Season 1 |
| 1 :01x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/10/2002) | | Host Steve Thomas tours a new project: a 1922 Colonial Revival house in the Boston suburb of Winchester, Mass. Its leafy neighborhood is “right out of `Leave It to Beaver',” says carpenter Norm Abram, and the house is in basically good shape. But, sighs Abrams, “the kitchen is terrible and the master bedroom is a disaster.” On “Ask This Old House,” projects include fixing a leaky washing machine, fitting a screen into a window and retrofitting an olive barrel to collect rainwater. Also: Abram makes a “house call” on a homeowner who's too tall for his basement stairwell. | |
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| 2 :01x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/31/2002) | | The second floor of the Winchester, Mass., house is jacked up (carefully) by carpenter Charlie Silva, while plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey drains the house's heating system and disconnects the radiators. And homeowner Kim Whittemore dismantles the inside part of the kitchen chimney. Outside, unwanted trees are removed. On “Ask This Old House,” segments include a primer on maintaining paint brushes. Also: contractor Tom Silva helps a couple fill in gaps in their 160-year-old pine floor. Steve Thomas hosts. | |
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| 3 :01x03 - Episode 3 (Nov/07/2002) | | Excavation begins on a new kitchen foundation for the Winchester, Mass., house. Also: the master-bedroom layout is unveiled by architect Donald Stirling; and host Steve Thomas and homeowner Kim Whittemore tour a nearby greenhouse with landscaper Roger Cook. On “Ask This Old House”: Thomas and contractor Tom Silva demonstrate floor sanders and caulking techniques. In the “house call” segment, plumbing expert Richard Trethewey replaces a corroded pipe in a Pittsburgh home. | |
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| 4 :01x04 - Episode 4 (Nov/14/2002) | | At the Winchester, Mass., house: a new doorway is cut into the basement foundation; exterior paint is stripped using nontoxic chemicals; architect Donald Striling and homeowner Kim Whittemore discuss the house's asymmetrical dormers; Whittemore and host Steve Thomas shop for windows for the addition. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a toilet that's constantly refilling, a window pane that needs replacing and a window sash that needs reglazing. Also: contractor Tom Silva makes a “housecall” to repair cracked plaster in a condominium ceiling; and landscaper Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove a tree stump with a stump grinder. | |
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| 5 :01x05 - Episode 5 (Nov/21/2002) | | Carpenter Norm Abram shows the new foundation for the kitchen addition to the Manchester, Mass., house, while contractor Tom Silva's crew begins demolition of rotted sections of the sun porch and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey lays out the plan for the pumbing in the master bath. Also: homeowner Kim Whittemore and host Steve Thomas visit a recently renovated house in search of design ideas. On “Ask This Old House,” landscaper Roger Cook looks at ways to sharpen and maintain saws, and Silva fixes a sagging floor during the “Housecall” segment. | |
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| 6 :01x06 - Episode 6 (Dec/05/2002) | | Winchester, Mass., homeowner Kim Whittemore explores exterior-paint options, and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey shows his radiant-heating plan for keeping the outdoor steps leading to the basement ice-free in winter. Meanwhile, homeowner Bruce Leasure and carpenter Norm Abram examine roofing choices; and host Steve Thomas visits photographer Arthur Griffin, a Winchester resident known for his pictures of baseball Hall-of-Famer Ted Williams. On “Ask This Old House”: projects include painting a pre-hung six-panel door, installing a power outlet in a dining room and replacing the string on a weed trimmer. Also: contractor Tom Silva makes a “Housecall” to replace a rotting basement window frame and install a dryer vent. | |
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| 7 :01x07 - Episode 7 (Dec/12/2002) | | The Winchester, Mass., house gets some unexpected exposure: neighbors have removed hemlocks from their backyard. Inside, chimney specialist Mark Schaub breaks up an old flue using a centrifugal hammer. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram tours a new Colonial Revival house built on the site of a 1950s ranch house. On “Ask This Old House”: Plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey fixes a leaky faucet and tries to see why a washing machine is making a loud noise. Landscaper Roger Cook cleans a slippery brick walkway using a pressure washer. And Cook, Trethewey and contractor Tom Silva try to figure out what to do with unfamiliar objects. Steve Thomas hosts. | |
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| 8 :01x08 - Episode 8 (Dec/19/2002) | | The kitchen addition to the Winchester, Mass., house is nearly complete as a mineral-wood insulation is sprayed into the walls, so cabinetmaker Jeff Peavy goes to work. Meanwhile, contractor Tom Silva installs double-hung windows in the sun porch; roofer Tom Evarts describes what his crew has been doing; and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Steve Thomas the water-supply lines and the heating-and-cooling system. On “Ask This Old House”: Landscaper Roger Cook and garden-tool expert Paul Schneider assess different types of hand pruners; Silva helps two homeowners repair and reinstall broken shutters; and Trethewey discusses water heaters and visits a house with a tankless hot-water system. | |
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| 9 :01x09 - Episode 9 (Dec/26/2002) | | Landscaper Roger Cook and arborist Matt Foti plant a blue spruce in the backyard of the Winchester, Mass., house; homeowner Bruce Leasure and host Steve Thomas explore media-room options; and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey shows Thomas three polyurethane tanks that will hold rainwater for garden reuse. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram visits Vermont coppersmith Larry Stearns, who is fashioning a “This Old House” weathervane. On “Ask This Old House”: Contractor Tom Silva shows Thomas how to make a sawhorse and assesses those that are commercially available; Trethewey installs a frost-proof outdoor faucet; and Cook advises a homeowner on how to compost leaves. | |
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| 10 :01x10 - Episode 10 (Jan/02/2003) | | With winter nearing, finishing the exterior painting of the Winchester, Mass., colonial-revival house becomes a priority. Meanwhile, spruce and white-pine trees have been planted in the backyard for shade and privacy. Inside, attention turns to flooring and the living-room design, but contractor Tom Silva is off the job because of a knee injury. And on “Ask This Old House,” projects include spray-painting a shutter and splitting logs. In the “Housecall” segment, a fireplace damper is replaced by chimney expert Mark Schaub. Steve Thomas hosts. | |
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| 11 :01x11 - Episode 11 (Jan/09/2003) | | Recovering contractor Tom Silva returns to the Winchester, Mass., colonial-revival house as polystyrene crown moulding is installed. In the kitchen, soapstone counters are being put into place by Glenn Bowman, who also takes host Steve Thomas to the Vermont quarry from which he mines soapstone. And in the garage, craftsman Roger Jurczak installs doors designed to look like the 1920s originals. On “Ask This Old House”: “Housecall” segments include a home “critter-proofing” and the installation of a shower faucet that prevents scalding. Also: robotic lawnmowers are examined by landscaper Roger Cook and host Steve Thomas. | |
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| 12 :01x12 - Episode 12 (Jan/16/2003) | | A new front walk is put into place at the Winchester, Mass., colonial-revival while contractor Tom Silva measures storm windows. Inside, cabinetmaker Jeff Peavey shows off his kitchen cabinets, and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey explains heating strategies for each floor of the house, including the basement. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram visits a Connecticut firm that makes storm windows, and host Steve Thomas tours a suburban-Boston park known as Middlesex Fells Reservation. And on “Ask This Old House”: “Housecall” segments feature the removal of ivy covering a house and the replacement of a third-floor bathroom window. | |
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| 13 :01x13 - Episode 13 (Jan/23/2003) | | Work continues indoors and outdoors at the Winchester, Mass., rehab. Indoors, grout is applied around the tiles of the sun porch; plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey tries out the new steam shower in the master bath while an oak floor is installed in the master bedroom. Outside, landscaper Roger Cook shows homeowner Kim Whittemore how he'll hide air-conditioning condensers. Meanwhile, host Steve Thomas examines lampshades at a Boston boutique. And on “Ask this Old House”: projects include painting the exterior of a double-hung window and hanging a picture on a hollow wall. In the “Housecall” segment, Cook helps a suburban-Boston couple aerate and fertilize their lawn. | |
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| 14 :01x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/30/2003) | | In the next-to-last episode of the Winchester, Mass., project, homeowner Kim Whittemore tries out the kitchen appliances with host Steve Thomas, who also inspects the closets and a five-arm chandelier. Meanwhile, Norm Abram inspects the outside fencing, which was made to resemble the original 1920s fencing; and contractor Tom Silva and carpenter Jason Wood line the walls with built-in bookshelves, made from MDF and a poplar laminate. On “Ask This Old House”: Plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey makes a “Housecall” to install an automatic water-shutoff valve on a washer-dryer. Trethewey also discusses plumbing torches, and Silva shows how to prepare drywall joints. | |
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| 15 :01x15 - Episode 15 (Feb/06/2003) | | As the Winchester, Mass., project wraps up, host Steve Thomas inspects the garage storage system and the house's media room, and shades and drapes; landscaper Roger Cook lays the groundwork (as it were) for the lawn; interior decorator Carolina Tress-Balsburgh unveils her plans for the living room, dining room and sunroom; and coppersmith Larry Stearns and carpenter Norm Abram install a “This Old House” weathervane atop the garage. Then, in “Ask This Old House,” “Housecall” segments include steadying a wobbly toilet and examining devices to keep leaves and other debris out of rain gutters. | |
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| 16 :01x16 - Episode 16 (Feb/13/2003) | | Host Steve Thomas and carpenter Norm Abram tour the Lake Forest, Ill., home of Heidi and Mike Smith, winners of the show's “Dream Kitchen” contest. It's a lovely 1928 Tudor house, but the narrow kitchen is too small for the Smiths and their 5-year-old triplets. And the ambitious renovation design is some $20,000 higher than the Smiths' budget---before cost-chopper Abram goes to work. Also: plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey sets up a temporary kitchen in the house's sun porch for use during renovations. Then, in “Ask This Old House”: Tom Silva helps one homeowner deal with drafty windows, and Trethewey helps another install a sewage-ejection pump for a new basement toilet. | |
