When we wanted to bring my parents home from a nursing home, we realized there was no way that…read morecould happen without remodeling the house to make it handicapped accessible. With the help of Jeff and Lucas who were amazing to work with the project came together in no time at all. The bathroom was remodeled, we added a room for my parent's caretakers, made entryways wide enough for wheel chairs. We are so happy we did this. We have save a tremendous amount of money by not having them in the nursing home and they are very happy being in their own home!

Don't do it! Do not hire this company for any remodeling work in your house. They charge what other…read morecontractors charge, which makes them competitive, but they use inferior products that cheapen the quality and allow themselves higher profit. The workers that were sent for my bathtub to shower conversion in my bathroom were sloppy and I even heard one say to the other....do you even know what you're doing. It should have sent red flags to me, but I continued with the project. My advice is to never, ever hire Home By Choice Solutions, unless you want inferior products installed in your house and an unprofessional attitude accompanying it.

I hired New Look Builder and Remodeling to do my master bath. They made it look great with large…read moreformat tiles, new custom cabinets and quartz countertops. Frank and the guys worked hard to get the job done quickly at a reasonable price.

My husband and I were introduced to Don, the owner, when he remodeled our neighbor's bathroom and…read moreguest bedroom in Chicago. We were so impressed with his work that we hired him to paint our duplex when we were ready to put it on the market. The color he chose made the duplex look so nice. We also hired Donchris Designs for several projects for the Highland Park home we purchased. They remodeled two of our bathrooms, put in a kitchen island, resurfaced the fireplace, installed screen doors, put down carpet in the master bedroom, and installed recess lighting. He did such a wonderful job. The "designs" part of Donchris Designs is invaluable to us. My husband and I are not very creative when it comes to designing our renovations. We basically told Don what we general like (colors, styles, shapes) and he designed the bathroom, fireplace, kitchen, etc. based on our feedback. Then he brought samples for us so we can visualize how the finish product will look like. We went with all his suggestions and were very pleased with the result. It was nicer then we can imagine. At all times, Don was meticulous, professional and very knowledgeable. Most of all, we really feel that they genuinely care. We were so pleased with Donchris Designs that we recommended them to my sister and brother-in-law a year ago when they were looking to remodel their bathrooms. Since then, Donchris Designs remodeled three of their bathrooms and recently finished their basement. My family and I wholeheartedly recommend Donchris Designs.

Don helped design and source materials for our bath remodel. He is one of the nicest, most…read moreprofessional people I have ever met, and I would give him my highest recommendation to anyone looking to remodel a kitchen or bath. He has a great eye for materials, and creates projects that look contemporary and clean that won't look dated in three years. Even though his schedule was too busy to build our bathroom himself, he stayed in touch throughout the process, and helped me work through several issues with my contractor. If you are lucky enough to catch Don when his schedule opens up, rest assured he will not cut corners, and will care about the details of your project as much as you do. He lives and breathes kitchens and baths, and will help you realize your vision -- he is absolutely phenomenal.

The service at Top Design is second to none for selecting the right product for the home, for being…read moreup front, and for trusting them. The installers were very professional, caring for the surrounding areas in the work space, and hard workers. Overall they did a stellar job, and my new kitchen looks great. They were very knowledgeable and answered all our questions and made several terrific suggestions about care and maintenance. My ugly kitchen cabinets are now beautiful, thanks to excellent work done by Ron. I would strongly recommend him to anyone who is considering a bath or kitchen remodel.

We worked with Top Design twice in the past year. The work included bathrooms remodeling, baseboard…read moreinstallation, and several smaller tasks. Our experience with the team has been very positive. Roland, our project manager, is very knowledgeable, reliable, and responsive. Being a first timer with these projects, we found Roland's expertise to be a big help. He consistently offered valuable guidance and solutions throughout the process. Our communication was quite smooth. He made sure that our questions and concerns were addressed timely and completely. In terms of the work, Andy and Richard did an impeccable job. They both had tons of experience in the trade, and paid great attention to details. Their skills and craftsmanship were clearly shown in the quality of the work. Overall, we are really happy and satisfied working with this team. We are grateful that they made our house so much more beautiful and enjoyable. Highly recommend!

