1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 2 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: KFI AM six forty. 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:14,840 Speaker 2: Good morning and welcome home. I'm Dean Sharp, the House Whisper, 4 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:19,599 Speaker 2: custom home Builder, custom home designer, and your guide to 5 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: better understand that place where you live today on the 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 2: show It Is and All Calls Saturday Morning, You, my friend, 7 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:31,639 Speaker 2: get to select the agenda for what we're talking about today, 8 00:00:32,159 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: anything about your home, anything that's got you scratching your 9 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 2: head about your home inside, outside, excuse me inside, outside, design, construction, DIY, 10 00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,800 Speaker 2: whatever the concern may be. The number to reach me 11 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: live eight three three two. Ask Dean eight three three 12 00:00:50,479 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: the numeral two. Ask Dean eight three three two. Ask 13 00:00:55,960 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 2: Dean all right before we go back to the next call, 14 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: Here is our final shot at given away tickets. We've 15 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 2: got four left, four seats, four winners and their plus one, 16 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:16,759 Speaker 2: so technically we've got eight seats left for our holiday 17 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 2: home show, our live audience event that is happening a 18 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: week from tomorrow next Sunday, The House Whisper Holiday Home Show. 19 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 2: It's a live audio in live audience event Sunday November 20 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:37,040 Speaker 2: twenty third, and the helpful Honda Lounge at iHeart Studios, Burbank. 21 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: You can visit the home of Home at iHeart Studios, 22 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: La hang out with me and the team. We got refreshments, 23 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 2: we'll have some special guests, get expert advice from the 24 00:01:47,120 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: decor pros at Aldick Home. Watch the Al Dick decor 25 00:01:50,760 --> 00:01:54,160 Speaker 2: Pros decorate an ah gold seven and a half foot 26 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 2: Christmas tree, and then before the show is over, one 27 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: lucky audience member is going to get to take it home. Everything, 28 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: the tree and the decor and all of it. And 29 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: most importantly, we're just going to have a good old time. 30 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 2: So we've got four winners and their plus ones available 31 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: and we're going to start that right now. Give us 32 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 2: a call eight three three two ask Dean A three 33 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: three the numberal two ask Dean. Nicky is going to 34 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 2: take the first four callers she can get her hands on, 35 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 2: and you're going to be the winners. And that's going 36 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 2: to round out our studio audience for next Sunday's show. 37 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 2: And that is going on, ready, go all right. In 38 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 2: the meantime, I'm going to the phones to uh, you know, 39 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 2: find out what's going on with your home. I want 40 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 2: to talk to Esther, Esther, welcome home. 41 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 3: Oh Hi. Oh, yes, I'm calling because I have a 42 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 3: problem with the garage. It's not the foundation or the. 43 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 4: Slash, but at the wall. There's a little rise up 44 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 4: of about a foot all around the garage of rocksiment 45 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 4: and it's crumbling up like salt. 46 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 3: Like I have to sue it, and I don't know 47 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 3: what to do with it because it's just a little 48 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 3: is it just more solttle rocks that are part of 49 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 3: the nix? 50 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 2: Okay, so you you kind of broke up there a 51 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,680 Speaker 2: little bit esther, But I'm I think I heard you 52 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 2: that that that the the raised wall around your garage slab. Uh, 53 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: there's there's a there's a section. Is it Is it 54 00:03:31,600 --> 00:03:34,320 Speaker 2: happening all over the place or just one section where 55 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 2: you're getting small little pebbles that are coming out of it. 56 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 3: Well, it's actually a pretty the section that's more against 57 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: against the outside wall. You know how you have the 58 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 3: garages that are inside the part of the house and 59 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 3: then they all have an outside wall. Well, this is 60 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 3: one of those garages that exposes itself, although out to 61 00:03:56,960 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 3: the from the breast of the house. Because our garage 62 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 3: there was at it I think at the end of 63 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:06,680 Speaker 3: the design, but all around I notice, and then even 64 00:04:06,720 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 3: outside in the entryway, also on the exposed portion of 65 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:15,440 Speaker 3: the wall, the stucco is kind of crumbling down and 66 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 3: is exposing that section of the slab. I call it 67 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: flap because it's like a continuation of the slab from 68 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 3: the foundation and it's crumbling as well. What's going on? 69 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 2: Okay, So