E26 | Working from Home | Ask This Old House
E26 | Working from Home | Ask This Old House
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Ask This Old House
About Ask This Old House
Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers - and we make house calls! The series features some familiar faces, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Jenn Nawada.
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Cherry Blossoms, Mount Rushmore - S18 E17
Jenn travels to Washington D.C. Mark visits Mount Rushmore and learns about its construction. Nathan visits Abraham Lincoln's house and helps a homeowner replace traditional mortise hardware.
- Thursday June 17, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday June 17, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Landscape Lights, Brick Walkway
Heath installs landscape lights in a garden, and Mark helps a homeowner redo his walkway.
- Thursday June 17, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday June 17, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday June 18, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday June 18, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday June 19, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday June 18, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday June 20, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday June 20, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Tuesday June 22, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 22, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
Custom Screen Door; Paint - S18 E18
Ross tests out some new smart lighting configurations. Tom helps a homeowner build a custom screen door to fit her unique front entryway. Mauro teaches a homeowner some techniques to paint old 1960s wood trim with a varnish on it.
- Friday June 18, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Friday June 18, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Ground Wire; Fireplace Doors - S18 E19
Kevin works with Jenn Largesse to demonstrate a technique on a trim router; Heath grounds an outlet for a homeowner; Mauro explains different paint rollers and demonstrates good rolling techniques; Mark replaces malfunctioning fireplace doors.
- Monday June 21, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday June 21, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Pedestal Sink; Grout Cleaning - S18 E20
Richard helps a homeowner replace the plumbing components in his pedestal sink; Heath discusses new technology for bathroom vent fans; the team shares home inspection nightmares; Tom explains how to clean dirty tile grout using household supplies.
- Tuesday June 22, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Tuesday June 22, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Paver Patio; Shoe Rack - S18 E21
Mark helps an expecting couple install a concrete paver patio; Jenn discusses the common elements she includes in outdoor kitchen designs; Tom and Kevin build a combination bench/shoe rack out of fir decking.
- Wednesday June 23, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday June 23, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Cedar Shingles; Vegetable Garden - S18 E22
Tom explains the installation and maintenance of white cedar shingles; Richard explains how to repair hose spigots; Jenn helps a couple build and plant a self-watering vegetable garden.
- Thursday June 24, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday June 24, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Garden Upgrade, Adirondack Chair
Jenn demonstrates how to clean up a garden, and Tom and Kevin build an Adirondack chair.
- Thursday June 24, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday June 24, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday June 25, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday June 25, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday June 26, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday June 25, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday June 27, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday June 27, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Tuesday June 29, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 29, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
Mantel; Too Many Light Switches - S18 E23
Richard tests a new kind of faucet, and Mark installs a wood mantel on a fireplace. Ross and Mauro discuss how to remove cigarette smell from a home. Heath helps a homeowner connect four separate switches that control six lights in the same room.
- Friday June 25, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Friday June 25, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Pantry Doors; Reflective Shingle - S18 E24
Nathan installs a set of bypass doors for a pantry; Richard tests two different styles of smart automatic water shutoff valves; Ross explores asphalt roof shingles that can reflect the sun's heat away from a building.
- Monday June 28, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday June 28, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Quartz Countertops; Firepit Kit - S18 E25
Kevin installs quartz countertops; Nathan explains the proper way to hang the U.S. flag; Tom and Jenn split firewood; Mark installs a firepit that comes in a kit.
- Tuesday June 29, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Tuesday June 29, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Shower Cartridge; Turning a Bowl - S18 E26
Finding drywall paneling in an older house, cleaning a clogged shower cartridge, and the basics of using a lathe.
- Wednesday June 30, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday June 30, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Radiator Paint, Load Bearing Wall
Richard installs a conventional pressure balanced shower valve, and Mauro repaints a radiator cover.
