Rosie on the House

Broadcasting From Tucson Festival Of Books! Rosie discusses utility budget billing plans ahead of summer pricing.  Weekly To Do with Sal Sucato of DunRite Windows And Doors on window maintenance for summer heat .  Homeowner questions include a gate install on a block fence, washing machine water draining is causing the toilet water to rise and completely empty and refinishing an existing bathtub.

Broadcasting From Tucson Festival Of Books! Your windows are the weakest link inside your home's envelope.  To ensure they are working efficiently, inspecting and repairing any damage from caulking to cleaning the tracks and outside glass.  We discuss the do's and don'ts.  We reveal the winner of our new home Mystery Sound and explain what it is.  Whats the best way to remove an inground pool?  An...

A packed group of guests discuss the Tree Of The Month the Pink Trumpet Tree (or as our panel calls it the Tabebuia).  A tree you should consider for your landscape.  Plus proper ways for caring for plants.  Featuring John Eisenhower and Peter Conden from SavATree and Horticulturist Arborist Steve Priebe.

Our Weekly To Do on upkeep in your garage .  Plus questions about plumbing for graywater, using a sheen exterior paint finish, installing a whole home water softening system, removing non-paintable silicone and other highlights of the weekend!

Adam Homer of Pella Windows And Doors discusses the benefits of upgrading to better engineered windows.  More than just energy efficiency, homeowners are looking for aesthetics, low maintenance, dust and noise reduction.  Windows and doors can be the weakest link in your home's efficiency. Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/the-top-five-benefi...

Sossaman Farms is known for producing heritage grains used in baking bread, brewing beer, and by distillers.  Steve and Caroline Sossaman join Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree to talk about the incredible history of the farm in its 103rd year.  The many types of ancient grains grown and sold thru Hayden Flour Mills.  And Steve explains why they're not just making a living but making a life!

Listener questions include radiant barrier attic install, moisture under a tile floor with no damage to the slab, troubleshooting a jet tub motor problem, overcoating a flat roof and installing a macerating toilet in a laundry room.  Plus what is biophilia?

Tips on keeping recently painted areas clean.  Some of the trends found at the Kitchen And Bath International Show.  The mystery sound coming from a newly built home is SOLVED.  The homebuilder explains what it is and how they repaired it.  Plus caller questions on a backyard fountain pump problem and what it takes for a drywall finish level 5.

Not large livestock.  Farmer Greg and guest Kari Spencer are talking chickens and goats.  Laying hens for fresh eggs, fresh goat's milk and other useful benefits.  Providing the proper housing from lay boxes, roosting areas to protection against predators. The myths about roosters.  Plus other 'livestock' to consider from ducks to bees!  

Listener questions about flickering lights at random times, slab leaks and piping, raised planter water damage near patio, dust issue in the home.  Recommendations on elastomeric versus 'breathable' paint.  And the types of paint and where to apply them.

Head of the Arizona Registrar Of Contractors Jeff Fleetham discusses the hot construction market.  Every construction project is facing challenges in labor, supply and time of completion.  Jeff talks about those issues.  The importance of lead and asbestos test before remodeling especially if your home was built before 1978.  Plus learn about 'pre-loading'.  The reason tiles are stacked on the roo...

Time to fertilize citrus trees and proper pruning for new spring growth.  Applying pre-emergent to deter weeds.  If you have winter lawns, some tips to keep it going.  Or remove it completely and get a rebate from local city municipalities.  Oh, get your tomatoes and other garden plants in your hedgerows, planters, etc.  Jay Harper's got your back!

The weather is great!  So is that 'Honey Do' list .  We go over some of those tasks and how to tackle them.  Rosie and Jennifer talks about some takeaways from the International Kitchen And Bath Show.  Plus homeowner questions on lifting sheet vinyl flooring, tank versus tankless water heaters and Rosie's tips for a successful Super Bowl/Valentine's Day Weekend!

Preparation is the key to a great paint job.  Starting with investing in the right tools and a great paint product.  Paint failure is generally due to poor surface preparation.  We discuss the tips and tricks for drywall, wood, even block cement walls.  Rosie has suggestions to keep your honey happy for the Super Bowl.  And can paint cover cigarette/cigar smoke on the walls?  It goes deeper than t...

Sarah Maitland and Gary Peterson of SavATree is joined by Liberty Wildlife's Laura Hackett.  Discussing the Tree Of The Month the Chinese Evergreen Pear.  Improper pruning and cutting can affect a tree's health.  So we tackle proper pruning tips for trees and shrubs to promote spring grown and protect nesting birds this time of year.  Laura talks about Liberty Wildlife's rehabilitation of Arizona...

We discuss the good and not so good condition of the hot housing market in Arizona.  Proper way to DYI cleaning and sealing your patio concrete surface .  Homeowner questions about blistering areas on a foam roof and suggestions on which way to vent a roof.  Plus the things to consider when looking to buy an older home.

Before you paint, choosing the right color used to be a chore.  Thanks to Sherwin Williams, peel and stick sample colors and their Colorsnap Visualizer App can visualize the many different shades of color to help make your decision and avoid color mistakes after its done.  Plus listener questions on building a storage shed, neighbor's leaking planter on a block wall, painting estimates on HOA home...

Julie Murphree of The Arizona Farm Bureau's guest is Trevor Bales of Bales Hay Farm & Ranch Feed Store.  Trevor's family farm dates back 6 generations.  He discusses the history of the farm and the significance of hay farming in Arizona from production to feed.

A home builder is stumped about a sound they've tried to identify in a brand new home.  We're stumped too when we heard it!  Plus questions about repainting cabinets, ground shifting concern with an empty pool, jet bath tub issue, smoke alarm won't stop beeping, dust problem in the home and securing you home with the proper front door.

Dr. Chad Wilson of East Valley Institute Of Technology talks about a one day event to encourage anyone to consider a career in the building sciences.  Bridges Connor of 'Get Organized With Bridges' joins in on our topic of finding harmony with difficult neighbors. January is GO Month (Get Organized). Bridges discusses how tough it can be but there's light at the end of the tunnel to getting things...

Planting and a little proper care of fruit and citrus trees can produce for years, even decades!  Farmer Greg talks about the varieties that produce in the low desert.  Importance of chill hours and root stock.  Before you plant, the 3 ways you can kill your trees.  Proper hole to dig, the mix of planting ingredients for the hole.  Greg's 6-6 rule for health and nutrition.  Watering tips from wint...

We discuss curb appeal .  Features in the front of your home that can turn heads and get serious attention.  Discussion on sheetrock wall cracks.  The type of crack can determine why it happened.  And listener questions on stucco, solar energy, air conditioners and more!

The cleanliness and tidiness of your outdoor spaces can affect your neighbors.  Especially if a neighbor's property becomes an eyesore that intrudes on your side.  We discuss what you can do about it in a neighborly way (if you don't live in an HOA).  Plus homeowner questions on vigas repair and relining sewer lines.

Garden expert Jay Harper and Rosarian/Rose Hobbyist Ryan Regehr 'plant' the conversation in your ears about growing and maintaining roses.  Obtaining roses, proper way to plant them, proper way to prune the canes for fresh buds and flowers, watering, mulching, everything you need to know to be a possible Rosarian yourself! 

How to handle people dumping trash in the wrong places.  As cities are asking residents to reduce water use, how you can do it and not notice the difference.  Plus listener questions on best way to find a builder for a new home, what is efflorescence on a block wall and how to clean it, porcelain sink repair, fireplace smoke returning in the home issue and more!