The Best of Ask This Old House: 44 Common Household Projects

S1 · E1 — Kitchens - Installing a Tile Backsplash

Season 1 · 7 episodesThe Best of Ask This Old House: 44 Common Household Projects
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Kitchens - Installing a Tile BacksplashE1 · 45 min

Tile expert Joe Ferrante helps a homeowner who wants to install tile on a kitchen backsplash. The homeowner has selected a type of tile made up of 2x2 glass squares attached to a 12x12 mesh backing to make installation easier.

Kitchens - Installing Kitchen CabinetsE2 · 45 min

Tom helps a homeowner install a set of new kitchen cabinets. Before installing them, Tom takes all of the cabinets out of the boxes to inspect them. He finds a cracked panel in one cabinet, and also finds that the microwave cabinet is the wrong size.

Kitchens - Fixing a Jammed Garbage DisposerE3 · 45 min

Richard helps a pair of homeowners with a garbage disposer that has been jammed for more than a year.

Kitchens - Replacing a Kitchen FaucetE4 · 45 min

Richard helps a homeowner replace her old, leaky kitchen faucet with a newer model that included a builtin sprayer.

Kitchens - Installing Pendant LightingE5 · 45 min

Kevin and an electrician help a homeowner add lighting over their kitchen’s peninsula counter.

Kitchens - Painiting Kitchen CabinetsE6 · 45 min

Kevin and painting expert Rich O’Neil shows a homeowner the proper way to paint her kitchen cabinets.

Kitchens - Building Laminate CountertopsE7 · 45 min

Tom and Kevin remove and replace an old laminate kitchen countertop.

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Kitchens - Installing Kitchen Cabinets

Tom helps a homeowner install a set of new kitchen cabinets. Before installing them, Tom takes all of the cabinets out of the boxes to inspect them. He finds a cracked panel in one cabinet, and also finds that the microwave cabinet is the wrong size.

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Episodes

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Kitchens - Installing a Tile BacksplashE1 · 45 min

Tile expert Joe Ferrante helps a homeowner who wants to install tile on a kitchen backsplash. The homeowner has selected a type of tile made up of 2x2 glass squares attached to a 12x12 mesh backing to make installation easier.

Kitchens - Installing Kitchen CabinetsE2 · 45 min

Tom helps a homeowner install a set of new kitchen cabinets. Before installing them, Tom takes all of the cabinets out of the boxes to inspect them. He finds a cracked panel in one cabinet, and also finds that the microwave cabinet is the wrong size.

Kitchens - Fixing a Jammed Garbage DisposerE3 · 45 min

Richard helps a pair of homeowners with a garbage disposer that has been jammed for more than a year.

Kitchens - Replacing a Kitchen FaucetE4 · 45 min

Richard helps a homeowner replace her old, leaky kitchen faucet with a newer model that included a builtin sprayer.

Kitchens - Installing Pendant LightingE5 · 45 min

Kevin and an electrician help a homeowner add lighting over their kitchen’s peninsula counter.

Kitchens - Painiting Kitchen CabinetsE6 · 45 min

Kevin and painting expert Rich O’Neil shows a homeowner the proper way to paint her kitchen cabinets.

Kitchens - Building Laminate CountertopsE7 · 45 min

Tom and Kevin remove and replace an old laminate kitchen countertop.