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Handyman Pros Radio Show — 474 episodes

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Episode Title: Tips for a Handyman Visit

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We're Back and Talking about De-cluttering your home

3

Using Your Handyman Skills for a Side Hustle

4

Fix it Now, or Fix it Later 

5

Remodeling Older Homes in 2026

6

Unlocking the Housing Markets: Dealing with the Rate Lock-in Trap

7

Using AI to Troubleshoot Problems

8

Medicare and Retirement Discussion

9

Easy Upsells That Boost Your Bottom Line – Quick Wins Every Handyman Should Offer

10

Storm-Proof Your Home: Essential Preparedness Tips for Homeowners – And How Handymen Can Help

11

For Our Listeners Thinking About or Already in Retirement!

12

Planning for 2026

13

Merry Christmas

14

Gate Repair Deep Dive

15

Fence Repair Tips

16

Winterizing Your Home

17

Christmas Gift Giving

18

10 DIY wins in your first 30 days of owning your new home

19

Trends in Bathrooms

20

Georgia Boot Review

21

Inspect Your Insurance Policy

22

Working with your Contractor - Answering an email

23

Alaska Wrap Up - Larry is back in town

24

Revisiting: Hiring a Contractor Part 3

25

Revisiting: Hiring a Contractor Part 2

26

Let's Revisit Hiring and Working with Contractors Part 1

27

The Great Career Swap

28

Learning “On the Job”

29

When is it time to “Hang Up the Toolbelt”?

30

Historical Homes in Historical Districts

31

The Low Price Fallacy

32

Episode Title: Trust your Professionals

33

What Else Have I Been Doing?

34

Sauna Build Update

35

Episode Title:  Tales of a Sauna Build; Logistics

36

Reducing Clutter to Increase Productivity

37

In the News; Paint that keeps your home cool

38

Handymanning; Specialist or Generalist

39

Your Idea Could Make You Wealthy

40

The Glacier Bay Bear Track Inn Sauna Build Has Started

41

The Traveling Handyman : Larry in Alaska!

42

An Interview With the Vice President of Sales, Ladd Schuiling of ⁠⁠SKILLEDTRADES.com

43

The Traveling Handyman

44

SEFF 2025: Why Handymen Love the Southeastern Electric Flight Festival

45

Spring Season Random Tips

46

Installing a Three Way Switch (the Lutron Caseta Solution)

47

In the News; Contractor Scam

48

Episode Title: Focusing on Profitability

49

Home Projects Kickoff

50

Dealing with Rising Material Costs

51

Springtime Home Maintenance Checklist

52

Spring Tool Tune Up

53

The DOGE Effect - 5 Things You Did Last Week

54

Rental Property Best Practices

55

Sewer Line Replacement

56

Let's Discuss Right to Repair

57

Addressing an email: Hinged Shutters vs. Fixed Shutters

58

How to put an extra $50 in your pocket

59

10 Mistakes that are Ruining your tool Batteries

60

Tips for Moving Loads

61

Business Life Cycle

62

Welcome to 2025 and Some New Changes

63

New Years is Here (Again)!

64

2024 Final Tips for the Year

65

Tools of the Year 2024

66

Christmas Buying Tips

67

Blower Hacks: How to Maximize the Usage of Your Blower

68

Grant and Garrett Frazey from the Blue Collar Business Podcast

69

Kreg Accu-Cut Discussion

70

Gen Z is Quiet; Quitting Higher Education for Trade Schools

71

SEARS and Roebuck MODERN HOMES

72

Winterization Tips

73

Remodeling Your Stairs

74

Mold in Your Home: What You Need To Know

75

The 18 V Ryobi Cordless Planer Tool Review

76

Developing a Referral Mindset

77

Finding Your Property Lines

78

5 Real Estate Buying Tips

79

Home Improvement Myths Busted!

80

10 Ways to Cool Down Your Second Floor

81

5 Natural Weed Killers

82

15 Things You Should be Doing to Your Home Monthly

83

Should you take a Renocation?

