Design and Construction Week recap 2024

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[00:00:21] Eric Goranson: And I tell you what, it was an absolute amazing time. So let me set the stage here for you. 4. 6 million square feet. Of everything about your home. And there was about 117, 000 people showed up at the convention center in Las Vegas for this absolutely huge show. And we're talking about some of the booths, like, let's say, if you took Kohler, LG, uh, let's go Whirlpool, Toto, and put them together, that would take up your average Home Depot store.

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[00:01:18] Eric Goranson: And it was a great time to go around and take a look at new products, new stuff coming out and people that I've worked with in the past, and there were some absolutely amazing things that I just went, wow, this is cool. For instance, uh, Clopay garage doors. It has a new garage door that's made more for a commercial application, but I could see this using between a living space and the outside of your home.

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[00:02:05] Eric Goranson: So it slides up, slides up, slides up, and so there's no overhead track. So I'm looking at that going, man, if you did that in a living space, you wouldn't have to worry about those overhead tracks, and you could have a door that actually opened up versus one of the sliding doors that go side to side. So I thought that was really cool.

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[00:02:50] Eric Goranson: So they've basically engineered a one gallon flush toilet. That does not have to be cleaned. So that that was pretty impressive. Uh, [00:03:00] finally somebody has invented a toilet that really doesn't need to be cleaned and that is uh, That is a cool innovation right there And the list goes on and on and on with absolutely beautiful stuff another one that I thought was interesting is the brand fister As far as faucets and things like that You know, Pfister, or commonly known out there as Price Pfister, they have always been kind of a chrome and stainless type of company.

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[00:03:51] Eric Goranson: So definitely take a look at that. If you're working on a budget, that Pfister brand is something that they have put a lot of time and effort into, and it's going to be something [00:04:00] that looks really competitive as far as a price point for you. So if you're looking for that brushed gold faucet, that's going to look really classy, but you're on a budget, this could be a huge.

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[00:04:29] Eric Goranson: And so there are now multiple systems out there that have a OSB that is impregnated with a barrier on the outside. So that is something that is really cool. If you go back to one of our previous shows where we had, um, you know, the NASA, uh, the, uh, fortified home people basically on, we were talking about that and that is something that's really cool.

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[00:05:09] Eric Goranson: Um, there was some really neat stuff. Um, my friends over at Millboard, uh, by Outlive, that is the composite decking. Those guys, I tell you what, they have a new strip. That goes in between their boards. So describe those boards and we'll have them back on the show again here Soon, uh, because I did an interview with them down there.

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[00:05:57] Eric Goranson: So you could have a black deck board with [00:06:00] a milled aluminum. Finish that is like a gold or a black or whatever and do this really cool two tone cladding with that So again, that's another one of those things that I was like, wow, that is super trick super beautiful And there was a lot of new products like that out on the marketplace out there And the list goes on and on and on.

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[00:06:39] Eric Goranson: So that thought that was pretty interesting. I hope to get them on the show at some point because that was a nice, beautiful looking cabinet that was on a budget. And that was one of the things that I did like to see, um, at the show is there was a lot of made in the USA type stuff, like what they had right there, where they're making it, um, I think in the Midwest someplace might be Indiana, wherever they're [00:07:00] making it and, uh, beautiful cabinetry, uh, still made in the USA, but I tell you what.

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[00:07:24] Eric Goranson: I saw my friend Roger Wakefield, the expert plumber. Uh, and there were just so many other people We ran into at the show hung out with katherine emery who you've seen on my around the house northwest television show Uh chip wade who you've seen from hd tv and he also does fox and friends kind of like what my uh One of my best friends Skip Bedell does over there on that same channel.

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[00:08:08] Eric Goranson: So we got some brand new content this weekend. And, uh. I won't tell you about that just yet, but I tell you what, it was a lot of fun in Vegas. We got to talk to a lot of people and see a lot of new stuff, which will be coming up in future episodes. Now if you want to get ahold of us, another reminder here, give us a call at 833 239 4144.

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[00:08:50] Eric Goranson: I tell you what, it has been a lot of fun, but I did get a little behind on those, so bear with me. I will get back to you shortly. And if you want to find out more about us, head over to Around the House. [00:09:00] Online. com and make sure that you're catching our tv show as well And if you go over to around the house online.

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[00:09:24] Eric Goranson: We're at episode, what, 56 this weekend, I think? So we've been cranking out episodes and having a great time. We had some great interviews last week and some great projects. This week's project on the TV show, I'm gonna be installing LED strip lights underneath the stair nosing. So I'm gonna show you how to light your stairs that way.

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[00:09:59] Eric Goranson: [00:10:00] Well, there's a lot jam packed into this weekend's show, so I can't wait to talk about that on Friday. And you can catch the tease here on the podcast. Alright, everybody, have a great rest of the week. Stay safe out there. Happy, uh, we got some of the primary Election stuff out of the way. We are just going to have to all bear with the political season this year.

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