by Joe Levitch | Mar 14, 2013 | Indoor Air Quality, Moisture Protection, Problem Solving, Understanding your home
I was recently asked to investigate a serious situation involving “MOLD,” which I like to call “Fungal growth,” on the inside of an apartment. When I got there I was initially stunned to see how serious the situation was. I took all sorts of...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 10, 2013 | Plumbing, Understanding your home
This is the anatomy of a frost-proof spigot. AKA “Sillcock”. It works by shutting off the water inside your home and allowing the water to run out of the actual faucet so that there is nothing to freeze. Years ago before these things were invented, we...
by Joe Levitch | Dec 20, 2012 | Aged Home Upgrades, Customer Service, Understanding your home
There are several big names in the laminates used for countertops, Formica, Wilsonart, and Nevermar are the ones I come in contact most frequently, Others in the market are Arborite, & Pionite. Unfortunately, the word laminate has become synonymous with flooring,...
by Joe Levitch | Nov 29, 2012 | Aged Home Upgrades, Energy, Green Remodeling, Historic District Homes, Indoor Air Quality, Insulation, Understanding your home
I have been confused for years about just what the term R-value means. You would think that if you have 16″ of insulation it should correlate to an R-Value. That is all well and good, as long as you are talking about the exact same insulation. What an R-Value...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 19, 2012 | Aged Home Upgrades, Concrete, Engineering, Understanding your home
Although we are not engineers, we do get involved in repairing structural things quite often. I realized just how often when a potential client, who is an engineer herself, found it difficult to locate a contractor in town that deals with this sort of problem. Her...
