Airoom is a design/build firm whose services include everything from home additions to kitchens and baths and large scale remodeling.  People would call us frequently over the years for handyman types of services. Although the company wanted to satisfy those calls for smaller projects, it was difficult to separate that type of work from our everyday business.

So after years of client inquiries, we’ve decided to create a division that specialized in smaller remodeling projects and home maintenance called Airmen. At first it was just a separate unit, but as more and more people demanded those services, it was necessary to turn it into a separate company.  But here’s the good part, even though it’s different from Airoom, AIRMEN still has access to all the design, project management and financing resources.  So we can support our clients with the best ideas and solutions for design, construction and funding in a much more streamlined system.

Q: What are the remodeling trends right now in the western suburbs?

MM: What we’re seeing a lot of right now are a lot more simpler interior projects, like renovating a kitchen or bath, reorganizing floor plans or doing exterior renovation work. The additions we’re seeing people looking to add tend to be simpler things like sun rooms and family rooms and not the million dollar projects people were doing. People are taking a 25-year-old house (in inner-ring suburbs like Wilmette, Oak Park or Skokie) and bringing it up to modern standards now rather than larger projects.

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