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| 17 :01x17 - Episode 17 (Feb/20/2003) | | Program 2 of the kitchen renovations at a 1928 Tudor house in Lake Forest, Ill. Included: plumbing and electrical rough-ins; reframing the new adjoining bath; brickwork associated with new windows; and dealing with asbestos found wrapped around pipes. Also: a visit to Lake Forest's Market Square, an auto-friendly shopping center built in 1916; and a tour of a converted 1920s carriage house. Then, in “Ask This Old House,” aluminum siding is removed from around a window and a damaged sill is repaired. Also: advice on how to use different types of paint rollers and knife-sharpening stones. | |
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| 18 :01x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/27/2003) | | Breakfast-room work in the Lake Forest, Ill., kitchen project includes installing drywall and a concrete floor, along with bracketed posts crafted by carpenter Norm Abram. Elsewhere, a dip in the kitchen floor has been addressed with a steel beam in the basement, the floor has been resheathed with plywood and polyurethane foam insulation blown into the walls. Meanwhile, host Steve Thomas and homeowner Heidi Smith visit a kitchen designer in Hinsdale, Ill. Then, in “Ask This Old House,” Thomas and landscaper Roger Cook demonstrate snow shovels and snow blowers, while contractor Tom Silva repairs a broken sash cord on an old window. | |
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| 19 :01x19 - Episode 19 (Mar/06/2003) | | Carpenters work outdoors in winter to install cedar siding in the kitchen that's being renovated in Lake Forest, Ill. And inside, plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey shows off the radiant-heating system he installed under the floor and in the walls of the greenhouse turned eating nook. Meanwhile, there's good news and bad news regarding the steel beam that was placed under the kitchen floor. It did level the bumps, but it caused plaster to crack elsewhere in the house. Also: host Steve Thomas tours a 1911 Lakefront mansion. | |
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| 20 :01x20 - Episode 20 (Mar/13/2003) | | A new prefinished oak floor is installed in the kitchen at the 1928 brick Tudor house in Lake Forest, Ill. Meanwhile, homeowner Heidi Smith and interior designer Suzanne Cederlund show host Steve Thomas the plan for the kitchen design; and Thomas, contractor Tom Silva and architect John Krasnodebski discuss ways to minimize the transitions between drywall and brick in the new eating area. Then, in “Ask This Old House,” contractor Tom Silva puts up crown molding and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey installs insulation to keep pipes from freezing. | |
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| 21 :01x21 - Episode 21 (Mar/20/2003) | | The cabinets for the kitchen renovation at the 1928 brick Tudor house in Lake Forest, Ill., have arrived. Meanwhile, painting contractor Ben Evangelista begins repairing the plaster cracks in the front hall that were caused by jacking the kitchen floor. And host Steve Thomas visits the Charles Glore House in Lake Forest, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Then, in “Ask This Old House,” plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a garbage disposal, while landscaper Roger Cook and hearing-protection expert Mark Stephenson test the decibel level of power tools and show contractor Tom Silva new types of hearing protection. | |
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| 22 :01x22 - Episode 22 (Mar/27/2003) | | As the Lake Forest, Ill., kitchen rehab nears completion, the countertops are installed, as is the cast-iron farm sink and a faucet system that features a retractable sprayer head and an undercounter water-filtration unit. Also: host Steve Thomas visits a stone-fabrication shop to see where the Italian-sandstone countertops are made. And in “Ask This Old House”: plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a leak sensor and a water-heater shut-off valve to prevent basement flooding, and contractor Tom Silva repairs an exterior door jamb. | |
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| 23 :01x23 - Episode 23 (Apr/03/2003) | | The Lake Forest, Ill., kitchen project concludes with a “wrap party” prepared, appropriately, in the new kitchen by homeowner Heidi Smith and Chicago chef Rick Bayless. But first, host Steve Thomas inspects the lighting and the paint job on the cabinets. Thomas also inspects the kitchen in Bayless's home on Chicago's north side, and homeowner Mike Smith discusses the project's cost. Then, on “Ask This Old House,” projects include planting tomatoes, clearing a stopped toilet and (in the “Housecall” segment) installing folding attic stairs. | |
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| 24 :01x24 - Episode 24 (Apr/17/2003) | | Architect David Stirling, who'll be working on the Manchester, Mass., renovation, shows off a Manchester house he designed. Stirling also discusses plans for the project house's master bedroom with homeowner Bruce Leasure. Outside, there's lead-based exterior paint to strip; and trees and shrubs to remove (temporarily) during construction. Then, on “Ask This Old House,” projects include fixing a damaged garden hose. Also: tips for buying plumbing tools are offered; and in the “housecall” segment, landscaper Roger Cook visits a family with a dirty kitchen floor---the result of mud under the children's swing set. Steve Thomas hosts. | |
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| 25 :01x25 - Episode 25 (Apr/24/2003) | | Architect David Stirling and homeowner Kim Whittemore go over plans for kitchen renovations at the Winchester, Mass., house. Outside, workers dismantle the top of an unused kitchen chimney, while landscaping contractor Roger Cook and an entomologist look for ways to save hemlock trees from a blight that has been killing trees in the eastern U.S. And on “Ask this Old House,” questions include how to deal with mosquitos. Also: contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner “hide” an unattractive back stoop. Steve Thomas hosts. | |
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| 26 :01x26 - Episode 26 (May/29/2003) | | Chimney specialist Mark Shaub uses his “fluecam” to look for reasons why the chimney at the Winchester, Mass., house is smoking. Also: contractor Tom Silva shows how the kitchen addition is reinforced and works on the deck structure for the new sun porch; and host Steve Thomas examines the cantilever at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house in western Pennsylvania. On “Ask This Old House”: projects include cutting wooden bungholes and installing them on decking. Also: Richard Trethewey on plumbing torches; painter Jim Clark on why new paint can crack and peel in bathrooms; Silva on outdoor lattices. | |
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Season 2 |
| 27 :02x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/09/2003) | | The “House” project: refashioning an 1894 barn in Concord, Mass., into living quarters. Host Kevin O'Connor and carpenter Norm Abram tour the modest barn---and a nearby mansion with a similar-sized barn that has already been refashioned. On “Ask,” projects include installing a deadbolt; pruning hedges (by hand---it's the better way to do it, says landscaper Roger Cook); and replacing a water heater that didn't heat enough water (but heated the water it did heat too much). | |
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| 28 :02x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/16/2003) | | Work can't begin on the Concord, Mass., barn project until permits are issued, so it's off to Town Hall to discover how many the crew will need. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram and preservation architect Leonard Baum explore the barn's history. On “Ask”: “Housecall” projects include a shaky newel post and an elderly hot-water heater. Also: crewmembers guess the uses of unfamiliar implements. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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| 29 :02x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/23/2003) | | Work begins on the Concord, Mass., barn-conversion project and host Kevin O'Connor joins in, building temporary walls to take the weight off a bowed exterior wall that needs bracing. O'Connor also reviews plans with architect Holly Cratsley and visits an already-converted carriage house in Winchester, Mass. On “Ask This Old House”: “Housecall” projects include a slate walkway in a state of disrepair and a leaky fiberglass shower stall. Also: O'Connor, landscaper Roger Cook, plumbing-and-heating expert Richard Trethewey and contractor Tom Silva guess the uses of unfamiliar objects. | |
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| 30 :02x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/30/2003) | | Work on the Concord, Mass., barn conversion focuses on a utility trench that must be built. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor meets the couple who will live in the converted barn. Meanwhile, plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey checks out the heating and air conditioning at the New Yankee Workshop (he's thinking of a similar plan for the barn). On “Ask This Old House,” projects include fixing holes in drywall and replacing a toilet. Also: O'Connor, Trethewey, contractor Tom Silva and landscaper Roger Cook guess the uses of unfamiliar objects. | |
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| 31 :02x05 - Episode 5 (Nov/06/2003) | | Work on the Concord, Mass., barn-conversion project includes installing an underground PVC conduit for 200-amp electrical service. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram and contractor Tom Silva push out an old roof section to let light in; carpenter Jason Wood cuts a hole in the roof to accommodate a dormer; and host Kevin O'Connor interviews architect Sarah Susanka, the author of “The Not So Big House.” On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a backyard drywell for rainfall from roof gutters and a bathtub safety grab-bar. Also: O'Connor, Silva, heating-plumbing expert Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook guess the uses of unfamiliar objects. | |
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| 32 :02x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/13/2003) | | Work on the Concord, Mass., barn conversion focuses on the sunroom (to be), where carpenter Norm Abram shows host Kevin O'Connor how to set 2 x 6 ft. sills on the new foundation, while contractor Tom Silva uses an excavator to dig holes for stair footings and landscaper Roger Cook protects a 100-year-old grapevine in the work zone. On “Ask This OId House,” projects include hiding utility boxes in front of a salt-box-style house and fixing a broken spray hose on a kitchen faucet. | |
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| 33 :02x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/20/2003) | | Plumbing work progresses at the Concord, Mass., barn conversion (including the last-minute addition of a first-floor shower), but a proposed stairway causes design problems. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor tours recently renovated guest cottages in Nantucket, Mass. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a new ground cover (ivy and pachysandra) for a forlorn lawn; and opening double-hung windows that have been painted and have swollen shut. | |
