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

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, I Am six forty Live, Dreaming and HD Everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>on the iHeartRadio app. Dean Sharp the House Whisper here

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<v Speaker 2>with you live every Saturday and Sunday morning Saturdays from

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<v Speaker 2>six to eight Pacific time, Sunday mornings nine to noon

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<v Speaker 2>Pacific time. Today, of course, is an All Calls Saturday Morning,

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<v Speaker 2>which every Saturday morning is with us just about. All

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<v Speaker 2>calls means you get to set the agenda for whatever

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<v Speaker 2>is we're talking about, whatever's got you scratch in your

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<v Speaker 2>head about your home. The number to reach me eight

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<v Speaker 2>three three two. Ask Dean A three three the numeral two,

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<v Speaker 2>and then you just spell out ask Dean A three

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<v Speaker 2>three to ask Dean tomorrow's show. By the way, we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about sound control. Sound control, not soundproofing. That's one

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<v Speaker 2>facet of it. Soundproofing. Get a lot of questions about soundproofing,

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<v Speaker 2>but sound control, sound noise, noise pollution. It's an ever

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<v Speaker 2>growing part of our lives. It is something that is

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<v Speaker 2>not healthy for us, both psychologically and physically. It is

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<v Speaker 2>something we've learned a lot about in the last couple

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<v Speaker 2>of decades and we need to do more to get

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<v Speaker 2>control of So we're going to talk about everything from

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<v Speaker 2>soundproofing to adding sound to your home in all the

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<v Speaker 2>right ways, to masking sound in areas that you can't proof,

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<v Speaker 2>like your backyard, in your outdoor areas. So we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to take a deep dive on the whole subject, and

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<v Speaker 2>as always, I'm going to guide you through and give

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<v Speaker 2>you all the interesting and practical goodies that you need

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<v Speaker 2>to transform that place where you live. Also, remember follow

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<v Speaker 2>of course this very program also the House Whisper podcast

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<v Speaker 2>that you can listen to anytime anywhere on demand. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the live broadcast right now. If you happen to

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<v Speaker 2>be listening to me on the Saturday morning, but if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not listening to me on Saturday morning and you're

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<v Speaker 2>hearing me talk right now, you have found the podcast

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<v Speaker 2>and hundreds of episodes, all searchable by topic. It is

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<v Speaker 2>your home improvement reference library. And finally, if your home

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<v Speaker 2>is in need of some more personal house Whisper attention,

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<v Speaker 2>you think to yourself. What I really need is Dean

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<v Speaker 2>and Tina standing in my living room staring at the problem. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>that can happen to You can book an in home

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<v Speaker 2>design consult with us. Just go to house whisperer dot

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<v Speaker 2>design for more information. All right, let's go back to

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<v Speaker 2>the phones. I want to talk to Gus. Hey, Gus,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome home.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey Dean.

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<v Speaker 1>You know they wrote a song about that, about the soundproofing.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like a sound control to major.

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<v Speaker 2>Tom uh that was not sound control, my friend.

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<v Speaker 4>But that was nice. It was a nice pull, nice try.

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<v Speaker 4>How can I help you?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay?

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<v Speaker 1>My question is I used to watch a show with

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<v Speaker 1>my dad before he passed away. Who do you think

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<v Speaker 1>we did a better job, Bob Vila or that couple

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<v Speaker 1>on Home Improof, not Home improve but the Chip and

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<v Speaker 1>Johanna Gaines. They bought house Chief houses in Texas and

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<v Speaker 1>they picked them up.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah yeah, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>So you just called to to hear my opinion on

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<v Speaker 2>that and get me in trouble with everybody, right, That's

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<v Speaker 2>that was that was the goal. You're just gonna bush me.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, uh, you know what.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, So here's the thing, first of all, something that

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to understand about me. I, uh, for

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<v Speaker 2>the most part, cannot watch home improvement television. Wow it

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I really I struggle with it generally speaking.

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<v Speaker 2>And the reason is it's kind of like this. It's

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<v Speaker 2>kind of like a doctor. You you medical professionals out there,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're sitting there at some point and you're.

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<v Speaker 4>Like, that's not the way it's done.

