Watering a Concrete Slab

Johann and Adam are back filling in as Jim enjoys some time off. They get right to some calls about watering a slab and replacing an electrical rod. Another surprise caller joins the show from Germany to give us an update and to wish his mother a Happy Mother's Day. Johann and Adam continue in the second hour taking more calls answering more home improvement questions. Check out thipro.com for more helpful tips!  

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is probably gonna sound a little strange to you.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
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That's what I need to know. You always give me
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Speaker 7 (01:24):
Good afternoon, Welcome to Texas Home Improvement. This is Johann
Dutton here with my brother Adam Dutton, filling in for
our father today. He's on vacation in Europe today and
so we're getting chants to fill in for them, both
on the radio and uh someone making sure that the
rest of the business runs throughout the week. Right.

Speaker 8 (01:45):
Yeah, I'm sure he's enjoying himself though.

Speaker 7 (01:47):
No doubt. And we're here to answer any home improvement
questions you have. If you have any home improvement questions,
you can give us a call at seven one three
two one two five eight seven. We had a good
first couple hours in our Dallas market and now we're
getting a chance to talk to our Houston audience this week,

(02:07):
and so we'll just keeping this party rolling today. Definitely again,
if you have any home improvement questions for us, you
can give us a call at seven to one three
two one two five eight seven four. I'd like to
start this hour by mentioning that it is going to
be a hot week this week. I was looking at

(02:30):
the weather as we were getting on here, and I
know it's you know, it's a nice, warmish day today,
but looking forward through the rest of this week, I'm
seeing at the George Bush Airport that we got ninety
five degree temperatures on Wednesday, ninety five degree temperatures on Thursday,

(02:52):
ninety three on Friday. So summer is here. It is
ramping up, and uh, part of that that is important
for homeowners is making sure that the AC is ready.
What you know, AC is is a tricky thing because
you know, we really as people, really didn't start even

(03:16):
settling this region in bulk numbers until the invention of
the air conditioner. I didn't know if you knew that
history there.

Speaker 8 (03:24):
I never heard that.

Speaker 7 (03:25):
Yeah, Like you know, it was compared to some of
the northern states of our country. It was a much
much less populated region in the South until AC became prevalent.
And then now you know, we have our major metro areas.
A lot of those newer ones are along the southern
half of the United States, And so we can take

(03:49):
all of that to mean that AC is kind of
a critical part of enjoying life here in the southern
half of the United States.

Speaker 8 (03:58):
I think it's a little bit more than just a
joint life.

Speaker 7 (04:02):
Around here, Yeah, no doubt, and so uh making sure
that your AC is ready for that summer heat is
UH is an important step to do in terms of
home maintenance. Whenever, whenever acs start getting taxed, meaning that
we're dealing with these higher temperatures and uh, the unit

(04:24):
is running for a lot longer at one hundred percent
of its capacity, then that's where cracks start to show
and weaknesses form, and things pop and things break, and
then you're you're with nothing, you know, And so just
doing some good due diligence and getting your spring check

(04:46):
done if it hasn't been done already, then to be
honest with your a little bit behind the eight ball,
but better better now than never, right, And so getting
a hold of your local lacy contractor and getting them
out to do a spring check on your system. There's
a lot involved in that. We like to see that

(05:08):
they check the outdoor coils for making sure everything is clean,
checking the indoor unit make sure everything is clean, checking
the AC or the electrical connections, and making sure that
the all of the components are at the right voltages
and amperages and working as designed. These are all little

(05:32):
things that can be done now and save you the
heartache when it's one hundred degrees outside and the AC
decides it's done.

Speaker 8 (05:40):
Yeah, and definitely consider who's coming out there to perform
all of those things, because not everybody's checklist is the same,
that's right.

Speaker 7 (05:50):
Yeah. Sometimes they come out and they spend fifteen units
or fifteen minutes looking at stuff and maybe another fifteen
minutes checking some boxes on a form or whatever, and
that's good. And then you got other guys that come
out and really flush through everything and do a good
job of making sure it's all set for you. And
that's it. You know, that's important to make sure that

(06:12):
you have a good system for when it's ninety five,
when it's one hundred, when it's one hundred and five.

Speaker 8 (06:18):
Uh.

Speaker 7 (06:18):
If you have any home improvement questions for us today,
you can give us a call at seven one three
two one two five eight seven four and we'll switch
over to Tommy. Tommy, you're the first person this hour.
How can we help you today?

Speaker 9 (06:34):
Hey, guys, thanks for taking my kyle, Sir.

Speaker 8 (06:37):
I got a question.

Speaker 9 (06:38):
I watched your dad's video on the UH watering your slab, Yes, sir,
and I Bob Well, I couldn't find a couple of components.
I was gonna say, you can find those, but I
have everything except the UH. I have a pressure regulator,
but the one that I the only one I could
find was for a r V, which is like forty

(07:00):
to fifty pounds.

Speaker 8 (07:01):
Right, Yeah, those that that can actually be the hardest
piece to find for kind of the waters pick at
type foundation watering systems that we do. I will say
that I've had more luck looking for those actually in
the irrigation system, not the sprinkler like the water hose section,

(07:24):
because a lot of times you'll find ninety the parts
you need over near the water hoses, and they got
everything you need over there, but then you've got to
go over to the irrigation system to kind of get
more of those fine parts.

Speaker 7 (07:38):
Yes, I actually bought one, probably three weeks ago from
my grandparents' house because they use that on their house
and they had a system that theirs had failed because
it was just they had been using it a long time,
so it needed a new pressure reducer. And I found
it over where all the little parts were sprinkler heads,

(08:01):
the pop up sprinkler heads and everything was and they
make him they have two different ones over there. They
have one that is pipe threading and they have one
that is hose threading, and you obviously want to make
sure that you get the one that has the hose
threading if you really have a hard time finding one
in the in the big box store. Then I have

(08:23):
also ordered those just off of Amazon. And there's a
little website that I used to get a lot of
this stuff from when I was doing more of it
myself on installations. Was mister drip dot Com. Not somebody
that is an endorser of the show, but I've frankly
used them myself to order things online and they have

(08:44):
a really good selection of those type of components, and
that was mister drip dot Com. And they can get
down to even lower PSI regulators than they have at
the box stores. Usually twenty five psi is about as
low as you're going to find, but on the websites
you can find them all the way down to fifteen.

Speaker 8 (09:05):
Interesting with yours your drip lines and stuff, a lot
of times they're saying they want it between fifteen and
twenty five, so that twenty five psi one, you're really
at the max end of what the.

Speaker 9 (09:17):
Manufactor how much pressure am I looking for it?

Speaker 7 (09:22):
So if it's at twenty five psi, it's okay. Uh,
fifteen is really ideal.

Speaker 9 (09:28):
Fifteen psi fifteen okay, so drip dot com. Now what
about And the other piece I couldn't find at all
was the screen filter?

Speaker 7 (09:40):
Yeah, those are found in that same section where the
irrigation pop up things are found. Usually if you go
to your home local home doopo or local lows and
those kind of look like a y. So you'll have
the pipe looks like it goes straight through and then
it'll have a y off of it with to screw
down components that is actually the filter. So it's a

(10:07):
it's a little bit tough thing to identify sometimes. But
again if you go on like an irrigator supplier's website,
like a mister rep, they have those.

