by Joe Levitch | Feb 1, 2012 | Fire Damage, Insurance Work, Lead Safe Work Practices, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Reading Time: 5 minutesAt Levco working with insurance companies has become a regular thing. Usually, things go well, but occasionally they go very sideways. We have used our vast experiences to share what we have learned. Here is how we handle insurance claims...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 27, 2012 | Basements, Problem Solving, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesWater enters basements in a variety of ways. I wrote an informative article on ways it enters our homes. This article focuses on how to take preventative actions. In Boise, Idaho, we live on the edge of a desert; and we have fairly sandy soil,...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 20, 2012 | Aged Home Upgrades, Electrical, Home Evaluations, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 4 minutesI realized this issue after a friend called. He had just purchased a remodeled home, and was concerned that his electrical panel was mislabeled. This turns out to be a fairly common problem. What happens is that over the years, our electrical...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 13, 2012 | Excavation, Plumbing, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 4 minutesA neighbor is just getting natural GAS piped to their home and I am being kind enough to assist Intermountain Gas in allowing them to tap into our line and essentially branch off. This is the second time this has come up so far. It turns out...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 7, 2012 | Green Remodeling, Home Evaluations, HVAC, Insulation, Understanding your home, Weatherization
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor years now I have noticed an interesting phenomenon that I am not sure anyone else notices. It has to do with recognizing roof patterns in the winter. This is clear evidence that heat is escaping through your roof. Head down the block and...
