House fixes with comic rough edges.
Ace On The House is a home-improvement call-and-answer show with a loose, sarcastic rhythm. Construction details sit beside old-record tangents, childhood riffs, sponsor breaks, and blunt back-and-forth over what will actually work.
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Ace On The House is home-improvement advice with sawdust on it and a comic engine underneath. The show handles real household problems: doweling into concrete, working around backfilled block, cement finishing, framing, brittle roof tiles, large gates, bifold doors, undermount sink talk, treehouse details, and paint choices around a range hood. Its answers are practical and sometimes blunt. The conversation is less about perfect design language than about what can be measured, cut, ordered, drilled, shimmed, or abandoned before it wastes a weekend. There is an impatience with fantasy solutions. There is also a weakness for the side road. A simple door question can turn into bead curtains, big-box store binders, childhood memory, and the familiar disappointment of not finding the size that should exist. That looseness is part of the texture. The show can be technical for a few minutes, then veer into old records, soul singers, celebrity comparisons, or a joke that runs longer than expected. It keeps the feel of a shop conversation where the useful answer arrives through teasing, interruption, and overexplaining. The pacing is busy. Sponsor reads and promos sometimes crowd the edges, but the core format remains recognizable: a house problem gets looked at from several angles until a workable path appears. The advice is strongest when it names trade-offs clearly, such as going deeper into concrete, checking whether a custom door makes sense, or deciding when trimming a slab door will look wrong. It suits listeners who enjoy home repair but do not want a solemn tutorial. It also suits people who like renovation talk delivered with impatience, jokes, and a willingness to call a questionable idea questionable. Ace On The House is useful, messy, and unmistakably conversational.
Made for: For homeowners, DIY listeners, and renovation-curious comedy fans who want practical judgment without a polished classroom tone. It especially suits people who enjoy problem-solving through banter.
What sets it apart: The show pairs concrete home-repair specifics with restless comic detours, so advice about doors, slabs, tiles, and paint rarely stays purely instructional. Its charm is the collision of field practicality and sharp, wandering conversation.
Before becoming a comedian, Adam Carolla was a hammer-swinging, ditch-digging carpenter. Now, Adam's bringing that knowledge to you in Ace On The House, a weekly home improvement podcast. Joined by Eric Stromer, the guys take your calls and answer your e-mail questions with an informative, hilarious twist. From contractors to novices, this show is sure to keep you coming back every Saturday to get your weekend dose of Adam.
A stubborn doorway gets practical advice, then childhood barges through the bead curtain to keep you listening.
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A repair talk that wanders into coffin-size math and a Gacy riff.
The episode stays grounded in a stubbornly practical repair problem: how deep to drill the dowel holes, whether to go through the backfilled cinder blocks and into the existing slab, and how to keep the structure from dropping.
Old records, a hood-cover question, and enough wandering to make the practical parts feel lived in.
The episode opens in deep cuts, old records, and studio banter, keeping Stromer and the host in a loose memory-lane mode before it turns to more practical home-improvement talk.
A doorway problem turns into a practical tour of fixes, bead-curtain doubts, and the risks of trimming a door to fit.
Doorway indecision gets a useful, lived-in treatment as Adam Kroll and Eric Stromer sort through what happens when an opening may not take a standard door.
Sharp Black pop culture commentary with gossip, jokes, and blunt advice.
Awards season, celebrity memoirs, and new music picked apart with host Louis Fertel and guests.
A stranger calls. Chris Gethard listens. Anything can surface.
Graham Clark and Dave Shumka turn one small topic into a full episode of tangents.
Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer blend home improvement advice with comedy, taking listener calls and emails.
Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer discuss home improvement topics like brittle roof tiles and large-scale gate construction, with a sponsor ad for GEICO.
Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer host the final episode of Ace on the House before a hiatus, answering listener questions on home improvement.
Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer host 'Ace On The House,' exploring deep cuts from old records and answering home improvement questions.
Stromer explains how to dowel rebar into old concrete and why "doweling is never going to hurt."
Ace On The House features contractor stories about Russ, a North Hollywood union drywaller who reportedly bought a case of Old English 800 every day while never missing work.
Ace On The House features Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer discussing a bathroom renovation, including a two-and-a-half-by-eight blue-green tile and a 45-degree countertop corner.
Ace On The House follows Carl Stromer and his co-hosts through a warehouse cleanup dispute involving rusty car doors, expensive BBS rims, a crowded van, and an empty dually truck.
Ace On The House: “OTH: The Carolla Plug” follows Adam Carolla’s discussion with Gary about cheap haircuts, barter, construction labor, and home repairs.
Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer answer listener questions about home improvement, including undermount sink installation and treehouse tips.
Adam Carolla and Eric Stromer answer home improvement questions with a comedic twist.