General Contractor & Home Remodeling in Lake Forest, IL
Since 1998, Maya Construction Group has been helping families update their living spaces across the north shore suburbs. We know that living through a remodel can disrupt your family’s daily household routine, which is why our teams focus entirely on keeping a clean workspace and sticking to a clear, predictable schedule. Whether you live in an estate right near the shops off Deerpath Road, down Green Bay Road, or near Waukegan Road, we treat your property with the utmost care. From historic lakefront craftsman designs to traditional family colonials, we bring real local experience to every project.
Kitchen Remodeling & Family Kitchen Overhauls
We reshape older Lake Forest kitchens to better handle the morning school rush and evening family dinners. Whether your property is a historic lakefront estate near downtown or a spacious colonial along Waukegan Road, our crews level out uneven subfloors, update old pipes, and install expansive central islands that turn cramped, walled-in cooking areas into welcoming hubs for family gatherings and gourmet meal prep.
Kitchen remodeling Bathroom Remodeling & Comfortable Bathroom Updates
Transform small, outdated family bathrooms into highly efficient, comfortable spaces. We work within the unique footprints of Lake Forest homes—often reconfiguring layout boundaries or adjusting closet walls—to integrate smart storage, put down comprehensive waterproofing, and lay clean tile for safe walk-in showers that stand up to everyday family use while respecting traditional design details.
Bathroom remodeling Basement Remodeling & Usable Lower Level Transformations
Turn a dark, underutilized Lake Forest basement or lower floor into a warm, dry playroom, family media center, or quiet home office. We focus on sub-floor moisture control, proper insulation, and safety exit windows designed specifically for North Shore home profiles, ensuring your finished space stays warm, cozy, and fully protected against seasonal lakefront dampness.
Basement remodeling Home Additions & Extra Space Extensions
If you love your specific Lake Forest neighborhood and local school district but your family simply needs more room to grow, we build seamless room extensions and second-story additions. Our team manages the entire structural build from digging the foundation and framing the walls to finishing the roof, making sure everything matches your original home perfectly while strictly adhering to local zoning and preservation guidelines.
Home additions Open Layout Renovations & Opening Up Your Home
Unlock a bright, continuous flow across your main floor by removing the heavy, isolating walls typical of older Lake Forest builds. We specialize in safely taking down the structural drywall and plaster partitions that separate the kitchen from your living and dining areas, installing hidden ceiling support beams to give you wide sightlines while keeping your historical structure perfectly secure.
Open layout renovations Common Lake Forest Home Problems & How We Fix Them
| House Style in Lake Forest | Common Problem Homeowners Face | How Maya Fixes It |
| Historic Century Estates | Isolated, dark back-of-house kitchen areas that are entirely cut off from the main living spaces by heavy plaster structural walls. | We safely extract the heavy dividing walls and recess hidden support headers into the ceiling line to connect the main floor. Homeowners can explore our specialized Lake Forest kitchen remodeling track to see how we open up modern culinary spaces while respecting older home character. |
| Traditional Brick Colonials | Long, choppy hallway layouts where the kitchen feels completely boxed in, blocking natural light from reaching the center of the home. | We remove the separating interior partitions, adjust uneven floor-level transitions, and create wide, open sightlines. Investing in practical home remodeling in Lake Forest helps your family maximize the daily usable space on your main floor. |
| Sprawling West-Side Ranches | Expansive overall footprints that feel cold or damp in the lower levels due to shifting regional water tables, deep ravine topography, and older foundation insulation styles. | We treat the foundation masonry walls, install protective vapor barriers beneath the new floors, and maximize light transitions, making the area a great example of durable Lake Forest basement remodeling execution. |
Nearby Communities We Serve
Neighboring service areas: Highland Park
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