General Contractor

12 Mar How to Negotiate with Your Contractor When Building a Custom Home

Posted at 14:16h in General Contractor by Integro Builders 0 Comments

Right up there with buying a car, I’m sure many homeowners consider negotiating a general contractor agreement with their builder as one of the more complicated and stressful processes they’ve endured. Is this price legit? Do I go in tough or nice? Am I missing...

26 Feb Is It Better to Buy or Build a House?

Posted at 12:43h in General Contractor by Integro Builders 0 Comments

At the end of every custom home project, the champagne is flowing and congratulations are on the menu. Inevitably, the joke will be told: “I could have bought for less!” Ha ha, clink clink…we know that most jokes are 50% true (which is what makes them...

27 Dec Introducing the Winnetka Project!

Posted at 14:41h in General Contractor, Integro Rehab, Uncategorized by Integro Builders 0 Comments

A new season, a new project. We are so excited to introduce the Winnetka project! This project includes the gut rehabilitation of three bathrooms in an approximately 3,000 square foot, 2-story single family home built in 1944. The scope involves a luxury Master Ensuite including...

04 Mar Murphy: The Annoying Comic

Posted at 18:39h in Angel Investor, Architecture, Communication, Contractor, Demolition, Design, Finance, Flooring, General Contractor, Hardwood, HVAC, HVAC Contractor, Integro, Integro Rehab, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mechanical, Mediation, Mistakes, Negotiation, Plumbing, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Schedules, Scheduling, Small Business, TIle, Tiling by Integro Builders 0 Comments

We are so close to being done with Kenwood! SO CLOSE...

24 Feb The Trouble with Tubs

Posted at 18:34h in Angel Investor, Architecture, Clawfoot Tubs, Communication, Contractor, Design, General Contractor, Investment, Investor, Project Management, Project Manager, Real Estate, Rebuilding Exchange, Rehab, Renovation, Residential Rehab by Integro Builders 0 Comments

I'd be lying if I said there weren't a lot of dreams crushed in the Kenwood house. I watch HGTV and DIY and those guys that build tree houses and am inspired to salvage EVERYTHING. When I walked into Kenwood last spring, one of the...

12 Feb 10 Tips for Negotiating Real Estate

Posted at 18:31h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Communication, Finance, General Contractor, Investment, Investor, Mediation, Negotiation, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Stress, Venture Capital by Integro Builders 0 Comments

While we're submitting for Permit at the Hoyne house, drywall is going up in Kenwood - that is, of course, after we figured out how to get 10-foot sheets onto the upper floors (we took out a plank of the floor from the master bedroom...

03 Feb Welcome to Chiberia!

Posted at 18:28h in Angel Investor, Architect, Architecture, Communication, Contractor, Flooring, General Contractor, Investment, Investor, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Schedules, Scheduling, Start-Up, Venture Capital by Integro Builders 0 Comments

Sweet Home Chicago! How we love you so! Just when we were starting to get rolling on finishing Kenwood and beginning Hoyne, you feel the need to have a sense of humor...

26 Jan New Year Evolutions (see what I did there?)

Posted at 18:24h in Architect, Architecture, Communication, Contractor, Design, Electrical, Finance, Flooring, General Contractor, HVAC, Inspections, Investment, Mechanical, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Rough-Ins, Schedules, Scheduling by Integro Builders 0 Comments

Well, so far it has been an eventful New Year. I was gallivanting through Switzerland and Alsace for 2 weeks enjoying 50 degree weather, immaculate views, and my new engagement! [gallery ids="1632,1633,1634,1635"] My second day home in 0 degree weather, I couldn't wait to see how the...

17 Dec How to Mess Up Your MEP Schedule

Posted at 18:15h in Angel Investor, Architect, Architecture, Audio Visual, AV, AV Consultant, Communication, Contractor, Demolition, Electrical, Electrical Contractor, Finance, Flooring, General Contractor, HVAC, HVAC Contractor, Inspections, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mechanical, Mechanical Contractor, Mediation, Mistakes, Plumbing, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Rough-Ins, Saving Money, Schedules, Scheduling, Start-Up, Venture Capital by Integro Builders 0 Comments

Let me just say, I've heard no silver bells in the Kenwood house this week. Last Monday, the house was a flurry of activity - my new favorite Mechanical/HVAC contractor, Marcin, was incredibly professional and on-task, Tomas was going to town on plumbing, Sebastien and the other...

05 Dec 10 Steps for Scheduling MEP on a Rehab

Posted at 17:59h in Angel Investor, Appraisal, Architect, Architecture, Audio Visual, AV, AV Consultant, Communication, Contractor, Demolition, Design, Electrical, Electrical Contractor, Finance, General Contractor, HVAC, HVAC Contractor, Inspections, Interior Design, Investment, Investor, Mechanical, Mechanical Contractor, Mediation, Mistakes, Plumbing, Project Management, Project Manager, Project Scheduling, Real Estate, Rehab, Renovation, Residential, Residential Rehab, Rough-Ins, Saving Money, Schedules, Scheduling, Shim, Shims, Small Business, Start-Up, Venture Capital by Integro Builders 5 Comments

So, I locked myself out of the Kenwood house today. Not my brightest moment. The very front door no longer has a key, we've been locking the 2nd front door behind it. The 2nd front door was removed apparently. I was knocking on the door as a...