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

This early mid week special is all about the new Amazon Sidewalk project where the Amazon Echo and Ring Security products will be creating a mesh network that shares your wifi connection for these devices with your neighbors units.

Should that concern you? That is up to you but the hours are running for your ability to opt out of that program of sharing. Plus we will walk you through the process of turning that feature off.

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Have a crack in your foundation? Worried about it getting larger? Did you just get a $5000 quote for fixing it and wonder what the options are? We talk about doing the right fix with carbon fiber yourself and making it stronger than the concrete around it.

For more information about these products https://rhinocarbonfiber.com/

As with anything structural if your foundation has more than a small crack you should still hire a structural engineer to asses your foundation so that the right materails are used in the repair and all issues are addressed. You can still do the repair but you will want the expert advice on your situation.

Not everyone has the luxury of central air conditioning or a mini split heat pump. Heck...I didnt until last month either. Here are my tips to try to help you win the battle of a cooler house this summer.

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Let me save you hundreds of dollars on this repair. Did you know that most faucets have a lifetime warranty? Unless you made the mistake of ordering an off brand from online you can most likely get a rebuild kit and replacement parts in just a few days. Almost always....it is for free. We dive into this project that will keep that money in your pocket instead of tossing something repairable away.

Are you getting ready to start a new project? If you are thining you are going to order in materials and have it here like you did last year or your friends did last year most likey you are going to be shocked. When someone walks into the home center to order cabinetry and they say that order will deliver in 20 weeks the jaw hits the floor. We will update you on the latest common lead times for your next project and when you should be ordering them.

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We have a people shortage in the design and construction world. That means your competitors are trying to get your people to come work for them. Do you have a defensive plan for that? Are you developing new talent to bring up to your A team?

Lets talk about what you can do to keep those great people on your team and how you develop a plan to train new ones.

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Where is remodeling going for the rest of the year? Will it be cheaper to start that project later this year? Are prices going up or going down?

We will talk about all this and more in this weeks Mid-Week Special of Around the House

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We travel to Clyde Lewis's Studio in Portland to ask some of those questions people have been asking us for years. Questions like "I think my house is haunted... what can I do?" and "I caught my kid playing with a Ouija board in their bedroom... What did they do?"

Who is Clyde Lewis? Clyde Lewis is a powerful voice in parapolitical and paranormal news and commentary. With a diverse background in news acting writing and radio he entertains and captivates audiences across multiple platforms. Lewis’ career in radio began in Utah in 1982 and he created Ground Zero in 1995 in Salt Lake City. Lewis has produced Ground Zero programs online on radio and on television. Lewis has appeared in a SHOWTIME special with magicians Penn & Teller as well as the television programs Sightings Strange Universe and the Discovery Channel special Return to the Bermuda Triangle. He has been published in both UFO Magazine and Unknown Magazine and has been featured in Rolling Stone. Lewis is the model for characters in such books as Safe House by Andrew Vachss Supernatural Law by Batton Lash and Alien Invasion by Michael Tresca.

Jump on in and keep all your hands inside the ride as we hit record and get off the rails more than once in this episode but you will learn more and laugh all at the same time.

What happened to Clyde Lewis? He answeers that at the end of the show.

For more information about Clyde Lewis and Ground Zero head to: https://groundzeromedia.org/

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In many areas, crime is headed the wrong direction and we have more tools than ever before as homeowners to combat that. Here are my tricks of the trade to keep those criminals wondering what is going on in your house and hopefully send them to a much easier target.

Have a neighbor’s home that has a full view of your backyard? Do you have a new hot tub, pool, or deck you are dreaming of a little privacy with?

We dive into those top tips to quickly gaining that privacy that will keep your life a little more private without having to wait a decade for things to grow into place.

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We have all been pushing ourselves really hard. A busy 2019 trying to street fight through a pandemic... and now we are headed into Memorial Day weekend 2021. Is it time you put down the phone, close up the laptop, set that out of office assistant and do something you enjoy?

We talk about that in today's Pro Insider Podcast.

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The National Association of Home Builders just reported that regulation has added $93,870 to the cost of the average house. In my area....it could be double that. This makes it nearly impossible to build a house for under $400,000 when so much is tied up with red tape.

Lets dive into this subject and what we can do to change that or at least make it better so more people can get into single family housing.

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We sit down and take an inside look at This Old House with Kevin O'Connor and talk about how they are transitioning into the next generation of skilled tradespeople that have been a fixture in your home on PBS for nearly 42 years. Have you noticed a few people have faded away into the background? We talk about what some of the veterans are doing now.

We dive into the massive issue of our lack of skilled tradespeople and how long we think it will take to recover from the lack of training in our schools. We also talk about how they deal with new technology that is groundbreaking but doesn’t have a long history to rely on.

Where are they headed for season 42? We will give you a sneak peek of where the crew is headed next.

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