Home with Dean Sharp
Nobody knows your home like The House Whisperer. From architecture and construction to decor and DIY, Dean Sharp—custom home designer and builder—shows you how to transform your ordinary house into an extraordinary home. Listen live, Saturdays 6-8am PST and Sundays 9-12pm PST.
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Cost, quality and time. For you to get the best out of your home design, you must give time to your project in the right way — it makes all the difference in the world. Slow down. Good takes time, excellent takes even more time. When it comes to design, listen to your house, but most importantly, listen to yourself!
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Today’s first caller is having fireplace issues. When she attempted to light it on this cold, rainy morning, an ash smell covered the entire house — what's up with that?
The next caller's bathtub faucet snapped clean off! He looked inside the spout and saw that it was completely corroded internally. Can he replace it himself?
Back on the phones, a liste...
Cost, quality and time. For you to get the best out of your home design, you must give time to your project in the right way — it makes all the difference in the world. Slow down. Good takes time, excellent takes even more time. When it comes to design, listen to your house, but most importantly, listen to yourself!
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A listener lives on the bottom floor of an apartment complex and said there was no sound insulation laid. The sound impact goes boom, boom , boom in each of her rooms! What can she do to make her space a quieter sanctuary?
Our next caller is on a budget and wants to know what Dean thinks about painting over old tile floors instead of replacing them?
Our final call...
Today’s first caller has a problem with termites and is wondering about the company that can turn wood into a metal-like substance that's stronger than steal and not termite prone? Do we really want to blow up the world’s rainforests for the building industry?
The next caller needs to correct his hardwood floor because the subfloor wasn’t laid properly and now it’s&nb...
It’s the end of 2025! How has your year been? It’s time to turn a corner, and that’s a good thing. Today we’re talking 2026 trends!
What is a trend, according to Dean? Something like the color of the year, according to Pantone. Dean has no problem with that, but what he doesn’t like is when home decor is treated like disposable fash...
Today’s first caller needs a dehumidifier for her house, which was remodeled in 2000 and does not have air conditioning, due to mildew from living close to the beach. She wants Dean's input on how to reduce the damp.
The next caller has a big porch that needs resurfacing, especially due to pooling water, so he’s asking Dean about the best products to use?
To tack onto the first ...
It’s the end of 2025! How has your year been? It’s time to turn a corner, and that’s a good thing. Today we’re talking 2026 trends!
What is a trend, according to Dean? Something like the color of the year, according to Pantone. Dean has no problem with that, but what he doesn’t like is when home decor is treated like disposable fash...
Whether built in the 1830s or 1930s, Dean is a massive fan of California design style, including the beautiful Adobe homes.
Our next caller phoned all the way from Tampa, Florida, and wants Dean’s opinion on the proper maintenance of his new 8x10 Tuff Shed from Home Depot.
Another caller has a double-wide mobile home from the 1970s with a metal roof that’s leaking over his ...
It’s a sleepy Saturday following a torrential rainstorm all the way through Christmas week. And here in SoCal the rain has passed — for now. Do you have a leak?
Today’s first caller lives in a house built in 1935; it’s a Monterey colonial with a California basement, which means just enough space to service the gravity furnace. It&nbs...
Dean answers your home design calls, including how to shake off the fear of doing what's best after disaster strikes your home.
Also, can you properly build an indoor space for an outdoor hot tub??
Who knows???
Dean knows.
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Dean takes all your home design calls, including safe, non-toxic ways to get rid of gophers in the garden, as well as how high your baseboards should be in your house.
Dean is your sherpa up the mountain of home design!!!
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Today is screen legend Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday! On the show today, our first caller has installed a large, horizontal, natural gas fireplace, replacing a wood-burning firebox. The area directly above the fireplace gets extremely hot, up to 230 degrees, is that excessive?
The next caller had to change out her kitchen stove, but the hardwiring was an issue; she&rsqu...
Another caller has a beautiful, old level made from solid wood and brass with a glass top, but the company that manufactured it no longer exists. Is there a company that repairs antique tools?
What about baseboards and Dean’s 7% rule? This caller has 8-foot and 15-foot ceilings in his house, and he’s wondering about baseboard height when you have different vaulted ceiling he...
Dean answers all your calls!
Today, a question about how to best preserve the wood outside of the house. Also, the possibility of moving a vent from the top of a house to the middle. And Dean answers questions about getting the right cabinet doors.
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Dean takes all your calls, including discussing pest control options, making upgrades to a bathroom, a best approaches to updating an old house.
Dean is the House Whisperer for a reason!!!
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