Curb Appeal How To & DIY

Landscape contractor Jenn Nawada works with a homeowner who lives on a corner lot to create an attractive, durable landscape that can withstand heavy pedestrian traffic.

Ask This Old House carpenter and U.S. Navy veteran Nathan Gilbert explains the proper way to hang and display a U.S. flag.

Ask This Old House painter Mauro Henrique demonstrates how to paint a front door with oil-based, high gloss paint. This is part of This Old House: Live—an initiative providing daily programming and opportunities to connect with our experts during these challenging times.

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner install a new curbside mailbox

Changing your door from a right-hand swing to a left-hand swing can be a fairly easy task, as long as it’s the same height on both sides, and you’re okay with the inside face of the door becoming the outer face. Watch Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert as he helps general contractor Tom Silva change the swing of an entry door.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva trims a front door that’s getting caught on a homeowner’s entry rug

Ask This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner remove a flagstone walkway and replace it with bluestone

Use a PVC column kit and trim to create an architectural detail that shines day or night.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva replaces a pair of sidelights on a front door with new, insulated ones

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva hangs a new storm door in an old opening

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook upgrades an old brick with bluestone slabs

This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook transforms an old, ugly city slab into an urban oasis

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva rebuilds a corroded, unsafe railing.

Discovering the wide world of stones with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to custom-fit PVC trim to a stone surface

The trick to renovating a historic home is to use replacement windows with authentic period details, like Marvin Windows

Pick up some stock cedar and a hanging lantern to construct a custom garden fixture