Oak Brook, Illinois
Oak Brook estates were built for entertaining, yet the basement specialist those homes deserve has never really existed here. We built our reputation on the room generalists avoid, the private cigar lounge. Ours are fully sealed and vented with dedicated exhaust and engineered makeup air, so smoke stays in the lounge and nowhere else, ever. Around that engineering we build the room itself, rich wood paneling, leather club seating, a humidor cabinet worthy of a serious collection, and a whiskey bar finished like a piece of furniture rather than a fixture.
Many Oak Brook projects come to us through interior designers, and we are equally comfortable executing another professional's vision or collaborating from the first sketch. Wine storage and bar programs pair naturally with the lounge, and we routinely build all three as one composition with the ductwork and sightlines planned together. Every engagement begins with a free design consultation at the home, followed by a fully itemized proposal. We are licensed and insured, permits are handled entirely by us, and most lounges complete within 6 to 10 weeks.
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 10 weeks of construction.
However the designer prefers. We can execute finished drawings exactly, or join early and contribute the technical design for the sealed room, ventilation, and humidor while the designer directs the aesthetic. Several Oak Brook lounges have come to us this way. We respect the designer's client relationship and keep communication running through whichever channel they set.
The room is engineered as its own sealed environment. Dedicated exhaust ventilation moves its air directly outdoors, makeup air keeps the pressure negative so nothing escapes, and every penetration is sealed. The wine room next door, the main floors, and the bedrooms upstairs remain untouched by smoke or odor no matter how long the evening runs.
Yes, and in Oak Brook that is the composition we build most often. Each room gets its own environment, the lounge sealed and exhausted, the wine room cooled and humidified, the bar open to both. Designing the three together produces better duct routing, cleaner sightlines, and one itemized quote covering the entire build.
Tell us about your basement and we will follow up within one business day to set up an in-home visit.