Flooring and painting
Home repair & renovation · Algonquin, Illinois
Skip animationMake more of the home you have.
From the outside in. Thoughtful repairs and renovations, planned around the place you call home.
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AI architectural concepts.
Illustrations, not completed projects.
The details make the difference.
New floors. Finished edges. A space ready to use. Take a closer look at work from our project gallery.
Composite decking
More room for life outside.
What would you like to change?
Start with the space or the problem. Each service explains the work, what affects the price and what happens next.
Basements
Water down there, or ready to finish it
We find where water gets in and stop it from inside, then finish the space once it’s dry and measured.
Heating and cooling
Planning new heating or cooling
Furnace and central air replacement, sized to your house, plus heating for the rooms you finish.
Exterior
The outside needs work
Siding and gutters that keep water off the house, and decks built on footings below the frost line, in the warmer months.
Repairs and upgrades
Something needs fixing or upgrading
Water damage dried out and put back, new floors, fresh paint, an electrical panel brought up to date, a garage floor coated.
A clear plan before the work begins.
We measure, put the scope in writing and manage the trades. You know who to ask from the first visit to the final walk-through.
Tell us what’s going on.
Use the estimate form or email us. Someone from our team calls or texts to arrange a visit.
We measure, then put it in writing.
We look outside and in, measure what the job turns on, and give you a written, itemized estimate. No pressure to sign on the day.
The work gets done, in order.
You sign first. Each trade does its part, we manage the job, and we walk through it with you before it’s called finished.
Each trade is performed by an insured subcontractor holding any license the work requires.
Close to home.
Based in Algonquin, working in the communities shown here.
- Algonquin
- Crystal Lake
- St. Charles
- Geneva
- Vernon Hills
Nearby, but outside these towns? Tell us where the job is. We’ll check whether we can take it on.
Explore our service areaGood decisions start with good questions.
Practical reading for the part before you hire anyone.
Basements · Diagnosis
Why basements leak around Algonquin, and how to find where yours gets in
The ground here drains slowly, and water has only a few ways into a basement. How to tell which one you have before you pay for a fix.
Heating and cooling · Comparison
Repair or replace: when an old furnace is worth fixing
The two numbers that actually decide it: your furnace's age, and what the repair costs against a new one.
Basements · How-to
How much ceiling height a finished basement needs, and how to measure yours
Code asks for 7 feet in a room you’ll live in. How to measure your basement before anyone prices a finish, and what the options are if it comes up short.
Before you get in touch
Do you do the work yourselves?
We measure every job, write the estimate and manage the work. Each part is done by an insured subcontractor holding any license that trade requires, and you can ask to see their license and insurance before work starts.
How much will my job cost?
It depends on the job and the house, so we price it after we’ve seen it. You get a written, itemized estimate with every line priced before any work starts, and each service page says what moves the price.
Which towns do you work in?
Algonquin, Crystal Lake, St. Charles, Geneva and Vernon Hills. If you’re nearby but outside those five, ask anyway: we’ll check your town’s contractor rules and tell you whether we can take the job.
How long will my job take?
It depends on the job. You get a start date and an expected finish in writing before you sign.
What’s next for your home?
Tell us about the space, the problem or the project you have in mind. We’ll get in touch to work through the next step.
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Someone from our team calls or texts to set up a visit.