it's moisture, it's water, and it's probably if 70 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:38,760 Speaker 2: it's just in that section there, it's probably nothing of 71 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: any major structural concern. Okay, so I'll set your mind 72 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 2: to rest there. But moisture that gets inside the slab 73 00:04:48,720 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 2: wants to come out. That's what pushes our stucco off 74 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 2: from the backside, from the backside where the stucco is 75 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,040 Speaker 2: trying to cling to the concrete and it's literally being 76 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: pushed off from the back side. Now, there may be 77 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: a section of the slab this happens. It's not that 78 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 2: unusual that there's a section of the stem wall, that's 79 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 2: what we call that raised part that you know, sometimes 80 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 2: it maybe got a little uneven mixed, maybe it's been 81 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 2: exposed to a little bit more weather over the years. 82 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 2: Uh And and there may be an area where you 83 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,440 Speaker 2: know it was there was a little more sand, a 84 00:05:21,480 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: little less cement in the mix, and it in it's 85 00:05:24,560 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 2: crumbling a little bit. There is concrete patch that you 86 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 2: can have somebody do it, or you can if you're 87 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 2: you know, di y handy, you could do it yourself. 88 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 2: There's concrete patch available. You can clean it out, brush 89 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 2: it out, and patch over and fill that area and 90 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 2: it should hold just fine for you. As far as 91 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: the stucco goes. That's that's peeling off. Maybe it's coming 92 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 2: off because the concrete particulates are moving themselves up. But 93 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 2: generally speaking, it's not the end of the world. Far 94 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,239 Speaker 2: from it. It's it's just a defect, but a non 95 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 2: structural effect that's happening in that area, more of an 96 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,200 Speaker 2: aesthetic concern. Now, I wouldn't let it go. I would. 97 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 2: I would want to address it, have somebody come and 98 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 2: address it. But it's not something that I want you 99 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 2: to worry about. 100 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: I have a. 101 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:18,160 Speaker 3: Question though, on the outside I have concrete because it's 102 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 3: a pattuo area in a walk area. I also have 103 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:25,320 Speaker 3: a concrete against the building, and so is the water 104 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,159 Speaker 3: the mosture is seeping through. 105 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 5: Is that. 106 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 3: Do I have to do anything to the outside? 107 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,880 Speaker 2: No? No, you know here's the thing. Concrete is not waterproof. 108 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: It is not naturally waterproof. It is a giants porous 109 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:45,440 Speaker 2: stone sponge, and so moisture moves through it, moisture, moisture 110 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 2: evaporates out of it. Sometimes when an abundance of ground 111 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:54,719 Speaker 2: moisture or soil moisture builds up, moisture makes its way 112 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 2: up and through the concrete, and it makes it behave 113 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,560 Speaker 2: or at least appear to behave in some strain ways. 114 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: None of that is threatening to the flat workoutside. None 115 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 2: of it is threatening to the stem wall either. But 116 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: where the stem wall is crumbling, yeah, of course you 117 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 2: should try and address it and get it patched up, 118 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 2: because better, you know, a stitch in time, that kind 119 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 2: of thing. It's better to go ahead and get that 120 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 2: patch so you don't have the esthetic problem of it 121 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 2: continuing to crumble. And that's a pretty easy fix, it 122 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 2: really is. So no major upheaval, cracks, no stem wall failure, 123 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 2: just some crumbling aggregate in the raised portion of a 124 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 2: concrete slab. Never an area that gives us much concern 125 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,440 Speaker 2: unless you know water is pouring out of it, And 126 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 2: then I would say you got a broken pipe under there, 127 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,560 Speaker 2: But that doesn't seem to be the case. Doesn't sound 128 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,880 Speaker 2: like that was the case at all, Esther, So don't fear. 129 00:07:51,360 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 2: It's good that you're conscientious about it. Let's wait for 130 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 2: these rains to clear, wait for the concrete to dry 131 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 2: out completely, and then it can be brushed, cleaned and 132 00:08:00,960 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 2: patched and it shouldn't be giving you any problems in 133 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 2: the future. Esther, thank you so much for your call. 134 00:08:07,400 --> 00:08:10,080 Speaker 2: We've got more calls on the board, plus the boy. 135 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 2: The board is lit up with folks who are trying 136 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 2: to win those last four seats to the holiday home show. 137 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 