Joe's Blog
Joe has been blogging about the remodeling process and experience since 2011.Finding the Funds to Remodel
Remodeling your home is akin to getting into the water when the temperature is unknown. Most folks are timid and rightfully so. I once found a full safe buried in the crawl space of a home I own. Although possible to repeat, and worth dreaming about...you must admit,...
Masonry in Boise?
Dustin miller a second generation tile setter for Levco, and has been working for us since a call I made to Rod at ASI (The now defunct Architectural Surfaces of Idaho) out of utter frustration with our previous tile setter. Dustin in a phone interview had all the...
Closet Package
The Neifert's picked a custom closet package designed on the spot by Dennis and Diane. It includes MDF shelves and partitions, some built in drawer sets by Western Idaho Cabinets. The cabinets and half rods should prove to be quite functional. The pantry has...
Problem Solving 101
At Levco we are always on the lookout for opportunities to knock someones socks off. Several years ago we had a situation where a windstorm knocked a tree branch off a house and wiped out the power to a home in a quiet neighborhood off of Warm Springs Avenue. In the...
Helping to Build a Cathedral
There is a classic fable that which simply and elegantly explains what I am doing, and why I am working so hard, or so much, depending upon your perspective. It has to do with a man that observes others doing menial labor in the form of moving rocks at a job site. He...
Customer Service
Reaching the highest level of customer service can only be achieved through having an above-zero interaction. in other words a neutral transaction can only lead to a neutral impression. Big box stores like Costco are struggling with this situation daily so they try to...
Construction and the law
During my youth and evolution from lemonade stand to real business, there has always been an undercurrent of doing things right. Integrity was instilled in me early as was my work ethic by my parents and boy scouts. It was later clarified with the help of my best...
Cost Vs. Value
The most important thing to a client I hear about these days is the balancing act between Cost & Value. Making the decision to spend thousands of dollars in an effort to improve ones home is not to be taken lightly. Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the...
OSHA EPA HUD & Lead
Oh boy is there ever a problem between the three of the federal agencies that regulate how lead is handled in the residential remodeling world. The EPA's RRP rule came out last April and Levco has been all over it with training and lead safe work practices. I knew...
Stucco Top Coat
Stucco is not the cleanest or easiest or fastest product to install, in fact it has been the cause of a cluttered disorganized building site for several weeks. Stucco takes time to dry properly prior to the top coat being installed. Lots of hairline cracks appeared in...
