Ask This Old House - Season 1 - Eps 5: Sanding Options; Digging Post Holes; Better Boiling
Tom and Steve demonstrate two types of floor sanders: a traditional drum sander. Roger and Steve use manual and power tools to dig post holes for a new fence. Richard travels to a historic district in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to replace a corroded pipe on a viewer's boiler. Back in the loft, Tom gives Steve a lesson in proper caulking technique. More Info & Resources
About Ask This Old House
Title: Ask This Old House
First Air Date: 2002-10-10
Last Air Date: 2025-10-09
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 4.4/10 (from 18 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 24
Total Episodes: 622
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: This Old House Productions, GBH, WETA
Synopsis
The crew at This Old House take on some pretty big projects, which means they can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions on smaller projects, and the This Old House crew is ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by viewers - and the crew even makes house calls!
Cast
Richard Trethewey
Himself
Norm Abram
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Roger Cook
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Kevin O'Connor
Host
Tom Silva
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Steve Thomas Rooney
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