Happy New Year! There is huge big news on a legendary big box retailer that is closing. What will happen to its brands? Then we talk about California homeowners and controlling this large amount of rainwater that is finally back in the area. All this and more in the mid-week specail.
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[00:00:17] Eric Goranson: when it comes to remodeling and renovating your home. There is a lot to know though. We've got you covered.
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[00:00:26] Eric Goranson: Welcome to around the house. This is where we help you get the most outta your home through information and education. I'm Eric G on a. Tuesday here for our midweek special, our first episode of, well, 2023.
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[00:01:01] Eric Goranson: Dory Monson, he was part of the. Part of the, uh, Seahawks broadcast team up there as well as, uh, last night, Ken block the stunt race car driver. Co-founder of DC Shoes passing away. And then of course all the stuff that's been going on at the NFL and uh, our thoughts and prayers, of course, going out to DeMar Hamlin for that.
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[00:01:48] Eric Goranson: And this isn't anything new, but you know, 20 years ago, these guys were a behemoth with like 700 stores out there. And now today they announced that the last [00:02:00] 150 of the Sears stores across the US will be closing. So here in another month or two, whenever they get those things closed up, when the sales are done, there won't be a Sears store anywhere.
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[00:02:33] Eric Goranson: The world changes. And unfortunately, they did the same thing. You know, the stores that I would go into around the country, I'd need to pop in maybe to get a craftsman tool or something. And uh, I tell you what, it was tough. You could tell they hadn't seen maintenance in 20 years. There was, it was just a, a, a soulless building.
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[00:03:15] Eric Goranson: There was nothing made in USA about it, and the quality went down. And that was a problem to me. So I quite frankly, at that point, I never went back into one. The only time I would go back into a Sears store was to exchange something that was broken and I was out, you know, they had their diehard battery brand, they had the, uh, you know, the big, huge Kenmore appliance brand.
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[00:04:01] Eric Goranson: And you probably know this, but if you don't, I'll give you a little background on it. Super quick. Kenmore appliances is something that has been around. You know, for a long time, but they don't make their own appliances. They literally just sit there and get ahold of somebody like Whirlpool, which Whirlpool has been the last number of years, has been one of the biggest producers of Kenmore appliances, and so that's been what they did.
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[00:04:48] Eric Goranson: It's been Whirlpool. It's all made by Whirlpool. So it's still the same stuff. And the good news is, is when Sears goes out, that Kenmore brand seems to be still be owned by the, uh, [00:05:00] holding company that owns Sears. So they still have that brand. It looks. The interesting part of that is it's still gonna be sold, it looks like, through other places.
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[00:05:28] Eric Goranson: Finally bite the dust and, uh, I mean, we could all see it coming. This is no shock to anybody, but I feel bad for all the people out there that have been working hard and the people that were, uh, even the people out there that were in the Sears Auto Centers, this people that were in the, that were working and the, the Sears, you know, Home services divisions where they were doing roofs and that kind of stuff.
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[00:06:14] Eric Goranson: Really, over the holidays, San Francisco looked like they were getting four to six inches of rain, had already got that, and much more is coming. I see, uh, my friends down in Southern California are, uh, getting some much needed rain and a lot of it all at once. Later on this week, it looks like they're gonna be getting inches of rain, which, you know, that is good for those guys.
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[00:07:06] Eric Goranson: It just hasn't really happened. And so I, I thought I'd talk about some of the basics now in Southern California. Uh, Basements are not a common thing. Maybe a half basement or a California basement, but really, Basements are uncommon, but if you do have one of those basements, you know, keep an eye on things.
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[00:07:45] Eric Goranson: And don't worry, that can be repaired with carbon fiber and things like that. But that is where that is. Now, take a look at that. If you've got a crawlspace, stick your head down there. I know most of you, a lot of you, just because of fast building techniques over the last 40 years, [00:08:00] slab on grade where they poured the concrete right on the on the ground.
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[00:08:21] Eric Goranson: You know, you can have, I got a buddy's place. I was looking at his the other day when I was down there and he had a bunch of palm leaves and stuff in there. Uh, and that's gonna get all clogged up when you get inches of rain. So make sure you've got those cleaned out. And then second of all, if you've got gutters and downspouts, make sure those downspouts don't drop off right next to the foundation.
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[00:08:59] Eric Goranson: [00:09:00] So you know, this is the time that you're gonna start finding where those, uh, where those puddles come up, especially if it's a new house to you. So that's something to think about there as well. And then, uh, keep an eye out for those roof leaks, you know, if, uh, keep an eye out when you're getting inches of rain.
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[00:09:29] Eric Goranson: That, uh, could be out there. Make sure those are clean because, uh, you don't wanna see the water get piled up in front of your house and, uh, up into your yard and worse up into your house. So, uh, make sure you do that and just be careful. Be careful guys. I don't wanna see anybody get hurt out there, especially driving through the different, uh, flooded areas.
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[00:10:08] Eric Goranson: So we wanna make sure and uh, be careful with that out there. So if you've got any questions out there with your problems of water, if you are like, man, I got a water problem I'm not used to dealing with, take a picture of it, head over to Facebook around the house show, or actually over to our, uh, close group around the house.
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[00:10:47] Eric Goranson: Get that taken care of because, uh, water can do a ton of damage. It can do just as much as fire out there. And, uh, all it takes is with mold. If you get something wet inside your house, like a pipe break or one of [00:11:00] those other things, be very careful. So what you want to do is, uh, make sure that anything that gets wet dries out within 24 to 48 hours.
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[00:11:30] Eric Goranson: Internet speed's coming up, which is gonna be pretty cool. And, uh, all that and more coming up on Saturday on a new around the House show. All right, everybody, have a great rest of the week. Stay safe out there. Thanks for listening to Around
