Ask This Old House.

Ask This Old House

Fireplace Makeover; Drip Edges

Mark replaces a chipped brick in a fireplace surround and Mauro updates it with a whitewashed look; Richard shares advice on maintaining water heaters; Tom demonstrates the importance of a drip edge. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 4/20 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Hang Shades; Steep Landscaping

Installing top-down bottom-up shades to block the outside view for a tiny guard dog; the anatomy of toilet tanks, common failures and how to fix a running toilet; landscaping a steep front yard. (30 minutes)

Mon, 4/20 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Hang Shades; Steep Landscaping

Installing top-down bottom-up shades to block the outside view for a tiny guard dog; the anatomy of toilet tanks, common failures and how to fix a running toilet; landscaping a steep front yard. (30 minutes)

Mon, 4/20 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Weird Shower Valve; Mossy Roof

Replacing a shower valve with a conventional pressure balanced one; refinishing stair treads; removing moss from a roof. (30 minutes)

Tue, 4/21 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Hang Shades; Steep Landscaping

Installing top-down bottom-up shades to block the outside view for a tiny guard dog; the anatomy of toilet tanks, common failures and how to fix a running toilet; landscaping a steep front yard. (30 minutes)

Tue, 4/21 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Indoor Garden; Fireplace Hearth

Planting an indoor garden; the basics of using a hole saw; replacing a common terra cotta hearth with slate tile. (30 minutes)

Wed, 4/22 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Dog Dish Stand; Gas Lantern

Using a mobile CNC routing machine; building a dog dish stand using power tools; different methods for wiring a portable generator to a house. (30 minutes)

Thu, 4/23 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Cherry Blossoms; Mount Rushmore

Jenn visits Washington's Cherry Blossom Festival and plants a tree; Mark learns how Mount Rushmore was built and shows stone cutting; Nathan visits Abe Lincoln's house then replaces mortise hardware. (30 minutes)

Fri, 4/24 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Hang Shades; Steep Landscaping

Installing top-down bottom-up shades to block the outside view for a tiny guard dog; the anatomy of toilet tanks, common failures and how to fix a running toilet; landscaping a steep front yard. (30 minutes)