84

Tips for Reducing Mosquitoes

85

Simple Air Conditioning Fixes

86

Switch and Outlet Technologies

87

How to avoid Plumbing Emergencies

88

Utilizing the Tech Tools you already have

89

The “Bug List”

90

Absolutes

91

Summer Tips

92

Traveling for Work

93

“Nice to Haves” when Building New or Doing a Major Remodel

94

Gloves

95

Joel Camassar, Owner, with Chapman Tools

96

The Southeastern Electric Flight Festival (SEFF)

97

Discount Tool Retailers (Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, etc) vs Big Box Stores (Home Depot, Lowes)

98

Purchasing Capital Intensive Equipment

99

Realtors Have a New Pay Structure

100

Handyman Business Tips Overview

101

Taking Money

102

Larry and John Build a Laundry Table

103

Every Door Direct

104

Episode Title: Handyman Tips: Helping you save time, money, and aggravation.

105

Stacking a Washer and Dryer

106

Forecasting Job Success; Evaluating a project before getting started.

107

A Business Card On My Lawn!

108

Things No One Tells You About Home Ownership

109

Thinking Your Project Through!

110

Plumbing tips from the field: Replacing a shower cartridge and a faucet on a pedestal sink

111

Chapman Manufacturing Master Set 5575 Review - with special offer

112

Tips To Keep Your Shower Clean!

113

Stories From The Field this Week

114

Cheapest and Most Expensive Appliances

115

2024; Ideas for content

116

Happy Holidays

117

Episode Title: It Happened to Me: Stories from the Field

118

Holiday Gifts for your Handyman

119

Building a Simple Workbench for Children

120

The Rise of the “McMansion”; an analysis of how much larger homes have gotten.

121

Preparing Your Home for the Holidays

122

Holiday Gifts: Using your Skills to Create Meaningful Presents

123

Reconnecting with Your Existing Customers

124

Closing the Trade Skills Gap with Cooper Newby from Classet.org

125

Handyman Functionality Using Fewer Tools and Materials

126

Household Equipment Lifespans

127

10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started as a Handyman

128

What Constitutes a “Good” Job

129

Fall Tips

130

When a Job turns from a Dream to a Nightmare

131

Maintenance Tips and Tricks

132

Software Review; Sweet Home 3D

133

Questions and Answers

134

Storm Preparedness

135

Hidden Treasures

136

Summer is here!

137

Just the guy with the tools

138

Drilling Concrete, it’s not as imposing as you think!

139

Some Things We’ve Seen, Tales From the Field

140

Keep Your Cool on the Jobsite

141

In the News

142

John’s Trip to Seattle

143

Responses to Emails

144

Hiring a Handyman

145

Shocking! A discussion about your electrical system

146

Window / Door Tinting and Answering an Email Question

147

Working on your business

148

Interesting Handyman Business Statistics

149

An interview with Ray Anderson, The Drywall Doctor, part 2.

150

An interview with Ray Anderson, The Drywall Doctor, part 1

151

Announcement: We Welcome Back Ray Anderson - The Drywall Doctor

152

Springtime Tips

153

An interview with AJ from Greenshire Handyman and Handyman Process, part 2 

154

An interview with AJ from Greenshire Handyman and Handyman Process, part 1 

155

Handypersons: What else can you do?

156

Fix Your Pressure Washer

157

Cleaning Glass the Easy Way

158

The Three Things That Bug Us

159

It's Tax Time

160

Keeping the Critters out

161

Tankless Water Heaters

162

The Art of Taking Something Apart

163

What you can find during a remodel.

164

Hiring a Handyman

165

Keeping Your Shrubs Trimmed

166

Honda to Stop Making Lawnmowers

167

The Cyclone Bomb, A Plumbing Retrospective

168

The Cyclone Bomb, an HVAC Retrospective

169

5 Things you should do in 2023

170

Understanding Emergency and Short-Term Service Calls

171

Sawhorses

172

Tools You Should Consider for Christmas

173

Knowing Your Numbers

174

The Value of Assortment Packs

175

Matthew Jourdan, Georgia Clearing Company

176

Touch It You Own It

177

Horrors from the Jobsite!