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| 34 :02x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/27/2003) | | Contractor Tom Silva installs PVC exterior trim that looks like wood in the Concord, Mass., barn and joins carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor to install sunroom windows that resemble the traditional windows in the main house. Silva also shows O'Connor how to mix concrete and O'Connor also tours a facility in Menomonie, Wis., where residential window glass is manufactured. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include replacing a rusty bathroom-sink stopper and installing a prefinished hardwood floor. Also: Silva discusses the pros and cons of various types of flooring. | |
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| 35 :02x09 - Episode 9 (Dec/04/2003) | | While contractor Tom Silva installs sidewall shingles on the Concord, Mass., barn, carpenter Norm Abram cuts holes in the old barn door to prepare it for the installation of new windows. Meanwhile, plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O'Connor the wall-mounted condensing boiler, and landscaper Roger Cook examines landscaping plans with homeowner Jeff Bernard and landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard. And in Spring Green, Wis., O'Connor meets with insulating-glass expert Tom Kaiser. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include removing backyard poison ivy without herbicides and weaving new cedar shingles onto the corner of a house. | |
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| 36 :02x10 - Episode 10 (Dec/11/2003) | | A copper roof is installed on the Concord, Mass., barn, while inside there's a new cast-iron whirlpool tub, a European-style towel warmer (which doubles as a bathroom heat source) and a split-type air conditioner. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor visits a cottage in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., that was redone for an active senior couple. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include repairing a water-heater chimney flue and installing an “anti-sweat” valve to prevent condensation on a toilet tank. | |
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| 37 :02x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/18/2003) | | At the Concord, Mass., barn conversion, landscaper Roger Cook works on the patio (using bluestone) while inside, wallboard is hung and the heating system installed. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor goes over the interior design with designer Tricia McDonagh, and O'Connor and architect Holly Cratsky tour a suite an Acton, Mass., homeowner built for her elderly parents. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a handrail for a split-level stairway and a rhododendron that needs transplanting. | |
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| 38 :02x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/25/2003) | | The driveway base coat has been laid at the Concord, Mass., barn conversion, as has the brick walkway, and landscaper Roger Cook raised the grade near the front door to accommodate a ramp, should one become necessary. Meanwhile, Cook and host Kevin O'Connor select plants for the yard. And inside, contractor Tom Silva and carpenter Norm Abram build a base cabinet for the pantry, while tile contractor Joe Ferrante encounters problems in the bathroom. On “Ask This Old House,” Cook repairs a drip-irrigation system for a California-desert homeowner while Ferrante and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey fix a suburban-Boston homeowner's leaky bathtub. | |
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| 39 :02x13 - Episode 13 (Jan/01/2004) | | Norm Abram and Tom Silva discuss plans for wall panels in the dining room of the Concord Cottage as they apply chair rail, baseboard and surface mouldings. Meanwhile, fencing specialist Mark Bushway chooses a shed to compliment the cottage. Also: landscape contractor Roger Cook shows how to lay out and set regulation-size cobblestones; a Chicago viewer works with Tom to silence the squeaky hardwood floors in his apartment. | |
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| 40 :02x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/08/2004) | | Host Kevin O'Connor surveys progress at the Concord, Mass., barn rehab, inspecting the new front door and a built-in dining-room hutch, while contractor Tom Silva works on the dining room's crown moulding. Outside, landscaper Stephanie Hubbard has an update involving plantings around the new shed. O'Connor also visits the “New Yankee Workshop” to check out carpenter Norm Abram's progress on the frames for interior sliding windows; and tours the historic Noah Brooks House in Lincoln, Mass. On “Ask This Old House,” landscaper Roger Cook builds a brick walkway in front of a North Reading, Mass., home and Silva teaches O'Connor how to cut miter in wood trim. | |
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| 41 :02x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/15/2004) | | Landscaper Roger Cook installs ballards near the barn door of the Concord, Mass., cottage to prevent vehicles from backing into it. Inside, tile contractor Joe Ferrante works on the radiant deck while chimney specialist Mark Schaub installs a remote-controlled gas fireplace. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor visits Boston's Design Center, where interior decorators Tricia McDonough and Charles Spada are selecting antiques for the cottage. On “Ask This Old House,” contractor Tom Silva helps Venice, Cal., homeowners repair sliding closet doors; and O'Connor and preservation specialist Sally Zimmerman help the owners of a Melrose, Mass., Queen Anne Victorian house select exterior-paint colors. | |
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| 42 :02x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/22/2004) | | Landscaper Roger Cook lays sod (12,000 square feet of it) on the grounds of the Concord, Mass., cottage, while host Kevin O'Connor, landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard and homeowner Janet Bernard go over gardening plans. Indoors, the focus is on painting and flooring (Irish-limestone tiles and engineered maple floors), and carpenter Norm Abram visits a flooring factory in Danville, Va. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include replacing a rotten oak floorboard and improving home water quality with a water softener and filter. | |
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| 43 :02x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/29/2004) | | Work winds down at the Concord, Mass., cottage as host Kevin O'Connor reviews exterior details with architect Holly Cratsley. Inside, granite kitchen countertops are installed, as are stain-resistant carpeting, custom windows (with stained glass) and closet systems. Meanwhile, O'Connor seals stair treads with polyurethane while carpenter Norm Abrams visits a polyurethane factory in Flora, Ill. On “Ask This Old House”: contractor Tom Silva shows a Sudbury, Mass., homeowner how to snake wire through an exterior wall; and landscaper Roger Cook shows O'Connor how to plant a magnolia tree. | |
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| 44 :02x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/05/2004) | | The Concord, Mass., cottage project winds up with a “wrap” party, while on “Ask This Old House,” projects include protecting shrubs from deer and a shower door that won't close properly. Also: plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey discusses PVC-pipe connections. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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| 45 :02x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/12/2004) | | Beginning an eight-part renovation of an 1805 Georgian-style house on St. George in Bermuda. The homeowners, who run a B&B nearby, plan to live in it, but it's in “some state of disrepair,” says host Kevin O'Connor. The roof timbers are of particular concern to carpenter Norm Abram. Before assessing the house, O'Connor and Abram tour the island with St. George mayor E. Michael Jones. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include landscaping around a fieldstone wall outside a 1789 Carlisle, Mass., farmhouse, and installing a portable air conditioner in the attic apartment of another old Massachusetts farmhouse, this one in Rowley. Also: cutting glass to replace a broken window pane. | |
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| 46 :02x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/19/2004) | | Work has begun at Harbor View, the 1805 Georgian house in St. George, Bermuda. Job No. 1: the roof is to be redone with native limestone tiles. Below, cedar roof beams have been exposed and reinforced, a second-floor kitchen and bath have been removed, and excavation for an addition has been completed. But the building permit for that addition has not been approved yet, and the project has a tight deadline. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a programmable thermostat and repairing a cracked plaster-and-lath wall. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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| 47 :02x21 - Episode 21 (Feb/26/2004) | | Electrical work is progressing at the Georgian house in Bermuda, and the addition is being constructed with concrete-block walls. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor and carpenter Norm Abram discuss the project's budget and permit situation with homeowner Delaey Robinson, and general contractor Alan Burland shows Abram how he's using a steel beam to pick up the second-floor load. Burland and Abram also tour a restored 1750 house in Somerset, Bermuda. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include replacing an air vent and repairing the shut-off valve on a steam radiator, and preparing raised garden beds for the winter. | |
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| 48 :02x22 - Episode 22 (Mar/04/2004) | | Work at Harbor Viiew, the 1805 Georgian-style house in Bermuda, has been slowed by steady rains; still there's some progress inside, and the deck on the addition is taking shape. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram works on a cedar mantel for the dining-room fireplace at a local mill shop, and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey explores Bermuda's water-supply system. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a curved basecap molding for a stairwell and collectng maple sap to turn into maple syrup. Also: purchasing electrical wire by the foot. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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| 49 :02x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/11/2004) | | Contractor Tom Silva arrives in Bermuda to help speed up work on Harbor View, the 1805 Georgian-style house, where the addition's load-bearing bond beam is being poured. And at a local mill shop, Silva joins carpenter Norm Abram to work on the dining-room fireplace mantel, and to assess progress. On “Ask This Old House, projects include preparing a bathroom for remodeling and installing radiant heat in it, and preparing aluminum siding for painting. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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| 50 :02x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/18/2004) | | Work on the 1805 Georgian-style house in Bermuda continues as landscaping on the south court begins, the veranda is framed and the second-floor walls are completed. Inside, the heating-cooling system is installed. Meanwhile, homeowner Andrea Dismont shows off an 1884 gold sovereign found under the dining-room floor, and host Kevin O'Connor tours Bermuda's Royal Naval Shipyard. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include installing track lighting in a condo kitchen and quieting noisy baseboard heating. | |
