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Indoor Garden, Fireplace Hearth | Ask TOH

Season 18 Episode 15 | 23m 43s

Jenn installs a unique kind of indoor garden for a homeowner who wants to grow vegetables year round; Richard demonstrates how and why frozen pipes burst; Tom explains the basics of using a hole saw; Mark replaces a common terra cotta hearth with slate tile.

Aired: 02/12/20 | Expires: 10/01/20
Funding for Ask This Old House is provided by The Home Depot, Renewal By Andersen, and ChipDrop.
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