by levcobuild1dev | Dec 21, 2018 | Levco Builders Process, Memoirs
Reading Time: 4 minutesTis the season for reflection and expressing gratitude. I recently saw a synopsis of what remodeling is all about: Service to Others, Value Creation, Attitude, and Goodwill. It was followed with a pointed question. What are you putting out...
by levcobuild1dev | Dec 9, 2018 | News
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt may come to pass after all. In an effort to elevate the profession of Remodeling I am taking an active roll in asking my fellow contractors to join the movement to implement contractor licensing for the State of Idaho. Not able to qualify...
by levcobuild1dev | Dec 4, 2018 | Remodeling Budget
Reading Time: 3 minutes We look at our skills and expertise to determine if we are a good fit for our prospects. Sure, we do all sorts of different projects, but I was recently asked what we are best at. I like to put a modern twist on the old saying...
by levcobuild1dev | Nov 16, 2018 | Remodel Design and Planning
Reading Time: 4 minutesI am a self-proclaimed renaissance man. I love tools, motorcycles, old cars and trucks, and having a place to store my tools that is off limits to others. A place to be creative, dream, make stuff, and hang out with likeminded folks. A place to...
by levcobuild1dev | Oct 22, 2018 | Levco Builders Process
Reading Time: 4 minutesChange Orders are often the most misunderstood part of a project. They essentially create a fork in the road on a long-distance trip. As an example, imagine your airplane needs to navigate around weather. There is no way you are going to get to...
by levcobuild1dev | Oct 7, 2018 | Levco Builders Process, Levco Service Difference
Reading Time: 3 minutesI believe strongly that we are always just an idea away from an improvement. This played out recently when a client asked for something that we had never done. What happened was less important than the outcome. The bar has been raised, and we...
by Joe Levitch | Oct 6, 2018 | Levco Builders Process, Remodel Design and Planning, The Law
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis 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....
by levcobuild1dev | Sep 16, 2018 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Friday September 21st is the worldwide day of gratitude a day that was brought to light by Paul Tillotson, a man who celebrated it with gusto while he was alive. In part to keep his memory alive, I want to share this amazing day with those...
by levcobuild1dev | Sep 8, 2018 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesTo keep up is a challenge no matter what part of the industry you represents. This was the common theme of the most recent visit with vendors supporting the Remodeling Week of Excellence in New Orleans I recently attended. I discovered a tool to...
by levcobuild1dev | Sep 1, 2018 | Safe Practices
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs I celebrate my last shift as a paramedic, now 4 years ago. I recall responding to a significant number of emergency cases where people have fallen. Some lived, some did not; others lived with disabilities. Most, in retrospect, would have been...
