Ask This Old House - Season 3
Run Time: 30 mins
Air Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2004
Average Rating: ⭐ 4.4 (18 votes)
PBS26 Episodes
Edging a Lawn; Selecting Drill Bits; What Is It?; Fighting Fire
Season 3 - Episode 1
Our first House call of the season takes us to Beverly, Massachusetts, where Roger shows new homeowners Todd and Chrissy Fratzel the proper ...
Clogged Trap; Brick Walkway Patterns; Fixing Ceiling Cracks
Season 3 - Episode 2
Richard makes a House call in Wellesley, Massachusetts, to help homeowner Ziad Tarawneh replace a trap under his bathroom sink. Back in the ...
Broken Fence; What Is It? Shower Valve; Keyless Chuck
Season 3 - Episode 3
Roger repairs a broken fence with teenage neighbor Amanda Rao. Back inside, the guys ask, ""What Is It?"" Then, Richard restores hot-water f...
Pass-Through Opening; What Is It? Stopping a Running Toilet
Season 3 - Episode 4
Tom visits homeowners David and Patti Dobrindt in Milton, Massachusetts, to help them cut a pass-through in their kitchen wall. Back in the ...
Screw Extractors; Cobblestone Edging; Rotting Porch Post
Season 3 - Episode 5
Tom shows Kevin how to remove bolts and screws with stripped or damaged heads. Roger visits homeowner Lauren Speisman of Waltham, Massachuse...
Flower Boxes; What Is It? New Lawn with Sod
Season 3 - Episode 6
Tom helps spruce up the front of homeowner Stacy Keller's Acton, Massachusetts, house by building window boxes for flowers. Then Tom, Roger,...
Anode Rod Replacement; Water Diverter; Too Much Heat!
Season 3 - Episode 7
In the workshop loft, Richard demonstrates how to extend the life of a hot water heater by replacing the sacrificial anode rod. Tom visits h...
Hanging Shelves; Soil Testing; Hot Water Recirculator
Season 3 - Episode 8
Tom helps homeowners Rich and Sarah Paisner of Brighton, Massachusetts, get organized by installing adjustable shelves on the wall in their ...
Plumbing Valves; Old Bulkhead; Drip Irrigation Repair
Season 3 - Episode 9
Inside the loft, Richard gives Kevin some lessons on leaky valves and how to repair them. Then, Tom heads to Waltham, Massachusetts to help ...
Noisy Toilet; What Is It? Cutting Crown Molding; Broken Tile
Season 3 - Episode 10
Richard visits Stephen Davidson of Littleton, Massachusetts to find the source of a strange ""fog horn"" sound coming from his plumbing syst...
Ladder Safety; What Is It? Replacing an Old Retaining Wall
Season 3 - Episode 11
Kevin heads outside the barn to learn about ladder safety from expert John Drengenberg. Up at the loft, Kevin, Tom, Richard and Roger ask, "...
Cracked Stucco; Cleaning a Lawnmower; Dehumidifier Pumps
Season 3 - Episode 12
Tom heads to sunny Los Angeles, California where he helps homeowner Joshua Tano repair some cracked stucco. Back in the loft, Tom, Richard, ...
Planting a New Lawn; What Is It? Replacing a Kitchen Sink
Season 3 - Episode 13
Roger re-seeds a damaged lawn for homeowner Mary Brintnall of Beverly, Massachusetts. Back in the loft, Roger, Tom, Richard and Kevin ask, "...
Chicago Door Glass; Glass Expert; Pruning a Pin Oak
Season 3 - Episode 14
Tom heads to the windy city suburb of Park Ridge, Illinois, where he helps homeowner Richard Westphal replace the broken window pane in an e...
Old Storm Window; Shrubs; Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Season 3 - Episode 15
Tom helps homeowner Tarah Hirschey of Wellesley, Massachusetts make her old windows more efficient by installing new storm windows. Then, Ro...
Replicating Moldings; Unlevel Patio; Stripping Wallpaper
Season 3 - Episode 16
In the Ask This Old House loft, Tom shows Kevin a few ways to recreate different molding profiles. Then, Roger heads to Skokie, Illinois whe...
Rotted Deck Balusters; What Is It? Connecting an Icemaker
Season 3 - Episode 17
Homeowner Martin D'Agostino of Swampscott, Massachusetts receives a visit from Tom who knows him how to repair and replace his rotting deck ...
Unclogging Drains; Window Weights; Low-Maintenance Garden
Season 3 - Episode 18
In the barn loft, Richard ""clears up"" the mysteries of clogged bathtub drains. Then, Tom helps Marblehead, Massachusetts homeowner Terry L...
Composting; What Is It? Removing a House Trap
Season 3 - Episode 19
Roger shows homeowner Doug Ferguson of Hudson, Massachusetts how to recycle his yard waste through composting. They visit a compost bin test...
Floor Leveling; What Is It? Leaky Water Valve; Air Compressors
Season 3 - Episode 20
Tom helps homeowner Mark Andrews of Charleston, Massachusetts level an uneven concrete floor so that he can install hardwood flooring. Then ...
220-Volt Receptacle; Gardening Hand Tools; Macerating Toilet
Season 3 - Episode 21
Tom shows Kevin what's inside a typical residential electrical service panel. Then, master electrician Allen Gallant helps homeowner Steve B...
Riding Lawnmowers; Garbage Disposers; Rotting Threshold
Season 3 - Episode 22
Roger heads to Alpharetta, Georgia to help homeowner Dale Eneberg shop for a new riding lawnmower. Then Roger, Richard, Tom and Kevin ask, "...
Clogged Vent Stack; What Is It? Backyard Ice Rink
Season 3 - Episode 23
Richard helps homeowner Tom Pulkowski of Chelmsford, Massachusetts clear a clogged vent stack with the aid of a fiberoptic plumbing snake. T...
Air Cleaner; Walkway Ice Removal; Bathroom Venting
Season 3 - Episode 24
Richard helps a pair of homeowners from Arlington, Massachusetts install an electronic air cleaner on their forced-air furnace. Then Roger s...
Florescent Light; Landscaping Software; Aluminum Heat Cover
Season 3 - Episode 25
Up in the loft, Tom shows Kevin a few tricks for using one of the most basic tools, a tape measure. Then master electrician Allen Gallant vi...
Window Boxes; What Is It? Plumbing Connections
Season 3 - Episode 26
Tom makes a house call to Atlanta, Georgia to show homeowner Terry Andrews how to use masonry fasteners to install window boxes on his brick...