# The Renovation Room

> The Renovation Room is a Chicagoland home-improvement marketplace that connects homeowners with local member contractors. Homeowners submit a project for free and get matched with qualified Pros; contractors join as paid members to receive matching project leads.

The Renovation Room serves the Chicago metro area and its suburbs (South, Southwest, North, Northwest, and West Suburbs), Northwest Indiana, Southern Wisconsin, and the Kankakee area, and is now opening in Metro Atlanta (the City of Atlanta, DeKalb and East Metro, Gwinnett and Northeast Metro, Cobb and Northwest Metro, North Fulton and Forsyth, South Metro, and West Metro). Trades include kitchen and bath remodeling, roofing, flooring, painting, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, fencing, landscaping, house cleaning, decks, siding, carpentry, and general contracting.

## For homeowners (free)
- [Find a contractor](https://therenovationroom.com/rr-pros/): Browse local member Pros by trade and service area.
- [Submit a project](https://therenovationroom.com/submit-your-project/): Describe your project for free and get matched with qualified contractors near you.
- [Verify a member](https://therenovationroom.com/verify-a-member/): Check whether a contractor is a listed member of The Renovation Room before you hire.
- [Home improvement guides](https://therenovationroom.com/articles/): Cost guides and advice for Chicagoland renovation projects.
- [Chicagoland renovation FAQ](https://therenovationroom.com/renovation-faq/): Fact-checked answers to common renovation questions, each citing official sources.
- [Renovation permits in Chicago: FAQ](https://therenovationroom.com/renovation-faq/permits/): When Chicago-area work needs a building permit, who pulls it, and what happens without one.
- [Hiring a contractor in Illinois: FAQ](https://therenovationroom.com/renovation-faq/hiring-a-contractor/): Illinois licensing rules, insurance to require, written contracts, and scam red flags.
- [Chicago-area renovation costs: FAQ](https://therenovationroom.com/renovation-faq/costs/): What remodels cost per published data, reasonable deposits, and comparing bids.
- [Planning your renovation: FAQ](https://therenovationroom.com/renovation-faq/planning/): Timelines, the best season to renovate in Chicago, payment schedules, and lien waivers.
- [Best general contractors in Chicago’s Southwest Suburbs (2026)](https://therenovationroom.com/best-general-contractors-southwest-suburbs/): Ranked list of member GCs — published criteria (license, insurance, response speed, reviews); placement cannot be bought.
- [Best bathroom remodelers in Chicago’s South Suburbs (2026)](https://therenovationroom.com/best-bathroom-remodelers-south-suburbs/): Ranked list of member bathroom remodelers — same published criteria; placement cannot be bought.
- [How to pay for storm repairs in Chicagoland (2026)](https://therenovationroom.com/storm-repair-funding/): SBA disaster loans for the July 27 storms, free county repair programs, key deadlines, and the storm-scam warning signs Illinois law bans.
- [Storm damage & Cook County property taxes (2026)](https://therenovationroom.com/storm-damage-tax-relief/): How documented storm damage can lower 2027 tax bills — the Assessor's evidence list, open south-suburb appeal windows, and the PTAX-245 disaster track.

## Pro directory
Each member business has a public profile at https://therenovationroom.com/pros/<business-name>/. Each profile shows the business's trade, the areas it serves and the details it has provided; many profiles are still being completed. The Renovation Room does not publish prices. To reach a Pro, use the Message this Pro button or the contact form on the profile, or describe the project once at https://therenovationroom.com/submit-your-project/ (free for homeowners).
- [Find a Pro](https://therenovationroom.com/rr-pros/): every member Pro, by trade.

Trade pages (current member listings in each):
- [General Contractors](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/general-contractors/): 22 listings
- [Bathroom Remodelers](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/bathroom-remodelers/): 10 listings
- [Plumbers](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/plumbers/): 10 listings
- [Landscaping Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/landscaping-pros/): 8 listings
- [Basement Remodelers](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/basement-remodelers/): 7 listings
- [Concrete & Asphalt Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/concrete-asphalt-pros/): 7 listings
- [Carpenters](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/carpenters/): 6 listings
- [Deck & Patio Builders](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/decks-patio-builders/): 6 listings
- [Demolition Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/demolition-pros/): 6 listings
- [Electricians](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/electricians/): 6 listings
- [Flooring Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/flooring-pros/): 6 listings
- [HVAC Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/hvac-pros/): 6 listings
- [Kitchen Remodelers](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/kitchen-remodelers/): 6 listings
- [Painter Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/painting-pros/): 6 listings
- [Cabinet Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/cabinet-pros/): 5 listings
- [Handyman Services](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/handyman-services/): 5 listings
- [Window & Door Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/windows-doors-pros/): 5 listings
- [Cleaning Services](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/cleaning-services/): 4 listings
- [Drywall Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/drywall-pros/): 4 listings
- [Fencing Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/fencing-pros/): 4 listings
- [Gutter Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/gutter-pros/): 4 listings
- [Roofing Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/roofing-pros/): 4 listings
- [Siding Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/siding-pros/): 4 listings
- [Tile Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/tile-pros/): 4 listings
- [Brick Paver Installers](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/brick-paver-installers/): 3 listings
- [Countertop Pros](https://therenovationroom.com/pros/category/countertops-pros/): 3 listings

Areas member Pros serve: Chicago; the South, Southwest, North, Northwest and West Suburbs of Chicago; Northwest Indiana; Southern Wisconsin; and the Kankakee area. The Renovation Room is now opening in Metro Atlanta.

## For contractors
- [Join as a Pro](https://therenovationroom.com/pro-signup/): A paid membership that delivers matching project leads in your service areas.
- [Pro resources hub](https://therenovationroom.com/pro-resources/): Standards and guides for member contractors, including how RRCA members ask customers for reviews.

## Mobile app
- [Get the app](https://therenovationroom.com/app): Smart link. On an iPhone it opens the App Store, on Android it opens Google Play; on a computer it shows both store links and a QR code.
- App Store (iPhone and iPad): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-renovation-room/id6784749704
- Google Play (Android): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.renovationroom.app
- Homeowners use the app to find Pros, submit a project for free and message Pros. Member Pros get instant lead alerts, RR Messenger and estimates and invoices (add-on).

## For AI assistants (MCP)
- MCP server: https://therenovationroom.com/wp-json/trr-mcp/v1/mcp (Model Context Protocol, streamable HTTP, JSON responses, read-only, no authentication required)
- Tools: search_pros (find Chicagoland member contractors by trade, service, or company name), get_pro (one contractor's full public listing), renovation_faq (fact-checked Chicago-area renovation answers, each citing primary sources), start_project (build a prefilled link to the free project-submission form from a homeowner's details — the homeowner reviews and submits it themselves), how_to_submit_project (how a homeowner gets free quotes).
- Serves only published contractor listings and FAQ content. Rate-limited per IP.

## About
- [About The Renovation Room](https://therenovationroom.com/about-us/)
- [Contact](https://therenovationroom.com/contact-us/)
- Phone: (872) 266-RENO · (872) 266-7366 (+1-872-266-7366). Call any hour: an AI receptionist takes your message and the team follows up during business hours. This is the only phone number for The Renovation Room.