Ask This Old House.

Ask This Old House

Regrade Lawn; Solid Core Doors

Regrading a backyard to improve the lawn's health; houseplants that thrive at any light level; upgrading hollow-core doors to solid-core doors. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Tue, 11/4 at 3:30 am 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)

Tue, 11/4 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Circuit; Table Saw; Fireplace Insert

Installing a basement circuit; safety techniques for common sources of table saw injuries; installing a wood-burning insert into a drafty fireplace. (30 minutes)

Wed, 11/5 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Sawmill; Bar Top

Milling a large piece of an old red oak; headband game; building a bar top out of the milled piece of red oak. (30 minutes)

Thu, 11/6 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Windows; Robotic Mower

Tom replaces sash balancers on an antique window; Roger and Kevin check out the benefits of a robotic lawnmower; Richard talks about treating water with lead. (30 minutes)

Fri, 11/7 at 7:30 am 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)

Fri, 11/7 at 1:30 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Fire Safety; Strainer

Kevin visits Chicago to explore the dangers of home fires and ways to stay safe; Scott shows Kevin a battery-powered generator that can provide electricity; the guys look at a gray, rubber handle; Richard finds a rusted sink strainer in the kitchen. (30 minutes)

Fri, 11/7 at 1:30 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)

Fri, 11/7 at 11:30 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)