Home Improvement Show

Pat, Sandie, and Ben Thompson host the Home Improvement Show on Newsradio WOOD 1300. For many seasons Arbitron ratings have ranked their show the #1 most listened to show in the market. Each week people just like you call with questions on some facet of home improvement. Some people want to know what's hot in residential design and others are Do-It-Yourselfers wanting to know how to solve a problem they have encountered mid-project.

Start your Saturday morning listening live to the Home Improvement Show on Newsradio WOOD 1300 8-9am. Listen Live! *NEW* Subscribe via iTunes!

See what the Grand Rapids Business Journal had to say about the show (PDF 693kb)

 

As heard of on the Home Improvement Show!

The 80 Minute Fall Home Maintenance Checklist

1. Buy a case of furnace filters (12) and replace it each month.
2. Deep clean the inside of the house to reduce allergies.  Hire a pro if needed.
3. Be sure gutters & downspouts are clear of leaves & other debris. 
4. Visually inspect the outside of the house & inside of the house down in the basement.  If “critters” have access to your home, stop 'em w/ caulk & spray foam. 
5. Be sure your attic vents (lower and upper) are not covered with insulation.  Ice dams on your roof are often caused by poorly performing insulation & improper ventilation in the attic.
6. Close & latch every window in the house (Keep count, you’ll be shocked). 
7. Un-hook and store your garden hoses. 
8. Make your “Honey Do” list of BIG and small projects you need Thompson Remodeling to handle for you.  If you’d feel more comfortable judging someone else, do the same at your friend’s house.

Click here to view our 8 Hour Fall Maintenance Checklist

From this weeks show:

Thank you Don Hart of Hart Water Company for joining us on the show.  For all your water softening & purifying needs visit www.hartwater.com  Once you go clean, you'll know what I mean.  If you have stinky hard water you'll love a Kinetico water softening system and reverse osmosis water purifier like what I have in my house.  -Ben

Recently on the show:

Sept 28th is the beginning of National Chimney Safety Week.  Visit www.csia.org  for more information to keep your family safe.  

 Here Are the Top 5 Things to remember about your home chimneys:

1) Get an inspection every year.

2) The chimney that houses your furnace & water heater flues also need to be inspected.

3) If you feel up for it, you can use a yard stick or a broom handle to check the amount of ash on the inside of your wood burning fireplace chimney.  If there is more than 1/4" of soot, you need to have it swept.

4)  Wood that is "green" or has a high moisture content is bad fuel & increases soot build up and soot build up leads to chimney fires.

5) Does your chimney have a cap on it?  Keep animals out and prevent air leakage [energy loss] with a spring loaded chimney cap.

Listen to a Chimney podcast online at www.woodradio.com under WOOD2GO podcasts.

Want an inexpensive way to improve a foggy window when you're not ready to replace the glass?  Follow the link below.

www.getthefogout.com

http://remodelingcenter.com/remodel/story.jsp?storyid=/templatedata/remodel/story/data/1197038740495.xml

 

 

Household Waste Guide:

http://www.accesskent.com/YourGovernment/PublicWorks/Guide/hhw.htm

 

Slim Down utility costs with green remodeling

http://www.hbaggr.com/Portals/0/MediaRelease/GreenRemodelingParade.pdf

 

Budget Busters:

These are 15 things that must be avoided to keep a remodeling budget on target. Click HERE to view them. Thompson Remodeling has a sure fire way to avoid them. See our Design/Build Process and avoid pain upon pain.

Ripped from the Headlines:

You heard about the building that exploded in Eastown last week. Here is your everything you wanted to know about Gas Leak Detection. Remember - Your nose is your best detector of a gas leak. And if you smell the distinctive smell of rotten-eggs, get out of the home, get airflow to the space, do not use anything electrical or anything with a spark. When in doubt --> Get out. And call 911 from a neighbor's house, even the static electricity of a cellphone could cause a spark. For more info.

Website of the week:

Check out these videos featured on the TODAY show regarding contractors, better safe than sorry. Video 01 | Video 02 (will take you to MSNBC website).

How-To Videos! For EVERYTHING (Expert Village).

Clean your gutters the easy way! (iRobot Looj)

Get the Scoop on Green Remodeling

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