You’ll be pleased that you did!
We are remodeling like mad making homes work better for families.
There is an enormous appetite for remodeling in Boise at the moment. This fills me with joy.
We just invested in some amazing technology and are reinventing how we use our Design Process.
“Architecture is inhabited sculpture”. -Constantin Brancusi, sculptor (19 Feb 1876-1957)
“Surround yourself with people you love and have fun. The rest is gravy”. Paul Tillotson (1965 -2016)
“I love the smell of sawdust in the morning”. Me, renaissance man (8-28-58) – Still going strong!
“Quality construction does not cost- it pays” as seen on a bumper sticker
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” Anne Lamott
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” Albert Einstein
Where Do Our Remodeling Leads Come From
We have kept track of this for years and have used the knowledge internally. As things shift I found it interesting to see that we have some very powerful referral sources, interestingly a new one is on the radar. Often called a lead funnel, this is how our prospects...
Levco Turns 19 Years Old
They say that most overnight successes take about 20 years. Here we are at 19. Yes on Cinco De Mayo we turned another year older and wiser. After a nice celebration, we slipped back into our work shoes and continued to remodel homes. Better and stronger than we have...
Lead Testing Meets Old Mother Hubbard
As we step lightly into the future of remodeling pre-1978 homes in a post-3M lead test swab era, we find ourselves hoarding swabs and stretching the most out of them. If we could make them last, then we can avoid the inevitable disappointment of the Old Mother...
What Building “To Code” Means to Levco
A long time ago I realized that "To code" was said to express that there was a minimum level of construction technique and materials that was required to pass an inspection. This "To Code" language was used to instill confidence in the client to know that even if a...
We Only Remodel 20 Homes A Year
At Levco we decided to be a quality contractor years ago and for nearly 2 decades we have done about 20 projects a year. This means that no matter how many leads we go out on or how many clients get into design we have maxed out our availability to do remodeling...
Have Your Tile Guys Gone Rogue? How do you know?
I just heard that there is a movement afoot that frightened me. I guess that tile guys are figuring out that they are not being watched so they are doing whatever they want. A nicer way of saying it is what they believe is the most profitable for themselves....