Home Improvement Show of the Midlands · WVOC (WVOC-AM)

Home Improvement Show 12-20-25

·54 min·5 clips

Jeremy Halliday warns that constantly resetting a tripping breaker is like putting a bandaid on a gaping chest wound—your house is asking for help.

Gary David starts the morning close to home. He tees up a repair and maintenance rotation with Trey Powell from Mosquito Joe, Russ Marchese from the Finishing Touch team, and Jeremy Halliday from Mr. Electric. It feels like a local radio hour, loose but useful. The mosquito talk begins with the thing that catches homeowners off guard: winter makes a yard seem quiet, then warmer weather flips the switch. Trey keeps it simple. Mosquito Joe starts around mid-February because crews can still catch standing water and treat larvae before they turn into biting adults. The little places are the problem. Buckets, wheelbarrows, kids' toys, heavy leaf litter, and mucky puddles can hold moisture for months when summer heat is not around to dry them out. Gary keeps pulling the answer back to what a homeowner can check. Mosquitoes may seem to show up overnight, but Trey says they have often been sitting in water under decks or elsewhere on the property. The maintenance pitch is prevention first. Larvicide stops eggs after they hatch into larvae, before the yard gets a bigger hatch. The clearest line is also the most useful one: if mosquitoes never become adults, they cannot bite. The segment has some easy radio drift, then comes back to water, timing, and early treatment. The opening also points toward painting trends, interior fashion, electrical updates, and code related changes that affect homeowners. The close turns local and commercial, with Freedom Plumbing talking about its owner, customer service ratings, respect for military and first responders, and a WVOC listener service call discount.

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Seasonal home advice with plainspoken, practical takeaways.

This Saturday-morning stretch keeps its boots on the ground: electrical code updates, painting trends from Russ Marchese, and mosquito control before the season fully kicks in.

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You want to get ahead of mosquitoes before mosquito season ramps up.

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