Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling in Glen Ellyn, IL

Glen Ellyn, IL

Kitchen Remodeling, Bathroom Remodeling and Walk-In Showers in Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn is known for Lake Ellyn, a walkable downtown on Main Street and Crescent Boulevard, and streets of Victorian and early 1900s homes. Older Glen Ellyn homes have character worth keeping and kitchens and baths that usually do not match it.

Kitchens in Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn kitchen remodels tend to balance period details — inset doors, farmhouse sinks, classic tile — with a layout that works for a modern family. Our kitchen remodeling service in Glen Ellyn covers the full job, including new cabinets and stone countertops.

Bathrooms in Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn bathrooms often get vintage-style tile and fixtures over new plumbing and waterproofing. See our bathroom remodeling page for Glen Ellyn, or read about tub-to-shower conversions and walk-in showers.

Suburban remodels in Glen Ellyn 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 Wheaton, Elmhurst, Downers Grove and Oak Brook.

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 Glen Ellyn: planning the budget

The easiest way to keep a kitchen budget under control is to decide early where the money matters most to you. For some owners it is the cabinetry, because it is what you touch every day. For others it is the stone, the range or the lighting. Spending on the pieces you care about and choosing solid, simpler options everywhere else is how most good kitchens come together.

The other big budget lever is the layout. Keeping the sink, range and dishwasher roughly where they are keeps plumbing and gas work simple. Moving them is often worth it, but it should be a decision, not a surprise. A written scope that lists what is included, and what is not, is the best protection against change orders later.

Planning a bathroom remodel in Glen Ellyn: waterproofing is the part that matters most

The number one cause of bathroom failures is water getting behind tile. A tiled shower is not waterproof on its own — grout and tile let moisture through. What keeps it out of the walls is the system underneath: a proper shower pan sloped to the drain, and a waterproof membrane or board system on the walls. On curbless showers and steam showers, the waterproofing has to go further, often across the whole floor.

When we open up an older bathroom, we often find the reason the owner is remodeling: soft subfloor around the toilet, rot behind the tub, or mold behind a tile surround that was set on drywall. That gets fixed before anything new goes in.

Why Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn

Glen Ellyn is about 10 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 Glen Ellyn 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 Glen Ellyn

• 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 Glen Ellyn

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