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Two-Prong Outlet; Deck Stair Rail

Pipe soldering; replacing two-prong receptacles; building, installing and painting deck stair railings. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 11/8 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Doorbell Retrofit; Driveway Edging

Installing a doorbell with new wiring; bottle traps; replacing a brick driveway's edging with cobblestones. (30 minutes)

Sat, 11/8 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Sustainable Grass, Driveway Lights

Jenn visits a Rhode Island sod farm to see what sustainable grass alternatives they've been experimenting with; Tom and Kevin discuss the most common types of nailhead and shank designs; Heath brightens up a dark driveway. (30 minutes)

Sun, 11/9 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Water Heater Autopsy; Composting

Cutting open a retired water heater and diagnosing why it failed; Jenn Nawada talks about her love of educating children about the outdoors; building a compost bin for a net zero elementary school. (30 minutes)

Sun, 11/9 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

EV Chargers; China Cabinet Repair

Heath explains the three levels of EV chargers; Mark weighs pros and cons of different brick patterns; Nathan helps a homeowner repair a cracked built-in china cabinet using MDF panels; Mauro repaints a china cabinet and shows how to paint on MDF. (30 minutes)

Sun, 11/9 at 3:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Doorbell Retrofit; Driveway Edging

Installing a doorbell with new wiring; bottle traps; replacing a brick driveway's edging with cobblestones. (30 minutes)

Mon, 11/10 at 7:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Seabees; Paint Galvanized Railing

Visiting a U.S. Navy Seabees base; different types of trailer hitches; repainting a galvanized stair railing. (30 minutes)

Mon, 11/10 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Seabees; Paint Galvanized Railing

Visiting a U.S. Navy Seabees base; different types of trailer hitches; repainting a galvanized stair railing. (30 minutes)

Mon, 11/10 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Bookshelf; Plants

Using store-bought stair treads to create a bookshelf; a new LED light with a built-in motion detector designed for use in a closet; using existing plants to transform the look of a home's foundation. (30 minutes)

Tue, 11/11 at 3:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Seabees; Paint Galvanized Railing

Visiting a U.S. Navy Seabees base; different types of trailer hitches; repainting a galvanized stair railing. (30 minutes)

Tue, 11/11 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Orchard; Water Heater

Roger helps plant a home orchard using apple and pear trees; Tom shows Kevin how to use a circular saw and how to find one that fits individual project needs; Richard installs a new tank water heater and discusses the new regulations on them. (30 minutes)