by Joe Levitch | Aug 5, 2011 | Home Evaluations, Moisture Protection, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 5 minutesMuch of what we do at Levco here in Boise Idaho, seems to be dealing with moisture in foundation walls. Weather we are dealing with a remodeling project and active problem, doing preventative measures, or just inspecting foundations that have...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 29, 2011 | Doors, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 3 minutesQ: When is a door not a door? A: When it’s a jar. Not much thought is given to doors these days but they are a vital component to every structure we build. I have used a number of companies to provide them and have been involved in many of...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 22, 2011 | Aged Home Upgrades, Understanding your home, Universal Design
Reading Time: 3 minutesThese are two terms that are relatively new to the remodeling world. The terms refer to something that has become common place in our culture. Both Aging in Place and Universal Design are fairly docile and tranquil terms in comparison to the...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 15, 2011 | Architecture & Design, Roofing, Understanding your home, Water Awareness
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen we talk about roofs it is important to identify the type of roof correctly. Here are the six basic types it is important to grasp that these are architectural styles, so not all steep roofs are Mansard. Many homes have slight variations on...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 11, 2011 | Architecture & Design, Plans, Process, Safe Practices, The Law, Understanding your home
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe new 2009 IRC mandates wired together smoke detectors and Carbon Monoxide detectors be placed at the entry of each bedroom and outside the bedrooms in a common hall. This means that if one detector alarms then all of them alarm. When...