178

Goals: The basis for success

179

Two ways to skin a cat

180

Changing the Type of Refrigerants For A/C Yet Again

181

What’s behind Door #1

182

Four Great Tips for Our Monthly Tip Show

183

Changing out and Repairing a Washing Machine Water Outlet Box

184

Projects You Should Be Doing Yourself

185

Battery Powered Life Changers for Your Home

186

Operational Storage - What Do You Use

187

Here are 5 Projects You Might Consider Passing on for DIY

188

Our Monthly Tip Show: Lets Discuss Bar Keepers Friend, Fix-a-Floor repair, and a Story About Trashy Sites

189

Wire Rack and Shelving Systems

190

Multiple Trip Jobs, the Realities, and Managing Expectations

191

Safety Glasses: Some Thoughts

192

Neighbors and Your Jobsite Projects

193

First Aid Kits: Why They are Important and Some Awesome Ideas

194

Happy Fourth of July

195

An Announcement

196

Massive French Door Restoration

197

Ice Pack Hacks

198

7 “Need to Know” Things about Your Home and Property

199

Ryobi Mister Fan Review

200

Is your Deck a Ticking Time Bomb?

201

Cover Plate Numbering

202

10 Renovation Trends

203

Leave Behinds

204

The Handyman Pros Do and Review a Barn Repair

205

Facebook Synergy

206

Coping with Rising Material Prices

207

Premature Pressure Treated Failure

208

What You Need to Know about The Handyman Pros Radio Show

209

Home Advisor Charged with Cheating Businesses

210

What it takes to entice the next generation to plumbing

211

Free Spring Break Maintenance Checklist

212

Cause and Effect: Looking Deeper

213

Our Florida Trips

214

Internet Marketing with Nick Loper From the Side Hustle Nation

215

Using Siri as a Note Taker

216

Building a rolling gate for your deck

217

Georgia Bill on Roofing Replacement

218

Trade Show Do’s and Don’ts

219

Using Battery Powered Lighting

220

Building a Rolling Base for Your Grill

221

Big Box Applications for Your Phone

222

Atlanta Home Show 2022

223

Lighting Pilot Light

224

Under Deck Drainage System

225

The Importance of reading the Instruction Manual

226

California to Limit Natural Gas Hookups in new homes

227

How do I fix Round Deck Balusters

228

Engaging with Customers on Social Media: An Article Review

229

Keeping your tool belt pockets clean

230

Final wrap up with Entrepreneur and Handyman Alan Stephenson from 911 Handyman

231

Ever Lose A Bluetooth Device? Let's Find It

232

Building out an ADA Bedroom/Bathroom Suite

233

A Great Safety Tip on Tagging Breakers and other Equipment

234

Entrepreneur and Handyman Alan Stephenson from 911 Handyman, part 2

235

Material prices are rising!

236

Entrepreneur and Handyman Alan Stephenson from 911 Handyman.

237

The shortage of White Oak, and what it means to you!

238

Chip and Joanna Gaines’s Magnolia Network Cancels the show “Home Work”.

239

Plumbing Grease

240

How to Attract Busy Contractors to Your Home Remodel

241

Using a Door Trimming Tool

242

Persistent Plumbing Myths

243

DeWalt Neckband Earbud Recall

244

5 Habits That Will Supercharge Your Business in 2022

245

Entrepreneur and Handyman Alan Stephenson from 911 Handyman, part 2.

246

Let's Have Some Fun! We're Going to Have a Contest on Unique and Interesting Jobs

247

An Interview with Handyman Dustin James and his efforts in the Kentucky Tornado Cleanup

248

Avoiding a Flashing Failure

249

What We Learned in 2021

250

Santa’s got a Dirty Job

251

Truck, Trailer, or Car; What do you use?

