New Lenox, Illinois
Families in New Lenox are building some of the biggest basements we finish, especially in the newer neighborhoods south of Route 30. A hidden room fits that scale naturally, whether it is a concealed lounge for the adults or a secret den the kids will talk about for years.
No basement specialist calls New Lenox home, so most concealed-room work here gets improvised by generalists. We build it properly, a bookshelf or panel door on commercial pivot hardware with a fully code-compliant room behind it, permits handled, quotes itemized, licensed and insured.
It starts with a free in-home design consultation. We measure your basement, check moisture and mechanicals, and talk through how you want the space to live. You get a design and an itemized quote, we handle permits and inspections, and one team runs the build from the first cut to the final walkthrough. Most projects take 6 to 12 weeks of construction.
Yes, and New Lenox families do this often. We frame the future room, run electrical and ventilation to it, and finish it as plain space now. When you are ready, the pivot door and millwork go in without tearing up the finished basement. Planning the phases up front is what makes the later work clean and affordable.
Yes. The room is built to the same code as every other finished space, with proper lighting, outlets, smoke detection, and ventilation. The door cannot lock anyone in, and we can set the release height or add a keyed latch so young kids cannot wander into a whiskey room. You choose how accessible it is.
The door itself runs $8,000 to $20,000 depending on style, size, and millwork, on top of finishing the room behind it. Inside a large New Lenox basement build that is usually a modest slice of the total. Your itemized quote breaks out the door, the hardware, and the room so you can decide with real numbers.
Tell us about your basement and we will follow up within one business day to set up an in-home visit.