Ask This Old House

Show Descriptions

Original Air Date: Week of November 17, 2011

Landscaping contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner repair a crack in an asphalt walkway. Then Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and general contractor Tom Silva ask "What Is It?" Afterward, Tom helps a homeowner get rid of the mold in her attic.

Repair Asphalt Walkway
Roger helps a homeowner repair a crack in an asphalt walkway. He cuts the asphalt with a cold chisel and removes the tree root underneath. He then makes a clean saw cut with a diamond blade saw and patches the walkway with asphalt "cold patch."

Where to find it?

Roger used "Latex-ite Super Patch" to fill the crack. It is manufactured by:

Dalton Enterprises, Inc.
800-851-5606

What is it?
Kevin asks the guys to identify a strange black box.

Where to find it?
Kevin demonstrated an electric dustpan called the "Eye-Vac Pro." It is manufactured by:

Crowley Jones
800-313-5470

Mold Remediation
Tom shows a homeowner how to get rid of the mold in her attic and keep it from coming back. A special crew uses dry ice blasting to remove the mold from the attic rafters and roof sheathing.

Where to find it?
Tom worked with Alpine Environmental to ice blast mold off of the sheathing and rafters:

Alpine Environmental
978-250-2740

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