The Money Pit Home Improvement Podcast

With summer ahead, now’s the time to get your cooling systems ready for the warm weather. Tom & Leslie have low-cost to no-cost tips to help make sure your system is good to go. Plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’ve all heard the horror stories of deck collapses… a good checkup will tell you if you have anything to worry about Plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you tried of tripping of toys or stepping on a Lego – with bare feet? Ouch!!! Tom & Leslie have tips to help you design a child’s room that can grow as fast as they do. Plus, get answers to this week’s best home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Used to be that screwing in a lightbulb was about the simplest home improve task imaginable. Today, that’s not changed, but FINDING the right lightbulb has! Between deciding between lumens, light colors, LED’s, and more has made finding the right replacement for your now very-old-fashioned 100 wat bulb pretty confusing. Tom & Leslie highlight a new technology based on TESLA technology that simplifies this task, plus answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you love seeing butterfly’s floating about around your home and garden? In this episode, Tom & Leslie share tips on how to plant your own butterfly garden to keep those beautiful creatures coming back all summer long. Plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you want to breathe easy at home, indoor air quality is just as important as the air outside. Tom & Leslie have tips on how you can improve the air INSIDE your house and avoid the sneezes, plus answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you’re looking forward to laying out on a beautiful green lawn this summer, you’ll need to take steps now to beat back the weeds! Tom & Leslie have tips, plus answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Renting your first apartment is a big step and one of the scariest parts of that process is finding a roommate! Tom & Leslie have tips to help you avoid a roommate run in, plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you love to cook up healthy meals in your kitchen, Tom & Leslie have tips on how to start those meals on an earth-friendly countertop. Get ideas for surfaces that work best for you and for mother-nature. Plus, get answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you itching to get your garden growing but wondering what you should start to plant NOW? Tom & Leslie have TIPS on plants that can handle the cold ground and be ready in time for a Spring harvest. Plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you love the idea of countertops you can slice, chop and pound away on and they only get better? That’s what butcher block is for! We’ll have tips on this old counter surface that’s becoming trendy again, plus answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the next two years, most major appliance makers will offer extensive lineups of smart appliances. But will those smart appliances be smart enough to work together or are they a waste of money? Tom & Leslie share guidelines to help you make the best purchasing decisions. Plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you’d like to grow a beautiful thick, lawn this spring, there’s one thing you must get rid of and that’s weeds! Tom & Leslie have step-by-step tips to get rid of that unwanted greenery and set your lawn up for success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Squeaking floors are one of life’s little annoyances, but they rarely signal a structural problem below. Fortunately, squeaks can be about as easy to fix as they are to find if you know what to do. Tom & Leslie have the solution to silence squeaking floors, plus answers to this week’s most popular home improvement questions, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Spring is here, and if you’re ready to get outside and make your yard both beautiful and functional with a new garden, deck, patio or pool, Tom and Leslie will have three tips to help you plan that space and avoid costly mistakes. Plus, get answers to your this week’s most popular home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to make a splash in your kitchen but don’t have the budget for a total redo? Tom & Leslie share trends in kitchen countertops and backsplashes that make a big impact with a small budget. Plus, get answers to this week’s top home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Garages are spaces where most of us store everything BUT a car! There also where toys and toxins are often stored side-by side, making them potentially unsafe. Tom & Leslie share simple steps for safe garage organization, plus answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tips on easy updates you can do over a weekend that can totally transform your space Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tips to green-up your lawn, share ideas to tackle Spring cleaning with no hassles and highlight wood-look tiles that are terrific for damp locations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tips to help cut all that winter dirt off your windows, spruce up curb appeal and pick the best home improvements to add value. