Tim announces new features to AskTheBuilder.com including a search with Google, a new server and automated e-mail updates on his columns. He answers callers' questions on a mystery odor in a bedroom, heating a koi pond, reliable builders and Cultured Stone® installation. He also interviews Mike Einstein from Z-Wave Alliance about home automation technology.
On today's show Tim talks with Mark Feldman from Campbell Hausfeld about cordless drills, cordless battery care and laser levels. Tim also answers callers' questions about insulating a bath tub, air vents, cold air leaking in windows and portable generators.
On today's show, Tim answers callers' questions on bird netting, mold in the home and concrete around a lamp post.
Tim talks about the new e-mail instant notification you can sign up for on his Web site to know when new columns are published. He also answers callers' questions on pet odor, condensation, attic insulation and sump pumps.
Tim talks about his interview on "All Things Considered" on NPR. Tim answers callers' questions on foam insulation and fixing a valve stem. He also offers advice for energy-saving heating tips and things to do to winterize your home. He also talks to Jason Swanson about Ryobi tools and how you need to know when to buy a new tool.
Tim talks about new changes at his Web site and his help videos uploaded on http://video.Google.com. He answers callers' questions about a bad thermostat, dead electrical outlets, condensation on a stone wall, musty clothes above a crawlspace and foundation crack repair.
Tim goes political and talks about his election to the Amberley Village Council this past week. He also outlines a project for building wood shelves in his garden shed. As a licensed master plumber, Tim raves about a no-solder epoxy for copper plumbing pipes. Tim takes callers' questions on painting a wood shed and a home condensation problem. Tim interviews Kim Wagner, a reality TV star from The Mansion reality show and also one of the authors of Building Your Own Home for Dummies.
Tim talks about Google Video news and answers a variety of callers' questions. Topics include basement waterproofing, making two ceilings the same height, blisters in painted cedar shakes, hair in a bath drain, curved gutters, asbestos in Zonolite Insulation and recessed lighting.
Tim tells about attending the Google Zeitgeist conference and answers a number of callers' questions. Problems solved this week include how many turbine vents to put in a house, concrete overlay on a garage roof, mechanical plumbing vents, fixing a water leak in a plumbing vent pipe, installing a used gas water heater, french drain fill, metal pegboard and worn shingles.
Tim talks about phone consulting he does and going to the Google Zeitgeist. He answers callers' questions about detached garage structural problems, finding super duct tape, solving drainage problems, truss uplift solutions and removing a rusted washing machine hose.
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