[00:00:00] Eric Goranson: It's around the house. So over 4th of July weekend, especially when there's legal or illegal fireworks, doesn't matter. All it takes is one person. So rule number one is to, I always keep my garage door closed. I dunno how many times an err firework has gone in the garage door, lands up in a box, and guess what?

[00:00:23] Eric Goranson: You got a fire going. So just keep the garage door closed. Use it, close it. Don't leave that. Let that. Lingering while you're doing the yard work and stuff. Just keep it closed. It's just a good rule for that. Second of all, make sure your gutters are 100% cleaned out cuz those are little Tinder boxes. If it hasn't rained for a couple weeks, you have leaves, debris, any of that stuff up there.

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[00:01:24] Eric Goranson: Well, today I wanted to talk about kind of our 4th of July weekend. We got so much stuff going on and there's so many things out there that people are experiencing a little bit differently. You know, out here in the West coast where I'm located, we have had a ton of things happening where, you know, it's interesting.

[00:01:40] Eric Goranson: You know, we have had, over the last number of years, wildfire smoke has been a, a big topic. And I remember as a kid having wildfire smoke and things like that. So it's not something that's really new, but it's something that seems to have gotten a little bit worse over the years. Well now there are places, other places in the country that are dealing with it from Canada, [00:02:00] you know, now in the Midwest and East Coast is gonna get it again here.

[00:02:03] Eric Goranson: And it's one of those things that I wanted to give my tips and tricks here real quick of how to keep. All of that smoke out of your house as best you can. So let's dive into that for just a minute here, because these are things that I think that you can help with. And if you have an older house, it's gonna be a little bit harder because older houses breathe a lot better.

[00:02:26] Eric Goranson: Where newer houses are, are much more wrapped up and with house wrap and things were sealed up so that you get a little bit less outside air coming in. But if you've got an older house, there's a couple things that I would recommend. First, if it's smokey outside, don't keep any of the windows and doors open.

[00:02:43] Eric Goranson: You know, do your best to keep things sealed up. Two, I would not use your vent fans except for your kitchen hood. As much as you have to, a little bit of humidity isn't gonna hurt you on a short term. So I would run the bath fan a little bit less. I would do that [00:03:00] if you do have an energy recovery ventilator that is coming from the outside and and swapping air out, and unless it's a smart one that is reading the outside air, that's probably not going to help you much.

[00:03:12] Eric Goranson: So I would probably temporarily shut that down until the smoke is done from outside. And then as long as you can, don't use things like your clothes dryer, because if you think about it, a clothes dryer has a couple hundred CFM of air that is pushing outside. That air has to come from someplace, so that's gonna take it around.

[00:03:32] Eric Goranson: Unless you've got makeup air, which is another issue. If you've got air coming in around all those doors and windows, you're now bringing in unconditioned, dirty air inside the house. So that's one that you kind of go, okay, so the, the, you know, my hold off of the laundry for a couple days if you can. And that way you've got, you know, cleaner air inside the house.

[00:03:55] Eric Goranson: And then third, if you've got central heat and air, I would turn your fan on low. [00:04:00] And just let it run. Let it move the air around the house, cuz now you're gonna be filtering that air and make sure you put a clean filter in. I always have one extra clean filter because what happens is, is that that smoky air, if you have a good Merv filter and Merv is the filter rating out there.

[00:04:19] Eric Goranson: So you could have a Merv five, a Merv 13, make sure you're using the right filter for your unit. But by using a clean filter in there, you're, you'll grab all that dirty stuff outta the air. If you've got a decent filter, if you've got one of the 99 cent, one inch filters, guess what? You're not doing anything.

[00:04:34] Eric Goranson: So put a good anti allergen filter in there. But here's the thing, those filters are gonna get plugged up really quickly. I have had it where one of those filters that's gonna last for four months. Lasts for about three weeks because all the stuff coming in. So you really wanna make sure that you've got that dialed in and that you're good to go.

[00:04:55] Eric Goranson: And then second of all, what I, another thing I would look at is, you know, during c O D, [00:05:00] we had so many air purifiers around, you would see 'em in children's classrooms, offices, schools, people's living rooms. I would put that in the places that you're mainly staying. So if you have a living room and a bedroom, those are great places to put those in.

