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Now, please enjoy our podcast of On The House with the Carried Brothers. It's James and Morris Carey. Thank you, Magic Mike. Thanks for tuning into this hour of our program.
It's James Carey here. Brother Morris away for the hour. Yes, he's left little brother here to be with you. And I thank him for that.
He's got to run off and take care of a few things. Actually, it's a boat dedication. Our grandfather, who was a contractor, first was a boat builder. So in our little community, there is a family gathering wherein we are dedicating a boat that was very much like what our grandfather built.
So he started as a boat builder and then went into residential construction. And of course, this was 100 years ago. But Brother Morris makes sure that he stays on top of history and family gatherings and that sort of thing. And I thank him for his interest in that and his energy.
So I get to spend the hour with you at 800-737-2474. And he's left Captain Dan in charge. Oh boy, we're in trouble. Definitely.
Hey, next week it's the National Hardware Show. We'll be traveling to Las Vegas for our annual visit there. It's our 25th or 26th year at the National Hardware Show where several hundred, a few thousand actually, manufacturers get together to exhibit their products among retailers, wholesalers, and people who have an interest in retailing products, a lawn and garden and barbecues, and how is it? Some hours away as well.
Some fasteners and tools and you name it. Anything that you'd find in your how-to center, your home center, your hardware store, it starts at the National Hardware Show. So what we want to know from you this hour is what product would you like for us to look for at the National Hardware Show? What is it that you'd like us to look for?
Is there something in particular? Is it a power tool? Is it an outdoor power product? Is it a shade structure?
You know, what is it that you'd have an interest in that you want us to hunt down for you? We're taking orders. We'll do it. Plus, if you joined us in the previous hour, we were joined on the house on the Home Improvement Hotline by TalkaboutHot.
Tiffany of Tiffany's Tools dot com. Yeah, those cases were hot. This is a tool kit for ladies, and I don't think you're going to be as concerned about the tools. There's a razor knife, there's a perinatal nose pliers, there's a tape measure, there's a host of, there's an adjustable wrench.
Nice tools. Look, you know, I don't have a lot of tools, but I have one of those black plastic toolboxes that if I need to go screw something, everything's in there. Well, this is better than that. This makes a fashion statement.
Absolutely. So anyway, if you make it through to the program, this hour with a question or a tip, we will draw randomly at the end of the hour for one lucky winner of a Tiffany's tool kit, which consists of all of those things. So yeah, and you can go to Tiffany's Tools dot com. If you tell us the one you liked, Pratt and Chances are good, you'll have a better opportunity to win.
That's our first contestant. It's Dave. Welcome to the program, Dave. How you doing?
I'm good. Can you hear me? I can hear you fine. Thanks for waiting.
Hey, thank you. Thank you. Hey, listen, I've got another bird question. I've got woodpeckers, two of them.
And they're just having the other portions of my home. And they're pushing, you know, they push the acorns in real deep and every morning they're up there and I try to get rid of them humanely. I've got them. I've got them.
I've got $10,000 into a paint shop. I've got them for you. I've got them for you. Okay.
Good hands, my friend. All right. The operative word is humanely. Do you like bacon?
I do. You know, I'm sitting across from a man who's pushing the buttons and choosing the tunes, who likes bacon jam. I mean, this guy likes bacon jam. He likes bacon everywhere.
There's a food truck in San Francisco called the bacon bacon truck. Anyway, chop the cover bacon. Pork fat. Go to the butcher shop and get some pork fat.
Or when you buy some fatty pork chops and that sort of thing, cut it off. And then take the pork fat and hang it in a tree adjacent to your home. Okay. The woodpeckers will want nothing to do with your home.
They are very territorial and they will be drawn to the pork fat. And your home will become, they will be, it will become second fiddle. They'll have, they'll want nothing to do with it. That's the humane way.
It is pork fat that you just hang in a tree adjacent to your home and you just replace it from time to time. They won't devour it. So you just replace it from time to time, not very often. And you will be amazed how the woodpeckers will leave your home alone.
Great. And you get the acorns out that they've pushed way deep into the top of the house. How do I, can I fill that with something? Bondo.
Bondo. Bondo. Yeah. All right.