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<v Speaker 2>It and it gets tired of hearing me say that.

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<v Speaker 2>So we just don't watch them. We just don't watch them.

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<v Speaker 2>I just can't because there's so much about home improvement

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<v Speaker 2>television that is just uh, it's just it's just entertainment

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<v Speaker 2>and uh and so much of it loses, uh, its

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<v Speaker 2>grounding in reality. Okay, So just under that about me

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<v Speaker 2>in general. So, but here's the thing. Bob Vila, Bob

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<v Speaker 2>and This Old House is still running and a very

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<v Speaker 2>long running show. Chip and Joanna is it Fixer Upper?

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<v Speaker 4>Is that what it? Yet? I think it's a Chip

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they've made a little empire for themselves in Waco,

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<v Speaker 2>Texas doing all this stuff, and then the Magnolia and

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<v Speaker 2>then the magazines and then all the all the stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Joanna is a home designer. Uh and uh and they

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they started, I think they started flipping houses

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<v Speaker 2>and then they just that combination attracted the networks to them.

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<v Speaker 2>So so here's my opinion. Uh, you know, whatever entertain

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<v Speaker 2>deep dive into you know, the way homes really work.

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<v Speaker 2>But if I had to bias, uh and and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>please understand that that I am a home designer and

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<v Speaker 2>an artist at heart. If I had to bias, I

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<v Speaker 2>would probably lean toward a show like this Old House.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I've I've watched this Old House be for there.

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<v Speaker 2>It's much more practical home building kind of stuff, elements

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<v Speaker 2>that go into a house. I find people walk away

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<v Speaker 2>with more practical understanding, uh than they do.

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<v Speaker 1>This old House actually has changed. It's not the same

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<v Speaker 1>like it used to be.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, no, it's not the same. It's not the same.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, I've got nothing against uh Chip and

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<v Speaker 2>Joanna and I you know, applaud their success and and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, as as TV personalities, But just understand that

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<v Speaker 2>you you you see a lot of designy stuff happen,

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<v Speaker 2>But I don't know that most people walk away with

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<v Speaker 2>actually a better understanding of how to design their own

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<v Speaker 2>home or how it works for them. It's television and

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<v Speaker 2>it's entertainment, and a lot of people find a category

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<v Speaker 2>of entertainment for them is you know, quote unquote home

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<v Speaker 2>improvement entertainment. And I say that you know understanding that

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<v Speaker 2>that this program that you're listening to is categorized as

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<v Speaker 2>a home improvement show. Every time we sit down and

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<v Speaker 2>talk about it, you know, at iHeart, it's like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>our home improvement show is you know, Home with Dean Sharp.

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<v Speaker 2>But I try and approach it differently, and maybe one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things that's a little different about our show.

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<v Speaker 2>that number one, you know, we don't we don't set

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<v Speaker 2>up false scenarios for things to happen dramatically in the show.

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<v Speaker 2>I always joke about the fact that, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>typical formula for a home improvement show these days is Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna renovate these this couple's house, Jane and Bob

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<v Speaker 2>dollars and we're gonna do this, that and the other thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We dive in and then, of course the dramatic moment

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<v Speaker 2>is everything's going along peaches and cream until oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't real nobody realized it was a bearing wall

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<v Speaker 2>that's gonna blow their budget right out of the water.

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<v Speaker 2>And then, you know, and I always laugh because as

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<v Speaker 2>a home designer and a builder in the real world, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm suggesting a design for your home and I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know that a wall is a bearing wall, you

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<v Speaker 2>should not have hired me. Okay, this is this is

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<v Speaker 2>home design one oh one. Of course I know where

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<v Speaker 2>the bearing walls in your house are and where they're not.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got structural engineers involved in every project. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>it is simply not reality. And again, you know it

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<v Speaker 2>should become as no surprise. Reality TV is the furthest

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<v Speaker 2>thing usually from reality. So uh, it's entertainment. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you love it as entertainment, then there you go. Then

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<v Speaker 2>entertain yourself all day long. I'll tell you what I

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<v Speaker 2>got to go to a break, Gus. But when we

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<v Speaker 2>come back, and thanks for the question. You kind of

