4 recaps

Tiling

Tiling is a subject that recurs across these This Old House and Ask This Old House recaps. A recap is listed when one of its tags is Tiling. Tools and guides on this page come only from those 4 episodes.

Recaps

AI illustration of an unfinished bathroom with exposed framing, a marked story pole, curved porcelain tiles, and a shower rough-in

This Old House · S48 E3

This Old House S48 E3: Essex County Colonial Bathroom Tile, a Story Pole, and the Beam That Was Cut

Zack Dettmore and Charlie Marshall work out a vintage tile layout with a story pole before any tile goes up, a basement beam turns out to be cut and cracked, and Richard Trethewey gains about nine inches of floor space by moving the toilet tank into the wall.

October 15, 2026

AI illustration of a bathroom floor under renovation with anti-fracture membrane, loose electric heat cable, tile tools, and dusty daylight

This Old House · S47 E18

This Old House S47 E18: Heated Tile Floors, Chatham Custom Cabinets, and Bookcases That Hide Ductwork

Heath Eastman and tile installer Mike O'Neil lay electric floor heat under tile, Kevin tours a Chatham cabinet shop, Mauro repaints salvaged butler's pantry cabinets, and Tom boxes in ductwork behind built-in bookcases.

April 2, 2026

AI illustration of a half-laid brick paver patio on compacted stone and sand, with steel rails, a mallet, and loose pavers in warm daylight

This Old House · S47 E17

This Old House S47 E17: Porch Colors, a Brick Paver Patio, and Weaving Salvaged Douglas Fir

Mauro preps a porch ceiling with six color finalists, Jenn and Mark lay a running-bond brick paver patio on crusher run, Kevin tours a 200-year-old Tewksbury mill making rift-and-quartered white oak, and Charlie weaves salvaged Douglas fir into the second-floor hallway and linen closet.

March 26, 2026

AI illustration of a gutted bathroom shower wall with gray waterproof membrane, thin-set mortar, a notched trowel, porcelain tiles, and a small window in warm daylight

This Old House · S47 E4

This Old House S47 E4: Six Nails Per Shingle, Tile Underlayment, and the Biltmore's Gardens

Jim's brother drives down from Jersey to tile a bathroom, a father-son roofing duo explains why four nails aren't enough anymore, and Kevin sneaks in a field trip to the Biltmore Estate.

October 16, 2025

Tools from these recaps

2x4
1 episode on this subject
anti-fracture membrane
1 episode on this subject
brick paver
1 episode on this subject
crusher run
1 episode on this subject
Douglas fir
1 episode on this subject
drip edge
1 episode on this subject
engineered stud
1 episode on this subject
herringbone diagonal pattern
1 episode on this subject

Every tool and material across the episodes

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