Homes we remodel in Chicago
The Northwest and West Side neighborhoods closest to us are the heart of the Chicago Bungalow Belt: brick bungalows from the 1910s to the 1930s, raised ranches from the 1950s, and two-flats and greystones closer in. Bungalows have narrow kitchens at the back of the house, one bathroom, a full basement and an attic that begs to become living space.
What Chicago homeowners ask us to build
The work we see most in the city is opening a closed bungalow kitchen to the dining room, turning a single pink-tile bathroom into a modern walk-in shower, finishing the basement into a family room with a second bath, and refreshing two-flat units between tenants.
Kitchen Remodeling in Chicago
Most Chicago-area kitchens we walk into were built for a different way of living: a closed room, a peninsula that blocks traffic, oak cabinets that ran out of room years ago.
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Bathroom Remodeling in Chicago
A bathroom is the room where cheap work shows up first: grout that cracks, a shower that leaks into the ceiling below, a vanity that swells.
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Basement Remodeling in Chicago
A finished basement is the cheapest square footage you will ever add to a Chicago-area home, as long as it stays dry.
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Whole Home Remodeling in Chicago
When the kitchen, the bathrooms and the floors all need work, doing them as one project saves time, money and months of living in a construction zone.
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Home Repair & Improvements in Chicago
Not every project is a remodel.
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Walkways, Patios & Exterior in Chicago
Chicago winters destroy anything built on a weak base.
Learn moreLocal notes for Chicago
Chicago runs its own Department of Buildings, separate from every suburb, and most remodels that touch plumbing, electrical or walls need a permit. Older city homes also hide surprises: knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized pipes and plaster walls. We open walls carefully and tell you what we find before it becomes a change order.
Neighborhoods and streets we work in
- Jefferson Park
- Portage Park
- Norwood Park
- Edison Park
- Dunning
- Belmont Cragin
- Austin
- Galewood
- Irving Park
- Albany Park
A recent SRC transformation
Every project in our gallery is our own work from around Chicagoland. Drag the handle to compare.
Honey oak peninsula to an open kitchen with a navy island
The old oak peninsula closed the room off. SRC took it out, opened the plan, and built a long Midnight Navy island with a white quartz top, bar seating for three, white shaker perimeter cabinets and three pendants over the island.
Design your Chicago remodel online
Not sure about navy or white, quartz or butcher block? Try them on a 3D room in the SRC Design Studio and send the picture with your estimate request.
Why Chicago homeowners choose SRC
- Family owned and run by Alvin Santos, with 20+ years in remodeling.
- One team from demolition to the final walk-through, and the same crew every day.
- Written proposals with scope, materials and schedule, and honest, competitive pricing.
- Permits and inspections handled with the City of Chicago.
- Clean job sites, on-time crews and attention to detail clients mention in their reviews.