Chicago Renovation

Chicago Renovation Leading remodeling contractor in Chicago and North Shore. Kitchen Remodeling, Bath Remodeling, Home Remodeling and much much more....

Remodeling Contractor, Kitchen Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling, Home Remodeling in Chicago, Glencoe, Wilmette, Skokie, Winnetka, Highland Park, Evanston, Lincoln Park, Old Town, Kenilworth

07/03/2026

Here’s the fix.

The old footing had completely collapsed. We dug it out, poured a brand new post and footing, and had our iron guy fabricate a custom steel column. Welded the whole thing back together.

But here’s the part most people don’t think about — while all of this was happening, we had to jack up the entire stone landing with jacks and wood supports. Hold it in the air. Keep it stable. Replace all the rotted cross-supports underneath.

Then one of my guys repainted everything so it looks like nothing ever happened.

Nice little job. Nice save. :muscle:

This is what experience looks like — knowing how to solve problems you can’t Google.

North Shore & Chicagoland homeowners — if you’ve got a structural concern or a project you want done right, send me a message. :envelope_with_arrow:

06/30/2026

This is what a proper hardwood repair looks like before sanding.

See that straight cut? We’ll saw cut and jigsaw these boards into place so when it’s all sanded and finished, it’ll look like it was always there. You won’t be able to tell the difference. Nobody will.

Every board you see here gets removed and replaced with precision. Proper sequencing. Proper protection of everything around it.

That’s the commitment — your project goes smoothly, start to finish.

Have a renovation in mind? Don’t be afraid to reach out. Send me a message. :envelope_with_arrow:

06/28/2026

First thing you’ll notice when you walk into one of our job sites: everything is protected.

Ram Board on the floors. Special yellow tape underneath so we don’t damage the finish. Tape over that to hold it all down. Before a single tool comes out, your home is covered.

On this project, we knocked out a massive closet and deep shelving to completely open up the room. There was a soffit on one wall, and the design called for it to carry all the way across — so we built it out to match. Seamless.

The transformation is real, but so is the process. We protect what’s already there while we build what’s next.

North Shore homeowner with a remodel in mind? Send me a message. :envelope_with_arrow:

06/27/2026

Look at the gap between the door and the floor.

The original contractor hung every door in this place too high — three quarters of an inch off the ground. I still don’t know what he was thinking.

Now, most people would say tear out the doors and rehang them. That’s expensive and disruptive. We found a better way.

Even though these are concrete floors, we used a Schlüter-type anti-fracture membrane and raised the floor about seven-eighths of an inch before laying the tile. Now the doors sit right where they should. Clean gap. Looks like it was built that way from day one.

Sometimes you can fix another contractor’s mistake without rebuilding the building. You just have to think it through.

This is the kind of problem-solving that goes into every project we take on.

Chicagoland homeowner with a project that needs the right crew? Send me a message.

06/26/2026

Last time you saw this place, it looked like a moon landing. :joy:

Now? Floors are done. New quartz is in. We’re wrapping up the baseboards, finishing the electrical, getting the door rehung, and carpeting goes in tomorrow.

There’s still a custom desk getting installed and stonework to finish, but we’re in the final stretch.

This is my favorite part of any project — when the chaos starts to disappear and you can finally see what it’s going to look like. Every decision, every late night, every detail starts to pay off right here.

Stay tuned for the finished product. It’s going to be worth the wait.

06/24/2026

Got a call from a long-time client. She was worried her front porch was about to collapse.

I came out to look and honestly — she was right to be worried.

The main support post was completely rotted out from the steel above it. The whole structure had deflected four inches. People were still walking on it. The only thing holding up that stone landing was about 18 inches of beam bolted into the brick.

That’s it. That’s all that was keeping this thing from coming down.

Stone landing. Stone steps. Hundreds and hundreds of pounds with essentially nothing underneath. This is the kind of thing that can go from “I’ll deal with it later” to a serious safety issue overnight.

Stay tuned for the fix — it was a good one.

If something on your home doesn’t look right, don’t wait. Send me a message. :envelope_with_arrow:

06/21/2026

A carpenter is not a carpenter. A painter is not a painter.

I hear it all the time — “why does your crew cost more?” This is why.

My project manager has been with me for 35 years. My newest guy? 20 years. These aren’t subcontractors I found last week. These are trained craftsmen who’ve been building together for decades.

We’re cohesive. We know how each other works. We don’t need to be managed — we just execute.

That kind of team doesn’t happen overnight. And it shows in the finished product. Every single time.

If you want to work with people who actually care about your home — send me a message. :envelope_with_arrow:

06/21/2026

Details matter. Especially on staircases.

We’re doing a split finish here — stained treads with painted stringers and risers. It’s a classic look when it’s done right, and it takes patience to get there.

Right now Igor is going around with the first coat on the stringers. Everything is taped off with this pink tape — and yes, it costs three times what regular tape costs. But here’s why we use it: when you pull it off a freshly finished floor, it won’t lift the finish.

Regular tape? That’ll rip your stain right off. I’ve seen it happen. Not on our jobs.

The small decisions are the ones that protect the big investment.

06/18/2026

Here’s the difference between a renovation crew and a craftsman.

These hardwood floors were destroyed in several areas. Where the boards were beyond saving, we replaced them — but we don’t just cut a straight line and drop new wood in.

We saw cut. We jigsaw the new boards in so the seams disappear completely. When it’s sanded and finished, you will never find where the old floor ends and the new one begins.

Then we refinished the entire floor, popped the base shoe off the baseboards so the finish goes all the way to the wall, and put the base shoe back to hide the edge. Clean. Invisible. Perfect.

Our cabinet maker is coming next to rebuild the damaged cabinet in place. No prefab. Custom.

This is the standard. Every time.

Thinking about restoring your floors? Send me a message. :envelope_with_arrow:

06/16/2026

We’re about 80% done on this kitchen and it’s starting to come together.

Cabinets are in. Countertops are going in. And this kitchen is getting the full treatment — full-height stone backsplash all the way up, plus a custom stone hood.

Here’s a detail most people don’t think about: the crown molding goes in last. Why? Because the crown has to die into the backsplash — not the other way around. You can’t cut stone around crown. So we sequence it: countertops, backsplash, stone hood, then crown, then appliances.

Every step has an order. Skip one or rush it, and you’re ripping things out to fix it later.

We don’t rush it.

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