iStock Backyard hot tubs help soak away stress and provides relief for muscle aches and joint pain. Before you set up your little oasis, here are a few things to note. There’s nothing like a long soak in a hot tub, especially when it’s outdoors overlooking the view. Summer or…

iStock Brick is an incredibly durable and long-lasting material. But if you need to hang a picture or attach mount a shelf to a brick wall, the usual methods can make the job seem impossible. Drilling into brick is tough work. Whether it’s a decorative brick veneer inside a house,…

Host Kevin O’Connor speaks to architect Michael Green and Lynn Osmond, President and CEO of the Chicago Architecture Center, about building tall with one of our original building materials: wood. Skyscrapers tell the stories of cities around the world. These massive columns of steel and glass continue to be feats…

Costas Picadas/GAP Interiors Protect your home and everything inside with these simple tips to help make your garage, an easy entry point for burglars, more secure. While most homeowners will invest in strong locks and advanced security for the exterior doors of their home, it won’t occur to them to…

Progress and expansion are underway at the Saratoga Springs project house in Saratoga Springs, NY. Evan, a schoolteacher, and his wife, Whitney, want to move back into the house where Evan grew up and begin raising a family. They also want a comfortable suite for his mother, but the house…

While we’ve naturally improved building technologies and adjusted the materials found in the foundation of our homes, a few lingering agents could be harmful to our health. As building technologies have improved and new building materials have found their way into construction sites, our homes have certainly become healthier than…

Jenn Largesse In part three of the series, House One Editor and DIY Expert Jenn Largesse shows how to build and add drawers to the Ultimate Mobile Workbench. In the first two parts of this series, I built the functional base and an organizer to give a few of my tools a…

This Old House INSIDER’s discount hub gives superfans more ways to save As of June 2021, This Old House is proud to announce the launch of the Insider Discount Hub. In addition to the existing deals that already come with your Insider membership including free New Yankee Workshop project plans,…

The new foundation at the Carlisle Project won’t be arriving in a cement mixer. It will show up on a truck, be installed in less than a day, and stay weather-tight for decades. Photo by Russell Kaye Foundation walls are surprisingly complicated things — they have to hold up the…

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva converts a regular door into a Dutch door. Steps for creating a Dutch door With the door still hung in the jamb, mark where the cut for Dutch door will be. Use that as a guide to mark for two additional hinges…