Ask This Old House
Rain Barrel; Pooling Patio
Installing a rain barrel; installing a drain to divert water from a patio; the team shares new additions to their tool bags. (30 minutes)
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UPCOMING EPISODES
Wed, 11/5 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Sawmill; Bar Top
Milling a large piece of an old red oak; headband game; building a bar top out of the milled piece of red oak. (30 minutes)
Thu, 11/6 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Windows; Robotic Mower
Tom replaces sash balancers on an antique window; Roger and Kevin check out the benefits of a robotic lawnmower; Richard talks about treating water with lead. (30 minutes)
Fri, 11/7 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS Create
Sustainable Grass, Driveway Lights
Jenn visits a Rhode Island sod farm to see what sustainable grass alternatives they've been experimenting with; Tom and Kevin discuss the most common types of nailhead and shank designs; Heath brightens up a dark driveway. (30 minutes)
Fri, 11/7 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS Create
Sustainable Grass, Driveway Lights
Jenn visits a Rhode Island sod farm to see what sustainable grass alternatives they've been experimenting with; Tom and Kevin discuss the most common types of nailhead and shank designs; Heath brightens up a dark driveway. (30 minutes)
Fri, 11/7 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV
Fire Safety; Strainer
Kevin visits Chicago to explore the dangers of home fires and ways to stay safe; Scott shows Kevin a battery-powered generator that can provide electricity; the guys look at a gray, rubber handle; Richard finds a rusted sink strainer in the kitchen. (30 minutes)
Fri, 11/7 at 11:30 pm on Austin PBS Create
Water Heater Autopsy; Composting
Cutting open a retired water heater and diagnosing why it failed; Jenn Nawada talks about her love of educating children about the outdoors; building a compost bin for a net zero elementary school. (30 minutes)
Sat, 11/8 at 12:00 am on Austin PBS Create
EV Chargers; China Cabinet Repair
Heath explains the three levels of EV chargers; Mark weighs pros and cons of different brick patterns; Nathan helps a homeowner repair a cracked built-in china cabinet using MDF panels; Mauro repaints a china cabinet and shows how to paint on MDF. (30 minutes)
Sat, 11/8 at 12:30 am on Austin PBS Create
Doorbell Retrofit; Driveway Edging
Installing a doorbell with new wiring; bottle traps; replacing a brick driveway's edging with cobblestones. (30 minutes)
Sat, 11/8 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS Create
Sustainable Grass, Driveway Lights
Jenn visits a Rhode Island sod farm to see what sustainable grass alternatives they've been experimenting with; Tom and Kevin discuss the most common types of nailhead and shank designs; Heath brightens up a dark driveway. (30 minutes)