[00:05:18] Eric Goranson: And if you don't have one, I would pick one up, get something good. Don't get the the off-brand from Amazon, but get a good air purifier. You know, companies like LG and others are making them, but that is what I would do. And keep those in there. Now, if you've got a, a door that is needing repair and it's leaking, you know, putting some damp towels down to keep that from, you know, air from coming in is not a bad idea.

[00:05:44] Eric Goranson: If it's really bad outside, but keep mine, a damp towel on a hardwood floor can do damage, so make sure you're putting it on the right floor. But really my goal is to not have you bringing in nasty air from outside, inside the house. [00:06:00] So just think of that. So be careful coming in. Take your shoes off when you come in from the house.

[00:06:06] Eric Goranson: Uh, change your clothes cuz they're gonna be all contaminated as well. Anytime you can cut down that particulate matter coming in. It's gonna be healthier for you in your home. And then, you know, guys, I hate to say it, maybe it's dust mask time. And I know we all hate in masks. They're not fun to wear. But if you have a N 99 mask out there, Or one of the carbon ones, those are the ones to wear.

[00:06:30] Eric Goranson: A cloth mask will do zero for you. In a wildfire situation. With wildfire smoke, it's not gonna do much. All the particles are gonna go right through that cloth. It's not meant for that. So cloth masks, forget about it. You're wasting your time. But if you've got an N 99, not a 95, but an N 99 mask or one of the nice carbon charcoal ones that we'll do, that will work well, that will keep that out of your lungs and do a little bit better job of that.

[00:06:59] Eric Goranson: So [00:07:00] it's a catch 22 on trying to keep things clean and really trying to keep that, you know, that, that, uh, smoke. Out of your house. But, uh, little common sense goes a long ways, especially when you're running your Ven fans and stuff like that. So, and when you, when you see the air get better out there, you know, I always say make sure that you're doing stuff like water in your lawn, any of the dust that comes around with that.

[00:07:26] Eric Goranson: Is also something that particulate matter is gonna settle out. So the more you can do for keeping your lawn watered and things like that, that you would normally do, the better off you are. Hose off that back patio out there, and then just stay inside. You know, do your best to stay into a healthy environment and go to, if you're gonna go out and go places, go places that have good H V A C systems or things like that.

[00:07:48] Eric Goranson: So you're gonna have better filtered air. And of course, if you've got any health conditions, things like that, asthma, just be very, very careful guys, that you're not doing something that's gonna put you in a bad situation. [00:08:00] Well, coming up here next, we're gonna talk about some of my favorite things to do on the 4th of July and, uh, some outdoor kitchen slash barbecue tricks that I have, and there's some really good ones out there.

[00:08:10] Eric Goranson: Like for instance, right now, if you're getting ready to have people come over, A little light clean on the barbecue, getting it good, but it's just like your oven don't go for the full deep clean, cuz you still want to have that on that grill. That grease has gotta add a little bit of flavor to it. You don't want everything tasting like chemicals.

[00:08:29] Eric Goranson: So make sure that when you dive into that, that you're gonna be good and set. Because I tell you what, you don't wanna have the, the flame up grill fire from that or your, or your pellet grill not working correctly. So you need to find that balance. Of a good working grill. If it's a charcoal one, clean out all your ashes and uh, get things ready to go.

[00:08:52] Eric Goranson: Put in a few new parts in it if you need to. You know, if you've got a Weber, you can go down to your local home improvement store. They've got those on the shelf. I gotta go down and get a [00:09:00] bottom grade for mine cuz it's starting to get a little thin. One of these days it's gonna fail, but really it is grilled tuneup season because if you've been using it like I do, which is all year round.

[00:09:12] Eric Goranson: July is when it starts coming apart. And now that we're on the 1st of July weekend, here it is, time to get that thing dialed in. And so that's gonna be one of my favorite things here. And then I'm gonna talk about fire prevention as well coming up here. And another one because I wanna make sure that, uh, you know, the kids playing with fireworks, whether they're legal or not.

