Kitchen Remodel · Cary, IL
Kitchen Renovation in Oakwood Hills, Cary, IL
A 1960 house in the Oakwood Hills lake community with a stalled DIY renovation in it. We cleared out what was half-done, put in a new kitchen, and repainted inside and out.
- Location
- Cary, IL
- Project
- Kitchen Remodel
- Duration
- Kitchen and whole-house refresh
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The project
Project overview
This one came to us dated, with a do-it-yourself renovation that had been started and left unfinished. The owner was moving out of state and had run out of road on it. Clearing out a stalled DIY is the unglamorous first step — you cannot price the real work until you can see what is actually there. The kitchen was redone in white cabinetry with stainless appliances. The whole interior was repainted and recarpeted, and the exterior got a new dark-gray paint scheme that changed the look of the house from the street more than anything we did inside it.
Scope of work
What the job included
- Cleared out an unfinished DIY renovation
- Kitchen redone: white cabinetry, stainless appliances
- Fresh interior paint throughout
- New carpet
- Exterior repainted in a new dark-gray scheme
Step by step
How the job went
After
The kitchen, redone inside its original footprint. 
The new dark-gray exterior changed the house from the street more than anything inside it. 
In the area
Kitchen Remodel in Cary, IL
Oakwood Hills is a small lake community tucked inside Cary, mostly modest 1950s and 1960s houses on wooded lots. Kitchens here tend to be the original footprint and the original size, so the win is usually a clean, bright renovation inside the existing room rather than an expensive attempt to open it up.
Why homeowners hire us
What you get on every job
Everything in writing
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We see it first
We look at the room or house before we price or schedule the job.
Permits and trades spelled out
If your project needs a permit, an engineer, or a licensed plumber or electrician, we tell you during planning and put it in writing.
Changes in writing
If the job changes, we talk through what it does to the price and schedule before doing the extra work.
Final walkthrough
We walk the finished work with you against the written plan and fix anything that's not right before we call it done.
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