Get ready to roll up those sleeves because we’re diving into the newly updated 2026 Spring Home Maintenance checklist! Eric and John are here to make sure your home is primed and ready for summer, tackling everything from pesky rodents to those sneaky irrigation systems. You know, the kind that sometimes act like they’re auditioning for a horror movie instead of just watering your garden. We’ll also spill the tea on some eyebrow-raising proposals from animal rights groups in Oregon that are stirring the pot—talk about a wild ride! Plus, we’re chatting about how to keep your house standing tall during earthquakes or those dramatic wind events. So, grab your favorite drink, kick back, and let’s make home maintenance a little less daunting and a lot more fun!

Takeaways:

• This weekend's show is packed with the must-do spring maintenance tips for your home.
• Learn how to tackle those pesky irrigation issues without calling in the cavalry of landscapers.
• We dive deep into earthquake retrofitting, ensuring your home remains steadfast during natural disasters.
• There's a wild proposal in Oregon that could redefine our relationship with household pests.
• Join us as we unveil our brand new YouTube channel filled with high-quality DIY content and tips.
• We wrap up another episode, thanking our listeners for sticking with us through home maintenance chaos.

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In the first hour of the show,.

Eric and John cover all those things you need to take care of before summer so your home is back in shape.

We've both had houses that have had the rats can truck crawl underneath there.

I'm usually the guy that waits until there's a puddle in the entryway and like I to buy a door suite for that.

You know you want to keep those rodents down and making sure and that's one of the things too is just keeping that stuff cleared out.

But speaking of rodents, you wouldn't believe what a animal rights group is trying to pass in Oregon right now.

They're trying to get the signatures for voting on.

Listen to this one.

This is the peace act as they're calling it, issued a petition 28.

They're going to legal.

They're going to make it so you can't hunt, fish or raise animals for food.

And they're going to classify common agricultural practices as animal abuse.

And anytime you go out to kill mice, rodents that would be considered animal abuse.

I was speechless.

My mom.

In the second hour, Eric G. And John Dudley chat about what's new in.

Irrigation sprinklers and how to get them dialed in for summer.

Then they jump into earthquake retrofitting.

So if you have an earthquake or large wind event, your house will stay on its foundation like it was designed to do.

Or you've got it just where you can't figure out why are these things not working?

Well, you have a couple choices.

One, you could sit there and say, all right, I'm going to figure this out.

Or you can hire that landscaper to come out there that's going to charge you by the hour that didn't know what they did either.

And then they're going to go through just haphazardly to figure out what's going on.

Unless you found somebody that specializes in irrigation systems like that could be a thousand dollar fix pretty quick.

So for me I'm like, all right, it's better to know my own system anyway and get it figured out and do it.

We were talking about those valves.

That is probably the one moving part that I see that breaks the most.

Are those valves not working?

That's what low voltage turns the water on, turns it off and that's that.

All right, that's the first, you know, the first line that's working out of there.

That could be the front yard, the side yard, backyard or whatever.

However it works, all that and more On Saturday's around the House show with.

Eric G. We have a huge announcement with our brand new around the House YouTube channel.

Check it out at aroundthehouse HQ and the link will be down in the Podcast player notes.

New videos all in 4k quality already for you to watch and learn from the best people in the industry.

If you work in the trades or construction or design business, check out the around the House Pro Insider podcast that is back.

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That's a wrap folks.

Another wild ride of home maintenance, mayhem and project starting.

Swagger in the books.

Huge thanks to our awesome audience for tuning in.

You're the real MVPs keeping us on air while we dodge rogue ladders and those ancient website crashes.

Catch you this Saturday for more laughs, tips and maybe a few questionable DIY decisions.

Until then, keep your hammers swinging and your wifi strong.

See you soon.