13 > This storage is
shallower than it
looks, so these pipes
—a mix that includes
PVC, galvanized, and
copper—are less than
2 feet long. Still, they
come in handy!
14 > That yellowed
paper almost hidden
on the wall is a
calendar from 2002
—the year Ask This
Old House debuted on
the air—and it has
never been updated.
11 > What’s that
nestled inside the coil
of copper wiring? A
smart thermostat,
just like the one
Richard Trethewey
installed in a
Massachusetts home
during a Season
11 house call.
12 > Though the huge
TV lights do the heavy
lifting during filming,
vintage-style (and in
some spots, pretty
dusty!) pendants
hung as task lights
amp up the old-school
workshop feel.
15 > Similar to the
carpentry corner, this
section has tools and
materials aplenty. The
plumbing carousel
holds necessities like
fittings and flux.
18 > This whole-house
energy monitor first
showed up during
Season 15; home
technology expert
Ross Trethewey gave
an update on how it’s
working in Season 16.
19 > Though beers are
occasionally brought
out of the mini fridge,
it’s usually full of
bottled water.
16 > There might not
be any parking in the
AskTOH workshop,
but there is an electric
vehicle charger from a
segment in Season 13.
17 > Collected bits
and pieces of
Americana—like the
ROUTE 66 sign and
miniature Statue of
Liberty seen
here—are reminders
of Ask This Old
House’s cross-
country adventures.
20 > The studio’s up a
flight of stairs, so
anything heavy has to
be carried. Once
oversize items like
Richard’s ever-
growing collection of
water heaters make it
onto the floor, they’re
there to stay!
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“ The Ask workshop is our clubhouse, our family room, our garage.
Sure, we film a lot of TV there, but it’s also a home base where we can
let our hair down and be ourselves.” —KEVIN O’CONNOR, THIS OLD HOUSE HOST
40 something
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