1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: KFI AM six forty. You're listening to Dean Sharp the 2 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: House Whisper on demand on the iHeart Radio app. Every 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: week we are here talking about your home. This week 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 1: today's show, we're talking about ways of nudging it forward, 5 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:23,720 Speaker 1: layer by layer so it becomes the home that you 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: want it to be. Earlier in the show, I discussed 7 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: the four kinds of American homes, and yes there are 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: really only four as a general rule, and those are 9 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: you remember, they are the house of neglect, the house 10 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,240 Speaker 1: of bad ideas, the house that makes you smile, and 11 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:51,320 Speaker 1: filler houses. Chances are, statistically you live in a filler house. 12 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Hopefully you don't live in a house of neglect in 13 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: which the house is falling apart around you because not 14 00:00:56,280 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: being cared for properly. Hopefully you also so don't live 15 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: in the house of bad idea. Somebody has to, by 16 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: the way. So but the house of bad idea is 17 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: lots of attention from its owner, all you misinformed and 18 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: taken in the wrong direction, kind of post traumatic design disorder. 19 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: That's what that house is suffering from. The House that 20 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: makes you smile is that magical little house in your neighborhood, 21 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: or maybe hopefully more than one of them that you 22 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 1: drive by and you're like, oh hmm, that's sweet. I 23 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: want my house to be like that. Well, it can be, 24 00:01:31,240 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: especially if you live in the filler houses, which are 25 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: just the houses of generally no interest whatsoever in between 26 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,119 Speaker 1: all the others, and that's the most common house here 27 00:01:43,240 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: in America. I want you to get out of that 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: house now. I don't want you to move. I just 29 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: want you to transform it into something extraordinary. And you 30 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: can do it. It doesn't take a massive remodel to 31 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: do that. We can do it layer by layer. Now 32 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: we're going to return to that layered conversation. But guess what, 33 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,559 Speaker 1: it's the middle of the show, which means it's time 34 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 1: to go to the phones. We've got some calls on 35 00:02:04,960 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: the board. Let's talk to Nancy Ky. Nancy, welcome home. 36 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 2: Oh hidine, thanks for taking my call. My question is 37 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 2: I have a concrete slab and I live in southern California, 38 00:02:18,960 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 2: and I want to know the best flooring to prevent mold. 39 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: To prevent mold, okay, so what do you mean by 40 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: to prevent mold? Does your slab have excessive moisture? Have 41 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: you had a mold problem before. What's the concern. 42 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,399 Speaker 2: I haven't had mold, and it doesn't have excessive moisture 43 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: that I know of. I'm about to pull up the 44 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 2: tile and the carpeting. But I have understood from mold 45 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:51,560 Speaker 2: groups where people have suffered from mold, that mold can 46 00:02:51,600 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 2: grow under even vapor barrier paper or different kinds of 47 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: flooring on a concrete slab, and I want to prevent that. 48 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: Okay, okay, well, okay, So here's the thing. Mold is 49 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: a concern. Some people are very very sensitive to it. 50 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 1: And when it's present in large amounts and it's creating 51 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:23,240 Speaker 1: spores and throwing those spores into the air that we breathe, 52 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:26,800 Speaker 1: that is when mold becomes a true health concern for 53 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: people living inside a home, none of us want it. 54 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: And so that's the thing I Your question is is 55 00:03:34,920 --> 00:03:38,200 Speaker 1: hitting me a little sideways only because and only be 56 00:03:38,320 --> 00:03:40,880 Speaker 1: and I am very sensitive to it, but only because 57 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:47,240 Speaker 1: the vast majority of flooring choices, when properly installed and 58 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,839 Speaker 1: handled properly, when we don't have a problematic slab, are 59 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: perfectly fine and not to be feared when it comes 60 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:59,880 Speaker 1: to mold. I want you to just understand that mold 61 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:07,440 Speaker 1: thrives when it's dark and moist okay, and it's if 62 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: those conditions aren't present, then mold just isn't going to 63 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: be an issue. 