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Ask This Old House

Deck Staining; Water Monitoring

Tom demonstrates how to sharpen a knife; Mauro restains a deck; Mark demonstrates the best way to prevent smoke when building a fire; Ross learns about innovations to automatic water shutoff valves. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 5/18 at 10:30 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Smart Thermostat Wires; Bluestone Cleaning

Installing a smart thermostat after finding a wiring issue; staining a deck to protect and maintain it; cleaning a bluestone patio. (30 minutes)

Sat, 5/18 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Garden Restoration; Bathroom Exhaust Fan

Restoring a garden bed; a New Hampshire painter explains how she got into the trade; installing a bathroom fan in a house with bad wiring. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/20 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Smart Thermostat Wires; Bluestone Cleaning

Installing a smart thermostat after finding a wiring issue; staining a deck to protect and maintain it; cleaning a bluestone patio. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/20 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Table; Stumps; Solar

Tom and Kevin build a simple table from solid fir normally used for building decks, and Kevin works with a wood finishing expert to stain and finish it; how to get rid of tree stumps using a gas-powered stump grinder; the state of solar energy. (30 minutes)

Mon, 5/20 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Smart Thermostat Wires; Bluestone Cleaning

Installing a smart thermostat after finding a wiring issue; staining a deck to protect and maintain it; cleaning a bluestone patio. (30 minutes)

Tue, 5/21 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Smart Thermostat Wires; Bluestone Cleaning

Installing a smart thermostat after finding a wiring issue; staining a deck to protect and maintain it; cleaning a bluestone patio. (30 minutes)

Tue, 5/21 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Accessibility Projects

Kevin helps make a home accessible for a homeowner in a wheelchair by modifying a bathroom and several different sets of stairs; Tom and Kevin rebuild a dangerous staircase for a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing. (30 minutes)

Wed, 5/22 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Task Lights; Concrete

Electrician Scott Caron replaces outdated fluorescent under-cabinet lights with new LED fixtures; Roger and Kevin demonstrate how to work with concrete; Richard teaches Tom about the potential energy savings of temperature setbacks on thermostats. (30 minutes)