Because you have a painted finish, you can paint the Bondo. So just get Bondo, which is the Bondo automobile body repair product. And simply place it into the space where the woodpeckers have made their mark and then prime and finish it. Fantastic.
You can also use an epoxy house filler. I'd use Bondo if it were me. Okay. Okay.
Now, do you have a mom or a wife? Or someone that's in your life that might enjoy a Tiffany's toolkit? I do have an 18 year old daughter that helps me out with my wife, helps me out sometimes. I'd like to have a friend.
Oh my. Okay. Well, you're in our drawing then at the end of this hour for a Tiffany's toolkit. It's where style meets function.
You can go to Tiffany's tools.com for more information, Dave. Fantastic. Thanks, guys. Good luck to you.
Dave's line is open. The number? 800. 737.
2474. More on the house after this. Do you have a question? Call on the house now at 800.
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It's easy. That doesn't cost anything. Plus, the guy that posts all the stuff on Facebook for us just does such a terrific job. He puts audio clips and video clips and buying the scene shots and that sort of thing.
It's really kind of fun. So we hope that you'll join us on Facebook today. Sharon, welcome. It's your turn on the house.
Hi, good morning. Hey, Sharon. Hi, I put a shower in and I use one of those, the tile on the bottom of our river pedal and it was done professionally. But I don't know if I'm supposed to maintain it by putting sealant on the tile still.
How long ago was the shower floor installed? Like two years ago. Wonderful. So when it was installed, it should have been sealed.
That's the whole thing. We typically recommend sealing tile and grout. So in your case, you would seal the stone and the grout and it's done. And from time to time, maybe every couple of or three years, it's not a bad idea to give it a really good cleaning and then another coat of sealer.
The sealer isn't to prevent a leak. The sealer is to keep the finish looking good. Now, okay, there's some water resistance that is enjoyed with the sealer at the grout so that it doesn't absorb moisture through capillary action. Even if it does absorb moisture, there's a waterproof barrier that's designed to allow any moisture to escape.
But I think the real value that a sealer provides is mildew prevention, ease of cleaning, abrasion resistance and prevention from staining. So that's the value with the sealer. Do you have a sealer that you recommend or have a aquarium? Glazen seal, seal, any of the real good penetrating sealers that are on the market that are solvent based, a solvent based sealer.
I would say away from a latex product, don't buy a water based sealer. Use a solvent based penetrating sealer. And then is there any special health things that I have to worry about? Like you had to say out of the room or keep it filled off?
Well, I think what you need to do is follow the directions on the product that you purchase. And typically, you know, you want to allow it to dry 24 hours and it's not a bad idea to have a window open and that sort of thing. But it's not a big deal. These aren't particularly potent products.
And it's something I can do myself. Oh, indeed. You absolutely can. You absolutely can.
Well, thank you so much. And I think it's a great idea. I'm glad you're bringing it up, Sharon, because you know what? That's something that people should do from time to time to keep the installation looking good, shedding water and making it easy to clean.
Yeah, I've been worried about it. So thank you. So it sounds like you're a handy person. It sounds like you could use a Tiffany's toolkit.
They sound beautiful. That really looks great. Yeah. Well, what's your favorite color?
Red. Red. There you go. Okay.
You're not drawing at the end of the hour for a Tiffany's toolkit. Yeah, I'd love to thank you. Good luck to you. Sharon's line open 80737 2474.
It's Dario's turn. Welcome to the program. Hey guys. Hey, Dario.
Well, I was looking at this stack of plywood and I'm seeing black spots on it. Is that just a mildew or is that the black mold and is it something I can still use? Where is it? How long have you had it?
And tell us a little more. It's at work. Okay. It's outside.
It's been covered and it's been there probably a year. Okay. And what are you going to do with it? It would be used for shivering from trailers.
Shear ply or roof sheathing or something like that? No, just a double wide that separated right now. Okay. So it's temporary protection for a double wide that's currently separated and it will ultimately be removed when the double wide gets put together.
Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I think that's fine.
What I would do is once I got the plywood apart out of the stack is give it a spray with a bleach and water solution. Use one cup of bleach to one gallon of water, put it in the pump garden sprayer and just spray it. And essentially that will disinfect it. It's not likely that this is a toxic mold.
