Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House

2002
Ask This Old House
Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House

8 | TV-G | en | Documentary

The crew at This Old House take on some pretty big projects, which means they can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions on smaller projects, and the This Old House crew is ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by viewers - and the crew even makes house calls!

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EP26  Rose Test Garden, Wall Tile Replacement
May. 30,2024
Rose Test Garden, Wall Tile Replacement

The International Rose Test Garden; replacing damaged bathroom tiles; reviewing comments from viewers.

EP25  Firebox Restoration, Tool Storage Organization
May. 23,2024
Firebox Restoration, Tool Storage Organization

IAQ testing; restoring a Victorian firebox; transitioning landscapes from spring to summer; organizing a tool storage cabinet.

EP24  Smart Thermostat Wires, Bluestone Cleaning
May. 16,2024
Smart Thermostat Wires, Bluestone Cleaning

Installing a smart thermostat after finding a wiring issue; staining a deck to protect and maintain it; cleaning a bluestone patio.

EP23  Garden Restoration, Bathroom Exhaust Fan
May. 09,2024
Garden Restoration, Bathroom Exhaust Fan

Restoring a garden bed; a New Hampshire painter explains how she got into the trade; installing a bathroom fan in a house with bad wiring.

EP22  Paint Dark Basement, Bat House
May. 02,2024
Paint Dark Basement, Bat House

Mauro brightens a dark apartment using paint concentrations; Mark and Richard discuss what naturally causes wet basements and how to mitigate it; Tom and Kevin build a bat house.

EP21  New Shade Pattern, HVAC Showroom
Apr. 25,2024
New Shade Pattern, HVAC Showroom

Improving a garden with a new shade pattern; Richard gives Kevin a tour of his new HVAC distribution and education center.

EP20  Rain Barrel, Pooling Patio
Apr. 18,2024
Rain Barrel, Pooling Patio

Installing a rain barrel; installing a drain to divert water from a patio; the team shares new additions to their tool bags.

EP19  Radiant Floor Retrofit, Cable Railings
Apr. 11,2024
Radiant Floor Retrofit, Cable Railings

Retrofitting a radiant floor system; cable railing connections and maintenance; the updated USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.

EP18  Grass Troubleshooting, Rocky Canyon Rustic
Apr. 04,2024
Grass Troubleshooting, Rocky Canyon Rustic

Installing a shade-tolerant sod in a backyard; heat pumps; building a side table.

EP17  Shade Sail, Concrete Walkway
Mar. 28,2024
Shade Sail, Concrete Walkway

Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner add shade to a pool area using a shade sail and unique anchor points; Ask This Old House spotlights the brothers of Jordan's Legacy Landscaping, a fourth-generation landscaping company in the Atlanta area; Mark McCullough helps a landlord make a cost-effective repair to her tenant's concrete walkway.

EP16  Wildfire Mitigation
Feb. 22,2024
Wildfire Mitigation

The Ask This Old House team head to California to explore a variety of ways that homeowners can protect their houses against wildfires. Jenn Nawada learns about local flora and helps firescape a front yard, Tom Silva learns how to fire harden a home's exterior, and Richard Trethewey learns a unique weeding technique that helps to mitigate the risk of fire spreading.

EP15  Invasive Plants; Bidet Toilet
Feb. 15,2024
Invasive Plants; Bidet Toilet

Lee Gilliam helps a homeowner clean up his backyard by removing a diseased tree and shows how to remove and maintain invasive plants; Mark McCullough discusses the function of chimney caps, options available, and how homeowners can know if they need to install one; Richard Trethewwey installs a toilet with a built-in bidet for a homeowner and shares the variety of options available.

EP14  Paint Wood Paneling; Play Kitchen
Feb. 08,2024
Paint Wood Paneling; Play Kitchen

Mauro Henrique discusses how he sees color, and shares some of his favorite colors to use for projects; Then, he updates a homeowner's office by painting over dated wood paneling with the perfect dark blue; Lee Gilliam discusses various shrub pruning tools; Nathan Gilbert heads to Portland, Oregon to help a homeowner build a sensory mud kitchen for her at-home daycare.

EP13  Lathe Turned Segmented Bowl
Feb. 01,2024
Lathe Turned Segmented Bowl

Heath Eastman shares his tips and tools homeowners can use to identify and label home circuit breakers; Tom Silva discusses his hobby of lathe turning, why he enjoys it, and shares some of his favorite pieces he's created. Then, in Build It, he shows how to turn a segmented bowl, which is comprised of multiple pieces of wood glued together and turned, creating a unique visual effect.

EP12  Hot Water, DiResta Leather Tote
Jan. 25,2024
Hot Water, DiResta Leather Tote

Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner troubleshoot why her upstairs shower runs out of hot water so quickly and helps her install a heat pump water heater; Kevin O'Connor returns to maker Jimmy DiResta's workshop in Upstate New York to get a lesson in leatherworking as they hand stitch a leather tote bag.

EP11  Garage Graffiti, Nursery Closet
Jan. 18,2024
Garage Graffiti, Nursery Closet

Nathan Gilbert shares his love of flea markets, what items he's found, and what he recommends looking for; Mauro Henrique teaches a homeowner how to paint over old garage graffiti and which primer is right for the job; Ross Trethewey shares how radon tests can detect harmful levels of radon in homes; Nathan helps a homeowner ready her nursery for a second baby by installing closet shelving.

EP10  Window to Door Conversion
Jan. 11,2024
Window to Door Conversion

Nathan Gilbert helps a homeowner create a backyard entrance by converting a window into a backdoor; The team discusses what they look for in houses for sale that could be considered deal breakers for homeowners not looking to undertake major repairs or renovations.

