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Home Additions
Second stories, rear additions, and expansions that read as though the house was always this size.
Virtue Construction · General Contractor · Lake Forest
A Standard You Can Stand Inside.
Virtue builds additions, whole-home renovations, and modern homes across Lake Forest and 50-plus miles surrounding, for the architects, designers, and homeowners who send us their next project.
Most projects begin with a walkthrough and a conversation with your architect.
The referral standard
We've Never Advertised. We've Been Recommended.
For 15 years, every Virtue project has arrived the same way. An architect, a designer, or a past client put our name forward. That's a harder standard than advertising. It means the work has to hold up in someone else's reputation as well as our own.
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Years building
Architect-Led
Project origin
Licensed · Insured
Bondable for qualified work
nVent
Radiant floor heating certified
Bonding available for qualified commercial projects.
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Selected work
Selected Work
Completed additions, renovations, and modern builds across Lake Forest and 50-plus miles surrounding.
Ridgewood Residence
Whole-home renovation
White oak, honed limestone, radiant floors throughout
Lake Forest
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Linden Avenue Addition
Addition
Structural steel, board-formed concrete, black-framed glazing
Lake Forest
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Carriage House Rebuild
Modern new build
Rift-sawn walnut, brushed brass, warm terrazzo
Lake Forest
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Primary Bath, Kenwood
Kitchen & bath
Book-matched marble, radiant heat, integrated lighting
Lake Forest
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Craft
The Part You'll Never See Again.
Framing, waterproofing, and rough-in decide whether a renovation lasts five years or fifty. We build the part that gets covered up as carefully as the part that gets photographed.
Same room. Ten weeks apart.
Structural framing and load transfer, engineered and inspected
Waterproofing and substrate done to spec, not to schedule
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing coordinated before anything closes
Radiant floor heating systems nVent certified
Permitting pulled and managed by us; city inspections scheduled and met
Scope of work
What We Build
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Whole-Home Renovations
Full gut and rebuild, structure through finish, with the house delivered complete.
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Kitchen & Bath Remodeling
The rooms with the most trades behind them, coordinated properly.
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Modern Home Construction
Ground-up builds for clients and architects working in a contemporary language.
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Design-Build with Your Architect
We come in at drawings and carry the detail through to hand-off.
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Commercial Build-Outs
Select commercial work, bonded where required.
Virtue is a general contractor. We focus on additions, renovations, and new construction.
For architects and designers
We Build What You Drew.
Most of our work arrives through architects and interior designers. We read the drawings, hold the detail, and handle permitting, so the house that gets built is the house you designed.
Design intent protected no unilateral value engineering
Permits pulled and inspections coordinated by us
One point of contact: the general contractor, not a scheduler
Change orders raised early, in writing, before work proceeds
Clean site, respectful crew, and a client who stays happy with you
We take on a limited number of projects at a time.
The process
How a Project Goes.
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Walkthrough
We visit the property, review drawings with you and your architect, and tell you plainly what the project involves.
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Scope & Schedule
A defined scope, a realistic timeline, and permits pulled before anything opens up.
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Build & Hand-Off
One point of contact through construction. Clean site, steady updates, and a finished house we'd put our name on.
Most projects begin four to eight weeks after the walkthrough.
In their words
“[Placeholder testimonial from an architect. Replace before launch.]”
Client names published with permission.
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Tell Us About the House.
If you're planning an addition, a renovation, or a new build, or you're an architect looking for a contractor who'll hold the detail, we'd like to hear about it.