[00:09:29] Eric Goranson: Can cause a fire in the neighborhood and we don't wanna see that that's all coming up and around the house. Don't go anywhere. We'll be right back.[00:10:00]

[00:10:10] Eric Goranson: Welcome back to The Round the House Show. This is where we help you get the most outta your home through information and education. Happy 4th of July weekend, everybody. 4th of July on Tuesday this week kinda leads for a different kinda weekend, but that's okay. I know some of you out there are milking the four day weekend and congrats to you out there having a good time and enjoying yourself on a much deserved break.

[00:10:35] Eric Goranson: Well, if you wanna find out more about Around the House show head to around the house. online.com. That is our website. You can find out more about the radio show, the podcast, and the TV show. We've got our videos up there. And if you take just a second, when you go over to around the house online, you can find all of our home improvement videos on the front page there, you'll see some of 'em, but it's very h easy to click on that.

[00:10:56] Eric Goranson: And then go over to the, uh, Fox 12 page that that is [00:11:00] posted from. And you'll see our playlist of, uh, chi. Getting close to a hundred videos up on, on YouTube of great content for you out there from everything from building a covered patio to, uh, building that fence that we talked about here a few weeks ago.

[00:11:15] Eric Goranson: We've got so much coming up that you are not gonna wanna miss. Well, I wanted to talk about preventing fires around your house because I tell you what, there are so many times that I see, especially when it's dry outside, 4th of July weekend, somebody's out there playing around the Roman candle and all of a sudden somebody's house is burned to the ground.

[00:11:35] Eric Goranson: So it's something that can be easily preventable. So let's walk around and I'll tell you some of my tips and tricks, and this works also against other small fires, things like that. If you've got a wildfire coming, these are all the same rules. So over 4th of July weekend, especially when there's legal or illegal fireworks, doesn't matter.

[00:11:52] Eric Goranson: All it takes is one person. So rule number one is to, I always keep my garage door closed. I dunno how [00:12:00] many times an errant firework has gone in a garage door lens up in a box, and guess what? You got a fire going. So just keep the garage door closed. Use it. Close it. Don't leave that. Let that thing lingering while you're wor doing the yard work and stuff.

[00:12:13] Eric Goranson: Just keep it closed. It's just a good rule for that. Second of all, make sure your gutters are 100% cleaned out cuz those are little tinder boxes. If it hasn't rained for a couple weeks, you have leaves, debris. Any of that stuff up there. And all it takes is a firework to bounce off the roof, get down in there, and that's where a lot of those fires start from.

[00:12:34] Eric Goranson: Fireworks is just, all it takes is one gutter to take off and it's at the edge of the roof, and that's the edge of that tar. And guess what? Roof's on fire. So keeping that clean is a really good idea. Second of all, keep your bark and bark dust and landscaping well watered over the weekend. You know, it's pretty hard to get wet bark dust on fire from a firework, but uh, dry [00:13:00] stuff can take off pretty quickly.

[00:13:01] Eric Goranson: So just make sure that you've got that kind of dialed in, and then really make sure that you've got all the brush bushes, everything trimmed away from the house. Here's my rule. If there is a bush. Tree shrub touching the house, cut it back. It needs trimming. You don't want anything touched in the house.

[00:13:22] Eric Goranson: One, it's bad for the finish, bad for the house. That is a super highway for bugs and, and things to get into your house. Spiders, so might as well just keep everything off the house, but two, having a little bit of protective area right there is smart. So keep that stuff away from the house. You know, ideally you can walk between that bush and the house as you're walking around, and so make sure that, uh, you've got some space there and it'll keep it easier to, uh, monitor things as well.

[00:13:50] Eric Goranson: So, And then really make sure that you've got any other debris piles picked up. You know, if you've got a stack of [00:14:00] firewood, I don't wanna see it stacked up against the house, maybe up against a shed, something like that. And then making sure that. All of your vents are clean on the roof and make sure you don't have any other junk and debris in there as well.

[00:14:14] Eric Goranson: Uh, those are other things that I just want to make sure that are clean and working. And then I'm sorry, but keep the lawn watered if you've got that white lawn. Because you know it's funny here in the Pacific Northwest, and I don't know if it's in your area where you are listening to us from, but it's interesting, we have people that care for their lawns.

