Interior Renovation · Huntley, IL
Light Remodel of a 1965 Ranch in Huntley, IL
Cabinets painted, new countertops, both baths updated, repainted throughout, new carpet over refreshed hardwood — and heavy smoke odor dealt with first.
- Location
- Huntley, IL
- Project
- Interior Renovation
- Duration
- Light remodel
Free Consultations • Fixed-Scope Proposals • Budget Ranges Published
The project
Project overview
Not every house needs a gut. This 1965 ranch had 2,327 square feet of good bones under decades of smoke and dated finishes, and a solid set of kitchen cabinets that were worth keeping. Tearing them out would have spent most of the budget replacing something that was already sound. So the cabinets were painted rather than replaced, and the money went where it showed: new countertops, a tiled backsplash, and updated bathrooms with new vanities, stone tops and fixtures. The whole house was repainted, new carpet went down, and the existing hardwood was brought back. Before any of that, the smoke odor had to be dealt with properly — paint over that and it comes back through in a month.
Scope of work
What the job included
- Heavy-duty smoke-odor remediation before any finish work
- Kitchen cabinets painted, keeping the existing boxes
- New countertops and tiled backsplash
- Bathrooms updated — new vanities, stone tops, sinks, fixtures and lighting
- Repainted throughout
- New carpet, and the existing hardwood refreshed
- Full cleanout
Step by step
How the job went
After
The original cabinet boxes stayed — painted, with new counters and a tiled backsplash. 
Both baths got new vanities, stone tops and fixtures. 
Repainted throughout, with new carpet and the existing hardwood brought back. 
In the area
Interior Renovation in Huntley, IL
Huntley has a lot of 1960s and 1970s ranches on big lots where the layout works fine and only the finishes have aged out. On houses like this a light remodel — paint the cabinets, change the counters, update the baths — gets most of the visible result for a fraction of a gut, and we will tell you when that is the better buy.
Why homeowners hire us
What you get on every job
Everything in writing
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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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