Jim Gracia and his whole team were such a pleasure to work with. Jim is so professional and thinks…read moreof everything. He has remodeled a ton of kitchens, so he foresees most issues before they arise. He had a great relationship with our kitchen designer (Kitchen Design Partners - Nancy Jacobson), so the entire process was painless and often didn't require much effort on my part. Jim is also creative - he came up with the perfect solution to fix a weird nook that resulted from some demolition work. Jim was very quick to respond to any questions, and always made me aware of the work schedule. Jim's estimate broke everything down nicely allowing us to see how much some extra work would cost so that my wife and I could decide to move forward with some projects and forego others that were outside our budget. But most importantly everything looks amazing. The picture says more than I ever could. I will definitely work with Jim again in the future for any remodeling needs.

Update 7/18/23: B quality, D service and A+ (premium) pricing. We were given several promises and…read more"no, problem, we can do that" sort of talk, and later on as the project went on and invoices were paid (we always paid on time), some of those promises were magically no longer possible. We paid on time, always, but timelines by Jim were not kept. I do not mean timelines related to supply chain issues or them being busy....we totally understood that. What I mean is that he would say he would call/text at a certain day or time and we would never hear back. Sometimes it would take a MONTH to hear (no joke), it would take a MONTH to get an invoice. It took from June to November to address our punch list which just took 1.5 days of actual work on site. Most of the work was great and good quality, and they clean up after themselves well every day. However, some of the subcontractors would lean materials against newly painted walls and they did leave pizza boxes lying around and fast food containers at times when they left for the day. As the project came to a close, the response time was longer and longer. There's no excuse for it, but I think I would use them again as the work is good, as long as you are very patient when you don't hear back as promised. Also, we had our cabinets repainted and the subcontractor had to touch them up after we noticed several unpainted areas. Since the project we have also noticed that they did not move the refrigerator to paint the walls next to the refrigerator and you can see if you stand in front of the refrigerator the old paint color next to the new paint color on the wall. I will have to have someone to come in and fix that. Additionally, the tiles in the bathroom were installed with bubbles in the caulk. They did fix that. Jim also told me they could not remove the rust from the door hinges on the doors of the bathrooms without taking the doors off the hinges, and that it would be a huge undertaking. Since then, we've had the building superintendent take a look, and he was able to remove the rest from the door hinges in a couple of hours without removing the doors. Cost me $150. Easy. ***UPDATE: I would not use this company again. Jim told me point blank at the initial meeting they could move a thermostat from the middle of a wall (eye sore) to the corner so I could have a cleaner look. This was something I expressed wanted and was told it was no problem. After the contracts are signed, and after invoice after invoice was paid on time, I would bring up the thermostat being moved, and it was always pushed to the side in the conversation. Eventually, I was told by Jim that it would be too expensive to do and far too difficult. In the end, the thermostat stayed in the same location and they replaced it with a new thermostat of their choosing. The thermostat they chose and installed has poor reviews online. The thermostat has not been giving accurate readings since April and we reached out to some HVAC companies about coming by to check it out. Three companies came and all said our HVAC system was fine, but the new thermostat Jim installed was faulty and was the problem. There was no way for us to get an accurate reading. I texted Jim the situation and told him that the HVAC company we trusted and we have used before was on site and was willing to install a new thermostat including labor for $300. He texted me back saying that he was at a sporting event in WI and would call me as soon as he could. In my text, I asked him how he would like me to proceed, and if I should have the new thermostat installed since the HVAC guy was already here and if they would reimburse me or if they wanted to come by and replace it later. I never heard back from Jim, ever. Not a peep. So unprofessional. I have passed along his information to 3 designers as I'm in the industry. This is not how you treat customers. The HVAC company came back days later and installed a new thermostat - now everything is fine. I paid for this out of pocket. Still, nothing from Jim.

I've lived in many rentals over the years (I am old shhh.) John (the owner) is the best, hands on…read morelandlord. I ask for the smallest repair- it's fixed in 24 hours max. The rent payment system is super easy as is logging service requests. If you text- help is there on the spot. I wouldn't leave this unit except for work. Please feel free to message me with questions, I'm happy to talk! If you're lucky enough to grab a rental from here you better run- not walk- to get it!

