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Season: 4

Episode: 155

Episode Title: Tips For Cleaning Your House After a Flood

Episode Summary:

Season 4 Episode #155, Contractor John gives you tiops for cleaning up your house after a flood. Also answers a listener question about brick falling off the house.

Plus regular segments, Tip of the Week and Jeopardy fact of the week.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Click Below to visit my Etsy Store for our current inventory of All My Creations including Coasters, Wine Caddies Cutting & Charcuterie Boards and more; Table Saw Creations by Contractor John

Mold Solutions 

Parkview Church

Tools and Supplies needed to clean up

Tools

1. Rubber Gloves
2. Tall Rubber Boots
3. Protective Eye Wear
4. Face Mask
5. Long Sleeved Clothing
6. Knee Pads
7. De-Himidifier
8. Large Fans
9. Shovel
10. Soft Bristle Scrub Brush
11. Wet Dry Shop Vac
12. Broom
13. Floor Squeegee
14. Utility Knife
15. Hammer

Supplies

1. Large Contractor Trash Bags
2. Mold Killing Solution
3. Disinfectant/Bleach
4. Towels

A word of warning…...Do not mix bleach with any other disinfectant or cleaning supplies. This can cause a dangerous chemical reaction and toxic gas. Only mix Bleach with water.

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Season: 4

Episode: 153

Episode Title: January Home Maintenance Checklist

Episode Summary:

Season 4 Episode #153, Contractor John shares the January Home Maintenance Checklist with all of you listeners, and well as answering a listener question about brick falling off the house. Plus regular segments, Tip of the Week and Jeopardy fact of the week.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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Furnace Filters

Contractor John Youtube Video “All About Furnace Filters”

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Season: 4

Episode: 152

Episode Title: Planning Your Building or Remodeling Project with a Gnatt Chart

Episode Summary:

Episode #152, Contractor John Talks about using a gnatt chart to help plan the timeline for your building or remodeling project.

Plus regular segments, Tip of the Week and Jeopardy fact of the week.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Click Belowto visit my Etsy Store for our current inventory of All My Creations including Coasters, Wine Caddies Cutting & Charcuterie Boards and more; Table Saw Creations by Contractor John

Try using Google Calendar, very simple and basic

SmartSheet (free 30 day trial)

ClickUp (has free version)

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Contractor John and  Sue read the stories of The Story of Baby Jesus, and T'was The Night Before Christmas.

Does a struggling reader you know need help. Visit Sue's website Access The Word to help children with dyslexia or other reading difficulties.

Contractor John and  Sue read the stories of The Old Lady That Swallowed The Bell, and Olive The Other Reindeer.

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Season: 4

Episode: 154

Episode Title: Tips for Thawing Frozen Water Pipes

Episode Summary:

Season 4 Episode #154, In this Special episode Contractor John shares tips for thawing frozen water pipes.

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Contractor John and  Sue read the story of That's Good, That's Bad.

Does a struggling reader you know need help. Visit Sue's website Access The Word to help children with dyslexia or other reading difficulties.

Contractor John and  Sue read the story of Mooseltoe.

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Contractor John and  Sue read the story of Tiny Tim.

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Season: 3

Episode: 146

Episode Title: What are the Styles of Roofs, Structure of Roofs and What Is a 4/12 Roof?

Episode Summary:

In today’s episode #146, Contractor John adds on to last weeks episode talking about the Styles of Roofs, the Structure of Roofs and What Is a 4/12 Roof? Plus regular segments, Tip of the Week and Jeopardy fact of the week, AND we are going to give a copy of Contractor John’s Book the “ Dimension Bible for DIYers and Remodelers away.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Click Below to visit my Etsy Store for our current inventory of All My Creations including Coasters, Wine Caddies Cutting & Charcuterie Boards and more; Table Saw Creations by Contractor John

IRC on installing IWS (Ice and Water Shield)

“The International Residential Code states in Table R301.2, an ice barrier shall be installed for asphalt shingles, metal roof shingles, mineral-surfaced roll roofing, slate and slate-type shingles, wood shingles and wood shakes. The ice barrier shall consist of not fewer than two layers of underlayment cemented together, or a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet shall be used in place of normal underlayment and extend from the lowest edges of all roof surfaces to a point not less than 24 inches (610 mm) inside the exterior wall line of the building. On roofs with slope equal to or greater than 8 units vertical in 12 units horizontal (67-percent slope), the ice barrier shall also be applied not less than 36 inches (914 mm) measured along the roof slope from the eave edge of the building.”

“Exception: Detached accessory structures not containing conditioned floor area.”

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