This Old House
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This Old House
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25 sept. 2026
Times in America/New_York
Archived schedule for this day. The player opens the live stream.
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Homeowners put the history back into their 1890s Shingle-style home. They’ll restore the home’s original beauty and update it for modern living.
Tommy and Kevin start to lay subfloor in the dining room. Charlie explains drilling granite for the new garage and driveway. Kevin tours Cape Ann then joins Tommy to move an interior doorway.
Tommy and Charlie create a cathedral ceiling. Mark breaks through the foundation to make space for mechanicals. Kevin learns about sun tunnels and Richard creates a plan for cooling.
Mark McCullough matches new stone to the old on the porch. Heath buries electrical underground. Kevin, Molly and kitchen designer Michele look for design inspiration. Tommy creates a barrel ceiling.
Rounded-top windows are installed. Easy-install roof shingles go down. Roger takes Kevin fishing. Tommy adds a diamond shingle siding detail. Radiant heat goes in somewhere unexpected: the ceiling.
Tommy repairs 130-year-old pocket doors. A new type of solar goes in. Jenn works with landscaper Fred to build a boulder wall. Richard gives a lesson on the modern furnace. Father Mark and son Erik Ferrante showcase the art of mosaic tile installation.
Original leaded glass windows are repaired. Jenn and Fred plant a bed of perennials along the new driveway. Mini splits solve a ductwork problem. Homeowner Molly and her designer Shelby make design decisions. Tommy tackles tricky original trim.
Mark teaches apprentice Krysten how to reface a granite fireplace; Jenn gives tips on starting an organic garden; Richard helps a homeowner replace her kitchen faucet which has a broken shutoff valve.
Tom uses multiple techniques to make a drafty door weathertight; Mauro demonstrates the most effective way to clean a paintbrush; Roger and Jenn test out a variety of battery-operated lawn tools.
Ross visits a community that plans to have all net-zero energy housing; Richard demonstrates the uses of less common wrenches; Tom and Kevin build a console table using a maple slab with a live edge.
Richard kicks off the 9th season of Ask This Old House by helping install a new kitchen sink. Tom shows some tools no home workshop should be without. Roger rescues a tree from "volcano mulching."
General contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner install balusters on his new staircase. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Roger helps a homeowner install a new stone footpath.
Tom creates a new doorway into an unused attic. The guys ask, "What is it?" and Richard a tip on creating a faucet wrench from a PVC pipe. Kevin and an electrician help repair a broken doorbell.
Tom helps repair a rotted windowsill. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Roger shows Kevin gardening tools designed for people with limited mobility. Richard helps a homeowner install an outdoor faucet.
Roger builds a raised garden bed that is accessible by wheelchair. Then, general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner how to repair a leak in his roof caused by a worn-out plumbing vent gasket.
Roger discusses different types of groundcover. Richard warms up a living room by installing hydronic baseboard heaters. Tom shows a new product that marks and cuts electrical outlets in wallboard.
Roger builds a new circular patio and fire pit. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Tom and Kevin head outside to repair a set of brick stairs.
Richard learns about the invention of the Stillson wrench. Mauro repairs old plaster. Norm repairs broken balusters. Heath installs a new panel. Venetian plaster goes on the dining room ceiling.
A brass handrail is created. Mauro paints a chalkboard finish. Repaired balusters get reinstalled. Richard gives a lesson in make-up air. Work begins on a custom table. Heath talks smart electricity.
Work is complete on the Cape Ann Shingle Style project. The team tours the finished home, celebrating all of the repaired historic details and the new elements that keep with its original style.
This 1880 Country Cape started as a small house on a large piece of land but was added onto over time. The crew meets the homeowners and tours both inside and outside to learn about the plans.
Appliances and radiators are salvaged before the major demolition begins. Outside, an arborist sprays the Hemlock trees to protect from damaging insects. Time to cut off the garage addition.
The old foundation gets modified for the new basement. Jenn meets with the landscape designer to discuss the plans for the front yard. On the first floor, Charlie and Tom install a recessed beam.
The foundation is waterproofed. Exterior paint colors are discussed. Homeowner Megan lends a hand turning the new newel posts. Cape style homes are discussed. The foundation is braced for backfilling.
The old foundation is transitioned to the new. Natural stone is cut into veneers. A new beam is installed on the back dormer for more headroom. Homeowner Megan and her interior designer look at tile.
Tom installs a new energy-efficient storm door. Richard shows Kevin how to cut and solder copper plumbing pipes and fittings. Roger helps a homeowner reduce the size of an overgrown privet hedge.