64 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,160 Speaker 3: That's why I asked you. 65 00:04:12,640 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: If you have a particularly moist slab, and some people do. 66 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: Some people have a high water table. They've had issues 67 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: with their slab having too much moisture, and so on 68 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: and so forth, So that's a concern. If there's any 69 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: concern whatsoever for moisture in a slab affecting the rest 70 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: of the house, then our recommendation is always let's seal 71 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,040 Speaker 1: the slab. Once we have it exposed, let's seal it. 72 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 3: Okay. 73 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: We can put down a couple of layers of penetrating 74 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: sealer onto a slab to help again become a barrier 75 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: for moisture coming through and sitting on the surface of 76 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: the slab. But if we don't have moisture sitting on 77 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: the surface of the slab, we really don't have an. 78 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 3: Environment where mold is going to grow. We really really don't. 79 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:02,120 Speaker 1: Now Carpet padding, of course, when it gets peed on, 80 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,920 Speaker 1: or it gets wet in a flood, those kinds of things, 81 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: of course, those are the environments that hold that moisture 82 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: in place and can encourage the growth of mold. But 83 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:18,640 Speaker 1: generally speaking, there isn't like one huge advantage flooring over another. 84 00:05:18,800 --> 00:05:20,719 Speaker 1: Or I would tell you this as a designer and 85 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: a builder, I wouldn't be avoiding any kind of floor. 86 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: I would simply be looking at the floor that you 87 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:31,599 Speaker 1: want for your home, the kind of aesthetic that you want, 88 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: and then approach the installation of that material from you know, 89 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: an anti mold perspective. In other words, let's make sure 90 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,240 Speaker 1: that in no way, shape or form are we going 91 00:05:42,320 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 1: to install this material and be encouraging the growth of mold. 92 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: Does that make sense, Nancy, It's a it is. It's 93 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: a sensitive issue, but I don't want mold directing your 94 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: life in your home. I want the If there's a problem, 95 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: then that's one thing. But if there isn't a problem present, 96 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: then I want you to make the best esthetic decision 97 00:06:06,120 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: that you can, that you get the floor you want, 98 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: and then let's make sure we put it down in 99 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: a way that that you know inhibits the mold. 100 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:18,279 Speaker 3: Okay, perfect, Wow, thank you. 101 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 2: Sounds like I was being overly cautious and you've helped 102 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:21,240 Speaker 2: me a lot. 103 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 3: I appreciate it. You're very very well, and I do. 104 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 3: I think you were being a little overly cautious. 105 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:27,840 Speaker 1: Man. You know what, that's not an uncommon thing in 106 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,479 Speaker 1: our world, you know, because just about everywhere you turn, 107 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:32,240 Speaker 1: you know, it's like web md. 108 00:06:32,560 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 3: You know that story, right, right if you. 109 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: If you have a smart if you have a spot 110 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 1: on your elbow and you go on to web md 111 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: and you go have the internet to find out, you know, 112 00:06:40,360 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: what's the deal is? You know you're going to walk 113 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: away half an hour later, convince you have to amputate. 114 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 3: Okay, right, for sure. 115 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: There's just so much fear out there, and I get it, 116 00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: and I don't want to be insensitive. That's why it 117 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 1: took a little time. I don't want to be insensitive 118 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: to mold issues because they're real. But the fact of 119 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: the matter is, in the majority already of homes, and 120 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: in conditions in which the slab simply doesn't have a 121 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:07,400 Speaker 1: moisture problem, that's not a worry that you should be 122 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: carrying with you into the design of your home. 123 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 2: That's all okay, awesome, thank you very much. 124 00:07:13,720 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 4: Hey. I appreciate you sharing all your knowledge every day. 125 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 4: It's awesome. I love your show. 126 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 3: Well, thank you so much, Nancy, and thanks for the call. 127 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:22,320 Speaker 3: And it was a great question. 128 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:25,119 Speaker 1: This is why we take the calls, because not only 129 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:28,239 Speaker 1: do I get to answer your question directly, but everybody 130 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: else benefits along the way. We will go back to 131 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 1: the phones. Right on the other side, don't go anywhere. 132 00:07:33,840 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: Your Home with Dean Sharp, the house Whisperer. 