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Downers Grove

Finished rooms for Downers Grove homes, without the contractor gamble.

From older homes near downtown to postwar ranches and split-levels, Downers Grove homes are ready for an update. Ascendesign plans and builds with one team — and only puts crews on your job that we've vetted.

Avery Coonley School campus with a colonial-style building among trees in Downers Grove, Illinois

Photo: Teemu008 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)

Building here

Housing stock: Downers Grove is a DuPage County village with a historic downtown and a varied housing stock — late-19th- and early-20th-century homes near the center, including many mail-order catalog (Sears) homes, and mid-century ranches and split-levels farther out. [CONFIRM catalog-home details]

Typical projects: Kitchen and bath remodels, whole-home renovations, basement finishing, integrated technology. [PLACEHOLDER — confirm]

Permitting: Permits here are issued by the Village of Downers Grove Community Development Department, with applications submitted online through the Village portal. The Village does not require contractors to hold a business license, but construction work is limited to 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Saturday with no heavy construction on Sundays (Municipal Code Sec. 15.205), and same-size window or siding replacement — normally permit-exempt — needs a permit on homes with Village historic designation. We handle permit applications and inspection scheduling as part of the project. [CONFIRM current requirements with the department before each job]

Services offered here

  • Kitchen remodeling
  • Bathroom remodeling
  • Whole-home renovations
  • Smart home systems & integrated technology
  • Basement finishing
  • Light commercial build-outs

Questions we hear

What are Downers Grove's construction hours?

Downers Grove allows construction 7 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with no heavy construction on Sundays. We schedule every trade within those hours and pull permits through the Village portal.

Who pulls the permits?

We pull the required permits for work we contract and coordinate inspections.

How do you choose the crews who work on my home?

We vet every contractor. Some jobs take 60–80 bids because many don't call back, don't show up, aren't insured, or are booked months out. We screen for insurance before anyone is put on your project.

How do I get started?

Request a free Project-Readiness Assessment, call (219) 230-3900, or email hello@ascendesign.com. We respond within 24 hours.

Featured project

[PLACEHOLDER — featured project / case study for Downers Grove]

We know what you're going through, because we do too.

We're developers who hire GCs and subs every day. We've dealt with the ghosting and the disappearing deposits, so you don't have to.

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