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Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Around the House with Eric G® is the national home improvement radio show and podcast for homeowners, first-time buyers, DIYers and the pros who build homes. Every week we cover kitchen and bathroom remodeling, home repair, healthy homes and smart home tech, so you can renovate, repair and upgrade with confidence, without the costly mistakes. Heard on 200+ stations by 1.2 million weekly listeners, and more than 40% of them are contractors. Hosted by Eric Goranson, CKD (Certified Kitchen…
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- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
True Crime meets Home Improvement with Sarah Listi from Tool Girls Garage
Sarah Listi is a legend when it comes to taking on projects and power tools. For years she has written and reviewed power tools for major publications and has…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Controlling water and keeping that basement and crawlspace dry
Across the US and worldwide the rainy season happens during different times of the year. In most places you are either just coming out of it or just going into…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
What are Ghost Designers and we answer a listener question about hanging pictures
What is a Ghost Designer? We dive into that subject and a recap of Eric G's week. Plus we tackle a listener question from Around the House Nation closed group…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Creating storage space with Murphy Door
We sit down with Jeremy Barker, Founder of Murphy Door and Bed. You dont want to miss this episode of new ways to create places for storage from a laundry…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Designing for Aging in Place and growing old in your home
With so many families having multiple generations living there taking time to design the home for everyone is something that is very important. What are the…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
A quick weather update to make sure you are ready
We might have some bad weather over the next few weeks. Here are my tips! Thanks for listening to Around the house if you want to hear more please subscribe so…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
A new chapter at Around the House! Take a listen
Its a new season, a new look, and a some changes at the Around the House Show. A special Thank You to my friend Caroline Blazovsky for her Expert Contributions…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Weather Resistive Barriers to use BEFORE you install that siding. All about exterior waterproofing
How do you keep that weather outside from coming inside? Walt Tamala is a construction educator training contractors across the US the right way to do exterior…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Our top 10 things to consider before becoming a landlord and rental property
Investment properties can be something that can produce a lot of income for anyone. There are a bunch of pitfalls to consider BEFORE you dive in. Here are our…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Trusting those DIY sources, the wrong door, and so much more
In this weeks mid-week special we dive into a bunch of subjects from trusting your source on Youtube for DIY project informtion to Caroline's door that showed…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Low Quality Lumber? We explain WHY you see it
There is not a bigger debate in the world of Construction, Home Improvement, and Remodeling than why is lumber quality getting so bad. What is good? What is…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Why are you not finishing that project 100%? We have your answers!
One of the biggest frustrations in DIY and Construction is never finishing that project 100% Even the pro's like Eric G and Caroline B fight this battle. What…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
The Affordable Connectivity Program and How to make sure you get the best Wifi at home
Eric G starts out by sitting down with Rebecca Brown from Comcast about the national Afforable Connectivity Program. This program is for lower income people to…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Eric G and Caroline B's projects they are working on and what they learned the hard way
Eric Goranson and Caroline Blazovsky dive into projects and some of the hard things they learned on them. They discuss storm door installation issues and fence…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Homewoners Insurance and Caroline's Electrical Chaos
We start out talking about Caroline's electrical issues at her house and how it looks like a new panel upgrade is in her near future. Eric also thinks that her…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
We talk Asbestos with Handyman Bob, The OG of Around the House
We dive into the real facts about Asbestos as there is so much incorrect information out there. We brought back in Handyman Bob Strong, one of the Original…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Our Easy top ten Tips that will save you money!
Wow things are expensive out there! How do we save some money? We give some big tips to save a little money without a lot of work. There are some things in our…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Building to ride out a storm in Florida + A floating tile floor + Caroline Remodeling
Eric G is back from Florida for a day and he has a ton of new information on building a stronger home. There is a new floating tile floor from Dal Tile we will…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Outdoor Decking and Railings with Deckorators!
We talk outdoor projects with Jase DeBoer from Deckorators! We dive into the different types of composite decking, the right way to light a deck and the…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
How to build that Game Room or Gaming Room. Lets have some fun!