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<v Speaker 2>got me on my soapbox, I am going to share

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<v Speaker 2>with you. I will share with y'all number one why

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have a TV show yet and number two

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<v Speaker 2>what my favorite actual home design television show is. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>talk about that, Kayfi, Gean Sharp, the House Whisper at

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<v Speaker 2>your service. It's an all call Saturday morning. The number

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<v Speaker 2>to reach me eight three three two. Ask Dean A

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<v Speaker 2>three to three the numeral two ask Dean. Giving you

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<v Speaker 2>a call, you get to set the agenda. Anything that's

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<v Speaker 2>got you scratching your head about your house. Be it

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<v Speaker 2>a design issue, yes, please, architecture, construction, DIY concern?

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<v Speaker 4>What have you a?

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<v Speaker 2>Right before the break, Gus called me and asked me

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<v Speaker 2>what I thought that I like Bob Vila or the

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<v Speaker 2>Fixer Upper joe In and what's her husband Chip better?

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<v Speaker 2>My point was, it's all entertainment, and take it with

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<v Speaker 2>a grain of salt, because it's entertainment television first and foremost.

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<v Speaker 2>Not that you can't learn some things, but they're not

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<v Speaker 2>really designed to directly help you get anywhere with your projects.

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<v Speaker 2>And I don't mean that as a diss on any

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<v Speaker 2>and simply you know, things are what they are, and

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<v Speaker 2>if you find those shows entertaining, then go for it.

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<v Speaker 2>But I promised that I would say right after the

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have a show, and number two what my

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<v Speaker 2>actual favorite design show is. And yeah, I do have one.

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<v Speaker 2>I have one that I will watch and enjoy because

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<v Speaker 2>generally speaking, I don't watch home improvement television too. It's

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<v Speaker 2>too frustrating. It's too frustrating prep because I'm like, this

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<v Speaker 2>is not helping people at all. So we've actually been

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<v Speaker 2>approached just FYI, I'm thinking about is it five, five

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<v Speaker 2>or six times by producers from those networks and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>related networks. You know, got a call, hey buddy, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you guys are going to be the new You could

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<v Speaker 2>be the new Chip and Joe Anne and and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we take the calls and we talked to him, and

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<v Speaker 2>first of all, it's like, hey, we don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>be the new Chip and Joeanne.

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<v Speaker 4>We're us. Secondly, the other thing is that you know we.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we're fortunate to be on the radio, meaning

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, Tina and I were just we we

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<v Speaker 2>love designing homes.

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<v Speaker 4>That's why we still do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, it's not we haven't given our lives over to

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<v Speaker 2>Media now obviously a part of our career has branched

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<v Speaker 2>we'd be open to something different because we're just open

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<v Speaker 2>to adventures. But the point being that we were never

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<v Speaker 2>pursuing it to begin with. It came to us, not

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<v Speaker 2>the other way around. And so you know, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>do home in Groveman stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Home designer and a builder. And also, do you know

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<v Speaker 2>a radio show on a podcast. So that's one reason why.

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<v Speaker 2>And the second reason should be obvious at this point,

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<v Speaker 2>and they're like, okay, well that that could be great,

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<v Speaker 2>really enjoy watching? Grand Designs? And if you're scratching your head,

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<v Speaker 2>BBC show, the British show Grand Designs. Hosted by Kevin

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<v Speaker 2>Grand Design is a show. And why is there no

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<v Speaker 2>is this, he doesn't do the build or the design.

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<v Speaker 2>really really good one. He knows what he's talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>continue to do that as the years roll on. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>good luck getting a US network to back you on

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of a thing, because it's not easy money

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<v Speaker 2>right up front anyway. Grand designs very artistic, very entertaining.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you want to hear a real home designer

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<v Speaker 2>step in and stare a couple in the face and say,

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<v Speaker 2>and you think you're going to build this for how

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<v Speaker 2>much six hundred thousand pounds, you'll be lucky if you

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<v Speaker 2>then we find out at the end that, yeah, he

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<v Speaker 2>about how the building process works, he gets nitty gritty

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<v Speaker 2>with them, follows it through, and yet at the end,

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<v Speaker 2>if he finds the project worthwhile, he'll tell you every

