Dean continues his series on design and landscaping for the outdoor areas of your home. Simple ideas to take your outdoor area from ordinary to extraordinary.   Dean also tackles questions from listeners regarding: whether replastering walls is something you can DIY myself or should you hire a professional, whether to replace a window or indoor paneling first after water damage, is there an asbestos worry in removing tile from a closet in a home that was built in 1969, slide on wire shades vs pergola covers, what option is better, replacing a wood patio cover with an aluminum one and how to fix a loud air conditioning unit 

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Dean continues his series on design and landscaping for the outdoor areas of your home. Simple ideas to take your outdoor area from ordinary to extraordinary.   Dean also tackles questions from listeners regarding: whether replastering walls is something you can DIY myself or should you hire a professional, whether to replace a window or indoor paneling first after water damage, is there an asbestos worry in removing tile from a closet in a home that was built in 1969, slide on wire shades vs pergola covers, what option is better, replacing a wood patio cover with an aluminum one and how to fix a loud air conditioning unit 

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Today’s first caller is replacing an exterior timber side door that leads to her garage, but she doesn't trust the big box stores. What can she do? 

Our next caller needs to replace the roof on her home but is unsure if she should go with fire-resistant or non-fire-resistant roofing material. 

Another listener recently built a house and wants to put in a freestanding bathtub, but the issue is it’s hard to get into for an older person, what with that tall wall! Is a tub with a door the answer? 

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What’s Dean’s reading recommendation for this Memorial Day weekend? “Shop Class as Soulcraft” by Matthew Crawford is a real page turner! 

When it comes to installing skylights that open for air ventilation, what’s the best way to go about this on the second story of a mountain cabin? 

Replacing windows is never wonderful, so let's help out our next caller in deciding what frame material to go with on her very large windows. 

To more on windows, our final caller’s windows aren’t soundproof, and outside noise from heat pumps is very disruptive. President Dean to the rescue! 

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Dean talks all things 'outside' from landscaping to design elements, Dean has you covered.   Dean also took calls from listeners with questions about adding vents to attic area with a Spanish tile roof, what are the best plants and other landscaping to plant near a pool and why is an AC unit in 'cool down' mode occasionally  blowing hot air? 

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Dean talks all things 'outside' from landscaping to design elements, Dean has you covered.   Dean also took calls from listeners with questions about adding vents to attic area with a Spanish tile roof, what are the best plants and other landscaping to plant near a pool and why is an AC unit in 'cool down' mode occasionally  blowing hot air? 

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Dean talks all things 'outside' from landscaping to design elements, Dean has you covered.   Dean also took calls from listeners with questions about adding vents to attic area with a Spanish tile roof, what are the best plants and other landscaping to plant near a pool and why is an AC unit in 'cool down' mode occasionally  blowing hot air? 

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Today on an all-calls Saturday, Dean’s first listener is converting her bathtub into a walk-in shower and needs to know about best drains, tiles and doors. 

The insurance company is requesting that our next listener has a shut-off valve installed for her plumbing. If she installs one, will this reduce her homeowner's insurance? 

Got solar panels on your home? Need a battery backup system added to it? If so, let’s discuss the difference between purchasing and leasing. 

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We have a caller who lives in a motorhome and needs to refinish the cupboards and cabinets, which are presently raw materials. How best to do this without ripping everything out? 

When you’re building a house from the ground up like our next listener is, it’s tricky to figure out the best cupboard and counter height when there’s a height difference of a foot and a half between you and your wife. 

Lastly, how best to repair the hairline cracks in the exterior stucco facade of your home? 

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