A great project Around the House can be building that game room or gaming room within your home. We talk about both spaces and some of the things to consider…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Owning a home through a recession and what you should think about
We clearly have a tough economy out there and we dive into some of the things as a homewoner you should be thinking about. Plus we talk about HVAC recalls and…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Our Top 10 Bathroom Remodeling Secrets to save you time and money
Bathroom remodeling can be overwhelming. Here are our top 10 bathroom remodeling tips you should know before you take on that DIY project OR hire it done…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
What could be in your water with Marianne Metzger. We talk water quality!
What is in your drinking water in your home? Is it healthy enough to shower or bathe in? How about the new filtration systems out there. What works? Marianne…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
A Big Annoucement! Plus ways to save electricity and some fun shows ahead!
If you were watching Eric G's Linkedin this morning you might have caught something big coming soon for Around the House PLUS we talk about using Artificial…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Grow Like a Pro with Joe Gardener! We sit down with PBS and Podcast Star Joe Lamp'l
You might have seen his hit PBS series Growing a Greener World or his leading podcast The Joe Gardener Show or you have seen him on NBC's Today Show, The…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Toxic Woodworking and is that wall load bearing? Lets find out!
Woodworking projects can be a lot of fun! However there are woods that you can easily purchase that can make you sick while working with them if you are not…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Is inflation of materials killing your budget? Keeping Cool and Deferred Maintenance
In this weeks mid-week special we talk about the heat wave, how inflation is slowing home improvement and upcoming projects for Eric G and Caroline B. We even…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Unlimited Hydroplanes and Strong Racing. We talk with Darrell Strong and Brent Hall
Alright...You caught us. This isnt really home improvement but we decided to chat with our official race team here at Around the House Show. If you have not…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Big Box Veteran Discounts plus Storage Units vs Storage Sheds!
Thanks for listening to Around the house if you want to hear more please subscribe so you get notified of the latest episode as it posts at…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Weed killer found in 80% of US urine samples + Caroline's DIY Disaster + Lawn Tractor recall
The active chemical in Roundup week killer has been found in 80% of US urine samples as reported from a study from the CDC…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
How good is your indoor air quality? We talk with AirAnswers and Wonder Makers Environmental
We sit down with AirAnswers as they have developed a highly sensitive patented technology for testing and measuring biological agents in the air, including…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Top 5 tips to Prevent Kitchen Remodel Disasters!
Eric G has been known as one of the top kitchen and bath designers in the United States and he gives his top 5 tips to consider that people dont talk about in…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Equipment breakdowns + Harvard says Natural Gas Cooking is bad + Fireworks & blueberries
Technology bites Eric G on the 4th of July when he can't get parts. Harvard does a study about Natural Gas cooking that we might not agree on and then Caroline…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Military Makeover with Montel show. We talk with hosts Art Edmonds & Jennifer Bertrand
Have you seen Military makeover with Montel? Military Makeover with Montel offers hope and a helping hand here on the home front to members of our military and…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
To permit your project or Not permit your project? We answer it.
Thanks for listening to Around the house if you want to hear more please subscribe so you get notified of the latest episode as it posts at…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
BBQ for 4th of July Weekend + Ways to stay cool outside + 4th of July Sales
Eric G had a wild weekend with a bunch of Food Network Stars and helping out Operation BBQ Relief. Then they dive into great food for 4th of July, Ways to stay…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
We sit down with American Standard, Grohe, and DXV to talk Plumbing!
I think we all know about American Standard Plumbing... Since 1929 it has been a household brand for plumbing fixtures in your home. We sit down with Lacy…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
10 top Projects to make your house just a little bit better without a remodel
With interest rates getting high we might not be able to move into that new house like we planned on 2022 or 2023. So we came up with some of our favorite…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Electrical Panel Recall & Heat Waves
Did you know that overheating kills more people each year in the US than Tornados, Huricanes, and Floods combined? We talk about a new recall that can effect…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Changing the World with Constructing Hope and Dave Dahl founder of Dave's Killer Bread
Constructing Hope's pre-apprenticeship program has been doing some amazing work over the last 15 years. The mission of Constructing Hope is to rebuild the…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Heavy Machinery and What is with the bad house flippers?
