Home with Dean Sharp

Home with Dean Sharp Hour 1 (07/25) - It’s an all-calls day on The Dean Sharp Show. Dean takes listener calls live, shares a funny weekend at the bowling alley, and recaps highlights from Design Week with Tina Sharp. He answers listener questions about attic insulation and how temperature changes affect it, offers improved methods for adding insulation inside an attic, and walks through repairing a window damaged by water. Practical tips, candid conversation, and real-world solutions—plus listener voices throughout.

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Home with Dean Sharp Hour 2 (07/25) - It’s an all-calls day on The Dean Sharp Show. Dean answers practical home‑service questions—from how temperature changes affect attic insulation and better ways to add insulation, to diagnosing when an A/C needs replacement and repairing a water‑damaged window. Dean also dives into lawsuits and HOA issues, advises on choosing colors for fading artificial grass, and helps a caller improve the taste and safety of vacation‑home water sourced from a well with filtration options.

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Dean talks about the difference in home maintenance and home improvement. Dean reminds listeners that successful home maintenance and improvement starts with lots of questions.   He also reminds listeners that builders and designers are different, builders aren't responsible for laying out design ideas, so it's the most important thing is that YOU ask the questions to get the answers you need before anyone starts the work.
Dean also fielded listener questions about; painting a home interior and why after painting, some areas are peeling down to the drywall, the best material for a patio cover in Southern California, the thew best kind of tree with a low root system for a particular area of the yard, roof vents and whether or not adding more would really make that much difference in cooling a home and installing a skylight in the kitchen area.

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Dean talks about the difference in home maintenance and home improvement. Dean reminds listeners that successful home maintenance and improvement starts with lots of questions.   He also reminds listeners that builders and designers are different, builders aren't responsible for laying out design ideas, so it's the most important thing is that YOU ask the questions to get the answers you need before anyone starts the work.
Dean also fielded listener questions about; painting a home interior and why after painting, some areas are peeling down to the drywall, the best material for a patio cover in Southern California, the thew best kind of tree with a low root system for a particular area of the yard, roof vents and whether or not adding more would really make that much difference in cooling a home and installing a skylight in the kitchen area.

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Dean talks about the difference in home maintenance and home improvement. Dean reminds listeners that successful home maintenance and improvement starts with lots of questions.   He also reminds listeners that builders and designers are different, builders aren't responsible for laying out design ideas, so it's the most important thing is that YOU ask the questions to get the answers you need before anyone starts the work.
Dean also fielded listener questions about; painting a home interior and why after painting, some areas are peeling down to the drywall, the best material for a patio cover in Southern California, the thew best kind of tree with a low root system for a particular area of the yard, roof vents and whether or not adding more would really make that much difference in cooling a home and installing a skylight in the kitchen area.

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Home with Dean Sharp Hour 1 (07/18) - Today’s first caller is having spigot issues: His frost spigot on the outside of his house doesn't drain the way it should. Where is that water going? Can Dean figure out this plugger problem?

When you live in a moderate or warm-weather climate like Palm Springs, should you replace your old furnace with an electric heat pump?

Time to seal your flat roof? Dean’s got the insider know-how on the best protective coating to use to ensure no leaks. 

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Home with Dean Sharp Hour 2 (07/18) - At the top of the second hour, our first caller lives in a ranch home, and his medium oak kitchen cabinets are giving him a mid-’80s scream. They need updating, although they are in good condition. What should he do to modernize and give them more of a mid-century feel?

Do you need a new sprinkler system for your front lawn that won’t break the bank — or is there a better way for you to run your sprinkler system? Dean’s got you refreshingly covered.

Lastly, our caller from Idaho needs a good, durable floor for her enclosed outdoor porch, because the present one is warped and pulling up due to the harsh winters up there. 

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Dean focuses on plumbing and HVAC issues, this time from an installer's perspective, and how to navigate around the issues that pop up when you're dealing with them. Dean also answered listener questions regarding a hard water recirculation problem, mold that keeps returning to the same places in a small master bathroom and how to get rid of it once and for all, whether or not whole house fans are really worth it and do they really save you money on air conditioning, and how to best mitigate noise for a downstairs condo unit when buying the unit upstairs. 

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Dean focuses on plumbing and HVAC issues, this time from an installer's perspective, and how to navigate around the issues that pop up when you're dealing with them. Dean also answered listener questions regarding a hard water recirculation problem, mold that keeps returning to the same places in a small master bathroom and how to get rid of it once and for all, whether or not whole house fans are really worth it and do they really save you money on air conditioning, and how to best mitigate noise for a downstairs condo unit when buying the unit upstairs. 

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Dean focuses on plumbing and HVAC issues, this time from an installer's perspective, and how to navigate around the issues that pop up when you're dealing with them. Dean also answered listener questions regarding a hard water recirculation problem, mold that keeps returning to the same places in a small master bathroom and how to get rid of it once and for all, whether or not whole house fans are really worth it and do they really save you money on air conditioning, and how to best mitigate noise for a downstairs condo unit when buying the unit upstairs. 

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