Episode 1
Aired Oct 4, 2012
This Old House Cambridge 2012 Project, Part 1 of 15; Ask This Old House Transforming Stock Shelving; Installing a New Washing Machine Valve
Homeowners hope to turn a two-family Victorian-era house into a one-family home; transforming stock shelving into a custom built-in; installing a new washing machine valve.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 11, 2012
This Old House Cambridge 2012 Project, Part 2 of 15; Ask This Old House Installing Bluestone Patio; Hanging Bikes in a Garage
Removing a central chimney brick by brick; removing a sick Norway maple; installing a bluestone patio; hanging bikes in a small garage.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 18, 2012
This Old House Cambridge 2012 Project, Part 3 of 15; Ask This Old House Building a Custom Fireplace Mantle; Repairing Leaking Kitchen Faucet
Relocating a load bearing partition wall; exterior colors for the house; building a custom fireplace mantle; garden edging; repairing a leaking kitchen faucet.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 25, 2012
This Old House Cambridge 2012 Project, Part 4 of 15; Ask This Old House Laying Sod in the Backyard; Installing a Wireless Thermostat
The ceiling work gets started on the first floor; skylight; laying sod in the backyard; finding measurements without doing math; wireless thermostat controls the heating system.
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Episode 5
Aired Nov 1, 2012
Getting Around in Cambridge; Ask This Old House Planting Palm Trees; Replacing an Old Heating System With One That's More Efficient
Removing steps to roof deck; keeping the ducts out of the roof rafter bays; hiding the air handler; planting several varieties of palm trees; new light bulbs; replacing an old heating system and hot water heater.
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Episode 6
Aired Nov 8, 2012
Exterior Improvements; Ask This Old House Special New York Episode
Repointing the old brick foundation; repairing the sagging front porch; rebuilding the rotted porch railing; beginning foam insulation; adding task lighting to a dark kitchen; park built atop an old train line; adding cable railing to a deck.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 15, 2012
Old and New in Harmony; Ask This Old House Installing a New Kitchen Sink and Faucet; Installing Insulated Sidelights on a Front Door
Replacing a concrete front walk with a new bluestone design; modifications for replacement windows; shower waterproofing system; paint prep; installing a kitchen sink and faucet; installing insulated sidelights on a front door.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 22, 2012
Melting Pot; Ask This Old House Installing a Privacy Fence; Replacing a Clogged Shower Valve
Exterior trim details; adding floor warming radiant heat; condensing boiler; installing a vinyl privacy fence; replacing a clogged shower valve.
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 29, 2012
Hot Stuff; Ask This Old House Installing Interior Window Trim; Heating a Swimming Pool for Free
Adding a tinted primer with airless sprayers; trimming the windows with modern detail; installing custom copper gutters; zero-clearance wood burning fireplace insert; installing interior window trim; a device that heats the swimming pool.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 6, 2012
Swedish Details; Ask This Old House Properly Mulching Garden Beds; Installing a Natural Gas Line
Installing Southern yellow pine accents; maple flooring; tile for the master bath; mulching garden beds; installing a natural gas line for a barbecue grill.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 13, 2012
Window Seat, Stairs, Knee Walls; Ask This Old House Using Hand Planes; Repairing a Cracked Stone Walkway
Installing new granite steps; building a window seat and MDF doors; pine ceiling accents; using hand planes; repairing a cracked stone walkway.
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Episode 12
Aired Dec 20, 2012
Rounding the Corner; Ask This Old House Installing a Ceiling Fan; Installing a Water Softener
Installing plastic drywells to prevent flooding in the yard; thermostats that program themselves; installing a ceiling fan on a cathedral ceiling; installing a water softener.
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Episode 13
Aired Dec 27, 2012
Hearthstone, Waterfall Island Top; Ask This Old House Transplanting a Mature Rose Bush; Replacing Old Outdoor Lighting
Hearth and woodbox; butcher block countertop; replacing old outdoor lighting with new fixtures.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 3, 2013
Secondary Spaces; Ask This Old House Restoring Terrazzo Floors; Repairing a Cracked Floor Joist
Finishing the driveway, walk-in closets, home automation and wallpaper; foyer light; building a workbench; restoring terrazzo floors; repairing a cracked floor joist.
