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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from

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<v Speaker 2>I am six forty Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>I am Dean Sharp, the house Whisperer, custom home builder,

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<v Speaker 2>custom home Designer. It's an all calls weekend. I love

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<v Speaker 2>these weekends. I love taking your calls, talking with you

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<v Speaker 2>about what's going on with your home, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hoping out if I can.

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<v Speaker 3>So let's do it all right, Let's talk to Tom. Tom.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome home, Dean.

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<v Speaker 4>Yes, sir, okay. I live on a hillside lot. My

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<v Speaker 4>house is on the upper portion of the hill with

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<v Speaker 4>a yard created by retaining the old style retaining wall

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<v Speaker 4>with concrete about two hundred and forty feet front to back.

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<v Speaker 4>And I want to get down to that lower pad

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<v Speaker 4>to build an AD and I got to put in

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<v Speaker 4>a driveway. If I bulldoze straight down the slope, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>going to be over twenty percent. And I don't even

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<v Speaker 4>want to be twenty percent. I'd like to be twelve percent.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm thinking, rather than try to stretch the driveway

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<v Speaker 4>along the ridge to lengthen it and reduce my slope,

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<v Speaker 4>is there some way like like an elevated boardwalk a

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<v Speaker 4>driveway built on piers that somebody does. I mean, obviously

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<v Speaker 4>it could be done, but you know, it cost a fortune.

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<v Speaker 4>And I'm just wondering if if anybody does anything prefab

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<v Speaker 4>like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh gosh, yeah, you know what if somebody does, I

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<v Speaker 2>have not heard of them. You know, we've had some

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<v Speaker 2>tricky driveway grating scenarios before, and you know, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>uncommon to have to get the structural engineers out and say, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we got to bring this driveway in on an estate

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<v Speaker 2>property across this creek bed or across this gully, or

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<v Speaker 2>you know, we've got an elevated portion of it and

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<v Speaker 2>essentially build a bridge or an elevated platform for a

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<v Speaker 2>portion of the driveway. But I know of no one

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<v Speaker 2>out there, and I'm not saying that there isn't, but

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<v Speaker 2>I personally don't have knowledge of anybody out there who

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<v Speaker 2>has prefab systems that are just ready to go. And

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<v Speaker 2>the problem is the problem with the reason is is

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<v Speaker 2>because it's all site specific, it has to do with

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<v Speaker 2>your you know, geological situation, your soil quality. Because it's

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<v Speaker 2>not so much the structure itself, it's what it's bearing

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<v Speaker 2>on and how much of a seismic and lateral load

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<v Speaker 2>it has to withhold as well as the dead load itself.

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<v Speaker 2>So geological engineer and structural engineer, those are going to

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<v Speaker 2>be unavoidable in your situation. Doesn't necessarily have to be concrete.

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<v Speaker 2>I've seen them. We've actually successfully built some some bridges

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<v Speaker 2>over gullies out of wood, out of you know, kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like the old covered wood bridges. We've successfully done

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<v Speaker 2>it out of wood and steel and or concrete. But

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to have to be one of those formats,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's gonna be h it's gonna be site specific,

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<v Speaker 2>and so you're just gonna, unfortunately have to price that out. Tom,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the call. It was super interesting question. I

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<v Speaker 2>wish I could help more on that. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to Shannon. Hey, Shannon, welcome home.

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<v Speaker 5>Hi, thanks for taking my calls. Well, I have a

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<v Speaker 5>pervasive gopher problem in my yards in my back and

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<v Speaker 5>my strint, which has prevented me hard planting anything, and

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<v Speaker 5>mostly weeds are popping up and weeds die, and I

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<v Speaker 5>have all these hills and mounds and holes, and so

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<v Speaker 5>I wanted to do a native garden, but I don't

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<v Speaker 5>know where to begin and how to get rid of

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<v Speaker 5>the gophers.