252

Caution on Torsion Garage Door Openers

253

Our Most Unique Build to Date

254

Diatomaceous Earth as a Pest Repellent

255

Our Top Tips and Takeaways from 2021

256

Laser Level Stand and Pole

257

Sending Holiday Wishes to Your Customers

258

A Tip On Filling Cracked Mortar

259

It’s that time of year again! Tool Suggestions for the Holiday Season

260

Check your fireplace and chimney

261

An interview with Dana Renay, owner of Tools of Her Trade

262

Flattening The Point of a Nail

263

Foundations: The Basics

264

Brass Cleaning with Lemons

265

The Cable Guy Syndrome

266

Pulling Wire From The Center of The Package - Make It Easy On Yourself

267

An Interview with Kevin Kronemeyer from Kronemeyer’s Repair Service

268

Sunroof Drains - Did You Know They Had Drains That Can Clog?

269

Cheap vs. Quality - Let's Discuss Why Cheap Might Cost You More

270

It’s Fall Maintenance Time

271

Sales for Handymen

272

An Easy Way to Saving Your Paint Brush Bristles

273

Minimizing Your Spending on Materials

274

This week's action tip: Calling the County for Services You Might Be Entitled To

275

The Handyman Pros 200th Episode

276

This week's action tip: Charging Day

277

How to Determine Pricing for a Job

278

This week's action tip: Lumber is Cheap Again!

279

The Latest Cost vs Value report of Home Projects (2021 Report)

280

This week's action tip: Baking Soda and Vinegar drain cleaning

281

Brooms and Brushes - A Wide Variety and They Have Specific Purposes

282

Another Use for Those Cloth Grocery Bags for you DIY'ers

283

How We Use our WAVE Accounting Software - An Overview

284

Great Tool - The Inflatable Shim For Installing Windows, Doors and More

285

Special Edition: In the News - Larry Towner Published in Nick Loper, of the Side Hustle Nation, new book

286

Handyman Allen Lee Stops by to Chat With Us

287

Part 4: Oscillating Multitool Scraper Blades

288

DIY'r Paul Gizzi Shares His Story This Week

289

A Few Words on First Aid Kits

290

Quoting and Estimating In The Handyman's World

291

Wait . . What Happened in The Home Depot Aisle?

292

An Interview with Alan Donegan from The Rebel Entrepreneur

293

Tool Belt Too Heavy? Save Your Back

294

Staying Organized: A Never Ending Battle

295

Part 3: The Versatile Multi Tool - Trim Blades

296

Finding Hidden Leaks

297

Part 2: The Versatile Multi Tool - Grout Removal

298

A Really Big Shoe - Let's Discuss Footwear for Work

299

Part 1: The Versatile Multi-Tool - The Sanding Attachment

300

Matt Jackson of Jackson's Handyman Services Joins the Handyman Pros

301

This Week's Action Tip: Using WD40 as a Solvent

302

Tools: Borrow,Rent, or Buy; A Handyman’s Dilemma

303

A Few Tips on Re-Grouting

304

Legal and Illegal Activities for DIYers

305

Fixing Those Undermount Kitchen Sinks

306

Garbage Disposals: A grinding question

307

Adjusting Those Ball Catches on Top of Doors

308

Springtime Garden Tool Tune-up

309

Doorbells, Hackers, and Amazon Sidewalk

310

Building a Retaining Wall - a Primer

311

Fog Free Glasses and Shower Door Rainx Tip

312

Discussion of Recent Industry Article on Kitchen and Baths

313

Cybercrime Hits All of Us

314

Carpets and Rugs: An interview with Eric Scharff

315

Fixing Those Dripping Gate Valves Found On Most Hose Faucets

316

Let's discuss Pressure Washers

317

Fixing Unsightly HVAC Return Grates

318

An Interview with Ray Anderson - The Drywall Doctor

319

What's Going on With Lack of Building Materials

320

Chad Carson Follow-up Interview: Progress on His Property Renovation

321

Garbage Garbage

322

Blindster Part Two: Discussion with Kyle Cox, President of Blindster.com

323

The Iguana Was Where?

324

Converting a Garage Door

325

CPVC Pipe Tips

326

An Interview With Mike Foti of Innovate Building Solutions

327

A Few Tips on Smoke Detectors

328

The Truth About Septic Systems

329

How to Get Pet Hair Out of Your Car and Furniture

330

Trade School: What an opportunity!

