Joe's Blog
Joe has been blogging about the remodeling process and experience since 2011.Existing Basement Development Strategies
Love them or hate them basements are one way to add square footage to a home. I find lots of homes have primitive basements but it often takes an act of desperation to decide to develop an existing one into a usable space. I also find the occasional unfinished...
Compassion in the workforce
I just spent a few hours discussing a topic that is near and dear to my heart. It is called compassion. The group met a Boise State University and invited me as a guest. Turns out there are a bunch of likeminded folks in this town. I fell in love with the concept of...
Joe voted Roundtables MVP
MVP I was voted MVP of my Remodelers Advantage Roundtable group in Dallas. A huge honor and amazing achievement. Here is what RA says about it. "The Roundtables MVP award is arguably the single greatest honor bestowed upon an individual in the remodeling industry....
Not just another remodeler
At Levco Builders, we are not just another remodeling firm. We rarely get an opportunity to measure ourselves up against the other remodelers in the area let alone the western hemisphere but that opportunity made itself available to me and I feel obligated to share...
Wright Stuff Radio
I was invited to "Tell my story" on Wright Stuff Radio with Brandon Wright who is a business owner himself. The prerecording occurred in the studio and I felt right at home because of my Joe Prin Home Fix Radio Show connection. Brandon made me feel at home and we...
A play structure for the ages
Levco often takes on odd ball requests as a go to contractor. In this case a housing development that we have earned a tremendous amount of trust with, wanted to provide a play structure for their residents. Truth is there are no playground equipment assembly...
An amazing basement-waterproofing project
A big rain came to Boise, (two inches in four hours). Water flowed freely into a North End basement room soaking the sheetrocked wall and carpet. A clean up company responded promptly, and after pulling back the carpet, they identified the foundation wall where the...
Who can red tag / red flag a furnace?
As many of you are aware, I am often called upon to reconstruct structures after a fire. I came across a situation where a set of furnaces that were on the roof of a commercial structure that had been involved in a fire were obviously compromised when fire entered the...
Demolition vs. Deconstruction Levco Style
I recently discovered that although the words sound similar that there is quite a difference in the results. Using the words interchangeably is not OK. A contractor who contacted me the other day was in the process of demolishing a building and seemed a little off...
Going technology free
Flashing back to my early years at Flying Pie Pizza I recall using a Commodore 64 computer to compile the first list of Flying Pie Customers when it became obvious that we had a large number of regulars we wanted to treat like family. I also remember back when a good...