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<v Speaker 2>Gophers Nature's annoying, adorable rodent. Okay, so Shannon, here's the thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what I don't want you to do. Please do

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<v Speaker 2>not poison your gophers with a rat poison blood thinning

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<v Speaker 2>rat poison, because it is not only doing damage to them,

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<v Speaker 2>and yes it will, you know, knock out your gophers

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<v Speaker 2>in general, but it will end up damaging the entire

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<v Speaker 2>ecosystem around you. I'm not going to get on my

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<v Speaker 2>soapbox and talk about that. I'm just going to say,

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<v Speaker 2>don't do it. Blood thinners end up in all the

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<v Speaker 2>predators that eat the gophers as well, and it affects

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<v Speaker 2>everything well beyond the edge of your house. Now, you

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<v Speaker 2>can live trap gophers, or you can just kill them

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<v Speaker 2>dead with the mechanical traps, but that doesn't solve the

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<v Speaker 2>problem because you know, it's just an ongoing war. So

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<v Speaker 2>in your situation and for everybody who has a gopher issue,

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<v Speaker 2>what I'm about to suggest may sound extreme, but in

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<v Speaker 2>reality it is actually the easiest, most stress free, permanent

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<v Speaker 2>way to deal with gophers in your yard, and that

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<v Speaker 2>is simply to not allow them in in the first place. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you do that? Well, you do that by

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<v Speaker 2>again having a strong commitment we don't want gophers in

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<v Speaker 2>this yard. What it means is this, let's take your lawn,

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<v Speaker 2>your planterbed areas wherever it is that you are planning

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<v Speaker 2>on planting and don't want gophers coming up. You're going

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<v Speaker 2>to remove some soil okay, two, three, sometimes as much

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<v Speaker 2>as four inches of soil in an area, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to stake down and bury gopher cloth. And what

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<v Speaker 2>do I mean by gopher cloth? I mean either a

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<v Speaker 2>nylon cloth that is, and I say cloth, it's actually

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<v Speaker 2>full of holes.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, it's more like a.

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<v Speaker 2>Mesh, but basically think of chicken wire, but on a

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<v Speaker 2>much much smaller scale opening so that a gopher can't

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<v Speaker 2>get through a layer of chicken wire essentially, And please

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<v Speaker 2>forgive me for using it. I just want everybody to

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<v Speaker 2>picture what it is that I'm saying, a layer of

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<v Speaker 2>chicken wire buried a couple of inches underneath the soil

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<v Speaker 2>of everywhere in your yard.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>The simple truth of the matter is the gophers can

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<v Speaker 2>tunnel underneath your house all they want and all around,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're not going to be popping up and they're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be doing as much, if any, damage

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<v Speaker 2>to the roots of everything that's going down. Now, will

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<v Speaker 2>they occasionally gnaw on a deeper root, sure, but not

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<v Speaker 2>to the extent that they're going to destroy anything. So

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<v Speaker 2>without question, the once and for all solution for gophers

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<v Speaker 2>is actually to just put a fence in between them

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<v Speaker 2>and being able to pop up in your yard.

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<v Speaker 4>Awesome that.

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<v Speaker 6>It is simple.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean simple for me to say.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, oh yeah, just to dig up all the

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<v Speaker 2>dirt in your whole backyard and completely cover it over

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<v Speaker 2>with seamless fencing. It's a it's a task, it's a chore.

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<v Speaker 2>But honestly, when you think about, well, do we want

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<v Speaker 2>to do that or do we want to forever have

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<v Speaker 2>gophers making holes in the backyard. So this way, the

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<v Speaker 2>gophers don't die, your plans don't die, your yard stays lovely,

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<v Speaker 2>and you just have a barrier.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's a gopher bear.

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<v Speaker 2>If you go online, you're gonna find all sorts of

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<v Speaker 2>options in that regard subterranean buried gopher barriers. You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>find them. You can price them out, you can make

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<v Speaker 2>your own decisions. But they work.

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<v Speaker 3>I know they work.

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<v Speaker 2>We've seen them work and at the end of the day, boom.

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<v Speaker 2>You do it once, you do it right, and you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to worry about it again. So Shannon, thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Good luck on that. Thanks for the call. When we

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<v Speaker 2>come back, more of your calls. I'm so glad you

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<v Speaker 2>joined me this morning. Hang tight, so much more to come.

