Kitchen remodeling
$10,000–$80,000+ planning framework
Compare a focused update, a complete kitchen remodel, and structural or custom work—plus the decisions that affect each range.
Open the kitchen cost guide →Planning center
Kitchen and bathroom remodeling answers for Fox Lake homeowners
Use these remodeling guides to plan your budget, compare estimates, weigh layout changes, and prepare questions about permits and hidden conditions. You’ll have a clearer idea of the work to discuss at your in-home consultation.
Built for decisions
Cost · scope · permits
The proof layer
Guidance connected to completed project photography
The guides link to Master Craft & Design project photo groups so you can see the finished work alongside local planning considerations, estimated market ranges, and typical active-construction windows.
Fox Lake
Open-concept kitchen
$50,000–$80,000+ comparable scope · 8–12 weeks estimated active construction.
Open the project profile →McHenry
Two-tone island kitchen
$35,000–$60,000 comparable scope · 6–9 weeks estimated active construction.
Open the project profile →Lake Villa
Natural oak kitchen and connected rooms
$65,000–$100,000+ comparable scope · 10–16 weeks estimated active construction.
Open the project profile →Grayslake
Primary bathroom
$28,000–$48,000 comparable scope · 5–8 weeks estimated active construction.
Open the project profile →Antioch
Patterned-tile complete bathroom
$20,000–$35,000 comparable scope · 4–7 weeks estimated active construction.
Open the project profile →Transparent methodology: the photographs are real completed work. City, cost, and duration are comparable planning contexts because private addresses, invoices, and historical schedules are not published.
Use the range correctly
A planning band is not a contractor quote
Bring your questions to the in-home visit. These guides can help you decide what to ask, but the proposal needs to account for your actual home.
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Choose the closest scope
Decide whether the room needs a focused update, complete replacement, or layout and structural changes.
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Identify the cost drivers
List the cabinetry, fixtures, tile, flooring, utilities, and finish choices likely to change the work.
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Confirm the home-specific proposal
Use an in-home consultation to verify measurements, existing conditions, permits, connected trades, and the written scope.
Free in-home consultation
Turn a planning range into a real remodeling proposal
Share the room, project address, priorities, and the range you are trying to stay within.