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Ask TOH | Tankless Heater, Retaining Wall

Season 16 Episode 11 | 23m 43s

Richard heads to Milwaukee to install an instantaneous water heater; Tom demonstrates some techniques for cutting straight edges with a circular saw; Mark rebuilds a retaining wall that was stacked with the wrong material.

Aired: 01/17/18 | Expires: 10/04/18
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