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Whether you're DIY or looking to hire, we're here to help you find the best information and options for you and your home. Every week, Craig Williams and Kevin Hackett break down what every Houston homeowner actually needs to know: maintenance, repairs, hiring, and the questions nobody else will answer straight.
What's normal, and what's a warning sign. When to DIY, and when to pick up the phone. What things should actually cost, and how to hire a contractor without holding your breath. That's what The Homeowners Show is for: straight talk from two guys who've spent their lives in and around Houston homes, delivered the way a knowledgeable neighbor would explain it over the fence. No scare tactics. No sales pitch. We just want you to be the best homeowner on the block.
Craig and Kevin have put out 362 episodes since September 2018, and all of it is about owning a home in and around Houston, TX.
Kevin Hackett and Craig Williams recorded this one earlier in the day than usual because Craig has a trip coming up. They open with the new website and the newsletter signup at the bottom of the homepage, which emails you the links every time a new episode and the shorts go out, then spend a while on the college football weekend.
Kevin Hackett and Craig Williams got a VIP tour of The Den, the career and technology education campus for Montgomery ISD, and superintendent Mark Ruffin walked them through it. The Den stands for Discover, Explore, Navigate.
Kevin had a main fork of a big tree break off and land along his property line, and rather than pay a crew for an awkward job he bought an EGO 18 inch battery chainsaw. This episode is the whole story, from ruling out gas to standing in the aisle at Lowe's comparing specs.
Craig and Kevin have a guest in the studio this week: Jessi Cowart, a lifelong Montgomery County resident from Oak Ridge North who is running for Texas House District 15 as a Libertarian. The seat is open because Steve Toth is running for Congress, and Jessi says that if she wins she would be the first Libertarian ever seated in the Texas House.
Craig's spent decades inside Houston-area homes running a pest control business, so he's seen exactly what happens when small problems get ignored. Kevin's spent years working alongside the contractors who build and fix those homes, bringing the homeowner's side of every conversation. Read their full story →
Decades in the Texas pest control business means Craig has been inside thousands of homes, in the attics, crawlspaces and walls where problems actually start.
Off-mic: outdoors, usually on horseback or at the shooting range.
Years spent alongside the contractors who build, fix and maintain homes. On the show he brings the questions a homeowner should be asking.
Off-mic: the golf course, the Rangers, the Red Raiders.
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