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Painting

Painting recaps are episodes whose tags name painting, including exterior painting, ceiling painting, priming, paint prep, and paint cleanup. Those tags are grouped because they describe the same job at different stages. The list follows the tags.

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AI illustration of a small vintage bathroom wall with removed ceramic fixtures, mastic-scarred tile, a pry bar, and a quarter-sawn white oak shelf waiting nearby
ASK THIS OLD HOUSES24 / E24

Ask This Old House · S24 E24

Ask This Old House S24E24: Removing Tile Soap Holders for a White Oak Shelf, and Mauro Matches a Swirl Ceiling

Nathan Gilbert pulls vintage ceramic toothbrush and soap holders off a bathroom wall, patches the tile, and mounts a quarter-sawn white oak shelf with brass hooks. Mauro Henrique seals a water stain with shellac primer, patches a ceiling crack with fast-setting joint compound, and recreates the existing swirl texture before repainting.

AI illustration of a nursery accent wall partly painted with two arch outlines marked in low-tack tape, with a level, string, roller, and wet rag left on a drop cloth
ASK THIS OLD HOUSES24 / E19

Ask This Old House · S24 E19

Ask This Old House S24E19: Nursery Arches, Houseplant Myths, and a Pea Stone Patio That Needs 72 Hours Off

Mauro Henrique repaints a too-pink nursery and builds a two-arch accent wall with string, low-tack tape, and a fast wet rag; Jenn Nawada separates air-purifying pothos claims from citronella candles and root pruning; Mark McCullough sets a 16-by-14 pea stone patio with a retaining wall, drain pipe, binding agent, and a 72-hour cure.

AI illustration of a dining room with an antique stained china cabinet fitted into a painted wall box, pine casing, shelf cleats, and carpentry tools in warm daylight
THIS OLD HOUSES47 / E19

This Old House · S47 E19

This Old House S47 E19: Needham Victorian Finishes, a 130-Year-Old China Cabinet, and a Front Door Mortise

In Needham, Charlie reinstalls the original china cabinet in the new dining room, Jaclyn walks through a powder room that survived three wallpaper rounds, Heath Eastman explains primary bath lighting and blocking, the ducts get cleaned after construction, and Tom Silva cuts a mortise into the original Southern yellow pine front door.

AI illustration of a living room ceiling with torn paint at the crown molding, a roll of painter's tape, and an angled brush on a drop cloth
ASK THIS OLD HOUSES24 / E12

Ask This Old House · S24 E12

Ask This Old House S24E12: Ceiling Paint, Squeaky Floors, Siding Costs, and Smart Meters

Mauro Henrique repaints a ceiling after tape yanked old paint off the corners, Tom Silva quiets a hardwood floor with snap-off screws and wax sticks, Nathan Gilbert ranks vinyl, cedar, and fiber cement by budget and maintenance, and Heath Eastman and Ross Trethewey trace the utility meter from spinning dial to real-time data.

AI illustration of a dining room with masked wainscoting, an airless sprayer, primer, and sanding tools on drop cloths in warm daylight
ASK THIS OLD HOUSES23 / E14

Ask This Old House · S23 E14

Ask This Old House Season 23 Episode 14: Airless Painting Wainscoting, All-Electric Heat, and a Pressure-Treated Sandbox, or Prep Work Is the Whole Job

Mauro Henrique sprays wainscoting with an airless rig and a room full of masking, Kevin O'Connor, Ross Trethewey, and Heath Eastman compare heat pumps with fossil fuels using a levelized cost chart, and Nathan Gilbert builds a pressure-treated sandbox with two brothers who take digging seriously.

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