Old House Handyman: Locating leak in bathroom turns into total makeover The one thing neither of us knew was how to hold up the porch roof while she installed the remaining few floorboards and the ...

On the East Coast, many 200- and 300-year-old timber frame houses are still standing, but in the rest of the country, which was largely settled after 1850, old timber-frame houses, including the ...

“Antiques For An Antique House” airs Saturday, December 13 at 12 p.m. - Framing begins on the front porch. HVAC expert Brian Palen solves the puzzle of snaking ductwork through a house ...

In Part 2 of Building the BEST house possible, we start by framing walls and finish installing the roof trusses. The reason I believe this is an awesome way to frame a house, is how easily two ...

The roof is insulated from the outside. A lighting solution for the new ell is devised. The homeowners want the old ceiling framing exposed in the gambrel bedrooms which prohibits conventional ...

Giving your house a yearly checkup is one way to keep big repairs at bay. Here's a 5-step plan for inspecting your home, from the pros at THIS OLD HOUSE. In this how-to video, THIS OLD HOUSE ...