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Episode 15
Aired Jan 10, 2013
The Big Finish; Ask This Old House Installing a Toilet; Patching a Lawn With Grass Seed
Installing new granite posts; vintage doorbell; building a window seat.
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Episode 16
Aired Jan 17, 2013
A Cottage in the Woods; Ask This Old House Hanging a Flat Panel TV; Controlling Insects Without Pesticides
Homeowners hope to turn a 1935 English-style cottage into an accessible in-law residence; hanging a flat-panel television on a wall; electrical outlets; controlling insects in the yard without pesticides.
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Episode 17
Aired Jan 24, 2013
Human Centered Design and Demo; Ask This Old House Maintaining Kitchen Appliances; Installing a Rain Gutter
Removing a bad shed dormer; maintaining kitchen appliances; installing a rain gutter, downspout and rain barrel.
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Episode 18
Aired Jan 31, 2013
One-Level Living; Ask This Old House Building a Storage Bench; Maintaining an Overgrown Perennial Garden
Level grade; building a storage bench; making watertight connections without soldering; maintaining an overgrown perennial garden.
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Episode 19
Aired Feb 7, 2013
Liquid Assets; Ask This Old House Caring for Orchids as Houseplants; Purchasing a Kitchen Wall Cabinet
Drilling for a water well and for geothermal wells; running electrical service underground; caring for orchids as houseplants; installing a kitchen wall cabinet.
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Episode 20
Aired Feb 14, 2013
Cottage Style; Ask This Old House Insulating Ductwork; Maintaining Clothes Washers and Dryers
Geothermal bore holes are filled and grouted; weaving shingles around a corner for a cottage look; installing custom PVC window trim; insulating ductwork; maintaining clothes washers and dryers.
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Episode 21
Aired Feb 21, 2013
Clam Flats & Lightning Rods; Ask This Old House Installing a Ductless Heat Pump; LED Lighting
Digging for clams; finishing the barrier-free walk with granite and bluestone; adding the standing-seam metal roof; installing a nonreactive lightning-protection system; installing a ductless heat pump; driving eye screws; LED lighting.
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Episode 22
Aired Feb 28, 2013
Rustic Plaster; Adavanced Septic; Ask This Old House Solving a Melted Mystery; Performing a Whole-House Energy Audit
Rustic plaster and old beams give the walls an Old World look; septic systems; self-contained membrane bioreactor system; granite and cobble border is added to the driveway; whole house energy audit.
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Episode 23
Aired Mar 7, 2013
Wooden Ships & Shiplap Boards; Ask This Old House Using Ladders Safely; Replacing a Shower Valve
The last shipyard in Essex; shiplap barn board walls and a mantel; home with accessible retrofits; using ladders safely; replacing a three-handle shower valve.
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Episode 24
Aired Mar 14, 2013
From Our House to Daryl's House; Ask This Old House Installing Surge Protection; Hardscaping Projects
Slate floor tile; parged plaster, salvaged hearth tile and stained quarter-sawn oak floors revive the original cottage; singer Daryl Hall's antique home and studio; installing surge protection.
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Episode 25
Aired Mar 21, 2013
Design for Everyone; Ask This Old House Making Custom Concrete Countertops; Cordless Landscape Tools
Geothermal system; laying reclaimed marble tile in the foyer and hand-painted border tile in the kitchen; touring the Seattle home of architect Emory Baldwin; installing custom concrete countertops; watertight connections; cordless landscape tools.
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Episode 26
Aired Mar 28, 2013
A Home for Mom and Dad; Ask This Old House Painting Kitchen Cabinets; Installing a Smart Thermostat to Reduce Energy Use
Installing interior screens and a Dutch door; exterior lighting and generator; tour of the English cottage; servicing subway trains; painting kitchen cabinets; estimating landscape material by the cubic yard; smart thermostat.
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