Ask This Old House

About The Show:

We take on some pretty big projects at This Old House, which means we can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions for us on smaller projects, and we're ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers — and we make House calls! Ask This Old House features some familiar faces, including host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and landscape contractor Roger Cook.

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SUN, MAR 14
Using String Trimmers/Stripping Dangerous Lead Paint	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, MAR 15
Using String Trimmers/Stripping Dangerous Lead Paint	• 04:30 AM
SUN, MAR 21
Attracting Different Bird Species/Dual-Flush Toilet Valves	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, MAR 22
Attracting Different Bird Species/Dual-Flush Toilet Valves	• 04:30 AM
WED, MAR 24
Attracting Different Bird Species/Dual-Flush Toilet Valves	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
THU, MAR 25
Attracting Different Bird Species/Dual-Flush Toilet Valves	• 04:30 AM
SUN, MAR 28
Repairing Newel Posts/Cutting Rigid Pipes	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, MAR 29
Repairing Newel Posts/Cutting Rigid Pipes	• 04:30 AM
WED, MAR 31
Repairing Newel Posts/Cutting Rigid Pipes	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
THU, APR 1
Repairing Newel Posts/Cutting Rigid Pipes	• 04:30 AM
SUN, APR 4
Replacing an Outdoor Faucet/Sharpening Lawn Mower Blades	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, APR 5
Replacing an Outdoor Faucet/Sharpening Lawn Mower Blades	• 04:30 AM
WED, APR 7
Replacing an Outdoor Faucet/Sharpening Lawn Mower Blades	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
THU, APR 8
Replacing an Outdoor Faucet/Sharpening Lawn Mower Blades	• 04:30 AM
SUN, APR 11
Building a Campfire Pit/Installing Range Hood & Microwave Oven	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, APR 12
Building a Campfire Pit/Installing Range Hood & Microwave Oven	• 04:30 AM
WED, APR 14
Building a Campfire Pit/Installing Range Hood & Microwave Oven	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
THU, APR 15
Building a Campfire Pit/Installing Range Hood & Microwave Oven	• 04:30 AM
SUN, APR 18
Installing Home Intercom System/Energy-Efficient Fireplace	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, APR 19
Installing Home Intercom System/Energy-Efficient Fireplace	• 04:30 AM
WED, APR 21
Installing Home Intercom System/Energy-Efficient Fireplace	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
THU, APR 22
Installing Home Intercom System/Energy-Efficient Fireplace	• 04:30 AM
SUN, APR 25
Utilizing Outdoor Living Space/Installing Fiber Cement Siding	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
MON, APR 26
Utilizing Outdoor Living Space/Installing Fiber Cement Siding	• 04:30 AM
WED, APR 28
Utilizing Outdoor Living Space/Installing Fiber Cement Siding	• 10:30 AM • 04:30 PM • 10:30 PM
THU, APR 29
Utilizing Outdoor Living Space/Installing Fiber Cement Siding	• 04:30 AM

Kevin O'Connor

Kevin O’Connor is the host of the Emmy Award-winning series, This Old House, the Emmy-nominated series, Ask This Old House, and Inside This Old House. Kevin also serves on the editorial board of This Old House magazine.

Norm Abram

Norm Abram was an everyday carpenter until he built a barn for This Old House’s creator and became a do-it-yourself celebrity. A second-generation carpenter, he lives with his wife in a classic Colonial home that he built himself.

Richard Trethewey

Born and raised in Dedham, Mass., Richard Trethewey learned about heating and plumbing from his father by working summers and school vacations. He lives with his wife and two sons in a Boston suburb in an 1865 Victorian that he has extensively remodeled.

Roger Cook

A long-time landscaping specialist, Roger Cook became a permanent fixture on This Old House in 1988, during the Lexington Bed & Breakfast renovation. Roger lives with his wife and two children in a suburban cape home, which they continue to renovate.

Tom Silva

Renovating houses since he was a child, Tom Silva’s first major project was installing a basement fallout shelter beneath his family’s 1787 Colonial in Massachusetts. Tom lives with his wife, daughter, and son in a 19th-century house he is renovating in a Boston suburb.