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| 51 :02x25 - Episode 25 (Mar/25/2004) | | Work on the 1805 Georgian-style house is winding up: the scaffolding is down and final landscaping is under way. Inside, kitchen countertops are installed, the dining room is painted and the bathrooms are tiled. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include finding the cause of copper-wire corrosion and replacing worn-out weather stripping around a kitchen door. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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| 52 :02x26 - Episode 26 (Apr/01/2004) | | Work on Harbor View, the 1805 Georgian-style house in St. George, Bermuda, concludes with a final inspection and a “roof wetting” party. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include installing a storm door to replace one damaged by wind. Also: garden tools for a spring garden cleanup. Kevin O'Connor hosts. | |
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Season 3 |
| 53 :03x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/07/2004) | | The project: an 1849 Greek Revival-style farmhouse in Carlisle, Mass. It needs plenty of work, but as carpenter Norm Abram puts it: “If we can't save this house, who will?” In addition, Abram and host Kevin O'Connor tour the house in the Dorchester section of Boston that was renovated in the show's first year. Also, landscape contractor Roger Cook has garden-edging advice for new homeowners in suburban Beverly, Mass. Also: segments on drill bits and fire extinguishers. | |
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| 54 :03x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/14/2004) | | “This Old House” buys a Carlisle, Mass., farmhouse and hires an architect to design the renovations. Host Kevin O'Connor and carpenter Norm Abram check with local authorities and a real-estate agent before work begins. On “Ask This Old House,” plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey replaces a bathroom-sink trap and contractor Tom Silva covers a cracked plaster ceiling with drywall. Also: landscaper Roger Cook discusses design options for a brick walkway. | |
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| 55 :03x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/21/2004) | | Work begins on the Carlisle, Mass., farmhouse with a barn-raising (sort of)--- workers jack up the barn so its foundation can be repaired. But first, landscaper Roger Cook clears land for jobsite parking and architect Jeremiah Eck displays a 3-D model of his design. On “Ask This Old House,” Cook mends fences (literally) outside the “This Old House” barn, plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey fixes an anti-scald mixing valve on a shower and contractor Tom Silva upgrades an old drill by installing a “keyless” chuck. | |
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| 56 :03x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/28/2004) | | Before work on the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead can begin in earnest, a ledge blocking its new basement must be removed and the septic system brought up to code. Meanwhile, carpenter Norm Abram examines the stone foundation under the jacked-up barn; and host Kevin O'Connor travels to Vermont to visit the Barn People, a group of craftspeople that restores old barns. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include pass-through for a kitchen wall and a toilet that won't stop running. Also: “What Is It?” | |
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| 57 :03x05 - Episode 5 (Nov/04/2004) | | Work on the new foundation for the 1849 Carlisle, Mass., farmstead is the focus as contractor Tom Silva fashions a crushed-stone foundation footing and carpenter Norm Abram oversees the installation of the foundation itself, a precast unit. Meanwhile, arborist Matt Foti and landscaper Roger Cook discuss how to move the septic tank without harming a catalpa tree; and host Kevin O'Connor visits Carlisle's Brook Farm State Park, a working dairy farm. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include removing bolts and screws with stripped or damaged heads; making an edge for a concrete walkway using large cobblestones; and jacking up a porch roof to repair a rotting post. | |
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| 58 :03x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/11/2004) | | Major structural work is performed on the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead project: 40-foot beams to support the barn deck are installed, as are I-joist floor panels and a SIPS wall system. But arborist Matt Foti has bad news about two trees on the property, and that's not the only bad news. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a window box and backyard resodding. Also: “What Is It?” | |
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| 59 :03x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/18/2004) | | An old cannonball, perhaps from the War of 1812, has been found on the grounds of the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead, where framing work progresses on the Greek Revival house and the new connecting ell. Meanwhile, two carpentry students join the team as apprentices, and host Kevin O'Connor visits Yale University's Building Project, where graduate architecture students “learn by doing.” On “Ask This Old House,” plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey replaces a hot-water heater's sacrificial anode rod and helps a homeowner cool off by installing thermostatic valves on her steam radiators, while contractor Tom Silva installs a “cricket,” or rain diverter, to draw water away from another homeowner's front steps. | |
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| 60 :03x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/25/2004) | | Landscaping plans for the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead are reviewed with landscape architect Stephanie Hubbard, while plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a septic tank and carpenter Norm Abram discusses windows with architect Jeremiah Eck. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor checks out the windows in a house in Park City, Utah. On “Ask This Old House,” contractor Tom Silva installs adjustable shelves in a homeowner's den and Trethewey installs a hot water recirculator pump in the upstairs bathroom of another. | |
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| 61 :03x09 - Episode 9 (Dec/02/2004) | | Landscaping is under way and 100 windows arrive at the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead, but there's a hitch in progress on the wall that's to surround it: the fieldstone must be returned because it lacks “character,” says stone-wall expert Nick O'Hara. Inside, host Kevin O'Connor, carpenter Norm Abram and designer Kathy Marshall plan the kitchen. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include fixing leaky valves and a leaky drip-irrigation hose, and replacing a rusty cellar door with a fiberglass one. | |
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| 62 :03x10 - Episode 10 (Dec/09/2004) | | Work on the “living hall” in the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead's barn is progressing. Meanwhile, entomologist Ron Schwalb treats old timbers for insects and mold; host Kevin O'Connor, carpenter Norm Abram and contractor Tom Silva raise ceilings in children's bedrooms; plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey and well contractor Dave Hayes check the flow and capacity of the existing well. | |
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| 63 :03x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/16/2004) | | The fireplace and kitchen designs are completed at the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead, and “Find!” contributor Alexa Hampton joins the cast and shows host Kevin O'Connor around a French neocolonial house in New Orleans that she's redesigning. On “Ask This Old House,” landscaper Roger Cook rebuilds a crumbling retaining wall using interlocking concrete blocks. Also: advice on ladder safety. | |
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| 64 :03x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/23/2004) | | The Carlisle, Mass., farmstand will soon go on the market, so host Kevin O'Connor discusses sales strategy with real-estate agent Laura Balistiero. Meanwhile, work progresses. The highlight: a new fieldstone hearth. But there's also shingling (by high-school apprentices) and roofing to be done. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include stucco repairs to a Los Angeles house, and removing consolidate from a Bedford, Mass., homeowner's basement dehumidifier. | |
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| 66 :03x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/06/2005) | | The Carlisle, Mass., farmstead project continues with masonry work around the barn fireplace. Meanwhile, interior decorator Alexa Hampton shops for granite countertops and host Kevin O'Connor mulls interior color schemes with painters. And underneath it all, the well contractor finds water---700 feet down. On “Ask This Old House,” contractor Tom Silva helps an Illinois homeowner replace a window on an exterior door, and landscaper Roger Cook helps a Massachusetts homeowner prune a pin-oak tree. | |
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| 67 :03x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/13/2005) | | Carlisle, Mass., farmstead: work on the living room-hall fireplace, the front porch and the well. Host Kevin O'Connor visits another timber-frame barn refurbished on the show, this one in Concord, Mass., to see how the homeowners like it. On “Ask This Old House,” contractor Tom Silva helps a Massachusetts homeowner install storm windows and plumber Richard Trethewey examines carbon-monoxide detectors with a New York City homeowner. Also: landscaper Roger Cook on preparing shrubs for winter. | |
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| 68 :03x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/20/2005) | | Carlisle, Mass., farmstead: gas connection to the house; paving work on the lower driveway; fiber-cement exterior siding; home-automation and media-systems technology; a stairway from the garage to the barn's third floor. On “Ask This Old House”: Landscaper Roger Cook helps an Illinois homeowner with a sinking brick patio and painting contractor Jim Clark shows a Massachusetts homeowner how to strip wallpaper. Also: re-creating molding profiles. | |
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| 69 :03x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/27/2005) | | Carlisle, Mass., farmstead: landscaping; insulating the barn; hanging wallboard. Also: host Kevin O'Connor and architect Thomas Gordon on American Greek Revival architecture. On “Ask This Old House”: contractor Tom Silva helps one Massachusetts homeowner replace rotting deck balusters and plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey helps another hook up a refrigerator icemaker and water dispenser. | |
