Tim gives his review of the Builders Show he attended last week and helping Hurricane Katrina victims. He also answers callers' questions about wet crawlspaces, hanging an oak slab mantel, spray insulation and moving a washing machine from one place to another.
On today's show Tim talks with Mark Feldman from Campbell Hausfeld about cordless drills, cordless battery care and laser levels. Tim also answers callers' questions about insulating a bath tub, air vents, cold air leaking in windows and portable generators.
Home Depot sells home building and remodeling products. Home Depot also installs many of the products they sell. Sometimes the jobs go well and other times Home Depot customers have problems. The problem jobs generate Home Depot complaints.
A pilot light is an endangered species. Some gas appliances still have them, but more and more electronic ignition is how a furnace, water heater or gas cooktop starts up. Finding a pilot light is easy.
Noise cancelling headphones do a great job of stopping noise pollution in your ears. Noise control is important, because you can damage your hearing if you do not use noise control products as part of your safety equipment when working.
Concrete foundations need to be durable to support the building that is built above. Concrete foundation repair can become very expensive after the entire building is constructed.
Tim talks about a book he's reading called Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea and his new John Deere snow plow. He answers callers' questions about eliminating a tub ring, cleaning discolored grout, cutting a hole for a porcelain sink, ceiling fans, bathroom fan venting, the proper way to hang drywall and setting a toilet on new tile.
On today's show, Tim answers callers' questions on bird netting, mold in the home and concrete around a lamp post.
Plywood is very strong. You can use it even make plywood hurricane shutters. There are different plywood grades and plywood types such as CDX plywood and marine plywood. If you are building a home in an area raked by hurricanes, plywood is a great material to use, better then OSB.
Construction quality control is important to people building new homes. They want to avoid bad home builders. Quality construction and construction quality inspections are two things that are very important to people buying new homes. The trouble is, most builders do not take the time to actually define quality.
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