Roscoe Village Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling

Kitchen remodels in Roscoe Village usually start with a layout question. The brick workers' cottages and two-flats along Wolcott, Hoyne, and Oakley were built with kitchens tucked at the rear, often with a pantry, a rear porch door, and a back stair that constrain what you can change. Chicago bungalows on the Hamlin Park end of the neighborhood have their own layout realities, with kitchens squeezed between the dining room, a narrow hall to the back, and a basement stair that tends to eat square footage. Loft conversions on and near Roscoe Street have modern open plans but inherited column locations, exposed ductwork, and concrete slab floors that change how you approach plumbing and cabinetry.

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We handle the reconfiguration side of that work. We open walls where the structure allows, relocate plumbing and electrical, install new cabinetry, quartz or natural stone countertops, tile and stone backsplashes, and integrated appliance packages sized to the room. In tighter cottage and two-flat kitchens we focus on vertical storage, wider drawers, and finishes that open up the space. In bungalows and single-family homes with room to work we can build in pantries, banquettes, and islands that fit how you actually cook.

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Typical Roscoe Village kitchen remodels with Wood Contracting run from $15,000 to $80,000+ depending on finishes, whether structural changes are involved, and the age and condition of the underlying systems. Pre-construction planning is where we spend the time to catch the realities of your specific building before demolition starts.

Roscoe Village bathrooms tend to fall into two camps: the vintage primary and second baths in greystones, cottages, and two-flats along Wolcott, Oakley, and Fletcher that were last updated sometime in the 1990s, and the newer loft-conversion bathrooms on and near Roscoe Street that feel dated and cramped despite being only 15 or 20 years old. Our bathroom remodeling services handle both situations.

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In vintage buildings we deal with original cast iron stacks, undersized electrical, floors that are rarely square, and tile substrates that have been patched over many times. That changes how you sequence the work and what you can realistically achieve inside the existing footprint. We've worked enough Roscoe Village cottage and two-flat bathrooms to know which walls can move, which stacks are worth relocating, and where to keep things simple.

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Our primary bathroom remodels include curbless showers, soaking tubs, double vanities where the layout supports them, heated floors, and the kind of lighting and ventilation these buildings were never designed to have. Guest and powder bathrooms get the same attention to detail in a smaller footprint. Typical Roscoe Village bathroom remodels with Wood Contracting run from $12,000 to $55,000+ depending on scope and finish level.

Roscoe Village has one of the strongest stocks of single-family historic homes and two- and three-flats on the north side, and we renovate across the full range. We take on workers' cottages, greystones, Chicago bungalows where basement finishing turns the lower level into usable living space, and condo renovation in loft buildings where the structure dictates what's possible. Period trim and built-ins often call for custom carpentry and built-ins to match what's already in the house. Every project starts with a clear scope, a realistic budget range, and a construction timeline that accounts for how your block actually operates during the work.

Properties in Roscoe Village come with different approval realities depending on the building type. Loft conversion buildings along Roscoe Street and a handful of multi-unit condo buildings elsewhere in the neighborhood typically require board or architectural committee review and a certificate of insurance in specific amounts. Single-family homes, two-flats, and three-flats usually have fewer association hurdles but can carry their own considerations, particularly for older buildings where plaster, wiring, and cast iron stacks date to the late 1800s. We help you understand what your building or property will require before work begins so you can plan around approval timelines with no surprises.

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Chicago building permits are required for most kitchen and bathroom remodels that involve plumbing, electrical, or structural changes. We advise you on when a permit is needed for your specific project and coordinate permit pull-through when the scope calls for it. Permits in Chicago typically take 2 to 4 weeks, and we factor that window into your timeline from the beginning.

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We maintain proper insurance coverage and work with licensed subcontractors for all aspects of your project. Our attention to building codes, proper procedures, and quality workmanship ensures your renovation is done right.