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Description
Created by viewer demand, the series is a spinoff of "This Old House" and answers specific remodeling questions that viewers send in. The cast includes host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, heating/plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook, who spend the hour focusing on various topics for the do-it-yourself homeowner.
Upcoming Episodes
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Electric Bill Investigation
The basics of dethatching and aerating; installing a smart home energy monitoring system; the different types of routers. (30 minutes)
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Irrigation Add-On; Stripped Holes
Adding a new zone to an irrigation system; comparing the strengths and differences between PEX and copper piping; repairing a door hinge by using wooden dowels, epoxy and longer screws. (30 minutes)
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Retaining Wall; Mini Split Upkeep
Maintaining a mini split and properly cleaning the indoor and outdoor components; building a garden retaining wall. (30 minutes)
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Outdoor Shower
Building an outdoor shower in Cape Cod; landscape touches. (30 minutes)
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Tree Diagnosis; Home Checklist
Diagnosing and treating a diseased pine tree; performing maintenance inspections. (30 minutes)
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Tool Box; Smoke Detector; Valve
Tom teaches a young fan how to build a tool box; in Charlotte, Scott installs smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; Richard diagnoses a leaking temperature and pressure relief valve and installs an expansion tank to fix it. (30 minutes)
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Backsplash; Rainwater Feature
A homeowner has never tiled before, so Tom teaches her how by using a simple technique; Richard demonstrates a wireless leak detector that prevents floods; Jenn installs a water feature that collects and reuses rainwater. (30 minutes)
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Patch Lawn; Toilet; Off-Grid
Roger helps a homeowner reseed a dead section of lawn and blend it in with the rest of the yard; Richard shows the basics of changing a toilet; Ross visits an off-the-grid home in South Carolina that's testing commercial HVAC equipment. (30 minutes)
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Radiator Swap; Brick Repointing
Richard replaces a small radiator with one that's the correct size; Roger demonstrates the importance of sunscreen on the jobsite; in Milwaukee, mason Mark McCullough makes his first house call to teach a homeowner how to repoint brick. (30 minutes)
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Tree Removal; Garage Door Opener
Richard breaks down the differences between water filters; Roger removes a tree that's leaning dangerously toward a house; Tom demonstrates different ways to locate studs in a wall; Scott installs a smart garage door opener. (30 minutes)
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Urban Gardens; Apron Driveway
A nonprofit that creates urban pollinator gardens around Detroit; soil preparation, planting techniques and maintenance; removing a brick driveway apron and replacing it with cobblestones. (30 minutes)
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Happy Holidays From AskTOH!
It's the holiday season at the AskTOH barn; Tom and Kevin build a toy box for Tom's grandson; Kevin travels to UL Laboratories in Chicago to learn about preventing fires from holiday decorations; the guys exchange gifts. (30 minutes)
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Window Gap; Solar Drinking Water
Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes a window that was not hung properly and is now letting air in; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; in Future House, Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from thin air. (30 minutes)
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Walkway Reset; Chipped Floor
Roger teaches his apprentice how to not only repair a damaged walkway, but also how to identify what caused the damage so it can be prevented in the future; Tom patches a chipped wood floor using a Dutchman and hand tools. (30 minutes)
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Jimmy DiResta; Wobbly Toilet
Mark tests out different tools that collect silica dust more efficiently; Richard shims a wobbly toilet; Kevin heads to the Catskills to build a wooden slice table with Jimmy Diresta, a maker who's known for his online how-to videos. (30 minutes)
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Tankless Heater; Retaining Wall
Richard heads to Milwaukee to install an instantaneous water heater; Tom demonstrates some techniques for cutting straight edges with a circular saw; Mark rebuilds a retaining wall that was stacked with the wrong material. (30 minutes)
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AC Airflow Issue; Shellac Removal
Troubleshooting air conditioning airflow; spotlighting metal fabricator and business owner Shelby Barnhart; removing a shellac finish from wood. (30 minutes)
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