The HomeFix Show | 20 SEP 2014 Brandon Wright shares his story of starting, owning, and running a small business (Ultraclean Pro) and raising his family. Also what to do when water damage happens at your house. Dawn Bolen from Sockeye Brewing comes in to announce this years Cans For Care cancer reasearch fund raising event and Joe announces a new CEO for Channellock Tools. Carl Simpson does an interview from the grand opening of the Evengreen Technology showroom.
The HomeFix Show | 6 SEP 2014 Steve from Woodcraft is in studio and woodworking is the subject. Especially with the woodworking Expo coming up next weekend. Joe talks about clothes lines and identifing siding patterns. Callers offer table saw blade suggestions, ask questions about Frog Tape, tankless water heaters, how to get calcium out of toilets, and insulating pipes on a solar system. We also hear from Idaho City and Jennifer talks about the upcoming Home Tour.
The HomeFix Show | 30 AUG 2014 Michael joins us in the studio from Gem State Solar and we talk about solar attic fans and tubular skylights. Callers ask about two story installations and tricky attic situations. Joe talks to a caller about a bathroom remodel and gives advice on materials and sequencing. Randy funk gets a nice complement from a listener about home inspections.
The HomeFix Show | 16 AUG 2014 It is the regionally famous Ask a Plumber Show with Jim from Master Plumbing. Jim takes calls from listeners about leaking ice makers, draining water heaters, pipe cameras, smelly water on the hot side, and drain pipes. Joe asks him about filters, washing machine hoses, circulation pumps, and on demand water heaters.
The HomeFix Show | 9 AUG 2014 Herding cats comes to mind every time Julie, Susie, Melissa, and Ken are in studio from the Filter Factory Outlet Store. High energy puts it mildly. The girls talk about filters, filtration and what it is like to be in a family business. Also, lots of comment and info on electronic air filters and purification systems. Joe discusses which pegboard to buy and why, cleaning vinyl window tracks, draining compressors, and show ratings. …
The HomeFix Show | 2 AUG 2014 SPECIAL PROGRAM: A panel discussion on the conversion feasibility of our homes to 100% solar. Guests are Carl Simpson from Renewable Energy NW and Kevin King from Even Green Technology. John Lodal, a Boise Homeowner who has and is making this conversion lends his point ao view and rationale as to why he chose to take on this sustainable change.
The HomeFix Show | 26 JUL 2014 A Tympani Tub of Topic and Triviality on todays show. Joe talks about Duct work air leaks, giving caulking time to dry before paint, Attic fans, grout sealing, oil changes for power equipment, painting galvanized metal and totally off subject, The Inconvenience Store. Callers call as callers will about building and modifying homes for wheelchair access, carpet in a basement and baseboard gaps, sprinkler system repair, garage insulation, power washing siding before paint, …
The HomeFix Show | 19 JUL 2014 Monte Eldfrick from Woodcraft is in studio today to talk about Milk Paint, Reclaim Beyond Paint, Up-Cycling, finishing and refinishing and more. Callers ask about repairing the finish on an antique, Fireplace reinforcement to floors, refinishing wood trim, re-circulation pumps, And Doug from the American Legion gives the How-to of properly disposing of American Flags. And Sara from Second Chance lets us know what is happening at the stores this week. Joe talks …
The HomeFix Show | 12 JUL 2014 Today we learn about the Insulstone product from Les Cullen and Will Hutsell. Made in Idaho manufactured stone bonded to insulating foam, these panels are great for us homeowners to install ourselves. Builders enjoy the benefits of Insulstone (208-895-8557 – showroom at 100 S. Adkins Way, Meridian, ID 83642) Also hear about the new energy code requirements that this product will take care of. Joe also talks about proper lawn watering, furnace circulation fans …
The HomeFix Show | 5 JUL 2014 SPECIAL SHOW: Simple Living- a verbal thought from Joe. Today’s program is going to be quite different than any other HomeFix Show you have heard. For quite a few years now, I personally along with my wife Vicki have been heading down a path of greater simplicity. Some call this Volunteer Simplicity, some Simple Living or living simply. It doesn’t matter what you call it, the danger is putting a label on it. …