Joe's Blog
Joe has been blogging about the remodeling process and experience since 2011.Structural Damage Repair Idaho
Levco 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 serious damage to a structure in an...
What is a Hero?
I 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 chaos. As a kid, everyone...
All I want as much as I can get for as little as possible
In 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 much as they can get, for as little as possible."...
Things to Consider Prior to Digging a Basement:
Basements 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 includes fixing and or upgrading other parts of...
Simple Invention Improves Job Site Communications
Some 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 mistake in the chemistry...
Garage Be Gone
Local 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 took a little internet...
What We Do is What Our Client’s Want
The 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 way or that" My pat answer is...
I haven’t been out of my house for a year
Levco 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 organization that grants wishes...
My World Just Got Rocked
An 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 time at lunch with him a...
Three to Go. One to Say No.
I 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 didn't see how it fit until...
