Rosie on the House

3/11/23 - OPEN HOME HOUR! #GlassWalls & Homeowner Questions!

Our Weekly To Do on glass walls.  A feature that enhances the view small or large.  But it requires structural work to install.  Plus questions on concrete cost, moisture penetration in stem walls, popping floor tiles, mold and more!
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-live-listener-call-ins-texts-emails-weekly-to-do-glass-walls/

3/11/23 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Interior Design Trends to Inspire Your Home Remodel

Design trends highlighted the annual KBIS show.  Homeowners desire to make their home a place of health, rest, recovery, work and exercise.  Rosie Right Remodeling's Designing Expert Rochelle Horn discusses working with Rosie and Jennifer's interior design project with things to consider like where to start.  Plus a homeowner mysterious collapse of the garage ceiling...for starters.
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/on-the-house-hour-interior-design-trends-to-inspire-your-home-remodel-with-rosie-right-design-build-remodel/

3/11/23 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR: Talking Trees #PlantHealthCare & Tree of the Month #Acacia

Agriscaping Expert Justin Rohner discusses the Tree Of The Month the Acacia.  5 varieties that grow well in the desert.  A nice shade tree, non-evasive root system and unless you have a giraffe, pest free.  Explains the concept of agriscaping, composting and just what is juglone?
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/outdoor-living-hour-talking-trees-plant-health-care-tree-of-the-month-acacia/

3/4/23 - OPEN HOME HOUR! National Ladder Safety Month!

On location at Tucson Festival Of Books.  Guests include:
James Robinson/Bookman's Entertainment Exchange
Roger Naylor/Award Winning Writer, Hiker, Arizona Tourism Hall Of Fame
And homeowner questions on foundations, permits, blind repair and vinyl floor buckling.
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-live-listener-call-ins-texts-emails-weekly-to-do-national-ladder-safety-month/

3/4/23 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Managing Your Home Library!

Rosie On The House on location from The 2023 Tucson Book Festival.  Guest is the past director of The Arizona Registrar Of Contractors Jeff Fleetham.  Discussing the best things about State 48, how construction has become a building science and books, books, books!
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/on-the-house-hour-creating-your-home-library-and-caring-for-your-books/

3/4/23 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Farm Fresh Ag Innovations!

You won't believe the innovations in Arizona agriculture.  Robotics, soil sensors, irrigation water management and more in the dairy and alfalfa industries.  Even 'purified manure' to natural gas!  But innovations take time to develop and come at a cost in time and money.
Julie Murphree, AZ Farm Bureau
Arie Van Hofwegen, Paloma Dairy
Wade Accomazzo, Accomazzo Company
Robyn Lawson
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/outdoor-living-hour-farm-fresh-ag-innovations-with-julie-murphree-of-az-farm-bureau-arie-van-hofwegen-of-paloma-dairy-wade-accomazzo-of-accomazzo-company

2/25/23 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Homeowner Tool Essentials, Solar Commentary Follow Up & More!

After Rosie's strong opinion about door to door solar sales scams, one salesperson respectfully disagrees with his assessment. Arizona Renaissance Festival's Shamus The Insulter gets "verbal" with us. Plus, we tackle questions on proper water softening, elastomeric paint and a happy homeowner updates up on his home repiping project.
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-live-listener-call-ins-texts-emails-weekly-to-do-homeowner-tool-essentials/

2/25/23 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Our Favorite Products From The 2023 National Hardware Show!

Rosie and Jennifer give a "thumbs up" for products homeowners should know about. From slip resistant products to safe grill brushes and dual purpose switch plates. Plus callers have issues with the realistic cost of an A/C tune up, electrical cords behind the wall, electrical question and flat roof repair.
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/on-the-house-hour-our-favorite-products-from-the-2023-national-hardware-show/

2/25/23 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Building An Edible Landscape With The Urban Farm!

Edible landscapes can create your own food forest. From simple things like growing herbs to berries and fruit trees, Farmer Greg gives you ways to get started by understanding permaculture, thinking like nature. Explaining the layers of a food forest, starting simple using containers and other tips to harvest what you like to eat! 
 
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/diy/what-is-an-edible-landscape-and-how-do-i-create-one/

2/18/23 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Events, Homeowner Questions & The Truth About The Solar Industry!

We answer homeowner questions on a noisy mini split, cleaning a glass shower door, and laminate floor moisture damage. Then a homeowner received 2 bids from solar salespeople on installing a system that are not even close to compatible. That set off a warning you need to know if a solar salesperson knocks on your door and what you should do about it.
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-live-listener-call-ins-texts-emails-weekly-to-do-building-supplies/

2/18/23 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Planning Your Spring Cleaning!

It's time to think about that annual ritual spring cleaning. Usual spring cleaning most likely consists of cleaning windows, door or curtains. Our focus, on the other hand, is on cleaning tasks most people don't think about: cluttered kitchen drawers, the cabinet under the kitchen sink, refrigerator coils, laundry room dust, the garbage disposal rubber gasket, etc.. Plus, did you know that a shower safety bar that doesn't require drilling into the wall?
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/on-the-house-hour-time-to-start-planning-for-spring-cleaning/

2/18/23 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Notes From The Garden With Jay Harper! Tomato & Peppers Plants!

Jay Harper says now is the time to plant your tomato, pepper and herb plants with tips for a bountiful harvest.  He even gives his 'go to' variety of tomato plants and what causes splitting tomatoes as they're growing.  Plus listeners have questions concerning frost damage, citrus pruning, shade trees and being proactive regarding weed control.
Original broadcast archive page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/outdoor-living-hour-notes-from-the-nursery-tomato-and-pepper-plants-with-jay-harper/

2/11/23 - OPEN HOME HOUR! #FeedingTheBirds & Homeowner Call In/Email Questions!

Audubon Arizona Director Of Bird Conservation Tice Supplee joins us for our Weekly To Do on attracting and feeding a bounty of year round and visiting bird species. Plus homeowners have questions on removing a sunken living room, sound proofing, removing existing wallpaper and more!

2/11/23 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Easements And Setbacks! Why They Matter Before You Construct Anything!

When homeowners decide to start a project, they can discover their new structure or building has created an issue going forward due to easement and setback requirements.  We're shedding light on the differences between these two aspects, why it matters and how you can access information before you make a costly mistake. Plus a Life Worth Living In Place segment on bidets.

2/11/23 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Talking Trees #TheBenefitsOfTrees & Tree of the Month #EvergreenPear with Agriscaping

Sarah Maitland and Gary Peterson of SavATree is joined by Liberty Wildlife's Laura Hackett.  Discussing the Tree Of The Month the Evergreen Pear.  Improper pruning and cutting can affect a tree's health.  Proper pruning tips for trees and shrubs to promote spring grown and protect nesting birds this time of year.  Laura talks about Liberty Wildlife's rehabilitation of Arizona wildlife from the smallest birds to the biggest owls.
Original broadcast page with expanded content https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/outdoor-living-hour-talking-trees-pruning-your-trees-tree-of-the-month-evergreen-pear/