by Joe Levitch | Jul 28, 2022 | Energy, Indoor Air Quality, Weatherization
I have been a student of how houses work for a long time. I have seen them be awesome and I have seen them be poorly put together. I think as a remodeler it is part of my responsibility like any good practitioner to evaluate homes just like a physician or any other...
by Joe Levitch | Jun 29, 2019 | Energy, Good Deals, HVAC, Indoor Air Quality, News
Boise is the perfect place for Whole House Fans. It has all the climactic conditions to use them for about 3 months of the year. Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, I get calls annually that sound something like this. My second story it so hot in the evening...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 31, 2016 | Cost Vs Value, Energy, Good Deals
I’ve recently entered into several conversations about how long things should last. What a great question. “It depends” I usually respond. Is it me or did big ticket items used to be built to last several decades. We believed that American made as an...
by Joe Levitch | Apr 12, 2015 | Energy, Plumbing
When I found this gas tankless water heater in Berkeley California still working in the home, I had a double take. Who knew they were popular years ago? They clearly died out and are just now coming back into vogue. Billed as an endless stream of hot water emitting...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 1, 2014 | Energy, Environmental Awareness
Here in Southwest Idaho we enjoy all four seasons of the year. This is a fairly close held secret “we don’t get the extremes or any of life threatening stuff much of the rest of the country has to deal with.” We are also blessed with a relatively low...
by Joe Levitch | May 3, 2013 | Aged Home Upgrades, Electrical, Energy, Interior Walls, Problem Solving
I often refer to electrical switchology in my description of work, and I realized it is a word that I invented. It refers to the study of electrical switching. In a home that Levco remodels, it is a big deal. As mentioned in my pet peeves blog, having switches in...
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