Addison is a village of roughly 37,000 people tucked along Army Trail Road and Lake Street in DuPage County. The housing stock leans toward ranch-style and split-level homes built in the 1960s and 70s, which means a lot of original bathrooms and unfinished basements that are long overdue for an update. Neighborhoods like Addison Crossing, Lake Park Estates, and the areas near Addison Trail High School are packed with families who've owned their homes for decades and are finally ready to put money into them. The village's older builds are solid but they weren't designed with aging in place in mind, and that's where we do a lot of work.
The climate here is classic northeastern Illinois. Winters hit hard, with freeze-thaw cycles that work on older tile grout, basement walls, and bathroom caulk lines every single year. Summer humidity isn't gentle either. Both push moisture into spaces that weren't properly waterproofed, and that shows up most in basements and bathrooms. Homeowners in Addison who put off finishing their basement or updating a dated bathroom often find the longer they wait, the more prep work is needed before the fun part starts. We've seen it hundreds of times, and we factor that into every estimate so there are no surprises mid-project.