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The HomeFix Show | 23 APR 2011 It’s Easter Weekend and on the HomeFix Show, Joe talks about repairing brick chimneys and caps, And decorative rock facade repairs.  Listeners call in about Hardwood floors, pocket doors, refinishing antique furniture, mold problems, repairing a redwood deck, and foundation leaks.  In the first hour of the show, Paul West calls in from Texas and introduces us to the Superior Soffit Systems (www.supersoffit.com)  vents that allow you to clean your soffit vents for energy savings and home comfort.

The HomeFix Show | 16 APR 2011 Today was Mold day on the HomeFix Show.  Herb Jensen from Mold Inspection Services (208-941-7689)  filled us in on everything about mold in our homes and what we need to do about it.  Listners called in with their mold questions and also asked about filling driveway cracks, painting a door, ozone generators, and a toilet that mysteriously loses its water.

The HomeFix Show | 09 APR 2011 Kirk Davis from 3-D Landscape sits in with Joe for the first hour and talks about common landscape issues and improvements that listeners should think about this time of year.  Joe also gives his advice on hardwoord floors and refinishing, opening foundation vents and when, and if granite countertops have radiation issues. —

The HomeFix Show | 02 APR 2011 The first HomeFix show on KBOI in the new two hour format!  Joe lets us know about the new code change regarding swimming pools and spas and protective fencing.  Also he talks about the seasonal issues of water in crawl spaces, roof leaks, blown off shingles, and sagging gutters.  A way to do hardwood floors over concrete is discussed also.  Listeners call in about the Nampa School construction and cabinet making competition, spalling surfaces on …

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The HomeFix Show | 26 MAR 2011 Randy Funk with Funk Home Inspestions is Joe’s guest on the show.  They talk inbetween calls about what an inspector does and what you should exp[ect from a home inspection.  Listeners call in and ask about re-sealing stamped concrete, out of level air conditioner pads, metal roofing shingles, cracked foundations, and stucco repairs.

The HomeFix Show | 19 MAR 2011 Joe Announces the the HomeFix show will be going to TWO HOURS starting on April 2! New time will be 8-10 AM. In today’s show, Joe talks about refinishing wood decks, and Gretchen Anderson tells about her new book on Chickens. Yes, you heard right.

The HomeFix Show | 12 MAR 2011 Joe welcomes new sponsor Mold Inspection Services to the show as well as Phone in guest Steve from Krud Kutter.  Joe talks about metal bath sink paint blow outs, and starts what should be continued next week, deck refinishing.

The HomeFix Show | 05 MAR 2011 Joe continues with the discussion about Contractor Registration and offers some tips that you can do to protect yourself.  Callers ask about replacing plastic dome skylights, a toilet wax ring seal leak, and a patio room that is leaking under the walls and how to fit it.

The HomeFix Show | 26 FEB 2011 The Contractor Registration  law is today’s subject for Joe on the HomeFix Show.  Must be a Spring Fever thing as Joe digs up a subject not discussed for a while and is always sure to spark a bit of discussion in the coming weeks.  Yes, Contractors in Idaho need to be Registered.  Find out more details here in this show.

The HomeFix Show | 19 FEB 2011 The Idaho Artistry In Wood show is next weekend and Heather Mingus and Jerry Wagner join Joe on the show to talk about the show and what all is involved.  The show is February 26-27 at the the Holiday Inn on Vista.  Callers ask about the show and how to enter their items.  Also stinky drains in the the kitchen sink are discussed with possible solutions for cleaning them out.