ASK This Old House | Dishwasher Retrofit, Rolling Pin (S19 E23) FULL EPISODE

Richard and Nathan retrofit a new dishwasher into an old kitchen; Jenn explains the uses and purposes for different types of mulch; Tom and Kevin turn a French rolling pin.
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Richard Trethewey and Nathan Gilbert help a homeowner retrofit a new dishwasher into an old kitchen by adjusting the counter and cabinets; Jenn Nawada explains the uses and purposes for different types of mulch and demonstrates how to spread it in a garden; Tom Silva and Kevin O'Connor turn a French-style rolling pin with an ornate detail in the center using a lathe.
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Installing a Dishwasher in an Old Kitchen
Richard installed a 55 dBA in Stainless Steel Front Control Built-In Dishwasher with Steam Clean [bit.ly/3odr67y] by GE Appliances [www.geapplianc...]. To connect the dishwasher, Richard used a standard dishwasher hose, a Y tailpiece for the drain, and a push connect shutoff valve, all of which can be found at home centers and plumbing supply houses.
To adjust the cabinets to make room for the dishwasher, Nathan used a variety of tools, including a circular saw and a reciprocating saw, that can be found at most home centers.
To bridge the gap between the formica countertops and the sink, Richard actually re-used an old piece of butcher block [amzn.to/2Rf9YCl] that he salvaged from the Newton Generation NEXT House [www.thisoldhou...], but butcher block can also be found at most centers.
All About Mulch
Jenn had a variety of different mulch [thd.co/3w1mXpY] types on the table that can all be found at most home centers and nurseries, though you’re more likely to find organic mulch at nurseries and garden centers.
Build It | French Rolling Pin
Tom used a REVO 12|16 110V lathe [amzn.to/3hopTsH], which is manufactured by Laguna Tools [lagunatools.com/]. The tools Tom used to actually turn the rolling pin can be found at any specialty woodworking store.
To create the custom piece of wood for turning, Tom used leftover pieces of mahogany and maple that he had from other projects, but that lumber can be found at most home centers and woodworking stores. To cut the in-lays and secure it all together, Tom used a Kapex KS120 sliding compound miter saw [bit.ly/2SEU2tm] by Festool [www.festoolusa.com] and some wood glue [amzn.to/3w1ZW69] from Gorilla Glue [www.gorillatough.com].
To finish the rolling pin, Tom and Kevin applied Odie’s Oil [www.odiesoil.com/].
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ASK This Old House | Dishwasher Retrofit, Rolling Pin (S19 E23) FULL EPISODE
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[@eladvanallen8282]

Its impossible to not love Tom Silva.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

Kevin gives his boy toy Brian Glade his boner as often as he can!

[@JV-pu8kx]

_All_ of them!

[@2loco]

That dishwasher solution is brilliant. Well done guys. 👏

[@Skammerd]

I didn't think there was hope for that dishwasher install to be aesthetically pleasing but they seriously did a fine job.

[@xoxo2008oxox]

I had same kitchen. Complete gut down to joists, found two needed sisters, and then new floor and cabinets etc. Sometimes you gotta tweak it as this home owner did, but best to gut and redo for more space, area and better upgrade. Oh, and tis now $30K average to do a kitchen... thanks inflation and appliance shortages!

[@4thgradedropout980]

Agreed.

[@flat-earther]

@@4thgradedropout980 Hi 4thgrade have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@4thgradedropout980]

@@flat-earther I have already perused that text. I am more interested in how the FED coordinated the assassinations of Lincoln and JFK.

[@JoePJack1]

It’s amazing how that radiator magically disappeared.

[@Garrett9339]

And there's even an outlet! Thank God someone thought ahead 😂

[@johnhpalmer6098]

I think when the picture was taken, the house still had a boiler, which got replaced so when we see them put the dishwasher in, it had a heat register as what YOU see now, may be from different times, meaning, the photo may have been taken 2-3 years back say from when they installed the dishwasher, so that was already done. As said, the owners had the house rewired I believe, and had an outlet installed for a dishwasher, knowing it would be done eventually.

[@WriterandPhotographer]

Although all of my experience is with metal lathes, I was somewhat surprised that something cut all the way through and then glued would stand up to the pressure put on it on the lathe. Very nice detail and technique.

