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March 4, 2023

9:00 AM | On The House Hour

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Segment 1

12:54

Segment 2

5:53

Segment 3

12:28

Segment 4

5:47

Creating & Caring For Your Home Library

On Location From The Tucson Festival Of Books

GUEST

Jeff Fleetham/Former Director Of The Arizona Registrar Of Contractors

COMMENTARY

Jeff discusses his admiration for places he’s visited in Arizona
Credited for talking about tradespeople and the construction trade to the science of building technologies
Rosie rented a home with a FHA red concrete slab built in the 1950’s without any cracks. Why is that?

Ice Damming

CALLER

From Flagstaff, has a problem with ice damming on the roof. A section of electric heat tape failed. Found a trick to fill panty hose or tube socks with salt to lay on top of the damming. His concern is will the salt damage the asphalt shingles once it melts down to the roof surface

Arizona Registrar Of Contractors

COMMENTARY

Jeff discusses what the Arizona Registrar Of Contractors can do for the Arizona homeowner
At least 90% of complaints or disputes involve communication problems
- Insurance adjustment list is not a contract. And for contractors, its not an estimate
- Customers must understand the contract. If you don’t understand something on it, pause and address it
Rosie’s basic outline involving a remodel. From start to finish and updates in between
Homeowners must understand contractors are business people in business to make a profit

Careers In Construction Science

COMMENTARY

Rosie explains about every change order adds 2 weeks to the project
Encouraging kids to get into the construction science field
- Starting in this field is a great career path
- Careers have no debt load. Work based learning and getting paid for it
- In a 20 year span, the person who starts in construction science work earns $175,000 more than the person who goes to a 4 year college

ON THE HOUSE HOUR

Creating Your Home Library & Caring For Your Books

On The House Topic: In honor of the Tucson Festival of Books this week, we will focus on home libraries. In the Romero house, Rosie has bookshelves upon bookshelves with stacks of books in just about every room in the house. We all collect them for a variety of reasons. In honor of our books, let’s cover proper storage, organization, and care… READ MORE IN THIS BLOG>> and scroll below for a breakout of each segment in this podcast with resource links.

9:00 AM | On The House Hour

Creating & Caring For Your Home Library

Ice Damming

Arizona Registrar Of Contractors

Careers In Construction Science

ON THE HOUSE HOUR

Creating Your Home Library & Caring For Your Books

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