As a general contractor I handle all types of jobs, including roofing. I believe that my roofers are some of the best in the business, and I make sure that their work is up to my standard. When a roof is shingled on new construction corners can be cut. One common area...
I am doing an extensive remodel of a home in Naperville, which had to be partially demolished after a fire. When I removed the ceiling in the kitchen I discovered that the I-Joists had many drilled holes in them from a previous remodel from another contractor. Each...
Sometimes out of bad can come good. As you know by now, I’m doing an extensive rebuild on a house that caught on fire. The owner wanted to do some changes in his floor plan, and we were able to accomplish that for him. The first photo shows the old vapor...
You wouldn’t think that concrete could be damaged by fire, but it can be. My client’s fire meted many things on top of his garage floor’s concrete. This caused a significant discoloration of the concrete’s surface, which could not be easily...
With construction, there is often deconstruction. There are a lot of materials that have to be removed with any remodeling job. Naturally, I try to recycle as much as I can. Aluminum can be scrapped. Clean concrete can be repurposed to make asphalt. Even cardboard...