2: We will continue talking about your home. You set the 138 00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 2: agenda because it's an all calls Saturday morning right here 139 00:08:21,640 --> 00:08:25,320 Speaker 2: on Home with Dean Sharp, the house whisper. Dean Sharp, 140 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: the house whisper here to help you take your home 141 00:08:28,640 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 2: to the next level. And by that I do not 142 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 2: mean helping your home float away in the rains. It 143 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 2: is rainy. It is raining. Wow, that's a lot of 144 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 2: rain coming down. Not sparking any alarm, I'm just saying 145 00:08:43,200 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 2: it's a lot of rain. That's all okay. By the way, 146 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 2: if you are encountering some drainage issues or some leaks 147 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 2: in the roof right now. Can I just tell you this, 148 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,920 Speaker 2: Get a bucket, grab a sandbag. You still be able 149 00:08:59,920 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 2: to be able to safely drive down to you know, 150 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 2: your local big box store, your hardware store. Get a 151 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 2: couple of packages of Quickdam, Quickdam. Oh that's not some 152 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 2: curse word. Quickdam are these It's what I call house diapers, 153 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 2: basically they are. If you haven't heard me talk about 154 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 2: them before, they are these amazing little self filling sand bags. 155 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 2: They're not sandbags. There's no sand at all. You're gonna 156 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,160 Speaker 2: walk out of the store with a package under your 157 00:09:30,280 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 2: arm weighing less than one pound. But what they have 158 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 2: in them is this crystallization stuff that's, you know, a 159 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 2: lot like a baby diaper. That's the best way to 160 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 2: describe it. It's not exactly the same, but you just 161 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 2: roll this out in front of the doorway or in 162 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,000 Speaker 2: front of the garage or what you know, whatever area 163 00:09:47,040 --> 00:09:50,920 Speaker 2: is being threatened by water intrusion because there's a drainage problem, 164 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 2: and as soon as water hits them, they absorb that water. 165 00:09:54,920 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 2: Then they get very heavy, and then they are suddenly 166 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:01,439 Speaker 2: an effective water barrier and sandbag. So there you go. 167 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 2: Quick Dam. It's a really really great project. Not a 168 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 2: sponsor of the show, just telling you they should be 169 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:09,599 Speaker 2: right up front at the local hardware store in the 170 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 2: big box store right now, if they haven't already sold out. 171 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,680 Speaker 2: But the point is, do that, pull out a couple 172 00:10:14,720 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 2: of buckets, leave it be. Okay. If you've got a 173 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 2: some pump that you can use for some problem, fine, 174 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 2: I don't want you up on the roof. Now is 175 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,760 Speaker 2: not the time to go up there and try and 176 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,199 Speaker 2: chase down and fix the problem. Believe me, leaks can 177 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 2: travel a long way before they actually break through the 178 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,440 Speaker 2: dry wall and drip into the house, So you don't 179 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:37,880 Speaker 2: even have the assurance that the actual leak in the 180 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 2: roof is right above where you're seeing it in the room. Okay, 181 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,080 Speaker 2: just trust me on this. I love your house, but 182 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,680 Speaker 2: I love you more. You're more important than your house. 183 00:10:46,840 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 2: Don't get up on the roof during the rain. Just 184 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,960 Speaker 2: ride it out and don't worry. We'll address those problems 185 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,160 Speaker 2: after the fact so that doesn't happen again. Okay, So 186 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 2: the best advice I can give you is stay warm, 187 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: stay dry, stay inside. If you got a leak, get 188 00:11:02,760 --> 00:11:05,360 Speaker 2: a bucket. Other than that, we'll deal with it on 189 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 2: the other side. By the way, tomorrow's program is going 190 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 2: to be about these kinds of things, finding leaks after 191 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:18,440 Speaker 2: the fact, correcting drainage problems, talking about gutters and the like. 192 00:11:18,920 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: Here's one little tip for you though, Okay in La 193 00:11:22,480 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 2: in the LA area, I'm preempted tomorrow because of the 194 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,680 Speaker 2: Chargers game, But if you really want to hear the 195 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 2: show live, you can listen on the stream for the 196 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: co Go the San Diego co Go app. Kogo will 197 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 2: be carrying us live plus after the show of course, 198 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: still the podcast, So just letting you know where you 199 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 2: can find us tomorrow. But if you tune into KFI, 200 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 2: you'll be listening to the Chargers. But I'm still here, 201 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 2: I promise. All right, it is an all call Saturday morning. 202 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 2: I want to go back to the phones. Let's talk 203 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 2: to Daniel. Hey, Daniel, welcome home. 204 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:57,559 Speaker 1: Hidin. 