Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey explains how gas piping is installed in a home. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Skill Level: Expert – for licensed professionals only Steps: 1. In general, residential houses start with 1” gas pipes at the gas meter and then branch out to smaller diameter…
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner diagnose and solve a baseboard hot water system that makes noise. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Richard found the origin of the noise coming from forced hot water return pipe. The original installer didn't account for the expansion and contraction so…
Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey travels to Akron, Ohio to install a garage heater. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 3-4 hours Cost: $500 Skill Level: Expert Tools List for Heating a Garage Workshop: Drill driver Pipe cutters Shopping List: Radiant Workshop Heater Lag bolts Washers for bolts Spade…
Kevin and Richard show the major plumbing work going on in the front of the property as a crew replaces both the sewer line and water main. Video from inside the sewer pipe revealed several breaks and a rats nest under the street. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse About This Old House TV: This…
Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner wire her new basement that she’s in the process of turning into finished space. #ThisOldHouse #AskTOH SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 6 hours Cost: $100 and up Skill Level: Moderate Tools List for Installing Rough Electricity: Hammer Drill Lineman’s pliers Shopping List:…
Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner repair a cracked plaster ceiling in an older home. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Cost: $200-300 Skill Level: Moderate Tools List for Patching a Plaster Ceiling: Drill/Driver Putty Knife Mixing Paddle Bit Hawk Trowel Shopping List: Staging Drop Cloths 1x3 strapping 3” screws…
WEB EXCLUSIVE: In a recent episode of Ask This Old House, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helped landscape designer Jenn Nawada hook up a fridge with an icemaker. While he was there, he offered Jenn a crash course on soldering. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 1 hour Cost: $50 Skill Level: Moderate…
Ask This Old House electrician Scott Caron installs a new switch and ceiling fixture for a homeowner. #ThisOldHouse #AskTOH SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 2 hours Cost: $100 Skill Level: Expert Tools List for Wiring a New Ceiling Light: Oscillating saw Pliers Drill Shopping List: LED light fixture Electrical mounting box Electrical single…
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