Driveway Videos
These This Old House videos showcase all of our driveway projects, how-tos, and designs.
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How to Upgrade to Smart Outdoor Lighting
Outdoor lighting can be tricky. Often, outdoor lights are controlled by inconvenient light switches. Other times, neighbors might complain that your outdoor lighting could be disrupting their peace. When a homeowner faced similar issues, she called the team at Ask This Old House for help, and master electrician Heath Eastman showed up with some perfect options for solving her lighting challenges.
How to Install a Seashell Driveway
Seashell driveways are something of a tradition in coastal areas of New England. When one homeowner decided his gravel driveway wouldn’t cut it anymore, he called the team at Ask This Old House for help installing a shell driveway of his own. Landscape contractor Lee Gilliam answered the call, helping the homeowner expand his old parking space and install a new one made from beautiful shells.
How to Pour a Concrete Driveway
This Old House mason Mark McCullough helps a homeowner fix her driveway to make it safer and increase curb appeal.
The Best Ice Melt for Driveways
Mason Mark McCullough gives a basic overview of a few different ways to de-ice walkways and driveways during the winter, and how those deicers impact different types of masonry.
How To Install Ultra-Thin Exterior Lighting in 4 Simple Steps
Watch Ask This Old House master electrician Scott Caron install ultra-thin recessed LED lights on a garage to replace a broken floodlight.
Everything You Need to Know to Install a Channel Drain
This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook helps a homeowner solve a driveway drainage dilemma by installing a channel drain.
How To Build a Grass Driveway
Learn how to create a durable, lush, eco-friendly grass driveway with This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook.
How To Repair an Asphalt Pothole
Ask This Old House landscaping contractor Roger Cook teaches a homeowner how to fill a pothole in an asphalt driveway to make it safe.
How to Choose and Use a Snowblower to Keep Your Drive Clear
If you live in a snowy place, a snowblower is a great investment for both your time and your physical well-being. Learn more about them here.
How To Build a Decorative Driveway Marker: A Step by Step Guide
This guide on making driveway markers explains how to use stock lumber and some creative cutting to yield a charming new landmark.
How To Build a Driveway Apron
Looking for driveway apron ideas? Use paver mats made of concrete cobblestones to give your plain driveway a stylish makeover.
How To Apply an Epoxy Coating to a Garage Floor
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows the steps to creating a durable, stain-resistant garage floor.
