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

DIY projects are a lot of fun. We all know that things are not getting less expensive out there. Are there projects we can work on that will actually put money back in your pocket. Heck yeah there are!

Some of these projects can save you HUNDREDS of dollars a year. That is real money you can be spending on something else.

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Are you thinking about a new roof? How about replacing windows or tacking a kitchen or bath remodel? What are the updated costs? What could you spend? We dive into adjusted numbers on what you might spend on a common project in your house. Are there ways to save money? Sure!

We also talk about what value that project adds to your home and do you want to do this project before you sell your home. For more information about the details of these numbers head to: https://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2021/

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Electric Vehicles are a growing trend in automotive tech. Is your house ready for one? How about two? We take a deep dive into trucks that you might want to use for A DIY project, take the family around, or just drive to work. How can you make it work with your lifestyle? We chat with one of the nations premier auto experts, Nik Miles from Our Auto Expert. https://ourautoexpert.com/

Nik has been a staple of the American broadcasting scene since the early 90s. Nik Is best known nationally for his Fox Sports and NBC Sports, TV show and locally for his Morning show segments on 50 local stations. Nik also has a daily Radio News segments that reach a million Americans every day. With 32 years experience as a radio and TV host and 14 years as an automotive journalist, Nik has a witty and informative automotive perspective. Nik got his start in Radio as the #1 Portland and Seattle afternoon show. Nik was an early adopter of digital media and has been part of the YouTube landscape since 2006.

Born in England, Nik has worked for the BBC, Tribune Broadcasting, CBS, Entercom, and many more major broadcast network companies. Nik has five dogs, Porsche, Samwise, Joey, Bhel, and Arwen and has spent many years rescuing animals in need. Nik spends any free time he has at his house in Portland Oregon, Riding his Motorcycles and working will local charitable organizations. Whenever Nik appears on TV he wears Union Jack socks. This is his tribute to his homeland.

This is a show you will not want to miss!

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Are you a good neighbor? Have you got that neighbor that tries to get in the way of every DIY project? Do you have a dispute with someone next door going on? We talk about some of the issues and how to prevent them with those people living next door. What projects should you bring your neighbor up to speed on before you start them? We talk about all this and more in this weeks first hour of Around the House!

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What a wild week so far! A house gets taken down in Bellevue WA due to a water main leak that traps people inside the house as it slid off the foundation. A house in New Jersey is totalled due to remodel work and the lack of asbestos containment and how to destroy a toilet without putting a crack in it all in 20 minutes of Around the House in our mid week special.

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CES The Consumer Electronics Show 2022 had some amazing tech for you home. There was everything from electric Bobcat excavators to state of the art air filtration to cooking appliances there was a lot to see. We take you into the show so you can hear many of these new products that you will see later in the year. Samsung announced the Home Connectivity Alliance where we will see appliances from different brands starting to communicate with each other later this year.

We have presentations from Bobcat, Panasonic, Samsung, LG and the Home Connectivity Alliance

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We just saw people stranded in their cars on the freeway for 24 hours on I-95 in Virginia... many were not prepared. Most everyone lives in an area where a Flood, Freeze, Earthquake, Tsunami, Windstorm, Tornado, Hurricane, or another emergency could change how you live and threaten your wellbeing.. We talk about everything from the basics to what you might need in a specific area of the country.

What should you have? Take a listen to this weeks episode of Around the House!

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Bad things can happen to good people. Good contractors that have outdated technology in doing repairs can end up looking like a bad contractor when they dont take continuing education and update how they do business seriously.

This project has gone sideways. The contractor that didnt deal with concrete dust in a basement that looks like the violated the Table 1 silica dust rules and there will be a big cleaning bill in this house.

Catch this quick podcast and we talk about so much more!

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Foundations are scary as a homeowner and there are some companies out there that do the repairs that love to take advantage of that. We dive into foundations and what can be fixed and what needs a professional.

It used to be that you would have to jack that house up off the foundation but with new technolgy that doesnt happen unless you are moving the house or moving the house up.

This and so much more on this weeks hour 1 of Around the House!

We talk about carbon fiber repair solutions. That source is https://www.rhinocarbonfiber.com

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This episode contains adult conversation and adult content so there is a parental advisory.

Carmen Ciricillo tours nationally as The Construction Comic® a humorous toutine he created about life as a contractor.

This is NOT a recording of one of his shows but an inside look at Carmine and his history.

IN FACT, XM AND SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO HAS BEEN AIRING CARMEN’S CONSTRUCTION COMEDY CD TO THEIR AUDIENCES OF OVER 10 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS.

CARMEN HAS HEADLINED EVERY MAJOR COMEDY CLUB IN THE COUNTRY AND HAS WORKED FOR SOME OF THE BIGGEST CORPORATIONS IN THE US PERFORMING HIS SHOW.

CARMEN'S FIRST CONSTRUCTION GIG WAS FOR THE NORTHERN ILLINOIS HOME BUILDER’S ASSOCIATION. 

THAT’S WHEN THE WORD SPREAD ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION COMIC®.

SINCE THAT DAY CARMEN HAS PERFORMED FOR THOUSANDS OF CONSTRUCTION GROUPS INCLUDING:

• THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (NHBA)
• NATIONAL UNDERGROUND UTILITY CONTRACTORS (NUCA)
• ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS (ABC)
• ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS (AGC)
• THE AMERICAN SUBCONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (ASA)
• THE PLUMBING HEATING COOLING CONTRACTORS (PHCC)
• THE PAINTING AND DECORATING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION (PDCA)
• VOLVO HARD HAT COMEDY TOUR
• THOUSANDS OF MAJOR CONSTRUCTION CORPORATIONS INCLUDING DUPONT, LECHASE, HOME DEPOT, HAMMES, MARCH WESTIN, WILSON ART AND MANY MORE…

CARMEN ALSO PORTRAYED THE HUMOROUS TOOL MAN ON THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S "YOUR NEW HOUSE" TELEVISION SHOW WHERE HE WAS A REGULAR. HE WROTE AND PERFORMED ALMOST 60 SEGMENTS WHICH AIRED DAILY.  

HE WENT ON TO TRAVEL WITH NASCAR FOR THE MICHAEL HOLIGAN RACING TEAM AND HENDRICKS MOTOR SPORTS DOING DRIVER INTERVIEWS AND ENTERTAINING AT THE HOSPITALITY EVENTS.

CARMEN IS ALSO APPROVED BY THE STATE OF FLORIDA TO TEACH FLORIDA LICENSED CONTRACTORS THEIR REQUIRED CONTINUING EDUCATION TO MAINTAIN THEIR LICENSES.

CARMEN OWNS AND IS THE PRINCIPAL INSTRUCTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION COMEDY SCHOOL,  TEACHING SAFETY, BUILDING CODE, WORKERS COMPENSATION, GREEN BUILDING, ECONOMICS AND MORE IN A HUMOROUS MANNER.

For More information about Carmen: https://www.constructioncomic.com/

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