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| 70 :03x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/03/2005) | | Despite freezing temperatures, sod is laid on the front yard of the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. Garage doors are installed as well. Inside, there's plastering to do and a heating system for the barn. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor tours a new Greek Revival-style house in upstate New York. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a clogged bathtub drain, a double-hung window, insulation around a window and a low-maintenance garden for a senior citizen. | |
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| 71 :03x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/10/2005) | | The Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. Work proceeds on the barn chimney and ceilings, and on its heating and cooling systems; tiles are laid in the master bath; an electricity generator is installed. Outside, work on the terrace and retaining wall is completed under a heated tent. And host Kevin O'Connor visits an antique-lighting restoration firm. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include yard-waste composting and removing an old cast-iron house trap on a sewer line so that a clog can be cleared. | |
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| 72 :03x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/17/2005) | | Clog-free gutters are installed at the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. Inside: cherry flooring, rails for the barn stairway, cabinets and a wine cellar. Meanwhile, plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey tours an industry design-and-testing facility. On “Ask This Old House”: leveling a Massachusetts homeowner's uneven concrete floor to facilitate the installation of hardwood flooring; repairing a Georgia homeowner's leaky water-shutoff valve. Also: a primer on air compressors. | |
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| 73 :03x21 - Episode 21 (Feb/24/2005) | | As work continues on the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead there are concerns about the oak lintel above the fireplace. Also: dining room furniture and fabrics; cabinets for the kitchen, office and pantry; library built-ins; working with high-density polyurethanes. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include installing a 220-volt receptacle in a garage woodshop and a macerating toilet in a basement. Also: a primer on residential electrical service panels; gardening hand tools. | |
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| 74 :03x22 - Episode 22 (Mar/03/2005) | | The project: the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. Work is completed on the air-conditioning systems and continues in the master and kids' baths; lighting is installed in the kitchen and the storage system is installed in the barn-basement workshop. Also: the terrace's teak furniture arrives and the pine stair treads are stained. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a backyard ice-skating rink and clearing a clogged vent stack with a fiber-optic plumbing snake. | |
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| 75 :03x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/10/2005) | | The project: the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. Work is completed on the air-conditioning systems and continues in the master and kids' baths; lighting is installed in the kitchen and the storage system is installed in the barn-basement workshop. Also: the terrace's teak furniture arrives and the pine stair treads are stained. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a backyard ice-skating rink and clearing a clogged vent stack with a fiber-optic plumbing snake. | |
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| 76 :03x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/17/2005) | | Interior designers tour the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead, showing off the entry hall, kitchen, library, breakfast room and the barn's loft space and guest suite. And at the New Yankee Workshop, carpenter Norm Abram has a progress report on the living hall's TV hutch. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include installing an electronic air cleaner in a forced-air furnace and venting a bathroom fan to the outside of a house. Also: landscaper Roger Cook on removing ice from concrete. | |
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| 77 :03x25 - Episode 25 (Mar/24/2005) | | Designers show off their work at the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. Included: Alexa Hampton's dining room and Frank Roop's Mediterranean-influenced master bedroom. Also: contractor Tom Silva shows host Kevin O'Connor the sliding barn door. On “Ask This Old House”: using a tape measure; installing fluorescent fixtures in a dimly lit basement; replacing a baseboard heater cover; landscape-plan software. | |
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| 78 :03x26 - Episode 26 (Mar/31/2005) | | It's a “wrap party” for the Carlisle, Mass., farmstead. But first, host Kevin O'Connor and architect Jeremiah Eck tour the finished project, and designers show off their contributions, from the barn court to the laundry room. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include installing window boxes on a brick townhouse and a perimeter drain to watch water falling from a roof. Also: how to make copper-pipe connections. | |
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Season 4 |
| 79 :04x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/06/2005) | | The project: a rundown 1950s-modern house in Cambridge, Mass. Also: fixing loose flagstones on a walkway and installing a patch to a hardwood floor to cover the spot where an interior wall once stood. | |
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| 80 :04x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/13/2005) | | Contractor Tom Silva dismantles the carport of the 1950s-modern Cambridge, Mass., house before the rehab. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor surveys the grounds with landscape architect Gregory Lombardi. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include squeaky stairs, a broken baluster and an automatic shut-off valve for a washing machine. | |
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| 81 :04x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/20/2005) | | Rain doesn't stop preliminary exterior work on the 1950s-modern house in Cambridge, Mass., as trees are cleared and excavation for the new foundation has been completed, but rot and termite damage have been found. Also: Homeowner George Mabry inspects exterior materials and host Kevin O'Connor visits a Lincoln, Mass., house designed by Walter Gropius in 1938. On “Ask This Old House”: planting a drought-resistant tree; installing an under-sink water filter. Filtration expert Bill McTighe guests. | |
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| 82 :04x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/27/2005) | | In the Cambridge, Mass., house, contractor Tom Silva jacks up joists to make a floor level with an addition, while outside, landscape architect Gregory Lombardi unveils his front-yard plan. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor and carpenter Norm Abram visit neighborhood stores; and O'Connor tours the nearby Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House. Projects on “Ask This Old House” include a flat wheelbarrow tire, a broken rain gutter and a leaky water-heater valve. Also: drilling holes in ceramic tiles. | |
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| 83 :04x05 - Episode 5 (Nov/03/2005) | | At the Cambridge, Mass., project, carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor track two newly discovered problems: a shoddy beam in the living room, and damage from termites and carpenter ants. Plumber Richard Trethewey has a problem too: where to hide ductwork in the minimalist house. Meanwhile, O'Connor visits Six Moon Hill, a 1948 utopian community in Lexington, Mass. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include an ailing rose bush (in Grandview, Mo.), and leaks in a toilet and a foundation. | |
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| 84 :04x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/10/2005) | | At the Cambridge, Mass., project, contractor Tom Silva frames the library roof; plumbing-heating expert Richard Trethewey explains the software system he used to design the climate-control system; and landscaper Roger Cook and homeowner George Mabry select landscaping materials at a stone yard. Meanwhile, host Kevin O'Connor visits the Cambridge Common, a park near Harvard Square. On “Ask This Old House,” projects include a slow-draining bathtub and a raised garden bed. | |
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| 85 :04x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/17/2005) | | Water damage in an old kitchen is examined by carpenter Norm Abram, who discusses options with the owner; and host Kevin O'Connor gets a lesson in block work from mason Lenny Belliveau. Also: tips for removing moss and lichen. | |
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| 86 :04x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/24/2005) | | A visit to a gourmet-food shop with a cheese-ripening room in the basement; work on a project house, which includes installation of natural quartzite on the walls and renovations to the roof; tips for using a circular saw.Also: a damaged tree is repaired; and a new outdoor faucet is installed on a homeowner's property. | |
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| 87 :04x09 - Episode 9 (Dec/01/2005) | | In the final design for the entry courtyards, old single-pane steel slider in a living room is replaced with an energy-efficient insulating glass unit. There is also a demonstration of replacement caulk; and a roof is improved by using asphalt-fiberglass shingles. | |
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| 88 :04x10 - Episode 10 (Dec/08/2005) | | Included: a hamburger shop is visited to try a new menu selection; master carpenter Norm Abram uses an exterior cladding system; and a new gas fireplace is installed by contractor Tom Silva and chimney specialist Mark Schaub; an old staircase is replaced with a steel stair system; and a homeowner's overgrown hedge is pruned. | |
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| 89 :04x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/15/2005) | | A wood trim is installed around the windows of a home; and a kitchen floor is renovated. Also: tips for selecting and properly using snow throwers; and an old, drafty exterior door of a home is replaced with a newer model. | |
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| 90 :04x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/22/2005) | | Steel stairs are installed in a home; a coating is applied to a home's exterior; a black-pebble finish is applied to a swimming pool. Also: reclaimed wood from different parts of the world; proper window-washing techniques; how to flush sediment out of an electric water heater. | |
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| 91 :04x13 - Episode 13 (Dec/29/2005) | | A trench drain is installed near a garage; foam insulation is added to a home; and a new vinyl floor is installed in an apartment. Also: tips for preventing pipes from freezing. | |
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| 92 :04x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/05/2006) | | A visit to Harvard University to see the preservation efforts on several historic old buildings. Also, in the backyard of the project house, two concrete storage tanks are installed; concrete is installed in a driveway; radon is tackled in Minnesota. | |
