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How To Put in Landscape Lighting
Learn how to illuminate your home's walkway with our step-by-step guide to installing DIY low-voltage landscape lighting.
May Is for Mulching: A Guide to Spring Garden Care
In this guide, we break down how to properly mulch your garden, and tell you why May is the best time of the year to do it.
How To Fix a Bouncy Floor
Does your home have a bouncy floor? It could be an underlying structural problem. Follow these steps to find and fix the damage.
How and When to Use Torches, Heat Guns, and Soldering Irons
You only need a little heat to burn right through some repairs. Learn about the different heat tools and their various uses.
Alternate Stepping: A Space-Saving Stair Solution
Tight on space? You can still get vertical access in Your Home with alternate stepping, an ingenious space-saving stair solution.
How To Choose and Use a String Trimmer
Gas? Electric? Battery-powered? Landscape contractor Roger Cook breaks down how to choose and use a trimmer to keep your grass looking great.
How to Install Gutters
A step-by-step guide to installing DIY gutters with corrugated downspouts and decorative cast-aluminum brackets.
How To Prune Small Trees and Shrubs
This detailed guide explains how to prune small trees and shrubs and the right time to do so. Read on to learn more.
S1 E26: Ask This Old House
Richard shows Steve several different ways to clear a toilet stoppage. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom installs a new set of folding attic stairs and Roger shows Steve how to start tomato plants from seeds.
How To Install a Garage Floodlight
Enhance your home's security with this step-by-step guide to lighting the driveway with outdoor garage light fixtures with a motion sensor.
S1 E25: Ask This Old House
Tom repairs an exterior door jamb by installing a dutchman. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard prevents a basement from flooding by installing a leak sensor and automatic water shutoff valve on a water heater.
Choosing and Using Pruners and Loppers
Our guide to choosing and using pruners and loppers teaches you when to use each gardening tool for the best outcome.
S1 E24: Ask This Old House
Richard installs a new garbage disposer. The guys ask "What Is It?" Roger and hearing protection expert Dr. Mark Stephenson test the decibel level of several power tools. They show Tom several new types of hearing protection.
From Start to Finish
How a kitchen goes from idea to execution
S1 E23: Ask This Old House
Tom installs crown molding. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard helps a Chicago-area homeowner install insulation to prevent his bathroom pipes from freezing.
S15 E13: Wall-mounted Tool Chest
Norm builds his version of a hanging storage chest for the hand tools he regularly uses
10 Creative Container Garden Plans
We’ll show you how to design a stunning container garden with these 10 versatile plans perfect for patios, balconies, and small yards.
S1 E22: Ask This Old House
Richard examines a leaky shower tub faucet and repairs the fixture. The guys ask "What Is It?" Painting expert Jim Clark helps homeowners Kathleen and Kevin O’Connor remove painted wallpaper. Tom and Steve demonstrate several hot glue guns, including a new cordless model.
S15 E12: French Side Table
Made of dark hardwood, probably walnut, this single drawer French-style side table is straightforward to make; even the curved legs are easily managed in a well-equipped shop
An American Craftsman
Everything Sam Maloof touches — every chair, every table, every cabinet, every rafter, every molding, every window, every door, every latch — reveals his genius