Peter Scholl has found a way to stay busy during these recent lean economic years. He remodels and he rebuilds. - Read the Article (PDF)

It is not every day that a contractor gets to remodel a landmark house. Today is the day for Peter Scholl of Scholl Construction in Crystal Lake.

The American Legion built a house in 1929 that was described at the time, as the Model Electric Home.

Modern conveniences of that day included a telephone in the kitchen which made it easier for the cook to "give the order to the grocer." Although electricity was beyond its late 19th Century infancy, not all households in the United States were plugged in. - Read the Article (PDF)

A mistake in a computer program is fairly easy to correct. Simple hit the "undo" button and the problem is fixed.

When it comes to remodeling projects that have gone awry, the solution is not so simple. Whether a kitchen renovation, bathroom upgrade, new addition, basement facelift or some other remodel, if the job isn't completed to your satisfaction, the results can be costly and the regrest plentiful. - Read the Article (PDF)

Remodeling sales in the U.S. peaked in 2007, then experienced a double-digit decline, bottoming out in the middle of 2010, according to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Hardest hit were full-service remodelers, especially those offering design/build services. The effect of the recession, Joint Center senior fellow Kermit Baker says, was often to make big companies mid-size, midsize companies small, etc.

In a report released earlier this year, the Joint Center predicted a return to modest growth. "The broader housing market has been very resistant to recovery," Baker says, noting that falling home equity, tight credit, and fewer home sales are affecting both new construction and remodeling.

One thing that hasn't changed is the highly fragmented nature of this industry, with (according to the last census) on or around 800,000 contractors involved in home renovation, but comparatively few generating sales of $1 million or more. - Read the Article (PDF)

Peter Scholl normally is oriented toward earthly matters, such as building singlefamily houses. Such projects are his bread and butter as he is the president of Scholl Construction and wants to keep his staff (eight, including six carpenters) and favorite tradesmen busy.

Scholl is primarily a new-home design-and build business based in Crystal Lake, but it takes on other construction projects as well. Earlier this year, Scholl turned his sights... - Read the Article (PDF)

Learn More about this Commercial Building Project - with Project Photos

Peter Scholl of Crystal Lake built a custom house near Union for Jim and Debbie Clarkson. Work began
in January and the house was completed by June.

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Scholl recently built a custom 7,000-square-foot house in Bull Valley with five fireplaces. Four of the five fireplaces were masonry with natural finishes. The fifth was in the master suite. "It was a direct-vent, two-sided fireplace," Scholl said.

Depending on the builder, stone or full-masonry fireplaces can assume a unique look, such as this one installed in a Woodstock house by Peter Scholl Construction Co., Crystal Lake.- Read the Article (PDF)