by Joe Levitch | Oct 9, 2016 | Plumbing, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 4 minutesI was talking with my plumber the other day and several cool things jelled when it comes to value. I have known for years that although things look alike they are not. Let’s take anything, cars are a good example. Why is there such a...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 24, 2016 | Memoirs, Plumbing
Reading Time: 4 minutesSince the evolution of the outhouse and the gravitational hole in the ground toilet, first world countries have staved off disease in the last century by creating domestic plumbing and municipal sewage systems. One of my early fond memories of...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 3, 2016 | Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was recently asked to look into add water softeners for several clients. Having added them before I thought I would explore a bit about what hard water is and why anyone would want to condition it in the first place. Here is what I found Water...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 28, 2016 | Fixing things
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis article is about something that constantly plagues me. As a self proclaimed fix-it guy I thought that once I owned a chain saw and had a sharpening file that I had made it. Next thing you know the GAS powered tools for lawn care just...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 13, 2016 | Floors
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe layers of the floor are often confused. The terms are used by some interchangeably Underlayment (Goes under the floor but above the sub-floor Sub-Floor (goes on top of the joists) Underlayment Underlayment is a general term for what goes...