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<v Speaker 4>Hey.

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<v Speaker 2>We are doing a all weekend here on the program.

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<v Speaker 3>Every few weeks. We lay every.

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<v Speaker 2>Topic aside so that we can concentrate on just the

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<v Speaker 2>things that are on your mind regarding your home, be

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<v Speaker 2>it a design issue, or a construction question, or a

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<v Speaker 2>DIY concerned whatever, all of the above and anything in between.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything you want to talk to me about your home today,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what we're doing. It's time to go back to

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<v Speaker 2>the phones to do it. I want to talk to Jane. Hey, Jane,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome home.

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<v Speaker 6>Thanks for taking my call.

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<v Speaker 5>I have a quick question. We're looking to remodel our

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<v Speaker 5>house and open.

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<v Speaker 6>Up some of the walls and we're not sure if

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<v Speaker 6>we should get a designer first to work out.

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<v Speaker 7>The layout and the design, or if we should.

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<v Speaker 5>Speak with a structural engineer to actually let us know

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<v Speaker 5>which walls we can open up.

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<v Speaker 2>Excellent question, a procedural question on how you get started

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<v Speaker 2>with this kind of thing. The answer is a bit nuanced, Jane.

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<v Speaker 3>Number one.

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<v Speaker 2>The first call that you always make, that everyone should

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<v Speaker 2>always make when they're thinking about remodeling or doing something

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<v Speaker 2>different with their.

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<v Speaker 3>House, is you call a designer. All right.

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<v Speaker 2>You start with the creativity, you start with the art.

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<v Speaker 2>You start with somebody who knows what they're doing in

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<v Speaker 2>order to help you come with the absolute best possible

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<v Speaker 2>design that works for you, that customizes your home, that

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<v Speaker 2>expresses you. Because, as I say here on the program

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<v Speaker 2>all the time, as you know, design matters most. We

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<v Speaker 2>start with design. However, sometimes design choices end up leading

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<v Speaker 2>towards Wow, we're going to move that wall, or we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to eliminate that wall, and we want to change

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<v Speaker 2>those windows, or we want to put in a much

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<v Speaker 2>bigger door. Things that infringe and touch now upon structural issues.

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<v Speaker 2>So this is why I say it's nuanced. What you

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<v Speaker 2>want is you want to call the designer first, and

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<v Speaker 2>you want to start having that conversation. What you don't

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<v Speaker 2>want is to pay a designer for a th on,

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<v Speaker 2>full blown finished design when you don't know what the

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<v Speaker 2>structural ramifications are. Okay, So you call a designer and

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<v Speaker 2>you begin to work with them in what we call

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<v Speaker 2>rough design mode or rough sketch mode, in which we

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<v Speaker 2>haven't you know, we haven't sold the farm yet for

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<v Speaker 2>this design.

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<v Speaker 3>But we get to the point.

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<v Speaker 2>Where now we sense like, wow, we're really liking where

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<v Speaker 2>this is going. And the big question now looms what

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<v Speaker 2>about that wall? And that is when you call in

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<v Speaker 2>a structural engineer for a consultation and it's a couple

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<v Speaker 2>three hundred dollars, most structural engineers will show up and

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<v Speaker 2>help you figure out what's going on. Sometimes it's pretty

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<v Speaker 2>simple to do expect that they will. In order to

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<v Speaker 2>make the most of a consult like that, that you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to want to invest a little of a demo,

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<v Speaker 2>and by demo, I just mean a forensic opening up.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if it's a wall in question, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if it's a bearing wall, or if you don't

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<v Speaker 2>know if it's a sheer wall, that's critical for the

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<v Speaker 2>seismic strength of the house, then you.

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<v Speaker 3>Want to pull some drywall off.

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<v Speaker 2>Drywall is inexpensive to replace, Okay, it's just cost of

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<v Speaker 2>getting ready for your remodel.

