Rosie on the House

The current climate has many working, schooling and playing from home. Fox Valley Electric discusses things to look for that could cause electrical hazards. How power companies are keeping up with early demand before the summer heat. And listener questions on permits, door repairs and finding the right toilet.

When remodeling or building an addition to your home, you'll have to get (or pull) a permit. It can save you a lot of headaches in the long run but how do you know if you need a permit. Loren Green of Green Home Designs and Rosie what you need to know. BLOG

Farmer Greg discusses the many facets of permaculture. Design principles centered on whole systems thinking, simulating, or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. Plus how you can apply them to growing your garden!

Listeners questions include lead paint removal, a solar system for air conditioners, bidets, patio concrete issue, water line insurance, proper treatment of exposed wood and more!

With many staying home during the coronavirus fight, Jeff with REEis Air Conditioning discusses an option to purify and sanitize your home with a UV Light Air Purifier for the duct system. He details how it works. And be proactive with an A/C checkup before the heat returns.

In times like these, Jay talks about how gardening can reduce stress and grow your favorite veggies and flowers. This is the time to plant warm summer vegetables and melons. Planting in tree wells, soil preparation and lawn care.

Our Weekly How-To involves the interior door that swings open and won't stay put. Discussion of incredible low mortgage rates, home equity, dryer vent cleaning and callers on new attic insulation and home settling problem.

Doug with The Arizona Painting Company and Color Program Supervisor for Sherwin Williams Karen D'Andrea discuss great tips on choosing the correct paint, finding the right painter for the job and steps on deciding which colors you like from the hundreds to choose from. BLOG

John Eisenhower of SavATree Integrity Tree Service joins Janet Waibel to discuss the Palo Blanco, The Tree Of The Month. Janet explains sustainable landscape management. Plants and trees placed for look and purpose. Plus tree and shrub pruning, root growth and weed control tips.

Our 'How To' on getting your windows working properly and keeping the glass clean to let the spring sunshine in. Proper planning for remodeling. And listener callers on repairing a trombe wall, repairing pool coping damage and a solution to sewer type odors in the home.

Steve Love with La Mesa RV discusses the many advances in the RV world. Explains the classes and designs of RVs. The stages that consumers move from tent camping to RV. Plus all you need to know about a home on wheels!

Julie with The Arizona Farm Bureau joined by Marchants Garden's Chaz Shelton about his unique farm growing greens, herbs and fish combining greenhouse and aquaponics techniques. Plus connect the disconnect between farming and the public.

Becky of Arizona Chimney & Air Ducts discusses the importance of keeping lint from collecting in the catcher and clogged dryer vents that could cause fires. Plus listener questions about home value with a tub shower, determining a left or right handed door and water heater popping sounds.

Zack Stone with Wellborn Cabinets discusses the many ways cabinets can do the work for you in ways you likely never thought of. Plus listener questions on building a garage, fixing a slow drain and mini split air conditioners. BLOG

Donna DeFrancesco introduces the ultimate Arizona spring Landscaping And Planting Resources: Water Plant It Wisley.com. Plenty of tips to have a nice spring garden, great landscaping and more using less water.

Certified Personal Trainer Katie Stumbo (Rosie's daughter) of Go Conquer Fitness discusses what you can do to resurrect your fitness New Year's resolution. Including Rosie's story of coming back from his accident in 2018 and reaching his goal of skiing again!

Our Weekly 'How To' on LED lighting with Fox Valley Electric. Plus listener questions on ceiling and wall cracks, hot water leak under the slab, what a Manual J calculation does to size the right air conditioner for your home, exterior GFCI outlet fire mystery and tips to make an outdoor sheetrock patio ceiling last longer. Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-live-listener-call-ins-texts-emails-weekly-to-do-led-bulbs/

Mari Griffin of Marvel Masonry talks about pavers, lighting, gardening and other masonry designs that can make your house stand out (or turn heads) in your neighborhood. Starting with your idea and a plan! Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/make-your-house-a-head-turner/

Farmer Greg of The Urban Farm joins Chris Gardner to talk about Aquaponics. Combining fish farming and growing food together. Think Fish plus Plants equals FOOD! They detail how it works. Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/outdoor-living-hour-urban-farm-aquaponics-with-farmer-greg-peterson

Dr. Sky discusses a significant event involving strange activity with the star Betelgeuse that has astronomers concerned. The recent meteor event in Prescott Valley, Arizona. A radio signal pattern coming from deep space. Plus the owner of Christopher Creek Lodge as part of our February Staycation. Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/arizona-hour-prescott-valley-meteor-with-dr-sky/

Our Weekly To-Do on loving your water by softening it! How to improve Arizona's hard water. How toilet technology does more than just fill and flush. Listener questions about a problem getting hot water to the kitchen sink, replacing windows on a budget and more!

Rosie tells stories from contractors who worked in the White House. Its not anything like contractors working on your home. Plus listener questions on attic fans, cracked truss in a home, electric panel install before or after stucco and replacing glass panels in a front door.

Jay discusses now is the right time to plant tomatoes, pruning roses and deciduous trees, keeping up your winter lawn a bit longer, fertilize and fighting pesky weeds with pre-emergent. That's for starters!

For President's Day Weekend, Dr. Dean joins us to discuss the history of The White House. The original construction, design, architect, the many renovations from various Presidents who lived at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Plus other historical facts about the most famous house in the world!

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!