EP9  Paint Front Door, Generator Selection
Jan. 04,2024
Paint Front Door, Generator Selection

Heath Eastman shares what factors to consider when selecting a generator, such as fuel or electrical load, and the options that are available; Jenn Nawada shares how to build a worm farm, what foods to incorporate and exclude when feeding the worms, and the many benefits of worm composted soil; Mauro Henrique refreshes a homeowner's vintage front door with a fresh coat of paint.

EP8  Winter Prep, Miter Saw Station
Nov. 16,2023
Winter Prep, Miter Saw Station

Lee Gilliam shares the key tools and products to include in a winter weather kit to prepare for winter; Mark McCullough shares his favorite homeowner-friendly masonry tools and how to use them for entry level projects; Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor upgrade the workspace by building a new mobile miter saw station, featuring two work benches and cabinets for extra storage.

EP7  Rain Garden, Wrought Iron Railing
Nov. 09,2023
Rain Garden, Wrought Iron Railing

Jenn Nawada teams up with a water conservation expert in Portland, Oregon to help two homeowners install a rain garden; Ross Trethewey shares how moisture meters can detect unseen water damage; Mark McCullough helps a homeowner increase the safety of their concrete steps by installing a wrought iron railing and showcases how railings are made at an iron fabrication facility.

EP6  Double Pane Window, Paint Bench
Nov. 02,2023
Double Pane Window, Paint Bench

Mauro Henrique shares the importance of prep work for any painting project, and why homeowners shouldn't skip it. Then, Mauro and Kevin O'Connor team up to refinish an antique outdoor bench with a whitewash stain; With a glass expert's help, Tom Silva learns how double pane glass is made while helping a homeowner repair a broken window.

EP5  Generator Hookup, Brick Lintel Repair
Oct. 26,2023
Generator Hookup, Brick Lintel Repair

Heath Eastman assists a homeowner who wants to hook up a generator to their home by installing a transfer switch to the circuit board; Environmental contractor, Ron Peik demystifies asbestos and shares options for mitigation; Mark McCullough fixes a faulty brick lintel repair on an 1833 home, discusses the difference between Flemish and American bond, and how to match existing mortar and joints.

EP4  Creosote Removal, Utility Cover
Oct. 19,2023
Creosote Removal, Utility Cover

Nathan Gilbert heads to Tulsa, Oklahoma to build a replacement utility cover. Ross Trethewey discusses low-level carbon monoxide exposure, symptoms, and differences in CO detectors and low-level monitors. Mark McCullough helps a homeowner clean out creosote build-up in their kitchen fireplace and explains the dangers of creosote build-up, options for removal, and the safety preparation involved.

EP3  Shower Valve Repair, Sloped Landscape
Oct. 12,2023
Shower Valve Repair, Sloped Landscape

Ask This Old House welcomes landscape contractor, Lee Gilliam to the cast and shines a spotlight on his 30 years of experience; Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner repair a leaking 3-valve shower while retaining the bathrooms original 1930's tile; Lee and Jenn Nawada work together to refresh a homeowner's eroding sloped yard; removing excess mulch, and installing boulders and ground cover plants.

EP2  String Lights, Kitchen Painting
Oct. 05,2023
String Lights, Kitchen Painting

Heath Eastman helps a homeowner install outdoor-grade remote-controlled patio string lights over their backyard patio; Mauro Henrique color matches a homeowners retro aqua kitchen cabinet and repaints it to match the rest of the vintage kitchen; Mauro takes a sample of the aqua-colored kitchen cabinet and heads to Home Depot to demonstrate the color matching process.

EP1  Girl Scout Community Garden
Sep. 28,2023
Girl Scout Community Garden

Nathan Gilbert shares his own experience as a Boy Scout and introduces his niece's Girl Scout troop and the project they need help with; Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor create a two-layered hexagonal herb planter for the garden; Jenn Nawada and Nathan pick up materials to build a garden bed and then team up to help the Girl Scout troop rebuild and replant their community garden beds.

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Released: 2002-10-10 | Released Producted By: GBH , WETA Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/ask-toh/
Synopsis

The crew at This Old House take on some pretty big projects, which means they can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions on smaller projects, and the This Old House crew is ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by viewers - and the crew even makes house calls!

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Richard Trethewey , Norm Abram , Roger Cook

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Joe Nelson I am at a loss as to why this show's average rating is a low six. It is a very informative show without any of the reality TV-like drama that accompanies some of the DIY shows. I love it because I just want the knowledge and none of the worthless drama. Furthermore, the difficulty of the projects they do is right in my comfort zone (I used to work summers with my Dad and Uncle doing home remodeling and maintenance, so I have a good base, but I lack the decades of experience that they have). Most of the projects are practical/pragmatic in nature. In another words they're not about prettying up the place to sell (new paint, furniture, etc), but about fixing problems or adding functionality. Projects include plumbing, electrical, general carpentry, flooring, and even landscaping. Anyway, it's a great show and hope it lasts another ten years.
matlock-6 A brand new show in 2003, Ask This Old House gave a lot of us what we wanted: a show dedicated to helping all kinds of people with their individual home maintenance issues.The guys cover everything from the simplest of tasks (putting a deadbolt lock on a door) to the complex installing a toilet in a basement bathroom, complete with drains and pumpout system).There's a little light humor and good camaraderie, and the segment they call "What is it?" is particularly amusing and informative. It's incredible that they can keep coming up with so many obscure and weird tools.