205 00:11:58,559 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 6: I have a problem, and I know, can you hear me? 206 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got. 207 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:10,559 Speaker 6: You, Okay, and I well, I was on hold. I 208 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 6: heard a ad from Eco l A. I'm familiar with 209 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 6: with those companies that that do the addict and remove 210 00:12:18,559 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 6: the insulation and all that. I think my problems in 211 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 6: the crawl space under the under the building. Did those 212 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,520 Speaker 6: I need. I need to find a company that will 213 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 6: go in and find where they're coming in. Like you said, 214 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 6: they can get in the really small holes. 215 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:33,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. 216 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 6: I've dealt with Orcan in the past and had nothing 217 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 6: but bad experience. They just want to come back every 218 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,960 Speaker 6: month and check traps and and on and on and 219 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 6: on and never solve the problem. I really need somebody 220 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 6: to go in the crawl space and find wherever there's 221 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:53,359 Speaker 6: an entrance into the into the into the the residents. 222 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,280 Speaker 2: Yep, yep, and yep. I don't know who can do that. 223 00:12:56,960 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 2: I think these guys can do it for you. I 224 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 2: think my buddy's over at Eco La can do it. 225 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:04,520 Speaker 2: I always talk about addicts, but they also do uh 226 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 2: you know subfloor areas as well. They're all about it 227 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 2: and uh and you're and it's a wise call to 228 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 2: make because yeah, like you said, here's a perfect example, right, 229 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 2: you just call the typical pest control company and they 230 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,000 Speaker 2: want to set up traps and put you on a 231 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 2: plan and uh and yeah, and it's not And by 232 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 2: the way, trapping might be just just so you're aware, 233 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 2: trapping may be like step one, Phase one I have 234 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 2: heard sometimes that you know, and because let's say, all right, 235 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,959 Speaker 2: we've got we've got rodents in the attic or in 236 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 2: the crawl space. We got to get those out of 237 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 2: their first, so they may do phase one trapping after 238 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 2: they have sealed up everything, because you know, you've got 239 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 2: to get the guys that are in there out. But 240 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:52,320 Speaker 2: the key is the focus is seal the place. Exclusion. 241 00:13:52,800 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 2: Exclusion is the only way. So just that you just 242 00:13:57,559 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 2: anybody you call, and I would recommend that you call Ecola. 243 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,760 Speaker 2: But anybody that you call, that is the word that 244 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 2: should be coming out of your mouth that you want 245 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 2: them to hear. I want an exclusion service done, okay, 246 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 2: not an ongoing service. I want you to find where 247 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,880 Speaker 2: these guys are getting in and stop them from getting in, 248 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 2: because you know what, I got nothing against rodents when 249 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 2: they're on their side of the wall. I don't want 250 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 2: my side of the wall. That's the whole point. Okay, 251 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,600 Speaker 2: we've got rats around here. Of course, if you have chickens, 252 00:14:27,800 --> 00:14:30,760 Speaker 2: you have rats. It's just a thing. Okay, you're going 253 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 2: to have rodents around the yard. But because we've been 254 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:39,240 Speaker 2: careful to block our attic off in the exact same way. 255 00:14:39,720 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 2: We don't have rats in the house. We don't have 256 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 2: rats in the attic. They're just out in the yard 257 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 2: where they belong, out in nature. So that's what I 258 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 2: want for you too, buddy, And you're taking the right approach. 259 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 2: You do not want the ongoing baiting and trapping and 260 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:55,120 Speaker 2: all of that kind of stuff. And they'll do it 261 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 2: for crawl spaces as well. Okay, it may also include 262 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 2: some cross new crawl space venting, you know, some greats 263 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:05,520 Speaker 2: to seal up there. But and most crawl spaces, I 264 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,520 Speaker 2: got to say, are even more vulnerable than most attic 265 00:15:08,560 --> 00:15:13,120 Speaker 2: spaces because most folks I've noticed, you know, just tend 266 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 2: to not sort of neglect the ceiling off of a 267 00:15:17,840 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 2: crawl space. All sorts of things can get under a 268 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 2: crawl space and cause problems, and so it's actually easier 269 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:26,600 Speaker 2: for them to get there than into the attic. So yeah, 270 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 2: absolutely the right move, my friend. And I would give 271 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 2: them a call and tell them