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| 93 :04x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/12/2006) | | Low-maintenance plants are used in a side yard; a narrow plaster bead is used to create a shadow line around windows and doors. New floors are installed in a guest room. Oriental rugs are cleaned and improved. A Dallas homeowner gets help with a sprinkler system. | |
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| 94 :04x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/19/2006) | | A look at improvements made to a custom-oak door; a mechanical room with a gas-fired boiler; custom cabinetry is installed in a kitchen; a Maine furniture shop is featured; a look at different types of hammers. | |
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| 95 :04x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/26/2006) | | Work is done on a teak handrail on a three-story stair; a look at a modern fireplace mantle, tile, plumbing fixtures and a decorated master suite; a look at a homeowner's well pump and supply tank. | |
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| 96 :04x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/02/2006) | | The installation of a custom-garage system; a finished kitchen and state-of-the-art appliances; a central vacuum system and modern plumbing fixtures on the first floor; a stainless-steel washer and dryer upstairs; mail-order custom shades on the second floor; the completed media system and whole-house automation. | |
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| 97 :04x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/09/2006) | | A trip to Washington, D.C., to help nonprofit developer Mi Casa Inc. renovate an abandoned 1879 row house. (Renovated houses are sold to low-income families at below-market prices.) The budget is $200,000 for work on a fire-damaged shell. Also: Work is done on the custom cover for a radiator and a homeowner gets help installing a steam humidifier. | |
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| 98 :04x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/16/2006) | | A look at National Park Service work on the Lincoln Memorial. And at the Washington, D.C., project-house basement, water-service work is done. Also: on Capitol Hill, urban gardens are designed for small rowhouse lots; and a homeowner gets assistance in installing a granite house number. | |
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| 99 :04x21 - Episode 21 (Feb/23/2006) | | A visit to a nonprofit church kitchen in Washington D.C. A the project house, framing is almost done, and the design is for a small first-floor powder room, and, upstairs, three bedrooms, two baths and a laundry area. Repairs are slated for the brick on the front of the house. A look at solar-home construction, and, in Atlanta, a homeowner gets help in the installation of a heater to save on water costs. Also: homeowners receive assistance in wall insulation. | |
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| 100 :04x22 - Episode 22 (Mar/02/2006) | | A house project includes fixing the exterior bricks, installing wallboard and new windows, and repairing stairs. Also: replicating wood casings; stabilizing a newel post; and repairing stripped threads on a radiator. | |
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| 101 :04x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/09/2006) | | Decorative brickwork on a home's facade is restored; and new maple cabinets are installed in a house; and a home's new backyard is planned. A leaky kitchen faucet is repaired; and a hollow-core door is replaced with a solid-core door. Also: a look at how doors are constructed. | |
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| 102 :04x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/16/2006) | | A shadowbox fence and a saltbox shed are installed in the backyard of a home, while stairs and interior trim are also added. Also: kitchen counters and outside flower beds are planned. A dishwasher is installed in a home; and tips for sharpening wood chisels with different kinds of stones. | |
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| 103 :04x25 - Episode 25 (Mar/23/2006) | | A backyard garden is designed for a home, while tile work is done on the second floor, and exposed brick is sealed. Also: a laminated railing for a new curved staircase is prepared; and linoleum floors for the kitchen are installed. Tips for cutting various kinds of tile; and a sump pump is installed in the wet basement of a home. Also: backup systems for sump pumps. | |
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| 104 :04x26 - Episode 26 (Mar/30/2006) | | The final touches are applied to the Washington, D.C., house; and D.C. mayor Anthony Williams visits. Also: how to install a mini-split air-conditioning system; and how to prepare a lawn for spring by using a dethatching machine. | |
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Season 5 |
| 105 :05x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/05/2006) | | The project: a two-family home in East Boston. The initial inspection reveals problems with the roof and heating systems. Also: the repair of an interior door that won't latch shut; and how to select bamboo plants for a unique privacy screen. | |
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| 106 :05x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/12/2006) | | A local architect agrees to work up plans for the East Boston renovation; a masonry expert inspects the house's stucco exterior; and a tree's roots may be damaging a sewer pipe. Also: a clogged aerator on a bathroom faucet is replaced; plant expert Carrie Kelly discusses caring for houseplants; and a squeaky subfloor is quieted. | |
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| 107 :05x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/19/2006) | | Dead pivots are removed from a property, while the homeowner considers remodeling options for the kitchen. Also: a shower base is installed in a bathroom. | |
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| 108 :05x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/26/2006) | | Tips for creating interesting urban landscapes; and work on a house includes removing flooring from a kitchen, and knocking down a partition that separates two bedrooms. Also: cabinets are installed in a garage; and a posthole digger is tested. | |
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| 109 :05x05 - Episode 5 (Nov/02/2006) | | A kitchen is renovated, and a carrying beam is installed in a home. Also: flower bulbs are planted on a property; tips for making straight rip cuts with a circular saw; and noises from a water pipe are reduced. | |
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| 110 :05x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/09/2006) | | Antique plumbing fixtures are removed, a chimney is taken down brick by brick and a small exterior deck is rebuilt, including stairs and handrails. | |
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| 111 :05x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/16/2006) | | Ivy is removed from the front of a building, the kitchen is renovated, flooring is replaced. Also: a home's energy efficiency is measured using an infrared camera; an old toilet seat is removed. | |
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| 112 :05x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/23/2006) | | Holes for a new deck are dug; carbon-monoxide and smoke detectors are installed. Also: tips for maintaining stone countertops. | |
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| 113 :05x09 - Episode 9 (Nov/30/2006) | | A house's second floor deck is inspected, thermostatic valves are added to the home, and a broken stain glass window is repaired. Also: a woman's home is childproofed; and a sump pump is installed in a house. | |
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| 114 :05x10 - Episode 10 (Dec/07/2006) | | Wooden boards on a porch are replaced with PVC material; and an old oil tank is removed from a basement and replaced. Also: glass tiles are added to a kitchen; and a ride on a tugboat that pulls a container ship to safety in Boston. | |
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| 115 :05x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/14/2006) | | A firehouse is turned into a home; damaged cedar clapboards on a house's exterior are replaced; and a home is insulated with spray foam. Also: tips for safely felling trees with a chain saw. | |
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| 116 :05x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/21/2006) | | The roof is replaced; new service panels and surge protectors are installed in the basement. Also: a cast-iron tub is installed; an old shower mixing valve is repaired. | |
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| 117 :05x13 - Episode 13 (Dec/28/2006) | | Cracks in the exterior are caulked; broken sash balancers in double-hung windows are repaired. Also: A community garden in East Boston is visited; a homeowner shops for mulch for her garden beds. | |
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| 118 :05x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/04/2007) | | The kitchen floor is patched with a wood inlay; the basement is prepped for a new boiler; the hot-water heating system is repaired. | |
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| 119 :05x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/11/2007) | | Old plants are removed, new cabinets are installed in the kitchen and the back porch is expanded using composite decking. Also: different methods for clearing clogged drains. | |
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| 120 :05x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/18/2007) | | The kitchen walls are painted, a custom banquette is built and new water-supply lines are added. Also: a drain assembly is replaced; and an overgrown juniper bush is removed from a property. | |
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| 121 :05x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/25/2007) | | Sod, plants and a new fence are added to the property and a laminate countertop is installed in the laundry room. Also: Wall-to-wall carpets are installed in a home. | |
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| 122 :05x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/01/2007) | | Work on a project house concludes as custom café shutters are installed, and grout is placed on the glass tile backsplash. Also: the finished fixtures, countertops, and window treatments on the first floor are observed. A hole in a vinyl kitchen floor is patched; and a leaky, in-ground sprinkler system is repaired. | |
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| 123 :05x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/08/2007) | | A project begins on a bungalow in Austin: renovators try to make the home more environmentally friendly, beginning with the its pier-and-beam foundation, which shifts in different weather conditions. Also: A home's cast-iron radiators are refinished; and a standby generator is installed in a St. Louis house. | |
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| 124 :05x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/15/2007) | | Framing material for the house arrives, and a consultant discusses work required to obtain a good rating from an environmental program. Also: A shrub is removed from the front of a home after it was damaged by nearby brick stairs; and an attic's ventilation is improved by the installation of a solar-powered roof fan. | |
