by Joe Levitch | Nov 2, 2011 | Green Remodeling, HVAC, Indoor Air Quality, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 3 minutesOK you have been in the home for 10 years and you are looking for something to do that will improve your home. You are wondering what would be a good bang for the buck. Or say you have unexplained health issues and you just can’t put a...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 20, 2011 | Architecture & Design, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 2 minutesStairs 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...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 11, 2011 | Moisture Protection, Understanding your home, Weatherization
Reading Time: 7 minutesAlthough 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...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 7, 2011 | Historic District Homes, Home Evaluations, Moisture Protection, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 5 minutesLet’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....
by Joe Levitch | Sep 30, 2011 | Concrete, Siding, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 4 minutesPlaster 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...