[@dtoad48]

glue is the strongest bond.

[@flat-earther]

Hi solutioncontent have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@SpringRubber]

Kudos to the hands-on homeowner with that dishwasher install, great job! That's a nice retrofit to get through a good number of years. Longer term, however, one wouldn't want seams between the butcher block and counter. Also, glued-up wood butcher block over a dishwasher wouldn't be my first choice, unless the discharge for the moist, hot air is at the bottom in the toe plate.

[@jaybird4095]

Love the dishwasher addition. I'm considering a simular installation. We have modern cabinet bases. I have to re arrange the bases, to get the right configuration to fit an 18" dishwasher next to the sink.

[@notactuallymyrealname]

That rolling pin is *gorgeous*.

[@1prozzak6616]

Tommy doing a lot of lathe work this season

[@jameskozlowski4139]

A big Cigar !! Looks great guys.

[@billhill3526]

The edges where the arborite has been removed are going to allow water to penetrate the substrate. We'll see what happens after a few months. The edges should at least be sealed with something.

[@glenselenselvs]

Excellent , good, i love seeing people working together to accomplish something positive and good result at the end. I love PBS i love TOH .

[@johnlebzelter4208]

@@brianglade848 you love Kevin’s

[@Pets-n-Treats]

I gotta say, that rolling pin is reminiscent to a giant cigar! 🤣😉

[@mcarroll598]

Shouldn’t there be a P-trap on the sink drain?

[@Farm_fab]

I was on a job where we were removing a redwood cooling tower from an historic building, and the bosses son was a carpenter, and saved some of the wood for projects. The remainder was used for redwood mulch, which is obviously naturally red in color.

[@johnlebzelter4208]

WOW….WOW…AMAZING STORY!!!!….WOW!

[@aaqilian5.085]

@@johnlebzelter4208 still being a belligerent piece of garbage I see, huh johnny boy? 🖕🏾

[@bradgreen987]

Silva can build anything. Carpentry Mcgeyver! Gotta love his vision

[@Vl7248]

The magical outlet had me fall out of my rocker

[@flat-earther]

I guess they installed it behind the scenes. BTW lvm I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@crushivintage]

I love mulch too!

[@clownhands]

The radiator in the photo disappeared when Richard showed up

[@Omrentonth999]

Glad I'm subbed to TOH cool stuff love learning!

[@elangomattab]

I have a similar situation in my kitchen but I'm wanting to add the dishwasher to the end of my island where the sink and all the plumping is. The biggest thing holding me back is just figuring out who to call to help me with this since I'm not much of a DIYer yet.

[@flat-earther]

Hi elangomattab have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@Boxerdogg02]

Can you do a video for converting a dish washer with a wine refrigerator?

[@pjmorgan]

The rolling pin kinda looks like giant Cuban cigar 😂

[@luiscastillo7009]

she should've added the garbage disposal at the same time with This Old House people doing it.

[@markkaminski2343]

That rolling pin looks like a giant cigar...😀

[@degenwow]

but Im sure it rolls good.

[@kalijasin]

Butcher block had a small gap. Should of been cut 1/32 bigger.

[@clownhands]

There’s no trap for those sinks

[@robertthvacadventure8774]

No trap under the sink?

[@Garrett9339]

Thank God that electrical outlet happened to be hidden behind the cabinet!

[@oogiesmuncher]

looks great but what about the cracks on the sides of the butcher block? Gross food trap

[@flat-earther]

Hi oogiesmuncher have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@ssl3546]

Why did Richard use a sharkbite on the water line?? I've never seen him do that.

[@rd-ch1on]

Pushing products for their sponsors

[@Skammerd]

Showing that the install can be homeowner friendly. Even those confident enough with a torch aren't always so sure of themselves in a confined space.

[@KevinFields777]

@@rd-ch1on Weird how they didn't mention the sponsor, though.

[@hckycpa20]

Wouldn't be this old house without a visit to a cute housewife

[@MetaView7]

Most dishwashers are hardwired. Why is that?

[@IAmNotAFunguy]

For not a lot of extra work he could have added a garbage disposal too. Just cut the bus bar on the outlet and wire one of them to a switch that gets installed above the counter to control the disposal.

