The HomeFix Show | 21 FEB 2009 Joe gives advice on putting additions on homes,  cautions about “Flipping houses, talks about Radon, and gives a tip list for hot tub and spa owners. HomeFix Show Podcast  AudioPlayer.embed("pod_audio_1", {soundFile: "http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joeprin.com%2Fwp-content%2Fthemes%2FQuadro%2Fpodcast%2FHomefixShow_21FEB2009.mp3"});...

A new Nail Gun, made by Dewalt, has just been introduced. The Dewalt 16-D Rapid Fire can drive a 16-D nail through a 2 X 4 at 200 yards. This makes construction a breeze, you can sit in your lawn chair and build a fence. Just get your wife to hold the fence boards in place while...

This guy does amazing stuff with wood. From the Livio De Marchi web site: Livio De Marchi was born in Venezia where, still a child, he worked on ornamental sculpture in the Venetian tradition in the workshop of a crafting and in the meantime he studied art and drawing at the “Accademia...

If you happen to own a hot tub, there are things you can do to make it more energy efficient. Thermostat – First, take a look at where the thermostat is set. It should be around 102F. If you go on vacation, turn the thermostat down while you’re away from home. Windbreaks –...

The February 14, 2009 HomeFix Show podcast. Joe talks about the cause and solution to sweaty windows, and callers ask about critters in the attic, replacing a shower, drilling holes in tile, sealing grout joints, wall cracks that move quickly, insulating a cabin roof, what is the...

An Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM) is a mortgage that credits a home’s energy efficiency in the mortgage itself. EEMs give borrowers the opportunity to finance cost-effective, energy-saving measures as part of a single mortgage and stretch debt-to-income qualifying ratios on loans...

Joe introduces Design Innovations by Franklin Building Supply to show listeners. Patti Frasier and Jerry Bittick discuss with Joe how a design and material showroom works and the benefits of Design Innovations to people remodeling or building new homes. Joe also takes calls from...

This week on The HomeFix Show, Joe reads a letter from a listener correcting him on a comment he made about dryer lint, Idaho Power offers a fact filled tip about Federal Tax Incentives for energy savings upgrades, and listeners call in about a wide variety of home repair projects...