I rented a unit for 3 years and always paid my rent on time, but was locked out of the unit a…read morecouple of times. The first was due to their new faulty lock which made me late for work -standing outside in the cold and the second was just prior to the end of my lease when I was in the process of moving out. Cindy (office manager) lied to me about needing in the unit and had the lock changed before my lease was officially ended. Overall working with John was great until he merged and became part of NXT. Under new management it was one issue after another. Right after the merge, NXT demanded I provide proof of renters insurance despite it not being in my current contract. This was fine since I had it anyway except NXT wanted to be listed on the policy in a way that allowed them to make changes on my personal renters policy which I was uncomfortable with. Additionally, I had to put in multiple maintenance request for the same things (mostly the garage door and the washing machine) because it was never fixed all of the way or correctly. Cindy would call and want me to be there to let maintenance in which is her job, not mine. Cindy is the worst to work with, she lies and is very pushy. She tried to tell me I could not sublease my unit with parking despite parking being included in my current lease. Even my attorney was stunned by this after reviewing our lease documents and emails. After the illegal things Cindy had done, it was a nightmare working with her and I am happy I never have to deal with her again. I'm adding an edit to this review because I previously mentioned how great working with John was. Well when I wrote this review 2 days ago I truly believed that, but now that he does not have the audacity to call me back despite multiple complaints about how his property manager is doing illegal activity that is not in compliance with my current contract it makes me believe he truly does not care how his business is run. I do not recommend renting from NXT Realty because they are only focused on how to take advantage of people.

I have no words to describe the professionalism, commitment, dedication and quality of the work…read moredone by First Chicago Remodeling. Marian, the owner of First Chicago Remodeling, gets it done right. Our project included demolition of a couple of walls in the kitchen, changing our flooring in living room, foyer and stairs up to our bedrooms from tile to wood. We interviewed various contractors and only Marian was willing to make our budget work for the kitchen of our dreams. He offered many ideas and options based on our budget, the quote was clear as to what materials and work the quote covered. Cabinets in the quote were affordable, same for counter top materials. He gave us option for higher end materials as long as we were willing to pay for the difference. In the end, we stuck with the cabinets and counter tops options included in the quote and our kitchen turned out gorgeous. He kept us updated as to their findings and what to expect when. Him and his crew remodeled our kitchen and living room area in record time. If it wasn't for the delay in the granite (counter top), our kitchen would have been ready in 5 weeks! He estimated 6 weeks and delivered within that time frame. He did such an excellent work and we want him back to remodel our basement. We will be ready to do that in the next year and I will only trust him with the work. Thank you Marian for such a great job and enriching our living at home by making such a great transformation of our old kitchen/living room area to the beautiful place it is now!

I had the pleasure of working with Marian and Andy on a recent bath remodel, recess lighting and…read morekitchen floor project! I was referred to Marian as he's done several projects in my condo building! I set up an appointment for quotes and he submitted proposals that we accepte! Marian was very up front regarding pricing, materials and timelines! He was very instrumental in picking up/delivering material, guiding me on the best quality materials and making sure to keep us in budget! Marian and Andy were very friendly, responsive and professIona! The finished product was far more beautiful than I could have ever expected! Marian has a true passion for remodel and design! if you're looking for professiona, exceptional remodeling please go with First Chicago Remodel as you will not be disappointe! We've adopted Marian into our family and cannot wait to work with him on future projects!

I just moved into my new apartment but the interior design was quite old and had a old scent to it…read more It was a great location within my preferred vicinity to my workplace and everything about this new apartment was great except that "old feel," which I actually did not mind spending money to fix that. The overall design and material used in my apartment were just too outdated so everything needed to be remodeled. I looked up several contractors over the internet and finally picked Luis Kitchen and Bath remodeling. I was still hesitant so I gave them a call to inquire more details and ask for a quote. From the start (phone call) to the end of the kitchen remodeling service, they were simply amazing! The crew of kitchen contractors came on time and finished everything in such a short amount of time considering the amount of work they had to do. They painted my cabinets all over again and now they look so much nicer, the exact modern style I wanted. Now my whole apartment looks brand new thanks to them. The kitchen cabinet painting in particular was remarkable. Everything was applied really smoothly even though the conditions of the cabinets were not the greatest. The new design and color selections of paint were recommended by the team and I am very satisfied with their choice. The team was very friendly too. Overall, it is definitely a wonderful company and they are able to solve my problem in a short amount of time (given my availability and schedule) with such affordable pricing.

I hired Susan's Golden Painters a while back for my friend's office redecoration. I hired Susan's…read moreGolden Painters to paint my friend's office to help her feel more at home in her new office space as a gift. The company was a great fit for my budget and exceeded my expectations. My friend had just moved into the area upon graduating and we both didn't know where to find people to redecorate her new space! I found Susan's Golden Painters through a friend of a friend and thank GOODNESS I did. Since I just found their Yelp page, I thought I'd post to say thanks. Thank you for being such great, affordable painters. This company has quality house painters, truly. They are so nice, and I love their quality work, and my friend loves her office now.