It's probably just mildew spores that have a really terrific environment and they're beginning to manifest themselves in some growth. You're going to use this. So you're going to have plastic up outside the double wide and then the plywood goes on top of the plastic to protect the plastic. And so I think you're going to be fine.
But I just simply err on the side of caution and spray it with a bleach and water solution. Okay. Great. All right.
Well, thank you very much. We're delighted you checked in. Anyone in your neck of the woods that might enjoy a Tiffany's tool kit? Well, you know, I got six kids and only one of them is the sun and they're gonna go boy.
Oh boy. Oh boy. It's something like that showed up at the house. It would definitely get used.
Very good. All right. Well, thanks for the call, Dario. That's Dario in Pudo Bay, Alaska.
We're going to get rid of those black spots on his mildew. 800-737-2474. That is our number Richard in Kansas. Welcome to the program.
Good morning. How are you, Richard? We were talking about the electric drills and drivers. Yep.
And with the new, the new arrangements that have the full circumference. The brushless technology. The brushes used to wear out. That's right.
That was probably one of the biggest problems with electric devices and particularly industrial type devices. Oh, yeah. I had to replace the brushes on my warm drive skill saw from time to time. Yes, I used to help my brother, who was electrician, always replacing brushes on different things.
He had picked up because people threw it away. And with the brushless, about the only thing you have to do is, if you're working around the dusty environment or you want to debris, take it back and clean it and draw the, you know, whatever dust you can off of the electric motor because for the brushless system heat is the biggest problem with those voters. And if they're dirty, they heat up. And of course we know that that can damage it or at least minimize its useful life, right?
Right. And when those die, I mean they're sealed. They're dead. Yeah, they are.
Boy, what a good comment, Richard. Thank you so much for joining us. You hear Captain Dan is struck up the van. That means we need to take a break, but Richard, we're going to throw your name into the hat for our drawing at the end of the hour for a Tiffany's tool kit.
You can get more information on Tiffany's tools by visiting tiffanystools.com. 80737-2474 is our number. There's more on the house on the other side of this break. Do you have a question?
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Well, the National Hardware Show is less than a week away and there are plenty of events, appearances, and award programs to have a look at. We'll be there with our team. We'll be doing our program remotely from two exhibits, the Wet and Forget exhibit at the National Hardware Show and the Dan Co. exhibit.
They're the makers of the perfect seal and other products that you've heard us talk about, plumbing products particularly. It's the 70th anniversary, by the way, of the show. Yeah, it's the 70th anniversary. Is there some history on the tools 70 years ago that were at the hardware show or the items?
I just must be amazing. I don't have any of that, but I will just say this. The show, which started in 1945 in New York City, was put together by Abe Rosenberg and Charlie Snittow of general hardware manufacturing. Today it's general tools and instruments.
For many years it was in Chicago. That's when we began going until 2004 when it moved to Las Vegas. So we're very excited to bring you information on new products that you might find at your local hardware store. And if there's something you'd like to see, give us a call and let us know.
And I think Patrice wants us to look for something. She is in Wenatchee Washington listening to the program on K.P. C. Patrice, welcome to the program.
Hi. Thanks for taking my call. Yes. You had mentioned that you're going to a new hardware show and if there's any new product.
I have a wrap around front porch and I had it stained but they made it look like it was painted. I just wanted an oil stain. So it's completely worn out and I've had people come and look to see what we can do. And most people say there's no way they can remove the stain between the boards.
And the labor would be so intense that I should rip up the whole porch and build a new one or get tracks or something. Well, I wondered is there a product or a tool that I can use to remove the old stain on the surface and between the boards? Interesting. Just off the top of my head will certainly look but I would say that sanding would be number one then a wood bleach would be number two and for between the boards and I don't know how important is it to really get the stain off between the boards?
Is it really that visible? I think they separated. Yeah, I think so. Okay.
