Seasons & episodes

Caring for prairie grasses; making a home more resistant to wildfires; a robotic solar array mimics a sunflower.

Upgrading an irrigation system; home inspection nightmares; kitchen renovations; building an Adirondack-style outdoor chair with Jimmy DiResta.

Updating a water filter on a retro faucet; the uses for different types of masonry jointers; when and how to use a Japanese pull saw; re-caulking a bathtub.

Re-pointing a fieldstone foundation; water management on the outside of a house; the disposal of oily rags; smoothing over a textured ceiling.

Replacing split-level stair treads; pruners; shortening a gas pipe for a new stove.

Killing weeds without hurting the lawn; restoring a historic fireplace built with custom bricks; thermostats; hanging a swing.

Testing a smart stud finder; repairing a wood floor that had been burned; using a table saw safely; replacing and improving foundation plantings that had been crushed by snow.

Tom discusses the conversations a homeowner and a contractor should have before starting a renovation project; Richard travels to Orlando to diagnose and repair an HVAC system that is creating way too much humidity; Mauro demonstrates the technique for using a paint sprayer; Mark travels to Denver to patch a hole in a brick wall.

Sharpening a knife; re-staining a deck; building a fire; automatic water shutoff valves.

Adding curb appeal to a house using Victorian flowers; matching paint colors; home inspection issues; hand carving wooden serving utensils.

S18 · E1Sliding Barn Door, Dry Well 2019-10-05 · 30 min＋

Nathan travels to Birmingham, Alabama to install a sliding barn door in an open-concept loft apartment. Tom compares the qualities of different types of roofing materials. Ross explains the culprit behind damaged solar panels and how to prevent future damage. Mark installs a dry well for a homeowner with drainage issues in his backyard.

S18 · E2Nursery Paint, Record Stand 2019-10-12 · 30 min＋

Mauro paints a baby’s nursery using zero VOC paint. Richard tests out a new dryer that uses a heat pump to dry the clothes. Tom and Kevin build a record player stand out of oak plywood.

Mark replaces a homeowner's sloppy fireplace surround with a clean, thin brick veneer.

The uses and purposes for different types of screws. Installing a whole house ductless humidifier. Changes to electric bill payment structures. Installing a front entry planter.

Repairing an old dining room built-in with hand tools. Home inspection nightmares. Installing a chandelier in a dining room.

A women's only do-it-yourself class; selecting and installing plants for a terraced garden; how homeowners and contractors should communicate about expectations for home improvement projects.

Replacing a standard toggle switch with an antique push button switch; affordable geothermal heat pumps.

Indoor air quality; replacing polybutylene piping with conventional PEX; drop cloths; different methods for silencing a squeaky door.

Replacing a stair railing; upgrading a door to make it look more modern; cleaning and painting vinyl shutters.

Restoring a beehive oven; failure points in toilet tanks and how to repair them; building a metal coat rack.

Building a hexagon planter; reviving a stoop; home inspection nightmares; installing an electric fireplace insert.

Installing a ceiling light; installing the temperature rating system for ceiling lights; the uses for different types of trowels; building a tool storage shelf.

Nathan tightens a railing; Mauro strips paint off hardware; Richard upgrades a thermostat.

Richard replaces a shower valve with a conventional pressure balanced one, Nathan demonstrates how to refinish stair treads, and Tom removes moss from a roof in the latest episode of Ask This Old House.