Where we work

We remodel across northern Illinois and southeastern Wisconsin. Housing stock changes a lot across that area, so each page below covers what homes in that community are actually built like and what it means for the work.

Illinois

Chicago, IL Chicago's bungalow belt is one of the most consistent bodies of housing stock in the country, and it comes. Naperville, IL Most remodeling work in Naperville is not about fixing failing systems — it is about updating houses that. Aurora, IL Aurora is really two remodeling markets in one city: century-old homes near the river and downtown, and large. Joliet, IL Joliet has some of the most substantial older housing in the region, and it rewards remodeling that respects. Elgin, IL Elgin holds one of the larger concentrations of intact Victorian housing in Illinois, which makes remodeling. Schaumburg, IL Schaumburg is almost entirely a post-1960s suburb, which means the remodeling work here is defined by one. Arlington Heights, IL Arlington Heights has a large stock of post-war ranches on generous lots, which is why so much of the work. Evanston, IL Evanston has some of the most architecturally significant housing in the region, and remodeling here requires. Bolingbrook, IL Bolingbrook is a planned community that grew from the 1970s onward, giving it a consistent and very workable. Palatine, IL Palatine mixes an older village core with decades of subdivision growth, so the right approach depends. Skokie, IL Skokie's housing is dominated by solid post-war brick, and much of it still has its original kitchens and. Des Plaines, IL In Des Plaines, one question comes before every basement project: where does the property sit relative to the. Orland Park, IL Orland Park's housing is largely 1970s onward on generous lots, which makes it a straightforward market for. Oak Lawn, IL Oak Lawn is dense post-war housing, and the projects that matter most here are the ones that make compact. Berwyn, IL Berwyn has one of the densest concentrations of brick bungalows anywhere, and after enough of them the work. Cicero, IL Cicero's housing is close kin to Berwyn's — 1920s brick, densely built, with two-flats mixed among the. Waukegan, IL Waukegan has older lakefront housing with real character and, in many cases, decades of deferred maintenance. Burr Ridge, IL Burr Ridge is a custom-home market, and the expectations for finish quality here are correspondingly higher.

Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee's housing stock is distinctive enough that experience elsewhere does not fully transfer — the. Kenosha, WI Kenosha splits between older lakefront neighborhoods and newer development spreading west, and the two need. Racine, WI Racine has a substantial stock of early-1900s homes built when the city's industry was at its peak, and they. Waukesha, WI Waukesha pairs a genuinely historic downtown with decades of suburban growth around it, so the housing spans. Oak Creek, WI Oak Creek is largely post-1960s suburban development, which makes it one of the more straightforward markets. Franklin, WI Franklin's housing is predominantly newer suburban construction on larger lots, so projects here tend to be. Mount Pleasant, WI Mount Pleasant mixes established residential areas with newer development, and the village has seen. Pleasant Prairie, WI Pleasant Prairie is mostly newer construction, which means remodeling here is usually about personalising a.