DIY Home Improvement audio and video podcasts by The Handyguys

Basement Systems Continued and How To Remove Paint

In this episode Brian & Paul continue the discussion of various Basement Systems and also take a listener question about paint removal First up, we get right to Will’s question Hiya Handyguys, We have just bought our first home ever! It’s an older, fixer-upper house in a historic district in Knoxville, TN. I painted houses [...]

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Basement Systems And Listener Questions

The Handyguys address a listener question about his air conditioning and then talk about basement finishing systems. Our listener Marc used our new call-in feature on the website and asked us about his air conditioning system. Marc’s question, in summary is I live in a ranch style house that has two HVAC zones. We spend [...]

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Fixing a Kenmore Elite Dishwasher that is not Cleaning Dishes

Handyguy Paul Takes apart his Dishwasher to clean out the basin. The Handyguys planned to tackle two issues in this episode. They began with Paul’s Dishwasher problems and hoped to talk about the Handyguy’s electrical toolkit. However, the dishwasher took up the entire episode and the electrical toolkit discussion got pushed back to another show [...]

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Basement Systems Continued And Paint Removal

Basement Toilet Installs, Water Saving Flush Valves and Dryer Vent Cleaning First off – The Handyguys begin by addressing a listener question. Julianne asks: Hi! I am considering purchasing a bi-level home. When you walk in the door, you have the choice of going upstairs where there is a kitchen, bathroom and 2 bedrooms… Or [...]

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ZTR Mower Versus Tractor

Handyguys Try Out Some Riding Mowers The Handyguys are falling behind on the honey do listÂ because this year’s mowing season is taking all of their free time. Pennsylvania has been hit by lots of rain â€” making for nice fast growing lawnsÂ â€” but that comes with long hours of mowing. Handyguy Paul is researching [...]

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ZTR vs Tractor

The Handyguys are taking this week off from our regular podcast to do some independence day celebrating. I hope our non-US fans will understand. So, instead of a podcast The Handyguys decided to play with some new video equipment. The Handyguys try out a ZTR and a Lawn Tractor style mower to determine the pros [...]

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Electrical Toolkit And Surviving A Power Outage

First up the electrical tool kit we talk about some key tools for doing electrical work and comment on an article in Fine Homebuilding called An Electrical Tool Kit by Brian Walo. Fine Homebuilding says (About Brian Walo’s article): He recommends three electrical testers, a variety of drivers (Phillips head, flat head, nut driver, and [...]

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Air-Conditioning Troubleshooting Checklist

In this episode of The Handyguys Podcast we discuss air-conditioning. Air-conditioning is not something the typical handyguy or girl is familiar with. We turn it on and expect it to work as designed. What can we do if it doesn’t cool? Are there specific things to look for before calling in a pro to troubleshoot? [...]

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Synthetic Decks And GFCI Outlets

The newest generation of synthetc decking looks much more like real wood and has a much longer warranty.

Synthetic Decking Material and a Fiberon Warranty The Handyguys begin the show by talking about whats new in Synthetic decking. Composites versus PVC. While composite decking appear to be maintenance free, some manufactured decks become marred with mold, staining and deterioration. There are many newer synthetic decking materials that now have long warranties. One such [...]

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Fein Tools And The Smart Grid

The Handyguys start out discussing some tools for Fathers Day. Instead of doing a gift guide we decided to ask our twitter followers ( follow @handyguys ) what they would like us to discuss as a great fathers day gift for a handyguy. One follower said that her husband was eying up the Fein Multimaster [...]

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