Leading Forensic Moisture Intrusion, Masonry and Roof Repair in Chicago

The WickRight General Contracting team has been fixing moisture intrusion issues, as well as assisting homeowners and property owners in Chicago with all of their carpentry, masonry and roofing services since 2012. We are the premiere carpentry, roofing and masonry contractor in Chicago and homeowners can trust us for everything from door pan flashing installation to rebuilding parapets to roof replacement and truss repair. We take earning your trust very seriously.

Call WickRight General Contracting at 312-720-1467 to get the job done right, the first time.

Since 2012, WickRight owner and lead moisture intrusion repair specialist and building whisperer, Bob Kelly has evaluated over 400 buildings around the City of Chicago. We have performed building evaluations on single-family, multi-family, mixed-use and commercial buildings in almost every Chicago neighborhood.

Of those 400 buildings, we have installed WickRight Passive Ventilation®  on over 107 buildings. All of those buildings are now dry or in the process of drying. We monitor each building regularly, to make sure they are dry and there are no new moisture issues. Click to read testimonials about the quality of our work and the performance of our vented flashing products.

 We have installed WickRight Passive Ventilation, repaired roofs or repaired masonry in the following Chicago neighborhoods:  Albany Park, Andersonville, Bridgeport, Bronzeville, Bucktown, Buena Park, Edgewater, Forest Glen, Gold Coast, Goose Island, Graceland West, Grand Boulevard, Humboldt Park, Hyde Park, Iving Park, Lakeview, Lakeview East, Lincoln Park, Lakewood Balmoral, Lincoln Square, Little Village, Logan Square, Near North Side, Noble Square, North Kenwood, Old Town, Ravenswood, Ravenswood Manor, River North, Rogers Park, Roscoe Village, The Loop, Ukranian Village, Uptown, West Lakeview, Wicker Park and Wrigleyville.

Currently we have 3 projects in progress in Chicago, one in Lincoln Park, one in Old Town, one in West Town and one in Evanston. We also have a 365 Construction Tent installed in West Lakeview. We also have one large scale project in progress on the North Shore on a home with a stucco exterior and a window project scheduled to start in December in Ukranian Village.

For more than a decade, WickRight General Contracting has been offering expert building evaluations, moisture intrusion diagnosis, masonry and roofing repair services in Chicago and Chicago's surrounding suburbs. We deliver excellent results at reasonable prices.

Our service list includes the following:

• Moisture Intrusion Diagnosis

• Moisture Intrusion Repair

• Building Envelope Analysis

• Building Evaluation

• Wet Building Consulting

• Roof Consulting

• Masonry Consulting

• Masonry Repair

• Masonry Sealant Application

• Parapet Repair

• Parapet Flashing and Ventilation

• Flat Roof Construction

•  Flat Roof Repair

• Flat Roof Maintenance

• Scupper Repair

• Gutter  Repair and installation

• Flat Roof Ventilation

Interesting Facts about Chicago

Did you know:

• Chicago is the most populous city in the Midwest and the third-most populous in the US after New York City and Los Angeles.

• In 2020, Chicago's population was 2,746,388.

• Cook County is one of the largest counties in the world.

Free Fun Things to Do in Chicago
1. Chicago Cultural Center - 77 E. Randolph

2. Lakefront Trail

3. Chicago River Walk - great bars and restaurants!

4. City Gallery at the Historic Water Tower - 806 N. Michigan Ave

5. Garfield Park Conservatory - a must see! - 300 N. Central Park Ave.

6. Hyde Park Art Center - very, very cool - 5020 S. Cornell Ave

7. Jane Addams Hull-House Museum - 800 S. Halsted St.

8. Lincoln Park Conservatory - totally awesome - 2391 N. Stockton Drive

9. Lincoln Park Zoo - love it - all year round - Christmas Lights are the best!

2200 N. Cannon Drive

10. Millennium Park -

Summer - Restaurants are WAY over priced, quality of food and service, not great, concerts are fabulous, fountain is a must see.

Winter - skating track is awesome! Ice rink is over crowded and slightly dangerous, good hot chocolate readily available - 201 E. Randolph St.

11. Museum of Contemporary Photography - very cool - 600 S. Michigan Ave.

12. National Veterans Art Museum - 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave

13. National Museum of Mexican Art - 1852 W. 19th St.

14. Navy Pier - over rated, Centennial Wheel (huge ferris wheel) is a must do once - great views - parking is super expensive - 600 E. Grand Ave.

15. Northerly Island and North Pond Nature Sanctuary

16. Oak Street Beach - over crowded - instead try Montrose Beach

17. North Avenue Beach - over crowded, food really expensive, try Montrose Beach

18. Montrose Beach - nicely kept secret - hope I didn't blow it!

WickRight offers full Roof Replacement in Chicago, Illinois

Roof replacement can be a stressful time for a property owner. That stress can be even more pronounced when they live in a high traffic area, like Chicago proper. But when you work with an excellent roofing contractor – WickRight General Contracting – it is stress free. We’ve been performing roofing and masonry repairs in Chicago since 2012 and have never met a challenge we couldn’t overcome. Call 312-720-1467 today to schedule a consultation with our expert, roofing consultant, Bob Kelly. He’ll explain your options and answer all your questions. We hope you’ll choose WickRight for your roof replacement.

Chicago, Illinois Roof Repair

If you have a leaking roof in Chicago, call 312-720-1467 to have our expert estimator visit your home for a roof consultation. He'll provide an estimate along with a detailed explanation of the needed roof repair. We’ll handle the work with professionalism and courtesy for a reasonable price and we stand behind our work 100% by offering a 7-year labor warranty. Don’t settle for second best when WickRight General Contracting is just a phone call away!