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| 125 :05x21 - Episode 21 (Feb/22/2007) | | A new roof is added to the house, spray-foam insulation is added to the rafter bays, and the initial plumbing and electrical work is completed. Also: Cracked and warped boards are removed from an old deck, and composite decking is installed using fasteners; and a noisy heating system is quieted. | |
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| 126 :05x22 - Episode 22 (Mar/01/2007) | | A solar array is added to a house; and a corroded shutoff valve on a pipe is replaced with a new valve without soldering. Also: Rose bushes are planted on a homeowner's property. | |
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| 127 :05x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/08/2007) | | A French drain and a moisture barrier are used to lower the water table around the project house, the deck off the master bedroom is renovated and tiles are added to the upstairs shower. Also: A bathroom radiator is installed in a home; crabgrass is removed from a lawn. | |
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| 128 :05x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/15/2007) | | A railing system and new stair treads are installed; handmade tiles are laid on the master-bathroom floor; and a system for catching and storing rainwater is devised. Also: an air-conditioning unit with an electronic clean-air filter is installed; a damaged mailbox is replaced; and mortar on a St. Louis home's brick foundation is fixed. | |
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| 129 :05x25 - Episode 25 (Mar/22/2007) | | Limestone is used for the front-porch-wall caps, the first-floor vanity top and the landscape borders; new bases are added to the old front-porch columns; recycled-glass-and-concrete countertops are installed. Also: readily available green products; mowing and edging a front lawn; repairing and caring for electric-water heaters; fixing a broken stair tread with a wooden dowel. | |
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| 130 :05x26 - Episode 26 (Mar/29/2007) | | A metal roof is added to a building as wallboard is erected on the first floor and spray-foam insulation is added to the rafter bays. Also: the construction of a workbench; tips on tuning a gas-powered lawn mower; and a loud forced-air heating system is quieted with the installation of a bypass duct. | |
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Season 6 |
| 131 :06x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/04/2007) | | The sixth season begins with a project house in Newton, Mass., that needs renovations to the kitchen, bathrooms and backyard. Also: plumbing expert Richard Trethewey helps a Cleveland homeowner replace a bathtub drain trap. | |
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| 132 :06x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/11/2007) | | Plans for a backyard patio are presented, work begins on the kitchen, the chimney flues are evaluated. Also: Squares used for general carpentry are examined, and contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner build a new patio using concrete paving bricks. | |
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| 133 :06x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/18/2007) | | Footings for new porch columns are prepared, a new landscape plan is tested, and a rotted red maple is removed from the side yard by a tree crew. Also: A broken cast-iron closet flange for a toilet is replaced, and a cracked plaster wall is repaired using a new type of adhesive system. | |
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| 134 :06x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/25/2007) | | A support beam is removed from the back of the project house, the kitchen walls are removed, and the floor under a bedroom closet is fixed. Also: Overgrown shrubs are removed from a property and a rotted windowsill is repaired. | |
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| 135 :06x05 - Season 6, Episode 5 (Nov/01/2007) | | A retaining wall is put up in the backyard; wallpaper in the home is evaluated; and a frame for a window is measured. Also: A jammed kitchen garbage disposal is fixed; tips for removing exterior paint from cedar siding; and how to cut holes and notches in joists. | |
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| 136 :06x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/08/2007) | | Paint colors for the house are examined; a 12-foot-wall in the kitchen is built; four windows are restored; and a small buttress wall is built in the backyard. Also: An old tree is removed from a property; wood trim is added to a doorway in a home. | |
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| 137 :06x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/15/2007) | | Granite is added to a home's foundation; replacement windows are installed in a house. Also: tips on reducing the energy needed for heating water; advice for improving the efficiency of a heating-and-air-conditioning system. | |
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| 138 :06x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/22/2007) | | A replacement window is installed in the parlor; a front-yard shrub is transplanted in the backyard; and heat panels are installed under a hallway. Also: A muddy backyard is renovated; a dripping bathroom fan is repaired. | |
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| 139 :06x09 - Episode 9 (Nov/29/2007) | | The home's air-conditioning system is examined; termite activity in the house is addressed. Also: caring for Christmas trees; caulking a home's leaky window. | |
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| 140 :06x10 - Episode 10 (Dec/06/2007) | | Preparations for painting the exterior of the house are made, the exterior columns are wrapped with shingles that are woven together, and an antique pool table is dismantled. Also: A roof's storm-water-runoff problem is fixed; and a home's hardwood floors are refinished using a floor sander. | |
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| 141 :06x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/13/2007) | | A pool table is fixed, plaster in the billiards room is repaired, and plans for the interior design are examined. Also: A home's cracked front steps are repaired; and an old electric stove is replaced with a gas range. | |
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| 142 :06x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/20/2007) | | Rot in the garage is addressed, the kitchen is plastered, and tiles are installed in the master bathroom. Also: determining a landscape's pitch; fixing a bathtub that won't hold water. | |
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| 143 :06x13 - Episode 13 (Dec/27/2007) | | Projects include: Custom garage doors installed; tiles are put in the master bathroom; countertop choices for the kitchen are presented; and sprinkler heads are added to the property. Also: A vinyl fence is installed on a property; and a Nebraska homeowner's garage gets a protective coating. | |
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| 144 :06x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/03/2008) | | Sod is added to the backyard; oak woodwork in the front hall is cleaned; and damaged wood in the upstairs hallway is fixed. Also: a homeowner\'s radiators are fixed; and a refrigerator is installed in a kitchen. | |
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| 145 :06x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/10/2008) | | New lighting sources are installed , along with the garage, terrace and back porch being inspection as the Newton project winds down. Also, leaky skylight is replaced in a kitchen; and tips for the repairs and troubleshooting of a three way light switch. | |
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| 146 :06x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/17/2008) | | The Newton project winds down as new light sources are installed in dark areas of the home, and the garage, the terrace and the back porch are inspected. Also: A skylight that leaks water into a home's kitchen is replaced; and tips for troubleshooting and repairing a three-way light switch. | |
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| 147 :06x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/24/2008) | | A flood damaged home from New Orleans Holy Cross section gets a renovation. Also, a homeowner in Oregon gets help with her lawn, and a trip to a store to learn of all the various water supply pipes available. | |
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| 148 :06x18 - Episode 18 (Jan/31/2008) | | A homes demolition is started for the inside, and a look at the homes crested by Habitat for Humanity. Also: A home in Phoenix gets a water-softening system; and cement shingles are put on a backyard shed. | |
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| 149 :06x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/07/2008) | | A house gets its paint stripped from the windows and a new color scheme is chosen. Also, a look at other homes from the area being worked on by volunteers. Low voltage landscape lighting is used to brighten a darkened walkway. Also, an old faucet is replaced in a kitchen. | |
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| 150 :06x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/14/2008) | | The project home has its plumbing and heating plans examined, along with the plans for the yard and garden drawn up. Plus, a look at projects for parents and their children, including a sandbox, fossil replicas and stilts built from wood. | |
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| 151 :06x21 - Episode 21 (Feb/21/2008) | | Spray foam insulation is added to the addition of the project house, and the homeowner continues with the work after the contractor leaves. Also, the renovated home gets French doors made out of Spanish cedar, a home gets a pellet stove, and a look at gasoline-less lawnmowers. | |
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| 152 :06x22 - Episode 22 (Feb/28/2008) | | The contractors work is examined, new trim is added to the side porch and a look at a non profit group which will allow the residents of New Orleans to tear down their hurricane ruined homes at no cost. Also, granite stairs replace a homes rotted wooden stairs, and leaky polybutylene pipes are replaced in a home. | |
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| 153 :06x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/06/2008) | | A look at the progress so far in the house includes the flooring and new kitchen cabinets. Also, a glimpse of how the quartz countertops are shaped by laser technology, and the family room flooring is installed. Then, a lawn is seeded and a leaky living room ceiling is repaired. | |
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| 154 :06x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/27/2008) | | In the season six finale, the front yard has an iron fence installed, and delivery is taken for two custom built tables for the home, followed by a tour of the finished project. Also, a look at above ground sprinklers, and lawn watering tips. Plus, advice on building a plywood bookcase using portable power tools. | |
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| 155 :07x01 - Episode 1 (Oct/02/2008) | | Season 7 begins with a new project: building an eco-friendly barn like house for a couple who out used their 1970's styled home. The materials will be reused from the 1970's home as it its torn apart. Also, a homemaker needs help with a sagging garage roof, and a dry well is added in a basement to take care of the discharge from a sump pump. | |
