by levcobuild1dev | Sep 22, 2014 | Insurance Restoration & Claims
Reading Time: 3 minutesLevco has been growing its reputation as the “Go-To” contractor when your structure is a victim of an impact from a heavy moving object. Turns out the kinetic energy produced by a vehicle or any other moving object can cause some...
by levcobuild1dev | Sep 18, 2014 | Memoirs
Reading Time: 4 minutesI am used to running towards tragedies that most would run away from. I can’t think of many professions that encourage this type of behavior. When the tones of the pager go off I spring into action, anxious to jump in and make sense out of...
by levcobuild1dev | Aug 26, 2014 | Remodeling Budget
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn talking with my siding subcontractor Ed Lacey, I was trying to describe what my client wanted in the way of siding upgrades to his investment property. “It’s simple”, Ed said, “Just like everyone else, they want as...
by levcobuild1dev | Aug 14, 2014 | Basements
Reading Time: 4 minutesBasements done wrong are a primitive scary storage place that no one ever wants to deal with. Done correctly, a basement addition is a place to get away from the commotion and chaos of the day. Basement additions often include fixing and or...
by levcobuild1dev | Aug 10, 2014 | Levco Builders Process
Reading Time: 4 minutesSome of the worlds best inventions come from mistakes I was reading the obituary recently for Stephanie Kwolek the inventor of Kevlar. She was the one who accidentally stumbled upon a solution looking for a problem. What was initially deemed a...
by levcobuild1dev | Aug 5, 2014 | Levco Green Remodeling
Reading Time: 5 minutesLocal architects Sherry Mckibben and Doug Cooper knew they wanted to be considerate of the environment when they decided to decommission their 100 year old garage to make way for progress and a new duplex on their north end property. It only...
by levcobuild1dev | Jul 25, 2014 | Levco Builders Process, Remodel Design and Planning
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe remodeling business is a fickle one. We found ourselves setting up for the 9th annual remodeling home show. Each year we showcase a willing clients home that we have remodeled. Each year someone says…” I would have done it this...
by levcobuild1dev | Jul 15, 2014 | Pay it Forward
Reading Time: 2 minutesLevco has been so enamored with helping folks and the “Pay it forward’ mentality that I was asked and agreed to join the Wish Granters Board of directors. It turns out that there are tin woodsmen all over . Wish Granters is a local...
by levcobuild1dev | Jul 15, 2014 | Memoirs
Reading Time: 3 minutesAn old friend that I worked with for many years in EMS (Emergency Medical Services) passed away recently, although not unexpected, it was sudden and sad. I had taken the time to have a long conversation with him, then got to spend some quality...
by levcobuild1dev | Jul 1, 2014 | Safe Practices
Reading Time: 3 minutesI just stole a process from a different profession to use in my remodeling company. I’ve used it myself for over 25 years, thousands of times. Every time I took off in the EMS helicopter, we call it our responsive takeoff checklist, I just...