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<v Speaker 3>A little bit of forensic analysis. So in other words, if.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about you know, if we were talking about

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<v Speaker 2>the house in terms of let's say the metaphor of

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<v Speaker 2>a patient going in for some surgical procedure and there

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<v Speaker 2>are some things that we don't quite know about, then

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<v Speaker 2>we would call this exploratory surgery, in which we open

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<v Speaker 3>So open up a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Section of drywall on a wall, open up some drywall

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<v Speaker 2>come out and give you an evaluation of like okay, yeah, yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>So that's the information you need, you need at that juncture,

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<v Speaker 2>want to touch that wall, or it may be full

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<v Speaker 2>steam ahead, so it's designer engineer, back to the designer.

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<v Speaker 2>And then as you commit to a remodel, especially assuming

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<v Speaker 2>and put in their structural notes and pages in plans

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<v Speaker 2>that you'll submit to the city. And that's kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the hopscotch or leap frogging that happens. So don't pay

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<v Speaker 2>when you don't know the ramification structurally on the house.

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<v Speaker 2>And just to let you know, just as a little topper,

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<v Speaker 2>on a home, we will still tell our clients listen,

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<v Speaker 2>which you're thrilled with the way everything's looking, and then

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<v Speaker 2>rough engineering specifications not even finished yet, but rough specifications,

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<v Speaker 2>because only then do you have with our drawing down

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<v Speaker 2>really rough estimate, and so you're not holding them to it,

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<v Speaker 2>but these are contractors that you're vetting and you're thinking

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<v Speaker 2>about using, and they give you a rough estimate, so

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<v Speaker 2>you get an idea like, ah, and this is what

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<v Speaker 2>then you go back to the design and tweak it again.

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<v Speaker 2>So there's this interplay and this collaboration and that's generally

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<v Speaker 6>Does that help, yes, Thank you so much?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, Jane good luck on that project. All right,

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<v Speaker 2>y'all when we come back, let's try and take a

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<v Speaker 2>couple more before we are done today. Yeah, you are home?

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<v Speaker 3>Who is this? Oh yeah, it's Dean Sharp, the House Whisper.

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<v Speaker 2>You are Home with Dean Sharp the House Whisper. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for joining us on the program this morning. All

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<v Speaker 2>right to the phones, Eric, Welcome home.

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<v Speaker 4>Hello Dean. How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 3>I am well, sir. How can I help you?

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<v Speaker 2>So?

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<v Speaker 6>I'm planning on taking carpet out and putting new wood

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<v Speaker 6>floors in the room.

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<v Speaker 4>I just put these new moldings in like maybe two

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<v Speaker 4>years ago, so I know there's going to be a gap,

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<v Speaker 4>and I'm wondering what you think I should do replace

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<v Speaker 4>the moldings or do like a pillar or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So by moldings, you're talking about your baseboards. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>baseboards in the room and baseboards. Just so everybody can

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<v Speaker 2>get caught up to speed here, when we install baseboards,

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that carpeting is going in a room, the baseboard

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<v Speaker 2>is actually we leave it off the ground. We leave

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<v Speaker 2>it up above the floor about yeah, depending on the

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<v Speaker 2>carpenter you talk to, anywhere from a quarter of an

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<v Speaker 2>inch all the way up to about three eighths of

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<v Speaker 2>an inch. So if Eric is going to yank all

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<v Speaker 2>the carpet in the pad out of a room and

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<v Speaker 2>put hardwood down in its place, then it's the chances

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<v Speaker 2>that the hardwood is going to actually touch the bottom

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<v Speaker 2>of those baseboards is unlikely. That means we got a

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<v Speaker 2>little gap underneath. Two ways to handle it, Eric, just

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<v Speaker 2>straight out you're either well, okah, yeah too realistically. Two

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<v Speaker 2>ways you could You could try and remove the baseboards

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<v Speaker 2>carefully and reinstall them, but.

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<v Speaker 3>That never works out.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm not even gonna tell you that one because

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<v Speaker 2>you know you're gonna end up tracking something and messing

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<v Speaker 2>it up and messing up the wall. So number one,

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<v Speaker 2>you pull the baseboards. You're just like, well, okay, fine,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna sacrifice this.

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<v Speaker 3>Room full of baseboards.

