Cooking Up an Outdoor Kitchen | Get the Dirt on Garden Prep | No Pain, No Grain: Refinishing Hardwood Floors | Ep #2298

SHOW NOTES:

• Outdoor Kitchens: Cooking up plans for an outdoor kitchen? Get the recipe for successfully designing a great outdoor dining space.
• Spring Gardening: The best soil produces the best gardens in bloom. We’ve got all the dirt on how to prep for springtime gardening.
• Hardwood Floors: Refinishing hardwood floors can be worth the effort. Learn how to restore the shine. 

 Plus, answers to your home improvement questions.

• Exterior Painting: Barry keeps repainting the arbor outside his house. He should make sure the surface is scraped clean and use an oil-based primer and paint.
• Radon Testing: Are radon tests necessary? We agree it’s a good idea and tell Sandra how radon testing and remediation are done.
• Shower Floor: The floor under a fiberglass tub squeaks whenever Jeff showers. The tub probably wasn’t installed correctly, but the problem is more annoying than structural.
• Heating System: Should Amber convert from hot water baseboard heat to electric baseboard heat? We warn her it will be very expensive and suggest getting a new oil unit with zoned heating and controllable thermostats instead.
• Laminate Flooring: Do you need special underlayment for laminate flooring? Joe should see what type of underlayment is recommended by the manufacturer. 
• Garden Beds: Where is the best location for a raised garden bed? Courtney should look for a wide open space with no obstructions and full sun.

 

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