4 guides drawn from the episodes
Project guides
The useful part of an episode, pulled out and written down: which product belongs in which joint, which tools the crew actually reaches for, and what to do when the paint hits the floor. Every guide links back to the recaps it came from.
Field guide · 8 min read
Finish carpentry tools seen on This Old House
The layout, cutting, and fastening tools that actually show up in This Old House trim segments, and the miter method that replaces a compass and a sliding bevel.
Step by step · 7 min read
How to clean fresh paint off carpet, hardwood, and tile
What to do in the first minutes after water-based paint hits a rug, a finished floor, or tile, and which solvent the demonstration actually used once the paint had dried.
Field guide · 8 min read
Which caulk to use: latex, acrylic, silicone, or butyl
How This Old House sorts interior latex, exterior acrylic, 100% silicone, and butyl by the joint they have to survive, plus the prep that makes a new bead stick.
Field guide · 8 min read
PEX, copper, and cast iron: which pipe, which joint, and when
A homeowner opening a wall finds PEX, copper and cast iron and has to decide what connects to what; the guide sorts them by the job, from the episodes.