133 00:07:37,600 --> 00:07:40,920 Speaker 5: You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 134 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 5: KFI AM six. 135 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: Forty helping you transform your ordinary house into an extraordinary home. 136 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: That is literally the case today. It's always literally the case, 137 00:07:53,040 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: I guess, but it's literally the case today because we're 138 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,800 Speaker 1: talking about the home that you live in. Most likely, 139 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: statistically you live in a filler home. It's a tracked home. 140 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: It's not too extraordinary. It's just sort of there, you know, 141 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: it's just sort of there. It's not the house that 142 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 1: gets attention on the street. I want to help you 143 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: move that thing forward. It can happen. It doesn't have 144 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: to be the major remodel either. It can be done 145 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:19,120 Speaker 1: in layers, layers and layers. Layers are critical to an 146 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: artistic home, a beautiful home, an extraordinary home. And the 147 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: good thing about layers is they're layers. They can happen 148 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: slowly but surely, creeping forward without big budget expenses all 149 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: at once. Of course, you can do the major remodel, 150 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: but the makeover budget yeah, much much smaller. We're going 151 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,920 Speaker 1: to return to that. But right now we are mid show, 152 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: so we are going to the phones. I want to 153 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: talk to Jackie. Hey Jackie, welcome home. 154 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 4: Hi deean happy belated birthday. 155 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 3: Well, thank you so much. 156 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:55,280 Speaker 4: Thank you, you're welcome. Thank you for taking my call. 157 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 4: I had a question. My husband and I are embarking 158 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 4: on a little remodel of our own, and I apologize 159 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 4: in advance because if you don't mind, I'm just going 160 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:09,720 Speaker 4: to hit you with all my questions upfront and let 161 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 4: you learn. 162 00:09:10,200 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 3: Out for us. 163 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:17,080 Speaker 4: Thank you. Okay. So we bought a little condo near 164 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 4: the beach and there's no fireplace, but we love fire 165 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 4: so we want to put in one of those electric inserts, 166 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:28,679 Speaker 4: and so we did some research and we think we 167 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 4: want to use dimplex a seventy four inch width and 168 00:09:32,679 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 4: we're going to do the pop out and do some 169 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 4: ship lap on it. So my question on that is 170 00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 4: we want to mount a TV above that? And my 171 00:09:43,280 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 4: husband was doing some research and he it said that 172 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:51,320 Speaker 4: it's best to put it mini led TV on top 173 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 4: of that, So I want to know if you confirm that. 174 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 4: And also the width of the TV. Do you recommend 175 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 4: that is possible to do one seventy four inches with 176 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 4: as well? Or would you recommend doing it a little 177 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 4: bit narrower than that? And also how many inches from 178 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 4: the ground would you mount the fireplace? Insert? I have 179 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 4: one more question. Sorry, all right, we want to do 180 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 4: a we want to do a soundbar. We're wondering if 181 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 4: underneath mounting it underneath the TV or even putting it 182 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 4: behind in the ship lap and putting a cutout. So 183 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 4: that's that's it. I'm done with my question. 184 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,600 Speaker 1: Thanks, all right, all right, all right, so you're gonna 185 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: have to correct me or catch me if I if 186 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,720 Speaker 1: I if I missed something along the way. But okay, So, 187 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: by the way, the Dimplex fireplace is it the is 188 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: it the mister or is it just their one of 189 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:54,000 Speaker 1: their standard rotating you know, light flame fireplaces. 190 00:10:56,240 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: Yes, it's one of those standard ones. I didn't know 191 00:10:58,760 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 4: about the mister. 192 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: Oh oh, you should check out the Optimist since you're 193 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: since you're shopping Dimplex anyway, if you have not, if 194 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: you haven't seen the Optimist fireplace, Okay, then it is 195 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: worth checking out. 196 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 3: Now. It may not be in the budget. 197 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,440 Speaker 1: It may not be you know, I'm just saying, you know, 198 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: window shopping, like I say, dreaming and window shopping is free. 199 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 1: So know everything that's out there, but an Optimist fireplace, 200 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: which is made by Dimplex. They are beautiful. They're wonderful. 