I sent you, and 272 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 2: tell them Dean speaks very highly of you. Get out 273 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 2: here and solve my problem. Okay, thank you, Dean. All right, Bud, 274 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 2: you good luck with that. Uh, there's just it's very 275 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: frustrating it's very frustrating. And once they're in there, especially 276 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 2: in a crawl space area, once they're in there, then 277 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: they want to get into the house, and that's a 278 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 2: whole another thing. All right, do we have time to well, 279 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 2: maybe we can start another call here. We're probably gonna 280 00:15:57,880 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 2: have to go to break here, but I'm gonna go 281 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 2: ahead and get it stick. I want to talk to Steve. Hey, Steve, welcome. 282 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: Home, Hey Deane, thanks for taking my call. 283 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:08,040 Speaker 2: Yes, sir, how can I help you? 284 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:12,320 Speaker 1: I'm planning a bathroom remodel. My house is built nineteen 285 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:16,400 Speaker 1: sixty six. Is the upstairs bathroom. I'm going to replace 286 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,880 Speaker 1: the cast iron tub with a new cast iron tub 287 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: because it's original and it's beyond repair. But I'm also 288 00:16:23,800 --> 00:16:30,040 Speaker 1: looking at the solid wall solid three sided walls like 289 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: Kohler has a product called flex Luckstone, and I see 290 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 1: another one called Flexstone. Do you have any experience with 291 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 1: those solid wall materials rather than tile. 292 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, there are a lot of solid wall materials that 293 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 2: can do. I believe the kind of the category of 294 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:50,680 Speaker 2: product that you're referring to as a composite wall system, 295 00:16:51,040 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 2: and I would love to tell you a little bit 296 00:16:53,480 --> 00:16:55,760 Speaker 2: more about it. Why don't we talk about it right 297 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,360 Speaker 2: on the other side of the break, Steve, can you 298 00:16:57,400 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 2: hang tight? 299 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 1: I can thank you. 300 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 2: All right, Steve's gonna hold on and we will talk 301 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 2: about solid wall materials. You might think that we're just 302 00:17:05,119 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 2: talking about solid stone or quartz material It's a little 303 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,479 Speaker 2: different than that. There's a there's a third alternative out 304 00:17:12,520 --> 00:17:16,840 Speaker 2: there that has become very popular in the bathroom remodeling world. 305 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 2: We'll talk about it right after the break. Your Home 306 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 2: with Dean Sharp, the House Whisper. 307 00:17:24,240 --> 00:17:27,560 Speaker 1: You're listening to Home with Dean Sharp on demand from 308 00:17:27,680 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 1: KFI AM six forty. 309 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:35,120 Speaker 2: Dean Sharp, the house Whisper here to transform your ordinary 310 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 2: house into an extraordinary home. Thanks for joining us on 311 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:46,120 Speaker 2: the program today. So appreciate you calling in and being 312 00:17:46,119 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 2: a part of the show. Every one of our all 313 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 2: calls Saturday mornings, and we still got a little room 314 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 2: on the board for you. By the way, eight three 315 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 2: three two Ask Dean is the number to reach me. 316 00:17:56,480 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 2: Eight three three The numeral two Ask Dean phones live 317 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 2: right now. If you've got a question about your home, 318 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,800 Speaker 2: give me a call. All right, I had Steve and 319 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: I popped Steve on hold. Let's see if I cut 320 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:11,040 Speaker 2: him off because, you know what, it wouldn't be the 321 00:18:11,040 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 2: first time, Steve. Are you still there, I've here. Okay, 322 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 2: So Steve's doing a bathroom remodel. He's getting ready to 323 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:21,760 Speaker 2: do a bathroom remodel, and he's changing out the You 324 00:18:21,760 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 2: said you're changing out the cast iron. 325 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 1: Tub, pulling out the cast iron tub, putting in a 326 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:27,960 Speaker 1: new cast iron tub. 327 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:31,359 Speaker 2: Good, good move, keep it with the cast iron. I 328 00:18:31,560 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 2: just assumed the old cast iron tub did the finish 329 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 2: is just marred and messed up. And you don't want to, 330 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:40,680 Speaker 2: you know, spend the money refinishing it. You're just gonna 331 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 2: go new, which you know is the right move to 332 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:45,920 Speaker 2: go most of the time. And then you're thinking about 333 00:18:45,960 --> 00:18:49,240 Speaker 2: the panels up above it on the walls of the shower, 334 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 2: and so you would talked about these solid surface panels. 335 00:18:55,680 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 2: They are known kind of in the industry as compiled 336 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 2: solid surface panels. And yeah, there are a lot of 337 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 2: major plumbing brands that like Cohler, that have started to 338 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 2: come out with their own version of solid surface panels. 