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<v Speaker 2>You pull the baseboards, you leave the walls bare, get

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<v Speaker 2>the floor installed, and then nicest, best, absolute cleanest looking job.

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<v Speaker 2>Once the floor is down, you install new baseboards, bump

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<v Speaker 2>right on top of the hardwood, nice and tight, clean line,

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<v Speaker 2>clean corner done. The other way to do it, if

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<v Speaker 2>you really really want to save those baseboards is you

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<v Speaker 2>simply use a base shoe, which is just a secondary molding.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't want to fill in underneath the baseboard because

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<v Speaker 2>that never ends up looking right. You try and glue

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<v Speaker 2>it or try and nail it in, you're always going

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<v Speaker 2>to see the seam. Even if you don't see it

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<v Speaker 2>right away, you'll end up seeing a seam. So the

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<v Speaker 2>traditional way, the conventional way is to use a base shoe,

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<v Speaker 2>which is kind of like a quarter round, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>like some people actually use cord around a quarter of

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<v Speaker 2>a circle. But base shoe actually, if you get the

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<v Speaker 2>right stuff, is actually taller than it is thick as

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<v Speaker 2>far as coming out into the room, and so it's

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more just slightly more streamline than QRD around.

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<v Speaker 2>And what you'll do is you'll go ahead and lay

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<v Speaker 2>the floor, get it underneath the or up to at

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<v Speaker 2>least the line of the baseboard, and then cover the

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<v Speaker 2>gap with a piece of bass shoe. Now I prefer

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<v Speaker 2>as a designer, it says, no, this has nothing to

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<v Speaker 2>do with carpentry. I prefer as a designer, that you

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<v Speaker 2>would paint that base shoe with your molding so that

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<v Speaker 2>the floor stays the floor and the base shoe just

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<v Speaker 2>becomes a part of your baseboard. From a design perspective,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a cleaner, better look. Some people like

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<v Speaker 2>to try and buy a base shoe, a base shoe

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<v Speaker 2>that's the same material right as the floor. I think

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<v Speaker 2>that just makes the floor feel like it's creeping up

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<v Speaker 2>onto the wall, and for us, that's not a good look.

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<v Speaker 3>So that's what.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna recommend my friend one of the two. If

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<v Speaker 2>you pull out the baseboards, how tall are they?

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<v Speaker 6>By the way, there's like about three inches, So I

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<v Speaker 6>got all.

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<v Speaker 3>Right, they're too short.

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<v Speaker 2>They're too short for so no seven seven inches?

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<v Speaker 6>Oh wow?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, I know right, I know everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody's jaw drops every time I say that. But I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just saying, if you've got a traditional house with kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a traditional motif, don't hesitate to fill that house

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<v Speaker 2>with taller base boards.

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<v Speaker 3>I guarantee you A wall is.

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<v Speaker 2>Visually, whether you've never thought of it this where or not.

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<v Speaker 2>A wall is a column. It's like a column that

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<v Speaker 2>has been split and laid out flat. So the base

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<v Speaker 2>of that wall, you can imagine a big, strong column

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<v Speaker 2>that has no base on it whatsoever, like a Greek

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<v Speaker 2>column that just kind of runs into the dirt. A base,

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<v Speaker 2>the base of a column needs a really nice pediment.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guarantee you the general rule is seven is

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<v Speaker 2>what we call the seven percent rule, the seven to

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<v Speaker 2>ten percent rule. And so that basically means baseboards can

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<v Speaker 2>afford to be seven percent of the height of a wall.

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<v Speaker 2>That means in an eight foot ceiling they can be

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<v Speaker 2>almost seven inches tall. It will look fantastic. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you decide to replace the baseboards, all I'm saying is

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<v Speaker 2>think about going taller with them.

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<v Speaker 3>You won't regret it.

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<v Speaker 2>And then, of course you can blame me for spending

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<v Speaker 2>more money in the rest of the house, because after

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<v Speaker 2>you love that room as much as you do, you're like, oh, great,

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<v Speaker 2>Dean had me change this room. It's now the best

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<v Speaker 2>replace all the baseba boards everywhere. You are welcome, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks study for the call. Do I have time to

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<v Speaker 2>sneak another one in here? Let's do it, Ragnar, Welcome home.

