205 N Michigan Ave, Suite 810A, Chicago, IL
Escala Remodeling

What our projects look like

One example for each thing we do, with the scope, the timeline and the decisions that came up along the way. Use them to picture your own project and to see what a written estimate from us covers.

Bathroom with a gray vanity, black fixtures and a white tiled glass showerBathrooms
Logan Square · 3 weeks

Hall bath tub-to-shower conversion

A 5-by-8 hall bath that nobody used the tub in. We took it to the studs and rebuilt it around a walk-in shower, a floating vanity and the storage the room never had.

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New basement bedroom build-out with an egress window, LVP floor and recessed lightsBasements
Portage Park · 5 weeks after permit

Basement bedroom and home office build-out

An unfinished bungalow basement turned into a legal guest bedroom with an egress window and a home office, with the rest of the basement left open for laundry and storage.

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Finished basement with wood-look flooring, a staircase with glass railing and a built-in deskBasements
Jefferson Park · 7 weeks after permit

Full basement family room with wet bar

The whole lower level finished as one open family room with a wet bar, a storage and mechanical room behind a door, and a new staircase railing to open up the entry.

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Living room in a Chicago two-flat after an interior painting makeover, greige walls and white trimPainting
Lakeview · 4 days

Whole-condo painting makeover

Every wall, ceiling, door and piece of trim in a two-bedroom condo, with the patching that made the old nail pops and picture holes disappear, finished in four days while the owners stayed home.

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Drywall patch taped and skim-coated smooth in a hallway, ready for paintDrywall
Avondale · 3 days

Water-damaged ceiling repair and skim coat

A roof leak had been fixed but left a sagging, stained bedroom ceiling and a cracked plaster wall. We replaced the damaged section, skim-coated the old texture smooth and painted the room so nothing shows.

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Luxury vinyl plank flooring being installed over underlayment in a bungalow living roomLVP flooring
Garfield Ridge · 4 days

LVP flooring through the main level

Old carpet and two kinds of vinyl replaced with one continuous waterproof plank floor through the living room, hallway, kitchen and both bedrooms, with new baseboard and flush transitions.

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New recessed LED lights, dimmer switch and USB outlet in an updated dining areaElectrical
Irving Park · 2 days

Recessed lighting and dimmers for a dining room

A dining room with one dim ceiling fixture got six slim recessed LEDs on a dimmer, a new pendant over the table and two USB outlets, with the ceiling patched so you cannot tell where the wires went.

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New brushed-nickel faucet with clean shutoff valves and supply lines under a vanityPlumbing
Pilsen · 1 day

Vanity, faucet and shutoff replacement

A swollen vanity cabinet with a drip underneath replaced in a day: new vanity and top, faucet, trap, supply lines and quarter-turn shutoffs, plus the running toilet fixed while we were there.

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Newly installed shaker interior door with black lever handle and fresh trim in a hallwaySmall jobs
Oak Park · 2 days

Interior doors, trim and a weekend punch list

The list that never gets done: four hollow doors swapped for shaker doors with new handles, missing baseboard in the hallway, a closet door that stuck, floating shelves, a towel bar and the caulk everywhere.

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These are representative projects. Photos illustrate the type of work; every estimate is written for your home after a walkthrough.

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