Speaker 8 (10:19):
Yeah, And uh, a quick question about your house because uh,
those that piece right there isn't always one hundred percent
necessary to run the system. If you already have like
a water filter system on your whole house or water
softener type scenario, that's already taking all of those particulates
out of the water.

Speaker 9 (10:38):
So I got you, I don't have that. I wish
I did, But.

Speaker 8 (10:42):
Me me too. I understand because I do get a
lot of sand in the water at my house. I
got to unscrew the little filters on all the faucets
all the time and clean those out and things like that.
But in that case, yeah, you definitely want that why
strainer to try to clean everything all the water so
your suckrose isn't getting clogged up.

Speaker 7 (11:04):
Now, let me ask you another question. We'll back up
for our audience and talk a little bit about what
this whole thing is about after this break, but I
want to ask you one other question specifically, is does
your home come with a backflow device directly on the
spickett or is it the type that just has the
handle and then it's straight to the water flow.

Speaker 9 (11:27):
Yeah, it doesn't have the backflow on there.

Speaker 7 (11:29):
Okay, So when you add on a backflow device that
is screwed in line with all of the timer and
everything else, put that backflow device after the timer. And
the reason why I say that is because those backflow
devices are not designed to be under constant pressure all
of the time, so it's better to have it after

(11:51):
the timer, so that once the timer's off, the backflow
device is no longer under pressure.

Speaker 9 (11:55):
Okay, because I've put headed up on the cos.

Speaker 7 (11:59):
VIIb exactly yep, and it will do its job there,
but it'll just wear it out a lot faster that way.

Speaker 9 (12:06):
Okay, so put it after the time, yes, sir, makes
sense to me.

Speaker 7 (12:11):
All right, Well, we appreciate your call today there, Tommy,
and uh. If any of our other audience has a question,
you can give us a call at seven one three
two one two five eight seven four and we'll be
back right after the spreak.

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Speaker 7 (15:45):
Welcome Back To. Texas own Improvement This is johann dutton
And My brother adam dutton filling in For our. Father
jim today if you have any, home improvement questions you
can give us a call at seven one three two
one two five eight seven four and we'll jump right
back in to the calls here And talk to tim Here. In,
southeast houston tim how are?

Speaker 8 (16:04):
You?

Speaker 7 (16:04):
Doing, Today, oh hi hi thanks for.

Speaker 11 (16:08):
Taking.

Speaker 7 (16:08):
The call sir how can we have kind of?

Speaker 4 (16:11):
A unique question I think perhaps i've had two contractors
come by this past week, on electrical issues BOTH recommending
that i replaced, the ground wire the ground rod in
the backyard that connects to the main and the main connect,
to the house and then there's a backup ground rod

(16:32):
almost twenty, one years old and obviously they go down
eight foot deep and they're they're saying that there's corrosion potentially,
that you know, below the surface and so never thought about.
Having those replaced is that something that you guys have
an age at which YOU replace.

Speaker 6 (16:48):
Those i.

Speaker 4 (16:49):
Recommend thank you that is.

Speaker 7 (16:52):
A great question and you've had two different electricians come
out and independently give, you that assessment or or you
asked them. Specifically about that.

Speaker 4 (17:04):
The first one. Wanted me to the first one was
recommending everything under the sun, and you know ten thousand dollars.
TYPE show business i just had one circuit breaker go
out last week in the garage and they swapped it
out for a new one and. It works fine no

(17:25):
other problems. Over the years but they do their diagnostics
and they find all kinds OF stuff that i didn't
even know about to get centered and, so you know
without pulling neck that rot those two rods out of
the ground, he put deep which would. Be really difficult
you don't know what they look like, under the ground
and their original, with the home twenty one. Year old

(17:46):
HOME and so i HAD a back i guess the
second opinion come by for some other issues THAT on
the AFCI breakers that i think there's evidence they need.
To be replaced and then they also said we recommend

(18:08):
replacing your your ground rod in, the backyard TOO and
so i, just it's expensive and so it's NOT something
that i, even THOUGHT of So i thought i'd look
into THIS morning before i. Pushed, the button.

Speaker 7 (18:25):
Sure now there is a resistance test that they can
do on that to gauge. What it's doing do you
know if they put a, meter on it or if
they were just making this suggestion based on the age
of of, YOUR system there i just.

Speaker 4 (18:41):
It's just uh THE first guy i kicked, it and said,
see it, moves you know because, that the connector the connector,
kind of, wore you know, it RUSTED out and i
can buy. A new, CONNECTOR in. FACT i did i
did for four bucks and. Did it, myself but no
they didn't do a. Meter or nothing it was it's
just the home twenty. One years old these things last twenty.

(19:03):
YEARS or whatever i don't know if it's made, of
you know. THE copper plate i don't know. If it's,
GALVANIZED you know i don't know what the material is
under the ground there when they, built.

Speaker 7 (19:12):
The home, right.

Speaker 4 (19:15):
But no there's no meter testing that was. Done on
that it was just the homes old and we recommend
getting those replaced because they just Pointed one of i'm
pointed to the corrosion above the ground where it kind
of sticks out now because the ground settles, over, Time
THERE right but i think that's from the mowing and

(19:37):
then the weed. Eaters AND whatnot but i could be.
Wrong about that that's just my view of what that
prosion Is because but i'm, not a Professional and so
i'm just. Doing, My research.

Speaker 7 (19:48):
Well i'll tell you it's it is something that is.
RECOMMENDED by electricians i don't know if in all the
Different properties that i've renovated and owned, and you know been,
A part of i Don't know if i've ever replaced a.
Ground rob myself, i'm NO electrician but i have never

(20:09):
never even heard of.

Speaker 8 (20:10):
Having, to replace well it, is.

Speaker 7 (20:13):
A thing and having grounding is a safety component to
making sure that if you do trip a, breaker or
whatever that the electricity has. Somewhere to go so from,
a safety perspective it is good to make sure that
you are. Getting proper grounding i'm a little bit in

(20:35):
your camp on what whether twenty years or ten years
or thirty years is. The right, time you know we're
just going by a. Roll of thumb if we just
decide twenty years is the day that it needs, to,
be replaced right and that doesn't necessarily mean that that
is applicable. To everybody something it does make a difference
on what type of. Soils you're in and if those

(20:56):
soils are the type that routinely hold and trap moisture
in it like a, thick clay will then that moisture and,
oxygen that's right then that'll be that'll be. Worse on
it And Generally, IN south houston i can tell you
that we we see those type of soils more. Often
than not and so if you're in something that percolates

(21:18):
the water away then and it, stays relatively dry then
you have less of. That Corrosion concern So i'm not
i'm not in a position to say that these guys
are wrong or they're trying to tell you something, they
don't need because all indications are that you have the
type of set up there that that will wear out.

(21:41):
Sooner THAN most but i can't give you a strong
endorsement to spend the money on it today, by any
means and that will have to, Let, You go tim
and we really do, appreciate your call and if you
have a question for us, seven one three two one
two five. Eight seven, four.

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Speaker 7 (23:17):
We'll Come back to john dun here With My brother
adam dutton filling in for. Our FATHER, today and uh
if you have any home improvement, questions for us you
can give us a call at seven one three two
one two five, eight seven, four and uh we're gonna
switch over and bring on a special. Guest here, today

(23:39):
hey dad how's it going? Down over there oh.

