Flat Roofing
Flat and low-slope roofing, by the crew already up on the building.
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Masonry-led contracting for Chicago buildings
Tuckpointing leads everything we do — but a wall rarely needs only one repair, and a building rarely needs only masonry. Here is the work we take on and what each job actually involves. Commercial or residential, large or small.
Masonry first
The core work
These are the masonry trades we lead with, and they cover the great majority of what we are called out for across Chicago and the surrounding suburbs.
Tuckpointing
Failed mortar is how water gets into a brick wall. We grind the deteriorated joints out to depth and repoint them with fresh mortar matched to the existing work, so the wall sheds water again and the repair disappears into the facade.
- Full mortar joint grinding & repointing
- Partial and spot repointing
- Color-matched mortar
- Aged-brick and historic repointing
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Brick Work & Facade Restoration
Brick that has cracked, spalled or come loose gets cut out and replaced. Where a parapet or a section of facade has moved past repair, we take it down and rebuild it properly — the same coursing, sound mortar, straight lines. Facade work is not limited to brick: we restore any type of facade, on a house or a commercial building.
- Replacing cracked, spalled or loose brick
- Restoration and repair for any type of facade
- Parapet wall teardown & rebuild
- Brickwork for walls, porches & steps
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Chimney Repair & Rebuild
Chimneys take the worst of a Chicago winter. We rebuild them from the roofline up, reset clay flue liners, rebuild crowns and repoint the brick that is still sound — so the stack is safe, straight and weather-tight.
- Full chimney rebuilds
- Clay flue liner reset & crown work
- Chimney repointing & repair
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Lintel & Structural Masonry
A rusting steel lintel expands and lifts the brick above your windows and doors. We replace or repair the failing steel and rebuild the masonry around the opening before the movement travels further up the wall.
- Failing steel lintel repair & replacement above windows and doors
- Structural brick repair around openings
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Block Work
Concrete and cinder block is its own trade: different units, different mortar, different coursing from brick. We lay new block, repair and repoint block that has failed, and tie block work in cleanly with the brick around it.
- New concrete and cinder block work
- Block wall repair and repointing
- Block tied in cleanly with existing brick
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Glass block is masonry, not glazing: the units are laid in mortar the same way brick is, which is why it is our work rather than a window company's. It is the usual answer for a Chicago opening where you want daylight through the wall without a window that opens.
- Glass block window panels set in mortar
- Replacing a failed opening with glass block
- Brickwork made good around the new panel
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The rest of the building
Masonry leads, but it is not all we do. Flat roofing, gutter installation and cleaning, window and door replacement and general construction — same crew, same job, commercial or residential.
Gutter Installation & Cleaning
New gutters installed, existing gutters cleaned and kept clear.
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Windows and doors replaced, with the masonry around the opening made good.
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Broader construction and building work — commercial or residential, large or small.
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At a glance
Common jobs we handle
If what you are looking at is on this list, it is work we take on.
- Mortar joint grinding & repointing
- Cracked or spalled brick replacement
- Parapet wall rebuild
- Chimney rebuild
- Clay flue liner reset
- Lintel repair above windows & doors
- Facade restoration, any type of facade
- Concrete and cinder block work
- Glass block window installation
- Flat and low-slope roofing
- Gutter installation
- Gutter cleaning
- Window replacement
- Door replacement
- General construction
Not sure which repair you need?
Send a photo or call and describe what you are seeing. We will tell you what it is, what it takes to fix, and what it costs — the estimate is free either way.
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