Our Work: Restoration & Remodel Projects

Water Damage Restoration

Bank office water damage repair

A water leak soaked the lower walls and carpet through the main hallway and several private offices. We protected the floors, cut out and dried the wet drywall, rebuilt and painted the walls, reinstalled the wainscot and trim, and relaid the carpet.

Location: Near Decatur, IL
Property: Commercial bank office
Scope: Flood cuts, drying, drywall, trim, paint, carpet

Bank office hallway during water damage repair, carpet pulled back and lower drywall removed — Main hallway: wet drywall cut out two feet up, cavities dried, then rebuilt and trimmed out.

Same bank office hallway after repair with new drywall, wainscot trim and carpet relaid — Main hallway: wet drywall cut out two feet up, cavities dried, then rebuilt and trimmed out.

Flood cut along an office wall exposing studs below the chair rail — Flood cut below the chair rail, then new drywall, trim and paint. The repair line disappears.

Water fountain alcove after repair with new drywall, trim and paint — Flood cut below the chair rail, then new drywall, trim and paint. The repair line disappears.

Private office with drywall removed behind the desk after a water leak — Private office walls rebuilt around the furniture and finished to match.

Private office after water damage repair with walls rebuilt and furniture back in place — Private office walls rebuilt around the furniture and finished to match.

Office with a flood-cut wall and protective covering on the carpet — Accent wall rebuilt and repainted to match, TV and artwork rehung.

Office after repair with a repainted gray accent wall and mounted TV — Accent wall rebuilt and repainted to match, TV and artwork rehung.

Bank lobby corridor with paper floor protection during water damage repairs — Lobby corridor protected during work and handed back finished.

Bank corridor after repairs with doors, trim and carpet restored — Lobby corridor protected during work and handed back finished.

Long view of a restored bank office hallway with trim, doors and carpet finished — Main hallway, finished.

Fire Damage Restoration

Fire-damaged unit restored from the studs

After a fire, the damaged rooms in this Charleston unit were taken down to the studs and re-insulated. We then finished the unit with new flooring and fresh paint.

Location: Charleston, IL
Property: Rental unit
Scope: Tear-out, insulation, flooring, paint

Fire-damaged unit in Charleston, IL gutted to the studs with new insulation installed — Stripped to the studs and re-insulated, then finished with new flooring and paint.

Kitchen in the same unit after restoration, with fresh paint and new plank flooring — Stripped to the studs and re-insulated, then finished with new flooring and paint.

Second room stripped to insulation and subfloor, with hazard tape on the window — Same unit: stripped rooms finished with new flooring and paint.

Restored bedroom with fresh paint, new plank flooring and a window with blinds — Same unit: stripped rooms finished with new flooring and paint.

Kitchen after restoration with new plank flooring, with a hallway to the bedrooms — Kitchen with fresh paint and new flooring.

Restored kitchen and living area connected by a pass-through, with plank flooring through both rooms — Flooring runs continuously from the kitchen into the living area.

Wide view of the restored kitchen from the living area — Finished to match the rest of the unit.

Bathroom after restoration with fresh paint and a new wood-look vinyl plank floor — Bathroom with fresh paint and new flooring.

Restored bedroom with new gray plank flooring and fresh gray walls — Bedroom with new plank flooring and fresh paint.

Restored room with wall AC unit, new plank flooring and light gray walls — Third restored room with new flooring and paint.

Luxury Remodel

Full bathroom gut and remodel

A dated bathroom taken down to the studs and rebuilt with a walk-in shower, large-format tile, a glass block window, black fixtures, a pedestal sink and a bidet seat.

Location: Shelbyville, IL
Property: Residential
Scope: Full gut, tile shower, fixtures, paint

Dated bathroom before remodel with tub shower, oak vanity and laminate top — Before and after the remodel.

Remodeled bathroom with walk-in shower, pedestal sink and sage green walls — Before and after the remodel.

Remodeled bathroom with black-framed glass shower panel, new toilet and pedestal sink — Full room after the gut renovation.

