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Each year, upstate NY is home to a balloon festival that attracts as many as 100,000 people over a weekend. Kevin O’Connor sneaks away to take his balloon ride with balloon pilot Mike Delsignore.
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Side trip: Ballooning Adventures [ballooningadventures.net/home.html]
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Each year, upstate NY is home to a balloon festival that attracts as many as 100,000 people over a weekend. Kevin O’Connor sneaks away to take his balloon ride with balloon pilot Mike Delsignore.
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Side trip: Ballooning Adventures [ballooningadventures.net/home.html]
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![How to Install a Garbage Disposal with an Air Switch | Ask This Old House
In this video, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey helps a homeowner install a garbage disposal controlled by a safe, convenient air switch installed in her countertop.
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When a homeowner called plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey for help with her new kitchen, he didn’t know what to expect. The renovation was only a few years old, but the builder forgot one critical detail: a garbage disposal. With a plan and the right parts in hand, Richard helps the homeowner solve the oversight.
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About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home.
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![Understanding Homeowners Insurance | Ask This Old House
In this video, an insurance expert explains what coverage is included in standard homeowners insurance, what should be added, and what questions you should ask an agent.
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Host Kevin O’Connor meets with an insurance expert to better understand what coverages are included in a standard homeowner’s insurance policy, what should be added, and what questions to ask your agent when choosing or updating the right policy for your home.
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Guest Expert: Angela Glentadakis-Turpin, Agency Principal, P&C
Angela specializes in property and casualty and is the owner of Zellik Insurance Agency [https://zellikinsurance.com/], an independent insurance agency located in Salem, MA. Licensed in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine.
About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home.
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![ASK This Old House | Classroom Garden (S14 E1) FULL EPISODE
In the series opener of the fourteenth season, Tom travels to Los Angeles to install an electric whole house fan in an attic. This fan will cool the home without having to run an air conditioner and save energy. Roger & Jenn work with students to build a raised-bed vegetable garden. Something homeowners could try in their own backyards. Richard explains new water heater regulations.
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Electric whole house fan: Tamarack Technologies [http://www.tamtech.com/]
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About Ask This Old House TV: From the makers of This Old House, America’s first and most trusted home improvement show, Ask This Old House answers the steady stream of home improvement questions asked by viewers across the United States. Covering topics from landscaping to electrical to HVAC and plumbing to painting and more. Ask This Old House features the experts from This Old House, including general contractor Tom Silva, plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, landscape contractor Jenn Nawada, master carpenter Norm Abram, and host Kevin O’Connor. ASK This Old House helps you protect and preserve your greatest investment—your home.
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![Ask This Old House x Toys and Colors Build It Dress Up Cabinet | This Old House
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Kevin OConnor had so much fun in the barn with Kaden and Wendy from @ToyandColors, creating this colorful, kid-friendly dress-up closet designed to keep costumes organized and playtime flowing. Kaden and Wendy proved that it doesnt matter your age, with the right guidance and supervision, you can build something awesome, too!
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