21 FEB 2009 Show

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.

New from DeWalt: The 16-D Rapid Fire

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 you sit back, relax with a cold drink and when she has the board in the right place, just fire away. With the …

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The Wood Man

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 di Belle Arti” in Venice. His activity starts there, displaying at once an astounding skill in moulding materials. The material has been transformed by him with ironical sensitivity …

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14 FEB 2009 Show

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 best choice in can lighting for a kitchen, and different choices for building a deck.

What is an Energy Efficient Mortgage?

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 thereby allowing borrowers to qualify for a larger loan amount and a better, more energy-efficient home. EEMs are typically used to purchase a new home that is already energy efficient such as an ENERGY STAR® qualified home. There are …

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7 FEB 2009 Show

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 listeners about a strange ceiling leak, a dishwasher recall notice, and other repair and home improvement project questions.

31 JAN 2008 Show

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 and are looking for reassurance and how to advice.

Trex Decking Review

I think I can make the claim that I built one of the first Trex decks in Idaho. Maybe not THE first, but pretty close. The project I did was at my own house and it was photographed and written up on the front page of the Life section of the Idaho Statesman newspaper on May 11, 1995. That deck is still there and looks great. Since then, I have built 3 others for myself and probably at least 200 …

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Ready for Some Good News?

Eagle Independent Newspaper Column Ready for some good news for a change? God knows that I am. I am so tired of hearing about how bad it is out there. Out where? Point to it! Yes I know that for a lot of people, things could be better. Maybe a lot better. But you know, if you tell someone enough times that the Boogie Man is going to get them, they start believing it. Then they start telling others. It …

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Does Your Bathroom Need Some Work?

Eagle Independent Newspaper Column Your Bathroom- Does it need some work? Most likely if you fall into the72% of American survey responders that said that if they had to pick a room in their house that was due for a makeover or remodel, the bathroom was it. Being the Contractor that I am, bathrooms are the meat and potatoes of what I do. Over half of my work is in this room. Often, the motivation is some sort of damage …

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