Ask This Old House

Home and How To Series / 2 Seasons

Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by our viewers - and we make house calls! The series features some familiar faces, including Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, and landscape contractor Jenn Nawada.

23m 42s / TV-G

E20 | Electric Bill Investigation | Ask This Old House

S23 E20 / 23m 42s / TV-G

Lee Gilliam and Kevin O'Connor explain two different processes to keep lawns looking lush and green- dethatching and aerating; Heath Eastman investigates a homeowner's high electrical bill by installing a smart home energy monitoring system to track what circuits are drawing the most power; Tom Silva and Kevin go over the different types of routers and their accessories.

E19 | Retaining Wall, Mini Split Upkeep | Ask This Old House

S23 E19 / 23m 42s / TV-G

Richard Trethewey demonstrates how to maintain a mini split, showing how to properly clean the indoor and outdoor components to keep the unit running optimally; then, it's rubber, round, and has a waffle shaped top. The guys play What Is It; Mark McCullough and Jenn Nawada team up to help a homeowner upgrade her house's curb appeal by building a garden retaining wall.

E18 | Tree Diagnosis, Home Checklist | Ask This Old House

S23 E18 / 23m 42s / TV-G

Lee Gilliam enlists the help of an arborist to diagnose a homeowner's fungal diseased pine tree and provide a treatment plan; Kevin O'Connor and Lee later meet up with the arborist at the barn to see how the treatment plan worked and learn about other common fungal diseases; Nathan Gilbert travels to Detroit to show a new homeowner how to perform maintenance inspections around her house.

E5 | Medicine Cabinet, Chimney Crown | Ask This Old House

S23 E5 / 23m 42s / TV-G

Nathan Gilbert transforms a homeowner's hanging bathroom medicine cabinet into a recessed medicine cabinet; Mark McCullough replaces a chimney crown that is causing water damage to a homeowner's indoor charcoal grill; Mark shows Kevin O'Connor some of the little pieces of history he's found while doing masonry work over the years.

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