Around the House with Eric G® Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY

Many of us saw the headlines.. The Daily Mail showed it as "Moment Colorado contractor takes sledgehammer to newly remodeled bathroom, claiming he wasn't paid" or Yahoo reported the headline as "Footage shows an "angry" contractor with a sledgehammer wrecking a customer's bathroom over a $4,225 payment dispute". The headline really never tells the inside story and if you saw the follow up pictures of the ultra low quality construction you knew there was a massive problem on this jobsite. This low quality work was further destroyed by what everyone saw on the viral video of the contractor swinging the sledgehammer in this womans home and her neighbor filming him. A group of tile contractors and remodeling contractors teamed up with manufacturers to make this wrong right by fixing her shower for free all while showing the right way to do it. We have Jason McDaniel, owner of Stoneman Construction and leader of the Global Tile Posse Facebook Group , William White from Ardex, and the homeowner Amber Trucke in this deep dive into what happened at her house and the feat of this crew to get her that luxury bathroom she had hoped when she hired the origianl contractor.

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We want to thank the companies that came forward and helped out Amber Trucke on her bathroom.

William White and Aaron Chaffee from Aredex Americas https://www.ardexamericas.com/

The Tile Shop Denver www.tileshop.com

IQ Power Tools for dustless tile saws  https://iqpowertools.com/

RUBI TOOLS https://www.rubi.com/us

Bill Parker and Rapid Reces https://rapidrecess.com/ This is the system Eric G used in his shower for his curbless shower system

Daryl with Quick Drain https://www.quickdrain.com/

Scott Carrol with TILITE  https://tiliteusa.com/

Steve Sells from Sells Precision Home Repair and Remodeling

and of course THE GLOBAL TILE POSSE

There are other key members we missed so please contact us to make sure you are included on the project credits. Thanks for listening to Around the House

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As homeowners sometimes we made decisions or do things that cause large problems in a remodel. There are things we can do that cause contractors to charge more money just because our actions are causing more work for them. How can you save money on a project? This episode is jam packed with tips on how to save you money and not cause a divorce in the next remodel project you tackle.

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Saturday California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law that orders state regulators to ban the sale of new gas-powered equipemtn using small off-road engines. That will include lawnmowers, leaf blowers, generators, and pressure washers as of Jan 1, 2024. We debate this discussion in our mid-week special as well as the part of the law that is not discussed in the news that says that all gas powered generators will have to be zero emission.

We will also talk about the exclusive story on this weekends Around the Hosue that will have the interview with Amber Trucke and the team that has been installing her new shower. If you didnt catch this video of the orignial story you can catch it here: https://krdo.com/news/2021/09/12/remodel-rampage-contractor-returns-to-customers-home-destroys-shower-he-built/

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Around the House talks with Galen Bradford from Zline about their luxury appliances and plumbing fixtures. Eric G has many of these products in his home and they talk about how they are one of the only companies in the US with appliances and plumbing fixtures.

For more information head to: Zlinekitchen.com

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Hiring a contractor can be a scary task! You are writing a check to someone that you are hoping will take your project more seriously than even you are. Did you hire the right person? Eric Goranson and Caroline Blazovsky will walk you through many of the important steps to finding that right licensed and bonded contractors and what to watch out for during the process. This is a must listen to if you are getting ready to hire out a project. Did you know if you hire the wrong one their employee could get hurt and YOU are on the hook for their medical bills and expenses? That can add up quick!

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There are a lot of good building inspectors out there. However there is at least one electrical inspector in Florida is phoning it in. We will discuss how waiting lists for new homes can make it hard for homeowners to check brand new homes to see if it was build correctly when the builder wont allow a home inspector in the building before closing.

Eric G had some parts coming from his house that were built to order and somehow got lost in transit. In our investigation in what happened we found some secrets that helped us eventually locate the package even after Fed-Ex said it was lost and to contact the shipper. We share with you those secrets that might help you later if that happens to you.

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Who makes what brand of tools? Is Porter Cable the same company as Craftsman? How about DeWalt? We answer all those questions and so much more plus the five tools that every homeowner should have. Pick any brand and there are at least 100 power tools from each manufacturer. So we help you with your first five! You might be surprised about a few of them.

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With plenty of us working from home still in fall of 2021 and more and more streaming options hitting us, we need to have that internet that we pay good money for working at its best. We want to get what we pay for right? Many times we assume its too many people using it or its the weather when its a problem inside or outside of our homes. Lets talk about how to get your internet working at its best and then dive into some of the best new smart home devices for 2021.

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Caroline Blazovsky and Eric Goranson talk about the aftermath of her birthday party and then jump into Eric getting his HVAC system tuned up today! Plus they will jump into the material shortages in the home improvement industry AND what is going on with Fed-Ex? What is going on with them?

All this and more in this weeks mid-week special!

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Did you ever see Catch a Contractor with Skip and Alison Bidell with Adam Carolla? They spent three seasons busting California's worse contractors that had taken advatage of homeowners. Now you can catch him on Fox & Friends in the weekdays talking about the latest in Home Improvement products.

We get Skip and Alison in the studio to chat about all of this and some of the back stories to some of the bad contractors they caught in those seasons. Plus we talk a little bit about their kitchen they remodeled in their own house with the design help of Eric G.

We then dive into Caroline Blazovsky's birthday party for a few minutes! Make sure and listen to the end where Skip talks about King Water Filters and how they can save you some serious money and give you great tasting water.

All this and more in todays second hour of Around the House!

For more information about Skip head to https://www.skipbedell.com/

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