Episode 2028
HGTV on the Chopping Block? Eric G's Predictions for Home Improvement TV
Eric G dives headfirst into the importance of preserving the charm of historic homes in this mid-week update. He warns us to tread carefully when tackling DIY projects, especially those that might turn that beautiful vintage brick or classic cedar ceiling into a bland white canvas—yikes! We don’t want to be the ones who accidentally devalue our homes by making aesthetic blunders. Plus, Eric spills the tea on the latest product recalls, including some concerning above-ground pools that have raised serious safety alarms. And what's the scoop with HGTV? Are they on the brink of a major shake-up? Tune in as Eric shares his hot takes and insights, leaving us all pondering the fate of our favorite home improvement network.
Eric dives deep into the world of home improvement this week, and trust me, you don’t want to miss what he has to say! The episode kicks off with a friendly reminder that when you’re sprucing up that old beauty of a house, you might want to tread carefully—especially when it comes to historic homes. Eric shares some juicy advice on how to avoid turning your charming abode into a DIY disaster. We’ve all seen those homes where someone thought slapping on a fresh coat of white paint would make everything better, right? Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. Eric emphasizes the importance of honoring the heritage of your home and making thoughtful updates that will actually enhance its value. After all, no one wants to lose thousands of dollars just because they decided to paint over that gorgeous vintage brick. So, if you’re thinking of revamping your space, grab a cup of coffee and listen in as Eric dishes out his best tips on maintaining the soul of your home while making it shine for potential buyers.
Takeaways:
- Eric emphasizes the importance of preserving the integrity of historic homes, warning against reckless DIY projects that can devalue your property.
- Be cautious with home renovations, especially in vintage homes; a bad paint job can lead to financial disaster later.
- HGTV is facing some serious changes with numerous show cancellations, and Eric gives his hot take on the future of home improvement television.
- Recent product recalls, including above-ground pools and electronic recliners, highlight safety issues that every homeowner should be aware of.
- Eric advises that if you're planning to sell your home, consider professional help for renovations to maximize value and appeal.
- The mid-week update provides valuable insights into current trends and potential pitfalls in home improvement, making it a must-listen for homeowners.
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Companies mentioned in this episode:
- Monument Grills
- HGTV
- Discovery
- Motor Trend Network
- Christina Haack
- El Moussa
- Bexco Enterprises
- Polygroup
- CPSC
- Tractor Supply
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Transcript
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Speaker B:The House with Eric G. Your go to source for everything home improvement.
Speaker B:Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or just looking to make your space shine, Eric G. Is here to guide you through the latest tips, tricks and trends.
Speaker B:So grab your toolbox, put on your thinking cap, and let's get to work right here on around the House with.
Speaker A:Eric G. Welcome to the around the House show, the next generation of home improvement.
Speaker A:I'm Eric G. Thanks for joining me today.
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Speaker A:This is our midweek update.
Speaker A:This is the stuff we talk about that didn't make it into last weekend show and of course isn't going to make it into this weekend show.
Speaker A:And it's been pretty interesting out there.
Speaker A:I wanted to talk about something that I've been noticing because I'm getting my house ready for sale and of course working on that curb appeal, getting some projects finished up.
Speaker A:And as you do that, you start looking at other homes.
Speaker A:And I wanted to give a little bit of advice out there for people out there taking on those DIY projects because I have seen some absolutely beautiful homes where DIY went badly.
Speaker A:They took that vintage home and took that beautiful brick and painted it white.
Speaker A:They took the cedar ceiling in this contemporary home and painted it white.
Speaker A:You see what I mean?
Speaker A:Be very careful when you're diving into these projects, especially if you're thinking about, hey, I want to update this, but I want to get my money out someday.
Speaker A:The biggest thing is you don't want this to look like some bad flip house.
Speaker A:And sometimes by blowing through there and hitting white paint on everything, it makes it look really low end.
Speaker A:And that can really hurt you, especially in some of these 60s and 70s homes where texture and color.
Speaker A:We have some of these cool old homes that maybe had that 70s vibe that's really coming back in where they had the that's almost that kind of volcanic rock wall and they paint it white and it looks even in the pictures, like somebody took something beautiful and painted it white.
Speaker A:So be super, super careful out there.
Speaker A:You could be doing something that looks really good and then, holy smokes, you could have a serious issue down the road because you could take 5, 10, 20, $50,000 out of the value that because of some bad choices and that might help you or hurt you get into that next home.
Speaker A:So here's my best advice, is getting the rest of that back out.
Speaker A:If you want to get the full value out of your house, but you still want to make it yours, find that common ground of, okay, I want to honor the heritage of this home.
Speaker A:I want to honor the history.
Speaker A:I want it to look like it's part of that period or going to twist it and make it more desirable for other people.
Speaker A:Now, if this is going to be your forever home, do what you want.
Speaker A:Your kids or relatives or when you sell it to go into the later years, you can deal with it then.
Speaker A:But my biggest concern is always getting the money back out of it.
Speaker A:So that might be if you're going to be putting it up for sale.
Speaker A:Just think about that.
Speaker A:Honor the heritage.
Speaker A:And the more historic the.
Speaker A:The more you should pay attention.
Speaker A:This might be where you want to bring a designer in, especially if you're just painting a wall, who cares?
