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Not just another remodeler

At Levco Builders, we are not just another remodeling firm. We rarely get an opportunity to measure ourselves up against the other remodelers in the area let alone the western hemisphere but that opportunity made itself available to me and I feel obligated to share...

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It is graduation time

I recently experienced a double graduation. My son from high school at Boise High and my daughter from college at Cal Poly San Louis Obisbo. Talk about a blessing, I am so proud of my kids. Yes we saw it coming for several years so we were able to prepare a bit. Major...

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Too Much Negativity is Toxic

I ran into an old friend at the Boise Co-Op that liberal bastion of all things "granolaesque". As we bumped into each other and hugged (as if we were trees) in the bagel and cheese isle. We easily blocked out the background noise and started to jabber, anxious to...

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The Tones Just Went Off Again

My name is Joe Levitch; I had the rare honor to work for Mike as a flight paramedic at two programs for 27ish years I beat Mike to retirement by just a few months. I thought this would be a great opportunity to start by sharing my inside reality of a helicopter...

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An Unfortunate Miscalculation

As I left my office in the dark, (not a rare occurrence) I discovered a large smudge on a window I had cleaned just a day before. It looked like a bird had hit the glass really hard. Rather than get upset or clean it up quickly, I left it there as a sign, I decided to...

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A Toast To The New Reality

As I transition into my new life era without EMS, I have changed a small symbolic thing that makes it real. As I ponder what I have given up, I acknowledge that things will never be the same. What made me last so long in a profession where "burn-out" is so prevalent?...

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Garage Bonus Room Addition

Garage Bonus Room Addition

Project Name The Challenge This home had a small protrusion over the garage which was a potential space that was not taken advantage of on the original structure. The clients imagined that by moving the wall further to the front of the garage it would create a very...

Modern master bedroom suite addition

Modern master bedroom suite addition

Modern master bedroom suite additionThe Challenge This home was built in the 1920’s it had good bones. It had a confusing backwards kitchen and had an addition in the ’70’s. I had looked at the home for a friend a few years earlier and had discouraged her from...

2 Story Addition in Historic North End

2 Story Addition in Historic North End

2 Story Addition in Historic North EndThe Challenge The home had an enclosed back porch that was a transition to a basement with plans to have the second story enlarged to finally have a Master Bedroom Suite. The home is in the Historic District and it is a...