Home with Dean Sharp

Join Dean as he explores the world of outdoor design. He dives into the essentials of wood fences, discussing the importance of holes for posts, frames, and the skin or slaps of a fence, with a focus on why steel posts are the way to go. Plus, Dean unravels the mystery behind why nails are called “penny” and the surprising origin of the symbol “D" on nails. Dean even takes some listener calls!

Dean talks all-things fire hardening your home and all things surrounding your home (DIY, Construction, Remodeling) / Dean talks about California’s fire season and how to prevent home damage during this type of natural disaster. / Dean explains the importance of clearing any air vent spaces and breaks down the types of zones surrounding your property. / Dean talks things on windows and glass during a fire. 

Dean helps a caller with his request of receiving sunlight onto the deck below of his deck and shares alternatives./ Dean talks about Ting units and shares that it's intended to detect micro-arcs and anomalies in an electrical circuit that may present an electrical fire hazard. / Dean chats about home wiring replacements to prevent home fires and venting the attic and its codes. / Dean shares tips on how to prevent embers from entering vents in homes. 

Dean continues his countdown of fireproofing your home as he provides valuable information on topic./ Dean talks about smoke detectors and where to have them placed. / Dean throws statistics on fire sprinkler systems and uncovers the myths on them too. / Dean advices a caller on retro fitting her home. / Dean provides advice to a caller about siding, and which fit looks best (vertical or horizontal). / Dean recaps on how to fire hardening your home and all things surrounding your property. 

Dean talks about earthquakes that have been rattling Southern California  and answers all questions surrounding your home! Dean talks about the moisture that’s caused movement in the ground and placing homes in danger around SoCal. Dean talks about personal safety and debunks the myth of doorway-frame safety during a quake. Dean talks about duration of quakes and Board Op. Sam, shares his experience of an earthquake while on a trip in Japan. 

Dean talks about tankless water heater systems and the different BTUs (British Thermal Unit) that they come in. Dean advices a caller about fences around a garden that will provide a good amount of space. Dean discusses the city of Palos Verdes in California and its critical landslide crisis the city is experiencing. Also, on natural disasters and the threats that continue to hit the world every year and the importance of planning ahead.

Dean details everything you should be doing in September to prepare yourself for fall including decluttering, fall cleaning, sealing your decks and exterior paint and stucco. Callers ask Dean's advice on planting trees, and Dean explains the importance of planting the right trees in the right places because of the 'microclimates' they create.

Dean details everything you should be doing in September to prepare yourself for fall including decluttering, fall cleaning, sealing your decks and exterior paint and stucco. Callers ask Dean's advice on painting baseboards, replacing an old fireplace without violating city/county codes, how to install a collection vehicle for rainwater from the roof, and how to fix drawers on an antique chest of drawers so they slide easily.

Dean details everything you should be doing in September to prepare yourself for fall including decluttering, fall cleaning, sealing your decks and exterior paint and stucco.  Callers ask Dean's advice on replacing a wood fence with a block retaining wall, water pressure regulators, proper yard drainage, whether to fix a roof with dry rot first before replacing the gutters on their home, and how to fix hairline cracks in a granite stone countertop.

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.'