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What Causes Condensation on Windows? Condensation happens when there’s a significant difference in temperature between two sides of a glass surface. Think of a glass of ice-cold water on a summer day; the water’s temperature is considerably lower than the hot air, so the glass starts to “sweat.” The same thing can happen with your home’s windows. How to Stop Your Toilet from Sweating Window condensation isn’t necessarily a big deal and often doesn’t require attention as it generally disappears on its own....

Steps: Use power rake to de-thatch the lawn and remove old, dead grass. Fill slice seeder with grass seed. Run the seeder back and forth across the lawn to plant the seed into the ground. After first pass, run the seeder around the perimeter of the lawn, and any other areas missed during the initial pass. Next, run the seeder across the entire lawn again, but this time, make perpendicular passes to the initial pass to ensure 100 percent coverage....

Wallpaper’s Beginnings Most ornate wallpaper originated in Europe and is relegated to palaces and large villas. They were typically made from thousands of blocks of wood in different colors and took several years to produce. For these reasons, early versions of European wallpaper are rare and worth restoring. All About Wallpaper Typical Wallpaper Damage Wallpaper, like most building materials, is prone to damage over time. Typical damage that antique wallpaper might display include water damage, insect damage, loss of adhesion, and loss of chunks of wallpaper for various reasons....

Tips for Splitting Wood Logs

How to transplant a rhododendron Tools If you have a lot of eath to move, you can rent a small excavator.

The Eastern Seaboard is particularly vulnerable, but there are areas well outside of traditional hurricane country that can be crippled by floods from the massive storm when residents are not prepared for storms of this magnitude. Read our storm safety checklist below to ensure you and your family are prepared for hurricane season. Storm Safety Checklist Stay Ahead of the Storm Forecasts are never written in stone, of course, but it’s good to get prepared....

An Evergreen Tradition So Claire and her husband devised a new seasonal strategy: They buy a live tree to trim indoors, and after the ornaments are packed away they plant it on their three acres on Bainbridge Island, Washington. “It’s an old farm,” Claire says, “so trees are limited. This way, we are helping re-tree the property. And we’ll have it for years to come.” For starting or continuing a family tradition, a live tree offers a distinct advantage over the cut variety....

Best Low-Light Plants Cast-iron plant—aspidistra elatior Native to China and a member of the lily family, the cast-iron plant is as strong as, well, cast iron. Robust, with dark green leaves and small purple flowers, the cast-iron plant thrives in low indoor light and doesn’t require regular watering. Propagated by division, disease and pest resistant, and also suitable for outdoors, this plant grows to a mature height of about two feet....

Mark first appeared on the This Old House East Boston project in 2006, where he showed Kevin some techniques for patching crumbling stucco. He has since been a more regular presence on This Old House, working on both local renovations and even traveling to job sites in Detroit and Charleston. He began making house calls for Ask This Old House in 2017. Since 1992, Mark has owned and managed MJM Masonry in the Boston area....

As much as they look forward to having some breathing room for their growing family, they’re also insistent that the new spaces blend in seamlessly with the older ones, some of which will remain essentially intact. “Our house is a classic Spanish Revival—and we want to keep it that way,” says Mary. To do so, the TOH crew is working closely with Los Angeles–based Home Front Design + Build to replicate the period details and finishing touches that make this house so special in the first place....

Russell Morash, creator of This Old House, first called Richard’s father Ron, proprietor of Trethewey Bros. Inc., the family plumbing and heating business, with an idea for a home improvement show in 1978. Serving the Boston community since 1902, Trethewey Bros. Inc. enjoyed a tremendous reputation and was highly recommended. After one season, Ron was in love with This Old House, but not with the pressure of filming before cameras, so he asked his son to take over....

Pricing as of April 2020 Our Findings Summary Ring offers homeowners a user-friendly and effective alarm system at an affordable price. Their application allows you to monitor your home wherever you are, and even provides you with regular updates on criminal activity within your neighborhood. If you choose not to self-monitor, Ring offers professional monitoring from $3 to $10 per month depending on your plan. Ring’s DIY alarm system is a scalable security solution, as additional devices can be purchased as needed....

In this episode: A massive stone staircase makes quite a statement in the front of the house. Icing on the cake is a custom brass handrail that will sit on top of the stone. Kevin O’Connor meets with Jay Coughlin at a metal fabrication company to see the rails coming together. The front room on the third floor will be a playroom for our homeowners’ daughter, Caroline. Kevin finds Mauro Henrique and Molly creating a blackboard on the closet doors....

In this episode: Once a shining city on the hill, the place known as Motor City has seen a tragic decline in the last few decades. A housing stock that was the envy of the nation was almost abandoned. But the people of Detroit did not give up. They are rebuilding the neighborhoods that helped fuel the industrial revolution. This Old House follows one family on their journey to restore a derelict house....

In this episode: Gorgeous stained glass lights adorned the windows in the old dining room of the Victorian. After months of meticulous restoration, they are ready to be reinstalled. Kevin O’Connor finds Tom Silva and Chris Manchester hard at work. The Generation Next initiative continues this season in Narragansett. The electrician on this project, Ben Giles, is teaching the next generation of trades people. Kevin finds Ben and Zack Partington, Ben’s new intern, wiring the breaker panel in the garage....

In this episode: It’s the start of a new project in South Atlanta, GA located in one of the last neighborhoods to go through urban renewal. The 1890s Victorian once belonged to Luther Judson Price, the first black postmaster general in Atlanta and a prominent figure in his community for his work with civil rights. The This Old House team takes in the neighborhood, including a nearby old building that once served as a general store, post office, and home to Mr....