Speaker 10 (23:42):
It's going great, just finished dinner gonna. Gonna getting ready i'm,
on a, cruise you, know you, know but, uh You
know a world cruise going down or up The river
from danu. To pass out this is. Our last night
so we. Just finished dinner it's nine point, thirty over
here and we're gonna go upstairs. TO the lounge i

(24:03):
got a little dance tonight and then we got to
pack up and we'll Start heading. To munich tomorrow i've
Got a car. I'm picking up, And you know. Mom's
my mom your Oma is, from germany here so we're
gonna go visit her sister and a lot of my.
Cousins and stuff so got another week and a, half

(24:25):
over here but it is it. IS going great i
will tell everybody if you ever have the option to
do a River, cruise with. Uniworld take it. It, is great.

Speaker 7 (24:38):
Wow it does sound like. You're having, fun you know
last week we were giving you a hard time because
you were calling in and we were telling you you're
supposed to. Enjoy your vacation but it sounds like you're
really in the groove. Of it now we did did
you hear from?

Speaker 10 (24:51):
ME this week i don't think at all.

Speaker 8 (24:55):
During, the, week no no.

Speaker 10 (24:58):
YOU did not i did. Not bother call i'm just
now calling to let, you give you give you an
update and everybody an update all at. The same, time so.

Speaker 7 (25:07):
Yeah it sounds like you're really enjoyed.

Speaker 6 (25:09):
It over.

Speaker 10 (25:09):
There, THAT'S good now i am going to take this
opportunity to do one Thing while while i'm.

Speaker 1 (25:16):
On the air here is wish my Mom.

Speaker 10 (25:18):
A happy mother's DAY tomorrow because i won't have the
opportunity to. Call in tomorrow, but you know. Got, her
mind everybody you, got to call, call your moms go
by and. See them, TOMORROW and uh i do expect
you to. To call now remember your mom Doesn't have
the european calling, on her phone so you'll have to

(25:40):
call my phone to.

Speaker 7 (25:41):
Call her tomorrow, good notes there good notes there for
both us. AND everybody else i thought we were.

Speaker 8 (25:49):
Getting off easy she's. Out of town you are not.

Speaker 10 (25:54):
Getting off easy you better be. CALLING you know.

Speaker 7 (25:58):
I was talking about, that this week like generally we
plan a family GET together and i don't have to
think too. Hard about it but it's all on, Me,
this year yep. It's, all me. Well that's good i'm
glad you could check in with the audience and they
know you're. DOING good there i know when we filled
in for you whenever you were having dealing with, some

(26:21):
sickness there everybody was real concerned about how. You Were
doing but i'm sure they're just really happy to hear
that you're finally taking a week off and going and doing.
Something besides, WORKING this time i.

Speaker 10 (26:33):
Took, three, weeks off right, and you know talking about talking,
ABOUT the sickness i. Will, TELL everybody look i had
diveticulitis FIVE times before i went and, had THE surgery
and i debated a long time. Before doing that couldn't.

(26:57):
Eat hardly anything don't. Do that that getting that surgery
done was THE best thing. I ever did i Had it.
Done FEBRUARY eleventh here i am now on a vacation.
Of a lifetime i'm able to eat AND do anything i.
Want to do and prior, TO that surgery i was

(27:17):
down to. Basically having soup so it was THE best thing. I,
ever did.

Speaker 7 (27:24):
Well we're not much of a, health Show here but
i'm sure. The ad.

Speaker 10 (27:31):
Well, but you know there's a lot of people who
who have that and they go they go through it
and you just live WITH it like i. Did for
years so it's one of those things that listen to
your doctor when they tell, you it's time it's time's,
END with that i do have a question. For, you

(27:52):
guys yes how's It Going? At due west.

Speaker 1 (27:57):
I've.

Speaker 10 (27:58):
Been calling IN what's that i haven't been calling in?
To get updates so? How's it going.

Speaker 8 (28:05):
Kind OF like when i Was. In the marines no news.
Is good news that's.

Speaker 7 (28:12):
A good point.

Speaker 10 (28:15):
I'm going to accept that one and let you guys
go and take. Some more calls so have. A good,
Time sounds good. Thanks for calling, Thank you. Guys bye bye.

Speaker 7 (28:28):
It's good to. HEAR for him i like when he
gets a chance to check in when he's when he's
out and let everybody know that. He's still alive he's
still here in this, case having. Fun, Right yeah yeah
and if you have any home improvement, questions for us
you can give. Us a call seven one three two
one two five. Eight seven, four you know last week
we introduced ourselves to a little bit but we we

(28:50):
ended up getting some calls and getting. Right to, IT
this week i want to take a, SECOND to, just
i guess tell a little bit. More about ourselves most
of the audience that that list and is routinely learns
a lot about our dad, over the years but not
necessarily they get little tiny bits and pieces of.

Speaker 8 (29:07):
Who.

Speaker 7 (29:07):
We, Are right SO adam and i both grew up
working in. The family business started out in the field
digging holes just, alongside everybody else and running, running a
crew and then running multiple crews and. Running office locations
and at this point, in our career my particular role
in the family business is helping the sales team with

(29:32):
creating good designs and, good Repair solutions and adam is
working on the commercial end doing some business.

Speaker 8 (29:39):
Big engineers come up.

Speaker 7 (29:40):
With, good designs yeah making sure that we're getting those
commercial projects done.

Speaker 8 (29:49):
Right for.

Speaker 7 (29:49):
Them huh correct it's it's amazing because this is there's
no code for. What we do everybody is coming up
with kind of their, own plan sometimes and it's amazing
some of the stuff that you see come, in the door, right.

Speaker 8 (30:03):
Oh yeah yeah and it's not just CONTRACTORS that you
i hear everybody always say you can get five contractors
in do an evaluation, on your foundation you're gonna get five.
Different repair, plans quite frankly it's the same with the.
Engineers as well you can get five different engineers into
the same places, those five contractors and you can get another. Five.

Speaker 7 (30:25):
Repair plans yeah, and for, MYSELF you know i have a,
mechanical engineering degree And pe and adam has a civil
engineering and so it's not like we don't, know these
things but we know there's a lot more to learn
than what you learn. In a book and if you
have any, questions for us please give us a call
seven one three two one two five. Eight seven form

(30:46):
i'll talk to you. After this break it's gonna be
a hot, week this week and it's really time to
start THINKING. About your ac if, you, haven't already uh
if you haven't gotten it maintained, this spring yet. You're
already behind but the best thing you can do is call,

(31:09):
my Family's business Due west air conditioning at seven one
three four seven three seven one five six and let
us come out and take a look. At your unit
we go through a very comprehensive inspection process to make
sure that your outdoor unit and your indoor unit are,
performing as intended looking at all of the voltages on,

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the electrical side looking, at the airflow making sure that
you're getting good temperature differential between what's coming in and
what's going out, of the unit making sure that the
ducting looks like it's, in good shape and all of
these things that you think or you ASSUME that an
ac contractor it, should be doing but. Doesn't always happen

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if you want a contractor that, does it right you
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H jim?

Speaker 12 (34:12):
HOW are you doing i.

Speaker 4 (34:13):
Just heard your show.

Speaker 12 (34:14):
I'M looking around building i.

Speaker 7 (34:15):
Hate even, compartment in my house probably like a, eight
By ten room and i'm gonna be.

Speaker 5 (34:21):
Growing PLANTS in there and i wanted to KNOW what
you think i should use?

Speaker 8 (34:25):
For?

