Dean tackles calls from listeners regarding drain maintenance, replacing a tub with a shower, hot plugs, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors and what is better for your home, separate ones or combination ones.

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Dean takes calls from listeners seeking advice on replacing old school light bulbs in antique fixtures, tankless urinal odor problems, when doing a kitchen remodel, do you start with the floor first or install the cabinets first, retaining wall basics, contractor problems and turning an detached garage into an ADU.

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Dean answers listeners questions regarding proper installation of bathroom safety handrails, gas firepits, the best grass for someone with a lot of pets, roof leaks in a condo, lowrider toilet replacement and how to keep the integrity of Turkish tiles and the proper grout to use for them

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Dean gets into fences, walls and hedges, discussing the differences between them and how to determine which one is right for your home and details the best preparation and installation for each of these options.  Callers asked Dean's advice about low flow toilets, the proper paint to use in a kitchen, how to resolve a strange sewer smell coming from a largely unused bathroom and when putting in a post for a fence, is it better to use concrete or 'post hole foam.'

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Dean gets into fences, walls and hedges, discussing the differences between them and how to determine which one is right for your home and details the best preparation and installation for each of these options.  Callers ask Dean's advice on whether to replace a wooden fence with a block wall and a kitchen sink issue with an undermount granite sink.

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Dean continues with part two of big tract remodeling and recap's part one’s important mentions. Dean recaps a bit of part one's  show to help set up part two. Dean talks turning windows into sliding doors, as it instantly provides natural lights into a tract home without creating any more holes. Lastly, new garage doors in tract homes and how it could change the visual appeal of a home. 

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Dean covers resurfacing an outdoor spa and to prevent it from collapsing. Dean advices a caller on what to do with his plant ledges in his tract home. Dean helps a caller figure out what is causing their whole house water filter from working properly. Plus, Dean talks about restoring stamped concrete and what to avoid. Plus, Eaton Fire phase two clean up and aftermath. 

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Dean addressed the weaknesses of tract homes, reducing and removing soffits. Dean says to get an inspection camera as it's a helpful tool when planning a remodel. Dean talks about relocating chandeliers and how a fireplace could screw up the living room’s improvements (design by demolition). Last, Dean finishes his key elements when it comes to remodeling tract homes. 

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This weekend, Dean talks small bets with major pay offs when it comes to remodeling tract homes. Dean covers the weaknesses of tract homes when remodeling them and how tract developments are the reason why many people can purchase a home. He shares how the largest weakness of a tract home is in fact, the orientation of the lot. Lastly, Dean says not to jump fundamentals and to obey them when remodeling a tract home.

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Dean advices on how to layout a steamed shower and building a wraparound porch on a tiny house. Dean helps a caller on locating California native drought tolerate plants that would go well with either gravel or decomposed granite. Dean says that most tract homes have four different developments and how the developers tend to flip them, change the placement to create an illusion of varies homes for the neighborhood; to make it look full. Plus, he recaps on the craftsmanship, the engineering and the developments of architecture pedigree of tract homes.

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