How much will my new home cost per square foot? I want to add an addition on to my home, how much will it cost per square foot? I want to gut this whole place and rebuild it from the inside out, how much will it cost per square foot? We get multiple phone calls… [Read More]
A custom home – what will it cost me?
It happens more than you think. We get an email or a phone call or a text – I am thinking of building a new home. Can you give me a ballpark price? The short answer? No, we really don’t have a ballpark price. Because sometimes we are talking about 2 very different ballparks, hell sometimes… [Read More]
All the BITS AND PIECES
The biggest pieces of a custom built home or a large scale renovation is often the littlest stuff. Door hardware and faucets and baseboards (Oh my!). A truly high-end luxury home caters to every detail, and every detail is yours. You are limited only by your pocketbook – some things ain’t cheap but boy they are… [Read More]
The TRUTH about new home building
The truth about building a new home? It is not quick, it is not neat and it is not easy. It cannot be done in 48 hours or even 6 weeks. It s not a reality TV show, it is reality. Throughout a well run home building or large scale renovation project there may be… [Read More]
Paint picking (better than other kinds of picking)
So things are moving along pretty quickly and now the fun stuff starts. THE FINISHES!!! You know, trim and tile and light fixtures and door knobs. But first comes… the paint. The thing everyone loves to hate. Picking out the perfect paint color. Walk into a paint store and hyperventilate from all the color choices…. [Read More]
DRYWALL – ok, still not too exciting, but we are getting there.
To date on our quest for a spectacular new custom home in Andersonville: we have ripped everything out, added new walls and sub-floors, installed all new mechanicals in the walls, and sprayed in insulation. Along with about 100 other little projects along the way…and now we have…DRYWALL! Now those of you with no vision,… [Read More]
Insulation! Ok, not so exciting unless its winter in CHICAGO!
Just in time — insulation has arrived at this custom home in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. So it is suddenly MUCH quieter and MUCH warmer inside – with no heat on! Spray foam insulation is newer to the scene that the classic pink fiberglass insulation we all know (Pink Panther has the answer, right?). While the… [Read More]
Creating a NEW home : let the sun shine in (but no bugs)
So you gut everything out of a Chicago grey stone 2-flat and get it down to the bare bones. Lots of mess, lots of fun with sledge hammers if you like that sort of thing. Then comes the putting it all back together part – way more fun if you like this sort of thing…. [Read More]