339 00:19:11,119 --> 00:19:14,400 Speaker 2: So what are they and are they any good? Well, 340 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 2: first of all, yeah, they're great, They're they're great. Uh, 341 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 2: a solid surface panel is on the continuum of what 342 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 2: we call what we commonly refer to as quartz quartz materials. 343 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,480 Speaker 2: What's the difference between a solid surface panel and a 344 00:19:31,560 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 2: quartz panel. The difference is simply that quartz is typically 345 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 2: in the industry ninety to ninety five percent crushed coarse 346 00:19:43,600 --> 00:19:47,520 Speaker 2: quartz crystals. Quartz crystals, I'm gonna get it done here, 347 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 2: ninety ninety five percent crushed quartz, and then about five 348 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 2: to ten percent resins that are the binders that hold 349 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 2: them together. Because the resins are so low and the 350 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 2: crystal count is so high, they have the highest ability 351 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: to kind of glow, transmit light and look as realistic 352 00:20:11,840 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 2: as simulating marbles and granites and various other kinds of 353 00:20:15,480 --> 00:20:19,639 Speaker 2: natural stone. Quartz not to be confused with quartzite, which 354 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 2: is a goo gorgeous natural stone, but the quartzite is 355 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:28,879 Speaker 2: the natural stone. Quartz is just a nickname for these 356 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:34,080 Speaker 2: manufactured or synthetic panels because they're made up of primarily quartz. Now, 357 00:20:34,119 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 2: the difference is that solid surface panels or composite panels 358 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 2: are a blend of resins and mineral dust as well, 359 00:20:45,680 --> 00:20:51,960 Speaker 2: not so much crystals but dust and not as much stone. 360 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 2: Content as the quartz, and it's really just that it 361 00:20:55,880 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 2: just comes down to that there's more resins, there's less 362 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 2: quartz or mineral dust in them, and as a result, 363 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:09,439 Speaker 2: they're less expensive and more affordable. Now durability, it's a 364 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 2: little less durable. The solid surface panels are less a 365 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,959 Speaker 2: little less durable than quartz and more prone to scratching. 366 00:21:16,520 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 2: But scratches are easy to repair in a solid surface panel. 367 00:21:21,200 --> 00:21:25,040 Speaker 2: They are both smooth, they're both non porous, they're both 368 00:21:25,119 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 2: you know, and in bathrooms especially now. I am not 369 00:21:28,280 --> 00:21:33,440 Speaker 2: an advocate of solid surface panels to replace kitchen countertops 370 00:21:33,480 --> 00:21:37,680 Speaker 2: because they're a little bit softer and more susceptible, but showers, heck, yeah, 371 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:42,680 Speaker 2: absolutely So the key is, Steve, just whether you are 372 00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,760 Speaker 2: going to find a panel that you like the look of. 373 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,359 Speaker 2: They simulate stone, they've got different patterns to it, a 374 00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 2: lot of them these days, and I love this about 375 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 2: quartz as well. Quartz and solid surface panels have come 376 00:21:54,280 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 2: so far in replicating and simulating expensive marbles like Calicutta 377 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:06,399 Speaker 2: marble and Statuary marble, which, by the way, FYI for 378 00:22:06,440 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 2: everybody out there, and you're only going to hear this 379 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 2: from a designer who's got his finger on their thumb 380 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 2: on the pulse of this statuary and Calicutta marble. Our 381 00:22:17,640 --> 00:22:21,760 Speaker 2: global reserves of it are wearing thin. It is harder 382 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 2: and harder and harder to find the pure stuff, and 383 00:22:25,480 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 2: the statuary and the Calicutta are specifically in high demand 384 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:34,040 Speaker 2: because they are that classic, very very white background with 385 00:22:34,160 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 2: the beautiful gray veining and not a lot of other 386 00:22:37,040 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 2: stuff mixed in between. So that's getting you know, I mean, 387 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 2: there's only so much of it in the ground, and 388 00:22:43,280 --> 00:22:47,640 Speaker 2: it's actually getting rare and rare and harder to find. Fortunately, 389 00:22:48,119 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 2: from a design perspective, if quartz and composite panels are 390 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 2: good at anything, they're good at replicating statuary and Calicutta marbles, 391 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 2: and so they can be gorgeous and you know, and 392 00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 2: they're not only just those colors as well. I know, 393 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 2: Kohler has a whole line that they call Luckstone, and 394 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,200 Speaker 2: there are several other manufacturers out there, Steve, So, yeah, 395 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 2: just do the research. But for a shower, absolutely no problem. 396 00:23:15,359 --> 00:23:18,960 Speaker 2: If you find the panels that look right, solid surface panels, 397 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:23,359 Speaker 2: great way to redo a shower or a tub, surround area, 398 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:28,440 Speaker 2: no grout, no mildew, no hassles down the road, easy 399 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:33,080 Speaker 2: to keep clean and from the designer in me, gorgeous, 400 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 2: just gorgeous stuff. But yeah, so it's a continuum, right, 401 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 2: and there are different levels of quality. But quartz is 402 00:23:39,560 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 2: up here and then the composite down a little lower 403 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 2: simply because more resins, less stone in the mix in 404 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:49,080 Speaker 2: the recipe. Does that help? 405 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 1: Yes? And I have a question for about exhaustpan placement. 