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The Best of Ask This Old House: 44 Common Household Projects

  • 2011
  • Ended
  • 6 seasons

Need help with a project around your house? The experts at ASK THIS OLD HOUSE are ready to lend a hand. Each project includes clear, step-by-step guidance from contractors with years of job experience. Youll learn basic home improvement skills and the tricks-of-the trade that will give you the knowledge and confidence to complete any project successfully.

Latest: Kitchens · 2011

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  1. E1. Kitchens - Installing a Tile Backsplash

    Apr 4, 2011

    Tile expert Joe Ferrante helps a homeowner who wants to install tile on a kitchen backsplash. The homeowner has selected a type of tile made up of 2x2 glass squares attached to a 12x12 mesh backing to make installation easier.

  2. E2. Kitchens - Installing Kitchen Cabinets

    Apr 4, 2011

    Tom helps a homeowner install a set of new kitchen cabinets. Before installing them, Tom takes all of the cabinets out of the boxes to inspect them. He finds a cracked panel in one cabinet, and also finds that the microwave cabinet is the wrong size.

  3. E3. Kitchens - Fixing a Jammed Garbage Disposer

    Apr 4, 2011

    Richard helps a pair of homeowners with a garbage disposer that has been jammed for more than a year.

  4. E4. Kitchens - Replacing a Kitchen Faucet

    Apr 4, 2011

    Richard helps a homeowner replace her old, leaky kitchen faucet with a newer model that included a builtin sprayer.

  5. E5. Kitchens - Installing Pendant Lighting

    Apr 4, 2011

    Kevin and an electrician help a homeowner add lighting over their kitchen’s peninsula counter.

  6. E6. Kitchens - Painiting Kitchen Cabinets

    Apr 4, 2011

    Kevin and painting expert Rich O’Neil shows a homeowner the proper way to paint her kitchen cabinets.

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