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Every week on the RepcoLite Home Improvement Show we interview a variety of experts from the West Michigan area and beyond! If you heard one of our guests and would like to get in touch to ask further questions, we've got everything you need in the table below.

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#474
Thursday · 40 min
Hoosier Cabinets: The 1900s Kitchen Storage Genius That Still Works
Original Air Date: 8/29/26 Episode Number: 474Episode SummaryDan opens with a vacation story about swimmer's itch, a chatty store clerk, and a deeply awkward attempt to warn strangers on a dock -- with one actually useful tip at the end. Then the main...
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#473
August 20 · 37 min
The Craftsman Home: History, Architecture, and Color; Plus 3 Vacation Lessons That Apply to Home Projects
Original Air Date: 08-23-2025 Episode Number: 473Episode SummaryDan opens with three lessons from the Hansen family cottage vacation -- each one stretched into home improvement territory. Then the back half of the show kicks off a new recurring series...
#472
August 13 · 38 min
Is Your Deck Safe? A Simple Inspection Guide -- Plus Basement Efflorescence and Paint Colors for West-Facing Rooms
Original Air Date: August 16, 2025 Re-Air Date: August 15, 2026 Episode Number: 471Episode SummaryFour topics this week. Dan opens with a segment on AI, the trades, and why professional painters are on the safe list of jobs that technology won't...
#471
August 6 · 43 min
Old House, Real Problems: Pet Odors, Pest Damage, and Learning to Paint for the First Time
Original Air Date: 08/08/26 Episode Number: 471Episode SummaryDan's son Caleb stopped in to pick up primer and ended up on the radio. He bought his first house -- a 1901-era fixer-upper -- and has spent the past several months dealing with cat smells...
#470
July 30 · 43 min
Cleaning Moss and Lichen Off Your Roof (Without Wrecking It) -- Plus a Plain-English Guide to Urethane
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#469
July 23 · 40 min
How to Paint Aluminum Siding -- Plus Removing Algae, Mold, and Mildew from Exterior Siding
Original Air Date: 07/25/26 Episode Number: 469Episode SummaryA listener question about painting aluminum siding kicks off the show, and Dan splits the answer across two segments with a detour in the middle: a full conversation on how to identify and...
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#468
July 16 · 39 min
Points of No Return: The Exterior Surfaces You Can't Unpaint
Original Air Date: July 18, 2026 Episode Number: 468Episode SummarySome exterior surfaces are one-way doors. You can paint them -- but once you do, something changes permanently, or close enough to it that you should know what you're signing up for...
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#467
July 9 · 40 min
Painting in the Heat, Dealing with Cigarette Smoke Smell, and Why the Trades Matter More Than Ever
Episode TitleOriginal Air Date: 07/08/26 Episode Number: 467Episode SummaryA full episode this week. Dan picks up the smoke smell series with fabric, carpet, upholstery, and the full cigarette smoke remediation process -- including the right primer...
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#466
July 2 · 39 min
Liberty Bells, Colonial Front Doors, and the Real Story of Betsy Ross
Original Air Date: July 4, 2026 Episode Number: 466Episode SummaryIt's the annual Home In Progress Fourth of July Extravaganza. This year Dan covers three topics connected to the Revolutionary era: the Liberty Bell, and how almost everything most...
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#465
June 25 · 40 min
Color Cast: What Your Bathroom Walls Are Doing to Your Face
Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan opens with a story about a flaming microwave, a snowbank, and a pair of whitey tighties -- and turns it into a genuinely useful guide on getting smoke smell out of your home. He's then joined by Jeff...
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#464
June 18 · 44 min
The Bathroom Remodel Guide: What to Think Through Before You Spend a Dime
Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan dedicates the whole show to bathroom remodels -- why they're trending, and how to think one through before spending anything. He covers the tub-or-shower decision, storage planning, lighting that stops...
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#463
June 11 · 47 min
The Man Who Built Fairy-Tale Houses: Earl Young and the Charlevoix Mushroom Houses
Original Air Date: June 2025 Episode Number: 463Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan tells the story of Earl Young -- a self-taught architect from Charlevoix, Michigan who never finished his degree, never drew a blueprint, and never...
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#462
June 4 · 40 min
What Color Should I Paint My House? A Step-by-Step Framework for Getting It Right
Note: This episode originally aired in June 2025. The RepcoLite Endura sale mentioned at the end ran through the end of that month.Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan dedicates the entire show to one topic: choosing exterior paint colors...
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#461
May 28 · 40 min
How to Paint a Front Door the Right Way -- and 6 Tips to Keep Your Renovation on Budget
Episode SummaryDan opens with something that might ruffle a few feathers: gray exterior paint has had a long run, and it's starting to show. He talks about where the design world seems to be heading instead. Then he takes a detour into the...
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#460
May 21 · 39 min
5 Can't-Lose Home Improvement Projects for Your Forever Home
Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan opens with something a little different -- a look at the animal kingdom's most surprising builders and tool users, and what any of us can take from that. Then he gets into the main topic: the growing...
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#459
May 16 · 49 min
America's Pettiest Houses, Two-Tone Cabinet Secrets, and Why Your Deck Coating Is Doing It Wrong
Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan starts off with one of the more entertaining detours the show has taken in a while: spite houses. Real buildings, built by real people, for the sole purpose of making someone else miserable. Then he...
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#458
May 9 · 40 min
Dead Animal Smells, Art Deco, and the Secret Life of Paint Finish
Episode Date: 05/09/26 Episode Number: 458Episode SummaryThis week on Home In Progress, Dan tackles one of the most dreaded things a homeowner can face — the smell of a dead animal somewhere in the house — and walks you through exactly how to find it,...
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#457
May 2 · 40 min
Household Odor Removal Tips and the Timeless Style of Art Deco
In this episode of Home in Progress, Dan Hansen starts with a look at why smells have such a powerful effect on the way we experience a home. Unlike sights and sounds, odors connect quickly to the emotional and memory centers of the brain, which means...
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#456
April 25 · 40 min
Do Air Ducts Really Cause Dust? Plus Painting Tips from the Pros
In this rerun episode of Home in Progress, sponsored by RepcoLite Paints and Benjamin Moore, Dan Hansen opens with a personal update about his golden retriever, Maggie, whose health emergency led to a change in this week’s schedule. From there, the...
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#455
April 18 · 40 min
Best Paint Colors for Mood: How to Choose Colors for Bedrooms, Kitchens, and Living Rooms
In this episode of Home in Progress, Dan Hansen opens with a story about slicing his finger on a new rotary shredder and officially passing cheese-grating duties on to his kids. From there, he wraps up his multi-week series on what the brain wants...
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