[@randyhome1544]

I wouldn’t use the snap on connectors. (Shark bite)

[@casid9929]

Agree. Cost under $100.

[@johnhpalmer6098]

I don't even have one, and quite frankly don't miss one. Have had one in the past but rarely used it and all it did was corrode out the inside of the disposal. Besides, some of us compost our food scraps so no need for one.

[@KevinFields777]

Keep in mind that Ask This Old House is for stuff that your average home owner can do. Performing electical rewires is NOT that. Cutting out old plumbing and adding a Sharkbite connector without soldering is.

[@JimDean002]

But then they would have had to bring in the electrician and I guess it's two to a customer?

[@jimharris1590]

T U Tom!!

[@brianfong5711]

9:17 Will butchering and smashing of the knife on bone eventually rattle and vibrate and maybe damage the dishwasher?

[@phonedave]

Just because it is a butcher block countertop does not mean you have to quarter a steer on it.

[@brianfong5711]

@@phonedave what's the point of a butcher block then? Kitchen make believe?

[@johnhpalmer6098]

@@brianfong5711 Unless support for the counter is put in, I'd agree with Phonedave. They didn't do it here, at least I didn't see them do that. Butcher block is not just for whacking up chicken and such, as there ARE other counters in that space to use for that purpose, and many just like the look of butcher block. You can cut, just can't necessarily whack up a hunk of meat at that location with a huge cleaver, but simply cutting up of a chicken may be doable however as you go by the tendons at the joints to cut up a chicken.

[@phonedave]

@Brian The vast majority of butcher block countertops are not meant for any serious butchering. At the very least, the overhanging upper cabinets make it difficult. Plus they may not have the necessary support. They are fine as substitutes for a cutting board. Vegetables, jointing meat etc. However that can cause them to get cut up, and then they need to be repaired. In this case it was a stylistic choice. They were not going to match the existing laminate, and the existing counter already had a section of butcher block in it. They added in a piece to match. Just because the butcher block is there does not mean you need to get out a cleaver and chop bones on it.

[@brianfong5711]

@@phonedave I assume this is why people (asians) store pots and pans in the oven as storage and never turn the oven on.

[@JV-pu8kx]

Straw, not hay.

[@michaelbaumgardner2530]

Did anyone notice when they arrived at the home the radiator under the window suddenly disappeared from the laptop picture

[@flat-earther]

I didn't notice. True. Richard probably removed it behind the scenes. BTW michaelbaumgardner I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@Streetysuperduper]

Isn't it great how they conveniently just cut that giant hot water heater out of the wall and didn't even mention it and then hope that nobody noticed it in the very first cut of the kitchen image? These projects are not DIY but they make them seem that way because they do a whole bunch of pre-work ahead of time to make the actual stuff on film look very easy. This show is very entertaining but it is nothing more than entertainment, nothing they've ever done is realistic for a homeowner to do because they never show the entire process. I've been in residential construction for 35 years and nothing that they have ever shown really tells the full tale of what is going on.

[@musicbeginner]

The discharge hose Richard showed at beginning was black. But when he hooked up the dishwasher, the hose was white or semi transparent. Did I miss something?

[@flat-earther]

Hi musicbeginner, excuse me I don't know but I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@crushivintage]

Reuse whenever possible. Recycle.

[@lorettatollefson7010]

Lava rock is wicked to walk on. I hate that stuff

[@flat-earther]

Hi lorettatollefson have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@luckybestwash]

I'd personally patch that broken wall behind the dishwasher before I installed anything

[@flat-earther]

Hi luckybestwash have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@jonathandevries2828]

plumber here...where is the p trap under that sink?!

[@jhartford58]

Please include the date these episodes originally aired

[@johnlebzelter4208]

They don’t owe you anything, troll 😄

[@jhartford58]

@@johnlebzelter4208 English please

[@benkeysor7576]

these episodes are from 2019 and any full episodes you see on here are going to be 3 years old because they can't put anything new on here. You can easily figure out how old an episode is by doing a simple google search.

