Home with Dean Sharp

Home with Dean Sharp Hour 1 (07/25) - It’s an all-calls day on The Dean Sharp Show. Dean takes listener calls live, shares a funny weekend at the bowling alley, and recaps highlights from Design Week with Tina Sharp. He answers listener questions about attic insulation and how temperature changes affect it, offers improved methods for adding insulation inside an attic, an...

Home with Dean Sharp Hour 2 (07/25) - It’s an all-calls day on The Dean Sharp Show. Dean answers practical home‑service questions—from how temperature changes affect attic insulation and better ways to add insulation, to diagnosing when an A/C needs replacement and repairing a water‑damaged window. Dean also dives into lawsuits and HOA issues, advises on choosing colors for fading arti...

Dean talks about the difference in home maintenance and home improvement. Dean reminds listeners that successful home maintenance and improvement starts with lots of questions.   He also reminds listeners that builders and designers are different, builders aren't responsible for laying out design ideas, so it's the most important thing is that YOU ask the questions to get the answers you...

Dean talks about the difference in home maintenance and home improvement. Dean reminds listeners that successful home maintenance and improvement starts with lots of questions.   He also reminds listeners that builders and designers are different, builders aren't responsible for laying out design ideas, so it's the most important thing is that YOU ask the questions to get the answers you...

Dean talks about the difference in home maintenance and home improvement. Dean reminds listeners that successful home maintenance and improvement starts with lots of questions.   He also reminds listeners that builders and designers are different, builders aren't responsible for laying out design ideas, so it's the most important thing is that YOU ask the questions to get the answers you...

Home with Dean Sharp Hour 1 (07/18) - Today’s first caller is having spigot issues: His frost spigot on the outside of his house doesn't drain the way it should. Where is that water going? Can Dean figure out this plugger problem? When you live in a moderate or warm-weather climate like Palm Springs, should you replace your old furnace with an electric heat pump? Time to seal your flat roof?...

Home with Dean Sharp Hour 2 (07/18) - At the top of the second hour, our first caller lives in a ranch home, and his medium oak kitchen cabinets are giving him a mid-’80s scream. They need updating, although they are in good condition. What should he do to modernize and give them more of a mid-century feel? Do you need a new sprinkler system for your front lawn that won’t break the ban...

Dean focuses on plumbing and HVAC issues, this time from an installer's perspective, and how to navigate around the issues that pop up when you're dealing with them. Dean also answered listener questions regarding a hard water recirculation problem, mold that keeps returning to the same places in a small master bathroom and how to get rid of it once and for all, whether or not whole house fan...

Dean focuses on plumbing and HVAC issues, this time from an installer's perspective, and how to navigate around the issues that pop up when you're dealing with them. Dean also answered listener questions regarding a hard water recirculation problem, mold that keeps returning to the same places in a small master bathroom and how to get rid of it once and for all, whether or not whole house fan...

Dean focuses on plumbing and HVAC issues, this time from an installer's perspective, and how to navigate around the issues that pop up when you're dealing with them. Dean also answered listener questions regarding a hard water recirculation problem, mold that keeps returning to the same places in a small master bathroom and how to get rid of it once and for all, whether or not whole house fan...

Today’s first caller is remodeling his 1976 single-story house, which has a truss roofing system, so when it comes to the non-load-bearing walls, should he use truss clips or bring it directly to the partition walls?  Next up, our second caller is having an issue with AM radio static when his outdoor lights are on and he’s listening to KFI inside his home.  See omnystudio.com...

At the top of the second hour of Home with Dean Sharp, a caller has a question about the best type of sealers to use for pavers and wood on her patio.  Next up, is a metal roof better than a composite roof for a single-story home, especially when it comes to solar panels?  Lastly, our final caller just purchased a home and he wants to put in a patio, made from either concrete or composit...

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Dean Sharp is your home design guru! He takes all your calls on a 4th of July! Happy Independence Day! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean Sharp takes all your home design calls and gives you the best home improvement advice around! Happy Independence Day! Enjoy the BBQ! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dean gives you a primer on everything home electrical, how to determine what you need, how to fix and maintain it and more.  Dean also answered listener questions about,  water pressure regulator making a 'whistling' sound and what could be causing it, how to troubleshoot problems with a DIY ceiling fan, what is a better option for a patio cover, a traditional wood cover or a faux wood p...

Dean gives you a primer on everything home electrical, how to determine what you need, how to fix and maintain it and more.  Dean also answered listener questions about,  water pressure regulator making a 'whistling' sound and what could be causing it, how to troubleshoot problems with a DIY ceiling fan, what is a better option for a patio cover, a traditional wood cover or a faux wood p...

Dean gives you a primer on everything home electrical, how to determine what you need, how to fix and maintain it and more.  Dean also answered listener questions about,  water pressure regulator making a 'whistling' sound and what could be causing it, how to troubleshoot problems with a DIY ceiling fan, what is a better option for a patio cover, a traditional wood cover or a faux wood p...

The key tenet of what makes a house a home is design — it matters most!  Today’s first caller has a hardwood floor that she apparently needs to oil every year. But she wants to know if there’s a product she can use so she doesn’t have to do that task annually.   Next up, our caller wants to seismically retrofit his 1325-square-foot home that was built in 1954...

Snakes up your pipeline! At the top of our next hour, a homeowner’s plumbing contractor tried to clean her clogged laundry line and the clog turned out to be much murkier than they realized.  Our next listener is redoing his kitchen with quartzite countertops and has questions regarding undercounter or under-slab lighting.  Is a skim coat a good idea instead o painting when you wan...

It's Sunday! That means Dean is taking all of your calls. You take over the show, and get the chance to pick the brain of the House Whisperer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Sunday! That means Dean is taking all of your calls. You take over the show, and get the chance to pick the brain of the House Whisperer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Sunday! That means Dean is taking all of your calls. You take over the show, and get the chance to pick the brain of the House Whisperer! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.