Dry Up Your Soggy Yard | Native Plants to Attract Birds | The Best Time to Water Houseplants | Ep #2295

SHOW NOTES:

• Yard Drainage: When melting snow and spring showers leave a soggy mess, here’s how to dry up your yard.
• Attracting Birds: If you like to hear the sound of chirping birds, find out how to attract birds to your yard with these native plants.
• Houseplant Care: The best way to keep your houseplants healthy is to water them properly. Get tips on knowing when it’s time to water those plants.

 Plus, answers to your home improvement questions.

• Clogged Toilet: When Beth flushes the toilet, the water rises up to the rim and then empties slowly. Sounds like she needs a plumber to drain a partial clog.
• Basement Floor Crack: Mike is worried about a crack across one end of the floor. It’s not the foundation and we’ll tell him about a DIY concrete repair.
• House Sounds: What is that mysterious banging sound? Depending on the cause, Gerry learns she may need to tune up her boiler or get a water hammer arrestor.
• Buckled Floor: Should a new engineered hardwood floor be buckling? We tell Matthew it’s not acceptable and advise him to report it to his home builder and home warranty company while it’s still covered.
• Window Shutters: Can you install window shutters over vinyl siding? Ruth finds out it’s a common DIY project using special fasteners.

 

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