SHOW NOTES:

Today, get ideas for refreshing your home with new décor on a budget, taking back your peace and quiet by reducing outside noises, and making sure your woodcutting efforts pay off with proper firewood storage. Plus, get tips for creating your best home ever with expert answers to all your DIY home improvement questions!

- Home Décor: Refresh your space and keep down costs with 5 ideas for home décor on a dime.

- Outdoor Noise: Get back your peace and quiet with tips for minimizing outdoor noises.

- Firewood Storage: Proper firewood storage can prevent your plans for a perfect fire from going up in smoke.

Q & A:

- Contractors: Rita is frustrated by contractors who won’t give her answers or estimates. We suggest a website to search for local contractors who are right for the job.

- Pavers: How should George use mortar to lock new concrete pavers in place? He should build a pad at least 8” wider than what he needs or use flexible border edging.

- Garage Floor: How to clean a garage floor coated with oil and grease? Laurie should pressure wash it with a TSP solution and let it dry before applying an epoxy floor finish.

- Vent Fan: There’s lots of condensation every time Brian uses the shower. He needs to reduce the bathroom humidity with a more powerful vent fan with a humidistat that discharges outside. 

- Concrete Stains: Acorns from the oak trees are staining Gail’s concrete driveway. We recommend cleaning it as needed by scrubbing the surface with oxygenated bleach.

- HVAC Fireplace: Paul has questions about installing a wood or gas fireplace with a chimney through the center of the house. We discuss things he needs to know.

- Insulation: Amy wants to add insulation to a huge old attic. Her best option is spray foam insulation, but it will cover the rafters that she wants to leave exposed.

- Flooring: What type of floating floor could possibly be refinished later if necessary? We recommend that Doug install engineered hardwood flooring.

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