Around the House with Eric G®: Home Improvement Remodeling & DIY

ZIP Sheathing, Mold Prevention & Rainscreens: Your Home Questions Answered

Can ZIP System sheathing create a mold problem in your walls? In this listener Q&A from Around the House Nation, our free Facebook group, Eric Goranson, CKD, answers Ian'

Remodeling a Rental That Pays You Back & Can Extra Insulation Cause Mold? Weekend Preview

This weekend on Around the House: how to remodel a house you plan to rent out. Which finishes survive tenants, what's worth the spend, and what just drains your budget, s

Rental Property Remodeling: Durable Kitchens, Floors & Landlord Tips with Wendy Glaister

Turning your home into a rental? The finishes you love in your own house may not survive tenants—or protect your budget. Eric Goranson, CKD, and interior designer Wendy G

Remodeling a Rental That Pays You Back & Can Extra Insulation Cause Mold? Weekend Preview

This weekend on Around the House: how to remodel a house you plan to rent out. Which finishes survive tenants, what's worth the spend, and what just drains your budget, s

Mortgage Rates Today: Builders Cutting Prices on New Homes

Episode SummaryIs America short on homes, or short on affordable ones? In this Wednesday Punch List, Eric G walks through this week’s mortgage rates, existing, pending, a

Furnace & Heat Pump Myths Busted: Winter HVAC Prep with Athen Ashby of Pyramid Heating and Cooling

Is your furnace ready for winter? We're busting the most common heating and cooling myths with Athen Ashby of Pyramid Heating and Cooling, the team that's taken care of E

Smart Home Basics for Beginners: DIY Wi-Fi, Lights, Locks & Security with Wendy Glaister

Want a smarter home but don't know where to start? We sit down with interior designer Wendy Glaister of Wendy Glaister Interiors for a beginner-friendly, DIY guide to hom

Smart Home Tech & HVAC Explained | This Saturday's Preview

This Saturday on Around the House with Eric G, we're covering smart home tech and how your HVAC system really works! In hour one, Wendy Glaister joins us and Eric teaches

Portland Hotel Crash and Unlicensed Contractors: What It Means for Your Home

Portland's downtown hotel crash and a nationwide crackdown on unlicensed contractors both hit homeowners, and we break down why. I saw hotels in Portland go from hundreds

I Picked the 10 Bougie Bathroom Toys for 2027 — AirJets, Heated Floors & Yep, a Steam Shower

If you like bathrooms that feel like a tiny resort you can actually afford to enjoy, I want to walk you through my top 10 picks for a 2027 master-bath remodel — the stuff

Our 2027 Game Plan: Why I’m Saying Buy Now (or Remodel Smart) — don’t sleep on this market

Alright, here’s how I’d play 2027 if I were you: the housing market is shifting from a relentless seller’s treadmill to something friendlier to buyers — at least in most

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Buckle up — we’re jumping straight into the 2027 game plan and I’m the one steering this conversation with a coffee cup in one hand and a measuring tape in the other. We

Midweek Punch List: I Caught Lennar’s Sneaky Home Swap — Sketchy or Criminal?

Forget polite corporate spin — I ripped into something that smells funny and I’m dragging you along. I talk about how Lennar spun off Milrose (they split it off in early

Home Ventilation & Indoor Air Quality: ERVs, Exhaust Fans, MERV-13 Filters (with Ken Nelson from Panasonic)

Home ventilation with Ken from Panasonic: ERVs, bath and kitchen exhaust fans, crawlspace moisture and MERV-13 filters for better indoor air. Ventilation is the single b

AI Remodeling Estimates: Instabid.pro Review, Scan a Kitchen and Get a Bid in Minutes (Best Of)

Eric had a family emergency this week so we had to jump into a best of episode as he had to jump on a plane to the midwest: AI remodeling estimates with Instabid.pro: sca

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AI is changing construction and remodeling in America — and right up front we dig into how machine smarts are speeding up the slowest part of every project: design and es

New Construction Buyer Tips: Builder Rate Buy-Downs, Pre-Drywall Inspections & Recalls

Buying new construction with 7% mortgage rates: builder rate buy-downs, pre-drywall inspections, buyer's agents and this week's product recalls. This week's Punch List i

Walk Your House Plans Before You Build: Life-Size Blueprints (with Joe Matejka, Walk Your Plans)

Walk your floor plans at full scale with Joe Matejka of Walk Your Plans: life-size blueprints that catch home design mistakes before you build. What if you could walk th

Smoke & CO Detector Tips for Fire Prevention Week (with Stephanie Berzinski & Jason Kohm, Kidde)

Smoke and carbon monoxide detector tips from Kidde for Fire Prevention Week: new UL standards, low-level CO alerts, lithium battery fire risks. Smoke and carbon monoxide

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Fire Prevention Week had us nerding out on the tiny stuff that can save big lives — I sat down with Stephanie and Jason from Kidda and we chased down the recent UL upgrad