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Mantel, Too Many Light Switches | Ask This Old House

Mantel, Too Many Light Switches | Ask This Old House

Season 18 Episode 23 | 23m 43s

Richard tests a new kind of faucet; Mark travels to Chicago to install a wood mantel on a homeowner’s 1980s contemporary fireplace; Ross and Mauro discuss how to remove a cigarette smell from a home and why it is important to do so; Heath helps a homeowner connect four separate switches that control six lights in the same room.

Aired: 05/06/20 | Expires: 09/30/20
Mantel, Too Many Light Switches | Ask This Old House
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