by Joe Levitch | Aug 26, 2011 | Deconstruction, Insulation, Safe Practices, The Law, Trust, Understanding your home
Asbestos is a mined substance commonly found in all sorts of building materials. In the meantime it was used since the days of the ancient Greeks for its many fire resistant and its ability to be used as cloth. It has gone in and out of vogue. There had been...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 19, 2011 | Architecture & Design, Finish Carpentry, Interior Walls, Understanding your home
Moldings, also called trim are wood pieces that have been incorporated into homes to add detail to flat walls and cover up places where gaps have been left between material. They were the carpenters signature much like a plaster texture on a fished wall. There are...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 12, 2011 | Understanding your home, Windows
Windows come in all shapes and sizes. They essentially let light in and have glass in them, which allows us to see out, ideally without losing heat. Many of the windows I come across are ruined by settling and/or too many poor paint jobs, you name it. Imagination is...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 5, 2011 | Home Evaluations, Moisture Protection, Understanding your home
Much of what we do at Levco here in Boise Idaho, seems to be dealing with moisture in foundation walls. Weather we are dealing with a remodeling project and active problem, doing preventative measures, or just inspecting foundations that have telltale signs of...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 29, 2011 | Doors, Understanding your home
Q: When is a door not a door? A: When it’s a jar. Not much thought is given to doors these days but they are a vital component to every structure we build. I have used a number of companies to provide them and have been involved in many of the buying decisions...
