Ask This Old House

Fixing a leak in a 20-year-old dishwasher; cutting back stair treads to create more headroom.

The team tackles a damaged garden hose, basic plumbing tools, and noisy garage door openers.

Hiding an ugly stoop and showing adhesives, fasteners and traditional types of decking; a product to rid backyards of mosquitoes; installing a thermostat.

Installing an air eliminator valve; removing nails without damaging the trim on a door frame; snow blower maintenance.

Demonstrating drum and random orbital sanders; digging post holes for a new fence; replacing a corroded boiler pipe; proper caulking technique.

Repairing a cracked plaster ceiling; rebuilding a toilet; using a stump grinder to remove an old tree stump; replacing broken glass and re-glazing a window sash.

Repairing a sagging floor; jacking up a failing beam; pouring new concrete footings; installing lally columns; sharpening and maintaining chainsaws.

Installing bung-holes in decking; why bathroom paint cracks and peels; building an attractive outdoor lattice.

Replacing a rotting basement window; dryer vent installation; painting a six-panel door; power outlet installation; replacing weed trimmer string.

Fixing an old washing machine and a leaky kitchen faucet; pressure washing a slippery brick walkway; different types of spirit levels.

Hand pruners; repairing shutters; water heaters; tankless hot water system.

Building a sawhorse from scratch; installing a new frost-proof outdoor faucet; how to collect and compost leaves.

Using a sprayer to paint a shutter; replacing a broken fireplace damper; splitting logs for firewood.

Installing a new shower faucet that will eliminate scalding; testing the latest robotic lawn mowers; "critter-proofing" a house.

Removing ivy covering a home; replacing a window in a third-floor bathroom; the proper way to measure for a replacement window.

Painting the exterior of a double-hung window; lawn fertilization; hanging a picture on a hollow wall.

Installing an automatic water shut-off valve on a washer/dryer combination; preparing drywall joints; plumbing torches.

Products designed to keep leaves out of rain gutters; repairing a wobbly toilet.

Preventing drafts around windows by installing insulation around the weight pockets; sewage ejection pump.

Removing aluminum siding around a window and repairing the damaged sill; how to use different types of paint rollers; sharpening kitchen knives.

Different types of snow shovels and throwers; repairing the broken sash cords on an old window.

Leaky shower tub faucet; removing painted wallpaper; hot glue guns.

Installing crown molding; adding insulation to prevent bathroom pipes from freezing.

Installing a garbage disposal; testing the decibel level of several power tools; hearing protection.

Repairing an exterior door jamb; leak sensors can prevent flooded basements; automatic water-shutoff valve.

Clearing toilet stoppage; folding attic stairs; growing tomato plants from seeds.