201 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: I've had them in the studio in years past. An 202 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 1: Optimist fireplace uses misst okay, uses water vapor and lights 203 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 1: it from beneath. Uh. With led lighting, it is as 204 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 1: close to live flame as an electric fireplace can ever get. 205 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 3: Okay, so it's okay, it's worth No, I'm no. Jackie's like, 206 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: she's like, now everything has changed. 207 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:04,079 Speaker 4: Oh no, I'm excited because we haven't purchased it yet 208 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 4: and we were about ready to do it today or tomorrow. 209 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 4: So I'm going to look at this first. Thank you. 210 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:11,319 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, hey, go on, go on the Dimplex 211 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: store online, dimplexstore dot com. Okay, and uh and look 212 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: at the fireplace option. But look at OPTI let me 213 00:12:19,320 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 1: see how it's spelled here, because it's not spelled normally 214 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:29,120 Speaker 1: here OPTI, Well it's O P t I. I think 215 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 1: it's m y ST Okay, uh yeah, yeah, OPTI missed anyway, 216 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: got to check it out and check out live video 217 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:40,719 Speaker 1: of it. Okay, I'm just saying, just saying, all right, 218 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: so let's get to your questions though, regardless of what 219 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 1: fireplace you're putting in there. Okay, what do we remind me? 220 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 1: Is this in the at the condo at the beach house? 221 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: Is this in the living room? Is it in the bedroom? 222 00:12:54,840 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 1: Where are we at? 223 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:58,440 Speaker 4: It's in the living room, It's. 224 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: In the living room. Okay, Oh, and they're playing me 225 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: out here. Okay, I really want to answer this question 226 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: more thoroughly, Jackie. So can you hang tight through the 227 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: break and we'll talk about exactly how I would suggest 228 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: that you can figure the fireplace, the distance off the floor, 229 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,319 Speaker 1: the relationship to the TV, and any or anything we 230 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: should do with the sound bar and the wall behind it. 231 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:21,560 Speaker 1: How does that sound? 232 00:13:23,040 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 4: That's great? Thank you? 233 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: All right, you hold tight and we will tackle that 234 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: problem right on the other side of the break. 235 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,400 Speaker 3: You're Home with Dean Sharp the House Whisper. 236 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:36,040 Speaker 5: You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 237 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:37,599 Speaker 5: KFI AM sixty. 238 00:13:39,920 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: All right, I've got Jackie on the line, Jackie, are 239 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:43,640 Speaker 1: you still with me? 240 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 4: I am okay. 241 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 1: So Jackie and her husband they bought a condo down 242 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 1: by the beach and they're putting in didn't didn't have 243 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: a fireplace. They've chosen to go with an electric fireplace 244 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 1: and they want to mount to flat screen TV over it. 245 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: And she had all sorts of questions about how wide, 246 00:14:05,400 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: how big, and so on. Did you happen by while 247 00:14:08,240 --> 00:14:11,720 Speaker 1: we're the break to take a peek at that optimus fireplace? 248 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:18,920 Speaker 4: Jackie, I did not work, So I'm pushing it by 249 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 4: calling you. 250 00:14:19,760 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 3: Okay, all right, don't tell anyone. 251 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 2: Uh. 252 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: I will just stare at your screen as if you're 253 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: just typing a memo and and I will continue to 254 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,440 Speaker 1: tell you what's going on. So anyway, So, as far 255 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: as the aesthetics of the linear fireplace and the TV, 256 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: H I don't like the TV to be wider than 257 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: the fireplace generally speaking. But it's not the worst thing 258 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,760 Speaker 1: in the world, but I just I would prefer it 259 00:14:45,880 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: if they were as close to the same with as possible. 260 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 3: Uh. 261 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,520 Speaker 1: So that you've got that stack, so you want to 262 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: get a a if you got a you know, a 263 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,520 Speaker 1: six foot wide fireplace or a five foot wide fire 264 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: linear fireplace going on on. Then you know, work towards 265 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,760 Speaker 1: the diagonal of the of the flat screen so that 266 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: it comes out close. It doesn't have to be right 267 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: on the money, but just a nice stack would would 268 00:15:10,840 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: feel nice there. And I don't you didn't mention, or 269 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 1: maybe I didn't hear you whether you're going to build 270 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: out that part of the wall a little bit so 271 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,080 Speaker 1: that there's a sense of a fireplace going on there, 272 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 1: