Home Remodeling
Contractor in Chicago, IL

Open-Concept Conversions

The most common request we get for whole-home remodeling in Chicago is opening up the first floor. Older Chicago homes — bungalows, two-flats, post-war colonials — were built with separate rooms for cooking, eating, and living. That division made sense in a different era. Today, most homeowners want a connected space where the kitchen, dining area, and living room flow together naturally.

We remove the walls that create those divisions. Before anything comes down, we assess which walls are load-bearing and which are not. Non-load-bearing walls can be removed cleanly. Load-bearing walls require a properly engineered beam installed before the wall comes out — without one, you are removing structural support from the floor or roof above.

We handle the engineering, pull the permit from the Chicago Department of Buildings, and manage the inspection. The result is an open floor plan that is structurally sound, code compliant, and built to last.

Floorplan Remodels

Sometimes the issue is not just one wall — it is the entire flow of the home. Rooms in the wrong sequence, traffic patterns that do not work, spaces that are too large for their function while others are too small. A floorplan remodel addresses the layout itself rather than just the finishes.

This type of project requires careful planning before any construction begins. We walk the home with you, talk through how you use each space and what is not working, and develop a scope that improves the layout without taking on more structural work than necessary. Not every layout problem requires a full gut renovation — sometimes targeted changes to a few walls and doorways solve the problem at a fraction of the cost.

Multi-Room and Multi-Floor Renovations

Some projects are too large to fit into a single service category. A homeowner who wants to update the kitchen, finish the basement, and renovate the primary bathroom is not doing three separate projects — they are doing one coordinated renovation that happens to span multiple spaces.

We manage projects like this as a single job. One schedule, one point of contact, one team accountable for all of it. Coordinating trades across multiple rooms and floors requires planning that most homeowners are not set up to manage themselves — sequencing work so that demolition in one area does not damage finished work in another, making sure mechanical systems are addressed before walls close up, and keeping the overall timeline on track when multiple scopes are running in parallel.

We do this regularly. For Chicago homeowners who want to do it right and do it once, a coordinated multi-room renovation is often more efficient — and less disruptive overall — than tackling one room at a time.

Home Additions

When reconfiguring the existing layout is not enough, adding square footage is the next step. We build home additions that expand the footprint of the existing structure — rear additions, side additions, and second-story additions for homes that have room to grow up but not out.

A home addition is one of the most complex projects a residential contractor takes on. It requires foundation work, framing, roofing, exterior finishing, and interior completion — all tied into the existing structure in a way that is architecturally coherent and structurally sound. It also requires permits, inspections, and in most Chicago municipalities, review of the addition against zoning setback requirements.

We manage all of it. The permit process for a home addition in Chicago involves the Department of Buildings and, depending on location, the Department of Zoning. We know what each project requires and handle the filings so the project does not stall in the approval process.

Porch Construction

A front or rear porch adds usable outdoor space and significantly improves the curb appeal and livability of a Chicago home. We build porches from the foundation up — concrete footings, structural framing, decking, railings, and roof structure where applicable.

Chicago’s climate is hard on outdoor structures. We use materials and construction methods rated for the freeze-thaw cycles and moisture exposure that porches in this area experience year after year. A porch built correctly in Chicago should last twenty years or more without major structural issues.

Porch construction in Chicago requires a permit when the structure is attached to the house or exceeds certain dimensions. We handle the permit filing and inspection as part of the project.