Renovation Videos
Fix it, build it, learn it.
Every project we cover, with its parts in order.
Published: 5 May 2019
Tom Silva of Ask This Old House shows a homeowner how to replace loose, cracked, noisy split-level stair treads with new red oak.
Published: 28 Mar 2019
A bathroom door that will not latch is fixed three ways, from easiest to most involved: tapping down the strike plate lip, filing the strike plate, or repositioning the whole plate lower.
Published: 10 Jan 2019
Cracked grout is common because grout is a cement product with little flexibility, especially at transitions like countertop-to-wall or floor-to-wall.
Published: 12 Nov 2018
Richard Trethewey helps a Seattle homeowner whose shower loses hot water when the kitchen hot tap or dishwasher is used.
Published: 9 Oct 2018
A Home Depot walkthrough of painting a room, from patching and sanding walls through taping, drop cloths, cutting in, priming and rolling two coats.
Published: 10 Aug 2018
Tom Silva of Ask This Old House helps a homeowner replace sections of vinyl siding that have holes.
Published: 19 Feb 2018
A painter shows a homeowner the sequence for painting a room whose ceiling is already done: liquid mask on the window glass, trim first, then walls.
Published: 23 Mar 2015
Covers several drywall repairs: small dings with spackle, popped nail heads, doorknob holes with a patch kit, the California patch for holes six inches and smaller, and larger holes patched with…
Published: 21 Aug 2014
A shop vac dust collection system built around a Dust Deputy cyclone on a 5-gallon bucket, with a main trunk of T fittings and hose, a blast gate at each tool, and MDF floor sweeps.
Published: 10 Jul 2014
A Lowe's walkthrough of painting a room: estimating paint, painting top down from ceiling to walls to trim, cutting in with a brush, rolling in a zig-zag pattern, taping trim, and cleaning up…
Published: 29 Jun 2014
A homeowner shows how he brightened a dingy shower surround by replacing its grout over a few days.
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