Season 10 - Ask This Old House Episodes

Roger and Kevin refinish several worn-out items using spray paint. Tom removes wall-to-wall carpet and installs a pre-finished wood floor. Richard shows Kevin some new household devices that can be operated "hands-free."

Kevin and Scott install a manual transfer switch for a portable generator. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard fixes a sewer line that is clogged with tree roots.

Tom restores the windows in a home built by George Washington. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard installs a water filter at a kitchen sink.

Ross Trethewey learns about a new way to finance the installation of photovoltaic solar panels. With the help of a local contractor, he installs a new solar power system. Tom frames the walls for a basement-remodeling project.

Contractor Angelo McRae helps a homeowner tile his bathroom floor. Tom heads to Washington D.C. to help a homeowner weatherstrip her front door.

Roger helps a homeowner plant a garden using native species that are drought-tolerant. Tom helps a homeowner remove a door and replace it with a window.

Kevin works with a siding contractor to install a new vinyl casing around a window. Richard helps a homeowner install a new dishwasher.

Richard installs a recirculation pump to provide hot water quickly to a bathroom. Tom shares a tip for fixing the handle on a casement window. The guys ask "What Is It?" Kevin helps a homeowner line her fireplace chimney.

Roger upgrades a neglected urban patio. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom shows Kevin how to hang a heavy mirror on a wall.

Roger and Kevin examine ways to reduce the amount of water used for irrigation. Richard installs irrigation that reuses graywater. Richard shows Kevin some toilets with built-in sinks. Roger learns how to maintain small gasoline engines.

Kevin works with painter Mauro Henrique to stain a cedar fence. Tom helps a homeowner install window boxes and Roger helps plant them.

Scott works with a homeowner to upgrade his electrical service from 100 to 200 amps. Roger visits a garden designed to attract butterflies.

Tom helps a homeowner install a solid oak front door. The guys ask "What Is It?" Roger shares several tips for driving rebar into the ground.

Tom explains how ice dams form and how to prevent them. He then works with an insulation contractor to apply spray foam insulation in an attic. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard shares a tip about connecting gutter downspouts. Roger plants two trees on a busy city street.

Richard installs a battery back-up sump pump. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom fixes a rusty metal railing on a set of front steps. Kevin shares a tip about how to store a wheelbarrow.

Kevin works with an electrician in Atlanta to install a front porch light. The guys ask "What Is It?" Roger shows Kevin a tip about splitting firewood. Richard helps a homeowner who has hot water coming from his cold water faucet.

Tom helps a homeowner put the finishing touch on a backyard pizza oven. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard shows Kevin how to apply teflon tape, pipe dope, and wicking to threaded pipe connections.

Tom helps two homeowners build a railing for their porch. The guys ask "What Is It?" Roger and Kevin visit a stone yard to learn about stone used to build walls.

Richard fixes a kitchen sink drain. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner quiet his squeaky hardwood floors.

Roger helps a homeowner repair a crack in an asphalt walkway. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner get rid of the mold in her attic.

Roger helps a homeowner remove several overgrown shrubs in front of her house and plant many new perennials. The guys ask "What Is It?" Richard helps a couple quiet their noisy baseboard heater.

Kevin works with an insulation contractor to show the proper way to insulate a wall using fiberglass batts. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner repoint a fieldstone foundation.

Roger helps a homeowner prune an overgrown evergreen hedge. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner install a tile backsplash in his kitchen.

Richard helps a homeowner replace a corroded fitting on his water heater. The guys ask "What Is It?" Tom helps a homeowner install a vented range hood in her kitchen.

Richard helps a homeowner repair her faulty shower valve. Tom helps a homeowner rebuild her wobbly stair banister.

Roger and arborist Matt Foti help a homeowner transplant two trees. The guys ask, "What is it?" Richard helps a homeowner hook-up the plumbing to her washing machine.