The HomeFix Show | 19 JUN 2010 It’s a “Hard” discussion as Joe is joined by Jeff and Casey Goade from Solid Earth Solutions and they talk about concrete. Jeff and Casey talk about putting basements under existing homes, resurfacing driveways and patios and lifting slabs back into position. Callers ask about garage floor drainage, caulking in bath tubs, and the new self primer paints.
The HomeFix Show | 12 JUN 2010 Learn about Lawn Mower maintenance on today’s show as Scott Moore from Briggs & Stratton provides expert advice. Included are the four key points to keeping your outdoor power equipment easy to start and running at peak performance. Also, which is the right gas for your mower and how to sharpen blades. Callers ask about their mowers and also if wall paper can be textured over.
A few weeks back, I was called in to rebuild a deck that had failed. Failed is not the right word. This thing disintegrated! The deck was built technically right with the right size timbers and dimensional lumber for the substructure, however, Fir was used rather than redwood or treated lumber. In many places the bottom the joists were in direct contact with the soil. This on it’s own was a problem in the making. But there was more. The …
The HomeFix Show | 5 JUN 2010 Joe hits the road and broadcasts the show from a newly remodeled home in the north end of Boise. This house, remodeled by Renaissance Remodeling, is one of several on the Remodeled Parade of Homes tour. Chad from Renaissance fills us in on the tour, his company and is community project, Boise’s Big Give. Stanley Johnson sitis in on the show from Heating Equipment Company and gives advice on selecting new heating and …
The HomeFix Show | 29 MAY 2010 Memorial Day weekend show, Joe opens the phone lines and take calls on how to hook up a range microwave hood vent through he attic, putting a vinyl floor over an old vinyl floor, and cleaning cedar shake shingle roofs. Joe give advice from Idaho Power on how to take care of your air conditioner condenser coils, and Stanley Johnson from Heating Equipment calls in and adds more to the advice on service …