Rosie on the House

3/12/22 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Your Summer Utility Bill, Summer Window Prep And Homeowner Questions!

Broadcasting From Tucson Festival Of Books!
Rosie discusses utility budget billing plans ahead of summer pricing.  Weekly To Do with Sal Sucato of DunRite Windows And Doors on window maintenance for summer heat.  Homeowner questions include a gate install on a block fence, washing machine water draining is causing the toilet water to rise and completely empty and refinishing an existing bathtub.

3/12/22 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Home Window Maintenance, Removing An Inground Pool And More!

Broadcasting From Tucson Festival Of Books!
Your windows are the weakest link inside your home's envelope.  To ensure they are working efficiently, inspecting and repairing any damage from caulking to cleaning the tracks and outside glass.  We discuss the do's and don'ts.  We reveal the winner of our new home Mystery Sound and explain what it is.  Whats the best way to remove an inground pool?  And a product we recommend for cleaning vinyl surfaces.

3/12/22 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Talking Trees With SavATree!

A packed group of guests discuss the Tree Of The Month the Pink Trumpet Tree (or as our panel calls it the Tabebuia).  A tree you should consider for your landscape.  Plus proper ways for caring for plants.  Featuring John Eisenhower and Peter Conden from SavATree and Horticulturist Arborist Steve Priebe.

3/5/22 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Clean And Organized Garage! Plus Homeowner Questions!

Our Weekly To Do on upkeep in your garage.  Plus questions about plumbing for graywater, using a sheen exterior paint finish, installing a whole home water softening system, removing non-paintable silicone and other highlights of the weekend!

3/5/22 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! The Benefits Of Replacing Your Windows!

Adam Homer of Pella Windows And Doors discusses the benefits of upgrading to better engineered windows.  More than just energy efficiency, homeowners are looking for aesthetics, low maintenance, dust and noise reduction.  Windows and doors can be the weakest link in your home's efficiency.
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3/5/22 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Arizona Farm Bureau! Farm Fresh Arizona Grown Grains!

Sossaman Farms is known for producing heritage grains used in baking bread, brewing beer, and by distillers.  Steve and Caroline Sossaman join Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree to talk about the incredible history of the farm in its 103rd year.  The many types of ancient grains grown and sold thru Hayden Flour Mills.  And Steve explains why they're not just making a living but making a life!

2/26/22 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Caller Questions And Answers!

Listener questions include radiant barrier attic install, moisture under a tile floor with no damage to the slab, troubleshooting a jet tub motor problem, overcoating a flat roof and installing a macerating toilet in a laundry room.  Plus what is biophilia?

2/26/22 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Keeping Painted Surfaces Clean, Trends From The KBIS Show and MYSTERY SOLVED!

Tips on keeping recently painted areas clean.  Some of the trends found at the Kitchen And Bath International Show.  The mystery sound coming from a newly built home is SOLVED.  The homebuilder explains what it is and how they repaired it.  Plus caller questions on a backyard fountain pump problem and what it takes for a drywall finish level 5.

2/26/22 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Backyard Bounty Of Livestock With The Urban Farm!

Not large livestock.  Farmer Greg and guest Kari Spencer are talking chickens and goats.  Laying hens for fresh eggs, fresh goat's milk and other useful benefits.  Providing the proper housing from lay boxes, roosting areas to protection against predators. The myths about roosters.  Plus other 'livestock' to consider from ducks to bees!  

2/19/22 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Paints, Electrical, Dust And Other Homeowner Questions

Listener questions about flickering lights at random times, slab leaks and piping, raised planter water damage near patio, dust issue in the home.  Recommendations on elastomeric versus 'breathable' paint.  And the types of paint and where to apply them.

2/19/22 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Lead And Asbestos Testing! The State Of Construction With Arizona’s Registrar Of Contractors!

Head of the Arizona Registrar Of Contractors Jeff Fleetham discusses the hot construction market.  Every construction project is facing challenges in labor, supply and time of completion.  Jeff talks about those issues.  The importance of lead and asbestos test before remodeling especially if your home was built before 1978.  Plus learn about 'pre-loading'.  The reason tiles are stacked on the roof of a new home build.

2/19/22 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Pruning, Fertilizing, Spring Time Gardening Prep With Jay Harper!

Time to fertilize citrus trees and proper pruning for new spring growth.  Applying pre-emergent to deter weeds.  If you have winter lawns, some tips to keep it going.  Or remove it completely and get a rebate from local city municipalities.  Oh, get your tomatoes and other garden plants in your hedgerows, planters, etc.  Jay Harper's got your back!

2/12/21 - OPEN HOME HOUR! Knocking Out That ’Honey Do’ List And Homeowner Questions!

The weather is great!  So is that 'Honey Do' list.  We go over some of those tasks and how to tackle them.  Rosie and Jennifer talks about some takeaways from the International Kitchen And Bath Show.  Plus homeowner questions on lifting sheet vinyl flooring, tank versus tankless water heaters and Rosie's tips for a successful Super Bowl/Valentine's Day Weekend!

2/12/21 - ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Before You Paint, You’ve Got To Prep!

Preparation is the key to a great paint job.  Starting with investing in the right tools and a great paint product.  Paint failure is generally due to poor surface preparation.  We discuss the tips and tricks for drywall, wood, even block cement walls.  Rosie has suggestions to keep your honey happy for the Super Bowl.  And can paint cover cigarette/cigar smoke on the walls?  It goes deeper than that!

2/12/21 - OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Talking Trees With SavATree/Pruning For New Growth Without Affecting Bird Nesting

Sarah Maitland and Gary Peterson of SavATree is joined by Liberty Wildlife's Laura Hackett.  Discussing the Tree Of The Month the Chinese Evergreen Pear.  Improper pruning and cutting can affect a tree's health.  So we tackle 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.