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<v Speaker 2>artistic reason why this house moves you. And I just

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<v Speaker 2>love all that because that very much lines up with

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<v Speaker 2>homes in the real world for real people. So Grand Designs,

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<v Speaker 2>Where can you find it? I think you can find

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<v Speaker 2>it on Amazon usual. Amazon Prime usually has at least

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of them on YouTube. Now, so there you go,

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<v Speaker 2>there you go, all right? I blew a whole segment

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<v Speaker 2>talking about this. But there you go. There's your answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Go check out Grand Designs and then tell me about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Shoot me an email, make a comment on and maybe

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<v Speaker 2>we should make a post and just so everybody can

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<v Speaker 2>find it anyway, let me know what you think. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's a ton of fun. Okay, let's get some

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

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<v Speaker 4>You are Home with Dean Sharp. The house whisper. That's me.

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<v Speaker 2>It's an all calls Saturday morning, like we love to

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty five. I'm glad to be with you. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a privilege and a pleasure to talk to you

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<v Speaker 2>about your home. All right, let's go back to the phones,

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<v Speaker 2>shall we. Let's talk to Sean. Hey, Sean, welcome home, Jeans,

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning.

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<v Speaker 4>Good morning, sir. How can I help you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, sir, I bought a home.

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<v Speaker 5>He's Ventoria. I believe it's in nineteen this nineteen sixties.

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<v Speaker 5>The gentleman that did the home inspection. After that inspection,

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<v Speaker 5>he told me and my wife one cool thing about

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<v Speaker 5>the house, and the wall that separates the liver rooms

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<v Speaker 5>from the kitchen to be taken down without without an issue.

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<v Speaker 5>So going forward, we got opinions on the kitchen designs

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<v Speaker 5>and we told him we want to open up the

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<v Speaker 5>low barn wall, that it couldn't be open or it

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<v Speaker 5>was a low bar or however, but it couldn't be

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<v Speaker 5>opened up. That he had to do some retro fitting.

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<v Speaker 5>It costs about an extra seven grand to open.

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<v Speaker 3>The kitchen up.

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<v Speaker 5>So I was just trying to see, how can I

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<v Speaker 5>be sure that is a low barn wall?

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<v Speaker 1>Not?

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<v Speaker 3>Should I get more opinion?

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<v Speaker 5>There's something I can.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes and yes, uh and uh? And you should do

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<v Speaker 2>you should do both, my friend. All right, So here's

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<v Speaker 2>the thing. Is single story house, Yes, single story house.

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<v Speaker 2>So you got to addic space above all right. So

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of things. One is uh that so a

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<v Speaker 2>load bearing wall means that it's a wall that's actually

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<v Speaker 2>holding up stuff up above it, Okay, as opposed to

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<v Speaker 4>No, it's not.

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<v Speaker 2>Actually there are load bearing walls, or what we call

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<v Speaker 2>for short, a bearing wall, and there are partition walls,

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<v Speaker 2>which are just walls that are dividing rooms up but

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<v Speaker 2>actually not doing any structural work on the house. And

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<v Speaker 2>there's a big difference between the two because partition walls

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<v Speaker 2>are walls that can come down without any consequence to

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<v Speaker 2>the structural integrity of the home, and a bearing wall

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<v Speaker 2>is not a how it's not a wall that can

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<v Speaker 2>come down without consequence. A bearing wall can come down,

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<v Speaker 2>but it has to be replaced by structures that are

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<v Speaker 2>and that can be obviously a more expensive process. So

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<v Speaker 2>in a one story house where you've got an attic

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<v Speaker 2>space above, the attic space is almost inevitably the place

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<v Speaker 2>where you make these discoveries. Up in the attic, you

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<v Speaker 2>locate the top of that wall and we find out

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<v Speaker 2>whether there are ceiling joists number one that are laying

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<v Speaker 2>on that wall, that are bearing on it, that have

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<v Speaker 2>come over and are resting on it. So normally, if

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<v Speaker 2>the ceiling joys are running perpendicular to that wall and

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<v Speaker 2>they are resting on it, then it is doing a

