Rosie on the House

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts & E-Mails l Weekly To Do #CleaningPaintingSandingWood - The Weekly To Do on sanding, cleaning, and painting wood. Plenty of tips you should know if you're closing your home for the summer or extended vacation. Question on birds pecking the fascia and more!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Water Efficiency With A Home & Landscape Water Audit! - Ian Hanley of Pinpoint Leak Detection & Repair discusses the three zones where leaks can happen: home, landscape, and pool. Learn how a water efficiency audit can find possible leaks and save water. Most leaks aren't obvious. Learn how they detect pool leaks without draining the pool and other ways to determine if you have leaks.

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Farm Fresh Beef With The Arizona Farm Bureau! - Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree's guest is Wyatt Ross of Windmill Mountain Ranch talking Arizona Beef.  Wyatt discusses his family farming history and ranch production of high quality, grass fed grain finished beef direct to the customer. 

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts & E-Mails l Weekly To Do #ShadeCools - Weekly To Do on shading around your home for summer heat. Things to consider when 'snowbirds' close up the home for the summer. Listener questions water leaking under the edge of a metal roof, wood disintegration under a patio roof and more!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Should I Hire A Handyman Or Tradesman! - Guests Yigal Lampert and Jennifer Eglin of Rosie Certified Response Crew discuss the basic services a handyman provides. Electrical, plumbing, painting, drywall and more small repairs that make a relationship with handyman services worthwhile. Plus in most cases why a handyman is better that a home warranty.

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Keeping Honey Bees! - Would you 'bee-lieve' what it takes to keep honey bees comes from a cricket? Bee expert Cricket Ungvary joins Farmer Greg of the Urban Farm on the benefits of bee keeping. The functions of the hive, how to obtain and care for bees while providing honey, beeswax, essential pollination and a drink called Mead. Plus interesting facts like why do drone male bees have a grandfather...but no father!

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts & E-Mails l Weekly To Do #WaterConservation - Weekly To Do on water conservation. Wait until you hear how much water is saved by turning off irrigation when it rains. More on lead paint and asbestos. And two items found at the Kitchen And Bath International Show. Interviews with Bilt's 3-D Interactive Instructions using Apple Vision Pro and Free Power WIRELESS chargers. Cool tech!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! All About Air Conditioning With A Knight In Shining Armor! - Chuck & Carisa Knight of Knight Air Conditioning has the answers to longer lasting air conditioning. Using basic physics moving heat out and using it as energy to cool your space. Get the lowdown on what you can do to extend the life of your unit. Plus plenty of homeowner questions to learn more about keeping cool in the summer. Its Air Conditioning 101!

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Notes From The Nursery! Plant Installation! - As it gets warmer with the sun rising earlier, Jay Harper has a checklist of 'to do's' like irrigation, summer veggies and melons to plant, mulching materials and options for shade. Plus many text questions from listeners on gardening, trees and landscaping.

OPEN HOME HOUR! Live Listener Call Ins, Texts & E-mails l Weekly To Do: Energy Efficiency - The Weekly To Do on energy efficiency. Steps you can take to stay cool and save money during the summer. How to hang a heavy weighted object outside on stucco. Correct attachment on masonry block. Building a backyard casita and more!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Preventing Title Fraud And Other Hot Topics! - Discussion of our top picks we liked at the 2024 Kitchen And Bath Industry Show that are pretty incredible. What you must know and what you can do to avoid deed and title fraud. Plus planning and preparing for wildfire season.

ULTIMATE GARDEN HOUR! Planting Your Health With Agriscaping.com! - Agriscaping.com's Justin Rohner says healthy gardens means healthy life. More than just food, it provides physical activity, exposing yourself to nature, sunlight and wellbeing. So plant your health in the ground and find natural ways to natural remedies and many other tidbits to eat and be healthy.