406 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: This bathroom has never had an exhaust svan, this has 407 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 1: ex sterior window. Is it best to put the exhaust 408 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,200 Speaker 1: span of the bathtub enclosure or is it best to 409 00:24:02,240 --> 00:24:05,680 Speaker 1: put the exhaust fan in the center of the bathroom? 410 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:09,159 Speaker 2: You know what, It depends on this the size of 411 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 2: the bathroom. But I don't really fuss about exhaust fan placement. 412 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:17,480 Speaker 2: I prefer not to put them right above the shower 413 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 2: or the tub, because I don't think they deserve to be, 414 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:25,680 Speaker 2: you know, abused with that level of steam and heat 415 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 2: that's hitting them. Exhaust fans certainly help remove steam and 416 00:24:31,560 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 2: moisture from a bathroom. They're also there to help with 417 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 2: odors as well. So I actually, if you force me 418 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 2: to blindly place a fan without seeing a bathroom, I 419 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 2: like to put them over the toilet area generally speaking, 420 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:48,240 Speaker 2: or out you know, a little bit further in the bathroom, 421 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 2: but the toilet is normally close to the tub in 422 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,199 Speaker 2: the shower generally speaking, so you kind of get a 423 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,280 Speaker 2: win wind. But I tend not to put them in 424 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:57,160 Speaker 2: the shower area. 425 00:24:58,359 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 1: Okay, great, well, thanks for answering my questions, Steve. 426 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,840 Speaker 2: You are very very welcome, my friend. Thanks for your call. 427 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 2: This is why we take calls, because you know what, 428 00:25:07,600 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 2: everybody who calls in there's thousands of people who are 429 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:13,160 Speaker 2: listening who are like, oh, yeah, that's my problem too, 430 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 2: I just didn't call in. There you go, all right, 431 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:18,560 Speaker 2: more when we come back your home with Dean Sharp, 432 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 2: the house Whisper. Dean Sharp, the house Whisper here to 433 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:27,200 Speaker 2: remind you every home deserves great design, especially yours. Why yours? 434 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: Because that's where you live, my friend. I want you 435 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 2: to live in a nice place. I want you to 436 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:35,399 Speaker 2: live in a home that reflects everything that is best 437 00:25:35,520 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 2: about your life. That's our goal as custom home designers. 438 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:42,200 Speaker 2: That's the goal of all good design in my opinion. 439 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 2: All right, it has been an all calls Saturday morning. 440 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 2: It continues to be an all calls Saturday morning. I've 441 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:51,080 Speaker 2: got time maybe for one more call real quick. I 442 00:25:51,119 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 2: want to thank everybody who responded so generously to the 443 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,159 Speaker 2: offer of seats for our holiday home show. We're all 444 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 2: booked up, We're ready to go. I'm told that the 445 00:26:02,640 --> 00:26:06,160 Speaker 2: docket is full. Congratulations to all of you who won. 446 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:08,840 Speaker 2: I look forward to seeing you a week from tomorrow 447 00:26:09,160 --> 00:26:13,200 Speaker 2: at iHeart Studios in Burbank for our live audience holiday show. 448 00:26:13,280 --> 00:26:16,720 Speaker 2: It's going to be great fun for all. All right, 449 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:21,200 Speaker 2: before we go, let's talk to Sue. Hey, Sue, welcome home. 450 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:27,480 Speaker 5: Hi. My water heater is making noise since past hour, 451 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:35,919 Speaker 5: like stops and then again it starts. It shakes the 452 00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:39,760 Speaker 5: walls and then stops. I'm so scared. Is there something 453 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 5: I should be worried about? 454 00:26:42,880 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, don't worry. It's not gonna explode or anything 455 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:52,920 Speaker 2: like that. It is water heaters that make noise, and 456 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 2: there's all sorts of noises that come out of water heaters. 457 00:26:55,280 --> 00:27:00,680 Speaker 2: They are the most haunted appliance that we own. Technically 458 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 2: water heaters. They form mineral build up inside the water 459 00:27:05,160 --> 00:27:09,040 Speaker 2: heater down at the burner plate especially, And what happens 460 00:27:09,119 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 2: is as it kicks on and the water starts to 461 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:16,439 Speaker 2: heat up. Uh, the minerals on the lower pan, the 462 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 2: sediment that builds up down there that area starts to superheat. 