Remodeling Tips.
Practical remodeling advice from the ADS crew on planning, hiring a contractor, permits and living through a renovation.
The closet rebuild, the lighting pass, and the small comforts clients mention years later. Three moves that rarely require an addition.
Floors that handle salt water, 15 to 18 inches of locker per person, boot dryer outlets, and where the space comes from…
Line-item ranges for relocating fixtures, removing load-bearing walls, working on slab, and the cheaper alternative we recommend more often than full removal.
Cabinetry that meets the ceiling, integrated appliances, consistent reveals, and trim that resolves. Where millwork earns its cost and where people overspend.
Under the stairs, inside the risers, between the studs, in the toe kick. Where the space hides in a typical suburban home…
Light control, sound isolation that is structural rather than decorative, room acoustics, and seating geometry. The room is the expensive part, not…
Powder room, cabinet refresh, soffit removal, a lighting pass, the staircase. What a crew can do in a few days, with real…
Six places the money matters for fifteen years, six places nobody will ever notice, and a worked example of taking 0,000 out…
55 to 60 degrees, 60 to 70 percent humidity, and an insulated box with the vapor barrier on the correct side. How…
Knob and tube, galvanized branches, aluminum wiring, empty soffits. A field guide to what we find in Chicago suburban homes from the…