The Money Pit Home Improvement Podcast

Winter Bird Attraction | New Year New Studio Space | Sink Odors | Ep #2169

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  • Do you enjoy watching birds visit your yard in warmer weather, but miss them in the winter? Tom & Leslie share tips to help attract visits from your fine feathered friends all year long: even in the cold months!
  • Need a workshop, maker space, sewing center or other studio space? We share tricks for carving out room for your past time using hidden space you may not even know you have!
  • Cold floors can be very uncomfortable and raise your heating costs. We identify the top causes of cold floors and the easiest ways to warm those surfaces, and your feet!
  • Got a smelly sink? We solve that one too with a hack that can help.
  • Plus, here’s one for the rule-breakers out there. Leslie shares design rules that are worth breaking with amazing results.

    • Plus, answers to your home improvement questions:

    • We help Kayla in Iowa who has a dehumidifier that keeps tripping her circuit breaker. 
    • Tom gives Manny from Rhode Island some money-saving advice about service contracts offered for water lines.
    • Ellen in New York is working on a new floor and wants to know if she has to remove vinyl tile to install a new engineered hardwood floor.
    • Jonathan from Tennessee wants to now the best way to insulate and heat his garage so he can use it as a work space all year long.
    • Ever fix a crack in a wall or ceiling only to have it reappear over and over again? Linda has and gets a one-and-done solution from our expert hosts!
    • Martin in Wisconsin wants to know if it’s possible to remove a load bearing wall to create more open space in her home.
    • Devron from Missouri learns why the best way to make her home more energy efficient is to start with an energy audit. Tom & Leslie share several options to get it done.
    • Steve in Illinois needs a gut check on an estimate for new windows. Tom and Leslie review the project and offer a checklist to use that’ll make sure he gets the best quality windows and the best price.
    • Danuza from Georgia loves her fireplace so much she wants to know if she can open the back side to make double sided.
    • Justin in Montana has smelly bath water he can’t find the source of. Expert host Tom Kraeutler, points to the problem instantly – and it’s not the bathroom at all that’s causing it!

      • Do you have a home improvement or decor question? Call the show 24/7 at 888-MONEY-PIT (888-666-3974) or post your question here.

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