463 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 2: Steam comes out, bubbles form, it pops, It creaks, sometimes 464 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:34,159 Speaker 2: it rumbles, sometimes it rattles. It sounds sometimes similar to 465 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:40,119 Speaker 2: a percolator, old style percolator, coffee pot. Sometimes it just 466 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:42,680 Speaker 2: sounds like they're swishing going around in there. It's all 467 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,400 Speaker 2: mineral build up. So here's the good news. The good 468 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,359 Speaker 2: news is no, your water heater. Your water heater is 469 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 2: not a pressurized system too, so it's not going to 470 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,199 Speaker 2: blow up, all right, there's no there's no build up 471 00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 2: happening in that sense. What it is telling you, though, 472 00:27:56,359 --> 00:27:58,720 Speaker 2: is that there's mineral build up down in the tank 473 00:27:58,920 --> 00:28:02,240 Speaker 2: and at the bottom, and it's time for it to 474 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,000 Speaker 2: be clean cleaned and or replaced. It may be time 475 00:28:05,040 --> 00:28:07,560 Speaker 2: to replace the water heater. Let me ask you this, 476 00:28:07,760 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 2: as far as you know, how old is the water 477 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,200 Speaker 2: heater and has it ever been flushed? 478 00:28:14,600 --> 00:28:17,679 Speaker 5: I think it's ten years old and this is the 479 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 5: first time. It never gave me any problems before. 480 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:26,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, okay, So it's pretty typical. Most home owners 481 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:30,119 Speaker 2: don't know. They're not told that a water heater maybe 482 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 2: every two to three years should be drained and flushed 483 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,840 Speaker 2: out in order for that mineral build up to be reduced. 484 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:42,080 Speaker 2: And ten years ten years plus that's about the average 485 00:28:42,160 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 2: life span of a water heater. Now you could get 486 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,720 Speaker 2: more out of yours. I'm not saying that it's done 487 00:28:46,800 --> 00:28:50,120 Speaker 2: and done and done, but you should at least look 488 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 2: at flushing it out or having a water heater service 489 00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,400 Speaker 2: company come and flush it out and give you an 490 00:28:56,440 --> 00:28:59,800 Speaker 2: evaluation of whether this water heater just yeah, I think 491 00:28:59,840 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 2: we cleaned it up pretty well. You shouldn't have that 492 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,760 Speaker 2: problem now, or yeah, it's kind of pushing it. Maybe 493 00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:07,080 Speaker 2: time for a new water heater. So that's the bad 494 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:12,880 Speaker 2: news that your water heater is reaching its elderly years. Okay, 495 00:29:12,920 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 2: it's turning the corner. It's not going to be around 496 00:29:14,840 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 2: for another ten years. I'd guarantee you that. But the 497 00:29:18,360 --> 00:29:22,160 Speaker 2: noise that you're hearing and the rumble, it is not 498 00:29:22,360 --> 00:29:25,080 Speaker 2: a danger. It's not a bomb sitting out there that's 499 00:29:25,120 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 2: going to go off and it's going to keep heating 500 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 2: the water for you just fine for a while, but 501 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:34,160 Speaker 2: you should have it addressed. Does that make sense, Yes, 502 00:29:34,200 --> 00:29:37,920 Speaker 2: sir all right, Zue. Thank you so much for your call, 503 00:29:37,960 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 2: my friend, and good luck with that. It's always good 504 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 2: to hear that the thing that's got you worried is not, 505 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:46,640 Speaker 2: you know, fatal, it's not a danger to you. But 506 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,080 Speaker 2: it is a sign. Absolutely, it's a sign. And everybody 507 00:29:50,160 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 2: your water heater, yeah, you know, none of us do it, okay, 508 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 2: so let me just be honest. We all neglect it. 509 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 2: Somebody out there who does it regularly, who's got it 510 00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 2: marked in his calendar. But other than that, you know, 511 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 2: it's life. But when your water heare starts making those 512 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 2: weird noises, it's time for a flush, or it's time 513 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,280 Speaker 2: to look at maybe a new one. Okay, we'll just 514 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 2: have to see which it is. But it's not gonna 515 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:20,600 Speaker 2: blow up, all right, y'all. It's raining out there, Stay dry, 516 00:30:20,720 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 2: stay safe. Like I said at the beginning of the show, 517 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:27,280 Speaker 2: if you got leaks or drainage problem, throw down a 518 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:29,200 Speaker 2: sand bag. Go go out and get some of those 519 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 2: quick dam lightweight sandbags to protect the inside of the 520 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:35,959 Speaker 2: house as much as possible. Put some plastic down, don't 521 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:39,440 Speaker 2: get up on the roof, Stay safe, stay dry. We'll 522 00:30:39,440 --> 00:30:41,719 Speaker 2: talk about it on the other side. What to do 523 00:30:41,760 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 2: with those leaks after the fact, But today not the 524 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:48,560 Speaker 2: day to fix them. I want you to enjoy this 525 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:51,680 Speaker 2: rain Southern California. I'll tell you what silver lining. Fire 526 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 2: season is over, it is and today it's a beautiful 527 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:59,560 Speaker 2: fall day. Get out there and get busy building yourself 528 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 2: a bit beautiful life, and we'll see you right back 529 00:31:01,520 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 2: here tomorrow morning. This has been Home with Dean Sharp, 530 00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:13,000 Speaker 2: the House Whisper. Tune into the live broadcast on KFI 531 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 2: AM six forty every Saturday morning from six to eight 532 00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:19,480 Speaker 2: Pacific time and every Sunday morning from nine to noon 533 00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 2: Pacific time, or anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.