OPEN HOME HOUR! Live Listener Call Ins, Texts & E-mails l Weekly To Do: Ups & Downs Of Garage Doors - Trevor Leisek of Same Day Garage Doors joins us for our Weekly To Do about the do's and don't on door maintenance. Plus homeowner questions on popping noises in roof rafters, lead paint abatement, a suspicious air conditioning service, roof leak with solar panels, facia wrap, dishwasher dilemma and more!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Pass Through Windows With Pella Windows And Doors -Arizona gifts us with abundant opportunities to embrace the indoor/outdoor lifestyle. Pass through windows allow us to enjoy that seamless connection bringing fresh air inside and living spaces outside. Adam Homer of Pella Windows Mountain West discusses the impressive designs of pass through windows that could be the perfect fit for your home.

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Farm Fresh Arizona Climate & Agriculture - The Arizona Farm Bureau's Julie Murphree's guest is Dr. Jeffery Silvertooth, University Of Arizona Professor & Extension Specialist in Agronomy/Soil Science. Arizona's climate and soil composition gives us a huge advantage in year round crop production. Dr. Silvertooth discusses how pushing for greater efficiency even under climate changes results in high yields and quality crops. 

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts And E-mails! #Caulking - Homeowner questions include fixing damage to a block fence, insulation, termite damage in stucco, #caulking and more. Plus Dr. Sky discusses the April 8th solar eclipse, where totality will happen in Texas, and what to expect in Arizona.

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! A More Energy Efficient Home With A Home Energy Audit - As energy costs rise, solutions to reducing energy consumption and saving money should start with a Home Energy Audit. Sean McGraw of FOR Energy explains the valuable information you get about your home's energy use, where your losing energy and having a clear road map to energy efficiency. Taking the guesswork out with accurate answers.

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts & E-Mails l Weekly To Do #PoolSafety - Fulton Homes' Community Resource Director Rosaria Cain  joins in on our Weekly To Do on pool safety. 90% of drownings happen in a pool. She discusses why 'Two Seconds Is Too Long". Plus a listener asks about trenchless drain line replacement, feedback from our recent broadcast on solar and more!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Upgrade Your Outdoor Living With Booth Built Patio Products! - The demand for outdoor living spaces has hit new highs. A wise investment in a shade structure can greatly enhance your outdoor living experience. Booth Built Patio Products  discuss ramadas, porch covers, cantilevers, and more to get you ''made in the shade"

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! #JournalingNewHabits With The Urban Farm Team! - Farmer Greg's representatives Janice Norton, the General Manager of the Urban Farm Nursery, and Ray Jess, the manager of the Urban Farm General Store. They discuss the transformative impact  journaling can have on becoming an accomplished urban farmer. Whether you note down the moon cycles, watering times, or the dates of sowing particular seeds, maintaining such records can be exceptionally useful for future reference.

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts, Emails #5PlumbingTips - Our Weekly To Do with 5 DIY plumbing tips. Discussion of a homeowner's mystery buzzing noise in the home, sound deadening a room and an update on building a Rosie On The House Habitat For Humanity home as we celebrate our #1 Best Contractor Referral Service Award in Arizona for the 15th year in a row!

ON THE HOUSE HOUR! Solar Panels & Battery Integration! - Considering solar? Rosie Certified Sun Valley Solar Solutions discusses why spring is the right time to look into it. There are many changes worth noting in understanding how solar panels and battery integration actually works for you and your energy bill. We are an advocate of solar. Not the shady sales tactics within the industry.

OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR! Notes From The Nursery! #WarmSeasonVegetables - Spring has sprung! Gardening Expert Jay Harper lists some of the warm season veggies to plant for a nice harvest. Also tips on rye grass lawns known as winter lawns 'sweet spot'. Irrigation, drip emitters, weed control and the benefits of flowers in your spring garden.

OPEN HOME HOUR! Listener Call-Ins, Texts & Emails l Weekly To Do #SmartSecurity - Our Weekly To Do on smart home security. Plus questions about fixing dry rot patio beams, caulking around the toilet base, driveway cracks, balcony leaks and pool heating.