# repcolite (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover repcolite. Page: Feed: --- ## [Is Your Deck Safe? A Simple Inspection Guide -- Plus Basement Efflorescence and Paint Colors for West-Facing Rooms](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/is-your-deck-safe-a-simple-inspection-guide-plus-basement-efflorescence-and-paint-colors-for-west-facing-rooms) _2026-08-13 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: August 16, 2025 Re-Air Date: August 15, 2026 Episode Number: 471 Episode Summary Four topics this week. Dan opens with a segment on AI, the trades, and why professional painters are on the safe list of jobs that technology won't replace. Then a deck safety segment covering what actually causes collapses and a quick inspection checklist you can run through today. After that, a… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cd8cf948-f246-4684-86fa-d3f6f3180af9.mp3) ## [Old House, Real Problems: Pet Odors, Pest Damage, and Learning to Paint for the First Time](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/old-house-real-problems-pet-odors-pest-damage-and-learning-to-paint-for-the-first-time) _2026-08-06 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: 08/08/26 Episode Number: 471 Episode Summary Dan's son Caleb stopped in to pick up primer and ended up on the radio. He bought his first house -- a 1901-era fixer-upper -- and has spent the past several months dealing with cat smells in a crawl space, a squirrel that chewed through wiring, a dead possum under the floorboards, and the humbling experience of learning to cut in a… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/6dccad63-cd8e-424d-9ec3-b9d522d1aacf.mp3) ## [Cleaning Moss and Lichen Off Your Roof (Without Wrecking It) -- Plus a Plain-English Guide to Urethane](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/cleaning-moss-and-lichen-off-your-roof-without-wrecking-it-plus-a-plain-english-guide-to-urethane) _2026-07-30 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: 8/1/2026 Episode Number: 470 Episode Summary Three topics this week. Dan opens with a paint science segment answering a listener question about urethane and enamel -- two words that appear constantly on paint labels and mean different things than most people assume. Then a full two-segment deep dive on moss and lichen: first, how to safely remove them from different types of… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8b6f7fdc-2d4f-428d-904e-d21335224f0b.mp3) ## [How to Paint Aluminum Siding -- Plus Removing Algae, Mold, and Mildew from Exterior Siding](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/how-to-paint-aluminum-siding-plus-removing-algae-mold-and-mildew-from-exterior-siding) _2026-07-23 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: 07/25/26 Episode Number: 469 Episode Summary A listener question about painting aluminum siding kicks off the show, and Dan splits the answer across two segments with a detour in the middle: a full conversation on how to identify and safely clean biological growth off the exterior of your home -- algae, mold, mildew, moss, and lichen. The aluminum siding answer wraps up at the… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/5d8f10ef-b5f2-4a3b-877f-ea2d3c23ce63.mp3) ## [Points of No Return: The Exterior Surfaces You Can't Unpaint](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/points-of-no-return-the-exterior-surfaces-you-cant-unpaint) _2026-07-16 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: July 18, 2026 Episode Number: 468 Episode Summary Some exterior surfaces are one-way doors. You can paint them -- but once you do, something changes permanently, or close enough to it that you should know what you're signing up for before you start. Dan opens with a story about a pair of jeans he turned into extremely short shorts without measuring first, and uses it to frame a… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/21fa1ca5-ebea-4e11-bb36-acda95c508a1.mp3) ## [Painting in the Heat, Dealing with Cigarette Smoke Smell, and Why the Trades Matter More Than Ever](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/painting-in-the-heat-dealing-with-cigarette-smoke-smell-and-why-the-trades-matter-more-than-ever) _2026-07-09 · Home In Progress_ Episode Title Original Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467 Episode Summary A full episode this week. Dan picks up the smoke smell series with fabric, carpet, upholstery, and the full cigarette smoke remediation process -- including the right primer and why it's step four, not step one. Then a long segment on painting in summer heat: surface temps vs. air temps, when to start, when to quit, how… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b53f4204-8126-4677-8ad9-63ca89081188.mp3) ## [The Liberty Bell, Colonial Front Doors, and the Real Story of Betsy Ross](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/liberty-bells-colonial-front-doors-and-the-real-story-of-betsy-ross) _2026-07-02 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: July 4, 2026 Episode Number: 466 Episode Summary It's the annual Home In Progress Fourth of July Extravaganza. This year Dan covers three topics connected to the Revolutionary era: the Liberty Bell, and how almost everything most people think they know about it is a little off; colonial curb appeal, what colors those front doors actually were, and why any of that matters for… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b26c9bf3-4b6e-42e3-b41e-69be791761a4.mp3) ## [How to Get Smoke Smell Out of Your House -- Plus Why Your Bathroom Paint Color Is Making You Look Tired](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/color-cast-what-your-bathroom-walls-are-doing-to-your-face) _2026-06-25 · Home In Progress_ Episode Summary This week on Home In Progress, Dan opens with a story about a flaming microwave, a snowbank, and a pair of whitey tighties -- and turns it into a genuinely useful guide on getting smoke smell out of your home. He's then joined by Jeff Mot, manager of the Lakewood RepcoLite, to talk about a car show and ice cream social coming to that store on July 18. Then Dan picks up where last… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/1f58bbb9-190c-4090-9c19-20670cffc16e.mp3) ## [Bathroom Remodel Planning: Tub vs. Shower, Lighting, Storage, and How to Paint a Bathroom Right](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/the-bathroom-remodel-guide-what-to-think-through-before-you-spend-a-dime) _2026-06-18 · Home In Progress_ Episode Summary This week on Home In Progress, Dan dedicates the whole show to bathroom remodels -- why they're trending, and how to think one through before spending anything. He covers the tub-or-shower decision, storage planning, lighting that stops working against you, upgrades worth baking in while walls are open, aging-in-place choices, and a full closing section on painting the bathroom… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/25327de8-f56f-4c51-8c7f-141b29ce1687.mp3) ## [One Cloud, Every AI Layer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6zt5FClpbB3u) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Run agents, inference, and infrastructure on one stack — economics improve as you scale. ## [The Man Who Built Fairy-Tale Houses: Earl Young and the Charlevoix Mushroom Houses](http://www.repcolite.com/home-improvement-show-products/the-man-who-built-fairy-tale-houses-earl-young-and-the-charlevoix-mushroom-houses) _2026-06-11 · Home In Progress_ Original Air Date: June 2025 Episode Number: 463 Episode Summary This week on Home In Progress, Dan tells the story of Earl Young -- a self-taught architect from Charlevoix, Michigan who never finished his degree, never drew a blueprint, and never really cared what the architecture establishment thought of him. What he left behind are some of the most unusual homes in the Midwest: curved stone… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/483f1853-fc10-461f-8601-337d20f62ef6.mp3)