[@hammerdick82]

@@jhartford58 They spoke perfect english, i think you mistook this channel for fox news, people like you belong there, not here. It says in the description, season 19 episode 23, learn how to read english

[@johnlebzelter4208]

@@jhartford58 sorry your sister was distracting me

[@jeffreyrichardson]

don shipleys known seal jim lamothe lets make a deal gold anodized reel

[@patriotreno6279]

You know he gonna tell his wife he made it

[@fireace9045]

great install, no way that dishwasher went all the way in with that elec plug at that height....

[@marvinehicks1463]

Where us the sink trap?

[@arisacharya4895]

Likely a drum trap in the basement below based on the age of the house.

[@Rfvansaun]

That rolling pin looks like a huge cigar!!!

[@maknotv]

Money is in the detail

[@degenwow]

that is beautiful.

[@vitaliylapatin]

I'm not a baker 🫠

[@flat-earther]

Okay vitaliylapatin but are you a flat-earther? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@vitaliylapatin]

@@flat-earther are you a doshe?

[@flat-earther]

@@vitaliylapatin What I suggest watching the series to learn stuff you may have not heard before.

[@vitaliylapatin]

@Perinne I suggest you do find a airplane , take flight and see that it round .

[@flat-earther]

@@vitaliylapatin A coffee table is round, yet without curvature

[@jackvely]

adding that butcher block and dishwasher is a 750$ job plus materials just saying

[@flat-earther]

Hi jackvely have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@samuelhaynes4877]

She has to make a pie with that yeah I know this is an old video but still make a nice pie for you.

[@mcarroll598]

I was wondering the same thing? I commented on that and you’re the first I’ve seen asked the same thing as I did. Where is the P-trap?

[@Bills_Bicycle_Rides]

Where do you find the cute blonde home owners?

[@johnlebzelter4208]

I did your sister the other day and she told me you have E.D. Your profile pic shows you to be in your 60’s, So you may want to go see a Dr. before you try to find a woman lol

[@WriterandPhotographer]

I was thinking the same thing........we don't have any of those where I live..........unfortunately.

[@davidpearson3304]

Pretty much every homeowner in these videos is an attractive woman.

[@paulwall5706]

Just Tear the Whole Kitchen Out and Start over 🤡🤣😂😆😅

[@jasonargentieri8954]

Next season

[@oldtwinsna8347]

Richard's getting old and they don't have a replacement plumber on the show.

[@Figger01]

I call horseshit on stone staying in place. It sinks, dogs move around and it's hard on the feet. NEVER use it.

[@flat-earther]

Hi figger have you become a flat earther yet? If not I suggest watch a 13 part series called _What on earth happened_ by Ewaranon to learn that the earth is not a globe. I got it in my about tab.

[@brianromo2153]

This Old 🏠 House. 😁👍✨🛠📏📐

[@ryanroberts1104]

Isn't it convenient the radiator on the wall got replaced with a hot air vent on the floor between pictures in the studio and video on site. The radiator was in the way of the dishwasher. But we won't mention that multi-thousand dollar project!

[@fadetounforgiven]

If you ask me, it seems that is something the owner did between sending the pictures and the guys showing up on site, which could take a while. But, moreover, it seems even if they still had the radiator there, it would be just about the same project. I can't be precise from the video, but it seems the cabinet would finally be in the same place.

[@rd-ch1on]

@@fadetounforgiven nope. The rad had to move. Look at the shot where he's telling her to do painting and compare the old paint line on the wall of that cubby they removed off the end of the base cabinet to where the rad is in the beginning photo

[@rd-ch1on]

Its almost like they knew what the exact plan and measurements were before they got there.

[@HermanVonPetri]

@@rd-ch1on If I were the homeowner, I'd say that it would be nice to extend the cabinets to fit a dishwasher but we can't because of the radiator. But if we later had to replace the radiator with a vent system anyway then great we can finally fit in that dishwasher we've always wanted.

[@fadetounforgiven]

@@rd-ch1on watching it again, maybe it would have to move, not a lot but it's moving a radiator anyway. English is my third language and with "about the same" I wanted to say "if it didn't fit, it wouldn't be by much", but if it didn't fit, well, you have to move it. Have a nice day.

[@Rfvansaun]

If mulch volcanoes are a no-no, why do landscapers do them all the time????