I just successfully completed another trip to the Boise City Historical Board. They are charged with determining the appropriateness of remodeling projects in the city's 7 historically significant areas primarily in the older parts of downtown Boise. The process is...
Architectural Elements
Architectural elements are an essential part of bring character to a home or any building for that matter. Growing up with an architect for a father, I was exposed to things that most kids miss and or take for granted. Seeing the beauty in design like arches, corbels,...
Masonry in Boise?
Dustin miller a second generation tile setter for Levco, and has been working for us since a call I made to Rod at ASI (The now defunct Architectural Surfaces of Idaho) out of utter frustration with our previous tile setter. Dustin in a phone interview had all the...
Closet Package
The Neifert's picked a custom closet package designed on the spot by Dennis and Diane. It includes MDF shelves and partitions, some built in drawer sets by Western Idaho Cabinets. The cabinets and half rods should prove to be quite functional. The pantry has...
Levco Builders: Helping to Build a Cathedral
There is a classic fable that simply and elegantly explains what I am doing, and why I am working so hard, or so much, depending upon your perspective. It has to do with a man that observes others doing menial labor in the form of moving rocks at a job site. He tries...
Levco Builders: Insurance Work
Levco offer a service to our clients that is occasionally misunderstood. Folks rarely have insurance claims on their homes so it is essential that you understand what is happening and how things typically work, lets face it this is stressful. The way I look at home...