Joe's Blog
Joe has been blogging about the remodeling process and experience since 2011.Complete Kitchen Remodel 1950’s
The Challenge: This kitchen was a mess. It was screaming to be remodeled. It was U shaped and had a electric range on the end of the peninsula with an inadequate hood. It had very little storage space, and a bad traffic pattern. The refrigerator was in the way and...
Aged home interior makeover
The Challenge: This home was built in 1955 it had good bones. The kitchen had been remodeled by a previous owner and half of the garage had been converted into a den/laundry room. The clients wanted to open up the kitchen, add another bathroom, and make the home flow...
Happy New Year 2015
Dateline Boise Idaho 1-1-2015 Levco wishes everyone a happy New Year. Check out our 2014 video. Looking back 2014 was a year of growth and development. 3 new staff members, Lauren Smyth a Designer, Randy Miner a carpenter assistant Warren Harden a carpenter Joe...
There Are Riches Hidden in Your Home
I have discovered a secret few people understand about their homes and affording remodeling projects. The wealthy are not the only ones remodeling these days. Not everyone "thinks they have" the financial resources to afford a remodeling project they desperately...
Mutual Mystification
A good friend, mentor, and nationally known expert in the remodeling field, Shawn McCadden coined the phrase "Mutual Mystification". The more I use it in conversation, the more it just rolls off my tongue. Shawn used it to describe what I am trying to combat by...
Joe Levitch is now a Licensed Contractor
In an effort to bring clarity to the confusion over licensing VS. registration of remodeling contractors in this state. The Professional Building Contractors association was formed. Established in Eastern Idaho, they recently reached out to The South West to see if...
Levitch Wins 2014 NARI MVP Award
Joe Levitch has just won the Boise Idaho Chapter of NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry's) coveted, "member of the year" award for 2014. Joe has been an active participant and board member for several years and currently chairs several committees...
That’ll Be 4 to 6 Weeks
In a make to order world, having an inventory of rarely used materials makes no sense. We are used to being told 4 to 6 weeks on many of the items we order. The problem is that most of our projects don't last that long. In a recent search for an interior half-light...
If I Just Had One More Bathroom
A common theme has emerged among my perspective client's lately. It is all about "getting the most out of your homes without moving". Most folks are reluctant to move and would rather stay where they are. Fixing up what you have is usually a far more economical...
An Unfortunate Miscalculation
As I left my office in the dark, (not a rare occurrence) I discovered a large smudge on a window I had cleaned just a day before. It looked like a bird had hit the glass really hard. Rather than get upset or clean it up quickly, I left it there as a sign, I decided to...
