A client asked for a 3 position valve that allowed lots of versatility between shower valves. There were two heads and a hand wand. They were very specific and so were we when we ordered the rough-in valve and the trim kit to match. The valve arrived and was installed...
Before You Remodel Your Bathroom, Consider These Things
A decent remodeling project should be modern behind the scenes, functional as in Universal design, safe as in bars or surfaces to grab if you need a hand with balance issues. Creating a great plan will make it spatially accommodating and easy to see what you are...
I’m Remodeling My Master Bathroom This Year
At Levco we do lots of master bathroom remodels for our clients. We seem to have one in progress and several in design at all times. If you have a Master bathroom, that means your home was built after 1960 or has already been remodeled once. The idea of a private...
What do we do with the big corner tub in the master?
When remodeling master bathrooms I have discovered a common theme; we are addressing repeatedly: what to do with the big soaker tub? For a while in the 70s and 80s, builders got the idea that a corner soaker tub would be just the ticket to create a spa-like feel in...
My Water Just Shut Off, Help!
I got the call early evening from a client that we had remodeled for on multiple occasions, over the past 10 years. "Joe, the water was working now it is off suddenly for no reason". Naturally, my smart ass response was, have you paid the bill? They had instinctively...
Curbless, Barrier Free Showers in Turmoil
"Curbless Showers" AKA "Barrier Free Showers" or "Zero Entry Showers" or "Freedom Showers", are a hot topic in Idaho right now. It all started when the Idaho association of building officials realized that every municipality is handling them differently. Some allow...