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Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers - and we make house calls! The series features some familiar faces, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Jenn Nawada.

E8 | Humidifier System, End Table | Ask This Old House

23m 42s

Ross Trethewey investigates a homeowner's excessive winter dry air issue and solves it by installing a whole house humidifier system; Mauro Henrique often has to paint up to 80 shutters at a time on a job, so he shares his technique for quickly painting shutters in bulk; In Build It, Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor create a triangular top outdoor end table out of teak wood.

Episodes

  • E8 | Humidifier System, End Table | Ask This Old House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    E8 | Humidifier System, End Table | Ask This Old House

    S23 E8 - 23m 42s

    Ross Trethewey investigates a homeowner's excessive winter dry air issue and solves it by installing a whole house humidifier system; Mauro Henrique often has to paint up to 80 shutters at a time on a job, so he shares his technique for quickly painting shutters in bulk; In Build It, Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor create a triangular top outdoor end table out of teak wood.

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    E7 | Wallpaper Installation, Sump Pump | Ask This Old House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    E7 | Wallpaper Installation, Sump Pump | Ask This Old House

    S23 E7 - 23m 42s

    Kevin O'Connor teams up with wallpaper expert, Carmen Gonzalez, to help a Miami homeowner create a focal point wall with a grass cloth wallpaper; Lee Gilliam demonstrates a variety of common sprinkler heads and explains their different purposes; Richard Trethewey installs a submersible sump pump as a solution to a homeowner's flooded basement problem.

  • E6 | Gutter Runoff, Replace Ceiling Fan | Ask This Old House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    E6 | Gutter Runoff, Replace Ceiling Fan | Ask This Old House

    S23 E6 - 23m 42s

    Jenn Nawada demonstrates two different solutions to solve a homeowner's gutter runoff problem by installing a dry well and a popup emitter; Ask This Old House spotlights lead carpenter Lasana Harper, who shares his journey into carpentry and how it has shaped his love for teaching; Heath Eastman helps a homeowner replace her 80's-tastic ceiling fan with a more modern option.

  • E5 | Medicine Cabinet, Chimney Crown | Ask This Old House: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    E5 | Medicine Cabinet, Chimney Crown | Ask This Old House

    S23 E5 - 23m 42s

    Nathan Gilbert transforms a homeowner's hanging bathroom medicine cabinet into a recessed medicine cabinet; Mark McCullough replaces a chimney crown that is causing water damage to a homeowner's indoor charcoal grill; Mark shows Kevin O'Connor some of the little pieces of history he's found while doing masonry work over the years.

Schedule

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    Ask This Old House: Florida Trees; Smart Lighting: TVSS: Iconic

    Ask This Old House

    Florida Trees; Smart Lighting

    Saturday
    Nov 23

    30 Minutes

    Tropical trees for the backyard; a tool that makes asphalt roof work easier; home smart light products.
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    Ask This Old House: Florida Trees; Smart Lighting: TVSS: Iconic

    Ask This Old House

    Florida Trees; Smart Lighting

    Sunday
    Nov 24

    30 Minutes

    Tropical trees for the backyard; a tool that makes asphalt roof work easier; home smart light products.

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