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| 156 :07x02 - Episode 2 (Oct/09/2008) | | The old home is torn down as construction begins on the new one, with the main frame being built from the Douglas fir derricks. Also included is how to replant a mature tree and how to make a noisy heating system quiet. | |
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| 157 :07x03 - Episode 3 (Oct/16/2008) | | The guys work on getting the precast walls in place, pouring the cement for the basement and garage floor, and a insulating, in-slab radiant heating system is installed, a yad plan to decrease noise caused by the road traffic. Also, pendant lights are installed in the kitchen, and how to care for cactus plants and other succulents. | |
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| 158 :07x04 - Episode 4 (Oct/23/2008) | | The crew works on a prefabricated interior along with exterior wall systems. The dining area is framed with salvaged timbers, and the building is pre-wired. Also, how to repair a lawn once it has been damaged by adding a well, and how to create a curved stair molding from red oak wood. | |
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| 159 :07x05 - Episode 5 (Oct/30/2008) | | The crew cranes in and set the walls for the mechanical-room module and basement level. Also, the floor panels are fabricated; the floor systems are installed; and the basement level is toured. Plus, a way to increase water pressure using a electric-water pressure booster; and a giant rhododendron bush is transplanted. | |
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| 160 :07x06 - Episode 6 (Nov/06/2008) | | This episode features the raising of the first floor timbers and the exterior walls are put into place. Then, a look at the kitchen area and how the custom fabrication is to be done. Also, repairing damaged counter tops, rebuilding a brick walkway, comparing the different filter types for forced air heating and cooling system. | |
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| 161 :07x07 - Episode 7 (Nov/13/2008) | | The first and second floors are toured; a discussion of how the water supply and drainage pipes to the back to back bathrooms will be assembled; plans for the landscaping; plus a dedication ceremony is held. Also: how to save energy costs by adding a weather responsive control to a boiler and installing a whole house fan. | |
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| 162 :07x08 - Episode 8 (Nov/20/2008) | | The final roof panels are placed; also the shingles and standing seam copper roof are fastened to the cupola and the windows are flashed; Also, a waterproofing and shower enclosure are installed. Lastly, a privacy screen is added to the bushes and a decorative flower garden. | |
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| 163 :07x09 - Episode 9 (Nov/27/2008) | | On this episode we will see the addition of the exterior stone veneer; the synthetic roofing materials; a custom wainscoting chair rail; and the garage doors. Plus, a retaining wall is built using pressure treated timbers, and a noisy kitchen faucet is repaired. | |
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| 164 :07x10 - Episode 10 (Dec/04/2008) | | This episode features the addition of a solar water heater, which makes use of evacuated tube technology. Also, an overview of all the completed work, which includes the rough plumbing, pre-stained shingles added to an exterior wall panel, and preparation of a shower stall for tiling. Later, a whole house water filter is installed; a rubber roof is repaired; and how to cut a PVC pipe. | |
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| 165 :07x11 - Episode 11 (Dec/11/2008) | | Work at the Weston house includes the installation of 18 solar panels, copper gutters and decorative brackets are applied to the street side. Also, a showcase of a prefabricated Habitat for Humanity house which was razed in 8 days. Then, the team must deal with repairing a deck and fix a hydrangea bush which no longer flowers. | |
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| 166 :07x12 - Episode 12 (Dec/18/2008) | | This episode features the addition of granite steps to the entry porch, the pergola's precast footings and Goshen stone is added to the front patio. Also, the rough sawed, reclaimed white oak flooring is placed down on the first floor; a cell phone zone extender is installed and a look a kitchen appliances. A huge boulder is split open and removed from the backyard; loose pipes are secured in the shower stall; and how to properly grip a hammer. | |
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| 167 :07x13 - Episode 13 (Dec/25/2008) | | In this episode the underground tank for rainwater is added; the back porch has a hidden deck fastening installed for the composite decking; reclaimed galvanized metal is used on an upstairs wall to give it a rustic and industrial look; and a color palette is previewed for the second floor. Also, an old hot water heater is replaced with an energy efficient propane unit; mudjacking is used to level a sagging concrete wall; and dents are removed for a piece of wood. | |
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| 168 :07x14 - Episode 14 (Jan/08/2009) | | In this episode, a berm and fence are installed in the front yard of the Weston project home as a means of shielding the front yard; a look at the plants chosen for the planting beds; installation of the kitchen countertops; and an overview of the air conditioner-heating system. Plus, preparing the kitchen cabinets for painting; and accessorizing the kitchen cabinets. | |
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| 169 :07x15 - Episode 15 (Jan/15/2009) | | This episode features the completion on the Weston house. Projects include the landscaping, granite hearthstone is installed for a fireplace, and a viewing of the media room which has a 92 foot HD screen and an HD projector with a surround sound system. Also, turning a claw-foot bathtub into a shower, and a solar powered fountain is installed in a yard. | |
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| 170 :07x16 - Episode 16 (Jan/22/2009) | | A new project begins in Brooklyn, where a 1904 rooming house is transformed into a three family home. Includes a similar project on the same street; the beginning of demolition work; stripping off of the paint; the installation of energy efficient windows. Also, staining a backyard deck; replacing a flood-control system to prevent sewage backup; and how to remove a wood pug from a hole saw. | |
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| 171 :07x17 - Episode 17 (Jan/29/2009) | | As the brownstone renovation continues, we get an update on the framing, options regarding the heating system, a visit to Brooklyn's Prospect Park, and a TriBeCa rooftop garden. Also, a tour of a preserved 1832 brownstone and a renovated brownstone. Plus, a crabapple tree is pruned and an anti-scald shower mixing valve is installed. | |
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| 172 :07x18 - Episode 18 (Feb/05/2009) | | This episode features the continuing work on the Brooklyn brownstone, including its conversion of hot water heaters from steam radiators, taking assessment of the wood finishes and choosing period appropriate tiles for both the kitchen and bathroom. Also, highlights of the city skyline for New York Harbor and the Statue of Liberty. Plus, stopping a noisy pipe using a water-hammer shock suppressor, and installing a fiberglass exterior door. | |
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| 173 :07x19 - Episode 19 (Feb/12/2009) | | Work at the Brooklyn brownstone continues as the inspectors examine the paint job. White oak flooring is added to the parlor floor with two cherry accent strips are added as a decorative border. Then, replacement windows are added in the houses backside, and the top of the building is filled with spray foam insulation. Also, fashion friendly pieces are featured including a raised vegetable bed is built, constructing a miniature golf course inside, and making a model rocket-launcher. | |
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| 174 :07x20 - Episode 20 (Feb/19/2009) | | Construction continues from the Brooklyn brownstone as inspections are conducted on the carpentry work, flooring and new shower in the master bath. Also, the first floor color scheme is discussed, plus an update on the custom kitchen and the inspection of the privacy fence. Then, a water saving toilet and an in-ground sprinkler system are installed. | |
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| 175 :07x21 - Episode 21 (Feb/26/2009) | | Work continues on the Brooklyn brownstone with the installation of a spiral staircase and a plaster medallion. Next the project moves on to it's rental units, as one receives linoleum floor tiles while cabinets and ducts are added to another.Then, a forced air heating and cooling controller is installed and the master bathroom's floor tiles are re-grouted. | |
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| 177 :07x23 - Episode 23 (Mar/12/2009) | | Interior door trim is added to the library area of the Brooklyn brownstone, and countertops are added inside the kitchen. Also, the electrical, plumbing and heating services are added for the three units, and an unconventional means of grouting a tile floor is examined. Then, how to install a garage door and preventing frozen pipes is shown. | |
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| 178 :07x24 - Episode 24 (Mar/19/2009) | | Work continues on the Brooklyn brownstone with the re-installation of the white oak entry doors. In the kitchen, both the appliances and sink are connected and a pot filler is placed over the range. Inside the master bedroom, a temporary wall is added to create a nursery, plus furniture is selected. Also in this episode, how to install a ventilation system in a bathroom, and lawn care without the use of pesticides or chemicals. | |
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| 179 :07x25 - Episode 25 (Mar/26/2009) | | The season 7 finale finds the Brooklyn brownstone project being completed, which includes the laying of sod and the installation of spindles at the base of the main staircase. Also, a tour of the upstairs apartment, and a look at the owners master bedroom unit. Plus, how to fix a leaky PVC pipe from below a kitchen sink, how to install a bamboo floating floor in a basement, and cleaning roof gutters without using a ladder. | |
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| 188 :08x09 - Installing Stone Veneer; Retrofitting HVAC Ducts (Dec/10/2009) | To replace the stairway he removed from the old kitchen, general contractor Tom Silva builds a brand new stairway to the basement. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows host Kevin O’Connor how to select a good quality faucet — discussing function, finish, construction and valves. Inspired by an existing arched door opening, Tom shows Kevin how he’s making a vaulted ceiling in the hallway that connects the front of the house to the new addition out back. At the end of the day, insulation contractor Tony Trigler arrives to install spray foam insulation in the new addition. In the second half of the hour, on Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install stone veneer over an ugly concrete retaining wall. Then Roger and Richard, along with Kevin and Tom ask, "What is it" Then, up in the loft, Richard shows Kevin how to retrofit dampers in forced-air HVAC ducts. Finally, Tom shares a viewer's tip on how to get the most from your can of insulating foam.
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