[00:14:35] Eric Goranson: And the others that don't because in our dry season, many people just let their go lawn go white and it's white all year round up until rainy season, and then it's green through the whole winter time, and then when it comes back, people don't water it. And it's just white. Again, the problem is, is those can be a huge fire hazard, massive fire hazard.

[00:14:58] Eric Goranson: So make sure that you've [00:15:00] got that, that lawn wet, you've got it green, you've got it. So it's, um, not flammable out there. And here's another thing I want to talk about too. You know, having that dry lawn can actually cause foundation damage to your house. Here's why. Now if you have clay soil, Think about this, you know when you see, uh, a lake bed that's clay and you'll see the cracks in the ground, that is like a big sponge, right?

[00:15:27] Eric Goranson: So what happens when a sponge dries up? It shrinks up, it gets small, you put water on, it goes right back up again. Well, that's cycling your home because your home is built on clay then, so your house is going to move a little bit each time. So I have had engineers. Structural engineers tell homeowners, your house is built on clay soil.

[00:15:53] Eric Goranson: You need to make sure to keep that at a consistent dampness around the perimeter. [00:16:00] So make sure if you do have clay soil, that you're always keeping that soil around your perimeter house nice and damp. Your house will move less. You'll have less creaky doors, you'll have less cracks in the drywall, and you're not gonna cycle and create a crack in a foundation or create that to get larger.

[00:16:21] Eric Goranson: It's funny, a fresh crack in a foundation like that has a sharp edge, one that has moved around a lot, doesn't. It's got more of rounded edges so you can kind of see what's going on there. So just be very careful guys on that stuff and really make sure that you've got all the leaves, debris, everything picked up around, and that's gonna be a safer house.

[00:16:42] Eric Goranson: You know, I've seen so many of the, you know, Arba Vida, and. Um, even juniper bushes that are right up against the house, catch on fire and it's game over. Even a garden hose isn't gonna put it out. So just make sure you take the time and uh, if you're [00:17:00] playing with fireworks out there, be super careful. You know, I'm the king of playing with those fireworks.

[00:17:05] Eric Goranson: Years ago I used to play with a lot of 'em and we had some serious damage that happened to houses. You know, we had some people almost get hurt before. So these are things that I just want everybody to be careful with. And then my last little safety tip here for the day of. 4th of July stuff is if you're out there, gonna be roasting the Turkey or doing anything like that, or taking the chicken and throwing it in the, in the, uh, fryer outside.

[00:17:28] Eric Goranson: Just make sure you're not doing it on a flammable surface. Do it out in the driveway where you're doing concrete. That way if you do boil it over, you don't cut, catch the deck on fire and just make sure that you've got a good, solid place that you're doing that because there are so many house fires this time of year and a lot of it's just easily, easily preventable.

[00:17:47] Eric Goranson: And if we can stop people from losing homes on the 4th of July, that's for a great better weekend. So, uh, get that flag out in the front of the house. Enjoy the time with family. This is one of those times that, uh, everybody [00:18:00] should enjoy these freedoms that we have here in the United States and enjoy and respect each other's way to have out a great time out there and everybody get along.

[00:18:10] Eric Goranson: Be a good neighbor. Invite your neighbor over if you don't know who your neighbor is. Head over there. Wish 'em happy 4th of July. Maybe meet somebody new in your neighborhood, you know, create more of a community that will make for a very enjoyable 4th of July weekend around the house. We'll be right back.

[00:18:26] Eric Goranson: Don't go anywhere. Lot more coming your way.[00:19:00]

[00:19:12] Eric Goranson: Welcome back to The Round the House Show. This is where we hope you get the most outta your home through information. And education. Well, today I wanna be talking about here in this third segment of the hour, I wanted to be talking about something that I'm seeing out there that I'm just shaking my head at how people are trying to make changes, whether it's for the good in the environment or not, but they're just picking the wrong battles.

[00:19:36] Eric Goranson: You know, we have seen, uh, we've got the Electrification America guys coming on later in the show today, which is great, and they're not pushing on this very hard, the, the gas range ban. But come on, people. We have got to do a better job if you are going to get things more electrified. And this is not to our next guest, but just to the people out there that are trying to make this argument [00:20:00] of, of a greener earth.