Jobsite safety around your projects is something we should all take seriously. We talk about Caroline's family friend who passed on the day of recording from a…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Swim Spas + What is a Yurt? + a preview of Constructing Hope
In the mid-week special we jump into What is a Yurt as Eric G went camping in one last week for the first time and then dive into Swim Spas as Caroline is out…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
That amazing shower drain with Infinity Drain! Plus we talk about decks and driveways
If you are designing a shower it can be so easy to forget the drain. Is it going to match the hardware on the shower valve and shower door? Is it going to make…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Fathers Day Special! Our top 10 gift ideas for DAD!
Its our Fathers Day gift guide! What are the hottest gifts for Fathers Day 2022? You should check out our top 10 guide. None of these are sponsored products…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Fried Chicken Ice Cream + Lumber Prices Crashing + Crazy Neighborhood Battles
In this weeks Mid-Week Special we dive into Fried Chicken Ice cream, We talk about how lumber prices are currently crashing again so that project might…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Saving money by controlling humidity with Santa Fe and Nikki Krueger
Humidity in your home, when it is high, costs you money. It is MUCH cheaper to remove humidity with the right commercial grade dehumidifier than use your…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
How to build a paver patio or driveway and weed control
Paver projects are a lot of work... but if they are done correctly then they can last hundreds of years with a little maintenance. We give some of the top…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
How to hire an Architect with David Applebaum Architect of the Stars
David Applebaum Architect, has established himself as one of the preeminent architects in Southern California. Cuba Gooding Jr., Diane Keaton, Frank Sinatra…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
We all need a good nights sleep. We talk about Beds and Ergomotion
We start out talking about taking care of that mattress in your home? How old and Dirty is it? You might be surprised! Then we talk with Sherry Chapman with…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Does your kitchen need a refresh without remodeling? Our DIY tips
How do you fix up that kitchen without taking on a remodel? Kitchen remodels are expensive. A basic one if you are paying a contractor typically costs over…
Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIYPro Insider: Its on us... How WE can fix the homeless problem in America
In today's episode we talk about how it is on US... the Design and Construction Industry, to tackle the homeless and low-income housing issues. In the US we…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Mid Week Special: Where is pricing headed for 2021 and 2022 in materials? Will housing crash?
Where is remodeling going for the rest of the year? Will it be cheaper to start that project later this year? Are prices going up or going down? We will talk…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
How to fix your haunted house with Clyde Lewis from Ground Zero
We travel to Clyde Lewis's Studio in Portland to ask some of those questions people have been asking us for years. Questions like "I think my house is…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Home security for summer travel and how to gain privacy in your back yard.
In many areas, crime is headed the wrong direction and we have more tools than ever before as homeowners to combat that. Here are my tricks of the trade to…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Pro Insider: You've Got that Burned out Feeling
We have all been pushing ourselves really hard. A busy 2019 trying to street fight through a pandemic... and now we are headed into Memorial Day weekend 2021…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Mid Week Special: Is the dream of affordable housing being killed by regulation?
The National Association of Home Builders just reported that regulation has added $93,870 to the cost of the average house. In my area....it could be double…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
NEW! Kevin O'Connor Host of This Old House and Ask This Old House
We sit down and take an inside look at This Old House with Kevin O'Connor and talk about how they are transitioning into the next generation of skilled…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
How to find the right contractor in 2021
Hiring a contractor can be tough if you it your first time. Most contractors are good to work with but what happens if you found the wrong one? How do you…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Pro Insider: Toxic people on the jobsite or business. Is it you?
In construction today there is a massive vacuum of new talent coming into the trades, design and management. That toxic employee, manager, or CEO can trash an…
- Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY
Mid Week Special: Is there a light at the end of the tunnel with high lumber prices?
This last week has been promising in the lumber commodity markets. The last week we have seen steep declines in prices for July and beyond. Will this change…