Homes we remodel in Des Plaines
Des Plaines grew fast after the war, so a large share of its homes are 1950s and 1960s ranches, split-levels and raised ranches, with older bungalows near downtown. Split-levels have their own quirks: short runs of stairs, a lower level that sits half below grade, and kitchens squeezed between levels.
What Des Plaines homeowners ask us to build
The projects we do most in Des Plaines are split-level kitchen openings, lower-level family rooms, hall bathroom remodels and whole-house flooring that finally runs continuous across every level.
Kitchen Remodeling in Des Plaines
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 Des Plaines
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 Des Plaines
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 Des Plaines
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 Des Plaines
Not every project is a remodel.
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Walkways, Patios & Exterior in Des Plaines
Chicago winters destroy anything built on a weak base.
Learn moreLocal notes for Des Plaines
The Des Plaines River runs right through town, and parts of the city have seen flooding in heavy spring storms. Before we finish any lower level here we look hard at drainage, the sump and the foundation walls, and we use water-tolerant flooring and materials down low.
Neighborhoods and streets we work in
- Downtown Des Plaines
- Cumberland Terrace
- Orchard Place
- Golf Road area
- Near Lake Opeka
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 Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines 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 Des Plaines.
- Clean job sites, on-time crews and attention to detail clients mention in their reviews.