by Joe Levitch | Oct 6, 2018 | Business, Process, Renovating Homes, The Law
This is the $64,000 question. It is asked in so many ways and so unlikely to get an accurate answer that I had to find out for myself. Everyone thinks I know this stuff anyway, so I might as well. If the answer were easy, we would all know it. The problem is that the...
by Joe Levitch | May 19, 2018 | News, Problem Solving, The Law
I was recently drawn into a political debate over the Idaho building codes. Turns out that we are a libertarian state. That means the conservative side, which is very strong, has decided that we should be known as the “leave me alone state.” One senator up...
by Joe Levitch | Feb 27, 2016 | Environmental Awareness, Excavation, The Law, Trust
What is “Track-out?” Track out is just like it sounds, a situation where a vehicle in most cases travels into soft soil and tracks the soil out of the job site. Minor track-out: Usually dust or light gravel, often seen with heavy traffic over a period of...
by Joe Levitch | Jan 4, 2013 | Electrical, Excavation, Safe Practices, The Law
I discovered a situation that brings the safety of digging, even after Digline is notified 2 days in advance into question. The assumption I was under is that once the utilities are located it is safe to dig. By Idaho Law, you are obligated to notify Digline if you...
by Joe Levitch | Nov 9, 2012 | Fire Damage, Insurance Work, Problem Solving, Safe Practices, The Law
A client of mine had a fire in a carport. It was sad, her Ford Explorer caught fire spontaneously and set her carport ablaze. It was a freak situation, one of those cars that was eventually recalled because of a faulty cruise control. The fire department was able to...
by Joe Levitch | Sep 21, 2012 | Green Remodeling, Problem Solving, Site Work, The Law
Why of course I am the responsible person, I am responsible for everything. whether it goes right or wrong, my name is on the bottom line. Turns out it also is the term given to the licensed person who is “responsible” for keeping sediment from entering...
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