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EP106: Wait on Those Decks, AC with Service Professor, Staying Safe During Spring Clean-ups, Making Your Own Barnwood

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On today’s show we talk with Brad Krause from Service Professor about the best time to put in a new air conditioner.  We’re also in the studio with Physical Therapist, Bill Winter to discuss some simple ways to stay safe (and un-injured!!) during those Spring clean-up projects. And before we call it quits for another week, we share one of our favorite projects of the year (so far!). Basically, we tested a number of methods for aging wood. And we had tremendous success!

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Segment 4: Make Your Own Barnwood

EP104: Decorating a Nursery With A Blogger and Ride2Decide With Service Professor

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Segment 1 & 2: Decorating a Baby Nursery

Recently, we had a blogger get in touch with us. Her name is Sara Pen and she’s recently been in one of our stores as she tackles major changes to her home. She just finished her nursery and it is absolutely amazing! Sara has agreed to let us tag along for the rest of her home projects but first, let’s get to know this DIY wonder.

If you would like to follow Sara’s journey, you can check out her blog or follow her on Instagram: saraowenpen.

Segment 3 & 4: Ride2Decide

If you’ve been paying attention to the new lately, you may have seen people like Mike Row encouraging kids to go into the trades. You may also noticed or heard that there is a major shortage of skilled labor in areas like plumbing, electrical, HVAC, construction, etc. And, let’s face it, not every kid is meant to go to college. Some would rather get straight to work.

We recently had a discussion with Service Professor President, Brad Krause, about the lack of help in these fields. That’s why Brad has started a program called Ride2Decide. This program will allow kids to try out a day in one of the Service Professor trades. It’s a very cool program and one we encourage high school kids to check out. You can email Service Professor at ride2decide@serviceprofessor.com for more information, or check out their Facebook page.

EP65: Oak Cabinets, Paint Warranties, Safe Electrical Outlets

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On today’s show we talk about painting Oak cabinets. It’s not a complicated project, but the big question always revolves around the open graining: what do you do about it so you can get a great look on your finished cabinets? We talk about that as well as the riveting topic of paint warranties. (And as boring as that may sound, it’s important to understand exactly what a warranty will cover. You’ll be surprised how little some warranties actually mean!) And finally, we wrap up the show with an interview with Brad Krause from Service Professor. Brad sits down with us and discusses a number of electrical safety concerns that are probably happening in your home right now!

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SHOW NOTES

Segment 2

Here’s the “homemade air conditioner” we talked about at the beginning of the second segment. Yes, we know this could be a “fake” YouTube video. Yes, we know it might not work as well as it’s shown. But we still think it looks like a ton of fun to try!