by Joe Levitch | Oct 20, 2011 | Architecture & Design, Understanding your home
Stairs have stopped most DIY guys from contemplating remodeling at different altitudes. Fortunately a building code was developed to standardize how steps are made. There is very little room for being creative outside the box when it comes to the basic requirements...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 11, 2011 | Moisture Protection, Understanding your home, Weatherization
Although we remodel here in Boise Idaho and we do not really offer these services, I would like to get the word out to “Show that we care.” about you and your home. Planning for cold weather is a good thing to do. I especially like getting these things...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 7, 2011 | Historic District Homes, Home Evaluations, Moisture Protection, Understanding your home
Let’s first outline the subject matter. I recently published a similar blog on foundation moisture to review the senses and how they can be used to ferret out what is wrong. In this post I am exploring how I use my senses in a broader way. I work like a Crime...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 30, 2011 | Concrete, Siding, Understanding your home
Plaster describes the earliest interior coatings. It is a Greek term meaning to “daub on” and it dates back to 500 BCE. It was not until the invention of Portland Cement that exterior plastering, then called Stucco, was developed that could withstand the...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 23, 2011 | Architecture & Design, Concrete, Home Evaluations, Problem Solving, Process, Understanding your home
We, ” Levco” just encountered another situation where the handy man would not be a good fit. Did you ever get the feeling that the (fill in the blank) just didn’t feel strong enough to hold a few folks in the same place. Weird feeling, trust your...
