Remodeling, Construction & Restoration in DeKalb, IL

DeKalb is the largest city in DeKalb County and home to Northern Illinois University, and that combination shapes its housing. Older homes near the center and the campus edge, many of them divided into units or run as rentals; post-war and mid-century neighborhoods spreading out from there; newer subdivisions at the city limits with open farmland immediately beyond. JGN works west out of Maple Park, so DeKalb sits well inside our normal territory.

Rental and multi-unit property gets a different kind of remodel: durable finishes, quick turnovers, and repairs that hold up to hard use. We are comfortable with that work — kitchens and baths rebuilt to be serviceable, flooring and paint that survive a turnover, carpentry and drywall repairs done properly instead of patched over. We are equally comfortable on an owner-occupied house where the goal is to stay put for twenty more years.

Out here the wind has nothing to slow it down. Flat, open country means hail and straight-line wind reach roofs and siding directly, and winter brings ice dams and frozen supply lines. JGN is a direct contractor for national restoration companies, which means the rebuild phase after fire or water is ordinary work for us: structural framing, insulation, drywall, trim, cabinetry, paint, and roofing when the damage came from the top down.