Kitchen Remodelers in Waukegan, IL

40 companies that do kitchen work serve Waukegan: 4 are based in Waukegan and 36 more are within 16 miles. Of these, 39 are kitchen remodelers and 1 is a specialist. 38 of the kitchen remodelers say on their own website that they do full kitchen remodels. The highest rated kitchen remodeler with at least 25 reviews is Ace Handyman Services Lake Cook, at 4.9 stars from 278 Google reviews as of October 19, 2026.

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Kitchen remodelers based in Waukegan

Nearby kitchen remodelers that serve Waukegan

Within 16 miles of Waukegan. Distances are straight-line from the center of town.

Specialists: countertops, cabinets and refinishing

These companies focus on one part of a kitchen, such as countertops, cabinets, refinishing or tile, rather than whole kitchen remodels.

Waukegan is a city of about 89,076 residents, and its kitchen remodelers are almost all Lake County businesses: 39 of the 40 have Lake County addresses and one is in Cook County. Four are based in Waukegan itself. The others work from Third Lake, Round Lake, Lindenhurst, Grayslake, Gurnee, Libertyville, Mundelein, Antioch and the North Shore, so for most kitchens here the crew arrives from a neighboring town.

The Waukegan-based four lean toward cabinets and surfaces. Counter Craft is a small family business that makes custom kitchen and bathroom cabinets and countertops in laminate, quartz and solid surface (4.7 from 15 reviews). Heartwood Cabinetry is a cabinet maker that calls itself a design build firm and also takes on construction, electrical and kitchen remodeling (5.0 from 2 reviews). Elevate Prime Remodel, formerly Global Remodel LLC, remodels and paints, and its kitchen work covers custom cabinetry and refinishing, quartz and granite countertops, backsplash, lighting, layout upgrades and flooring (5.0 from 19 reviews). Best home Remodeling LLC does kitchen renovations, bathrooms and basement finishing (5.0 from 5 reviews).

Older housing shapes the work. Half of Waukegan's housing units were built in or before 1967, and well over half were built before 1980. The EPA lead-safe renovation rule reaches every home built before 1978: paid workers who disturb painted surfaces there must be certified, and their employees trained in lead-safe work practices. A kitchen job that pulls cabinets, trim or a wall in a house that age touches painted surfaces, so ask any remodeler about that certification early.

Design-led firms with long histories are well represented. Century Kitchens & Bath in Third Lake has remodeled kitchens and bathrooms in Lake County since 1968; it is veteran-owned and family-run, with designers, plumbers, electricians and carpenters in house (4.8 from 79 reviews). ABLAZE Design Group in Highwood has been working since 1974 and keeps a design center and home store downtown (4.9 from 47 reviews). Dreamline Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling in Lake Bluff has been in business since 1987 and draws 3D designs so you can see the space before work begins (5.0 from 59 reviews). Delta - Bathroom and Kitchen Remodeling, a North Shore design-build firm also in business since 1987, has finished more than 2,000 projects (4.9 from 72 reviews).

Showrooms let you handle materials before you order. Affordable Interiors runs a 4,000 square foot showroom in downtown Grayslake, with cabinets, quartz slabs and hardware to open and handle (4.7 from 66 reviews). Stone Cabinet Works in Gurnee starts with a showroom meeting and builds a 3D design and estimate from the room's measurements (4.9 from 43 reviews). Waldron Construction Kitchen & Bath in Antioch has an in-house design center and a showroom (4.6 from 67 reviews), and Exquisite Services Inc in Libertyville, a general contractor, runs its own stone shop for granite, marble and quartz (4.8 from 49 reviews).

Keeping the cabinet boxes is a separate track. Affordable Interiors, Kitchen Solvers of Grayslake, ReNU Kitchens, Kitchen Tune-Up Vernon Hills, Elevate Prime Remodel and Ragsdale, Inc. all do cabinet refacing or refinishing. Kitchen Solvers of Grayslake, based in Round Lake, has 37 years in kitchen remodeling (5.0 from 46 reviews). J & J Home Renovations in Round Lake has worked since 2020, focuses on basements and also takes on kitchens in Antioch, Gurnee, Libertyville and Mundelein (5.0 from 55 reviews). Lakeside Plumbing, Inc. (4.9 from 124 reviews) and Ace Handyman Services Lake Cook in Highland Park (4.9 from 278 reviews) bring a plumbing and handyman background to kitchen remodels.

Chicago, Antioch, Libertyville and Grayslake are the towns these businesses name most often as places they work, along with Lake County itself. Gurnee, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Zion and Libertyville each have a page of their own. Value Floors Kitchens Baths in Lindenhurst is at 4.1 from 72 reviews and Forest Glen Construction at 4.3 from 15.

Questions about hiring a kitchen remodeler in Waukegan

Which kitchen remodelers are based in Waukegan itself?

Counter Craft and Heartwood Cabinetry are Waukegan cabinet makers, and Counter Craft also fabricates countertops. Elevate Prime Remodel, formerly Global Remodel LLC, is a Waukegan remodeling and painting company that does kitchen renovations with custom cabinetry, countertops and backsplash.

Who does cabinet refacing for Waukegan kitchens?

Kitchen Solvers of Grayslake does cabinet refacing along with kitchen design, custom cabinets and countertops (5.0 from 46 reviews). Kitchen Tune-Up Vernon Hills and ReNU Kitchens also do refacing or refinishing, and both cover cabinets and countertops.

Who handles permits for a kitchen remodel in the Waukegan area?

Delta - Bathroom and Kitchen Remodeling, A.M. Woodland Construction in Mundelein and J & J Home Renovations in Round Lake all handle permits. J & J reviews permits and codes after the design consultation. Ask any remodeler who applies for the permit before you sign.

Does the lead-safe rule apply to older Waukegan kitchens?

It can. The EPA lead-safe renovation rule covers paid work that disturbs painted surfaces in homes built before 1978, and it requires certification and trained workers. In Waukegan, half of the housing units were built in or before 1967 and well over half were built before 1980, so plenty of kitchens here sit under the rule.

Who offers financing for a Waukegan kitchen remodel?

Best home Remodeling LLC, based in Waukegan, offers financing, as do Affordable Interiors in Grayslake and Waldron Construction Kitchen & Bath in Antioch. Affordable Interiors also has a showroom, and Waldron has an in-house design center.

Which towns near Waukegan have their own page?

Gurnee, North Chicago, Lake Bluff, Zion and Libertyville each have one. Stone Cabinet Works is in Gurnee, Dreamline Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling is in Lake Bluff and Exquisite Services Inc is in Libertyville, so a remodeler close to you may be based in a neighboring town.

Kitchen remodelers in towns near Waukegan