[00:20:01] Eric Goranson: And I'm okay with that. But going out and saying that you're gonna ban a gas range cuz of the harmful gas to your house. No, no, no, no. This is where these strong arguments just get lost to me, and I get that I can cook better with electric induction. It's not a debate. I have more control, more heat, more everything that I can do with that over gas.

[00:20:29] Eric Goranson: It's simple. I've used it. It works really well. But trying to pry that gas range outta somebody's hands and enjoys it is a, is a pretty bad idea when it is such a minor part of the game out there. And this same ridiculousness has gone to New York City. New York City rules cracked down on coal and wood-fired pizzerias.

[00:20:57] Eric Goranson: They have to cut their carbon emissions up to [00:21:00] 75%. I mean, this is insane. So the New York City Department of Environmental Protection has drafted new rules that would order pizzerias using the decades old baking method to slice carbon emissions by up to 75%. I like the slice in there, by the way. You know it is crazy.

[00:21:25] Eric Goranson: So pizzerias with ovens installed prior to 2016. Are gonna have to buy these pricey $20,000 air, air, air filtration system for their pizza ovens. And it's crazy. I mean, I get but think about how, I mean, I get that they're trying to make the air cleaner, don't get me wrong. But there are such bigger pieces to be going outta the pizza pie here, if you know what I [00:22:00] mean.

[00:22:00] Eric Goranson: Than just going after pizza owners. I mean, these guys are selling, you know, a few bucks a slice. 20,000 bucks to them is a huge amount of money. And to go into places like, uh, you know, little Italy and those kind of things and say, Hey, we're gonna have to, you know, you hundred restaurants are gonna have to spend 20,000 bucks is pretty ridiculous.

[00:22:22] Eric Goranson: I'm sorry. You know, and you're seeing that I saw in Tacoma where they were going after a coffee roaster that had to do the same thing because of the particulate matter. And going after these little ones like this. I mean, I get it. If you're building a new pizzeria and you're gonna have to put in a new one with that, cool.

[00:22:43] Eric Goranson: I understand it. But going after these existing places that have been cruising along and doing business that way, there's no sense going after pizza restaurants like that. I'm sorry. I think it's just, it's just ridiculous, you know? And. [00:23:00] You know, one of the, one of the things that I said, actually, one of the things that I read that I saw on this, which was kind of interesting, you know, you've got people like Al Gore out there, and we don't get into politics, but it's gonna take these pizza shops hundreds of years to equal one celebrity jumping on their private jet run into Europe for an energy conference.

[00:23:24] Eric Goranson: So let's, let's add some realistic. Expectations to this, but, uh, hopefully, um, this is gonna, this is gonna, cooler heads will prevail on this, but I mean, absolutely insane. This is gonna be one of those things that I think that the public is gonna fight for because we all need to have our wood-fired pizzas and to sit there and to be, uh, shutting down pizzerias that have been around since the forties or.

[00:23:55] Eric Goranson: Even like if you go into like Lombardi's for instance, in New York, in Brooklyn, [00:24:00] open in 1905, you just don't need to be messing with these guys. So leave their pizzas alone please. But we're seeing that now. We're starting to see that out there where, you know, and this is a concern of mine on this. Freedom filled 4th of July, going after the pizzas, going after the barbecues, going after the gas ranges.

[00:24:26] Eric Goranson: You know, um, I think we need to have some balance to this. You know, I. I have no problem with going to a heat pump to save energy and to have cheaper electricity bills and not have gas. I, I'd switch from a gas, from a very nice gas water heater going to a, an electric one because it made sense to me. It saved me a ton of money and I had more water, so I'm cool with that.

[00:24:54] Eric Goranson: But don't start doing this stuff where, uh, you're making the villain outta somebody that's trying to light up their barbecue or [00:25:00] trying to cook their own pizza or have their own business doing that. So there's my rant to the day. Come on guys. Let's use some common sense here. If you're gonna go out and, and try to save energy and be better for the planet, I get it.

[00:25:15] Eric Goranson: Let's help people that have oil burning furnaces and stuff like that. Let's help these guys get up into a more efficient system where that's gonna save the money and help out. But this little stuff going after the, uh, the pizzas, the barbecues, the gas ovens. I think this is a battle you're going to lose.