- Thursday July 1, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday July 1, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 2, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday July 2, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday July 3, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday July 2, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday July 4, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday July 4, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Tuesday July 6, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday July 6, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
Mini Split, Butcher Block
Richard explains how a mini split unit is installed, and Nathan installs a butcher block countertop.
- Thursday July 15, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday July 15, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday July 16, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday July 16, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Saturday July 17, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday July 16, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
Recent
Dog Dish Stand; Gas Lantern - S18 E16
- Wednesday June 16, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday June 16, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Indoor Garden; Fireplace Hearth - S18 E15
- Tuesday June 15, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Tuesday June 15, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Weird Shower Valve; Mossy Roof - S18 E14
- Monday June 14, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday June 14, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Loose Railing; Smart Thermostat - S18 E13
- Friday June 11, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Friday June 11, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Reclaim Beam Mantel; Geothermal
- Tuesday June 15, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 15, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday June 13, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday June 13, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Saturday June 12, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday June 11, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday June 11, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday June 11, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday June 10, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday June 10, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
Ceiling Light; Tool Storage - S18 E12
- Thursday June 10, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday June 10, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Stoop; Planters; Fireplace Insert - S18 E11
- Wednesday June 9, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday June 9, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Beehive Oven; Jimmy Diresta - S18 E10
- Tuesday June 8, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Tuesday June 8, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Cable Railing; Painting Shutters - S18 E9
- Monday June 7, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday June 7, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Polybutylene; Squeaky Door - S18 E8
- Friday June 4, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Friday June 4, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Working from Home
- Tuesday June 8, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 8, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday June 6, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday June 6, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Saturday June 5, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday June 4, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday June 4, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday June 4, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday June 3, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday June 3, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
Switch; Affordable Geothermal - S18 E7
- Thursday June 3, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday June 3, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Women's Repair Class; Garden - S18 E6
- Wednesday June 2, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday June 2, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Ductless Humidifier; Planters - S18 E4
- Monday May 31, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday May 31, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Radiator; Fireplace Veneer - S18 E3
- Friday May 28, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Friday May 28, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Colors, Fireplace Upgrade
- Tuesday June 1, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday June 1, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday May 30, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday May 30, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Saturday May 29, 2021 1:30 am ET on KET2
- Saturday May 29, 2021 12:30 am CT on KET2
- Friday May 28, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday May 28, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday May 27, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday May 27, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
Nursery Paint; Record Stand - S18 E2
- Thursday May 27, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday May 27, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Sliding Barn Door; Drywell - S18 E1
- Wednesday May 26, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday May 26, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Rose Transplant; Exterior Sconces - S11 E13
- Tuesday May 25, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Tuesday May 25, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Ceiling Fan; Water Softener - S11 E12
- Monday May 24, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday May 24, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Hand Planes; Cracked Walkway - S11 E11
- Friday May 21, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Friday May 21, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Flood Prevention, Deck Hangers
- Tuesday May 25, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 25, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday May 23, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday May 23, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
- Saturday May 22, 2021 12:30 am ET on KET2
- Friday May 21, 2021 11:30 pm CT on KET2
- Friday May 21, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Friday May 21, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Thursday May 20, 2021 8:30 pm ET on KET2
- Thursday May 20, 2021 7:30 pm CT on KET2
Mulching; Natural Gas Line - S11 E10
- Thursday May 20, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Thursday May 20, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Interior Window Trim; Pool Heater - S11 E9
- Wednesday May 19, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Wednesday May 19, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
Dishwasher Retrofit, Rolling Pin
- Tuesday May 18, 2021 4:30 pm ET on KET2
- Tuesday May 18, 2021 3:30 pm CT on KET2
- Sunday May 16, 2021 5:30 pm ET on KET
- Sunday May 16, 2021 4:30 pm CT on KET
Kitchen Sink and Faucet; Sidelights - S11 E7
- Monday May 17, 2021 11:30 am ET on KET
- Monday May 17, 2021 10:30 am CT on KET
