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Lock 'em out, seal 'em in, and pave the way! Join us for tips to fortify your home against break-ins, seal drafts with spray foam wizardry, and wave goodbye to dirty, damaged driveways. Get answers to these and other callers’ home improvement questions on this week’s Money Pit podcast!

- Door Defense: Securing your doors is key to protecting your home from burglars.

- Sealing Drafts: This great DIY spray foam makes it easy to seal out drafts.

- Driveway Repair: Get tips for restoring a stained or cracked driveway.

Q & A:

- Garage Floors: Tracked-in snow is making a mess in Randy’s garage. A perforated floor tile system and epoxy floor paint can help keep things clean.

- Fireplace Drafts: Wind is blowing through a gas fireplace that was improperly installed. Susan should check for gaps and contact the manufacturer for installation instructions.

- Painting a Room: In what order should you paint a room? Jake gets tips on how to prep the space and use masking tape to paint baseboards and trim, then the walls.

- Metal Roofing: Is a metal roof worth the investment? Sally learns it’s a great but expensive option, so the ROI depends on how long she’ll be staying in the house.

- LED Lighting: Scott is converting his home to all LED lighting but can’t find LED tubes to replace the fluorescent ones. We suggest ordering them online and having them shipped.

- Paint Stains: Black spray paint leaked onto Tiffany’s laminate floor. She can try carefully rubbing the stain with some nail polish remover.

- Old Windows: Don’s old windows date back to 1746! We discuss using a heat gun or a steamer to carefully remove and replace the window glaze without damaging the wood.

- Woodpecker Damage: Woodpeckers are damaging the exterior of Denise’s house. Hanging strips of black plastic or shiny tin pie plates will help drive them away.

- Faded Wood Floors: When Ty pulls up an area rug, he sees that the wood floor around it has faded. Time will eventually even out the color, or else he must refinish the whole floor.

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