Thumb And Hammer Home Improvement Podcast

The dream is to own your own home. But who is selling that dream? And why? Is your house really an investment, or is it a liability? The post Ep 27: Lies, deception and home ownership appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

As homeowners, we make decisions that impact the environment. We want to be more energy efficient to save money or even the planet. But are we as "green" as we think we are? The post Ep 26: It ain’t easy being green appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

Ask three experts the same question and you'll probably get three different answers. So many competing voices only add to the confusion. The post Ep 25: Information Overload appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

A look back at some of the more interesting news topics of 2017 related to home improvements, construction, real estate, etc. The post Ep 24: Year in Review 2017 appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

Trends come and trends go. Why do we care? The post Ep 23: Trendy is so last year appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

We've all heard the expression, "Measure twice, cut once."  And we all know what that means. I share some my measuring mistakes and the reasons for them to help you avoid making the same mistakes. The post Ep 22: Measure Twice, Cut Thrice appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

Just because you can "Do It-Yourself" doesn't necessarily mean you can do it yourself. Do you know what permits and qualifications you need? I share some of my experiences, some legal, others not so much. The post Ep 21: Permits, legal stuff and DIY appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

Why is it that weekend projects rarely take one weekend? Where does one project end and another one begin? I explore these questions by sharing what I did (and didn't do) on my summer vacation. The post Ep 20: What I did during my summer vacation appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

The perils of not doing the math when it comes to home improvement costs The post Ep 19: Mistakes Homeowners Make: Not doing the math appeared first on Thumb and Hammer.

Three options for heating a garage / workshop. Insulation and ventilation options for a 1-1/2 story Cape Cod. Solution for venting if no soffits are present. Construction jobs, the trades shortage and Millennials.

The pros and cons of to-do lists, a solution for a laundry closet, and garage workshop climate control.

Thoughts regarding the previous owner of our house. Answering a question from another podcast: is it okay to convert a bathroom to a laundry room?

Selling our house was like ending bad relationship. A series of events leading up to moving day have us wondering if our house somehow become the psycho ex.

Back after a year's hiatus. How I managed to turn "just move in" into a construction zone and what we could have done differently to avoid this mess.

Acting on a life-changing decision we made back in the fall and how everything came together with hours to spare when it all could have just easily fallen apart.

John from AZDIYGuy.com talks about hiring a contractor to repair his pool and how he renegotiated a couple "standard" clauses in the contract.

I share examples of when I had work done without a written contract and the consequences. I also explain what should be included in a good contract.

Thoughts on my conversation with Angela Allen (ep 9) about living small and how that led my family and I to make our own life-changing decision.

Angela Allen talks about her small cabin in the woods, plus the virtues of tiny houses, simple living and deciding what is truly important in life.

Sarah Fogle is part story teller and part DIY tutor who shares her experience and knowledge on her website (uglyducklinghouse.com)