Installing Whole House Lightning Protection | Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook travels to central Florida to install a lightning protection system SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Resources: Lightning protection was installed with the help of Guy Maxwell of Maxwell Lightning Protection of Florida (http://www.maxwelllightning.com/). About Ask This Old House TV: Homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions…

How to Install a Fence Gate | Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a new gate to fence in her pet dog. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Time: 4 hours Cost: $200-300 Skill Level: Beginner Shopping List: Two 5”x5” pressure treated posts Two gate sections and hardware Fast-setting concrete Tools List for Installing a Fence…

How to Install a Rain Chain | Ask This Old House

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook installs a decorative and functional alternative to a downspout. SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Cost: $75 Skill Level: Beginner Tools List: Shovel [https://amzn.to/32WEu3V] Masonry drill [https://amzn.to/3084USN] Shopping List: Rain Chain [https://amzn.to/2OcGp0c] Pot [https://amzn.to/2M5wFlE] 3/4 inch stone [https://amzn.to/31CvJvN] Decorative river stones [https://amzn.to/34OsiUK] Steps: 1. Decide where the…

How to Install Kitchen Cabinets | Ask This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares expert tips and techniques for installing new kitchen cabinets. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Install Kitchen Cabinets: Kitchen cabinets [https://amzn.to/2ZEdM2g] 3-inch screws [https://amzn.to/2Prpf1l], to fasten cabinets to walls Wood shims [https://amzn.to/34sYQDw], for…

How to Install Undercabinet Lighting and Power | All About Lights | Ask This Old House

Electrician Scott Caron helps a homeowner upgrade her kitchen with new LED lights and electrical outlets. #ThisOldHouse #AskTOH SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Install Undercabinet Lighting and Power: - LED undercabinet light fixtures - Outlet strips, to provide undercabinet electrical outlets - Old-work electrical boxes, to house wires and…
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How to Retrofit a Home for Accessibility | Ask This Old House

This Old House host Kevin O’Connor and Rick Castino from Operation Independence remodel a home for a wheelchair-enabled homeowner. (See below for steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Steps for How to Retrofit a Home for Accessibility: 1. Meet with the homeowner and his or her physical therapist to determine which rooms need to…

How to Repair a Shower Valve Stem | Ask This Old House

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey fixes a faulty shower valve with new valve stems and seats. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Repair a Shower Valve Stem: Cloth [https://amzn.to/2m0Gs3D], for plugging up drainpipe Replacement valve stems [https://amzn.to/2lmWSTH]…
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How to Patch a Hole in Wood Trim | Ask This Old House

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner patch a large hole in painted baseboard molding. (See below for a shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Patch a Hole in Wood Trim: - _-inch-thick poplar, cut to size to serve as a patch…

How to Repair a Squealing Shower | Ask This Old House

Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner silence a shrieking shower. (See below for shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Repair a Squealing Shower: Mixing-valve cartridge [https://amzn.to/2LjEK6W] with new seats [https://amzn.to/383LRdi] and springs [https://amzn.to/2DDtGgK] Tools List for How to Repair a Squealing Shower: Pocket knife [https://amzn.to/35W4y0L], to…

How to Build a High-Tunnel Greenhouse | Ask This Old House

Roger Cook helps a homeowner build a simple, affordable backyard greenhouse. (See the shopping list, tools, and steps below.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Build a High-Tunnel Greenhouse: - 1-inch-diameter PVC pipe [https://amzn.to/31pKO4k], to create frame of high tunnel - 1 1/4-inch-diameter PVC pipe and reducer coupling [https://amzn.to/2IBbsyn], to…

How to Install Your Own Security System | Ask This Old House

Kevin O'Connor helps a homeowner install a wireless alarm system. (See below for the shopping list, tools, and steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Shopping List for How to Install Your Own Security System: Wireless alarm system [https://amzn.to/2LJli2H] Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors [https://amzn.to/2Nb8lSo] Video security camera [https://amzn.to/2NT9XzX] Tools List for How to Install…
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How to Seal Leaky Ductwork | Ask This Old House

Richard Trethewey shows an innovative new way to seal ducts from the inside. (See below for steps.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Richard uses a new technology to seal ducts from the inside. Steps for How to Seal Leaky Ductwork: 1. Remove the grilles from all of the supply and return registers. 2. Plug…