Ask This Old House.

Ask This Old House

Window Gap; Solar Drinking Water

Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes a window that was not hung properly and is now letting air in; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; in Future House, Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from thin air. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Wed, 7/2 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Jimmy DiResta; Wobbly Toilet

Mark tests out different tools that collect silica dust more efficiently; Richard shims a wobbly toilet; Kevin heads to the Catskills to build a wooden slice table with Jimmy Diresta, a maker who's known for his online how-to videos. (30 minutes)

Thu, 7/3 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Tankless Heater; Retaining Wall

Richard heads to Milwaukee to install an instantaneous water heater; Tom demonstrates some techniques for cutting straight edges with a circular saw; Mark rebuilds a retaining wall that was stacked with the wrong material. (30 minutes)

Fri, 7/4 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Rusty Bulkhead; Granite Stairs

Restoring a bulkhead; combination squares; repairing crumbling mortar on brick front stairs. (30 minutes)

Fri, 7/4 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Dutch Door; Landscape Checkers

Richard shows Kevin the proper way to ventilate a sink; in Nashville, Tom converts a regular door into a Dutch door; Jenn updates a landscape by moving around, dividing and pruning the current plants in the yard. (30 minutes)

Fri, 7/4 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Rusty Bulkhead; Granite Stairs

Restoring a bulkhead; combination squares; repairing crumbling mortar on brick front stairs. (30 minutes)

Sat, 7/5 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Rusty Bulkhead; Granite Stairs

Restoring a bulkhead; combination squares; repairing crumbling mortar on brick front stairs. (30 minutes)

Sat, 7/5 at 4:30 am on Austin PBS HDTV

Medicine Cabinet; Chimney Crown

Installing a bathroom recessed cabinet; replacing a chimney that has been causing water damage to an indoor charcoal grill. (30 minutes)

Sat, 7/5 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Rusty Bulkhead; Granite Stairs

Restoring a bulkhead; combination squares; repairing crumbling mortar on brick front stairs. (30 minutes)