by Joe Levitch | Jan 13, 2020 | Architecture & Design, Basements, Process
I recently went to visit a prospect who was interested in having their (new to them) home modified by adding a kitchen to the basement for Grandma. To educate him, I said that what he wanted to create was called an ADU (Accessory Dwelling Unit) and that permitting...
by Joe Levitch | Jul 29, 2018 | Basements
Levco has promoted our basement expertise to the point that we are now receiving an abundance of interest in basement additions. When adding to your home, there are only three ways to go up, down, or sideways. If you have ruled out up and sideways, we need to talk...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 9, 2016 | Basements, Egress Windows
Do you have a basement that is partially or completely unfinished? Levco is having all sorts of fun extracting the value out of homes with unfinished basements for our clients. Boise is on the edge of a desert we have some fairly predictable water table, known soil...
by Joe Levitch | Nov 7, 2015 | Basements, Moisture Protection, Problem Solving
Love them or hate them basements are one way to add square footage to a home. I find lots of homes have primitive basements but it often takes an act of desperation to decide to develop an existing one into a usable space. I also find the occasional unfinished...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 12, 2015 | Basements, Moisture Protection, Water Awareness
A big rain came to Boise, (two inches in four hours). Water flowed freely into a North End basement room soaking the sheetrocked wall and carpet. A clean up company responded promptly, and after pulling back the carpet, they identified the foundation wall where the...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 14, 2014 | Basements
Basements done wrong are a primitive scary storage place that no one ever wants to deal with. Done correctly, a basement addition is a place to get away from the commotion and chaos of the day. Basement additions often include fixing and or upgrading other parts of...
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