Around the House® Home Improvement: A Deep Dive into Your Home

Do you like to cook outdoors? Have you dreamed about a wood fired pizza oven that you can cook anything from your favorite pie to bread, meats and just about anything you can cook indoors with your r…

If you are looking at buying a home there are brand new rules this week and you might be shocked to have to sign a contract with your agent BEFORE you go look at a home. We dive into that and some qu…

Home improvement TV shows promise transformation, inspiration, and a peek into the world of renovation magic. But behind the scenes, not everything is as picture-perfect as it seems. In this episode,…

As the leaves change and the days grow shorter, it's the perfect time to reassess your home security. In this episode, we dive into essential tips for safeguarding your home this fall, from the lates…

We dive into what happened to a major home improvement retailer and discuss what caused their downfall that started back in 2015 and they just never recovered from all the bad press, lawsuits and fin…

We start out by talking about the millions of dollars getting returned to people that were taken advantage of in house flipping and then dive into my top 10 favorite new tools for your toolbox. There…

Many homeowners and contractors head to the big box home improvemet retailer to get their supplies for projects. Sometimes it might not be the best price or value! Here are my tips and tricks on what…

In this weeks Weekday Update we talk about dealing with a flooded yard and basement and moldy wood before you even bring it home. All this and more in this update!

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What are the tricks to finding a good licensed contractor? In this extended cut I will show you my tips and tricks to weeding through the contractors to find the one that does it right, on budget, an…

Every Kitchen desinger is a rookie at some point. 30 years ago I was that same rooking that made many of these same ones! However thousands of people work with them every year. Here are the common mi…

As wildfire smoke from the West Coast slides all over the US I figured I would give everyone some quick tips to keep it from coming in your home and if it does what you can do to help control it. The…

For all of you that are designing an outdoor kitchen this episode is for you! We talk about the tricks or tips on designing that... the materials that can save you money with an interview on a produc…

Foundation work can be scary. There are companies out there that pray on homeowners giving the fear and high pressure sales tactics and there are foundation contractors that really service the public…

In this weeks Weekday update we dive into cleaning tips for those hard to clean items and some secrets to keeping those clean after you get the work done! You have to try my coffee mug cleaning tip! …

I dont know about you but many peoples utility bills are out of control and just getting more expensive. Here are my tips and tricks to keep them a bit lower and save you some money.

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We tackle some of those bigger questions! We start out discussing what to look for to see if a wall is load bearing. Can you remove it and who should you call to find out the final answer? Then we ta…

With the Amazon Prime Days there are some great buys for your next project. You just have to be careful WHAT you purchase and we have some tips for you! Also....its summer project time! Its a great t…

This already for many has been a hot summer! Here are some of my budget tips to keep your house cool. Some of these tips and tricks are free and just take a little planning and time to pull off. The …

Todays show is inspired by one of our calls into the studio and how you can go about fixing those design mistakes that you or in this case someone made in your home. How do you go about fixing those …

In this Weekday Update episode we dive into how to stop or slow water damage from heavy rains or floods from summer storms and how to help fortify your home against wildfire damage. All this and mor…