A Hanover Park basement with floors that stay flat and dry, because we test the slab before we pick the flooring.
The first thing we do in your basement is look for water. Walls, slab and sump get checked, and any drainage or sump work is done before a single surface gets covered. After that we frame on treated bottom plates, insulate, wire, rough in plumbing for a bath or wet bar if you want one, and put in a code egress window where a bedroom is planned. Drywall, ceilings, flooring, doors, trim and paint complete it, and full design-and-build basements are run under ONIT Restoration, our own company's basement brand with a crew doing basements all day, while ONIT Solutions does repairs, partial finishes and single trades like framing or drywall.
Hanover Park is on our regular route by Irving Park Road, Barrington Road and Lake Street, and the village sits across Cook and DuPage counties. On any basement, the slab decides the flooring. We test it for moisture and check it for flatness, then match the floor to what we find: luxury vinyl plank, engineered flooring or carpet over the right pad, never solid hardwood on concrete below grade. Low spots get leveled before the floor goes down, so seams do not open up later.
We go over the walls and slab for dampness and run the sump, and any problem gets fixed first.
Before the flooring is chosen, the concrete is tested so the floor and its underlayment are right for the reading.
Dips and humps in the slab get ground or leveled, which keeps plank floors locked together and flat.
Bottom plates are pressure treated, outside walls are insulated, and mechanicals keep their clearance.
Outlets and lighting, a bath or bar rough-in when planned, and an egress window for a bedroom.
Flooring made for basements, plus base, transitions at the stairs, doors and paint.
We set a time, look over the space, test the slab and leave you a free estimate in writing. The scope names the flooring we recommend and why. If something hidden turns up, such as a crack under old carpet, we show you and price the fix in writing before going further. Permits and inspections are scheduled as the work reaches them, and a walkthrough with you closes out the job.
Call or text (815) 585-1750. We will check the water, test the slab and give you the full scope in writing.
Call or text (815) 585-1750
Email matt@onitcc.com