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<v Speaker 2>ceiling joys. Another way to look at it is that

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<v Speaker 2>in the attic, if there are any roof braces we

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<v Speaker 2>call them Perlin braces. There may be two by fours

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<v Speaker 2>from the roofing rafters or from a brace system that

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<v Speaker 2>may be loaded onto that wall, or any posts that

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<v Speaker 2>are coming down onto the top of the wall. So

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<v Speaker 2>the point is the easiest way to figure out what

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<v Speaker 2>find the wall and find out the relationship of floor

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<v Speaker 2>joys and posts and braces to it. Generally speaking, if

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<v Speaker 2>running in the direction same direction of the wall, then

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a baring wall because it may have a

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<v Speaker 2>ceiling joist on top of it, but that doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>that it's holding up the whole room. It just so

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<v Speaker 2>happens that the ceiling joist ended up lining up with

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<v Speaker 2>the top of the wall, but it's not doing a

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<v Speaker 2>job holding anything else up. So that's the first place

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<v Speaker 2>that we would check to give you a sense of

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<v Speaker 2>whether or not you know, we could pull that wall

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<v Speaker 2>down and do some fancy things with the kitchen at

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<v Speaker 2>relatively no expense. Sometimes I can see when I walk

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<v Speaker 2>into a home just by the pattern of the wave

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<v Speaker 2>of the roof, or even the configuration of the house.

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<v Speaker 2>Like if you live in a long kind of California

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<v Speaker 2>ranch house, it's usually the walls that run down the hallway,

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<v Speaker 2>one or maybe two walls that run down that long

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<v Speaker 2>hallway that stretches the lengthwise of the house about in

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<v Speaker 2>the middle of the house, about halfway between the back

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<v Speaker 2>wall in the front wall of the house. That's usually

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<v Speaker 2>inevitably a bearing wall of some sort. But different houses,

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<v Speaker 2>different configurations. But I'll tell you that the secret is

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<v Speaker 2>finding the top plate of that wall in the attic

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<v Speaker 2>space and seeing its relationship to everything else. Now that

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<v Speaker 2>isn't that, that's not where it stopped. I will pop

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<v Speaker 2>my head into an attic and give an owner a

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ninety nine percent sure that this is not

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<v Speaker 2>a bearing wall, and that we're cool with that. But

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<v Speaker 2>we don't just rush ahead and start tearing walls down.

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<v Speaker 2>I recommend that you call a local structural engineer. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>they've got no skin in the game. They're not trying

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<v Speaker 2>to win the job. They're not trying to build out

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<v Speaker 2>a bid for you or anything. Call out a structural

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<v Speaker 2>engineer and you simply say, hey, i've got a house

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<v Speaker 2>I'm thinking about removing a wall. I'd like to pay

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<v Speaker 2>you to come out to do a consult for me.

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<v Speaker 2>And they'll come out for you know, a couple three

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<v Speaker 2>looking up in the attic, and give you their strong

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<v Speaker 2>opinion as to whether or not that's a wall that

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<v Speaker 2>can afford to come down or not. And there's some

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<v Speaker 2>other factors that they play into it as well. But

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<v Speaker 2>generally speaking, that, my friend, is how you figure it out.

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<v Speaker 2>So you can go up to the attic look around yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>But even if you conclude, oh yeah, everything that Dean

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<v Speaker 2>these plates up here. It's just in between a set

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<v Speaker 2>of ceiling. Joy it looks like this wall could come down.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all well and good, be encouraged, but don't make

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<v Speaker 2>a move without talking to a structural engineer to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that you're safe to do exactly that. So there

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<v Speaker 2>you go, John, thanks for the question, my friend, A really,

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<v Speaker 2>really good question. And this is why we take calls,

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<v Speaker 2>because we end up talking about things that lots of people,

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<v Speaker 2>same question back of their head, who didn't fall? And

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<v Speaker 2>that's what makes it so much fun. All Right, when

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<v Speaker 2>we come back, we'll take more of your calls. Your

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<v Speaker 2>home with Dean Sharp, the house whisper. Okayf Dean Sharp,

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<v Speaker 2>the house whisper. Welcome home. Thanks for joining us on

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<v Speaker 2>the program today. Here we are approaching the end of

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<v Speaker 2>another two hours together that we get to spend with

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<v Speaker 2>each other every Saturday morning. We're taking calls as always.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to waste any more time. Get right

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<v Speaker 2>back to the phones. Let's see if we can get

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<v Speaker 2>at least one more question in today. Let's talk to Scott. Hey, Scott,

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<v Speaker 2>welcome home.