I think they've separated enough and it really is kind of a brighter color. I think you would see it. So I would say that you could probably use a pin router or you could use a like a Dremel tool with a sanding wheel where you can create a jig that you can run through the gaps and be able to sand either side of the boards as you run this either the router bit or the Dremel sanding barrel down and they make sanding barrels and very small and larger and larger and I would think that would be an effective way to between using a wood bleach and the sanding wheel that would be an effective way to get rid of the stain. But we will put our feelers out in Las Vegas the National Hardware Show and see if there isn't something we can't find.
Can you explain to me what is wood bleach? Wood bleach is a product that's used to brighten wood and remove tannins and so it's one of the most popular ingredients in wood bleach is oxalic acid. So I would look for a wood bleach that contains oxalic acid. And you're in our drawing at the end of the hour for a Tiffany's tool kit.
I would love that. How about that? Red is your favorite color. Well, happy Mother's Day to you.
Thank you. I appreciate the information. You're quite welcome. Alright, at 800-737-2474, it's Robert's turn.
Welcome to the program, Robert. Hello, how are you doing? Well, how about you? Very well, thank you.
I just framed up for a new outdoor deck and I bought all the cedar lumber. I was just wondering, should I stain or treat both sides of the wood so nothing rocks underneath? So what did you frame the deck with? Treated lumber.
Good. That's great. You framed the deck with treated lumber and that's terrific because it has the structural integrity that some of the other products don't other species but you have the treatment to prevent rot and to ward off pests. Very good.
With regard to the cedar, man, I bathe it in a preservative of your choice. We like a penetrating oil finish. You can make your own using, you know, boiled, let's see, Morris likes to use boiled linseed oil and he likes to use mineral spirits and a little pigment. You can do that.
Of course, if you don't want to do that and I wouldn't fault you for it, as long as you get a good penetrating oil product, you can set up some six-mil plastic sheeting and lay the material down and finish it, turn it over, finish it and then put it up on a sawhorse and let it air dry. The idea is you don't want it to puddle so you want to wipe off any excess. Okay. The idea of doing all sides is an excellent one.
And I mean excellent. All right. So I'd use names like is a Thompson's water seal? No.
That would be the last product I would use. No, no, seriously. That would be the last product I would use. I would use like a Super Deck, a Pena Fenn.
I would use a Cabot. That's another good product. Those are leading brands, a good leading brand. Those are three that come to mind.
I appreciate the call. Good luck to you. Have a question. Call on the house now at 800-7274.
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Hello, Jan. Susan. Hello, darling. I have a hand.
For a couple of years, I had a pair of robins that kept building nest after nest in my air conditioner, which posed off a lot of the vents. It wasn't very good for anything. I tared down, they built it back. It went on for a year or two.
Finally, I went and bought a rubber snake and put on the air conditioner. They've never come back. A rubber-real snake. It looks real, but it's not.
Do you scare kids or? No. I told all the children, this is what this is for. Any kid that comes to play or anything in the yard, they all know what it's supposed to say there that is just rubber.
Wow. You're the best, Susan. Thank you so much for taking time to share that with us. I'm sure that Greta in Las Vegas, who's having pigeon trouble, we'll look into that.
It sure worked for me. I got to have this worn out from fine cleanup. What color do you like? Because we've got your name in the hat for our drawing at the end of the hour for a Tiffany stool kit.
I like blue. Oh, blue is color my eyes. Okay. Glad you called.
Thank you. Thank you, Susan. That's Susan's line. It's open at 807372474.
What products would you like us to look for at the National Hardware Show? Mark, welcome to the program. Hello, guys. Welcome.
How are you, Mark? Fine. Hey, thanks for the gold, what the granite gold cleaning kit that you guys sent maybe two or three weeks ago. My question is, you guys were talking about paint and you said something about premium quality paints versus the cheaper paints.
I have used premium paints on my house, but my house is a darker color. There is a huge problem in the paint industry. And that is, seems like with the medium colors to the darker colors, there is no warranty like anybody from fading. Yeah, I think that that I've had.
I've had. I've had. I've had. I've had.
I've had. I've had. I've had. I've had.
And I've had. You I've made creative sure that there is no warning on the medium to darker colors from fading. Maybe you guys become cast and craft the last one. Yeah, okay.
That's a great question. I'm going to add that to the list of things that we need to chat with a folks at the level where we show at least to paint fair and they're about looking for more is that. What is it with regard to warranties and exterior house paint? The medium to dark colors.
