The Home Fix Show

Noisy deck; front door problems; roofing choices; foundation vents; winter concrete. Also, Joe's life lessons from Dad and cold weather consequences.

The Furniture Medic is in studio! Shawn takes us through his capabilities to refinish and restore furniture, cabinets, and woodwork. Joe also discusses winter preparation, setting back thermostats, and ice melt dangers for pets.

Heating a garage; drywall patching; remove and replace bath and shower caulk; what are ice dams; paint disposal.

Michael from Guttersense.com visits with Joe about his family business. Joe talks about kitchen remodeling and answers a call about asbestos siding.

Topics today include foam insulation; getting rid of mice; kitchen remodeling; knobs and pulls; and Joe does battle with a leaf blower.

Calls about covering heat pumps; reinforced floors; galvanized pipe; house wraps; leaking hose bibs.

Also; tool buying warnings; shower valves; Christmas lights and winter prep.

Jeff from Custom Bath Solutions fills us in on bathroom conversions and remodels for convenience, updating, and aging in place.

Carl Simpson explains why solar is confusing; Dean Peters introduces Yeti Services; and Joe talks property lines, sanders and insulation.

Seasonal projects: hose storage; re-roofing; padlocks; power outages; trim trees now; generators; crack filling concrete; and new baseboards.

Matt Bauscher from Amherst Madison discusses area real estate trends and offers advice to callers and more!

Terry Heffner from Guild Mortgage addresses the changes in the financial markets, their effects on mortgages, building, growth, credit your home and more with Joe

Jeffery and Jack from Dr. Soot guest on the show to talk about chimney maintenance. Also; plumbing and ventilation mysteries that need further investigation.

Scott from Master Plumbing talks about low flow toilets and why you might not want one; water pressure; angle stops; septic tanks and plumbing licensing.

Cleaning fans, changing furnace filters, painting your front door, find your blueprints, staining a fence...or not, sprinkler blow outs, disposals not working, flooring fixes, and a home insurance inventory.

End of season painting; leaf raking; trimming back trees; putting power equipment to bed for the year; stacking firewood; and grout cleaning.

Interviews with manufacturers, product representatives, and makers at the Woodcraft Woodworking Expo.

Joe also talks about installing clothes lines; labeling your electrical panel; checking smoke detectors; change orders; and fixing your barbecue grill.

Cody from Hunter Rain Gutters teaches us all about gutters and drainage systems. Also, dealing with mysterious odors and fixing a faucet drip.

The Idaho Power AC cool credit; pocket doors and barn doors; draining water heaters; unsticking a door; washing machine hoses; and hot mud.

Also, solar power and generators and a great tip for making soffit vents more efficient.

Can a contractor put a lien on your home? Change orders; water softeners; repairing granite countertops; faulty shower pans; attic stairways; and all about drywall mud.

Insulation or windows; mini split systems; attic fans versus whole house fans; taking out a wall; after the job is done; and that first garage workshop.

Exterior caulking prep; solar attic fans; patio cover permits; condensation pumps; window tinting; insulation; and screwing up the recycling system.