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Loose Railing, Smart Thermostat | Ask TOH

Loose Railing, Smart Thermostat | Ask TOH

Season 18 Episode 13 | 23m 43s

Nathan travels to a Sears kit house in Richmond, Virginia to tighten an old, loose stair railing; Mauro demonstrates how to strip paint off of old door hardware; Heath explains the uses and purposes of different types of electrical boxes; Richard replaces an old thermostat with a smart thermostat without replacing the original two wires in the wall.

Aired: 01/29/20 | Expires: 09/30/20
Loose Railing, Smart Thermostat | Ask TOH
Funding for THIS OLD HOUSE is provided by The Home Depot and Renewal By Andersen.
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