About the House with Troy Galloway

About the House with Troy Galloway

Do you ever wish you could spend an hour with a general contractor or building inspector? About the House with Troy Galloway is exactly that! Galloway Building Services is a stable, consistent, and reliable St. Louis inspection service provider with more than 40 years experience. Troy Galloway is an engineer and complete construction expert. This knowledge and skill make him and Galloway Building Services more than just another inspection company. Your home inspection should be educational not merely a list. RSS FEED URL https://anchor.fm/s/35ccf558/podcast/rss

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April 25, 2024 90 mins

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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy gives a live presentation to members of the St. Louis Real Estate Investors Association on how to be your own general contractor, how t...

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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Richard Brown about Reverse Mortgages a.k.a. HECMs. Find out how you can use your home’s value to pay for medical expenses and in-home healthcare.


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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to water specialist and chemist Jeanne Carton about getting the best water for your home or business. 


Find out more about what Jeanne at https://www.h2onlywater.com/ or 3328 N Lindbergh Blvd, Northwest Pl...

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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy shares some free and low-cost tips and tricks to save on energy costs. Find out how lighting a cigarette can show weak spots in your front door.


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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy discusses different indoor air pollution types. Find out how the types of cleaning products and paint you use could make you sick and what to do about it.

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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy discusses interior design with Jeanne Lashmett of JML Interior Design. Find out why your interior designer and contractor need to work together, especially if you wan...

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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks about the pros and cons of different types of insulation. Find out which ones are the most affordable and which are the safest.


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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks about collecting unpaid bills with Matt and Nick from Burmester, Yarbrough, Reed & Associates. Find out how hiring someone else to collect on past-due bills can allow you to focus on your business and mayb...

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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks about different alarms and detectors that can save your life in case of a fire, flood, or radon.


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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy gives out more stupid contractor awards. Take a look at some funny mistakes and a few that could have killed someone.


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In this episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Doug Walter from https://www.dougwalterarchitects.com/ about lighting. Find out how simply changing the types of bulbs you use could increase the resale value of your home.


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In this 76th episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Tiffany Dill & Gretchen Kingma of CustomJoySTL.com about making homes more accessible. Find out how they can customize a home for a paralyzed veteran without sacrificing beauty or property values.


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In this 75th episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks about deck and porch safety. Each May, the North American Deck and Railing Association (NADRA) raises awareness about the importance of checking your deck through a national deck safety campaign, which makes it a perfect time for Troy to share some of the crazy things h...

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In this 74th episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Robert Rizen from GC Industrial Services about the importance of keeping your commercial HVAC systems, silos, tanks, and commercial ovens clean. Find out why your work’s sprinkler system might have gross biofilms growing inside them.

Contact Robert Rizen, the Vice President of http://gcindustrialservices.com/, by calling 314-680-8630

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In this 73rd episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Gary Croshaw and Robert Rizen about GC Inspection Botz. Find out why their robot is quicker and more reliable than outdated tethered robots currently being used to inspect commercial ducts.

Contact Gary Croshaw, the President of http://gcindustrialservices.com/, by calling 314-680-8630 or visit the website at https://ductbotz.com/

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In this 72nd episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Blake House of Crawlspace Medic St. Louis about crawlspaces. Find out why homeowners choose crawlspaces over basements and find out some of the strangest things Blake has found in a crawlspace.

Contact Blake by calling 314-750-5033 or visit his website at https://crawlspacemedic.com/locations/st-louis-mo/

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In this video, Troy Galloway shows off some MORE of the craziest pictures he has taken during construction inspections and explains just how badly the contractors and owners messed up.

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2:22 - gutters

5:02 - exteriors

14:02 – plumbing, solder

18:27 – basements

20:54 – electrical

28:48 – interiors

42:15 – silly stuff

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In this video, Troy Galloway takes a look a bunch of the craziest pictures he has taken during his construction inspections and explains how badly they messed up.

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1:17 CRAZY PLUMBING

1:30 fixed a radiator leak by tying a rag around it

2:12 fix washing machine leak with a rag

2:40 crawl space drains onto dirt floor

3:35 concrete block h...

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In this 71st episode of About the House with Troy Galloway, Troy talks to Jason Halteman of PNC Bank about commercial banking. Find out what business owners need to do first to ensure they get approved for a loan. 

Contact Jason by calling 314-412-9000 or by email at jason.halteman@pnc.com

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In this video, Troy Galloway takes a look at a bunch of deck-related items that gave him cause for concern during his building inspections, including support posts, support beams, decking, handrails, and stairs.

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3:35 support posts 

17:44 support beams 

23:00 floor joists

39:48 decking

51:03 handrails

1:03:11 stairs


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