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Ask This Old House Celebrates 20 Years

The home-improvement show that goes anywhere to answer your questions is celebrating two decades on the road. Take a look in the rearview mirror at some house-call highlights, epic episodes, and notable detours along the way.

by Suzanne Zenkel
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2002: After homeowners across the land put in requests for on-the-ground advice, AskTOH gears up to hit the road. On board at the outset: landscape contractor Roger Cook, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey | This Old House Production

This story originally appeared in the Spring 2022 Issue of This Old House Magazine.

New Faces and Famous Guests (2003 – 2012)

<strong>2003</strong>: The show rings the doorbell of a Queen Anne fixer-upper and finds a young couple trying to strip off layers of painted-over wallpaper. By the time the steam evaporates and Season 2 begins, <em>AskTOH </em>has a new host: Fellow DIYers, meet <strong>Kevin Ou2019Connor</strong> |
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Milestones and More (2014 – 2021)

<strong>2014</strong>: Having reached a milestone 300th episode, the guys surprise Kevin with their celebration. VIEWER WARNING: DANCING MAY OCCUR  | This Old House Production
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Favorite Moments from the Cast

After 20 television seasons and more than 1,000 house calls, what are some of the episodes that really hit home for the Ask This Old House team? We asked, they answered.

u201cStripping woodwork for a house call in Sacramento. The house was very old with lots of beautiful, varnished woodwork under a coat of paint, which we took off with a zero-VOC stripper. It came out really nice.u201d <strong>u2014Mauro Henrique </strong> | Colleen McQuaid
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