Texas Home Improvement Show

Jim starts by talking about his trip to Las Vegas this past week for the National Finals Rodeo. He then takes calls about an unknown reddish yellow pipe from the outside, nail heads coming through the sheetrock, ready seal, and more. Jim also looks at email questions in between. He continues in the second hour on the phone lines and checking the email inbox to answer more questions. Merry Christma...

Jim gets going with some early calls on the show today. He talks rubber roofing, a foundation issue that came back, a cracked concrete slab, a continuous running attic fan, and more. Jim continues in the second hour with more home improvement advice. Merry Christmas!

Jim starts with some email questions as we wait for our phone lines to light up. He talks about additional backing for vinyl plank flooring, concerns with foam insulation, replacing an electrical box, and more. Jim continues in the second hour answering more of your home improvement questions. Happy Thanksgiving!

Jim looks at email questions to start the show today. He talks about how to deal with a concrete slab starting to peel and tinting a glass window. Jim takes calls about installing a soft start kit, information on lights for an HVAC system, roof decking, and more. Jim continues in the second hour with more calls and email questions about all your home improvement projects.

Jim gets going with some early calls on the show today. He gets questions about removing stains from the bathtub, a mildew smell in the closet, turning off the water for a potential winter freeze, putting rocks in a gutter channel, and more. Jim mixes in email questions along the way. 

Jim gets right to some calls on the show today. He gets questions about water getting into the flexible ducting and solutions for covering up a tub. Jim mixes email questions as we go. He continues with more callers in the second hour. Don’t forget to check out the website thipro.com

Jim has his nephew Jason sit in on the show today. He starts with an email question about a rear exterior door. Jim also gets calls about a trusted engineer to rebuild a new deck in Galveston, how to get cigarette smoke out of a new home, and more. He looks at more email questions as we go. In the second hour Jim also talks to Tim Fox of Texas Remodel Team to talk about their windows and takes mor...

Jim starts by having Gerald Victor from USA Insulation join the show to talk about their product. He then gets questions about brick repair, different shower layouts, a concrete floor over tile, and more. Jim continues in the second hour on the phone lines answering more of your questions. Don't forget the website, thipro.com!

Jim gets going with an email question before moving to a call. He gets questions about a roofing permit, getting rusted screws out of a bathtub, how long a new watering system will last, cleaning a tan aluminum pergola, and more. Jim continues in the second hour answering more of your home improvement questions.

Jim is back at the rodeo for the finale tonight. He starts with some email questions while we wait for some calls to come in. Jim gets questions about ants in the master bathroom, where to get treated lumber, a garage wall vibrating from a tankless water heater, and a breaker lost from a lightning strike, and more. Jim continues in the second hour answering more email and caller questions.  

Jim is back out at the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo. He has Justin Owen of Owen Security Solutions join to talk all about Citadel security systems. Jim also takes calls about mud jacking vs polyurethane and different roof shingles. He also brings on Mason Lucido of Tractor Supply before taking more calls. Jim continues in the second hour on the phone lines answering more home improvement ques...

Jim is at the Pasadena Livestock Show and Rodeo Cookoff today. He talks to METRO board member Alex Mealer about her district, the ship channel, and NASA. Jim also takes calls about a water treatment descaler, paint on a concrete porch that’s chipping/cracking, and more.

Jim talks about the upcoming Pasadena Rodeo before getting to some calls. He gets questions about a toilet making a whistling noise, filling in an end board with a deck out on the lake, whether to insulate underneath wooden floors, and more. Jim mixes in quite a few email questions as we go. He continues in the second hour with more email and caller questions about all your home improvement projec...

Jim breaks down the best ways to battle the Texas heat, using AC ducts, barriers, and why keeping the attic cool isn’t necessarily the solution. 

Jim talks to special guest Jesse Salinas from Southern Front Doors. He also answers caller questions about air conditioning, humid houses, ductwork, and much more. 

Jim starts with an email question as we wait for some calls to roll in. He gets all kinds of questions about front doors, a static radio, rusted pipes in the bathroom, and other plumbing problems. Jim mixes in more email questions as we go. We continue in the second hour with more calls on all your home improvement questions. 

Jim is back home this weekend and gets right to some calls to start the show. He gets questions about an estimate for a possible foundation problem, A/C registers dripping water, bricks on a house settling from tree roots, moisture issues in a sunken living room, and more. Jim mixes in email questions as we go. He continues in the second hour back on the phone lines answering more home improvement...

Jim is in Oshkosh for an air show coming up this week. He starts with a few email questions before moving to some calls. Jim shares his thoughts on Roof Maxx and how to help with a dripping A/C vent. He mixes in more emails and gets a nice call from a Du-West customer giving one of his A/C reps a big thumbs up for doing a great job. Jim continues in the second hour looking at even more email quest...

Jim starts the show explaining all his stops on his travels up north, He looks at a couple email questions about refinishing a hardwood floor and servicing geothermal units. Jim also takes calls about replacing a drain in the bathtub, insulation options, the Energy Q radiant barrier, squirrels eating through roof jacks, and more. Jim continues in the second hour answering more of your home improve...

Jim gets started with a thank you and shoutout to Bubbas 33 for hosting a rodeo event last Thursday. He then looks at a couple of email questions as we wait for some calls to come in. Jim answers questions about re-piping a house, solar fans in the master bedroom, a leak and condensation caused by rain, insulating a converted second floor, and more. Jim continues in the second hour with more helpf...

Jim starts with a few email questions as we wait for some calls to roll in. He talks about an overlifted foundation, options other than a soaker hose for watering, reducing heat in a back patio, a house below elevation, and more. Jim continues in the second hour taking more home improvement questions. Don’t forget thipro.com for more helpful tips and information.

Jim gets right to the calls on the show today. He talks aluminum vs vinyl windows, cleaning a porch roof over polyurethane, an A/C compressor, a register box not properly insulated, and more. Jim also has Michael Atkinson of Guardian Roof Sytems join to talk about a fortified roof and the cost. Jim continues in the second hour on the busy phone lines answering more A/C questions.   

Johann and Adam are in for Jim as he’s at a charity picnic with the Pasadena Rodeo. They start with an email question about drain options. We also get calls about autoclaved aerated concrete on a new home, whether or not to add ridge vents, foundation work concerns, plumbing work done before moving forward with other projects, and more. Jim also joins to update the listeners on the Pasadena Rodeo...

Jim starts with an email question about a installing a French drain. He also takes calls about somebody that can build a shed, recoating a log cabin, balancing A/C temperature control, removing wallpaper, and more. Jim continues in the second hour answering your calls and email questions. Don’t forget to check out thipro.com for more tips and helpful information.

Jim’s back after being off the last few weeks. He starts with an update on all he did during his vacation and what Memorial Day is all about. Jim then answers an email question before getting to the calls. He talks about hose bibs, a flow-tech descaler system, a pergola post settling, an old septic system, and more. We also have Brian Clinger of USA Insulation join the show to talk about the foam...