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Check this out: How to fix rotting wood with epoxy, straight from the man, @TomSilvaTOH !
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The sun sets at 5 now, which is a great time to learn what “2700K” means and why your living room has looked like a gas station since you switched to LEDs. Heath Eastman has everything you need to know about LED lightbulbs: bit.ly/3U8NtQ9
A fireplace insert is one of the most effective ways to turn an inefficient open fireplace into a real heat source. 🔥 Here's how to install one properly!
Out with the old beam, in with a stronger one. 💪
Zack Dettmore and @KevinOConnorTOH shore up the basement at #TOHEssexCo, swapping out a tired old beam so this 1893 house is ready to carry its next chapter!
Next time on #TOHEssexCo, the crew puts on a see-through demo out in the yard, work moves upstairs, and a few vintage pieces are getting a second life.
With support from @RbACorp, tune in Thursday on @PBS or stream free beginning Monday on @TheRokuChannel!
Before you replace the whole sink, replace the parts. 💧 Richard (@ThisOldPlumber) shows you what to look for and how to swap out the worn components.
💧 Richard (@ThisOldPlumber) explains how plumbing traps lose water and what to do about it before the smell takes over.
Arch out, square in! @TomSilvaTOH shows you how to convert an arched doorway to a square opening so the finish looks exactly right.
Turn your sound on. 🔊 A little #TOHEssexCo ASMR to hold you over until tonight's episode.
Tune in tonight on @PBS or stream free beginning Monday on @TheRokuChannel!
🪵 A solid wood door changes the whole feel of a home from the outside in. @TomSilvaTOH shows you how to install one the right way so it looks great and stands up to whatever the elements throw at it.
Cherry blossoms, rough plumbing, and a roof that's (almost) watertight.
@JNawadaTOH takes in the cherry trees, Richard (@ThisOldPlumber) reviews the rough plumbing, and Zack shows how the roof gets flashed.
Tune in Thursday on @PBS or stream beginning Monday on @TheRokuChannel!
Dirty grout is one of those things that makes a whole bathroom or kitchen look grimy no matter how clean everything else is. @TomSilvaTOH shows you how to mix up a homemade cleaner that cuts through it without harsh chemicals.
Cleaner air, minimal budget. 💨 Ross Trethewey breaks down how to make a DIY air filter that does the job without the hefty price tag of a store bought unit.
🪵 @TomSilvaTOH breaks down how to replace a cracked floor tile so the result is clean, seamless, and built to last.
Future builders, makers, and problem-solvers start somewhere.
🛠️ Great to see @HomeDepot making that starting line more accessible for the next generation!
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Through Path to Pro, The Home Depot and @HomeDepotFound are creating a path from the first project to the final certification and helping the next generation of tradespeople by committing to 15 million introductions to skilled trades careers by 2032.
That is why The Home Depot is launching Skills Explorers — a free national, facilitator-led curriculum, for ages 11–17, designed to spark interest in the skilled trades before career choices are made.
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Every great renovation starts on paper!
🏠 @KevinOConnorTOH meets with architect Dan Kopec to walk through the plans for our 1893 Dutch Colonial Revival in Essex County, New Jersey.
Tune in tonight on @PBS or stream free beginning Monday on @TheRokuChannel!
12 CEOs, one big question: why are the skilled trades the future of work? 🛠️
Proud to partner with @BizRoundtable and @StandTogether on this one, hosted by our own @KevinOConnorTOH. 🎙️
BRT is proud to announce “Work in Progress,” a 12-part CEO interview series produced in partnership with @ThisOldHouse Radio Hour and @StandTogether’s Human Potential Network. Hosted by @KevinOConnorTOH, the series will feature conversations with CEOs about strengthening America’s skilled trades workforce.
Listen to the first episode, with new interviews to be released biweekly: businessroundtable.org/skill…
Your furnace is about to work harder than it has in months, and how well it performs depends on how well it's been maintained. 🔧 Richard (@ThisOldPlumber) breaks down why furnace maintenance matters and what happens when you skip it.
🪵 Out with the wobbly old staircase, in with one you can actually trust. @TomSilvaTOH shows you how to replace a pull-down attic staircase.
Nobody told us the job site would have a soundtrack this good! 🐶
@KevinOConnorTOH and Zack Dettmore are on site at #TOHEssexCO and we caught this moment between takes.
Tune in tonight on @PBS to see what they're actually building!