Home Remodeling

My neighbor’s mom lived alone in her Bridgeport bungalow for forty-three years. Then last winter she slipped getting out of the tub, and within a week the family was touring assisted living facilities. Nobody wanted that outcome. Nobody planned for it either.

July is here, and for a lot of Chicago homeowners, that means finally pulling the trigger on the addition they’ve been drawing on napkins since February. The weather cooperates, school’s out so disruption to the daily routine is lower, and there’s a real window to get structural work done before fall shifts everything around again.

Home improvement projects are practically a summer tradition in Chicago. As the summer goes on, it’s common for people to realize that they also need to put in the work to get the permits for their projects.

Chicago summers hit hard and Chicago winters hit harder. If you own a home here, you already know what that does to your energy bills. The heating runs for months. The cooling kicks in fast.

Summer is the most popular time in Chicago for renovations, and for good reason! The weather is nice and contractors are available, but the biggest reason is that homeowners finally get fed up with looking at the same, outdated kitchen or bathroom after several months of winter.

If you want to sit on a rainy evening without getting wet or have a nice time on a cool spring morning without bugs bothering you

Renovating your house sounds so fun, until the realities of schedules, budgets and..