Walk-in shower with large-format tile seen from the bathroom door — Walk-in shower with large-format tile.

Shower with glass block window and black-framed glass panel — Glass block window kept for natural light.

Glass block window inside a tiled shower alcove with pebble tile floor — Pebble-tile shower floor.

Pedestal sink with medicine cabinet, bronze vanity light and sage walls — Pedestal sink, medicine cabinet and vanity light.

Inside a new shower with large-format tile and black fixtures — Black fixtures and large-format tile.

Addition

Basement bedroom addition

A new bedroom built in an unfinished walk-out basement, from framing to finish: framing, insulation, drywall, paint, trim, flooring, lighting and a closet system.

Location: Shelbyville, IL
Property: Residential
Scope: Framing, insulation, drywall, paint, trim, flooring

New basement bedroom with dark green accent wall, closet and plank flooring — Framed, insulated and finished from bare basement.

Basement bedroom with dark green accent wall, ceiling fan and large window — Accent wall, ceiling fan and recessed lighting.

Finished basement bedroom with a large walk-out window and wood-look plank flooring — Large walk-out window for daylight.

Bedroom closet with wire shelving organizer and bifold doors — Closet with shelving system.

Unit Turns

Apartment turns: flooring, paint and make-ready

Carpet and LVP installs, fresh paint, appliance swaps and full make-ready on apartment turns, finished on the property's schedule.

Location: Charleston, IL
Property: Apartment communities
Scope: Carpet, LVP, paint, appliances, make-ready

Vacant apartment living room with new dark wood-look vinyl plank flooring — New LVP flooring through the living area.

View from the front door into an apartment with new vinyl plank flooring — LVP from the entry through the unit.

Apartment hallway view into open kitchen and living room with new gray carpet — Fresh paint and new carpet, ready to show.

Freshly painted apartment living room with new gray carpet — Painted and re-carpeted living room.

Apartment staircase with new gray carpet on every step — New carpet on the stairs.

Attic bedroom with knee walls and new gray carpet — Upstairs bedroom re-carpeted.

Apartment bedroom with open closet, two windows and new carpet — Bedroom with new carpet.

Apartment living room with new light carpet seen from the front door — Living room carpet replaced.

Apartment bathroom with new wood-look vinyl plank floor and fresh paint — Bathroom with new vinyl plank floor.

Make-ready galley kitchen with oak cabinets and white appliances — Kitchen ready for the next resident.

Apartment kitchen with a new white refrigerator and range — New appliances installed during the turn.

Apartment bedroom with new gray plush carpet — Bedroom carpet replaced.

Exterior Repair

Window trim replacement

Rotted and patched trim around the windows replaced with new trim and casing, so the house is sealed up and looks finished again.

Location: Mattoon, IL
Property: Single-family home
Scope: Trim and casing replacement

Gable end of a blue house with damaged window trim — Gable side, before and after.

Gable end of the same house with new white window trim — Gable side, before and after.

Close-up of rotted, stained trim above a window — New trim and casing.

Close-up of new white trim and casing on two windows — New trim and casing.

Front of a light blue house with new white window trim and porch posts — Finished front elevation.

Carpentry

Porch built from scratch

The old porch was torn off and a new one framed and built: new posts, pressure-treated decking with hidden fasteners, and railings.

Location: Shelbyville, IL
Property: Residential
Scope: Demo, framing, decking, posts, railings

New pressure-treated wood porch with posts and ramp along a white house — New porch and posts.

New porch deck and railing section on a white house — Railing and deck section.

Close-up of new pressure-treated deck boards with hidden fasteners — Deck boards with hidden fasteners.

Exterior Finish

Deck refinish

A large multi-level deck refinished and protected. Our crew shot the drone footage after the job.

Location: Shelbyville, IL
Property: Residential
Scope: Deck prep and refinish

Flooring

Hardwood floor refinishing

Oak floors sanded and refinished through the living room, great room and hallways. Shot right after the finish coat, with the baseboards still taped off.

Location: Shelbyville, IL
Property: Residential
Scope: Sanding, stain and finish