Kitchen Videos

Learn how to build upper kitchen cabinets that sit on top of existing stop cabinets to extend them to the ceiling. 

Home technology expert Ross Trethewey teaches host Kevin O’Connor everything he needs to know about induction cooktop technology.

Carpenter Nathan Gilbert on a house call as he helps a homeowner with a basic problem. The two work together to install hardware on builder-grade cabinets for a major upgrade.

Master electrician Heath Eastman solves a problem for a homeowner by adding an outlet to her new kitchen island.

Plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey breaks down all the connections on a dishwasher, how they work, and how to troubleshoot them when they aren’t draining or drying correctly.

Using hardwoods of strikingly different colors, This Old House contractor Tom Silva and host Kevin O’ Connor team up to create a cutting board with an eye-catching 3D effect. See how to make one yourself with the instructions below.

In this DIY Smarts, Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey and carpenter Nathan Gilbert team up to help a homeowner retrofit a new dishwasher into an old kitchen.

Ask This Old House General Contractor Tom Silva helps a homeowner wrap up a few small projects towards the end of her kitchen renovation.

Tom and Charlie Silva install a heavy fireback on the tiled wall behind the kitchen stove

Your dishwasher is likely one of the most used appliances in your home, but when it comes to maintenance, many people neglect it. Read these steps for how to deep clean your dishwasher.

How to turn a bookcase into a kitchen island with fresh paint and a new top.

From preparing your space to adjusting the doors, here's how to put your kitchen cabinets into place.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey shortens a gas pipe for a homeowner whose new stove does not fit against the wall because it is getting stuck on the pipe

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey travels to Los Angeles to update a water filter to preserve the look of a retro faucet

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva discusses how kitchen renovations can impact a house budget

Give your kitchen a quick update by replacing an old kitchen sink with a new one. Watch as Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner update a kitchen sink.

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor shows a blue plastic teardrop, but What Is It?

In this video, Ask This Old House carpenter Nathan Gilbert upgrades a kitchen to have soft close cabinets.

Ask This Old House general contractor Tom Silva walks host Kevin O’Connor through the dimensions to consider for a kitchen island

This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey removes the impurities, VOCs, and excess minerals from water with a simple reverse osmosis water filter system.

In this web exclusive extra, Ask This Old House home technology expert Ross Trethewey travels to NASA Johnson Space Center to meet with Vickie Kloeris to sample the food and beverages that astronauts eat while on board the International Space Station

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey walks host Kevin O'Connor through the "dos and don'ts" of hooking up an ice maker to a refrigerator

Ask This Old House host Kevin O’Connor helps a homeowner apply a paint to update her kitchen tile backsplash

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner add an industrial looking faucet to his kitchen sink

Countertop manufacturer Paul Grothouse shows Norm the right way to install the new teak island top for the kitchen

Master carpenter Norm Abram welcomes back wood countertop fabricator Paul Grothouse to install the butcher-block island top and to review other wood top options

Countertop fabricator Paul Grothouse arrives from Pennsylvania to install the end-grain teak island top and its companion piece, a custom teak farmhouse table, for the breakfast area

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner replace her kitchen faucet.

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a special homeowner hook up her refrigerator with an ice maker

TOH’s pro design and building team partner up with a suburban family to renovate their challenging pantry space A Fix & Finish Project, Presented by IKEA

Norm's version of the indispensable kitchen staple, the butcher block, features a hard endgrain maple top instead of the usual parallel grain. Go to The New Yankee Workshop to see measured drawings for all projects

Ask This Old House plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey goes over low-budget kitchen upgrades in this edition of DIY Smarts.