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Between contaminants coming in from your plumbing and other places, the only way you really know if your tap water is safe to drink is by testing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As we get closer to Spring, now’s the time to plan for projects you’d like to get done. Tom & Leslie have tips to make sure the money you put in to the project makes your home more valuable. Plus, get tips for buying a mattress that can save you thousands Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Painting may seem like a simple enough home improvement project but it’s also a project that can go terribly wrong if you don’t take just three steps before you start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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There’s no part of the house that takes a bigger beating than the floor but not all floors stand up, and that includes hardwood floors. Tom and Leslie have tips to help you find the toughest floors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Money Pit hits the road for a visit with the team at This Old House as they wrap up production on a beautiful 1890 home in Newton, MA. Listen and learn as these craftsmen, along with a group of new apprentices, give this home new life for the next generations of a growing family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Money Pit hits the road for a visit with the team at This Old House as they wrap up production on a beautiful 1890 home in Newton, MA. Listen and learn as these craftsmen, along with a group of new apprentices, give this home new life for the next generations of a growing family. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the winter winds ripping through your neighborhood have caused shingles to loosen, siding to pull away or chilly air to blast through your windows, Tom & Leslie have tips for fast fixes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ready to pick up a flat screen TV just in time for Super Bowl? Tom & Leslie have all the tips you need to get it hung and wires hidden just in time for the game. Plus, answers to your home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tips to keep your home clean and your sanity intact with a few clever house cleaning hacks for busy parents Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cost of heating water can be one of the biggest drains on your utility budget. Tom & Leslie highlight advances that can cut water heating expense by almost 300%, plus get tips for closet organization, and answers to this week’s top home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One kitchen appliance that once you have, you’ll never want to be without - is your trash disposer. If yours’s gets jammed, you’ll be happy to hear there’s a super easy way to get it back in action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We’re deep in winter, are you tired of feeling, well, tired? Tom & Leslie have easy DIY pick-me-ups for your home that will help lift your spirit and beat back winter blues, plus answers to this week’s top home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom & Leslie share their top 4 favorite home improvement hacks to help you around the house, plus answers to this week’s top home improvement questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One kitchen appliance that once you have, you’ll never want to be without - is your trash disposer. If yours’s gets jammed, you’ll be happy to hear there’s a super easy way to get it back in action Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Now that the holidays have passed, the live Christmas Trees are coming down. But don’t toss it to the curb just yet – Tom & Leslie will show you 6 ways they can be recycled, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smoke detectors save lives but only one type delivers the fastness warning to your family. Tom & Leslie explain how to make sure your family is protected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you’re just starting out in your first apartment, Tom & Leslie share tips to spruce up your space for little to no cash Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every winter, ices dams cause millions of dollars of damage. Tom & Leslie welcome Tom Silva from this Old House with tips on how to prevent them, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If 2018 is the year you’ll take on a new kitchen renovation, Tom & Leslie have tips on trendy windows to spruce up the space and more, plus answers to your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tiny bathrooms are hard to live with and even harder to remodel – especially if you’ve only got one bath in the house! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If you love a live tree, Tom & Leslie have tips on how to keep it looking and smelling fresh long throughout the holiday season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Paint color is something everyone has a different opinion on, including paint manufacturers! Tom and Leslie reveal what top brands name as their trendy color. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cleaning your house before guests arrive is one holiday hassle we could all use a break on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With winter on the way, Tom & Leslie help put the snow-shoveling backaches behind you with tips to pick the perfect snow blower. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the holidays ahead, Tom and Leslie dish out tell-tale tips for picking the freshest holiday tree, plus highlight amazing advances in artificial trees that might have you thinking twice about the best way to go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom & Leslie talk Positive Energy Homes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the weather gets worse, millions of Americans learn of a new way for roofs to leak: ice dams! Tom and Leslie share the solution, and teach you how to get your insurance company to cover the cost, plus answer your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chimney’s get dirty, but choosing a chimney sweep to clean it without ripping you off can be a challenge. Tom & Leslie have tips to help you find the best pro for your project Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Building a backyard fire pit has never been more popular, and building your own isn’t all that difficult. Tom & Leslie share tips that’ll have you toasting marshmallows in now time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices