Shorewood, Illinois
Shorewood homeowners tend to build basements for hosting, and nothing ends a tour like a bookcase that swings open. The newer construction along the Route 59 corridor gives us dry, deep foundations to work with, so the conversation moves quickly from whether a hidden room fits to what belongs inside it.
Behind the concealed door we finish cigar lounges, whiskey rooms, and wine walls, each built to code with proper ventilation and electrical. Design consultations at your home are free, quotes are itemized, and we handle Village of Shorewood permits from start to finish.
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.
Done right, no. The pivot hardware lets the door close flush with the surrounding shelving or paneling, and we match trim, paint, and shelf spacing so the wall reads as one piece. Most owners tell us guests have leaned on the bookcase without noticing. Where the reveal happens is up to you.
Cigar lounges, whiskey and wine rooms, card rooms, and quiet dens are the most requested. Because most Shorewood basements are newer and dry, almost anything is on the table. Cigar rooms need dedicated ventilation, which we engineer in, and wine storage benefits from its own cooling. We help you pick at the free design consultation.
It works best that way. A hidden door runs $8,000 to $20,000 and makes the most sense inside a larger finishing project, where framing, electrical, and millwork are already in motion. If your basement is partly finished we can sometimes retrofit, but we will tell you honestly at the site visit whether it pencils out.
Tell us about your basement and we will follow up within one business day to set up an in-home visit.