or whether it's just going to be flat recessed into 273 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: the wall. 274 00:15:28,800 --> 00:15:30,440 Speaker 4: We're building it out, you're. 275 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 3: Building it out, Okay, do you. 276 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 4: Have a yes? And if you have a recommendation as 277 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 4: to how far you think it should be built out, 278 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 4: I take that as well. 279 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: Well, here's the thing. Are you able to actually because 280 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 1: you know, electric fireplace has got a certain depth to it, 281 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: I'm assuming you don't want to push it out outside 282 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:49,840 Speaker 1: the house and create a cover for it out, you know, 283 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: a shelter for it out there and enclosure. You want 284 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: to keep it all inside or do you have that freedom? 285 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, we want to keep it inside and okay, we 286 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 4: do have the space for it. 287 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I would just build it out to the 288 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 1: minimum recommended for the fireplace that you get, for the 289 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: unit that you get, because you know, something as simple 290 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,520 Speaker 1: as a six inch build out from the wall would 291 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:17,640 Speaker 1: be sufficient to give you that vibe of oh, we've 292 00:16:17,640 --> 00:16:20,080 Speaker 1: got a fireplace, you know, a whole thing here. And 293 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: when I say that, the you know, sight unseen, and 294 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: there's a thousand ways to do it, but side unseen. 295 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: I like the idea with a linear fireplace and a 296 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 1: flat screen above it, of doing a build out floor 297 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,240 Speaker 1: to ceiling so that you have a column there, a 298 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: vertical column that's creating the whole thing that you can 299 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: tile or stone or cover in a different kind of wood, 300 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 1: whatever the case may be. Let it really stand out 301 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,520 Speaker 1: from the wall so that it's floor to ceiling and 302 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:50,960 Speaker 1: the TV recess is in flush along with the fireplace 303 00:16:51,120 --> 00:16:52,960 Speaker 1: as well, and they both stack together. 304 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:57,560 Speaker 4: Does that make sense, Oh, so you're saying kind of 305 00:16:57,920 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 4: insert the TV as well. 306 00:17:00,080 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: Absolutely insert the TV build out. You're already building out 307 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: for the fireplace, and it doesn't have to be as 308 00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: deep if you wanted to step in on a mantle 309 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 1: or something like that, or it could just be a 310 00:17:11,680 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 1: full column. But recess the TV as well. And so 311 00:17:14,800 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: that's why I'm saying, wherever the fireplace box is, you 312 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: could at least create the recess for the TV to 313 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:24,120 Speaker 1: be very close to the width of the fireplace set 314 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: up above it. Whatever heat the fireplace may put out, 315 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: is it a heat unit or just a fireplace. 316 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 3: Unit as well? 317 00:17:33,560 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 4: Well? The one we were looking at provided heat as well. Okay, 318 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:42,880 Speaker 4: so I'm helping the Optimist also provides heat. 319 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,119 Speaker 1: There are heating options with the Optimist. Okay, it's a 320 00:17:46,320 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 1: it's a it's a it's a separate thing. That's a 321 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: whole different animal. You'll have to check it out. You 322 00:17:51,040 --> 00:17:53,080 Speaker 1: may not, it may not be in your budget. I'm 323 00:17:53,119 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 1: just saying, look at all the possibilities first, that's all. Uh, 324 00:17:57,720 --> 00:17:59,400 Speaker 1: And you know what, I'm going to share some thoughts 325 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: on electric fireplaces when we're done here. But yeah, Jackie, 326 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:03,560 Speaker 1: that's how I would set it up. 327 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 4: Now. 328 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: As far as the soundbar is concerned, Okay, if there's 329 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: sufficient space behind the flat screen in the recess that 330 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,960 Speaker 1: you create for it, the soundbar could mount back their 331 00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:21,160 Speaker 1: sight unseen okay, or you could mount it in between 332 00:18:21,240 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: the fireplace and the TV, or you could actually drop 333 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 1: it below the fireplace closer to the floor. The soundbar 334 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:31,720 Speaker 1: doesn't have to be super directional, just has to be 335 00:18:31,880 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 1: centered and coming from the direction of the flat screen. 