Natural Disaster Videos

Ask This Old House master electrician Heath Eastman explains a few different methods for hooking up a portable generator to a house.

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor learns about ways to make a home more resistant to wildfires.

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor travels to Portland, Oregon to learn how to protect homes from earthquakes.

Ask This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook travels to central Florida to install a lightning protection system

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor visits Underwriters Laboratories outside of Chicago to see first hand how dangerous fires can be.

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shows how to pour a massive concrete storm shelter. Read on to also learn more about design considerations and guidelines to keep you safe from the storm.

This Old House host Kevin O'Connor and Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel discuss how to prepare for the next big storm and list out what severe weather supplies you’ll need.

This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows a homeowner several ways to protect windows during a storm.

Afraid of water in the basement? Avoid a flooding disaster with damage-prevention specialist Michael Milligan.