331

Take Inventory of Your Home With This Easy to Use App

332

How to Choose A Ladder

333

Drilling through Tile

334

Let’s Talk Project Management

335

Action Tip: Get Your Windshield Squeaky Clean

336

Repurposing; Let’s Get Creative!

337

Action Tip: Check Your Thermostat Batteries and Avoid a Costly Service Call

338

Everything you need to know about blinds: An interview with Kyle Cox from Blindster.com

339

Action Tip: Check Your Garage Door Opener Hardware

340

Cutting Concrete- Its Not As Difficult As You Think

341

Make Your Dishwasher More Efficient

342

Repair or Replace, That Is The Question!

343

Why Cleaning Your Dryer Vent is Important

344

Roofing - The Basics

345

The Hazards of Outdated Wiring

346

Don’t Look Now . . .But, Here Come The Drones

347

What Some People Found In Their House During a Renovation

348

Home Improvement Shows - Let's Get Real

349

A Few Tips On Laying Flooring

350

An Interview With a New Handyman - Dan West of Athens Georgia

351

Discussion of Roter Rooter Survey of the Best DIY Plumbers in the Country

352

Updating Your Door Hardware

353

Preparing for Next Year and What's Coming Up

354

2020; It’s in the books, Whew!

355

Action Tip : An email From C. Kringle about Reindeer Food

356

Organizing Your Tools

357

Paying Attention to Work Being Done In Your Home

358

Bring on the Heat - Lets Talk Portable Heaters

359

Tip: Easy Way to Mount Items On The Wall That Use Those "Keyhole" Mounts.

360

Troubleshooting - Water Infiltration and Drainage

361

In The News: International Space Station Gets A Plumbing Upgrade

362

Tool Review Show For the Season

363

Matching Paint Texture On a Small Wall Repair Using a Brush

364

The Shocking Truth : Inspect Your Electrical System On a Regular Basis

365

Easy Upgrade To Those Wire Rack Shelves

366

Concrete: The Basics

367

Ring Doorbell Recall

368

The Benefits of Maintaining Your Home

369

Don't Get Surprised - Check Your Water Bill

370

Let's Talk Water Heaters - Do You Need to Replace One?

371

Happy Halloween - Let's Discuss What We Ran Into For Halloween

372

Making Your Home Senior Friendly - an Interview with Anthony Cinotti (NAOSA) and Ed Padilla (ACHP)

373

Tricks To Balancing a Ceiling Fan

374

Dumawall: An Alternative To Tile

375

Polybutylene Pipe: Should You Do Anything If Your House Has It.

376

Navigating All The Different Types of Fasteners

377

Swingers: Quick Fix to a Door That Swings Open

378

Batteries Are a Part of Everyday Life - Learn More and Save

379

Using a Foam Cannon on a Pressure Washer

380

Purchasing Appliances at the Big Box Stores

381

How To Treat Bug Bites - We Get Our Share of 'em, We'll Tell What We Do

382

One Year Into Our Podcast - Here Is The Update From Over The Last Year.

383

How Can You Match Existing Wall Colors? Using the Color Snap Bluetooth Tool

384

Bad Work is Worse Than No Work At All

385

Make Your Yard Look Amazing: Aerating Your Lawn

386

Labor Day Show

387

Make Your House Smell Great Using Your HVAC System

388

Do Not Ignore Home Repairs - A Few Examples From The Field

389

Tip: Paint Faster and More Efficiently

390

Working From Home? Let's Talk About Layouts and Ideas For Your Home Office

391

Review of Laser Measuring Tool- A Great Addition To Make Your Jobs Easier

392

Moving Materials On You Vehicle Safely

393

Removing Gasoline Smell From Clothing and Other Fabric

394

Discussion With Handyman Ryan Phelps Looking to How to Grow His Business and Offers Great Advice to Homeowners

395

Action Tip: Check Under Your Appliances

396

Discussion of The Handyman Business And What We Do On A Daily Basis

397

Action Tip: Using Drano to Open Up HVAC Condensation Line

398

Caulking - Which Is The Best Caulk to Use For a Particular Application

399

Action Tip - How To Clean Your Rugs

400

Making Your Garden Shine - Let's Talk Composting

401

Action Tip - Why it's Important to Sharpen Your Lawn Mower Blades and How To

402

The Basics of Siding, The “Skin” of Your Home!

