Handyguys Podcast - Home Improvement and DIY Advice

In this audio episode The Handyguys discuss the advantages of a local True Value store and the latest line of Delta faucets. Not Your Grandmother's Faucet.  Handyguy Fan correspondent visits Delta Faucet Mike from “thediygeek” went on a media tour of Delta Faucet in Indianapolis, IN. He reports in on this episode of the Podcast. You can find a detailed report of his trip here. Also discussed is Brian's installation of a new Delta Kitchen faucet he picked up at True Value. Oh, and Paul, Handyguy Brian's wife loves it! Listen to the Handyguys discuss the Delta line of faucets on this podcast! We were one of the bloggers selected by True Value to work on the DIY Squad. We have been compensated for our time commitment to the program as well as our writing about our experience. We have also been compensated for the materials needed for our DIY project. However, our opinions are entirely our own and we have not been paid to publish positive comments.

In this audio episode The Handyguys discuss thatch in your lawn as well as discuss those purple kite looking things that are showing up in trees around many states in the Midwest and Northeast. Thatch The Handyguys discuss thatch in your lawn and dispel many myths regarding thatch. What causes it and what doesn't cause it. Listen to the podcast for the discussion. Purple kites in trees? EAB Traps! No, those aren't kites. They are traps used to monitor the potential infection of the Emerald ash borer beetle. Those little suckers are killing ash trees around the country. The Handyguys discuss where they come from and what the effects of them are on our forests.

In this audio episode of The Handyguys Podcast we answer a question we get a lot - What gear do we use to make our show? We also announce our participation in the True Value Blog Squad. Sponsor: Protect your Home with ADT Security Services! Call 1-866-778-3127 Podcasting Audio Gear Sorry, no home improvement topics this week. We get asked a lot questions like these: What kind of microphones do you use? What do you use to record the show? Where did you get the booms for your mics? Do you use a mixer? In this show we try to answer the questions and now we will have a post we can refer people to whom want to know. Here is a list of the gear: Alesis MultiMix 8 USB 2.0 Mixer Heil Pro 40 Broadcast Microphone Heil Sound SM-2 Shockmount for PR-30 AND PR-40 (Black) AKG Acoustics K-240 Semi Open Studio Headphones cheap boom stands Samson C Que 8 Four Channel Headphone Amplifier XLR Cables Laptop with SSD (SSD drive not required) Adobe Audition In the podcast you can hear use discuss why we chose what we did. Blog Squad We will be participating in the True Value Blog Squad again this year. We will be joined by several other great bloggers, make sure you check them out. “Veteran” Blog Squad Members Katie with All Bower Power: http://www.bowerpowerblog.com/ Josh with Bungalow 23: http://bungalow23.com Kate with Centsational Girl: http://www.centsationalgirl.com/ Brian & Paul with Handyguys Podcast: www.handyguyspodcast.com Layla & Kevin with Lettered Cottage: www.theletteredcottage.net Roeshel with The DIY Show Off: http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/ Sarah with ThriftyDecorChick: http://thriftydecorchick.blogspot.com/ “New” Blog Squad Members Bruno with ManMade DIY: http://manmadediy.com/ Taylor with Mary Janes and Galoshes: http://www.maryjanesandgaloshes.com/ Marian with Miss Mustard Seed: http://missmustardseed.blogspot.com/ We look forward to this years activities as well as seeing what the other bloggers have in store.

In this audio episode of The Handyguys Podcast we discuss our impressions of a battery-powered string trimmer and announce a contest to give one away! Sponsor: Protect your Home with ADT Security Services! Call 1-866-778-3127 Battery Operated String Trimmer Paul and Brian were a bit skeptical when they were presented with the opportunity to evaluate battery operated string trimmers from Black & Decker. The trimmer is the Black & Decker LST220 12-Inch 20-Volt Lithium-Ion Cordless GrassHog Trimmer/Edger Oh, did we mention it's an edger too? Listen to the podcast for our honest impressions. Hint - we will continue to use it. Contest How can you get one of these cordless trimmers for free? Enter the contest! Maybe we made it tooooo complicated. Hopefully not. Do any one of these things, all of these things, only one of these things and you are entered into our contest! The more times you do these the more entries you get! We will pick a winner the first week of July. Tweet about The Handygys with our twitter name @handyguys and a link to our home page or a specific show. (one entry per tweet) Post about us or one of our shows, with a link to our site or one of our shows, on facebook. (one entry per post) Blog about us - Write up a blog post about The Handyguys Podcast (FOUR entries per post)

In this audio episode The Handyguys talk about eye and ear protection and interview the inventor of Combo Glasses. Sponsor: Protect your Home with ADT Security Services! Call 1-866-778-3127 Eyes and Ears Safety and Protection We all know how important eye and ear protection is. Most of us own ear muffs or plugs as well as safety glasses. The problem is we don't always use them when we should. Jake, the inventor of combo glasses, contacted us and asked if we would like to try out a pair. We get a lot of requests like Jake's, we said we would try them but made no promises to cover the combo glasses in a show. Believe us when we say we are shielding you from a lot of junk we never mention. Well, these glasses, with built-in ear protection, actually do what they are supposed to do! We liked them so much we brought on the inventor for an interview. Listen to the podcast for the discussion.