[00:25:37] Eric Goranson: And I think the public's gonna say enough and that's gonna send this the wrong direction and you're gonna lose ground, not gain it. So there's my advice to the people that are waving that flag around out there. Little common sense and uh, stay away from the sacred cows out there. And I think you'll have a lot of people participating.

[00:25:53] Eric Goranson: Cause I think there's a lot of great things out there that can happen when you talk about this kind of thing. [00:26:00] So let's, uh, let's fix all these people that have, you know, really inefficient stuff. Let's get 'em going. Let's, let's help people have better, cleaner, healthier homes. And that's gonna be a key right there.

[00:26:13] Eric Goranson: So another one that I saw today too that, uh, that came up on my newsfeed, which was interesting, and that was Mick Mars of Molly Crew. And let me find that because it was, It was interesting. This news story was came out, you know, MC Mars, formerly the guitar player of Motley Crue, and I thought this was an interesting story from people.com and he said that he was, again, we gotta take this with a grain of salt because these guys partied very hard.

[00:26:47] Eric Goranson: Back in the day, but Mc Mars had deadly mold spreading through his Malibu home in the early two thousands, and he was having hallucinations due to the combination of [00:27:00] substance abuse and mold exposure. And so when the band was not playing, he was living in Malibu and didn't realize he was in a mold infested home.

[00:27:12] Eric Goranson: So, I mean, he did not understand they had a serious mold issue in his house. So he used to, I mean, get this, this is pretty wild. He used to see giant reptile aliens at the end of his bed and at night Cat people used to come in and he figured out he was hallucinating. But I mean, he ended up moving out, um, out of the mold infested home.

[00:27:42] Eric Goranson: And ended up getting healthier. So that's good. But, um, man, that is bad. And so that's one of those things I. He, you know, you gotta watch out for your house. Uh, especially if you've had a long history of rock and roll like that [00:28:00] and abused your body. And I'm a, I'm a Mc Mars fan, but, uh, be careful out there with, uh, with that mold in your house, because I tell you what, that's a real danger.

[00:28:10] Eric Goranson: Much more so than the, uh, the gas ranges. And for anybody out there wondering what I'm talking about with the gas range, Just turn your vent fan on when you're using it. You're gonna be fine. And if you have a gas leak or you smoke gas sitting in your house, just call your gas company. They'll come out and test it and see if you need to have that range replaced around the house.

[00:28:27] Eric Goranson: We'll be right back after these important messages. Don't go anywhere.[00:29:00]

[00:29:04] Eric Goranson: Welcome back to The Round the House Show. This is where we help you get the most outta your home through information and education. Hey, make sure that if you're, uh, trying to figure out who we are and around the house, if you wanna find out more about us, head over to around the house online.com or just find us on social media.

[00:29:18] Eric Goranson: You'll find, uh, everything about the radio show, podcast, television show, all of it out there. Just look for around the House show. And, uh, there are some imposters out there. But guess what? We are the original around the house here and, uh, this is our 35th year. On the radio, so pretty impressive. Uh, we've got a long history here of that.

[00:29:40] Eric Goranson: And of course we have, uh, gotten into podcasting. We have over a thousand episodes up on the podcast. And if you wanna, we'll have a couple hundred up. For everyone to take a look at. But if you want to take a look at the other 800 episodes, be a member of Around the House. Um, our, basically it is [00:30:00] our premium membership that we have.

[00:30:01] Eric Goranson: It's very inexpensive and, uh, the around the House Insider, and if you head over to our. Our website, you can find it there. And that is over at Around the house online.com. Well, I wanted to talk a little bit about some favorite things that I've been finding out there for you, the homeowner, even the contractor out there.

[00:30:20] Eric Goranson: I have found some really cool things that are making it easier for you to plan that fence or deck or anything else. Now if you heard me, uh, talk about it here recently, I just did a wonderful fence project for my TV show with dur bond metal fencing. And I tell you what, I love this stuff. I'm a huge fan.