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<v Speaker 3>Hi Dean, how are you doing this morning?

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<v Speaker 4>I am well, sir, How can I help you?

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<v Speaker 3>That's funny, you say, well, because that's what my question

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<v Speaker 3>contains to. I got to kind of frame this off

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<v Speaker 3>for you. First. We're on an Indian reservation, highly imparts

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<v Speaker 3>to be a reservation and we have little or no resources.

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<v Speaker 3>The nearest resources are about twenty five miles away from us,

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<v Speaker 3>So we're out there. We've got a well sitting on

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<v Speaker 3>the top of a hill. It's you know, it's got

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<v Speaker 3>three circuit breakers run into it, and it's got a

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<v Speaker 3>twenty five PSI tank attached to it, and then we

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<v Speaker 3>have about a thousand gallon plastic tank there. It drops

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<v Speaker 3>down to a two inch run that runs about twelve

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<v Speaker 3>hundred feet. This applies three houses and two trailers out

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<v Speaker 3>there in a little shack too. We're on the end

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<v Speaker 3>of the run, and when we were doing some grading work,

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<v Speaker 3>we discovered a riser that came up, and it's a

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<v Speaker 3>one inch riser that feeds off of that two inch

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<v Speaker 3>PBC run. At the very end of the twelve hundred

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<v Speaker 3>feet is a metal riser that comes up with a

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<v Speaker 3>two and a half stiket coming off of it. Looks

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<v Speaker 3>like maybe for fire suppression. So here's the question I

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<v Speaker 3>have for you. We opened up the valve and found

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<v Speaker 3>that we had water there after twelve years being out

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<v Speaker 3>here in the middle of nowhere, and we decided we

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to run that water up to our fifth wheeld

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<v Speaker 3>that we have. So every time we kick on the water,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got over one hundred psi down there. And what

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<v Speaker 3>happens is it creates some form of it moves the

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<v Speaker 3>water column and creates some kind of air bubble way

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<v Speaker 3>up at the top where the houses are. We're you know,

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<v Speaker 3>down at over eight percent grade, which is the last

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<v Speaker 3>half of that twelve hundred foot run. So we get

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<v Speaker 3>we don't have water pressure problems other than we need

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<v Speaker 3>to regulate it down and I'm trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 3>where I need to regulate that too. We've got a

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<v Speaker 3>Zernwatkin's double check backflow valve and we're putting in Zernwokin

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<v Speaker 3>six hundred XL water pressure regulator and that runs from

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<v Speaker 3>twenty five to seventy psi. But it seems like, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>we pull anything above sixty psi, all the other houses

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<v Speaker 3>lose their water on this run. And so I'm working

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<v Speaker 3>with the neighbors to try to solve this problem so

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<v Speaker 3>we can have water too, right, So I'm kind of

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<v Speaker 3>looking for a solution here, and I've actually consulted with

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<v Speaker 3>somebody at North County Backflow and he said, I'm barking

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<v Speaker 3>up the right tree with the backflow and with the regulator.

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<v Speaker 3>But this problem keeps happening even when we're not using

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<v Speaker 3>the water, and somebody has to go up to the

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<v Speaker 3>well and shut off a cert breakers and turn them

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<v Speaker 3>back on. Well is twenty plus years old. So I

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<v Speaker 3>was thinking that maybe the pumpy is to be rebuilt

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<v Speaker 3>at some point, but of course, being on this reservation,

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<v Speaker 3>there's no resources to do it right right. And there

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<v Speaker 3>is a water master out there and he's looked at

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<v Speaker 3>it and says, huh, and he believes the valve at

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<v Speaker 3>the end now that he discovered it. There's no as

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<v Speaker 3>B planks for this, and we're kind of out on

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<v Speaker 3>a wind in a prayer here trying to figure this out, all.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, Scott, Yeah, And I'm running low on time here.