336 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,560 Speaker 1: So whichever, and the idea of like, okay, create a 337 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,960 Speaker 1: grill there in a research Yeah. Absolutely, anything you can 338 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,320 Speaker 1: do to kind of, you know, minimize the presence of 339 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:49,960 Speaker 1: the soundbar is a great idea. And I always make 340 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,640 Speaker 1: these recesses, by the way, about an inch or two 341 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: beyond the edge of the screen and the audio equipment, 342 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,239 Speaker 1: because you know you may be changing it out one day. 343 00:18:59,280 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: Inevitably you will, and you don't want to be in 344 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: that situation where, oh, well that TV used to fit 345 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: but this one doesn't now. And the same with the 346 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:07,720 Speaker 1: audio epivement. 347 00:19:08,320 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 4: Okay, okay, okay, great good advice. So do you have 348 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 4: do you know, like how many inches off the ground 349 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 4: you would mount the fireplace and then from the fireplace 350 00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:23,240 Speaker 4: to the TV how many inches you would Okay. 351 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:23,680 Speaker 3: So here's the thing. 352 00:19:24,480 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: You want some separation between the fireplace and the TV, 353 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: especially if it's a heat unit. But electric fireplaces don't 354 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: pump out that amount of heat, and that heat usually 355 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: comes out at the bottom of the fireplace. 356 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 3: Unit itself. 357 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,159 Speaker 1: So if you were to put in like a gas 358 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 1: fireplace there, you'd need twelve inches of separation. You won't 359 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,439 Speaker 1: need that much from the TV to the fireplace, but 360 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:49,719 Speaker 1: you want to You don't want to get them too 361 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,439 Speaker 1: close together, you know, so they need to be at 362 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: least six to eight inches apart. A foot apart would 363 00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 1: be fine. How high to mount the fireplace. It's an 364 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:01,840 Speaker 1: electric fireplace and it's linear. Get it off the floor 365 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: so that when you're sitting there watching TV with your 366 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,600 Speaker 1: feed up on an automan or on the coffee table, 367 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: you get to enjoy the fireplace and the TV. And 368 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: so the gauge here is you want to see him both. 369 00:20:13,640 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: You don't want to cock your head up too high 370 00:20:16,200 --> 00:20:19,800 Speaker 1: to see to look at the TV at too high 371 00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: of an angle, and you don't want to have to 372 00:20:22,560 --> 00:20:25,520 Speaker 1: lose sight of the fireplace, you know, behind the coffee 373 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 1: table when you kick your feed up. So the goal 374 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,639 Speaker 1: is find the happy medium so that the TV is 375 00:20:30,640 --> 00:20:33,160 Speaker 1: at a good viewing angle and the fireplace is as 376 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,479 Speaker 1: high as it possibly can be to be visible not 377 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: only from there, but maybe from I'm guessing the kitchen 378 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 1: area or the dining room area from across the room. 379 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 1: The higher the fireplace, the more it benefits the aesthetic 380 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 1: of the entire room when people can see it from 381 00:20:50,400 --> 00:20:53,159 Speaker 1: other places in the room. 382 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 4: Okay, fantastic. Thank you so much for taking the time 383 00:20:56,800 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 4: to answer my many questions. 384 00:20:58,960 --> 00:21:01,960 Speaker 3: You are so welcome, Jackie. I hope that helps. 385 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 4: It really did help. I appreciate it. Have a wonderful 386 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:06,720 Speaker 4: rest of your weekend. 387 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 3: Okay, don't get caught at work. Okay, sounds good. All right, y'all. 388 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 1: You know what I'm going to tell you a little 389 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:16,400 Speaker 1: bit about a couple of electric fireplaces that now, they're 390 00:21:16,440 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: not cheap, the ones that I'm mentioning here, they're not cheap, 391 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: but they're way cheaper than putting in a gas unit, 392 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 1: and they're way cheaper than building a full on fireplace. 393 00:21:26,119 --> 00:21:27,920 Speaker 1: And if so, that's your option, I just want to 394 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,720 Speaker 1: let you know they're out there and you should look 395 00:21:29,760 --> 00:21:32,360 Speaker 1: at them, even for amusement. You should look at them. 396 00:21:32,480 --> 00:21:34,440 Speaker 1: We'll talk about it on the other side of the break. 397 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:37,320 Speaker 1: You are Home with Dean Sharp the house Whisper. 398 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 5: You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 399 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 5: KFI AM six forty. 400 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:47,520 Speaker 3: All right, I just had Jackie on the line. 401 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: We were talking about her electric fireplace that she's thinking 402 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:53,879 Speaker 1: about putting in their condo, and. 403 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 3: It just sparked that subject. 