Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to troubleshoot a leaky shower. Steps: 1. Cover shower drain with rag to prevent dropped screws from falling down the drain.2. Remove handle from show ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to solder copper pipes. Steps: 1 Use emery cloth to clean outside of copper tubing.2 Clean inside of fitting with wire brush.3 Apply flux to pipe and ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to prevent frozen pipes. Steps: 1. Seal air-leaking holes and cracks around home with expanding foam sealant or silicone caulk.2. Use foam-rubber pipe ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to install a frost proof faucet. Steps: 1. Turn off the water and drain the old hose faucet, also called the sillcock.2. Use emery cloth to clean the ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to repair a kitchen sink sprayer. Steps: 1. Turn off hot- and cold-water at the shut-off valves under sink.2. Loosen cap behind faucet's spout with pl ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to animal proof a house. Steps: 1 Dig 8- to 12-inch-deep trench alongside porch. 2 Cut hardware cloth slightly larger than opening under porch 3 Use 2 ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to replace your exterior columns. Steps: 1. Cut cedar to width and length to create proper size column.2. Apply two coats of exterior-grade primer to ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to remove roof moss. Steps: 1 Slide a margin trowel under shingles to unstick them from the ones below.2 Slide sacrificial zinc strip underneath the l ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to reshingle a roof. Steps: 1. Pry off old roof shingles with pitch fork.2. Nail down loose roof sheathing to rafters.3. Cover roof deck with 30-pound ...
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to choose a carbon monoxide detector. Steps: 1 Simplest, most affordable carbon-monoxide detector plugs into an electrical outlet.2 Battery-powered pl ...