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

This episode is for people right now dealing with the heavy rains and possible tornado action in the Northeast. Here are my tips for keeping your home safe!

Take a listen to what you can be doing and what you should pay attention to when a tropical storm is bearing down on you.

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Smart Home tech makes a ton of people nervous... maybe its not understanding its security or lack of understanding about how it all works. I bring in Mike Duncan from Comcast/Xfinity who fully understands how all of these things work together. This is no commercial content here as I just have brought in a leading expert so that we can talk in easy to understand terms of how you can save money, save energy, and give yourself added security by adding a few smart home systems to your home. From stopping a water leak to not ever having to touch a light switch there are some basics to some more complex systems that can really help you out around your house.

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I couldn't believe it either. In Seattle they have a (yes this is what they call it) "Housing Affordability" law that forces homeowners to pay this fee on a building permit. We will talk with the Institute for Justice about how they are trying to help out the homeowners by fighting back on this expensive fee for a remodel. A special thanks to Bill Maurer for coming on the show today. For more information about this and the Institute for Justice head to : https://ij.org/press-release/seattle-housing-affordability-law-forces-hard-working-homeowners-to-pay-ransom-for-building-permit-now-two-residents-are-fighting-back/

We will also be talking about 8 everyday things that are dirtier than a toilet....This might make you clean a few things just a little more around your house.

All that and so much more on this weeks Around the House with Eric G

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There have not been a lot of website solutions for kitchen and bath designers that have been cost effective for creating a virtual showroom space on the internet. Those days are over and in about 12 minutes I am going to discuss what you should be paying attention to that is going to make your job a little easier while helping you be more efficient in your design work. Take a listen to today's Around the Toolbox Special as this might give you more time and make you a little more money.

For more information about what I am talking about today you can also visit: https://www.2020spaces.com/2020products/2020idealspaces/

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Starting and finishing a DIY project can be tough. That last little 10% of the project tends to drag out...or never even get completed.

Here are my secrets to starting and FINISHING a great DIY project. This is all in about 12 minutes and might save you money and weeks and weeks of additional time.

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We dive into what some of those outdoor projects cost. A wood deck compared to a composite deck. What is the return back to your house as far as value goes? You might be surprised as what might have given you a 120% value about five years ago might only be 66% now as styles change.

Then later in the show I share up a couple of excerpts from my live video this week with Caroline Blazovsky, America's Healthy Home Expert. There is one thing you might be doing in your home that makes your house air so dirty...it has the same particulate matter in your air than outside in a major city in India. You wont want to miss this episode of Around the House with Eric G. For more information about Caroline you can find her at https://www.healthyhomeexpert.com/

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You don't always believe what you read on the internet... Right? I am going to tackle my 10 things that are myths on the internet with home improvement that are just plain wrong. Some of them might have been correct decades ago and some are even myths that competing manufacturers have started about their competition. We are going to tackle all of them.

Are Granite Countertops filed with Radon that could give you cancer? Was Asbestos used after 1978? All of this and so much more on this episode of Around the House with Eric G

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Residential construction companies are just coming out of a shutdown in many states and they are coming back into a much different marketplace. Here are some tips for those companies (and design firms) to help get that machine started again. Working with a financial institution to help homeowners get the project off the ground can be a logical beginning for homeowners that want to keep a little more cash in the reserves. Plus we talk about some killer marketing deals that are out there to be had. All in under 12 minutes.

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Home Security is a HOT topic right now with many larger cities fighting rapidly rising crime rates. There are things you can do around your home to put you in a better position to keep break ins and violent crime a lower chance for you and your family. Here are some of my tips that are easy to do around your home and your car to lend a hand to increased safety and security. Take a listen to this weeks Mid-Week Special.

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Now that we have all been trapped in our own homes for months on end I wanted to team up with my cable provider Comcast and talk about what some of the causes are for slow download speeds and really find out how everyone working from home has changed how we use cable and internet. What can you do to troubleshoot your system? What should you be doing to keep it running better? Its all right here where we talk to Todd Gorder from Comcast. This is not a infomercial but just a great conversation on what you can do to keep your system running strong and trouble free no matter where you get your internet service from.

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