by Joe Levitch | Jul 5, 2020 | Customer Service, Problem Solving
A friend called to tell me that “according to the Home Depot guy” (If I had a dime for every time I’ve heard this) “This pull on and twist for temperature shower valve faucet is illegal now, and must be completely replaced”. He also said...
by Joe Levitch | Jun 27, 2020 | Plumbing, Problem Solving
I have been surprised at how often new things don’t work like we expect them to. As a remodeling contractor our plumbers install lots of faucets. In a recent project we had two of them start to leak within a few months of installation at the kitchen sink....
by Joe Levitch | Jun 20, 2020 | Aged Home Upgrades, Energy, Floors, HVAC
Our client wanted heated floors in their existing home. There was a partial basement and crawl space access. I remembered a system that we have used before that circulates fluid beneath the floor and felt that this would be a good option to offer. It uses glycol and...
by Joe Levitch | May 23, 2020 | Fixing things, Problem Solving, Understanding your home
Joist hangers have been around for around about 59 years, they were developed by Simpson Strongtie for a friend who was looking for a way to secure some boards in a more structurally sound way. Now days there are all kinds for them for all sorts of purposes. There are...
by Joe Levitch | Mar 14, 2020 | Energy, Environmental Awareness, Green Remodeling, Historic District Homes, Home Evaluations, HVAC
For the past 110 years, we have been in a rush to make sure the hurdle of the new housing stock is built safer, stronger, and more energy efficient than the last code cycle because people dying in tragic collapses and fires is not a good thing, nor is wasting our...