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<v Speaker 7>My wife and I just bought a new house in Hawthorne, California.

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<v Speaker 7>It's built in nineteen fifty two, and we have retaining

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<v Speaker 7>walls are on the outside of the property and from settling.

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<v Speaker 7>The soil is clayish, and the settling has created a

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<v Speaker 7>wall cracks in the retaining walls, and whether they've been

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<v Speaker 7>made a center block but in institution is sick. How

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<v Speaker 7>can I stick salibab and replace the walls?

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So when we say retaining walls, do we mean

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<v Speaker 2>that these walls are actually retaining soil or when we

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<v Speaker 2>say retaining walls, you just mean like a garden block

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<v Speaker 2>wall that's dividing you and the neighbors, well.

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<v Speaker 7>Garden block wall deviding me and the neighbors.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, Yeah, So just to be clear, if it's not

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<v Speaker 2>actually holding, if the soil level on the other side

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<v Speaker 2>of the wall isn't significantly higher than on your side,

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<v Speaker 2>or vice versa, it's not a retaining wall.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's just a block wall. Okay. So a block wall.

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<v Speaker 2>And if it's got it, if it's settled, uh, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know there's and then that happens, you know, because honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>a retaining if it were a retaining wall, you probably

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<v Speaker 2>wouldn't see any cracks in it, because a retaining wall

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<v Speaker 2>gets solid filled with concrete in all of the cells,

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<v Speaker 2>in the grouts in between all of that, and there's

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<v Speaker 3>But a block wall can just be a simple garden wall.

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<v Speaker 2>They kind of tend builders tend to minimize the footings

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<v Speaker 2>under it. So I totally get it that it's settled some.

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<v Speaker 2>If it has settled, then you've got cracking happening. You

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<v Speaker 2>can actually you can actually find concrete epoxy patch kits

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<v Speaker 2>at like a local hardware store, builder supply home depot,

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of thing. It's not going to and that'll

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<v Speaker 2>get you patched up so that the cracking doesn't continue,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's not hard to use. A lot of it

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<v Speaker 2>the crack, and then uh and then kind of trial

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<v Speaker 2>it smooth. Now it's not gonna look pretty on your side,

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<v Speaker 2>just to say not gonna look pretty. So you may

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<v Speaker 2>want to consider at some point, once you fix all

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<v Speaker 2>wall so that it all blends in better. Because there's

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<v Speaker 2>no way, unfortunately, to patch that wall unless the cracking

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<v Speaker 2>was actually just in the mortar joints. There's no way

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<v Speaker 2>to actually crack to fix a cracked cinder block wall

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<v Speaker 2>without the patch showing up unfortunately, just as much if

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<v Speaker 2>not more visible, once you patch it than the crack

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<v Speaker 2>was to begin with. So you get some options in

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<v Speaker 2>after you've patched it. If you're going to keep the

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<v Speaker 2>wall like that, you know, maybe paint the wall over,

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe decide to grow something in front of it, or

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<v Speaker 2>let something like a creeping fig kind of ivy sort

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<v Speaker 2>of creeping plant cling to the wall and cover it over,

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<v Speaker 2>make it more attractive in that sense. Or maybe at

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<v Speaker 2>some point you say, you know what, we'll patch it

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<v Speaker 2>for now, but let's replace this. Let's replace it with

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<v Speaker 2>a fence, a wood fence of our choosing, so that

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<v Speaker 2>you get a better architectural look. That's the best I

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<v Speaker 2>can tell you. Thank you, Ragnar, and thanks Eric for

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<v Speaker 2>your calls. How about some more of your calls when

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<v Speaker 2>we return. You are listening to Home with Dean Sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>the House Whisper canf i AM six forty and live

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<v Speaker 2>welcome to home, where every week we help you better

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<v Speaker 2>understand that place where you live. I am Dean Sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>the house whisper, custom home builder, custom home designer, most importantly,

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<v Speaker 2>today your guide to turning your ordinary house into something

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<v Speaker 2>truly extraordinary. I tell you what we're doing today. It's

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<v Speaker 2>an all calls day. It is it you set the agenda.