Roger repairs an uneven stone patio. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Kevin and painting contractor Mauro Henrique help a homeowner repaint a rusty metal bulkhead door.
Richard installs radiant heat tubing underneath a kitchen floor. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Tom shows how to apply joint compound to drywall corners. Roger shows properly wheelbarrow use.
Tom helps repair loose carpeting on a staircase. Roger shows several different types of shovels and other tools for digging. Kevin helps a homeowner install recessed lights in a kitchen ceiling.
Richard Trethewey installs a new forced-air furnace and air conditioning system for a pair of homeowners. Tom Silva helps a homeowner repair damage to her oak flooring caused by a leaky radiator.
Roger Cook demonstrates safe chainsaw use and a new way to sharpen chains. Tom fixes a leaky rain gutter. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Richard installs a new fiberglass bath and shower enclosure.
Richard installs a second sink into an existing bathroom vanity. Roger shares a tip that makes yard clean-up easier. Tom Silva helps a homeowner repair a large crack in his concrete block foundation.
Roger and Kevin do some yard clean-up using rakes, blowers and lawn vacuums. Richard shows how HVAC thermostat technology has evolved over the years. Tom installs carpet tiles over a concrete floor.
Tom Silva helps two homeowners complete the construction of their new backyard deck. Then, back in the workshop, Tom shows host Kevin O'Connor a few other types of hidden deck-fastening systems.
Roger show deals with rainwater from gutters and downspouts. Richard talks about pliers. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Tom insulates an attic floor using fiberglass batts and blown-in insulation.
A Flitch beam is installed. Tree maintenance is performed. A new footing is poured under the kitchen chimney. Sheathing systems are explored. Kevin tours a high-tech sheathing factory in Georgia.
A block wall is constructed to accept the addition framing. The old floor joists are shimmed to make a smooth transition to the new part of the house. The kitchen designer lays out the kitchen.
A bay window is removed and reframed for a new. An old school is being restored into apartments for veterans. The underside of a deck is the "roof" of living space below. Pipe locations are discussed.
An exterior wall is framed on ground and raised into place. A history of framing tools is given. Recessed lighting and electrical panels are discussed. An old ridge beam is replaced with three LVLs.
Tommy discusses the use of I-joists and LVL beams. Kevin meets woodworker Paul Grouthouse. Kevin and Charlie insulate the original dormers. Landscape designer shares her intentions for the front yard.
The multi-angled roof has been framed. A remote-controlled skylight is installed. Mini duct system is discussed. The homeowner's mother makes a glass mosaic table. Rotted wood gutter is replaced.
New material is used for the house's exterior trim. Kevin visits a window restoration shop. Radiant floor heating is installed in the garage. The homeowners tile the basement bathroom.
The roof gets different types of underlayment. An oak mantle is installed. Brickwork is corrected. The old boiler is disassembled. Exterior clapboards are painted inside. A linear drain is installed.
A composite deck is installed. The basement gets insulated. Unconventional HVAC zoning is discussed. Kevin tours a stove factory in Reading, PA. Solar panels and their backup system are installed.
The master bathroom gets a plaster treatment. Windowsills are replicated in Dracut, MA. A kitchen garden, recessed lighting, and floating countertop are installed. New wood floors change directions.
Kevin shows a few tricks and techniques for painting an interior wall. The guys ask: "What is it?" and Richard installs a water heater with an electronic valve that prevents floods due to water leaks.
Roger plants a narrow garden bed near a driveway. The guys conduct home improvement workshops in Memphis, TN, Little Rock, AR, and Tulsa, OK. Richard makes an old fireplace more energy efficient.
The 1880s Country Cape is finished. The cast arrives and reflects on the changes that have been made since Charlie's crew started work. The homeowners take Kevin and Tommy on a tour of the house.
It's a new project. We meet a new builder Deliandro and homeowners Robyn and Derek in the West Roxbury section of Boston. Robyn gives a tour. Derek is an architect and drew the construction plans.
The inside is demo'ed. Beams are installed to replace a load-bearing wall. A willow is pruned, and house wrap is installed. The homeowners select kitchen cabinets. A wider window opening is created.
Outside, windows are trimmed with PVC, and the house gets sided with fiber cement clapboards. An American Elm resistant to Dutch Elm disease is planted. Inside, a drainpipe puzzle is solved.
Ipe is installed on the front porch. A heat pump coil is added to the existing furnace. Back at the house, a brick patio is built. At the Dracut Centre School, original corbel replicas are installed.
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