[00:30:39] Eric Goranson: No, they're not paying me to say this. I just like it. It's beautiful, durable. And when I can put a fence up and get maybe 30, 40, 50 years out of it, and all I have to do is rinse it down a couple times a year, I'm sold. Cause I tell you what I'm tired of having to do. Fence repairs on cedar and all that other stuff, and, uh, cost effective and it goes [00:31:00] up quickly.

[00:31:00] Eric Goranson: So impressive. But if you're planning that wood fence or maybe that deck head over to Simpson, strong-tie, you know, those are the guys that, um, that make those fence brackets or building brackets or any of the metal brackets you use for construction. So go to strong-tie dot com. They have a fence planner and a deck planner.

[00:31:24] Eric Goranson: And I tell you what, they have figured out how to use this and make it really nice. So if you're, it will give you your, your, your pieces, your brackets, the wood, the whole thing. And so they did, they've had the deck planter software out. Now they've got the fence planter software out. It's free. And you can do the takeoffs off of it.

[00:31:46] Eric Goranson: And um, I tell you what, if you're a contractor or if you're a homeowner, either way, what not an easier way to go through. Literally, you're gonna put in all your dimensions, all the stuff, and it's gonna kick out a list for you. Uh, that [00:32:00] is an impressive one that I just absolutely fell in love with and it's super easy to use.

[00:32:05] Eric Goranson: And, uh, the Fence Planter software, you'll have to sign up. Uh, we get on their email list when you sign up. That's okay. But, uh, they go through and, um, what's cool is that they have partnerships available too, where you could actually send it over to some place and place an order. So, uh, it's really cool. So just remember that, uh, when you open up that on your computer, you're gonna have to either have Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Apple Safari.

[00:32:35] Eric Goranson: And uh, the software will not run on mobile browsers or devices. So you need to have a laptop desktop, cuz it does take some, some, um, you know, some power to do it. But, uh, I tell you what, using that flint, that fence planter and the deck planter, super easy. You can put all your dimensions in and it's gonna spit out stuff for you.

[00:32:56] Eric Goranson: I thought that was super handy as far as taking on a project and [00:33:00] having all the stuff without having to go spend money on it. So I like that. And uh, Simpson Strong-tie of course, is just such a solid brand of stuff. That, uh, is really cool and I wanted to sit here for a minute and, uh, talk about some summer projects I'm gonna have coming up, which means you're gonna have a little sneak peek here of what's coming up on the, on the TV show coming up.

[00:33:20] Eric Goranson: So, uh, we're getting ready to film a, a sprinkler segment that will air on next weekend on the show, on, uh, doing some underground sprinkler systems. We have a, uh, garage door segment coming up that's gonna be spectacular, where, uh, putting in a new garage door as well as this new Chamberlain. Shaft drive garage door.

[00:33:41] Eric Goranson: So opener. So what this does is instead of mounting up in the middle of your garage, this mounts up to the side and grabs a hold of the shaft that where the springs are. And so it's really compact. It goes over there and then they have a new video door. Bell kind of opener. So it's like a ring [00:34:00] doorbell for your garage door.

[00:34:01] Eric Goranson: So you can go in there and open the door, uh, that way. And it's got a camera that goes across the front of your garage as well. I think that's super cool. That's another one. I've got a, uh, a new front door we'll be putting in, uh, a black Walnut Center, pivot door from Simpson. Doors. These guys are killer.

[00:34:19] Eric Goranson: We've got that. And then we're gonna be playing around with some, uh, Fiberon cladding. So, uh, we're gonna be putting on some of the, the Fiberon products, like it's a, uh, like it's a, uh, instead of going on a deck, it's gonna be going on the front of the house. That's a good one as well. So we've got a lot of different things happening here that you don't wanna miss coming up on the television show.

[00:34:39] Eric Goranson: And, uh, some of these products as well, I'll have on here. Um, any, I mean, I've got a 1977 wood garage door that has lived a good life and, uh, it's really doing a curb appeal type episode right now where we're gonna be really diving into that curb appeal stuff and, uh, I'm looking forward to that. That's gonna be some fun projects [00:35:00] as well as putting in a new, um, A new drainage system out front because, uh, I dunno about you, but I've got this big slope that comes down to my garage door and, uh, if we get heavy rains like we've been getting from time to time, it's a big problem.