Speaker 13 (34:25):
Ventilation, or FILTRATION oh little because i wouldn't want the House,
SO straight in yeah.

Speaker 7 (34:34):
I hope the drums don't. Mess, UP through upholstream john
i gotta.

Speaker 1 (34:37):
Ask you a question you're gonna be growing? Illegal plants, in,
there oh.

Speaker 11 (34:42):
No no, just just, legal, plants you know Okay.

Speaker 1 (34:46):
But because otherwise i'm not gonna tell you how.

Speaker 8 (34:48):
To fix it, up so you know strawberry.

Speaker 7 (34:51):
Whatever, kind of cool plants let.

Speaker 12 (34:53):
Me take you.

Speaker 2 (34:54):
Down Here's more With Jim Dutton.

Speaker 5 (35:02):
And texas home Improvement.

Speaker 7 (35:06):
Welcome Back. To texas Home Improvement this is johann Dutton
And my brother adam dutton filling In for. Our father
jim today if you have, any home improvement questions you
can give us a call at uh seven one three
two one two. Five eight seven four that was that
was a funny bumper coming. Back from that one they
got some interesting, leadings on.

Speaker 8 (35:25):
This show don't they.

Speaker 7 (35:26):
I'm not sure who, comes up with these but that.
Was a, good one and again if you have any home,
improvement questions for us you can give us a call
at seven one three two one two five eight seven
four and we'll jump right back into the phones Here
and Go. To, tom and cyprus tom how are?

Speaker 8 (35:43):
You?

Speaker 7 (35:43):
Doing This afternoon.

Speaker 3 (35:47):
Hello. This tom and cyprus i've got a follow up
to your earlier caller there looking for the pressure regulator. For, your, foundation, watering,
absolutely Yes sir okay course i've used for years for just.
All kinds Of stuff is a granger Supply their online

(36:07):
or i'm an old twentieth century guy that, has a,
paper catalog and uh they have a bunch of listings
for pressure regulators for water and, steam and so forth for, all,
kinds of applications right and yeah that they've got walk
in walk in showrooms in, a lot of places so
they're just. They're, a great source yeah that.

Speaker 7 (36:28):
Is a good source and those guys have stuff you
would never dream of finding in a home. Depot or
a lows.

Speaker 8 (36:34):
They definitely definitely if There's a product that i'm NEEDING
to find, That i, can't find I'M like why? Am
i searching everywhere i'm just going To go look at
granger and. Be, done with.

Speaker 3 (36:43):
It yeah no doubt, well THAT is yeah well i
was a suggested for that that guy, that was on,
earlier and, you know they're friendly they'll. They'll sell to
anybody you don't have to have a tax number and all.
This KIND of thing so i just looked in their
catalog BRIEFLY and they had. I guess the manufacturers watts,
was ONE Of them W. A doublets, and spence so

(37:05):
anyway that was just my two cents, worth on YOU
know a soor i get into all kinds of different
things and they've they've helped me.

Speaker 7 (37:13):
Out a. Hundred, times that's perfect well we really, Do. Appreciate,
For that tom.

Speaker 3 (37:18):
Yeah and if you don't have too many, calls stacked
up there if, YOU don't mind that i Just had
a question i've been wondering. About for some time it's
it's kind Of like. A PERSONAL dutton question i've i
heard your dad On That, commercial for ready seal and
the question is was He? Brought up in minnesota.

Speaker 7 (37:36):
He was born in minnesota and spent the first Couple.
Of years, In, minnesota, that's, RIGHT yeah.

Speaker 3 (37:42):
Yeah yeah i mean YOUR granddad is who i was
MEANT to, say if i didn't but because that's he
just Sounds, like somebody, from minnesota, all, right oh.

Speaker 8 (37:49):
Right.

Speaker 7 (37:52):
Yeah he uh. He was from there if we do, Appreciate,
that call, today, TOM.

Speaker 3 (37:59):
All right well i appreciate you GUYS throwing in and
i always learned something listening to your dad and, just, enjoy, The.

Speaker 7 (38:06):
Show yes sir well you, have a good. Afternoon, Right
you two thanks and if you have any home, improvement
questions for us you can give us a call at
seven one, three, two, one two. Five eight, SEVEN four
you know i did want to touch on doing, foundation,
watering because we uh we got right into the caller's
question here at the, top of the hour but we

(38:26):
really didn't circle back to it and talk about what
all that was, about doing.

Speaker 8 (38:31):
Quite frankly how important? It, is right.

Speaker 7 (38:34):
Now, Yeah right now yeah so, let's get, into, that,
and uh we'll we'll we'll do as much as we
can here and we may have to come back to it.
After the break here but foundation watering is one of
those things that's, probably just as important if not more
important than what we talk about a lot in preparation
for summer heat AND doing. The, Act ac checkups right

(38:57):
the issues that.

Speaker 8 (38:58):
You get from not watering your friend foundationer a heck of. A, lot,
More expensive.

Speaker 7 (39:02):
YEAH right when the ac unit goes out you need
a new compressor and it, is fifteen, Hundred dollars that
hurts but when you need a foundation job, and it's
fifteen thousand. That, hurts a. Lot yeah no doubt and
so let's talk a little bit about. What foundation watering
is foundation watering is designed to make the water underneath

(39:24):
your foundation more. Consistent throughout the year and the reason
why is because, when soil dries out especially the type
of clay soils that we have Throughout most of, the
houston metro area when, that soil. Dries out it shrinks
that's why you see a dry lake bed is all
cracked on the top because that soil is, shriveled up

(39:44):
and contracted and, when it gains moisture it expands and. It,
swells back again well that cycle of the soil shrinking
and the foundation wanting to go down and the no
soil swelling and the foundation, wanting to come up that
annual cycle creates some uh settlement in the foundation and,

(40:06):
when it is returning it doesn't quite come up one
hundred percent. Of where it was and you do that
over many, years and many decades and a foundation starts
to settle down enough that it. Becomes a structural concern
and we got, to. Do foundation repair right so doing
foundation watering is something that you can do to maintain
that moisture at a consistent level and prevent it from

(40:29):
getting that same highs and lows and causing it. To
shift over time and we could talk a little bit
more about how to do. That after this break if
you have. Any questions for us you can give us a,
call seven one three two one two. Five eight seven Four.

Speaker 8 (40:56):
Let's.

Speaker 1 (40:57):
Talk about, lental lift you know if you have an
overhead garage door that's sagging in the middle and it's
got brick cracks, above it and stuff that's typically. Not
a foundation problem that's a. Problem with the lentil and,
when the lentil SAgs so does the. Framework of the
house it. Starts pulling on things it's just. Not, A
Good thing well lental lift can come in with a

(41:19):
new lentil that goes. Under the old one they take
the trim off from around the opening, of the garage
door push everything, back up into place, secure this new
lentil and give you a. Twenty five year Warranty that's.
What lental lift does you got, a Lentil Lit sagging
call lental lift at eight three three nine zero three

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father today uh if you have, any home improvement questions
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one three two. One TWO five eight seven four and
i want to jump right back into The calls Here. And,
go to jane in montgomery janie? How are?

Speaker 8 (48:50):
You?

Speaker 7 (48:50):
Doing? This afternoon just fine thanks? Yes, how can we
help today well.

Speaker 13 (48:57):
We have, a GREAT many storms over like and. I
happen to live right there big limbs have been falling out,
of my trees on different occasions and now the gutters
on my on my back porch and around. To the

(49:18):
sides have, been trashed but the last one the last
one really did me because it tore off. A LITTLE
piece of my roof.