404 00:21:55,480 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: I just want to let everybody know, just as an example, okay, 405 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 1: of the principle of window shopping is free, dreaming is free. 406 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: Don't hesitate. Some of you are afraid of going out 407 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,120 Speaker 1: and seeing all the kind of options that are out 408 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,360 Speaker 1: there because you don't trust yourself. You're like, oh, I'm 409 00:22:16,359 --> 00:22:18,480 Speaker 1: gonna get suckered in. I'm going to buy something that's 410 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 1: over budget for me. Now trust yourself more than that. 411 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:22,800 Speaker 3: But know this. 412 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: Sometimes you do see something and you're like, you know what, 413 00:22:26,119 --> 00:22:29,719 Speaker 1: that is just a game changer for my house. So 414 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: maybe I reallocate the budget in different ways so that 415 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: this could be allowed or that. That's all I'm saying, Okay, 416 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:41,080 Speaker 1: trust yourself. One thing that no client has ever said 417 00:22:41,119 --> 00:22:44,879 Speaker 1: to me in thirty plus years of doing this work, 418 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,840 Speaker 1: and that is Dean, why didn't we ever talk about 419 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:53,200 Speaker 1: doing it this way? No, that's because we exhaust the possibilities. 420 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:55,679 Speaker 1: And I always say this to our clients. It's my 421 00:22:55,840 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 1: job to suggest a thousand things, that's your job to 422 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 1: say no. Nine hundred and ninety times. But you know 423 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: why we do that, because we're gonna find out exactly 424 00:23:05,200 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: what we can and want to do, and when we 425 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,000 Speaker 1: do it, no regrets and no looking back. On the 426 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,480 Speaker 1: subject of electric fireplaces, which of course are not real 427 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: flame fireplaces, they don't have the advantage of gas that 428 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 1: there's a real flame burning there and so, but sometimes 429 00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,640 Speaker 1: it's the only thing that's going to work in a situation. 430 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: The two very top best in my opinion, esthetic versions 431 00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:39,199 Speaker 1: of the electric fireplace. Is not the rotating glass mirror 432 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: wheel that throws the little flames up. That's all well 433 00:23:41,880 --> 00:23:46,000 Speaker 1: and good, But the two top are the Optimist, which 434 00:23:47,040 --> 00:23:50,239 Speaker 1: a vapor based fire electric fireplace, and there's more than 435 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:54,640 Speaker 1: one brand out there, but I'm saying that dimplex Optimists. 436 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:56,800 Speaker 1: They are the ones who pioneered that you should go 437 00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,120 Speaker 1: take a look at it. There are YouTube videos online. 438 00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:03,400 Speaker 1: Just put in OPTI missed myst and check it out, 439 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:07,959 Speaker 1: and also check out while you're out there looking around, 440 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 1: check out holographic electric fireplaces. And that sounds way fancier 441 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:18,439 Speaker 1: than it is, but it's true. The holographic electric fireplace 442 00:24:18,760 --> 00:24:23,000 Speaker 1: is the epitome, the pinnacle of the electric fireplace. Why 443 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:25,879 Speaker 1: because it's a real flame. It's not a real flame, 444 00:24:26,040 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: but it's a real flame. So what do I mean 445 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: by that? I simply mean this. The holographic electric fireplace 446 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:35,719 Speaker 1: uses a technique that has been used for decades. They 447 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:37,919 Speaker 1: use it at Disneyland. When you go to the Haunted Mansion, 448 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: you see the ghosts dancing around in the ballroom. You know, 449 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,840 Speaker 1: they're not really there they oh they're ghosting. No no, 450 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean they're actually being projected from another location onto 451 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:51,320 Speaker 1: a pane of glass that you don't see. And as 452 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,600 Speaker 1: a result, that's why they are overlaid onto those real 453 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:58,359 Speaker 1: three D objects, The real objects in the ballroom, Okay, 454 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,239 Speaker 1: the furniture and the room is there. The ghosts are 455 00:25:01,240 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: being projected on to them, okay. And so a holographic 456 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 1: fireplace has an LCD or an LED screen like a 457 00:25:10,600 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: like a four K screen, Except it's not just like, oh, well, 458 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,200 Speaker 1: I could just put that on my flat screen you 459 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,160 Speaker 1: know those fireplace videos. Yeah, yeah, but everybody knows that 460 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: that's a flat screen TV. The holographic fireplace has that 461 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:29,240 Speaker 1: screen and it's up up inside, okay, facing down onto 462 00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:33,479 Speaker 1: a forty five degree angled piece of glass that you 463 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 1: don't see and what's below that piece of glass a 464 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:39,040 Speaker 1: real log set. And so when you turn on a 465 00:25:39,080 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: holographic fireplace, what you get is four six, twelve hour, 466 00:25:44,520 --> 00:25:47,959 Speaker 1: however long their animation loops are, but you get real flame, 467 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 1: real sparks, real smoke. Okay, it's a real flame because 468 00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 1: it's a high res video of a real flame, except 469 00:25:55,680 --> 00:26:01,400 Speaker 1: that flame is being overlaid onto three dimension logs, and 470 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: it's as realistic a fire as you can get with 471 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: an electric fireplace. And of course there are heat options 472 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 1: and all of that. So look up an optimist or 473 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 1: vapor fireplace, and also look up a holographic image fireplace. 