403

Action Tip: Chasing Down Electrical Circuits and Breakers

404

Being a Handyman - A Little Inside Baseball

405

Action Tip: Rebuilding Your Grill before the 4th of July

406

On The Deck - Discussion of Deck Repairs

407

Action Tip: Laser Levels

408

Laying it Down - Spraying Paint

409

Action Tip: Have a Happy Father’s Day

410

Developing Your Resources

411

Action Tip: Using an Endoscope Camera

412

Why Are Upgrades So Expensive?

413

Action Tip: Caulking Large Gaps

414

En Guard, a Discussion About Fencing

415

Action Tip: Switching from heating to AC

416

Hiring a Contractor Part 3

417

Action Tip: The Many Uses of Painter Tape

418

Interview with Ed Padillia, the founder of the Association of Certified Handyman Professionals.

419

Action Tip: Up on the Roof

420

Hiring and Working with a Contractor Part 2

421

Action Tip: Extra Keys

422

A Discussion with Chad Carson about a complete home rehab

423

Action Tip: Using a Speed Square As a Saw Guide

424

Hiring a Contractor - Part 1

425

Action Tip: Caulking Tips and Tricks

426

Announcement: Upcoming Series on Hiring and Working with a Contractor

427

Tuff Shed - An Interview with Sandy Mowery

428

Action Tip - Working With Powdered Drywall Compound

429

Sharpen Up - Skill To Help Sharpen Your Tools

430

Action Tip - Using the Fraction Calculator App

431

You Put Your TV Where?

432

Action Tip - Removing Smells With Ozone

433

Hanging Around: A Discussion on Hanging Artwork

434

Action Tip - Phone App To Calculate Angles

435

Lifting Concrete: An Interview with Lift It Rite Concrete Leveling

436

Action Tip - Free Time On Your Hands

437

What Wood You Do - Discussion on Fixing a Hardwood Floor

438

Action Tip: Drilling Through Tile

439

An Interview With Tim Harman of "You Can, Man" DIY Podcast

440

Action Tip - The Multi Purpose Hotel Key Card

441

Knock Knock - Interior Doors

442

Action Tip: Using a Threadlocker to Make Sure Your Towel Racks Stay Tight

443

Landlording a Millennial Way: An Interview with Joel Larsgaard

444

Action Tip: From the email Bag - Tip on Driving Small Nails

445

Flush Gordon - Discussion of Rebuilding Toilets and More

446

Action Tip: Testing out Your Sump Pump

447

House It Going - Tips On Selling Your House With an Interview of Pam Evans, Associate Broker

448

Actionable Tip: Starting a Fire

449

So . .You Want To Make Millions - Let's Discuss Rental Properties

450

Actionable Tip of The Week: Cleaning off Air Returns

451

Inspector Clouseau: An Interview With a Home Inspector

452

Action Tip of the Week: Stay Warm

453

First Time Homebuyer

454

Actionable Tip: Weather Preparedness

455

New Segments We Said We Would Do

456

Out With The Old And In With The New

457

Season 2 Intro

458

Auld Lang Syne and Hello To 2020

459

Toys In The Attic - Storage and Containers

460

Tools Discussion Part III of III

461

More Power! - Tools Part II

462

We Could Have Nailed It - But Screw It

463

Coming up - Discussion of Tools for the Holidays

464

Turkey Trot

465

Aunt Millie Got Run Over by a Reindeer

466

Hiring a Handyman

467

He Shed, She Shed - Let’s Talk Sheds

468

Creep It Real This Halloween

469

Heating and Air - The Hot and the Cold of It

470

Slinging mud - Wallboard repairs

471

Dark Side of Wood Rot

472

Color Your World - Painting and Paint Preparation

473

The Uninvited - Screened in Porches and HVAC Filters

474

Who The Heck Are These Guys