The BEST episodes of Ask This Old House season 16
Every episode of Ask This Old House season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ask This Old House season 16!
The crew at This Old House take on some pretty big projects, which means they can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions on smaller projects, and the TOH crew is ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by viewers - and the crew even makes house calls!
#1 - Paint Stripping, Fridge Hookup
Season 16 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/2018
Mauro shows a homeowner the safe way to strip paint; and Tom explains basic chiseling techniques.
#2 - Houston After Harvey
Season 16 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/2018
The guys head to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey to profile nonprofits working to tear down, clean out, and rebuild homes that were destroyed during the storm.
#3 - Drafty Door, Clean Paintbrushes
Season 16 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/24/2018
In Austin, Ross visits a community that plans to have all net zero energy housing; Richard demonstrates the uses of less common wrenches; Tom and Kevin build a console table using a maple slab with a live edge on it.
#4 - Net Zero Community, Live Edge
Season 16 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/31/2018
In Austin, Ross visits a community that plans to have all net zero energy housing; Richard demonstrates the uses of less common wrenches; Tom and Kevin build a console table using a maple slab with a live edge on it.
#5 - Walkway Reset; Patch Chipped Floor
Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/4/2018
Roger shows how to repair a damaged walkway, and also how to identify what caused the damage so it can be prevented; Tom patches a chipped wood floor using a Dutchman and hand tools.
#6 - Patch Lawn; Swap Toilet; Off-Grid
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2017
Reseeding a dead section of lawn and blending it in with the rest of the yard; the basics of changing a toilet; and an off-grid home tests commercial HVAC equipment.
#7 - Tree Removal; Stud Finders
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2017
The differences between water filters; and different ways to locate studs in a wall. Also: removing a tree that's leaning toward a house; and installing a smart garage door opener.
#8 - Backsplash; Leak Detection; Rainwater
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2017
How to install a backsplash. Also: a wireless leak detector that prevents floods; and a water feature that collects and reuses rainwater.
#9 - Happy Holidays from AskTOH!
Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2017
A toy box is built; and the guys exchange gifts. Also: preventing fires from holiday decorations.
#10 - Window Gap; Solar Drinking Water
Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/28/2017
Roger teaches how to care for orchids; Tom fixes an improperly hung window; Mark demonstrates how to clean brick with acid; Ross finds a solar panel that can generate drinking water from air.
#11 - Tankless Water Heater, Retaining Wall
Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2018
Richard heads to Milwaukee to install an instantaneous water heater; Tom demonstrates some techniques for cutting straight edges with a circular saw; Mark rebuilds a retaining wall that was stacked with the wrong material.
#12 - Gutterless Gutters, Desert Plan
Season 16 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/2018
Tom installs an alternative to a gutter; and Ross and Richard update Kevin on a future house technology.
#13 - Paint Door; Match Mortar; Wood Joints
Season 16 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/26/2018
Mauro teaches a homeowner how to paint a metal door; Mark explains how to match mortar for repointing jobs; Tom teaches apprentice Austin how to make a variety of different wood joints by building simple utility boxes.
#14 - Reface Fireplace, Kitchen Faucet
Season 16 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/2018
Mark teaches apprentice Krysten how to reface a granite fireplace; Jenn gives some tips on starting an organic garden; Richard helps a homeowner replace her kitchen faucet when she realizes her shutoff valve is broken.
#15 - Dutch Door, Landscape Checkers
Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2018
Richard shows Kevin the proper way to ventilate a sink; in Nashville, Tom converts a regular door into a Dutch door; Jenn updates a landscape by moving around, dividing, and pruning the current plants in the yard.
#16 - Rain Chain, Vanity Installation
Season 16 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2018
Roger installs a downspout alternative; painter Mauro Henrique explains the differences between various types of paintbrushes; Richard installs a vanity for homeowners who gave up on it seven years ago; Tom shows closet storage options.
#17 - Radiator Swap; Brick Repointing
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2017
Replacing a small radiator with one that's the correct size; and repointing brick. Also: the importance of sunscreen on the jobsite.
#18 - Stair Railing; Smart Show House
Season 16 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2018
Richard discusses the possible causes and solutions for a frozen air conditioner; Tom fixes an end cap on a stair railing that keeps coming loose; Ross travels to Napa to tour a house that's testing a variety of interconnected smart home devices.
#19 - Silica Dust, Wobbly Toilet
Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2018
Mark tests out different tools that collect silica dust more efficiently; Richard shims a wobbly toilet; Kevin heads to the Catskills to build a wooden slice table with Jimmy Diresta, a maker who's famous online for his how-to videos.
#20 - Spitting Faucet, Painting 101
Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/15/2018
Richard diagnoses and repairs a water system with air in it; in Open House, Tom analyzes a staircase that is not to code; Mauro makes his first house call to teach a homeowner the basics of painting a room.
#21 - Toolbox; Smoke Detector; Leaking Valve
Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2017
A young fan learns how to build a tool box; installing smart smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; diagnosing a leaking safety valve and installing an expansion tank to fix it.
#22 - Lawn Care, Workshop of the Future
Season 16 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2018
Roger tends to a lawn that was seeded in the summer and is not doing well; Richard goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades; Tom travels to a futuristic workshop in San Francisco to build a stool using computer-based tools.
#23 - Water Softener; App; Shadow Box
Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2017
Installing a new type of water softener; a home organization app; building a shadow box using wood from an old door.
#24 - Shower Valve; Chainsaws; Bucket Stool
Season 16 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/19/2018
In Nashville, Richard repairs and replaces a leaking shower valve; Roger explains safety features built into all chainsaws; Kevin makes a bucket stool with Ben Uyeda, a maker best known for his design-based online videos.
#25 - Metal Railing; Tile Replacement
Season 16 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/29/2018
Mark installs a metal railing using anchoring cement; Richard weighs the pros and cons of steam heat; and Tom demonstrates the correct way to replace a cracked kitchen floor tile.