KTRH (KTRH-AM)

Texas Home Improvement Show

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Get answers to all of your questions about home repairs by calling in. Whether you want to do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you, this show will help you avoid the bumps in the road to get the job done right.

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KTRH (KTRH-AM)

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Leisure

Podcast website

www.iheart.com

Latest episode

Jun 27, 2026

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Episodes

Happy Father’s Day 19.06.2022

Jim starts the show by wishing all the fathers out there a happy father’s day. He then takes a look at a couple email questions and talks to some callers. Jim helps somebody using ready seal, gives a Du West recommendation, wooded fence advice, a basement leak, and more.

Garage Door Insulation 18.06.2022

Jim jumps right into the calls on the show today. Topics include a water hammer, insulation in the garage, a delaminated floor, an A/C unit that went out, double vanity bathroom cracks, and much more. In the second hour Jim continues the busy phone lines. He gives his advice and recommendations on home improvement projects around the house. Go to THIpro.com for more helpful tips and videos.

Sewer Line Break 12.06.2022

Jim looks at an email question while the phone lines start to light up. The callers have questions about a break in their sewer line, repairing wooden siding (or hardie), replacing windows, and sheetrock along the kitchen wall. Jim goes back to the email inbox to finish out the hour.

Drilling Holes for a Deck 11.06.2022

A couple email questions start the show today and more are mixed in along the way. Jim talks drilling and hammering for a deck, valuing your house properly, and putting in a new patio with a covered porch. In the second hour Jim continues on the phone lines. Topics include bamboo and glue down floors, foundation, insulation, and mortifying a roof line for an elevator.

Digging for a Server Hose 05.06.2022

An email questions starts the show about the cost to install a generator. Jim then moves to some calls about how far to dig for a server hose, snaking out a toilet, and the difference between Smartside and James Hardie Siding. He continues on the phones lines and looks at one more email to finish the hour.

Expanding a Metal Building 04.06.2022

As usual Jim starts with an email question while the phone lines light up. He says yes to putting sheetrock over the shiplap and talks about how to help with efflorescence in the garage. He gets another call requesting a proper nailing pattern for hardy plank, and somebody else needing help getting their Americas Choice Windows. In the second hour Jim continues on the phone lines and mixes in anot...

Skunk in a Trap 22.05.2022

Jim looks a few email questions to start the show. He then moves to some calls and spends the rest of the hour on the phones lines. He talks about a possible hole in somebodys duck work, installing a new home generator, exterminator pesticides, tile removal, and more.

Solar Panels & James Hardie Siding 21.05.2022

Jim starts with an email question while waiting for the phone lines to light up. He has some thoughts on a moist tile floor a caller is dealing with. Jim also talks about solar panels, a backyard shed, and takes a look at some more emails. In the second hour Jim takes calls about about insulation, ready seal, a rotting plywood floor, air conditioning suggestions, and more

A/C Units 15.05.2022

Jim gets some early calls today and gets going right away on the lines. He talks about A/C units, an RV slab suggestion, a fence puller, an architect drawing engineer, and America’s Choice Windows.

Sand in the Hallway 14.05.2022

As Jim waits for the phone lines to light up he looks at an email question about sand coming through baseboards on the floor. He then gives his advice on repairing a front door, radiant barriers, mixing concrete for putting in a new fence, piping, and gutters. In the second hour Jim continues with the callers and their home improvement needs.

Thank You Calls 08.05.2022

Jim starts the show by wishing his mother and wife a happy mother’s day. He then looks at a few email questions. We also get a few thank you calls for Jim and his people that do great work. He talks water softener systems, insulated windows, and rebar.

Hardy Siding 07.05.2022

Jim starts with a quick email question and then jumps into some calls. He helps a caller with a siding question and another with an A/C filter. Jim also talks foundation on a new house and remodeling a bathroom. He offers some recommendations and continues with a full board of callers in the second hour.

Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel 01.05.2022

Jim gets an early call from a listener wanting a quick estimate on remodeling his bathroom and kitchen. He gets a few pool questions, and helps others with sealing and hardie recommendations. Jim looks at a couple emails in between some calls to finish the hour.

Jim at the Pasadena Fairgrounds 30.04.2022

Jim is in Pasadena for the Livestock Show and Rodeo today. He talks about a concrete slab, an air conditioning unit, gutters, cinder blocks, and much more. Jim also talks to Clint, the President of the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo to talk about everything going on. Jim mixes in some emails along the way but stays on the phone lines the entire second hour.

Piping Around the Bathtub 24.04.2022

As usual Jim starts the show with a few email questions. He then takes a call and talks about piping around the bathtub. He then goes back to his email inbox to finish up the hour.

Insulation on a Metal Building 23.04.2022

Jim starts todays show with an email question before getting to some calls. He talks about fiber glass insulation, air conditioning, and wood floors. We also have David Montoya from Lurncrete join us to talk about concrete. In the second hour Jim continues on phone lines talking about facial board replacement, Du West, drilling tile floor, and a whole lot more.

Air Conditioning Talk 16.04.2022

Jim takes an early call with somebody who has a few questions about air conditioning. He takes a look at an email question before returning to the phone lines. Jim talks about a siding option, a pad and concrete foundation that’s sinking, a mildew resistant option, and a fireplace problem. In the second hour Jim continues with the callers about other home improvement issues.

Jim from the Deer Lease 09.04.2022

Jim is at the Deer Lease for todays show. He spends the time going through emails and callers. Jim talks construction, roofs, crawling space, insulation, stucco, insulation, and more.

Running Water Odor 03.04.2022

Jim gets right to the calls on todays show. He talks about an odor that is caused by running water, a lean-to for an existing garage, a spray to curb the growth of acorns, attic ventilation and a whole more.

Insulation & Concrete Questions 02.04.2022

Jim has a full board of callers to start the show today. He talks insulation, water pipes, cracks in the driveway, kitchen cabinets, and more. In the second hour he takes more calls to help listeners with their questions around the house. Jim also takes a look at a few emails along the way.

Leak Detection 27.03.2022

Jim takes calls from start to finish on todays show. He talks about a possible leak problem, granite maintenance, AC vents, sheetrock in the garage, leveling out a trailer, retrofit foam and a whole lot more.

From the Austin Spring Home & Garden Show 26.03.2022

Jim is in Austin today for the Spring Home and Garden Show where he has demonstrations along the way. He also answers email and caller questions during this time. Jim helps with high electric bills, gurgling noises coming from an AC, pecs pipes, copper pipes, helical piers on a new house, and much more.

Tra Martins Birthday Window Deals 19.03.2022

Jim starts the show by bringing on Tra Martin to talk about Americas Choice Windows. He then gets to a couple calls and talks solar powered vents and hardy siding. Jim then moves to some emails questions. The phone lines light up in the second hour and we talk about nanotechnology, crawlspace solutions, water lines, and much more.

Refilling an Expansion Joint 13.03.2022

Jim answers quite a few email questions today. We call Jims dad Elmer to wish him a happy birthday and take some other calls along the way. Jim helps with an insulation problem, wooden lap siding, shifting pebble decking, and more.

Duct Work Advice 12.03.2022

Jims starts the show wishing his wife and dad a happy birthday. He then takes a look at a couple email questions before getting to the calls. Jim helps with water heater placement and ventilation, a musty smell coming from a Jacuzzi, construction on a new house, electrician and plumbing recommendations, and a whole lot more.

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