Is Foam Insulation right for your home? Print

• So much less bending and reaching. Stop pulling weeds on your hands and knees!
• Line the containers and keep the weeds out!
• Avoid dealing with our SW soils and use rich soil for healthy plants.
• Dry Stack concrete blocks are easy to assemble and look great.

• Sean - Just moved into a new home with an existing irrigation system. He just planted several new trees and wants to tap into the system. Who can help sort it out?

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• Luella - Her ash trees has lots of little holes and some of the leaves around the damaged area are dying. What should she do?

• Fred -He has two trees that have brown tips on the ends of the leaves.

Recommendation - Verify your watering correctly then take a limb to a nursery that's part of the Arizona Nursery Association.

• George - Weeds and bermuda grass keep creeping through his rocks and concrete.

• Frank - He's spending every weekend working on his irrigation system and wants to make a change. Should he switch to PVC and the spaghetti drip lines?

• Maggie - Planted a pineapple plant and it grew!

Consumer Alert!!  The R.O.C. reports a Matthew Foreman has been circulating through Surprise and Sun City taking deposits and the work never gets done.  Don't be taken advantage of!  You can do that by going to Rosieonthehouse.com!!!

Callers:

• Marsia - Has a barn on her property and her sun is going to finish the loft to play drums. How can he sound proof the loft so the music doesn't bother the neighbors.

Recommendation - Inject a foam insulation into the stud cavities on the outer walls, then hang half inch soundboard over the top of that and finally sheet rock. For the windows, think about Magnetite Southwest.

• Tom - Has an enclosed storage area underneath his back porch and the flooring needs to be replaced. What should he do?

Recommendation - Think about sheet vinyl over the plywood and then you can put whatever you'd like and it'll be water proof.  For a unique solution, think about synthetic grass from Easy Turf from Sunburst Landscaping.

• Rob - Considering a water feature in his backyard and needs to dig a big hole. Any tips to make it easier.

• Patricia - Wants to change our her kitchen faucet and is worried about damaging the granite. Is there a tool that they should use?

• Andy - Read an article that there has been bad drywall ending up in the US from China. How does he stay safe?

• Pat - Newer home, but didn't catch the builder in time and needs the interior walls insulated for a special needs child. Also, will the insulation interfere with his pest control setup?

• Joseph - West facing home....if he takes the surface temperature of the block outside, what should the temperature difference be to verify there's insulation in the walls?

• Understand where your insulation needs are what the right application is.

• Don't get tricked by confusing R-Values that won't help you.

• Picking the wrong company and the wrong applications can be very expensive and you won't be any more comfortable.

• Do your research and choose a Rosie-Certified Contractor every time!

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