Calls about covering heat pumps; reinforced floors; galvanized pipe; house wraps; leaking hose bibs.

Also; tool buying warnings; shower valves; Christmas lights and winter prep.

Jeff from Custom Bath Solutions fills us in on bathroom conversions and remodels for convenience, updating, and aging in place.

Carl Simpson explains why solar is confusing; Dean Peters introduces Yeti Services; and Joe talks property lines, sanders and insulation.

Seasonal projects: hose storage; re-roofing; padlocks; power outages; trim trees now; generators; crack filling concrete; and new baseboards.

Matt Bauscher from Amherst Madison discusses area real estate trends and offers advice to callers and more!

Terry Heffner from Guild Mortgage addresses the changes in the financial markets, their effects on mortgages, building, growth, credit your home and more with Joe

Jeffery and Jack from Dr. Soot guest on the show to talk about chimney maintenance. Also; plumbing and ventilation mysteries that need further investigation.

Scott from Master Plumbing talks about low flow toilets and why you might not want one; water pressure; angle stops; septic tanks and plumbing licensing.