ARLINGTON HEIGHTS KITCHEN REMODEL

The soffits and walls were inspected prior to finalizing plans and ordering materials to assure feasibility. The wall between their kitchen and dining room was non load bearing. It did have a return vent that needed to be rerouted, but in perspective, it was an easy removal. The biggest challenges during our inspection was finding that the plumbing from their upstairs bathroom ran through their soffits and across the length of their kitchen, down through the load bearing wall of their home. Many of the pipes were able to be rerouted so that we could remove their soffits, however it did inhibit us from being able to install a flush header in their load bearing wall, so that we could remove the soffit effect on that wall, since the toilet stack was intruding.

With a creative design on the refrigeration wall, I was able to disguise the look of their header within the cabinetry and make it look purposeful. We also opened up the wall between their Dining Room and Living room in which was load bearing. It was a 5’ walkway that we increased to a 10’ opening by installing a new dropped LVL header. The removal of that wall required us to reroute supply and return vents running to the second floor. Without any rework on the second floor, I was able to find a solution. We removed the railing between their kitchen and family room in which were at different floor levels. 

We installed a beautiful built in cabinet that would be accessed from the family room, but had a wainscot panel on the kitchen side. The height was made so that the countertop was level with the other countertops in their kitchen which required the cabinets to be taller than the wainscot panel. There was water damage in their bay window that was caused by a leaky exterior soffit/facia. That leak was addressed and the bay window area was given a face lift with an added custom built in bench. 

The flooring throughout their home was set at different levels and since the wall between their kitchen and dining room was being removed the floors needed to be addressed. We removed all of their flooring throughout their first floor and installed all new 4” White Oak Hardwood for a seamless look. 

We converted their powder room into a full bath so that guests would be able to use it when they stayed, right off of the guest bedroom. In order to do so, we removed a wet bar that was in their quest bedroom and converted that area into a walk in shower. The ceiling in their powder room was only 7’ and in order for us to raise it to 8’ like the rest of their home, we had to reroute ductwork for the fan and dryer vent and well as minor electrical and plumbing. We were able to find a creative solution to be able to move the vents and connect both the dryer vent and fan to the existing exit to their exterior.