Park Ridge, Illinois
Building and Remodeling in Park Ridge
Park Ridge has a beautiful pre-war housing stock and a long memory for flooding. Both shape every project we take here.
Older houses, and a city that takes water seriously
A lot of Park Ridge was built in the 1920s and 30s, which gives you brick Tudors and Colonials with plaster, oak trim and framing that was over-engineered by modern standards. It also gives you knob-and-tube remnants, galvanised supply lines, one bathroom where a family now wants three, and a basement that was never meant to be living space.
Layered on top of that is the city's history with water. Park Ridge has had genuine flooding, the city has invested heavily in stormwater infrastructure, and the regulations reflect that experience. Any project that touches the basement, adds impervious surface or changes grade needs to answer those rules properly, and we would rather raise it on the first visit than at permit.
Has your basement ever taken water?
Tell us before you plan anything down there. It changes the recommendation completely, and it is far cheaper to design around than to discover afterwards.
Call (847) 380-8212What we do here
The rest of the work in Park Ridge
Same builder, same crew, whichever of these you need.
Basement Remodeling in Park Ridge
Finished basements in Park Ridge. Flood control, overhead sewer and real drainage solved before framing. Talk to Skycrest at (847) 380-8212.
Read the pageCustom Home Building
Skycrest builds ground-up homes on your lot or one of ours, across Barrington and the northwest suburbs. We are at the table before the plans are final, which is where the money is really spent.
Read the pageKitchen Remodeling
The kitchen is the room the house runs on. We rebuild it around traffic, reach and clearance first, then make it look the way you want it to look.
Read the pageRemodeling & Additions
Working on houses worth being careful with
The reason people buy in Park Ridge is the character of the houses, and the fastest way to destroy it is a remodel that treats original trim, plaster and windows as obstacles. We work around what is worth keeping and we are honest about what is not. Not every old window is worth restoring, and not every original feature is a feature.
- Stormwater and flood-control requirements addressed at design, not at permit
- Original trim and plaster protected where it is worth protecting
- Knob-and-tube and galvanised plumbing replaced, not boxed in
Nearby
The closest finished work
We have not photographed a project in Park Ridge yet, so these are the nearest ones rather than local ones.
Questions
Asked in Park Ridge
Something not answered here? Call (847) 380-8212 and ask us directly.
Does Park Ridge require flood control for basement work?
The city has specific stormwater and sewer requirements, and depending on the property and the scope they can include overhead sewer or backflow prevention. It varies by address and by project. We confirm it with the city for your specific job rather than quoting a general rule.
Can you work on a 1920s house without wrecking what makes it good?
That is most of what we do here. It means slower demolition, more hand work, and matching profiles rather than approximating them. It costs more than gutting it. On a house of this quality it is usually the right call.
Is it worth adding a second bathroom upstairs?
Almost always, in this housing stock. The constraint is usually where a stack can run and whether there is a closet or a hall section that can give up the space. We look at that on the first visit, because the answer determines whether the project is simple or structural.
On the map
Where Park Ridge is
Cook County. Close enough that a site visit is a drive, not a trip.
Building or remodeling in Park Ridge
Tell us the address and what you are thinking about. You will get a straight answer on whether it works, what it costs and how long it takes, including when the answer is no.