Speaker 7 (49:30):
And i know.

Speaker 13 (49:31):
That's pretty dangerous that's NOT good that the ugly GUTTERS
i could live with until i could get somebody out.
To do the whole back in but is? There anybody
that does SMALL things and you know that i Could
call because the ones that i've called don't want to
fool with. A little small job.

Speaker 6 (49:50):
Like that.

Speaker 7 (49:51):
That's, a good point you know honestly most contractors that you,
have that do projects of size oftentimes they're just not
their operation is not. Equipped to handle the little stuff
and when you've got a guy that is, willing to
do the little stuff usually, it's not an operation of

(50:11):
size and so you kind of get a little bit
of a gamble on. On who you got out there
so that's that is not an. Uncommon issue, to have
for gutters you know gutters are a pretty standard item. That,
a lot of guys do now you can spend, a

(50:31):
ton of money on gutters doing like a type that.
Protects against leaf infiltration and stuff but if you just
hired a normal gutter guy that brings out one of
those bender machines and turns a roll of metal into a,
gutter and hangs it up there it's amazing how cheaply.
That can be done the roof the roof. Part is

(50:52):
is the TRICKIER part.

Speaker 8 (50:54):
The reality to those a lot of times the roofers,
actually do. The gutters as well that's right so a
lot of times you can kind of find more of
a one stop shop that'll end up saving you a
little bit because you're, not, calling out, TWO DIFFERENT people.

Speaker 7 (51:07):
Right you know i i don't know if these guys will,
do this size project or not but If you Haven't checked,
with the guardian roof systems guys they they did my
town home down there, just, a couple of months ago
Really and they're the people. That, jim endorses on The
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check in with them and see if that's something that
they can come. Take A look at for you but
i do sympathize with you because when it's. A little
or thing like that it seems like the only kind
of person that you can get out, sometimes is like
a general handyman and then you really have a don't

(52:11):
know exactly.

Speaker 8 (52:11):
The, quality, with a bigger problem.

Speaker 13 (52:15):
Yes right a really good handyman, who lives next door
to me but he doesn't do. Roofs and He doesn't do.

Speaker 7 (52:22):
Gutters got and.

Speaker 13 (52:26):
I'm between. A rock and, a hard place and you
know there are A lot. OF widows, out where, i
live i mean you know we play golf and we
do all the, wonderful things, that you try, to you
know fill in with but we don't have. A handyman
that can do everything and we're all in the same situation. Because, we've, had, so,

(52:46):
many storms.

Speaker 7 (52:48):
Yes Ma'am Well Yeah try given. The guardian roofs systems
a call you can just find them at thhipro dot
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you this with that. And that will let you go, We,
really APPRECIATE that call today jane and i hope you
have a. Great rest of your day here and if
you have, any home improvement questions for us you can

(53:09):
give us a call at seven one three two, one
two five eight seven four and we'll keep on down
the List And uh get over To lake. Livingston and
talk to marco here? How? Are you doing. This afternoon
marco i'm good? Man how are you very? Good how
can we help Today.

Speaker 16 (53:30):
We're building a place on livingston it's across the street
from the lake.

Speaker 8 (53:34):
And be on.

Speaker 5 (53:36):
The upper story, there's a deck.

Speaker 14 (53:40):
It's uh seven three hundred and fifty square feet and
the ceiling on this thing is mostly flat and then
there's a vaulted part of there's a gable.

Speaker 8 (53:51):
IN the front, of the house i don't know.

Speaker 16 (53:55):
You hear these myths about painting this ceiling a certain,
light blue to deter you know yellow jackets. And spiders
and all so stuff is what is the best? Thing
to put on this scene it's going to be tongue
in groof pine and. It's going to be painted right
what what do you suggest putting? On, this to deter these.

Speaker 7 (54:14):
Bugs well let me, GIVE you let me give you
i know a little bit of, the history behind the,
blue deal because for everybody's Knowledge it is kind of
a southern, tradition to have this light blue kind of
sky blue paint on. Your roof of your front, porch
and back in the day the whole idea was that

(54:39):
the bugs would be confused and think that, that light
blue was the sky and so they wouldn't go there because, they, Thought.
It Was the sky right okay something the, reality is
is that old paints, like we're talking, long time ago
that blue color they, used lye to get that color

(55:00):
and lie, was a natural repellent for insects and so
it just so happened to be that they were painting it,
blue and without even realizing it putting on the lie
as that acted as a natural insect. Repellent just from the,
PAINT dying now fast forward today i don't think we,
really make paints would lie anymore but they do make

(55:21):
insecticide paint additives that you can add to both latex
and oil based paints that, can act as a, you
know perform the same function and then at that point you,
can make whatever color you want You can go with
that traditional.

Speaker 16 (55:37):
So it's, not the color we're talking about it's it's an.

Speaker 8 (55:39):
Additive they're. Putting in the paint.

Speaker 7 (55:41):
That's right it's. A IT'S a insecticide paint ADDITIVE and
i don't know if i don't know if every paint
supplier would be. Able to offer that to you but
it's definitely like a thing that is available on the
market that you can get to to add to. The,
PAINT to for that purpose.

Speaker 16 (56:01):
Okay i thought maybe it WAS a certain paint code
that I Could just run. Down to, share, williams and buy.

Speaker 7 (56:05):
But wow yeah if you ask him that, that that's
what you're looking for then they can add it to most. Of,
those exterior, based, paints there, Okay, all right man all
right well, We. Really appreciate, Your, call there marco all
right bud have a good weekend and a, good luck
with your project there and if you have, any home

(56:27):
improvement questions for us you can give us a call
at seven one three two. One two five eight seven
four and, Uh for anybody just tuning in we're we're filling.
In for our Father this weekend he's out around europe
seeing the sights and so we're. We're HOLDING down the fort,
here so i have to ask where where did you?

(56:48):
Hear ABOUT this blue paint thing. Because i, Had never
heard that OH yeah i've heard IT for i don't.
Know where i heard that from It's actually super common
in the. Louisiana area, just as A tradition and uh
and so i've made A Couple of trips. Down TO
new orleans and stuff maybe i picked. It, up down there.

Speaker 8 (57:05):
One, Time yeah that's definitely interesting yeah and if, you
have any questions for us you can give us a
call at seven one three two.

Speaker 7 (57:13):
One two five eight seven four we do have a,
couple of calls on the line but we're getting close,
to THE to the break here and I, DON'T want
to have to uh i don't want. To HAVE to
rush these guys so i do want, to take a
moment and uh just. Touch again On the foundation watering
we've been we've been filling in with foundation. Watering when
we get a chance, now we talked about what caught

(57:34):
what reasons why. You want to do foundation watering let's talk.
About specifically how you do it you want to talk
a little bit. About, the soccer hoses and.

