Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling in Downers Grove, IL

Downers Grove, IL

Kitchen Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling and Walk-In Showers in Downers Grove

Downers Grove has a lively Main Street anchored by the Tivoli Theatre, a Metra stop on the BNSF line, and a mix of older homes, ranches and new construction. Downers Grove ranches and split-levels from the 1950s to 1970s often have closed kitchens and a single hall bath.

Kitchens in Downers Grove

In Downers Grove, taking down the wall between a ranch kitchen and living room is one of the most popular upgrades. Our kitchen remodeling service in Downers Grove covers the full job, including new cabinets and stone countertops.

Bathrooms in Downers Grove

Downers Grove bath projects are often full rebuilds of original 1960s bathrooms, including the tub, tile and vanity. See our bathroom remodeling page for Downers Grove, or read about tub-to-shower conversions and walk-in showers.

Suburban remodels in Downers Grove usually give us room to work — driveway space for deliveries and a garage or side yard for staging — which keeps the house cleaner and the schedule tighter.

We also work in nearby Clarendon Hills, Glen Ellyn, Darien and Naperville.

Remodeling homes in DuPage County and the west suburbs

Homes in DuPage County and the nearby west suburbs span more than a century of building. Near the historic downtowns of towns like Hinsdale, Glen Ellyn, Elmhurst, Wheaton, Western Springs and La Grange, many houses were built before 1940, with plaster walls, older wiring and kitchens at the back of the house. Postwar neighborhoods in Downers Grove, Darien and Clarendon Hills are full of ranches and split-levels. And much of Naperville, Oak Brook and Burr Ridge was built between the 1970s and the 2000s, with larger rooms and builder-grade finishes now ready for an update.

Each era brings its own remodeling questions. Older homes need careful work around plaster, trim and old plumbing. Mid-century homes often have walls between the kitchen and living areas that owners want gone. Newer homes usually have a good layout and finishes that simply look dated. We plan for whichever one you have.

Planning a kitchen remodel in Downers Grove: cabinets

Cabinets are usually the largest line item in a kitchen remodel. The main choices are stock, semi-custom and custom. Stock cabinets come in fixed sizes and finishes and are the fastest to get. Semi-custom lines add more sizes, door styles and interior options. Custom cabinetry is built to the room, which matters in older homes where walls are rarely square and ceilings vary.

Beyond the boxes, the details that make a kitchen easy to live in are inside the doors: deep drawers for pots instead of lower shelves, pull-out trash and recycling, tray dividers, a spice pull-out next to the range, and cabinets that run to the ceiling so there is no dust shelf on top.

Planning a bathroom remodel in Downers Grove: walk-in showers and tub-to-shower conversions

Walk-in showers are the most requested change in bathrooms right now. A large shower with a bench, a niche for bottles, a handheld sprayer on a slide bar and a frameless glass panel makes the room feel bigger and is easier to use as people get older. A linear drain lets the floor slope in one direction, which is what makes a curbless entry possible.

Converting an unused tub to a shower is one of the best uses of space in a hall bath or primary bath. The existing tub footprint is usually about 60 by 30 inches, which makes a comfortable shower; if the room allows, extending it gets you more.

Why Downers Grove homeowners call us

• One plan for the whole room. Layout, cabinets, counters, tile, fixtures and lighting are planned together, not left to separate trades.
• Built from the inside out. Waterproofing, level cabinets, venting and wiring get the same attention as the finishes.
• Clear written scope. You see what is included, and what is not, before work starts.
• Hidden damage shown to you. If we find rot or water damage behind a wall, you see it before it is repaired.

Getting to Downers Grove

Downers Grove is about 8 miles in a straight line from Naperville, a short drive across DuPage County. We schedule walkthroughs around your time, and you can text photos first so the visit is focused on your questions.

Getting ready for your Downers Grove remodel

• Take photos of the room and text them to us before the walkthrough.
• Make a list of what you like and dislike about the current room.
• Save a few pictures of kitchens or bathrooms you like, even from magazines or online.
• Think about how long you plan to stay in the home — it affects how much to invest.
• For condos, get a copy of your building's remodeling rules.
• Plan where you will cook or shower while the room is out of service.

What we remodel in Downers Grove

• Kitchen Cabinet Installation: New kitchen cabinets installed level, square and to the ceiling — as part of a full remodel or on their own.
• Countertop Installation: Quartz, granite, quartzite and marble countertops for kitchens and bathrooms.
• Tile & Backsplash Installation: Kitchen backsplashes and tile work set straight, clean and properly finished at every edge.
• Shower Remodeling: Walk-in showers, curbless showers and tiled shower rebuilds with the waterproofing done right.
• Tub-to-Shower Conversion: Take out the tub you never use and put in a walk-in shower in the same space.
• Bathroom Vanity Installation: New bathroom vanities, tops, sinks, faucets and mirrors — single, double or floating.

Services we offer in Downers Grove

• Kitchen remodeling
• Bathroom remodeling
• Shower remodeling
• Vanities
• Tile & backsplash