Around the House with Eric G®: Upgrade Your Home Like a Pro

In our Halloween edition of Around the House we dive into stories and projects that Eric G and Caroline B have been involved in that were the worst of the worst. There is a lot to learn from these projects that have all gone bad. How do you fix them? Tune into Hour 1 and find out PLUS we have a big giveaway! This giveaway runs to November 10th 2021 and enter for a chance to win an Santa Fe Compact 70 Dehumidifier! See the website for details!

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Nikki Krueger is in the studio where we talk about what excess moisture can do to your home. She educates and trains HVAC contractors, architects, engineers, crawl space contractors, and other professionals in the industry on the building science of ventilation and moisture control in buildings. Involved in the indoor air quality industry for over 15 years and am a RESNET certified home energy rater, sits on the RESNET SDC 200 committee, she is a board member of the Maryland Building Performance Association, and a member of the newly-formed ACCA Manual Low Load Homes (LLH) Advisory Committee. Active member of the Spray Polyurethane Foam Association, currently participating on the building envelope committee, as well as on the certification and safety committees.

About Santa Fe: When it comes to protecting your family and property from the harmful effects of excessive moisture, you should never settle for anything but a Santa Fe. That’s because we take great pride in engineering products that set the standard in dehumidification for the entire home. It’s not only our mission, it’s our passion.

Manufactured in Madison, Wisconsin, our dehumidifiers are commercial-grade, easy to install and feature unparalleled air filtration — giving you peace of mind in knowing that the air circulating throughout your home is clean, pure and safe. After all, 50% of the air in your home’s upper levels originates from the basement and crawl spaces.

You wont want to miss this episdoe plus we give away a Santa Fe Dehumidifier in our latest contest: https://aroundthehouseonline.com/show-giveaways

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I think many who love rock have heard of Steven Adler, the former drummer of Guns and Roses. Live from Argentina we have Ari Kamin right off his tour of the US with Steven Adler's Band. We talk music, DIY, and what it is like living in Buenos Aires and how life is different there compared to the United States. All something a little bit different on our Halloween week celebration.

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If you are remodeling or building we dont want to pick the wrong products that might give us issues later. We talk with Andrew Pace, a nationally recognized expert on green and healthy building products. As founder of the oldest healthy building supply company in the United States, Andrew has become one of the single most helpful and educational experts dealing with the day-to-day concerns of those individuals who suffer from allergies, asthma and chemical sensitivities. As the leading expert on the topic of Human Health vs Environmental Health, Andrew launched a new green building product rating system called Degree of Green, which is being used by consumers to eliminate the confusion within the green building realm and to help guide consumers to what they truly need.

Andrew has lent his expertise in the field of technical product knowledge to the National Healthy Homes Conference, Paint and Decorating Contractors Association, the Construction Specifications Institute, and the National Hardware Manufacturers Association, as well as numerous regional conferences and presentations.

Andrew is also the host of the NonToxic Environments Home Health and Wellness Podcast.

To find out more about The Green Design Center and Andrew Pace head to https://www.thegreendesigncenter.com/

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With more than 50 years of combined experience Eric Goranson and Caroline Blazovsky have seen a lot go on around the house. This episode is jamb packed with personal stories about disasters inside your home that can easily be avoided. It could be dealing with someone that is transitioning into a memory care facility to a microwave fire there are simple things that can prevent these disasters.  

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October is Indoor Air Quality Month and Both Caroline's and Eric's allergies are in full swing. What can you do to make life a little easier? Check out the mid-week special plus we tease the new giveaway on October 30th that you won't want to miss! This one is worth more than a grand so its something to check out!

Plus we talk about what is coming up on this weekends show!

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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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