Speaker 8 (57:42):
Stuff, well the big thing is uh these, soils that
we have around here they can only accept. So much
moisture at one time so people that are just running their,
sprinkler system for hours on end or run a Soccer
hose out there and say i'm going to turn. It
on for twenty four hours the soil, can't absorb that

(58:04):
water that fast so a lot of times you end
up with a lot of runoff out throughout your yard
and you're not. Actually soaking the soils deep down so
the big thing that we're always trying to accomplish is
one we want to try to get those soils moist
deeper down so. You're not getting that seasonal movement and
you got to do it. Around. The, entire house every

(58:27):
time now obviously like, if you have a driveway there
you're not. Going to water underneath the driveway you got.
To cross underneath sidewalks and such but all the time we're, Talking,
to people and they're like oh it's just my west
side of. THE home that's having an issue i, Just
want to water over there and you're not really going
to save your. Whole house whenever you're doing that when

(58:49):
we're watering with a, soaker hoose around the full perimeter
that water that we're putting in the ground is. Actually,
going to go straight down now it might have a
little bit, of a outward trajectory to, it but for
the most part it's going to. Go straight down in
the ground, what you're doing with that though is whenever,

(59:11):
we do get in those hot dry months, and the
soils are dried out that column of water that you
just put in the ground is actually going to help
maintain the moisture that's underneath the. Home from, GETTING those
big changes with that i believe the noise or the
music means we're going to break and.

Speaker 7 (59:31):
At a Time, at a time brad and, annie if
you hang with us we'll get. You Right Back After
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Before You johan dunton and my Brother adam. Dunton filling
in for father jim today if you, have any home

(01:02:52):
improvement questions for us you can give us, a, call, seven,
one three, two one two five eight seven four and.
We'll jump right Back into The. Phone, so talk to
brad and splendor? Brad how, Are, you. Doing this afternoon
i'm fine?

Speaker 17 (01:03:05):
Yes sir how can you help here, about three weeks
or a month ago we had a our main sewer,
line underneath the slab or whatever anyway sewer backed up into. All.
Three of our showers and bathtubs, russ we got that
taken care of BUT in one of the bathrooms now

(01:03:27):
i KIND of smell a musty odor and i can't.
Seem to get that to go away?

Speaker 7 (01:03:36):
Do you a couple questions for you do you? Have,
an access door behind that tub yeah you can, where
you can get in and see because there's a lot
of times there's a tub leave out in the slab
where the the concrete is not going all the way
around the pipe that comes up. Through the foundation to,

(01:03:58):
serve a tub more often the case there's a whole
square or circle that's notched out of the way so
that the bottom of the tub where you have the
pea trap connecting to it and then going. Down has
room to to be serviced and so it wouldn't surprise
me if maybe you got some overflow material going down

(01:04:22):
in there and the musty smell coming from. Some, moisture
that's that's.

Speaker 8 (01:04:27):
Just Sitting there yeah let me let me yeah the.

Speaker 17 (01:04:32):
Word the bathroom that we're having issue and there's a
walk in, SHOWER.

Speaker 10 (01:04:36):
And a, SINK and and uh i.

Speaker 17 (01:04:40):
Have poured i have taken the pea trap off of the,
sink AND cleaned all of that out but i. Haven't
done anything to the, shower yet it's a walk in
shower but there there. Is, access to the back of it.

Speaker 7 (01:04:54):
Okay but it's not a.

Speaker 17 (01:04:56):
Bathtub and it's a walk in shower is.

Speaker 7 (01:04:58):
It the kind that has that was a conversion where
you have the drain offen the side of the shower
or is it the center drain.

Speaker 8 (01:05:09):
Ed's.

Speaker 17 (01:05:09):
Kind, Of to, the front of it okay.

Speaker 7 (01:05:12):
So yeah you may be able to get behind where
that access door is and see if you can see.
Down in where that leave out is. Another place that
water could get trapped where you have it coming up is.
At the, toilet connection to the concrete you know you
have a wax seal there and then a lot of
times people end up calking around, the edge of the

(01:05:35):
toilet bowl itself cocking that to the floor. To, prevent
moisture from getting under there well sometimes WAX seals are
not ALWAYS and so i another theory that i would
have is if you had some water that got past
that wax ring and, then was trapped underneath the toilet

(01:05:57):
bowl that that could be giving you. Some, Of that
musty smell as well okay i'm just, thinking of areas
where water would be like sitting after you had, a
cleanup of a situation like that, Where, where It could be. You, know.

Speaker 6 (01:06:16):
Okay well i'll check.

Speaker 7 (01:06:17):
THAT yeah those are those are two i. Think good
places to start with checking if it's not that and
you're still dealing with that musty you might. Have to
investigate some of your ventilation uh in the, Situation where,
you had that backing up it's.

Speaker 8 (01:06:37):
Yeah it could have gotten debris and vents that is
causing airflow to be different within the restroom and everything like.

Speaker 7 (01:06:45):
The, pipe, Going, out through the roof yes sir yeah
if it got some let's say it got some of
the toilet paper backed up when everything started backing up
and it went up that, vent pipe and got stuck
up there you. May be dealing With a venting issue
but that would that would be something that would typically

(01:07:05):
be better, handled by h a plumber to investigate because
they could run a camera down there. And see if
there's something blocking it so uh as to do it
yourself solution definitely check behind, the shower and check under
the toilet and then from there you may need to
get a. Plumber OUT there to investigate some more.

Speaker 17 (01:07:23):
Could i pour something that anything you, recommend, to pour
down the drains. Maybe, Mm we're on a.

Speaker 7 (01:07:33):
SEPTIC system yeah i'm a little bit i get a
little bit suspicious of some of the products that are
on the market that you go to the store and
buy that they that they uh that they sell to.
Put down or drain TO clear things and that's only because,
i know that from a plumber's perspective a lot of

(01:07:55):
those materials are very caustic and unless that pipe is
flowing the way it's supposed to where it's the pipe
is only exposed for a. Certain period of time to
that chemical if it's got if it's in a situation where,
you get some of that backing up either due to,
a belly or due to a blockage it will sit.
There and eat at that pipe too just as much

(01:08:16):
as It, ate at the thing that was.

Speaker 8 (01:08:19):
Yeah how many sewer systems have? We? Replaced from stuff
just like that.

Speaker 7 (01:08:23):
Right and so you know when, you get those those
backups like that the way you're designed to use, those
chemicals is you pour it down you let, it set
for a period of. Time and THEN you flush it
out but they i just get worried. When when the
thing is.

Speaker 8 (01:08:39):
Beyond that being on a septic system you really don't
want to be putting a lot of chemicals down into
that because whether, it's conventional or an aerobic type system
it's relying on the bacteria to help. Break, down a
lot of that material.

Speaker 7 (01:08:52):
Yeah so maybe, a household, Cleaner product but nothing major
nothing major and that we are at the commercial break
and we'll have to let you get but we, Really
Do appreciate your call there today brad AND if you
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Speaker 7 (01:10:44):
Welcome Back to texas home Improvement This is johann dutton
and my brother. Adam dutton filling in for Our. Dad
today why he's on vacation in europe if, you have
any home improvement questions for us you, can give us
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seven four and We'll jump Right. Back, into the phones
to annie in? Paeriland? Annie how are? You doing this,
afternoon well how are you i'm. Doing great enjoying seeing,

(01:11:08):
the nice sunny day we have an outside just ready.
To get out and get some? Work done how can
we help.

Speaker 3 (01:11:16):
You today i'm just.

Speaker 15 (01:11:18):
Giving your heads up, it's not. Very pleasant. IT'S pretty
warm outside.

Speaker 7 (01:11:22):
NO doubt.

Speaker 15 (01:11:24):
All right i have a question a caller earlier called
and asked about to repel or. Like keep the yellow
jackets and wasps away and you mentioned a little something
that they add, to the, paint to repel. Them or
like you? Know send them away what is that material
because my patio is the ceiling. OF that the roof.