Speaker A:But if you're going to be painting up a fireplace or brick on the front, maybe bringing a professional, that might be able to tell you if you're hurting yourself or if you're going to make it much more desirable to people out there.
Speaker A:It's kind of like when we saw people go through and take all that beautiful cedar sighting out there and they put vinyl right over the top of it.
Speaker A:They didn't want to paint it, they didn't want to stain it, but you kind of left something secret there when that popped out without a lot of work.
Speaker A:Sometimes you can go through there and really clean that up.
Speaker A:And that vinyl somewhat protected it.
Speaker A:So you can haul the vinyl off to recycle.
Speaker A:But the cool thing is you might have something underneath it.
Speaker A:So be really careful.
Speaker A:Guys, just some quick advice on working through a more heritage or a more classic home.
Speaker A:Don't make a mistake of doing damage.
Speaker A:That's going to hurt your value down the road.
Speaker A:Now I get it.
Speaker A:Some of those things you're like, there's no way I'd live with that.
Speaker A:I understand.
Speaker A:But maybe if it's something super rare, something super cool, but you just don't like it, maybe move on to another house, you can make your own without hurting that heritage house.
Speaker A:And I'm talking about something where it was a classic, where it's something that could be on the historical register or.
Speaker A:Or it's something that was architecturally significant.
Speaker A:Just be careful out there.
Speaker A:You can have a lot of fun, but just don't do any damage that hurts you a little bit later.
Speaker A:All right, guys, next one up here I wanted to talk about is what is going on with cable home improvement television.
Speaker A:We are seeing so many things change and I wanted to comment a little bit on this.
Speaker A:We saw all the shows that got canceled over on hdtv and this is not just an HDTV thing.
Speaker A:This is one of those things that we have seen many different networks go through and do a ton of cancellations.
Speaker A:Look what happened to the Motor Trend Network.
Speaker A:If you guys are watching anything over there, they have just gutted that network.
Speaker A:Got rid of all their self produced shows and they got basically just reruns.
Speaker A:And so then you start looking at what's going on here on the list of canceled shows.
Speaker A:I mean, they canceled a ton of stuff over there.
Speaker A:And it's interesting because it's some of the biggest people.
Speaker A:So I think it was last week they said that Christina hacks Christine on the coast, the flipping El Moussas and a lot of other shows got the ax.
Speaker A:So it's interesting to see what's going on there.
Speaker A:So I think a couple things that are happening here, and this is my guess, I don't have a ton of information on this, but being where I've worked in television and I've seen what's going on, I think what's happened is you've got HDTV and Discovery networks who bought these TV networks for premium.
Speaker A:They paid full meal deal for this stuff and now all of a sudden they're having to pay the bills on this.
Speaker A:In my opinion, HGTV got away from really their core audience, which was people looking to learn, looking to be inspired by home improvement projects.
Speaker A:They moved away from much more of an honest show and then got into a little more of a game show or a contest or even worse, just reality television where it's a little more shock, a little more awe, a little bit of that stuff.
Speaker A:And I think they've gotten really away from that.
Speaker A:And of course, with people watching less and less cable TV and so many people moving over to streaming, I think they're in the smack middle of all of their worst nightmares of how do we keep this thing going.
Speaker A:We're making payments on something that's not worth what it's worth and it's really put in a bind.
Speaker A:So I think what you're seeing is some of these bigger show hosts that are getting probably decent money.
Speaker A:They're trying to cut that back, run some reruns and see if they can keep those numbers going.
Speaker A:What's going to happen to hdtv?
Speaker A:I really don't know, but it looks like they might be circling the drain a little bit.
Speaker A:So we'll see if they get spun off, if they get sold or if they just end up going to a streaming only thing where they're on some streaming network.
Speaker A:I think we're going to get to a point here where they're going to actually drop off.
Speaker A:You're going to start seeing these channels dropping off cable and heading out.
Speaker A:We'll see what happens.
Speaker A:I could be totally wrong, but I'm still kind of looking at this going there's something really big going on here because they're getting rid of some of their most popular shows which means they're not making money because if they were making money they'd be doing it because that's what keeps that big machine going.
Speaker A:Hey, real quick on recalls out there.
Speaker A:Best way in Tex and Polygroup recall certain above ground pools 48 inches and taller due to a drowning hazard.
Speaker A:Nine deaths reported.
Speaker A: Five million pools sold since: Speaker A:You can find out more about that at cpsc.gov recalls really there's the Bexco Enterprises recalls Kiwi electronic recliner and swivel gliders with USB port.
Speaker A:That USB port is overheating so they sold about 9,000 of those and 6 in Canada.
Speaker A:Not a big deal.
Speaker A:So really that's the big ones right there.
Speaker A:Otherwise we cut some stuff last week and talked about it.
Speaker A:I think.
Speaker A:The only other one is tractor supplies recalling Traveler aluminum loading ramps.
Speaker A:They fold before you hit the weight limit and people have been getting hurt.
Speaker A:There's about 18,000 of those.
Speaker A:Take a look out there for those.
Speaker A:To find out more information on those recalls just head over to the US government website which is the cpsc.govforward/recalls.
Speaker A:All right guys, I got a lot to go on today.
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Speaker A:It's gonna be exciting.
Speaker A:We're gonna be going outside doing some projects and we've got a lot of stuff on some concrete restoration that I can't wait to share with you on Saturday.
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