The ULTIMATE Home Improvement Podcast and Syndicated Radio Show. Eric Goranson “Eric G” and his contributors help homeowners and contractors tackle projects around the house. This is not your typical handyman show. This talk show will bring you everything from the latest home DIY project and building advice to current events and celebrity guests. You will hear from leading experts, your favorite home improvement stars and creators of exciting new technologies for your home. If you want to learn about home improvement and be entertained this show is for you. About our host: Eric Goranson, CKD is a Certified Kitchen Designer with the National Kitchen and Bath Association for over 20 years and has been designing since 1993. Nationally recognized as “Eric G®”, he is a syndicated 10-year home improvement radio talk show host. Eric talks with homeowners and contractors about remodeling and new construction techniques every week. He is also a national podcaster and is now heard internationally and with about half of the listening audience being from the building trade. His shows draw great support from the contracting community...
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episode 1093: My 10 reasons you must be careful buying a flipped house
This whole episode was inspired by watching a video one of our listeners posted up on Around the House Nation. Our closed group Facebook group. You can see this video here: https://youtu.be/1pFbzLzNozM (https://youtu.be/1pFbzLzNozM) The level of poor workmanship is criminal as people have a great chance of getting killed with the lack of permits, engineering, and lack of construction knowledge. There are a ton of great flippers out there...
episode 1092: Pro Insider: Building your A Team
Just like in football you can’t just have one big player and the rest follow along to success. In Construction, Design, and Remodeling it takes a solid team for you to win. No matter what you define winning as. Let’s talk about the key mindsets to have around you and the ones you need to remove. Plus, Eric has a solid warning for something to be watched right now that could have you bleeding money if it is going unnoticed...
episode 1091: Mid Week Special: Why lumber prices are even higher and how long will this last
$32 bucks for a sheet of 7/16" OSB? Are you kidding me? Yes lumber prices have gone crazy again and we talk about it in todays show. Why are they high again? How long might this last? Are Canadian lumber mills going to bail us out? We cover all of it and my take on when it will start to get better...
episode 1090: My top 8 things in your home you should never ever paint
This is going to be a controversial one for a few DIY’ers…. this is my top 8 of the things inside your home that you should never paint. Painting can make things look fresh in your home. However, there are plenty of materials that if you paint them you will most likely regret days, weeks, months or years later. Here is my list of those things that really tend to go sideways when you try to paint them...
episode 1089: Keeping your family safe with smart smoke and CO detector and keeping track of your tools
We start out with the first hour of the show with a caller with some tv antenna issues and then dive into a smart home fire, smoke, and carbon monoxide detector that is cool. Then we will talk about a new appliance for your home that could cut that dry-cleaning bill in half. Then we will dive into a good way to keep those online meetings on track with some new tech and then talk about a way to keep those tools safe and not in the hands of criminals…....
episode 1088: Pro Insider: Tough love on Continuing Education for remodelers, builders and designers. 1 28 2021
For many continuing education can be a drag. Its not fun to sit in a classroom and learn in an industry you have worked in for decades. However, your best opportunity in the next year is right now for learning a little about this ever-changing world of construction. Take a listen to this week’s Pro Insider Special Thanks for listening to Around the house if you want to hear more please subscribe so you get notified of the latest episode as it posts at https://around-the-house-with-e...
episode 1087: Mid Week Special: A new law that would force you to remove natural gas from your home 1 27 2021
Coming to a State near you! If you are in Washington State look at House Bill 1084. This bill will eliminate natural gas and propane from all homes by 2050. This will also limit gas companies hooking up starting in July of this year to a new home. Let’s take a quick look at this proposed legislation and discuss how the $20,000 or more that will be placed on the homeowner to retrofit their home will affect most homeowners and low-income families...
episode 1086: Hard Water, Issues with smart home light bulbs and butcher block countertops 3 21 2021
Hard water can destroy your home. If you are fixing up your home, you want to deal with that first before you work on a bathroom or kitchen. That way your new fixtures don’t get ruined by that hard water again. Before you jump down to your local home improvement store and get a water softener and some bags of salt you should listen to this episode...
episode 1085: A new smart home device that will predict electrical fires, Disposing of CFL lightbulbs and table saws 1 23 2021
TING is a new device that is the Minority Report of home tech devices. It really has one big job to do. Predict things in your electrical system that cause electrical fires in your home. We will talk about this new tech. This could save thousands of homes and a ton of lives every year. Those old curly Compact Fluorescent bulbs are bad for your home if they break and can be even worse when they end up in a landfill. Let’s talk about the best way to handle these...
episode 1084: Pro Insider: My predictions for the Kitchen Design industry and your business plan 1 21 2021
For our Pro Insider today I predict some changes that will effect how Kitchen and Bath Designers do business in 2021. If you work in a lumberyard, design studio, Kitchen and bath remodeling company, or are an independent designer. This special is for you. Check it out! We would also like to thank our sponsor NaturalSof and Solo Sales Company. To find out more you can find them here! Tell them Eric G sent you! https://www.solosalescompany...