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#402
General contractor Tom Silva quiets a homeowner’s squeaky stairs and replaces a broken baluster. Then Tom, along with plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscaping contractor Roger Cook and host Kevin O’Connor ask, "What is it?" Then, Richard helps a homeowner prevent a damaging flood by installing an automatic shut-off valve for her washing machine.

#403
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner improve the quality of her drinking water by installing an under-sink filter. After that, Richard and host Kevin O’Connor are joined in the loft by water-filtration expert Bill McTighe who explains several other types of residential water filters. Then, landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner select a drought-resistant tree and plant it properly in her sloped front yard.

#404
Up in the Ask This Old House loft, landscaping contractor Roger Cook shows host Kevin O'Connor how to repair a flat wheelbarrow tire. Then, general contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner repair an aluminum rain gutter. Next, back in the loft, Kevin and Tom demonstrate a tip sent in from a viewer on how to drill a hole in ceramic tile. After that, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner with a leaking T&P valve on his water heater by installing a thermal expansion tank.

#405
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook heads to Grandview, Missouri to help a homeowner care for an ailing rose bush. Then Roger, along with general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and host Kevin O'Connor ask, "What is it?" Up in the Ask This Old House loft, Richard shows Kevin a number of ways to steady a wobbly toilet. Then, Tom helps a homeowner prevent water from leaking through a hole in his foundation into his basement.

#406
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a young couple build a raised garden bed using composite landscape timbers made from recycled plastic and sawdust. Back in the Ask This Old House loft, Roger shows host Kevin O'Connor several other types of landscape timbers, including one that has been pressure-treated with liquid glass. Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner clear a slow-draining bathtub using a plumbing snake.

#407
General contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner how to remove moss and lichen from his shade-covered roof and keep them from coming back. Up in the Ask This Old House loft, Richard shows Kevin how to repair a leaky valve by replacing the washer and valve seat. On a "House," call Roger helps a homeowner plant shade-loving groundcover under a 100-year-old beech tree.

#408
Up in the Ask This Old House loft, general contractor Tom Silva gives host Kevin O'Connor a few lessons on the proper use of a circular saw. Then plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey installs a new outdoor faucet for a homeowner using flexible plastic tubing called PEX. Then Richard, along with Tom, Kevin and landscaping contractor Roger Cook ask, "What is it?" And arborist Matt Foti prevents a tree from splitting in half by installing steel cables and through-bolts to hold it together.

#409
Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey starts the show with a suggestion sent in by a viewer. Richard shows how to use a common wire nut to save a partially-used tube of caulk and demonstrates a new replacement caulk tip. Then, general contractor Tom Silva helps a pair of homeowners replace the worn-out roof on an old garage. Together, they tear off the old roof, lay down felt paper, and re-shingle the roof using new asphalt-fiberglass shingles.

#410
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a pair of homeowners tame an overgrown privet hedge with some "rejuvenation pruning." Then, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner install a laundry sink in the basement of her new townhouse. Together, they run the copper pipes for the water supply, make the new PVC drain connection, and connect the plumbing vent.

#411
Landscaping contractor Roger Cook and host Kevin O'Connor bundle up and head outside for a few lessons on the different types of snowthrowers and how to use them properly. Back in the barn loft, Roger and Kevin, along with plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and general contractor Tom Silva ask, "What is it?" in the Ask This Old House loft. Then, Tom makes a "House," call to help a homeowner replace an old, drafty exterior door with a new pre-hung, energy-efficient unit.

#412
Host Kevin O'Connor heads to southern California and meets with a local expert to learn about the proper tools and techniques for window washing. Then back in the loft, Kevin, along with landscaping contractor Roger Cook, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and general contractor Tom Silva ask, "What is it?" Next, Richard helps a pair of homeowners flush the sediment out of their aging electric water heater. Later, up in the loft, Richard demonstrates several water heater maintenance tips.