Texas Home Improvement Show

Texas Home Improvement Show

Get answers to all of your questions about home repairs by calling in. Whether you want to do it yourself or hire someone to do it for you, this show will help you avoid the bumps in the road to get the job done right.

Episodes

When To Think About Re-Piping

June 28, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim gets started with a thank you and shoutout to Bubbas 33 for hosting a rodeo event last Thursday. He then looks at a couple of email questions as we wait for some calls to come in. Jim answers questions about re-piping a house, solar fans in the master bedroom, a leak and condensation caused by rain, insulating a converted second floor, and more. Jim continues in the second hour with more helpful advice on all your home improvem...
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Fixing & Watering Foundation

June 21, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim starts with a few email questions as we wait for some calls to roll in. He talks about an overlifted foundation, options other than a soaker hose for watering, reducing heat in a back patio, a house below elevation, and more. Jim continues in the second hour taking more home improvement questions. Don’t forget thipro.com for more helpful tips and information.
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Michael Atkinson w/ Guardian Roofing & A/C Questions

June 14, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim gets right to the calls on the show today. He talks aluminum vs vinyl windows, cleaning a porch roof over polyurethane, an A/C compressor, a register box not properly insulated, and more. Jim also has Michael Atkinson of Guardian Roof Sytems join to talk about a fortified roof and the cost. Jim continues in the second hour on the busy phone lines answering more A/C questions.   
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Plumbing Before Foundation

June 7, 2025 • 95 mins
Johann and Adam are in for Jim as he’s at a charity picnic with the Pasadena Rodeo. They start with an email question about drain options. We also get calls about autoclaved aerated concrete on a new home, whether or not to add ridge vents, foundation work concerns, plumbing work done before moving forward with other projects, and more. Jim also joins to update the listeners on the Pasadena Rodeo entertainment lineup. Johann and Ad...
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French Doors & A French Drain

May 31, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim starts with an email question about a installing a French drain. He also takes calls about somebody that can build a shed, recoating a log cabin, balancing A/C temperature control, removing wallpaper, and more. Jim continues in the second hour answering your calls and email questions. Don’t forget to check out thipro.com for more tips and helpful information.
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A Hose Bib & Brian Clinger w/ USA Insulation

May 24, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim’s back after being off the last few weeks. He starts with an update on all he did during his vacation and what Memorial Day is all about. Jim then answers an email question before getting to the calls. He talks about hose bibs, a flow-tech descaler system, a pergola post settling, an old septic system, and more. We also have Brian Clinger of USA Insulation join the show to talk about the foam and what they’re offering with the ...
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Watering a Concrete Slab

May 10, 2025 • 95 mins
Johann and Adam are back filling in as Jim enjoys some time off. They get right to some calls about watering a slab and replacing an electrical rod. Another surprise caller joins the show from Germany to give us an update and to wish his mother a Happy Mother's Day. Johann and Adam continue in the second hour taking more calls answering more home improvement questions. Check out thipro.com for more helpful tips!  
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Foundation Issues & A Surprise Caller

May 3, 2025 • 94 mins
Johann and Adam fill in for Jim while he's cruising down the Danube this week. Several callers had questions about foundation issues this week. One caller from Meyerland wondered if a roofing company was pulling a fast one on him over the price of a new roof. A couple more callers had issues with AC run-off and a surprise caller checked up on the guys.
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Ridge Vents & Turbines

April 26, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim starts the show by wishing his mother a Happy Birthday! He then gets right to some calls. Jim talks about coating slate on a patio wall, ridge vents vs turbines, putting in laminate flooring, home warranty companies, and much more. Jim continues in the second hour taking more phone calls on all your home improvement projects. Don’t forget his website thipro.com.
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A/C & Kitchen Remodel

April 19, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim gets going with an early phone call about a new A/C system. He also answers some email questions about HomeServe and caulking an enclosure around a deck. Jim takes more calls about a built-in microwave for a kitchen remodel, cleaning a roll up shed, UV lights for mold, and more. He continues in the second hour on the phone lines with more home improvement advice.
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Jim From His Deer Lease in Woodville

April 12, 2025 • 94 mins
Jim gets started with a call about moisture in the floor and an email question about a foundation repair estimate. He also answers questions about accidental discharge, a drain line for a sink for an outdoor kitchen, a recirculation pump with a tankless water heater, a pressure vacuum breaker, and more. Jim continues in the second hour with more emails and calls on all your home improvement questions.  
 
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Uses of Ready Seal

April 5, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim starts with an email question about trade jobs. He also takes calls about water heaters, a pressure regulator, using ready seal on the bottom of a post, and more. Jim mixes in more email questions as we go. He continues in the second hour with more home improvement advice. Don’t forget his website thipro.com  
 
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Jim From the Frisco Home & Garden Show

March 29, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim is live at the Home and Garden Show in Frisco today. He takes calls about metal roofs, repairing a storm drain, a water pipe leak, switching to an electric stove, and more. Jim also has Derek join the show to talk about Lintel Lift. He continues in the second hour taking calls and looking through email questions offering the best home improvement advice.  
 
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Du-West A/C Deal & Driveway Problems

March 22, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim gets started by having Wade from Du-West Air Conditioning join the show to talk about the special they're offering for spring cleaning. He also takes calls about wooden strips breaking in between the driveway cracks, a dehumidifier for mildew inside the house, a sweating driveway concrete slab, a sheetrock crack, and a lot more. Jim continues in the second hour on the phone lines answering more home improvement questions.
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Do You Need a New Roof?

March 15, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim starts with an email question about somebody needing to replace a garage door and workers comp. He also takes calls on the cost of a roof, a pop-up drain, cracks to a pier and beam foundation, peeling paint, roof jacks, and more. Jim continues in the second hour on the phone lines answering more of your home improvement questions.
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Jim From the Fort Worth Home & Garden Show

March 8, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim is live from Fort Worth Home & Garden Show today. He starts with a quick note on the passing of one of his good friends from the Pasadena Rodeo family. Jim gets calls about issues with a refrigerator ice and water maker, insulating a shed, a radiant barrier, putting screens on gutters, and more. He also mixes in email questions along the way. Jim continues in the second hour with more home improvement advice.
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A Urethane Pool Deck

March 1, 2025 • 95 mins
Jim starts with a few email questions as we wait for some calls to roll in. He talks about a walk-in shower that's leaking, pool concrete that's sinking, and moisture coming out of the soil. Jim also talks front door frame, recaulking a master shower, and how long to wait for replacing sheet rock doors after leveling out a foundation. He continues in the second hour with more calls and email questions. Don’t forget the website thip...
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A Septic System Gas Odor

February 22, 2025 • 94 mins
Jim gets started with a few email questions about insulation options and soffit lighting. He moves to the phone lines to talk about a downspout flowing water out to the street, putting in double pane windows, a septic system gas odor, a heater alarm pilot light, and more. Jim continues in the second hour with more callers and email questions on all your home improvement projects.
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Bathroom Problems & Humidity Control

February 9, 2025 • 47 mins
Jim is live for Super Bowl Sunday today. He gets going with a few email questions about high humidity and a concrete crack. Jim also takes some calls on a bathroom sink odor, a dehumidifier tray filling up in the closet, closing a patio opening, and more.
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Water Heaters & Securac Security Systems

February 1, 2025 • 94 mins
Jim gets started with a few email questions about water heaters and a roofing contractor. He then moves to some calls about bolting a safe on tile, mortar pulling away from stone, installing a single system tankless water heater, a roof leak, and more. Jim also has LLoyd Young of Securac join the show to talk about security systems. Jim continues in the second hour on the phone lines answering more home improvement questions.
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