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<v Speaker 2>Anything that is going on with your home, whether it

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<v Speaker 2>be construction issues, DIY questions, design concerns, anything at all.

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<v Speaker 2>The phone lines are open. I am here to help

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<v Speaker 2>you sort it all out. We'll put our heads together

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll get it sorted. On that note, how about

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<v Speaker 2>we go to it. Hey, Mary, welcome home.

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<v Speaker 6>I have a question about reroofing. I have a small

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<v Speaker 6>house about fourteen hundred square feet, was built in nineteen

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<v Speaker 6>eighty eight. But it needs the tile lifted and then

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<v Speaker 6>the paper lad underneath it. And I'm getting bids on it,

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<v Speaker 6>and some of the bids bidders are saying two layers

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<v Speaker 6>of paper and others are saying one.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So your question is is are two layers necessary?

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<v Speaker 2>Is that a good idea? Is it too much? Is it?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah? I have a couple of thoughts about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one is two layers always better than one when

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<v Speaker 2>it comes to roofing paper, especially because roofing paper will age,

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<v Speaker 2>it will become brittle eventually over time. And the more

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<v Speaker 2>protection you have up there underneath the tie ailes, the

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<v Speaker 2>better off you're going to be. A lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>don't realize this, but you know, tiles, roofing tiles, any

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<v Speaker 2>kind of roofing material. The surface material that we all

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<v Speaker 2>look at and say, look, there's the roof. That is

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<v Speaker 2>just the top layer, and it is not a guarantee

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<v Speaker 2>in and of itself that the roof doesn't leak. What's

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<v Speaker 2>really doing the true protection of the home is the underlayment,

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<v Speaker 2>that is the building paper underneath the tiles. So I

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<v Speaker 2>always tell people, do not shortchange your budget in terms

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<v Speaker 2>of the underlayment. Get the best stuff possible. But Mary,

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<v Speaker 2>since we're on that subject and you raise the subject,

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<v Speaker 2>here is the thing I would prefer. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>just me, and it's up to you, and you should

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<v Speaker 2>bring this up to the roofers who are bidding your project.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't use builder paper anymore, roofing paper anymore in

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<v Speaker 2>the homes that we design and specify and in the

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<v Speaker 2>homes that we actually participate in building because for so

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<v Speaker 2>long now rubber rized membranes have been proven themselves so

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<v Speaker 2>far superior to builder of paper. So I would recommend

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<v Speaker 2>that you actually go back and say, okay, fine, fine, fine,

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<v Speaker 2>two layers of building paper. That's fine, but let's talk

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<v Speaker 2>about using a modern membrane underneath my tile. The modern membrane,

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<v Speaker 2>they are self sealing. They lap onto each other, they seal.

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<v Speaker 2>That's something that builder paper does not do unless the

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<v Speaker 2>builders actually tar it all in which on a normal

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<v Speaker 2>residential roof rarely happens. So the membrane seal, and as

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<v Speaker 2>a result, Number One, when they're all done laying it,

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<v Speaker 2>you have essentially, for all practical purposes, one continuous membrane,

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<v Speaker 2>not just tiers of paper over the house.

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<v Speaker 3>And two other things about them.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, they're rubberized, they're they're bitimus, they have stretch

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<v Speaker 2>and give that they never actually lose, and so as

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<v Speaker 2>a result, they do not become brittle and tend to

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<v Speaker 2>break down as quickly over time. In fact, they last

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<v Speaker 2>a lot lot longer than builder paper. They even go

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<v Speaker 2>so far during installation as self ceiling around every single

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<v Speaker 2>nail that gets punctured through them when the actual tiles

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<v Speaker 2>are put on. So there is no doubt in my mind,

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<v Speaker 2>no question in my mind that these new modern membrane

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<v Speaker 2>unladed layments are superior to builder paper. Now, do they

