By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, February 3, 2022 ~ You’ve seen weather patterns before where warm, moist air, rises, cools and turns to ice only to eventually melt and rain back down. But I’ll bet you never witnessed it…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, January 27, 2022 ~ From our email bag, here are a few questions we find to be on the minds of many listeners. Q. I love listening to WJR in my kitchen, but whenever I turn on the overhead lights…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, January 20, 2022 ~ It is colorless, odorless and tasteless. It is so “invisible,” in fact, that many claim it doesn’t even exist. But the facts are undeniable; at least 1 in 10 lung cancer deaths, totaling…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, February 17, 2022 ~ If you were looking for a builder during the week of Feb. 8-10, they were very likely in Orlando, Florida, where nearly 120,000 industry professionals converged for Design and Construction Week which included the National Kitchen…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, January 13, 2022 ~ In our last article, we performed our preliminary basement room and wall layout. We then determined where mechanical work needed to be done and where egress needed to be provided. We also got…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, December 30, 2021 ~ How will you invest in your home this coming year? So many people don’t even want to think about it until we get into the spring and summer months, but if the past…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, December 23, 2021 ~ You’ve heard it forever. Everybody knows it. Even radio “experts” will tell you. Heat goes up. So, every wise homeowner does the smart thing and jambs as much thermal insulation as they can…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, December 16, 2021 ~ Every week The Guys create an article directed to our listeners. For a little change of pace, we have chosen to direct this column to the contractors in our beloved industry. These are trying times…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, December 9, 2021 ~ Tis the season for ice and all the related potential damage that it can cause. The Guys get a lot of questions regarding ice on the roof; something every homeowner has to deal with…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, December 2, 2021 ~ When America began to settle into the suburban land around cities after WWII, a new series of issues began to arise that no country had previously dealt with. Our Levittown subdivisions consisted of individually owned parcels and buildings,…