Ask This Old House

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  • PBS
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  • Home and garden Reality Talk show

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16x1
Water Softener; App; Shadow Box
Episode overview
Installing a new type of water softener; a home organization app; building a shadow box using wood from an old door.
16x2
Toolbox; Smoke Detector; Leaking Valve
Episode overview
A young fan learns how to build a tool box; installing smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; diagnosing a leaking safety valve and installing an expansion tank to fix it.
16x3
Backsplash; Leak Detection; Rainwater
Episode overview
How to install a backsplash. Also: a wireless leak detector that prevents floods; and a water feature that collects and reuses rainwater.
16x4
Patch Lawn; Swap Toilet; Off-Grid
Episode overview
Reseeding a dead section of lawn and blending it in with the rest of the yard; the basics of changing a toilet; and an off-grid home tests commercial HVAC equipment.
16x5
Radiator Swap; Brick Repointing
Episode overview
Replacing a small radiator with one that's the correct size; and repointing brick. Also: the importance of sunscreen on the jobsite.
16x6
Tree Removal; Stud Finders
Episode overview
The differences between water filters; and different ways to locate studs in a wall. Also: removing a tree that's leaning toward a house; and installing a smart garage door opener.
16x7
Happy Holidays from AskTOH!
Episode overview
A toy box is built; and the guys exchange gifts. Also: preventing fires from holiday decorations.
16x8
Window Gap; Solar Drinking Water
Episode overview
Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes an improperly hung window; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from air.
16x9
Walkway Reset; Patch Chipped Floor
Episode overview
Roger shows how to repair a damaged walkway, and also how to identify what caused the damage so it can be prevented; Tom patches a chipped wood floor using a Dutchman and hand tools.
16x10
Silica Dust, Wobbly Toilet
Episode overview
Mark tests out different tools that collect silica dust more efficiently; Richard shims a wobbly toilet; Kevin heads to the Catskills to build a wooden slice table with Jimmy Diresta, a maker who's famous online for his how-to videos.
16x11
Tankless Water Heater, Retaining Wall
Episode overview
Richard heads to Milwaukee to install an instantaneous water heater; Tom demonstrates some techniques for cutting straight edges with a circular saw; Mark rebuilds a retaining wall that was stacked with the wrong material.
16x12
Dutch Door, Landscape Checkers
Episode overview
Richard shows Kevin the proper way to ventilate a sink; in Nashville, Tom converts a regular door into a Dutch door; Jenn updates a landscape by moving around, dividing, and pruning the current plants in the yard.
16x13
Rain Chain, Vanity Installation
Episode overview
Roger installs a downspout alternative; painter Mauro Henrique explains the differences between various types of paintbrushes; Richard installs a vanity for homeowners who gave up on it seven years ago; Tom shows closet storage options.
16x14
Lawn Care, Workshop of the Future
Episode overview
Roger tends to a lawn that was seeded in the summer and is not doing well; Richard goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades; Tom travels to a futuristic workshop in San Francisco to build a stool using computer-based tools.
16x15
Spitting Faucet, Painting 101
Episode overview
Richard diagnoses and repairs a water system with air in it; in Open House, Tom analyzes a staircase that is not to code; Mauro makes his first house call to teach a homeowner the basics of painting a room.
16x16
Houston After Harvey
Episode overview
The guys head to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to profile nonprofits working to tear down, clean out, and rebuild homes that were destroyed during the storm.
16x17
Metal Railing; Tile Replacement
Episode overview
Mark installs a metal railing using anchoring cement; Richard weighs the pros and cons of steam heat; and Tom demonstrates the correct way to replace a cracked kitchen floor tile.
16x18
Jimmy DiResta; Trough Planter
Episode overview
Richard demonstrates a solution for replacing a water main shutoff; Jenn travels to Tennessee to build a planter out of an animal feeding trough; Mark waterproofs brick; Kevin heads back to Jimmy DiResta's shop to build a sign.
16x19
Stair Railing; Smart Show House
Episode overview
Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner; Tom fixes an end cap on a stair railing that keeps coming loose; Ross travels to Napa to tour a house that's testing a variety of interconnected smart home devices.
16x20
Shower Valve; Chainsaws; Bucket Stool
Episode overview
In Nashville, Richard repairs and replaces a leaking shower valve; Roger explains safety features built into all chainsaws; Kevin makes a bucket stool with Ben Uyeda, a maker best known for his design-based online videos.
16x21
Paint Door; Match Mortar; Wood Joints
Episode overview
Mauro teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal door; Mark explains how to match mortar for repointing jobs; Tom teaches apprentice Austin how to make a variety of different wood joints by building simple utility boxes.
16x22
Gutterless Gutters, Desert Plan
Episode overview
Tom installs an alternative to a gutter; and Ross and Richard update Kevin on a future house technology.
16x23
Paint Stripping, Fridge Hookup
Episode overview
Mauro shows a homeowner the safe way to strip paint; and Tom explains basic chiseling techniques.
16x24
Reface Fireplace, Kitchen Faucet
Episode overview
Mark teaches apprentice Krysten how to reface a granite fireplace; Jenn gives some tips on starting an organic garden; Richard helps a homeowner replace her kitchen faucet when she realizes her shutoff valve is broken.
16x25
Drafty Door, Clean Paintbrushes
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16x26
Net Zero Community, Live Edge
Episode overview
In Austin, Ross visits a community that plans to have all net zero energy housing; Richard demonstrates the uses of less common wrenches; Tom and Kevin build a console table using a maple slab with a live edge on it.

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