by Joe Levitch | Aug 17, 2012 | Lead Safe Work Practices, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 4 minutesThere 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...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 6, 2012 | Understanding your home
Reading Time: 2 minutesYes, This is a saying that can mean many things, but eludes to being off your rocker. A belfry is an old word for a bell tower and having bats up there a colorful way of saying that there isn’t much going on inside. Well, my neighbor just...
by Joe Levitch | Apr 1, 2012 | Memoirs, Understanding your home, Water Awareness, Weatherization
Reading Time: 3 minutesDuring a brief few hours the other day, I could have sworn it was spring. There was a real sense of warmth and I could feel the heat radiating on my face. I even caught a whiff of a floral scent from the favorite fruit bearing plum tree that I...
by Joe Levitch | Feb 17, 2012 | Aged Home Upgrades, Electrical, Trust, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 4 minutesDuring almost every remodeling project Levco does, especially in Boise’s historic North End, we encounter Knob & Tube Wiring. It was the craze back in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s, it was relatively safe ( compared...
by Joe Levitch | Feb 10, 2012 | Moisture Protection, Problem Solving, Safe Practices, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Reading Time: 4 minutesMold, also know as Fungus, has become a huge issue in homes as of late, with concerns coming from the medical as well as the insurance communities. Many misconceptions are floating around, which that have caused panic and hysteria. Usually a...
