Keep Your Car from Getting Snowbound | Best Whole-House Humidifiers | Power Outage Survival Tips | Ep #2272

SHOW NOTES:

• Winter Car Care: Learn how to keep your car from getting snowbound when winter weather sets in.
• Humidifiers: If the dry air in your home has you waking up parched, here’s how to choose the best whole-house humidifier to keep things comfortable.
• Power Outages: What should you do when the lights unexpectedly go out? We’ve got tips on surviving a power outage.

 Plus, answers to your home improvement questions.

• Replacing a Driveway: You can’t put an asphalt driveway over a concrete driveway, so Donna will need to either remove the old driveway and add layers of new blacktop asphalt or use a product to resurface the existing concrete driveway.
• House Settling: Wall cracks, sticking doors, and popping nails are common, but it could be an issue if they’re happening all at once. AJ should have a home inspector or structural engineer check to see if it’s an active problem.
• Stuck Window: The wood window over the kitchen sink is getting harder to open and close. There are ways to repair the window but it would be a lot easier for Marcia to install a replacement window instead.
• Heating a Garage: Henry says it’s expensive to heat the garage with a natural gas heater, but an electric heater would be less efficient and cost even more. We suggest improving the insulation and using a kerosene heater when he needs it.
• Countertops: What’s that loud banging noise coming from Nadine’s kitchen countertop? The expansion and contraction of the walls and plumbing may be the cause if the countertop was installed too tightly.
• Insulation: Should you use open-cell or closed-cell spray foam insulation? They’re both equally effective, but Kevin should use closed-cell insulation in areas exposed to moisture.
• Drainage: Downspouts and drainage pipes in Shawnee’s yard are working fine, except for one small spot that stays wet. We don’t think it’s enough of a problem to be worth doing major repairs.
• Driveway Seams: The expansion joint is separating between sections of Ed’s concrete driveway. We’ve got a simple solution to fill and seal the gap.
• Shower Installation: With four sons, Cheryl wants to convert the bathtub into a shower. If standard prefabricated shower pans are too big for the small space, she could try shopping for the compact shower pans sold for RVs.

 

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