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E6 | Easier Plumbing, Roofing 101 | Ask This Old House

Season 20 Episode 6 | 23m 42s

Mark McCullough explains how bricks are made and how that process lends itself to a variety of textures, finishes and colors for a variety of brick types; Richard Trethewey discusses how solderless connections have made plumbing connections easier to make; Tom Silva explains and assesses reshingling a roof by helping a homeowner replace the roof on his backyard shed with asphalt shingles.

Aired: 11/03/21 | Expires: 11/18/21
Funding for Ask This Old House is provided by The Home Depot, Renewal By Andersen, and ChipDrop.
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