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FOREVER HOME WHEN A WINNETKA FAMILY FELL IN LOVE WITH WHERE THEY LIVED, THEY TURNED TO LAKE BLUFF’S LYNCH CONSTRUCTION CORP. TO MAKE THEIR CURRENT HOUSE INTO THE HOME OF THEIR DREAMS.
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When one North Shore family decided they loved their Winnetka location so much that they would rather renovate than move, they turned to Lake Bluff ’s Lynch Construction Corp. to turn their current house into their forever home. “We have worked with this family over the
past several years,” explains Jeff Lynch, owner and founder of Lynch Construction—a fullservice firm specializing in residential construction, home remodeling, historic renovation, home maintenance, and cabinetry design. “These clients were service customers, who we had helped with a number of home maintenance projects. I know we won the competitive bid for this major renovation on their house because of our working relationship.” The initial project was to install new floors on the first floor, add a new kitchen and family
room, and remodel the master suite and addition for the master bath in a home built in the 1950s. “While working with architect Paul Konstant and designer Soucie Horner, the project crept in scope and doubled in size,” Jeff explains, detailing how they went on to shore up the structure of the house, install new plumbing and electrical throughout, add a third floor, and address its primary challenge—water issues caused by its proximity to a floodplain. Continued on PG 10