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Alternative Home Solutions

While considering your project, the most important decision is selecting the right professional builder. Whether you are looking for a new custom built home in the Chicago area or to remodel/renovate your current Chicago area home you have come to the right place. Alternative Home Solutions knows your home is important to you. Your home is important to us too. So welcome to our online home where you can get a taste of our capabilities and craftsmanship.

Michael Mazer, our Founder, has over 35 years of building, construction, and remodeling experience on commercial and residential properties across the country. In 2000 Michael established Alternative Homes to focus expressly on custom home building and remodeling in the Chicago area. When you trust us with your home, it is an honor we take seriously, so we have taken many steps beyond just our general contracting experience to get it right. We have attained nationally recognized certifications such as Graduate Master Builder (GMB), Certified Graduate Builder (CGB), and Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS). We are also members the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Home Builders Association of Illinois (HBAI), and Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago. To show our commitment to treat our customers fairly we have become accredited through the Better Business Bureau.

We use a collaborative approach to the design/build process during which we listen to all our client's needs, thoughtfully interpret those needs from a practical engineering and building standpoint, provide guidance and our own practical input and suggestions to develop consensus and assure the proper balance between design, features, materials, space, finishing materials and budget. Our coordinated and rational approach provides our clients with the savings of time, resources and cash that only a design-build homebuilder such as Alternative Home Solutions can deliver.

Now that we have introduced ourselves, please take some time to view the services we offer and a few examples of our many successful projects. Note that we define successful as meeting the customers expectations on quality of design, cost, scheduling, communication, materials, and craftsmanship.

All of our Services, detailed further within this site, are custom tailored and offered with a full spectrum of solutions which can be utilized in any combination on your new home or existing home including:

  • Traditional Construction
  • Design / Build Contruction
  • Green Building Construction
  • Energy Star Construction
  • Aging-in-Place Construction
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Chicago Custom Home Builders
Chicago Area Home Builders Alternative Home Solutions, Inc. offers Low-Volume General Contracting for custom homes in the Chicagoland area including Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Rolling Meadows, Barrington, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Fox River Grove, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Palatine, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Long Grove, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Lincolnshire, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Wauconda, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Wilmette, Bensenville, Elmhurst, Itasca, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Evanston, Harwood Heights and Niles. Our services encompass the entire Home Building Process including General Contracting; Design – custom or modified from existing drawings; Pre-Construction; Demolition; Grading; Excavating; Foundation; Framing; Rough-In; Exterior Finishing – Siding, Shingling, Exterior Doors, Windows, Exterior Lighting, Painting; Mechanicals – Plumbing, Wiring, Electrical; Insulating; Air Sealing; Interior Finishing – Interior Doors, Painting, Molding, Shelving & Built-Ins, Countertops, Mirrors, Flooring, Faucets, Lighting Fixtures, Appliance Installation; Landscaping – Driveways, Sidewalks, Walkways, Yards, Trees, Shrubs & Grass.
Chicago Home Remodelers – Chicago Kitchen Remodelers – Chicago Bathroom Remodelers
Chicago Area Home Remodeler Alternative Home Solutions provides high-end custom remodels for your home in Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Rolling Meadows, Barrington, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Fox River Grove, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Palatine, Highwood, Kenilworth, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Long Grove, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Northbrook, Park Ridge, Lincolnshire, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Wauconda, Buffalo Grove, Wheeling, Wilmette, Bensenville, Elmhurst, Itasca, Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Evanston, Harwood Heights and Niles. We are builders of all types of additions to your home and remodelers all types of homes and rooms including, Complete Home Remodels, Kitchen Remodels, Kitchen Additions, Master Suite Remodels, Master Suite Additions, Master Bedroom Additions, Bathroom Remodels, Bathroom Additions, Great Room Remodels, Great Room Additions, Family Room Remodels, Family Room Additions, Foyer Remodels, Second Story Additions, Two Story Additions, Basement Finishing, Basement Remodels, Basement Renovations, Entertainment Rooms, Theater Rooms, Exercise Rooms, Pool House Additions, Outdoor Kitchen Building, Library Additions, Library Renovations, Wine Cellar Additions, Wine Cellar Building, Wine Cellar Renovations, Sunroom Additions, Decks, Porches, Window Replacement, Doors, Flooring, Roofing Replacement, Siding Replacement, Countertop Replacement. We build your dreams.
Chicago Commercial Builders – Chicago Commercial Contractors
We are a Chicago area Commercial Builder specializing in Commercial Building Services for Restaurants, Banks, Hotels, Retail, Offices, Warehouses and Manufacturing. In current market conditions it is imperative to complete construction projects within strict cost structures and time schedules. Our experienced project managers use state-of-the-art industry software that deliver successful projects by promoting structure, focus, flexibility and control. We work closely with you through all project phases including, initiation, design, budget, pre-commissioning, start-up, bidding, construction. We can provide construction management teams from every discipline required to complete your job.
Quality Chicago Residential Building Contractor
Whether you are looking for us to build you a new room, a new wing, or a new house you can always be assured of the highest quality. We use only the best craftsmen and materials combined with excellent customer service, customer communications to assure your project is completed to your satisfaction. By choosing to focus on six to eight homes a year, our entire team is able to treat each individual home, including yours, as the masterpiece it deserves to be. Our ongoing commitment to excellence in design, home building and customer service is evident by our expanding list of satisfied clients which we will gladly provide upon request.
Chicago Aging-In-Home Specialist
Alternative Home Solutions understands the needs of those individuals who wish to continue living at home independently, comfortably and safely – regardless of age, income or ability levels. Since we believe you should be able to live out your maturing years at home performing everyday tasks and activities you have become accustomed to, so we have taken the time to learn the technical skills of delivering the necessary accommodations. We have also taken the time to be accredited as certified as a Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS) through the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Whether your needs are for a new custom homes with appropriate aging-in-place accomodations or for alterations or a remodel of your existing home to incorporate them our team will take care of you.
Chicago Green Home Building Specialists
With each passing day Alternative Home Solutions incorporates additional green building practices, techniques and materials into every home we build. "Green Building" is generally just applied common sense that combines conservation of natural resources, increased energy efficiency, and improved indoor air quality. We reduce the consumption wood, plastic, cardboard, water and other natural resources that lead unnecessarily to their depletion. Green building is a holistic systems approach to the design, construction and operation of your home-from the early stages of development through the final finishes. This approach benefits our clients by reducing resource consumption and improving livability resulting in energy savings, lower utility bills, saving old-growth forest, and having healthier home. While we incorporate many green building techniques on our own, depending on the clients commitment and willingness to increase their upfront budget, we can incorporate additional green ideas, features appliances many of which will pay for themselves many times over throughout the life of the home.