(01:11:49):
Is like stained wood i cannot PAINT that but what
is that something that i can put on the outside
so all? These, bugs will BE away from my Patio
well the.

Speaker 7 (01:11:59):
Thing i was talking with hymns about specifically was a
paint additive that actually does get added to. AN oil
based or a water based paints i am not familiar
enough with different type of paints, myself to know if
that type of additive which is called one of the

(01:12:20):
more common ones. Is in one advanced and secticide paint
additive i'm not familiar enough to know if that can
actually be added to the type of stain that you
would have where you were wanting to preserve the look
of the natural, wood and see that wood grain in
it or if it only is able to be used
on the type of. PAINT where you're dealing with a

(01:12:43):
color paint i suspect it's only a color paint simply
because otherwise you would be dealing with a tinteen or
some other issue if you tried to. Add IT to
a regular type of veneer but i. Can't say that
with one hundred percent certainty now that is a type

(01:13:04):
that like kind of lives in the paint. Itself and
offers kind of a time release there are other type
of stuff that, you, can do to spray on to
them uh but that's, not something that has that type.
Of lasting, lasting impact like a paint attitude.

Speaker 8 (01:13:25):
You KNOW something else that can be done is i know,
we're Not a landscaping show by any Means but i'm
currently working with my wife valerie, on redesigning our yard
and planning new plants and one of the things that
we're actually doing is trying to select plants that, actually
attract like dragonflies and bees and such because dragonflies actually,

(01:13:47):
eat a lot of the mosquitos, and such and bees
actually repel the wasps they, kind of push them out
of the air, and if you get a good friendly bee.
You're not worried about getting stung in everything so we're
kind of in that different approach rather than use it a.
Bunch of chemical additives and paints and. Things, there, is
other stuff to be done, so yeah you want.

Speaker 7 (01:14:10):
ME to get way way off of topic a dragonfly
is actually the. Most successful predator in the entire, animal
kingdom once they have identified their prey they have an
over ninety. Five PERCENT success rate in capturing their prey
so i would put all my trust. In. A, dragonfly

(01:14:31):
to take care of business yeah yeah.

Speaker 8 (01:14:33):
But definitely keeping those yellow jackets and things away from your,
home is definitely a big concern for people and there
is a lot. Of, different things you can do out
there yes.

Speaker 15 (01:14:46):
Do you have any suggestions of some sort? Of plants
that will attract the, dragon, Flies.

Speaker 8 (01:14:52):
OFF the top of my head no And i don't
have my little sheet that i've been working. With. My,
Wife SITTING in front of me.

Speaker 7 (01:14:59):
Yeah yeah but i, bet you if you go to
a nursery, not not like your, box store divide plants
but an actual nursery there's always a couple of people
on staff there that really are amazingly versed in different
type of plants and the way you. Care FOR them
and the uses of them so i think that would probably.

(01:15:20):
Be the, best resource for downing that in but yeah that. Definitely,
A good SOLUTION for that problem there.

Speaker 15 (01:15:28):
Ed i have i, Have, another, question, if.

Speaker 7 (01:15:30):
You have just ma'am yes ma'am absolutely okay so we just.

Speaker 15 (01:15:35):
Replaced our toilet in, one of the powder rooms. In
my home and it's a new toilet but, EVER since
A new. Toilet has been installed i. Can i smell,
it's not a good smell it's it's like you. Know
that somebody. Did not flash the toilet it's that smell

(01:15:55):
so what is what? Could be causing that smell from
that bathroom? And, Nobody is in that bathroom right.

Speaker 7 (01:16:01):
Now yeah so the toilet itself acts as the. Protector
against the sewer event from coming, up so under your
sync as an example you know how YOU have that
little trap that has a u bend in it that
keeps a little bit of water in. It to prevent

(01:16:22):
the smell from coming up the toilet, itself does that
function on a sewer system and so if there's a
bad connection between the bottom of the toilet and the
top of the floor and you're getting a little bit,
of gas bypassing there from your sewer vent then the
toilet itself won't be able to do anything to stop

(01:16:45):
it because, the trap is not. Down under the floor
it's in the toilet and so my best guess is
that they didn't get a good seal when they were
setting that toilet in between the bottom of. The toilet
and the top of the floor so what likely will
need to happen is they. Just come out and try to.
Reseat it this isn't something that's unheard of it it

(01:17:09):
happens pretty often because setting that toilet and trying to
deal with the wax ring and hit. It perfectly right
the first, time every, time every once in a while
you know, we're just dealing with people doing human error and.
So they don't always get it that way if you
call that installer back out. And, let them know what
you're dealing with, typically, most contractors are of the mind.

(01:17:32):
That yeah looks. Like it got set wrong that's on
me let, me get it taken care of for. YOU
and they get it, fixed right then.

Speaker 15 (01:17:38):
I was thinking of that that this, might be, the, issue, the,
Wax drink sometimes. You know OKAY maybe okay i'll do.
That so now i, Have, ONE more question if.

Speaker 7 (01:17:46):
You have time well i am running up against. A
break here in less than fifty seconds but if you,
do have if, it is a pressing question by all
MEANS you can hang through the break and i can
get you. At the top, of the next segment here
but you know we Are fixing the hit a break
here and i'm gonna put you on hold and uh

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and at that we uh. Will have To. Circle back
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Small that You Don't purpose this is johann dutton And
adam dutton filling in for our father. Jim today and
we'll Jump right back in we were talking With andy
any before the break and uh. Anny, had, one more
question for us here yes sir.

Speaker 15 (01:22:51):
So MY house is about thirty, years old when i
turn on, the water the first like three four seconds
the water is, very it's not clean that. It's very
dirty and then immediately. It's clean water doesn't have any
smell either what could be? The reason for that some
dirty water beginning.

Speaker 7 (01:23:12):
It sounds like you're dealing with. Some old potable water
lines in that system the fact that it's in the
first three or four seconds tells me, that that is
actually inside your house itself not, the yard line coming
in from the city because it takes actually quite a
while for that water to flush through the lines. And
then deal with the fresh incoming water so what you're

(01:23:34):
likely dealing. With is some old galvanized pipes or whatever
the internal, water lines are starting to degrade over time
and you're getting that build up That's flaking off that's
not uncommon in our houston market to end up needing to.
Do replacement to a pexree pipe over time so it's

(01:23:58):
just kind of something. That you deal with with an older,
house if you want more information on that you can
definitely give our office a call and. Talk, to one
of our master plumbers there uh you can call them
at seven one Three four, seven three seven one five
six And uh we really appreciate. Your time today annie and,
hanging with us and at that we uh, we got

(01:24:20):
to run to the next One and So We. Will,
head over to joe and jersey? Village? Joe? How are
you doing this afternoon.

Speaker 6 (01:24:29):
Well good even? Better, t, talking giving me you a solution?

Speaker 7 (01:24:32):
Yes sir what's what you're dealing with, there my.

Speaker 6 (01:24:36):
House WAS built in ninety six custom built and i
have a brick fireplace and a. A hardy board hardy
plant or hardy board i guess signing.

Speaker 7 (01:24:49):
Chimney on the outside on the.