[00:35:14] Eric Goranson: I get things kind of backed up where water can come up to the garage door and uh, I don't wanna see that ever happen again. So we're gonna make sure and get that taken care of so that way the water gets outta here and I don't have to worry about flooding out my house anymore. So that's all coming up on the round the House Show.

[00:35:29] Eric Goranson: We've got some great segments coming up too as well. Uh, we've got, uh, Pacific Crest Custom Cabinets that we'll be airing this weekend. Uh, we're going and visiting a. A cabinet shop that is really cool. They're mostly computer run, so they've got, uh, automated finishing systems and uh, and uh, CNC machines.

[00:35:50] Eric Goranson: We'll be going through that and we've got a lot more of that. We'll be doing a, uh, a, uh, certainty Roofing. We're gonna watch how three Tab Roofing and, uh, architectural [00:36:00] Roofing's made. So we've got a lot of great stuff coming up on the show, and if you wanna catch any of that stuff, we do have the videos over and around the house online.com and you can see it.

[00:36:08] Eric Goranson: Uh, our made in Northwest Series that I'm doing. We've got a lot of great stuff over there from, uh, Bob's Red Mill, you know, making flour to, uh, Pendleton woolen mills making, uh, clothing or, uh, weaving fabrics basically made outta wool. So a lot of great stuff coming and, uh, a lot of great stuff coming around the corner with that as well.

[00:36:28] Eric Goranson: So stay tuned for the Around The House Show, and you can stream that over@kpt.com on Saturdays at 10:00 AM Pacific. They will be playing that every single Saturday over there. All right, one more thing before we finish up our number one of the show today. Wanted to give a friendly reminder to all of you out there, the rules of the American flag when you're hanging it, if you've got that on the post or out on your flagpole.

[00:36:57] Eric Goranson: All weekend long. That is [00:37:00] awesome. Remember that at can't ever be touching the ground. It needs to be lit. All night long. So if you've got a light on it, you know, flag doesn't go open the dark. You should have a light on it and make sure it's in good condition, guys. Make sure that it's clean, it's looking good, it's not tattered.

[00:37:19] Eric Goranson: And, uh, make sure it's made in u s a while you're at it, you know? I mean, there's so many companies now that are making them the u s make sure you've got that versus the, uh, you know, target special that maybe he's not. Make sure that it is made in the United States of America. At least you wanna be giving those guys your business.

[00:37:37] Eric Goranson: But really just be respectful of it. Put it up, enjoy it. It's the 4th of July. If there's one day a year that I think we should be, uh, we should be fly flying that flag as this weekend, but make sure that it's held upright, it's in good shape. You know, if it's pouring rain out there, you could take it down, but, uh, up to you, as long as it's lit.[00:38:00]

[00:38:00] Eric Goranson: And it's looking good and it's not touching the ground. Let's run with those to begin with. And, uh, if you're gonna fold it up, coming down off the pole and you're, you're, you know, not gonna have it up the whole time, no worries. Maybe it's a good time to learn how to do that. I learned that when I was a little kid in the Boy Scouts how to, how to fold a flag.

[00:38:20] Eric Goranson: But it's a good time to, uh, learn if not, and parents out there. If you've got kids, show 'em how to do that. It's a good little trick to do on the 4th of July. Uh, show 'em how to fold a flag correctly, how to put it together, how to get it in that nice triangle shape, get it nice and tight and looking good.

[00:38:36] Eric Goranson: If you, if you're, uh, you know, representing the military out there, if you have. Uh, been in service like that, that's another great thing to show the kids out there to understand what's going on. Alright, everybody, well, looking forward to our number two. We're gonna talk about saving you some money on your power bills and, uh, really trying to help you guys out with, uh, some new things that can save you money.

[00:38:58] Eric Goranson: 14,000 [00:39:00] bucks you could be getting back to put in a new heating and cooling system. This is one you don't wanna miss because. That's some serious money, and if you can get a brand new heating and cooling system and get most of the price covered. Then you're gonna be better off than many of us, cuz I had to pay full price.

[00:39:18] Eric Goranson: You know when when I did mine there weren't any good rebates for mine. I had to pay what the cost was. So let's see if we can save you some money in the next hour of around the house. Coming up next. Thanks for tuning in around the house.