Whole-Home Renovation

A whole-home renovation is the most comprehensive project a homeowner can undertake — and the most rewarding when executed by a team that knows how to manage complexity. CrestLine Home Pro coordinates every trade, timeline, and inspection under one roof so you get a seamless transformation without the chaos of managing multiple contractors.

Many of the homes we renovate on the North Shore and in Chicago's established neighborhoods were built between the 1920s and 1970s. They have great bones — solid framing, generous room sizes, mature lots — but their kitchens, bathrooms, electrical panels, and floor plans no longer meet the way families live today. A whole-home renovation brings these properties into the modern era while preserving their architectural character. We open floor plans by removing non-load-bearing walls (and properly engineering headers where structural walls are involved), install new kitchens and bathrooms, upgrade electrical service from 100 to 200 amps, replace outdated plumbing, add insulation, refinish or replace flooring, and repaint every surface.

Project management is the heart of a successful large-scale renovation. We create a detailed project schedule using construction management software, hold weekly progress meetings, and provide photo updates at key milestones. Our superintendent is on-site daily to coordinate trades, inspect work quality, and keep the timeline on track. Change orders are documented and approved by you in writing before any additional work is performed.

For homeowners planning to age in place, we incorporate universal-design features — wider doorways, curbless showers, blocking for future grab bars, first-floor bedroom suites, and lever hardware — seamlessly into the renovation so the home serves you comfortably for decades. Historic home restorations are another specialty: we have experience working within local preservation guidelines, matching period millwork profiles, and meeting the unique challenges of plaster walls, knob-and-tube wiring, and balloon framing.