by Joe Levitch | Feb 26, 2017 | Good Deals, Vendor Spotlight
My friends from back east say this all the time. They say it with an accent “I-got-guy” It sort of rolls off the tongue as one word. Who wouldn’t want a referral from a trusted source? Think of the aggravation you would save. I can hear it now,...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 21, 2014 | Problem Solving, Vendor Spotlight
As part of our regular remodeling responsibilities, Levco is asked to match up all sorts of original things in homes. This project did not seem like anything out of the ordinary. There had been a flood and some of the ornate stained knotty alder baseboard had been...
by Joe Levitch | Dec 9, 2013 | Business, Memoirs, Vendor Spotlight
Being a half full kind of guy, It dawned on me that great subcontractors or (tradesmen if you will) make the process of remodeling worthwhile. Sadly the inverse is true also. Fortunately, I am less tolerant of the ones that come with baggage. My expectations are...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 22, 2013 | Aged Home Upgrades, Plumbing, Vendor Spotlight
I love to play “stump the plumber”. There are a gazillion things that have been made over the years for solving plumbing problems. My specialty is working on vintage homes and we see some real Rube Goldberg esk contraptions in some homes. In some of the...
by Joe Levitch | Aug 30, 2013 | Good Deals, Memoirs, Vendor Spotlight
Yes, I’ve got those big box bluuuuuues. How many of you can say the same thing? I even saw a TV commercial for something recently that was mocking them hard. What every town needs is an old fashioned hardware type store where the employees know what (H. E....
by Joe Levitch | Feb 6, 2012 | Good Deals, Vendor Spotlight
A to Z Tools at 6042 Franklin Rd., was another business I frequented and liked to send folks to. I suppose every town has a used tool place, but none are as unique as this little shop. I discovered the store in a strip mall just west of Curtis on Franklin Road 10...
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