474 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,399 Speaker 1: Check out some videos of them and you'll see what 475 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,320 Speaker 1: I'm talking about. That's all. So the lesson being not 476 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:23,840 Speaker 1: that you need one of these or you should get 477 00:26:23,880 --> 00:26:26,840 Speaker 1: one of these. The lesson being is window shopping and 478 00:26:26,920 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: dreaming is free. Educate yourself before you make a move, Okay, 479 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:33,360 Speaker 1: know everything that's out there so that you know you're 480 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: making the right choice. 481 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:34,800 Speaker 3: All right. 482 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:39,640 Speaker 1: I am probably all out of time for calls today 483 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: because I went off on my fireplace rant. 484 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 3: But you know, it's my show, and that's you know, 485 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 3: I have. 486 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: To do what I deem fit. So what are we doing. 487 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 1: We're going to go back now too our main topic 488 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 1: of the day, which is the magic of makeovers. I've 489 00:26:57,880 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 1: already mentioned in a bathroom, just like something as simple 490 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:05,560 Speaker 1: as changing out the toilet, okay, to a newer, better 491 00:27:05,680 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: designed toilet and a toilet with more attitude towards your decor. 492 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: And that's the other thing that has happened to toilets 493 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:18,080 Speaker 1: in the last couple of decades. If you haven't shopped 494 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:21,080 Speaker 1: a toilet, and I say that because you know, most 495 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:23,800 Speaker 1: people have not shopped their toilet in a long, long, 496 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: long time. And so the fact of the matter is, 497 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: there are toilets of every style. There's new American toilets. 498 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 1: There are ultra contemporary toilets. There are toilets that have 499 00:27:34,160 --> 00:27:37,399 Speaker 1: you know, a Spanish mission vibe. Yeah, well for sure, 500 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: for real, Okay, So you can find these more classical 501 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:45,520 Speaker 1: looks and more contemporary looks, and it can make a 502 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:49,840 Speaker 1: big change in a bathroom. That's makeover kind of stuff. 503 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 3: You know what. 504 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:54,240 Speaker 1: The other thing, the giant mirror, the giant mirror in 505 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 1: your bathroom, the one that was put there in the 506 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: seventies or the sixties or the eighties that goes wall 507 00:28:00,320 --> 00:28:02,680 Speaker 1: to wall and from the countertop up to the ceiling. 508 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 1: That may all seem well and good, but really those things, 509 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,560 Speaker 1: unless you're in a mid century home, really kind of 510 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: out of date. Also unnecessary. And what I mean by unnecessary, 511 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: It was just in a friend's house the other day 512 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,840 Speaker 1: and I was pointing this out to them, that that 513 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,760 Speaker 1: mirror just kind of crowds the counter and it crowds 514 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:22,919 Speaker 1: the ceiling and actually makes the room in some ways 515 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 1: feel smaller. Where you could take that out and replace 516 00:28:26,040 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 1: it with a framed mirror that looks like a piece 517 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:33,000 Speaker 1: of furniture hanging in the room. It's more stylish, it 518 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: gives you a lot more design direction and potential, and 519 00:28:37,240 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: just as effective even though it's smaller. And this is 520 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 1: what I mean. When you stand at the countertop during 521 00:28:41,800 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 1: the break, go do this. Stand at the countertop, if 522 00:28:44,240 --> 00:28:46,360 Speaker 1: you've got one of those giant mirrors, look down in 523 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:50,240 Speaker 1: the mirror, okay, And as you look down in the mirror, 524 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:54,720 Speaker 1: tell me how much of the sink and the countertop 525 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:57,600 Speaker 1: you see. And you just to remember you don't have 526 00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,560 Speaker 1: a mirror, so you can look at your sink or 527 00:28:59,600 --> 00:29:02,200 Speaker 1: your counter and then keep raising your hand up the 528 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: mirror until you get to the point where you're only 529 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,959 Speaker 1: seeing you. And guess what. That's where the mirror that 530 00:29:09,040 --> 00:29:12,959 Speaker 1: counts starts. It's gonna be several inches off the countertop 531 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:14,600 Speaker 1: because of your angle of vision. 532 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:15,240 Speaker 3: Check that out. 533 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: We'll talk on the other side. Your Home with Dean Sharp, 534 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:22,320 Speaker 1: the House Whisper. This has been Home with Dean Sharp, 535 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,520 Speaker 1: the House Whisper. Tune into the live broadcast on KFI 536 00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,760 Speaker 1: AM six forty every Saturday morning from six to eight 537 00:29:28,800 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: Pacific time and every Sunday morning from nine to noon 538 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:36,560 Speaker 1: Pacific time, or anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.