And that's great. Mark. Okay. this hour, which is just around the corner, for a Tiffany's toolkit just in time for Mother's Day.
Mark's line open, the number 800-737-2474. We'll catch you on the other side of this break. Yes. How are you, Ray?
Oh, just fine. And you'll... Very well. What's on your mind?
I'd like to know what kind of material to use for a cutting board that you'd like to slide under a cupboard. Oh, yeah. Hard rock maple. And is that usually a covering or is it solid?
Solid. Hard rock maple. It's either solid or laminated. And you get that a local hard lumber yard or where would you...
Yeah, lumber yard would be a place to go. You can also, of course, there are places that have the cutting boards. If you're not going to make it yourself, and you want one that's already made, you can go to a place like William Sonoma or Sir Lautabla or different retailers, maybe some of the mass merchandisers like Macy's, Dillard's, and that sort of thing in their housewares department have them. But if you're looking for the product and you want it to be the size you want it to be, hard rock maple is what you want.
And what do you treat that with? You treat it with mineral oil. Mineral oil. That's it.
That's it. Hard rock maple and mineral oil. And then you'll be a hero. Okay, that's what I need to know.
Thank you. Thanks for calling Ray, and you're in our drawing at the end of the hour for the Tiffany's toolkit. And so too will be Robert. Robert, welcome to the show.
Hello guys. How's going on? How you doing? Pretty good.
Hey, I got a little tip for them pigeons. Okay. I used to raise them. Oh, you did?
Oh, they're beautiful. Yeah, but to keep them away from the house, I had a pigeon coop out back, oh, about 200 feet, 300 feet. Anyway... Now, what do you raise pigeons for?
What do you raise them for? For the beauty and the meat. Okay, all right. For the beauty and the meat.
Got it. And did you sell them? Or was it for your own use? Yeah, I just loaded the freezer up.
Oh, yeah, I'll bet. Is it tasty? Oh, very. Just like her to live.
I'll be done. Yeah, y'all. Y'all. Y'all.
They're bigger. Oh boy. Beautiful. Yeah, but I didn't like them around the house too much, you know.
So what'd you do? Oh, the hair does before I started raising chickens, I strung up 12 volt battery charger around the perimeter on the drip where the eavesdrops are at and about four inches tall and all around the perimeter. And then I ran it down. I got lightning rods, but anyway, I did ground every corner down.
And I used a 12 volt battery charger, which is very different off a car battery. Sure. And it goes in intervals, clink in about every one second. And it's very safe.
And those pigeons get the hint of not to land around the house. And the, the insulators, they, oh, there's a million different kind of insulators you can buy to attach them to your house, stirring it top and around the perimeter. And you can't even notice it that wire going around your house. Now, Robert, this is the same thing that like goat herders do to keep the goats in one place when they're, you know, eating grass and stuff and mowing lawn and stuff like that.
Same type of thing. Yeah, works great for the chicken coop. Keep the bobcats, coyotes, coons and all that stuff away from the chickens that I offer, you know, so they can free range and I can close large pin. And I ran two lines around all about six inches from the ground up and then another eight more inches and I don't have a problem.
You're amazing, Robert. Thanks so much for checking. And we really, really appreciate it. Let's wrap things up with Carol.
Carol, we got about 30 seconds. Welcome to the program. Hello, my question is about how to know what kind of electric extension cords you use for different things. Well, you want a light duty for something that doesn't have a lot of amperage or wattage.
If you you want a medium duty for something that and typically you'll see a wattage rating. Here's the rule of thumb. Don't get the five dollar ones. Right.
Don't get the five dollar ones. Get a heavier cord and the longer the run, the longer the run, the heavier the cord. So if you're running a lamp, you can do a light duty cord. But if you're running a blow dryer or you're running a heater or you're running something that has high wattage, then you want and it's an or and or a longer run, a heavy duty cord is the way to go.
All right, time to pick a winner this hour of Tiffany's tool just in times from other's day and in Wenatchee Washington, it's Patrice. Congratulations Patrice. You're listening to On the House with the Caring Brothers. Have a question.