Rosie on the House

Our Weekly To Do on dimmers. Different types, compatibility, and what you need to consider before you install them. Plus listener questions on roof replacement, follow up to realtors knowledge selling flipped homes and a survey of the most demanding contractor jobs that might surprise you.

Some of the new products Rosie and Jennifer found at the 2020 Kitchen & Bath Show in Las Vegas! And listener question on window replacement.

SavATree Integrity Tree Service's John Eisenhower and Horticulturist Rebecca Senior discuss the Tree Of The Month: Vitex Trifolia or Chaste Tree. Cutting back frost damaged trees, pruning tips and keeping weeds at bay with pre-emergent and (wood you believe) WOOD CHIPS! Plus listeners with their tree questions.

We go over some of the many events happening in the state, ramping up romance for Valentine's Day, music, camping and hiking suggestion too!

Interview with Blue Sky Pest Control about the behavior of rodents and prevention from letting them get into your home. Followup to our lead, asbestoes topic. Listener questions on a costly remodeling project going horribly wrong, building a dog room near a water heater, air conditioners and roofs.

Common sense advice on navigating home exterior changes when living in a Home Owners Association neighborhood. Benefits despite the negative stories. And various listener questions concerning air conditioning installs, high cooling bills and more!

Julie joins Patty of Duncan Family Farms talk about the latest trends in breakfast using more greens, herbs, flours and plant based products. Plus President Stephanie Smallhouse discusses the signing of the USMCA bill and what it means to Arizona agriculture.

As part of The Veterans Heritage Project, the entire hour interview with Retired Air Force Colonel Thomas Kirk. As a fighter pilot over 28 years of active duty, Col. Kirk has shared his story of service, including his time as a POW in the "Hanoi Hilton" for 5 1/2 years, inspired hundreds of audiences through his life lessons. Awarded the Air Force Cross, 4 Silver Stars, 2 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 7 Air Medals, and the Purple Heart. (POW STORY COULD BE EMOTIONAL)

Yes, you can repair drywall damage yourself! Rosie details how. Plus listeners have questions about mold in bathroom shower tile, building a dog area with dog door, and a block house flat roof seem to be separating from the home.

Rosie details the things you should know about lead and asbestos testing and remediating. Includes listener questions about finding asbestos in home projects and mold issues. BLOG

The Urban Farm's Farmer Greg has the experience and tips to get your fruit orchard started. Planting fruit trees, creating healthy soil, explains successive ripening, the 3 way to kill your fruit treesm 3 things for successful fruit trees and more!

Rosie's visit to the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, a new event Art Of The Cowgirl, how Habitat For Humanity serves the community and our Phoenix Staycation Winner!

Our 'How To' on maintaining your tank water heater and the pros and cons of the tankless water heater which are becoming popular. Clarify a misconception about heat pumps, helping a listener with a roof rat problem and does gas or electric water heaters have more hard water deposits.

Chris and Mark of CYC Landscaping discuss the innovations and ideas you can do with your outdoor space (and there are many). How and what to landscape as part of the home? Questions to ask about your vision? What is biophilic design? The key to a properly designed space and more!

Jay Harper gives tips on growing roses, growing root vegetables and listener questions on landscape fabric, privacy hedge and various types of tree issues.

Grand Canyon University Hotel and Canyon 49 Grill is not only a great place to stay and eat. Its student operated, part of the hospitality management program. General Manager Brett Cortright talks about it and other innovations giving GCU unique attention.

We discuss why its important to test your home for deadly radon gas. Plus callers ask about drywall cracking, walk in shower wetness on the bathroom floor, trouble with squirrels and a humane way to remove them and is there such a thing as 'superheating'?

There are many innocuous tasks we do around the house that with one wrong turn could lead to a ER visit or hospital stay. Ladders, cuts and lacerations, slips and falls around the home. We discuss home safety hazards and how to prevent them.

John Eisenhower of SavATree Integrity Tree Service is joined by guests to discuss the Tree Of The Month the Hop (seed) Bush. Tips on trimming deciduous trees, frost protection, how regulators can keep branches from growing too long, handling tree roots that have broken thru a brick walkway and other things 'tree'.

The Hall of Flame Museum in Phoenix is home to the National Firefighting Hall of Heroes and has almost an acre of fire history exhibits, over 90 fully restored pieces of fire apparatus on display (dating from 1725 to 1969) from all over the world. Chuck Montgomery and Mark Moorhead discussed the incredible things you'll see and other firefighting history.

Ways to store your holiday decorations properly. And listener questions include repairing a crack in a fiberglass shower, grout line cracking between the tile and aluminum door threshold and stucco damage in the eaves likely by pigeons.

Time do ditch the three-ring binder and move into the digital age! HOME ZADA is our digital home management tool that can store your home's inventory, track a maintenance calendar, manage your home remodel projects, home finances and market your home when you are ready to sell it.

Julie with The Arizona Farm Bureau is joined by Frank Martin with Crooked Sky Farms talking root vegetables grown in Arizona this time of year and some of the farmer's markets he sell his vegetables from farm to table.

Victor Kristec of Affordable GPS Tracking discusses the incredible GPS and dash cam technology that can be used for companies and personal use. And we reveal our Bucket List of places to see for the first time in Arizona for 2020.

We've looked at our metrics to see what the most things we discussed in 2019. The top 3 Home Improvement topics and the top 3 Landscaping topics. Some might surprise you! Follow along on our BLOG.

You've collected so much stuff. Its time to declutter. But where do you start and what do you trash, donate and keep. Rachel Winter of Happy Home Organizers gives you plenty of information on decluttering and organizing your life so you don't become a boarder line horder and be happier!

Farmer Greg discusses the many tips to plan and make your garden grow. The importance of selecting the right place, creating healthy soil, seed selection, microclimates, mulch and harvesting water for your garden.

We talk about the Arizona National Livestock Show, other events and some of the things that happened in Arizona for 2019.

The many accomplishments in 2019 for Arizona, how to prepare for your next holiday party so you can enjoy it too, and listener questions on a roofing transition for a remodel, supercooling a brand new, well sealed home, and a look at kitchen faucets including a fix if its hard to swivel.

Need more storage space or a place for a specific use? Create your own shed and stop paying monthly rent to store your things. Design and build an attractive, durable shed in your backyard. Urban Shed Concepts explains how they can do it.

Jay talks about growing root vegetables, winter lawns, weed control prevention and listeners questions on landscaping fabric, planting a privacy hedge, and uses for arugula.

Dr. Sky talks about meteor showers, planets, stars, black holes and other events you can see by looking to the night sky! Events in 2020 including a solar eclipse. And the Starliner test launch to the Spacestation as part of the plan to return to the moon.

Questions on resale value converting bathroom tub to a shower, remodeling with bathroom panels, our How To on maintaining your entertainment center and Jason Barlow explains how Habitat For Humanity Central Arizona helps people build and afford homes.

We talk about products made in Arizona and the USA. Explain what the R-22 Freon ban starting January 1st really means for your air conditioner so you don't get misled. Why contractors won't use owner supplied materials for a project. Some of our Rosie Certified contractors receive honors as best in the country! Rosie On The House E-Store

John Eisenhower of SavATree Integrity Tree discusses the Tree Of The Month: The Live Oak and its advantages. Pros and cons on planting citrus and deciduous trees now. And questions on pruning, watering too much, sooty canker disease, advantages of wood chips and more.