The Lindus Construction Home Improvement Show

Andy Lindus helps you kick off the weekend with opportuinties to dig into those home projects.  This week's topics include: Protecting cedar posts from turning gray. Preventing treated wood from warping. The best way to paint a concrete porch. The "pro"s and "con"s of DIY bathroom remodels. Taking multiple layers of paint off of a basement floor.

There's a lot of focus this week on the outside of the home.  Andy Lindus takes your call and text topics, including: Information on new wind-resistant shingles. Ideas to create outdoor living spaces. The benefits of competing decking materials. The best way to paint a cement patio. Fixing different problems on driveways. Changing a stucco exterior to siding.

After a couple of weeks off, Andy Lindus returns to the airwaves to guide your home improvement projects.  This week's topics include: An overview of the effectiveness of LeafGuard gutters. What tools he prefers to work on projects. Installing aluminum rails for deck steps. Fixing spalling concrete foundation blocks. What to do about deck footings that sit well above the patio. Preventing col...

Do you have some projects to catch up on during this holiday weekend?  Let Andy Lindus guide you on your path.  This week's topics include: The importance to testing and prearing your sump pump for the Summer. Recommendations for matching up new windows with wood interiors on older homes. The benefits to having treated lumber on a wood deck. Best recommendations for steel siding. Suggest...

Andy Lindus is in to help you with those home projects you need guidance on.  Topics include: How roof design may hurt the effectiveness of your gutters. How to best combat mildew growing on roof shingles. Reasons for mold growing on siding. The best way to build furniture for a screened-in porch. Options to fix creaking floor boards.

And Lindus tells us about the burgeoning need for candidates in the trade industries.  He also takes your calls and texts on the following topics: How to repaint steel siding. Converting in-floor hot water heating to gas-fired apparatuses. The proper way to inspect a roof. Repairing broken corners on stucco application. Reconfiguring cement steps with surrounding stone buttresses.

Andy Lindus opens up the phone and text lines to all your home project questions, which include: Lindus' recommendation for the siding product to use on your home. How to fix siding with separating seams. The best way to remove residue from old linoleum flooring. How to fix a front stoop that's separating from the foundation. Whether you can use a pressure washer on an oil-based stained wood deck.

This week, Andy Lindus takes your calls and texts on several topics, including: Window packages offered through Lindus. Repairing rusted roof valleys. What to look for with vinyl plank flooring that's bubbling. Fixing up paint on the exposed area of a wood foundation. Remodeling advice for an older farmhouse. What product to use when cleaning a deck prior to staining it.

Andy Lindus takes several of your home project-related questions.  Those include: Timing on when to replace windows. Replacing weatherstripping in your windows. What insulation would be recommended to go under a 3-Season porch. How to get rid of mositure in attic crawl spaces. Finding a siding silicone that can be painted over. Replacing deck spindles that are rotting out.

As we take time to commemorate Holy Week, the home projects that we face live on.  Andy Lindus is in to help us out, including: How to safely inspect a roof for damage from severe weather. The best way to clean up older windows. The effectiveness of spray treatement for shingles. The lifespan of a cedar shake roof. The best siding to use on a sun-facing side of the home.

With more of us staying home these days, Andy Lindus is here to help you finish up those nagging home projects.  Topics include: Whether it's an advantage to spray foam an attic floor. What's the best way to re-attach vinyl siding. How to quiet cabinet doors. What coating works best to help seal outdoor concrete steps. Which project to tackle first: shingle replacement or steel siding re...

This week, Andy Lindus stops in to provide answers to all your project questions, including: Finding old insulation or Mica in gutters. Noticing a lack of insulation around doors and windows. Tips on repairing or replacing windows. How to create quartz/granite inlays in window sills. Fixing cracked concrete steps. Recommendations for shingle replacement.

With residents spending more time at home, one respite from the ongoing virus news may be looking into those home projects.  Andy Lindus is in to guide you through them, including: What to do to replace a piece of 20-year old siding. Replacing drop ceiling tiles. How to fix asphalt erosion in a garage floor. Repairing a brick facade over a garage door. The best way to insulate cathedral...

This week, Andy Lindus lends his expertise for several of your home projects.  They include: The difference in deck flooring options. How to expand a 3-Season (screened-in) porch. The difference between a "hot roof" and a "cold roof". Renovating a Summer cabin. Whether nails protruding from a garage ceiling can effect deck flooring above it through condensation. Do multiple styles of roof ven...

Andy Lindus is here to help tackle those nagging home projects that need to get done.  Some include: What materials to use between drywall and existing windows prior to insulation. Replacing wood soffits with aluminum counterparts. Cleaning porches with different flooring materials. Options for working with basement redesigns. Covering stairs with a gap between the treading (apart from carpet...

This week, Luke Panek grabs the mic to answer your questions.  Several calls and texts focused on decking, including: How to handle footings that settle. Whether there's a size limit on what can be built. The surface finish continuing to bubble up. How to combat growing mold and/or moss. How to find manufacturers of custom aluminum railing colors.

Andy Lindus turns your calls and texts into possible solutions for those home projects you're working on.  Some topics include: How to put siding on a mobile home. Looking into water leakage issues in remodeled walls. The best way to insulate and heat an open garage. Whether pre-fab insulated walls are worth the extra cost. Which is better: Vinyl plank or Laminate flooring? The best way to se...

Andy Lindus takes your calls and texts on the home projects you need to get going.  Some include: Icedams forming on eaves while being informed that insulation is good. Several questions regarding metal roofing (installation parameters, effectiveness, etc.). The timing of replacing a skylight. How Marvin's Infinity window line performs against triple-pane windows. The growing presence of wome...

Andy Lindus goes to the phone and text lines to answer your questions.  Topics include: The difference in insulation between wood and vinyl siding. The best way to heat a bedroom over a garage. Putting vinyl planking in a basement bedroom. Issues with icedams on gutters and roofs. How to fix wall fluctuations due to extreme temperatures.

This week, Andy Lindus looks for the answers to your home project questions.  Some include: How a paint job can stay pristine on a Cedar deck. How to combat algae growth on a deck. An introduction to tile products from Gravity Floor. The "do"s and "don't"s of insulating an attic. Changing a well room into a storage space.

Andy Lindus takes your calls and texts on the projects you need to get done.  Those include: Installing spray-in foam insulation. Setting up an all-metal garage ceiling. The best way to prepare a "man cave". How to correct issues with flushing a toilet. Skylights versus Solar Tubes. Getting rid of moisture in a Pole structure.

Andy Lindus takes your calls and texts on several Winter topics, which include: How sub-freezing temperatures effect work crews. Some of the services that Lindus Construction offers. The best place to put a bathroom fan. The advantage of installing a steel roof. Any recommendations on a sufficient humidity level during the Winter.

Andy Lindus is on the air to discuss the issues facing your home projects.  Those topics include: How much insulation is needed for an attic? Problems with mesh covers on a gutter. Temperatures varying from a thermostat setting. A draft coming through the bottom of a gas fireplace. Warming up a cold cantilever.

Andy Lindus is in to kick 2020 off right.  He answers your calls and texts on topics that include: Detecting heat loss in outer walls. The possibility of widening an inner staircase. Ice dams that have bent a gutter. What is a suitable siding to protect against potentail hail damage. The best way to cover a slippery deck. Replacing bricks on a chimney.

It's the second hour of this special, extended version of the program.  Barry Stranz ushers us out of 2019 (and guides us into 2020) by answering your calls and texts, including the following topics: Improving flooring for your basement. Floors that are buckling. Insulation for the bathroom. What's the best substitution for putting in a skylight? Moving a bathroom sink.