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<v Speaker 2>But I appreciate I appreciate the detail, and I also

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate your confidence in me to be able to take that.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a very highly technical situation you got going there.

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<v Speaker 4>I get it. I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got tons of pressure down where you are, just

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<v Speaker 2>because of the weight of water in the lines falling

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<v Speaker 2>and you being the end run on it, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be You're going to need to be careful

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<v Speaker 2>to not access that water in free flow ways that

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<v Speaker 2>you know, drain out everybody else's pressure supply, because you are,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at the down end of that. The backflow valve,

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<v Speaker 2>backflow valve everybody is is kind of what it sounds like.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a it's a a valve that only allows liquids

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<v Speaker 2>or to move in one direction and not the other.

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<v Speaker 2>Not hooking and rehooking the water supply down where you

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<v Speaker 2>are will keep the bubble, the water bubbles out, and

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<v Speaker 2>the back flow valve should hopefully keep the air bubbles

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<v Speaker 2>from making it all the way back up to the

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<v Speaker 2>pump and stalling the pump. That's one of the things

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<v Speaker 2>that may be a case. Since we're on a gravity

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<v Speaker 2>feed such a severe gravity feed situation, air intrusion into

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<v Speaker 2>that line that finds its way all the way back

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<v Speaker 2>up to the to the to the main pump might

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<v Speaker 2>actually be drying out the pump literally like air. If

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<v Speaker 2>the pump is the highest point of that whole line

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<v Speaker 2>draw to you, then that air bubble of size could

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<v Speaker 2>in fact be finding its way up there and causing

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<v Speaker 2>the pump to grind against non liquid just air in it.

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<v Speaker 2>So one of the things that could be done. In theory,

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<v Speaker 2>all the way at the top of the well is

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<v Speaker 2>not have the pump be the very very top of

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<v Speaker 2>the airline potential, and that is to build a branch

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<v Speaker 2>off of the water that's coming out of the pump

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<v Speaker 2>higher up, so that if there is an air bubble

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<v Speaker 2>that forms, it'll go there and bypass the pump, and

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<v Speaker 2>the pump can keep functioning for all the water needs

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<v Speaker 2>that it's also supplying. But it sounds like it could

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<v Speaker 2>be even a little bit more complex because you've got

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<v Speaker 2>multiple old lines running through there. I'm gonna with the

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<v Speaker 2>water guy and tell you I think you're barking up

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<v Speaker 2>the right tree with that. You've got a pressure regulator

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<v Speaker 2>that you should try not to run up over sixty

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<v Speaker 2>too far, and that keeps the pressure from dropping out

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<v Speaker 2>for everybody else up above you and the backflow valve.

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<v Speaker 2>But maybe up where the pump is, maybe the pump

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<v Speaker 2>needs replacing, or maybe what we need to do is

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<v Speaker 2>we need to run a tee off of the pump

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<v Speaker 2>so that any air it gets into the line.

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<v Speaker 4>Gets out of the way.

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<v Speaker 2>Scott, I wish I had more time to dive deeper

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<v Speaker 2>into it with you, but that's the best I can

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<v Speaker 2>do with the few seconds I have left.

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<v Speaker 4>Good luck on that.

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<v Speaker 2>Got anything of more detail, you know, send it, shoot

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<v Speaker 2>me an email, and you know.

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<v Speaker 4>We can talk about it on the side.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, everybody else, thanks for joining us on the

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<v Speaker 2>program this morning.

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<v Speaker 4>Privilege and a pleasure.

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<v Speaker 2>As always, we'll be right back here tomorrow morning at

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<v Speaker 2>nine from nine to noon Pacific time to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>sound role for your home proofing, masking, all the things

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<v Speaker 2>associated with getting the sound around your house under control.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Tomorrow and for today, get out there in this beautiful

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<v Speaker 2>day of ours and get busy building yourself a beautiful life.

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<v Speaker 4>We'll see you tomorrow morning. This has been Home with

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<v Speaker 4>Dean Sharp, the House Whisper.

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<v Speaker 2>Tune into the live broadcast on KFI AM six forty

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