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7 Smart Everyday Uses for Old Tennis Balls
This Old House DIY Expert & House One Editor Jenn Largesse shares a few smart ways to put your tennis balls to use without ever hitting the court.
How To Spruce Up Your Entryway
Your home's entryway can make a strong first impression. Learn how to update your front door and trim in this guide.
Bath Bumpout Adds Space With a Vintage Look
See how architect Carol Kurth transformed an outdated bathroom into a modern, functional space with a 78 square-foot bumpout
S29 E24: Landscapes and NBA Legends
Kevin and Roger visit a tradition on Poydras St., Mother's Restaurant, to sample the local cuisine. Roger and landscape architect Brian Sublette create public and private space on our lot.
How to Build a Pergola in Your Yard
It only takes a few weekends to build a pergola.
S6 E24: Life and Work of Tile Expert Joe Ferrante
This special episode is dedicated to the life and work of tile expert Joe Ferrante. Joe worked on many projects for This Old House and Ask This Old House over 20 years.
How to Build a Toy Chest
How to make handy storage for games and gizmos, with instructions for parents and kids.
How to Build an Embossed Metal Planter
Learn how to build a planter with salvaged metal tin ceilings
How to Hang Kitchen Cabinets
The right way to put up cabinets with tight joints, flush frames, and perfectly aligned doors
Roof Soffit Repair: Advice From a Pro
Need a soffit replacement? Here are pro-approved steps on how to rebuild your water-damaged roof edge, fascia included.
Everything You Need to Know about Climbing Roses
Climbers and ramblers will cover a trellis, an arbor, and even a shed roof with colorful blooms—learn how to grow climbing roses here.
How to Recycle Your Old Carpet
Government and industry efforts help you keep the carpet out of the landfill
S29 E23: Recovery Continues
The Dollut Steamboat house. Holy Cross house’s new quartz countertops made using laser technology. Cabinets, flooring and paint. A lesson in making a window stool and apron. Reclaimed pine flooring.
How to Refinish a Door
We reveal a This Old House professional's secrets for rejuvenating weather-beaten wood to refresh the look of your home's entryway.
S6 E23: Lawn Over-Seeding, Home Sale, Ceiling Leak
Roger shows how to improve a lawn with a "slice seeder." Richard and Tom share how to drive a nail in a tight spot. Kevin gives tips on preparing a home for sale. Richard fixes a ceiling water leak.
Lights, Camera, Bathtime!
The media room has migrated into the bath, with all the splash-proof entertainment you need
S29 E22: Back on Track
Host Kevin O'Connor and master carpenter Norm Abram take a ride through the city of New Orleans with streetcar driver Sue Daniel, who is known locally as Streetcar Sue.
S6 E22: Granite Steps, Deadbolt Locks, Pipe Repair
Roger replaces a set of rotten wooden stairs with granite. Kevin O'Connor shows the latest technology for deadbolt locks. Richard helps a homeowner replace leaky polybutylene pipes in his house.
How To Safely Paint Your Home's Exterior
Painting your own home can be labor-intensive, but well worth the cost. Read how to safely paint your home in our guide.
Learn the Best Ways to Deal with Storm Water
These landscape drainage solutions prevent puddling and flooding and look good too.
S29 E21: First Builder Falls Through
Host Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram visit the local's alternative to Bourbon Street—the neighborhood jazz clubs of Frenchmen Street, where the New Orleans music scene is still alive and well.
S6 E21: Mortise Lockset, Pellet Stove, Gas-Free Lawn Mowers
Tom installs an old mortised lockset on a new door. Richard helps a homeowner install a pellet stove Roger shows Kevin several different types of lawn mowers which do not require gasoline.
Hollywood Handymen
A dozen celebrities whose talents extend beyond acting to home improvement
S29 E20: Saints in the City
Norm Abram takes Kevin across the Mississippi River by ferry to Algiers Point, home of the first This Old House New Orleans project back in 1990, to see how it fared during Hurricane Katrina.
S6 E20: The Kids Show: Soccer Goal, Stilts, Sandbox
Richard shows kids how to build a soccer goal using PVC pipes. Tom demonstrates how to build a pair of stilts. Roger shows a family how to build a sandbox and make replicas of fossils.