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...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 24, 2012 | Plumbing, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Today’s topic is a not so uncommon plumbing problem. While remodeling in Boise, we at Levco see all sorts of things. This problem was discovered in the utility room. The effects were carried throughout the daylight basement ceiling. Usually, what people are...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 17, 2012 | Lead Safe Work Practices, Understanding your home
There are nearly 15,900 homes here in Boise Idaho that were given the “Completely leaded until proven otherwise” stigma by the EPA RRP rule in April, 2010. Other than becoming older, these homes are not any different than they ever were. It dawned on me...
