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<v Speaker 1>Let's say good morning now to the host of Home

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<v Speaker 1>on KFI, the house whisper Dean Sharp.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning Dean, Good morning Amy.

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<v Speaker 1>So this week on Home on KFI, we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be sharing concrete facts.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, nice one, thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, you're talking about concrete.

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<v Speaker 2>Sunday, we're talking all about concrete. I'm going to have

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<v Speaker 2>a special in studio guest, one of the finest concrete

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<v Speaker 2>contractors in southern California, and we're just going to be

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<v Speaker 2>talking all things concrete. It's something that affects everybody. Homeowners

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<v Speaker 2>have all sorts of questions about their concrete in all

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<v Speaker 2>its various forms around their house. So we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>try and elucidate some interesting facts about concrete, also teach

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<v Speaker 2>you a few things about where it goes, how it works,

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<v Speaker 2>and then answer all those pesky questions about what's wrong

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<v Speaker 2>with the concrete house.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and you know, I had a really good friend,

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<v Speaker 1>in fact, we called him Concrete Dave when I lived

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<v Speaker 1>up in Oregon, and he obviously did concrete work. And

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<v Speaker 1>it's really an art, like you can be good at

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<v Speaker 1>concrete or you can be bad. So hopefully you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to be giving tips on how to do it good.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, for sure. It absolutely is an art. It's

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<v Speaker 2>one of those things where you know, I've understood the

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<v Speaker 2>steps and the science of it and the processes and

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<v Speaker 2>the prep work, but I never, I have never in

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<v Speaker 2>my career gotten involved in the actual finishing and forming

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<v Speaker 2>of concrete because it's truly a craft and it takes that.

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<v Speaker 2>It takes that ten thousand hours of just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>hand dexterity and in order to get it right, and

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<v Speaker 2>it makes all the difference in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And because if you don't do it right, what are

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<v Speaker 1>some of the bad things that are going to happen.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, the thing about concrete is that you's it's kind

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<v Speaker 2>of like baking in a strange world. Concrete is a recipe.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a mixture of four things, essentially of basically cement

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<v Speaker 2>Portland cement aggregates, two kinds of aggregates, rocks like gravel

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<v Speaker 2>and sand, and then water and the ratio of those

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<v Speaker 2>ingredients put together. As soon as you mix them together,

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<v Speaker 2>there's this thermogenic process in which it heats up and

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<v Speaker 2>it starts to activate and bind together. And the timing

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<v Speaker 2>of it, just like putting a mixture of dough in

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<v Speaker 2>the oven is or cake batter probably a better analogy.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just critical as to when it happens, how it happens,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the conditions around it, including the weather and

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<v Speaker 2>the temperature on that day, and if you got one

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<v Speaker 2>shot at getting it right, because it's a synthetic stone,

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<v Speaker 2>and when it sets, it's it's pretty much done and

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<v Speaker 2>there's no turning back from it.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, And the other thing it's cool about concrete is

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<v Speaker 1>I think more and more people are using but it's

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<v Speaker 1>not only a utilitarian thing like for driveways but in

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<v Speaker 1>house foundations, but now they're using it to make your

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<v Speaker 1>house and to use it. I've seen some beautiful like

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<v Speaker 1>concrete countertops and that kind of stuff too. Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>Absolutely, there's an entire world of esthetic concrete. Concrete countertops

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<v Speaker 2>for a while, you know, a few years back, we're

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<v Speaker 2>just kind of a novelty. Now they are just simply

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<v Speaker 2>one of the options that any homeowner could embrace as

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<v Speaker 2>far as you know, redoing a kitchen or a bathroom

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<v Speaker 2>or anything like that. But they still are largely sort

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<v Speaker 2>of in the dark as to mystery of how you

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<v Speaker 2>get that thing finished just the right way.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, the world of concrete is the focus of Home

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<v Speaker 1>on KFI this Sunday, and on Saturday you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>be talking about This is something that's affecting thousands right now,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's builders being allowed to permit their own projects.

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<v Speaker 1>So you can listen to Dean Sharp this weekend six

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<v Speaker 1>to eight on Saturday, nine to noon on Sunday right

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<v Speaker 1>here on KFI. Always great information. Thanks so much, Dean.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks Amy,