Tag: Heath Eastman
How to Install Outdoor String Lights | Ask This Old House
Understanding Wire Gauges | Ask This Old House
Furnace Exhaust Motor Troubles – One Possible Fix I walk you through one trouble with a modern furnace. The temporary fix and the permanent fix. Modern furnaces vent through the side of the house. Not up the chimney any more that means they have a fan that pushes these exhaust gases out the side. Garage […]
How to Troubleshoot a Dimmer Switch | Ask This Old House
How to Secure Your Gutters So They Won’t Come Loose External house gutters are available today made of both aluminum and vinyl materials. Gutters intended to catch rain water often become clogged with debris or filled with ice and snow in the Northern climates and quickly fail their anchors. Aluminum gutters are fastened either with […]
Volunteer Day 4: Completion | Ask This Old House
Choosing the Right Type of Wood for Use With Your Cabinet Woodworking Plans You can design a cabinet for any purpose you want and it would function as you imagined it would. Cabinets come in all shapes and sizes, and if you can think of it, a type of cabinet of that kind would exist […]
ASK This Old House | Working from Home (S19 E26) FULL EPISODE
Tips To Keep Your Paving Bricks Looking As Good As New Paving bricks are a simple and relatively cost effective way to liven up those boring areas around your house. With a bit of creativity a couple of bricks can quickly turn any driveway, pathway, walkway or other area into something for the eye. Paving […]
How To Babyproof Your Home | Ask This Old House
DIY Guide to Installing Decorative Light Switch Plates Switch plates are an easy way to add some color or contrast to any room in your home or business. Most buildings, unless otherwise specified, come with pretty standard ones. They are usually a solid color that matches the walls and don;t add anything to the room […]
This Old House | Almost Home (S42 E25) | FULL EPISODE
Radiant Energy Generator – Homemade Electricity You Can Use To Power Your Home A radiant energy generator is a device that is capable of taking radiant energy (that exists all around us) and converting it into usable a.c. (alternating current) electricity that can be used to power appliances in your home. A typical device can […]
ASK This Old House | Flood Prevention, Deck Hangers (S19 E24) FULL EPISODE
Cleaning Carpet in a New House When you got into your new home, you will find that cleaning the carpet inside might be the first thing to do. In this matter, you will find no difficulties since there is not furniture yet in the house. You will also need shorter time in doing the cleaning […]
If I Weren’t a Contractor | Ask This Old House
A Grease Trap Can Keep You Out Of Trouble Kitchen grease is not a pretty sight. If you try to wash oily water down a kitchen sink there is bound to be a drain blockage. This is especially true in winter time when the oil turns into a solid grease ball very quickly. That is […]