight of your yard by filling it with colorful flowers.
S33 E21: Coastal Landscape
A sustainable coastal landscape uses native plants and local sod. Metalsmiths install copper gutter and scupper. Ross Trethewey takes Kevin O’Connor to a lighthouse that’s also an off-the-grid bed and breakfast. Richard Trethewey sees the solar hot water system.
S10 E20: Vinyl Casing, Dishwasher
Kevin works with a siding contractor to install a new vinyl casing around a window. Richard helps a homeowner install a new dishwasher.
S33 E20: A Newport Mansion
Andy Tiplady shows Kevin the red cedar shingles and flair. Richard Trethewey shows Kevin a hydronic system integrated with a solar hot water system. Solar panels provide electricity. Norm tours one of Newport’s famous mansions.
How to Plan a Dog Cleaning Station In Your Garage Or Mudroom
A dedicated washing area for your pet friends makes bath time a breeze. This step-by-step guide walks you through how to build your own.
Curb Appeal Before and After Gallery
An exterior home remodel doesn't have to mean a soup-to-nuts transformation. Check out these clever, thrifty before and after curb appeal makeovers to create a more welcoming home.
A $705 Powder-Room Revamp
A dingy half bath becomes a fresh, sophisticated space with a DIY concrete- and-glass vanity top and fixtures found at bargain prices
Best Foundation Plants for Stellar Curb Appeal
Plantings that ring the base of your home should do more than just conceal the foundation. Read our foolproof planting tips.
Best Old House Neighborhoods 2012: American Heritage
From Revolutionary War battlegrounds to western frontier towns, the sites and scenes of our country's heritage often happened in someone's, well, backyard
Best Old House Neighborhoods 2012: Parks and Recreation
These neighborhoods are all located near mountains, lakes, streams, or even hunting grounds that'll give you plenty of adventures right outside your door
Best Old House Neighborhoods 2012: Gardening
Green thumbs unite! These verdant old neighborhoods are perfect for those who eschew boring old backyards for lush, flower-filled gardens
Best Old House Neighborhoods 2012: Lots to Do
With plenty of restaurants, brewpubs, dance clubs or theaters, these are places where both the young—and the young at heart—can find the old house of their dreams
Best Old House Neighborhoods 2012: Walkability
These places offer safe, pedestrian-friendly streets and amenities such as grocery stores and restaurants just a few blocks away