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<v Speaker 2>cost a little more, Yeah, they do do. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of builders lead with them when they're bidding a job. No,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't, because it means that their bid comes in higher,

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<v Speaker 2>and then they have to sit there and explain to

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<v Speaker 2>you why it's higher, because you know, we're using a

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<v Speaker 2>better material, and some homeowners just don't agree or don't

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<v Speaker 2>believe them, but you can take it from me. I

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<v Speaker 2>would zero in on the roofer that you're thinking about using,

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<v Speaker 2>and then talk to them about a continuous, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>more advanced underlayment. If you really want this this roof

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<v Speaker 2>job to last forever, talk to them about a modern

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<v Speaker 2>underlayment instead of the roofing paper.

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<v Speaker 3>And there you go.

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<v Speaker 6>And that's just one layer that they put down with that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all you need with that stuff is just one

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<v Speaker 2>layer because it is thick, and like I said, it's

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<v Speaker 2>self seals, seals around the nails and it remains pliable

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the years.

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<v Speaker 3>So one layer is.

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<v Speaker 6>All you need and that lasts forever.

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<v Speaker 2>It's gonna last. Yeah, yeah, I mean this is this

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<v Speaker 2>is how we do lifetime roofs.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll put it that way.

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<v Speaker 4>Great.

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<v Speaker 6>I really appreciate the help.

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<v Speaker 2>You are so welcome, Mary, and I appreciate the call.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, let's talk to Julie.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, Julie, welcome home.

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<v Speaker 6>Hi Deine. We're looking at getting new windows and I

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<v Speaker 6>love the black frame windows, but they're obviously a lot

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<v Speaker 6>more expensive. So I was wondering, what are your thoughts. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 6>just if someone just adjusted black frame windows in the

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<v Speaker 6>back of the house and kept the traditional white frame

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<v Speaker 6>ones in.

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<v Speaker 2>The front, I have no general problems with that whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, if you hear me talk on the show

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<v Speaker 2>quite often, i'll talk about the tech. One of the

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<v Speaker 2>techniques for upgrading a house without touching its traditional curb

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<v Speaker 2>appeal is to treat the facade of the house differently

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<v Speaker 2>than the backside of the house, because from the the

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<v Speaker 2>facade of the house is something that is viewed from

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<v Speaker 2>outside the house, standing on the curb in the street

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<v Speaker 2>looking at the house. Then you move into the house,

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<v Speaker 2>you walk in, and once you're past the face of

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<v Speaker 2>the house. Now we're inside the house looking out through

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<v Speaker 2>windows into the backyard. It's a completely different experience. And

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<v Speaker 2>so the idea of using black frame windows for the

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<v Speaker 2>backside of the house because you love them and because

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<v Speaker 2>they work with the configuration that you're looking for, in

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<v Speaker 2>my thinking, in most cases most cases. Don't quote me

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<v Speaker 2>on this universally, but in most cases, yeah, your freedom

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<v Speaker 2>to mix it up, I would even say, depending on decor.

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<v Speaker 2>There are times when you know there are well, actually

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I'll tell you this. We just finished designing

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<v Speaker 2>from the ground up a new house in Studio City.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of those windows are white traditional framed windows, some

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<v Speaker 2>of them are dark bronze and black traditional windows. Just

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<v Speaker 2>depending on room for room and the effect that we're

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<v Speaker 2>looking for, and on some of the elevations of the house,

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<v Speaker 2>you can see both at the same time. It all

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<v Speaker 2>depends on whether it works with that theme. But as

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<v Speaker 2>a general rule, you know, it's kind of the mullet approach, right,

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<v Speaker 2>all business up front and party in the back. So

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<v Speaker 2>keep your white frame windows facing the street and do

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<v Speaker 2>back black towards the back of the house and have

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<v Speaker 2>a blast. I think you're completely free to do that

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<v Speaker 2>in most cases. Thanks, Julie for the call. Yes, Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's my mullet theory. My mullet theory.

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<v Speaker 3>Applies to lots of things. All the time.

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<v Speaker 2>You're listening to Home We Dean Sharp, the House Whisper

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