Speaker 6 (01:24:52):
Outside on one of, The, Chimneys THAN brick on the
other chimney okay and i get the and. They're, the
uh shooting little, Box of fireplaces yes and the brick
one i'm getting a leak whenever there's a heavy rain,
and been raining for a number of days or a

(01:25:13):
lot of, sideways rain dripping down inside the chimney chase
and that's the brick one and then, the OTHER one
is not kind of, problem but I don't want to develop.
One and? So? I'm LOOKING for chimney caps is, THAT
so should i get a party board i Mean hardy

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siding company to do the hardy is it a mason
mason or mason? Guy, to do the brick fireplace chimney cap.

Speaker 7 (01:25:44):
Yeah if, it's actually coming in from the. CHIMNEY cap
that would, be A good resource a lot of times
what i see is that people are dealing more with.
An issue where the roofline meets the chimney so you're
you're pretty well solid that the issue is the water
is coming in from the very top and not from
where the. Roof, meets, Up TO the to the chimney.

Speaker 6 (01:26:07):
Yes sir because i can, ACTUALLY see where the roof and.
THE chimney i can go in. MY headache i have
a walk in attic i.

Speaker 7 (01:26:19):
See and, IT looks it looks, clean there, oh yeah.

Speaker 6 (01:26:22):
I absolutely no?

Speaker 7 (01:26:23):
Drips, no runs no aheir is they're good well that's
that's honestly. Better news because getting those, other guys, out,
when the roof comes out he's oh yeah this is
bad and that's bad and, you're gonna have, thirty thousand
dollars roof here now. You, know, so that's, NOT a.
BAD things yeah yeah well yeah i would i would

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say that those are going to be definitely be two
different guys that have the expertise to do the type
of brick repair that you're talking about, versus the hardy
siding that you're talking about unless you're dealing, with somebody
who's more of a handyman type if, you're wanting to
deal with a professional contractor those are. Really, two DIFFERENT
levels of expertise.

Speaker 8 (01:27:02):
On that.

Speaker 6 (01:27:03):
Okay so i should call y'all, don't, do any of
that kind of, stuff.

Speaker 7 (01:27:07):
Right that's not. Something that you know my family businesses
Do But The you think we should call, guardian, roof systems,
to look at.

Speaker 8 (01:27:17):
It FIRST out they, say call them. First now i
do know.

Speaker 7 (01:27:25):
Well they do, They do some other type of stuff
Too so we'll give them a chance to if you tell,
them that you were calling from the show they'll make.
Sure to take special good care of. You and if
they don't have the solution all of our vendors really
do a good job of making sure they get you
to the guy that they know that can. Get, That

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Part taken care of for, you.

Speaker 6 (01:27:49):
Okay, chimney sweep wouldn't, Do, that either.

Speaker 7 (01:27:52):
Right no typically not no, yeah say again.

Speaker 6 (01:27:56):
The Name Of Your company your roofing company.

Speaker 7 (01:27:59):
That's guardian roofs systems is the people that we endorse
and you can just find them by Going To Thchipro.
Dot com, and looking for guardian roofs systems.

Speaker 6 (01:28:09):
Oh okay and if. They, don't handle it they can
refer me yeah.

Speaker 7 (01:28:13):
They will. Get you to the right guy you Know,
there are some.

Speaker 8 (01:28:18):
Oh.

Speaker 7 (01:28:18):
Well this is houston so Uh these guys there's there's
a guy that adam actually used on his own house
that that he. Advised That You. Should give a call
to that's masters services they do both chimney and Masonry.
Work and they have a location in houston you can
call them at seven one three seven to Two Three.

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Four eight, five, Four and that's, masters, services.

Speaker 6 (01:28:48):
All, right great i'll do, that yes sir okay.

Speaker 7 (01:28:52):
Thank you, so much and you have a good afternoon
not too and at that we're At. OUT of time
and we'll. Again. To west hvac IS my family's business
Uh we've been doing hvac here in the. Houston market
FOR well over a decade, now for any hvac concerns

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that you have, if you have a poor for forming,
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design make adjustments to dampers anything that you need to

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Speaker 8 (01:30:25):
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Speaker 5 (01:31:23):
Did it Your Way You'd both Be Wrong. Here's more
texas Home Improvement With. Jim dutton.

Speaker 7 (01:31:31):
Welcome back to texas home improvement WE are almost out
of time here and i want to jump right back
in the calls. Make sure we can help, You? Out here.
How are you doing today randy very good.

Speaker 6 (01:31:40):
I'll get real.

Speaker 18 (01:31:41):
Quick to it because, it's a long story but short
story is, we've got four And a Half years ago
we moved from pennsyvania to texas and we, put a
third zone in the. Master suite so we get it
cool enough it's a goodman two stage. And a year
later the compressor goes up the. Original company couldn't figure
out what. It was we had. Another company come in he.

(01:32:02):
REPLACED the compressor the compressor is, under warranty a year
after That same thing the guy came, out said i'll
do it on my dime this time the labor and probably.
A week after that the compressor went out we're. Being
told that, compressor's got to burn out, the original compressor
you gotta flush the lines. Put a new compressor unit
and another. Guy so you can't just flush your lines

(01:32:24):
you got to take. Out the top unit and the
bottom unit we're just at a. Loss, on really what,
to do, with it?

Speaker 7 (01:32:29):
Boy that, IS frustrating isn't it no doubt oh yeah
i got. A, Lot more detail in between? All that
yeah so do enough compressor replacement are they put they
putting the filtering. In on the on the refrigerant and
everything i'm assuming. They're putting in the correct type OF refrigerator? Is, it,
a four to ten a system yes okay so. All

(01:32:53):
of that should be good for you so let.

Speaker 18 (01:32:55):
Me give you this to the last guy next to
the last, guy we, had to look at. It first
said well you got insufficient. Airflow it has a three
ton unit upstairs and then he went down to do the.
Compressor check that that's a. Two ton unit, so that's
a mismatch there but he's now your flow is. Okay
because you only have two. Ton compressor and, he said

(01:33:16):
you have leak, and he said. Tried to find, The
leak couldn't find it and he said i'll put this guy,
in there and if it goes up. Again we'll be
able to find the leak and then he was getting
ready to do that, and the, compressor went out and.
He said oh no this is something wrong so, they,
called me the next day and said well, you got
a compressor needs to be replaced and you know thirty
three hundred dollars. To take the compressor, and, wash it

(01:33:38):
out and another. Company said no you can't wash it
out you. Got to replace the top and the bottom both.
Of them are under a ten year warranty but.

Speaker 7 (01:33:45):
Is that thing? Working, right, now or is. It out again,
no no it's it's down. Oh MY god the.

Speaker 18 (01:33:51):
Last the last time.

Speaker 7 (01:33:54):
But i need you to give my office A. Call
and you're going To Ask. For jay most senior tech
is jay martin he will come out. There and get
that thing taken care of and you tell him you
talk to me on the radio and they'll make sure they.
Get the right guy out there for you, and at
that we are out of time and we appreciate everybody's

(01:34:15):
listening in to us today and we look. Forward To
Talking To you again next time, do west foundation repair
is my family's, business been in business since nineteen seventy
eight and we we really pride ourselves on being. One
of the very. Best in the industry on what we
do we, take the time to diagnose your house correctly

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put together the right repair plan so, that we not
only fix your house today, but keep it prevented long
into the future and not just put a band aid
on it by throwing a couple peers. On a, corner
and calling it a job you know if you want
really the very best to come out and take a
look at your house and make sure, that everything is

(01:34:58):
where it needs to be you can of us a
call that seven one three four seven three seven one
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