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Bring the family together by building the green and then playing on it with this DIY miniature golf cart that both kids and adults can enjoy.

Kevin inspects the new exterior paint job. White oak flooring with decorative cherry accents is laid down. Plaster crown moldings are replicated. A new retaining wall and brick patio is going down.

Raised beds make vegetable gardening more convenient. Learn more about how to build them from This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.

Learn how to build and launch your own water rocket using a 2-liter bottle and PVC pipe with our guide and accompanying video.

Richard helps a homeowner quiet his banging pipes by installing a water hammer shock suppressor, then the guys ask "What is it?" and Tom and Kevin install a pre-hung fiberglass exterior door.

Kevin and Richard visit NY Harbor. Norm explores how to restore the house’s wood finishes. Designer Carole Freehauf shows period-appropriate tile combinations. Richard gets an update on plumbing.

Roger shows a homeowner how to prune a neglected crabapple tree properly, the guys ask, "What is it?" Later, Richard helps a homeowner install a new "anti-scald" shower-mixing valve.

Kevin visits Prospect Park. Norm checks framing and hears thoughts on kitchen layout. Richard considers updating and/or upgrading the old steam heating system. Roger visits a garden center.

Tom cleans, stains and seals a mahogany backyard deck, the guys ask "What is it?", Kevin prevents sewage backup in a basement with a flood control system. Tom shows how to remove wood from a hole saw.

Kevin O'Connor and Norm Abram take This Old House on the road to New York City to restore a 1904 Brooklyn brownstone. The owners will convert it into home while preserving and restoring period detail.

Watch as This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to replace an old bathtub drum trap with a new PVC P-trap.

Richard helps convert a claw foot bathtub into a shower, the guys ask, "What is it?", Tom shows how to use different types of "fillers" for wood and PVC and Roger installs a solar-powered fountain.

The project draws to a close and everyone puts their own prospective finishing touches on the house. Builder Tedd Benson joins the crew to celebrate a job well done both in the shop and on site.

This Old House TV heads to the land of egg creams, stickball, and brownstones for a rowhouse remodel in New York City's borough of Brooklyn

Add elegance to any room by creating the look of wainscoting for only $200

Kevin and expert painter Rich O'Neil show how to prepare and paint oak kitchen cabinets. Tom Silva visits Connecticut homeowners in need of organization solutions for their cluttered cabinets.

In Weston, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows Kevin O’Connor the house’s new cooling system. General contractor Tom Silva installs a handcrafted copper owl weathervane.