by levcobuild1dev | Mar 22, 2011 | Remodeling Budget
Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a professional remodeling contractor, I am spring loaded to listen carefully to my clients. In a recent conversation with a client, it occurred to us that the true TOTAL cost of a remodeling project is not always expressed in the design or...
by levcobuild1dev | Mar 18, 2011 | Levco Green Remodeling
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe are using an Engineered Lumber designed to replicate real wood siding of old because the description of work specified harmonizing with existing conditions. The style we are matching this time is called cottage lap and is made of at least...
by levcobuild1dev | Mar 17, 2011 | Levco Green Remodeling, Remodel Design and Planning
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis is the fun stuff, At Levco we blast through the rough framing with gusto. Pat and his crew impressed us all by working in between storms to set the floor walls and trusses. It is a little known fact that framing techniques although similar...
by levcobuild1dev | Mar 16, 2011 | Levco Builders Process
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere have been several glaring examples recently of issues related to warranty that I would like to discuss. It also pertains to why you should use a professional installer for your remodeling projects. At Levco we use subcontractors proudly...
by levcobuild1dev | Mar 10, 2011 | Safe Practices
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis is the nightmare no one wants to see. A fire in the basement with no way out. Here is an example of why the building code insists that below ground living spaces must have Egress Windows. Above ground living spaces need them too but...
by levcobuild1dev | Mar 9, 2011 | Levco Green Remodeling
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeing Green in the remodeling industry is, depending on who you speak with a new thing, or an old thing. Most of us gained awareness as we were growing up in the 60’s but there are those that have made an industry of it in the past say 20...
by levcobuild1dev | Mar 7, 2011 | Levco Builders Process
Reading Time: 3 minutesScheduling is a very important part of every event. Everyone likes a project that comes in on time. Like a road trip, you make a plan, pack the car and head out. You do what you can to stick with it. Levco’s Production Manager and project...
by levcobuild1dev | Feb 27, 2011 | Safe Practices
Reading Time: 2 minutesLevco Builders has a firm foundation in the safety world Joe is a Flight Paramedic and Diane is a former EMT. We as a company are always looking at our processes and procedures as well as our tools to ensure safety. Although all accidents cant...
by levcobuild1dev | Feb 25, 2011 | Basements
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Situation: Remodel an existing home on a hillside that had an awkward basement into a living space that can double as a separate apartment. Poor access prevented a bobcat from being able to be used. There was no simple way to get rid of...
by levcobuild1dev | Feb 24, 2011 | Levco Builders Process, Maintenance
Reading Time: 2 minutesDuring the Design Phase we knew that this home did not have the capacity for running the modern appliances so temporary fixes over the years especially in the kitchen, made for unsafe conditions. This was confirmed during the hard bid trade...
