Name: Ask This Old House Season 14
Uploaded: 2020-04-21T21:11:30.000Z
Description: General contractor Tom Silva, heating and plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook join host Kevin O'Connor; they assist homeowners with some of their most difficult home improvement challenges.

General contractor Tom Silva, heating and plumbing master Richard Trethewey and landscaper Roger Cook join host Kevin O'Connor; they assist homeowners with some of their most difficult home improvement challenges.

This Old House

Tom travels to Los Angeles to install an electric whole house fan in an attic; Roger and Jenn build a raised-bed vegetable garden with students; Richard explains new water heater regulations.

Ask TOH | Classroom Garden

Roger repairs a large pothole in an asphalt driveway. Scott electrifies an old railroad lantern. The guys ask "What Is It?" and Tom and Kevin build a historic-looking Shaker table.

Ask TOH | Chainsaw, Wire Garage

Roger shows how to clean out a driveway pothole and repair it; Tom and Kevin find inspiration in an old Shaker table design and bring history to life; What Is It?; Scott turns a vintage railroad lantern into a modern electric lamp.

Ask TOH | Driveway, Shaker Table

Richard and Kevin discover how Germany has become a world leader in energy efficiency; they find answers in the mechanical rooms of a home and a bed and breakfast; Kevin and Ross head to Texas to install a residential wind turbine.

Ask TOH | Home Energy Special

Jenn shows homeowners how to use organic waste to create compost. Richard checks out a troublesome steam boiler to find out why it's losing so much water. And the guys ask WHAT IS IT?

Ask TOH | Home Compost, Boiler

Richard travels to Atlanta to replace a vessel sink with a self-rimming sink. Scott installs a motion sensor security light in a driveway. And the guys ask WHAT IS IT?

Ask TOH | Safety Lighting, Sink

Roger heads to Texas for a lesson on planting a butterfly garden. Tom maps out the best tools for woodworking beginners. And Scott helps a homeowner find automatic illumination in her closet.

Ask TOH | Butterflies, Closet

Kevin heads to a brewery to learn how to make his own beer; Bridget Lancaster stops by with a lesson on ales versus lagers; Tom is in Baltimore to help install a do-it-yourself rain barrel; Richard's advice on what not to put in disposers.

Ask TOH | Beer, Barrel, Disposers

Kevin visits Delaware to help a new mother childproof her home. Richard uses his skill to fix an under counter mount sink. And Scott gives Kevin a tutorial on the latest voltage testers.

Ask TOH | Childproofing, Sink

In this winter weather special, Scott offers an electrical solution to ice dams. Kevin talks climate change with Weather Channel Meteorologist Jim Cantore. Roger has a few tips on snow blower maintenance. And Richard goes over furnace upkeep.

Ask TOH | Winter-Weather Special

Roger heads to Cape Cod to transform a patch of grass into a lawn you can drive on; Tom and Kevin use reclaimed oak wood to create a coffee table; Richard explains how to avoid frozen pipes in the winter months.

Ask TOH | Table, Grass Paver

Scott heads to South Dakota to install a post light. Richard is in Delaware to replace a pedestal sink. Landscape designer Jenn Nawada explains how to make succulent plants into a piece of art. And it's a wand with three probes. WHAT IS IT?

Ask TOH | Pedestal Sink, Light

Tom checks out underground street caves in Saint Paul and replaces a rickety attic staircase in Minneapolis; Richard gives a tutorial on blowtorches; Kevin shows a homeowner how to use paint to give an old kitchen a makeover.

Ask TOH | Attic Stairs, Paint

Kevin uses a smartphone app to help a homeowner turn his front door deadbolt into an electronic entrance. Scott installs a television outdoors for a little open-air entertainment. And it's a white sphere with blue holes, but WHAT IS IT?

Ask TOH | Smart Home Electronics

Tom trims a coat closet to include a shelf and hanger pole and then installs a pre-hung door. Richard explains why a toilet may be leaking. And Scott gives an old Philadelphia church a new look with an outdoor wall sconce.

Ask TOH | Closet, Outdoor Lights

Tom and Kevin head to Connecticut to construct a backyard chicken coop; Jenn Nawada visits a Vermont maple syrup farm to learn how it's made; Christopher Kimball stops by to break down the best and worst maple syrup; choosing the right USB outlet.

Ask TOH | Chicken Coop, Maple Syrup

Kevin heads to Fort Worth, Texas to help a homeowner reignite her old gas fireplace. Scott Caron installs an exhaust fan to eliminate odors in a kitchen. And Tom gives a step-by-step tutorial on roof shingling.

Ask TOH | Fan, Fireplace, Roofing

Scott heads to St. Paul, Minn., to wire a light fixture to match an antique home's aethstetic; Richard makes an old tub safe by installing an overflow; Tom explains what every homeowner should have for insulation when it comes to R-value; What Is It?

Ask TOH | R-Value, Overflow

Tom is ready to patch up an old hardwood floor and make it look seamless; Richard reveals the best methods to unclog a bathroom sink; landscape designer Jenn Nawada heads to Washington, DC to plant a garden for birds and pollinators.

Ask TOH | Hardwood Floor, Garden

Landscaper Roger Cook takes a trip to Idaho to learn about growing potatoes; Kevin meets with The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore to discuss home weather stations; Scott Caron installs track lighting and lights that double as speakers; What Is it?

Ask TOH | Potatoes, Track Lights

Richard installs a washer and dryer to help a homeowner with his laundry. Tom explains the proper use of a drill-driver. And Scott adds an overhead chandelier to a dimly lit dining room.

Ask TOH | Washer/Dryer, Light

Tom uses all his skills to help install a salvaged door into an existing opening. Richard explains how a plumbing trap can lose water. And Roger gets a lesson on the best way to grow culinary herbs in your own house.

Ask TOH | Door, Herbs, Trap

Scott Caron helps a Texas homeowner get the party started by installing some fiesta lights; Jenn Nawada gives a tutorial on the best tools for first-time gardeners; Kevin walks through the best options for a home fireplace.

Ask TOH | Lights, Fireplace

Actor Nick Offerman stops by to play What is it? and give some advice on woodworking.;Tom creates a bookshelf from black pipe; Jenn Nawada helps to install a pondless waterfall; Scott Caron explains what everything means on the labels of light bulbs.

Ask TOH | Guest Nick Offerman

Tom heads to Salem, Mass., to install a bookshelf that doubles as a hidden doorway; Scott Caron explains how two tools are all he needs to do many electrical projects; Richard installs a house hydrant to replace a leaky outdoor spigot.

Ask TOH | Hidden Door, Hydrant

Tom and Kevin head to Montana to build an accessible home gym for a Navy SEAL injured in Afghanistan. Master electrician for Ask TOH Scott Caron helps a homeowner replace a broken doorbell chime. Richard explains PVC pipe terminology.

Ask This Old House Season 14

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