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Love is in the air because...you guessed it! It's Valentine's Day! While we love a good Hallmark holiday, one day out of the year isn't enough to maintain a healthy relationship. Like any good, long-term commitment, your home needs constant, steady devotion and attention. Randy sits down with Ashley and Mary to share his #1 Philosophy: If it moves, it needs maintenance! ; Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Well folks, it’s the holiday season, and you know what that means – it’s time for last minute shoppers to unite over a lifelong habit of waiting until the 11th hour to find that perfect gift. Join Randy, Ashley and Mary (along with two very special guests) for this holiday episode where we discuss all of Randy's top picks for everyone on your list. The crew also dive head first into a crash course of water heaters, fresh off the heals of Ashley's water heater home emergency just in time for Christmas! Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

With Thanksgiving tomorrow, you know what that means....holiday season, drumroll, please! Randy and the gang rather 'round the holiday table to discuss a feast of holiday decorating tips and tricks to make your home look fabulous and keep you safe. Ashley, Randy and Mary discuss the pros and cons of DIY versus professional home lighting, outlet safety, timer maintenance, and the marvelous magic of unicorn multiplication. In the spirit of the season, we thank you for listening and are grateful for your support! Let the 2023 holidays begin! Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Fall is finally in the air and rain has returned to Texas at last! With more comfortable conditions upon us, Ashley, Randy and Mary sit down to discuss the harbingers of Fall - Longhorn football, cricket infestations, and the age-old debate of whether or not to fall back for Daylight Saving Time. Mary asks Randy about the value of gutters and how to clean them as the rainy season begins, and Ashley shares the latest home-lighting trends from her neighborhood. Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

This week, Randy and Ashley take refuge indoors to get out of the brutal and relentless Texas heat. The two dive into the effect of a full summer without rain and in the triple digits on homes, lawns, and foundations. Ashley inquires about the practicality of foundation watering and the obscure factor of Central Texas' first "foam" house, and Randy shares a landscaping idea that just might become a trend! Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

This week, Randy and Mary brave the heat to discuss home irrigation and cooling. With a record number of days over 105 degrees in Austin, the team gets real about air conditioners' capacity to overcome the temperature delta and how you can improve your cooling output by selecting air filters with the proper MERV rating. Randy gives us a science lesson in evaporation, transpiration, and percolation to help determine when and how to water for those under restrictions, and Mary wonders if Funky Cold Medina could be just what your yard really needs. Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

This week, the team sits down to prepare for the reality that Texas summer is finally here! We kickoff with an in-depth discussion of home HVAC repair and maintenance, the function of supply and return vents, and those tricky areas in the house no one really cleans.  Mary shares details about a potential home improvement scam sweeping new builds in the area, and Ashley brings up the summer electricity-saving topic on everyone's mind: Solar energy. For the final act, Randy paints a vivid picture of the residential wind turbine market. Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

In this Memorial Day episode, the team celebrates the unofficial kickoff to the summer season with Randy's host-with-the-most entertaining tips, and a reminder as to why everyone (especially in the hectic real estate biz) needs self-care in the form of vacation. Randy shares his recent discoveries in native plant exploration, including a brief guide to salvia (which encompasses more than 1,000 shrub species!), and explains when and why you should comb your muhly grass. Tune in as you enjoy your long weekend! Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

One activity we can't get enough of this month is spring cleaning! We always like to stay on top of preventative maintenance to help homes look (and feel!) their best. Tune in for Randy's top recommendations to care for and protect your home - inside and out! Randy, Ashley, and Mary discuss the ins and outs of spring home maintenance, and varying motivations for pest control. The team discusses transport options for stock tanks and Ashley gets some advice for fertilizing her lawn's downhill slope.  From caring for your grass to keeping critters out, we cover it all with a few expert suggestions in this episode of "Under the Roof with Randy Barfield."  Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

In honor of the week of love, the crew sits down to talk about how to love your home in the aftermath of a traumatic event. Cue the 2023 Ice Storm! Ashley shares an unforgettable corgi demographic, the team discusses the anatomy of Live Oak trees and the best way to dispose of your branches, and Randy shares his secret to a great marriage (happy wife, happy life). Because we still have a lot more winter (six weeks, says the groundhog) ahead, Randy shares some best practices learned tips to weather the next storm. The team plays a word association game and tries to identify a mysterious winter sound. Thanks for listening! Head to barfieldhomeinspection.com and follow us on Facebook/Instagram for more home maintenance tips and info about our home and roof inspection services. Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

In the latest podcast episode of "Under the Roof with Randy Barfield," Randy, Ashley and Mary sit down to celebrate the New Year! The team discusses the pros and cons of resolutions, what we want to accomplish in 2023, and what every home owner should resolve to do better this year - Take care of your home! The team dives into the home inspection must-dos for your home this year, debates the home design trend of a second kitchen, and examines why your water should never be brown. For more home inspection and maintenance tips, visit us at barfieldhomeinspection.com and follow Barfield Home Inspection on Instagram and Facebook. Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Randy, Ashley and Mary gather to reflect on the 2022 Austin real estate market, discuss holiday light safety and the Griswold effect, why cats should never help you decorate, the possibility of UFOs in Texas, and the etymology of promulgation. In need of a home inspection in Central Texas? We offer complete inspections for buyers, one-year warranty inspections for owners, and phased inspections for those in the building process. Learn more at barfieldhomeinspection.com and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @barfieldhomeinspection. Thanks for listening! Looking for more inspection and maintenance tips? Visit our website and follow us on Facebook and Instagram!