WickRight provides high-quality Roof Maintenance Plans

With so many flat roofs throughout Chicago, we understand found that proactive, high-quality roof maintenance plans are in high demand. We offer the best in roof maintenance plans designed specifically for your building. Call 312-720-1467 today to find out how one our specialized roof maintenance plans protect your home and extend the usable life of your roof membrane and other roofing components.

We repair and install most flat roof types in Chicago

WickRight General Contracting is committed to providing customers with quality workmanship and top notch customer service. It’s that level of dedication that has made us the Chicago's top-rated roofing installation and repair service – as well as Chicago’s favorite moisture intrusion repair specialist. We install a full line of roofing systems and will assist you in choosing what’s best for your building.

Here are the types of roofs we repair and install:

• Modified Bitumen

• TPO Roofing

• PVC Roofing

• Single-Ply Roofing

• Asphalt Shingles

• EPDM Roofing

We are the undisputed Expert for Scupper and Gutter Installation & Repair in Chicago

WickRight General Contracting offers excellent scupper and gutter services at reasonable prices in Chicago. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate from Bob Kelly, so you can make the best decision for your property with all the facts in hand. Scuppers are a WickRight specialty! We have special equipment for accessing scuppers that allows us to repair scuppers better than any other contractor in Chicago. Your scupper and gutters are too important to entrust to just anyone, so give us a call and get the peace of mind you deserve.

WickRight's masons are the best in Chicago – Masonry Repair

WickRight General Contracting offers excellent masonry, brick, block, split face block, concrete block, and stone services, as well as glass block repair services at reasonable prices in Chicago. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate from Bob Kelly. If your masonry walls are cracking, you may need ventilation installed on your parapets to release moisture vapor. The capstones, metal copings or clay tiles on top of your parapet walls may be leaking, causing the parapet walls to leak and become saturated with moisture, then leak into your home. The mortar in your masonry walls may need "tuckpointing" also known as re-pointing. Your building may have shifted and the expansion joints need to be repaired. Give us a call and have a building evaluation performed so you can keep your building dry and plan for any necessary repairs.

Keeping up with Masonry Maintenance requires a partner that cares about your building.  WickRight offers comprehensive Masonry Maintenance Plans in Chicago

All buildings require maintenance. Masonry buildings may seem to be maintenance free because they last for hundreds of years. But make no mistake, to remain issue-free, safe and dry, masonry buildings need maintenance. Every 30 years or so, historic masonry buildings need to have the mortar ground out of the mortar joints and re-pointed with lime mortar. If you don't work with us, do yourself and your building a favor and make sure the masons are using LIME mortar and NOT type N.

Masonry buildings built after 1950 need maintenance every 20 years or so, depending on the craftsmanship. Be sure to have the mortar tested to make sure the masons are suing the SAME mortar as the original mortar.

Masonry buildings built since 1990 need specialized services to mitigate water and moisture intrusion. Buildings built with split face block and other modern masonry products like "jumbo brick" which is brick-colored concrete and "Renaissance Stone" which is pre-cast concrete need maintenance more often than buildings constructed with common brick or buildings with a brick facade and block structural wall.

WickRight General Contracting offers excellent split face block and pre-cast concrete maintenance services at reasonable prices in Chicago. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate.

Chicago trusts WickRight to professionally install Masonry Sealants

Not all masonry buildings require sealant, but if you own a building built after 1990, chances are at least one wall is constructed with split face block or jumbo block, the parapet walls may be finished with capstones that look like limestone, but are actually Renaissance Stone or pre-cast concrete or there are decorative details on the building that look like limestone, but are actually Renaissance Stone or pre-cast concrete. These modern materials are highly-porous and absorb rain water which quickly moves through these materials and into your building.

If your Chicago home is experiencing mysterious leaks, give WickRight General Contracting a call 312-720-1467. Your building may need parapet ventilation installed, custom flashings designed to divert bulk water and masonry sealant to help the mortar and the block resist moisture intrusion and wind driven rain. WickRight General Contracting takes the time to properly install masonry sealants to the manufacturer's specifications. Do yourself and your building a favor - do not hire the guy in a truck offering to seal your 4-story building in a day for $6K -- it is a complete waste of money. Proper installation of clear sealants, like Chemtrete or Prosoco requires the installation of window protection to prevent glass etching, it takes time and is fairly expensive. Installing elastomeric paints, like Modac, sometimes called "plugger" paints is also time consuming and expensive, and requires precision application to avoid blocking weep vents and covering weep ropes. Call WickRight to make sure your building is sealed properly.

WickRight is Solving the Wet Building Crisis in Chicago.
We fix Split Face Block Buildings

Thousands of masonry buildings built in Chicago since 1990 are wet. These wet buildings need specialized services to stop water and moisture intrusion. Buildings built with split face block and other modern masonry products like "jumbo brick" which is brick-colored concrete and "Renaissance Stone" which is pre-cast concrete need ventilation to release moisture trapped in the building's walls and roof system.

We recommend installing WickRight passive ventilation on buildings built with split face block, concrete block, jumbo block and Renaissance Stone or precast concrete. Buildings built with split face block, concrete block, jumbo block also need to be sealed with masonry sealant - We typically recommend ChemTrete or Prosoco brand siloxane sealant. Renaissance stone and pre-cast concrete are difficult to seal, so we suggest covering these details with custom sheet metal or designing custom flashings to divert water and rain away from these materials. WickRight General Contracting offers excellent split face block and pre-cast concrete repair services at reasonable prices. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate.

Call Bob Kelly, Chicago's trusted building evaluation, leak diagnosis, roofing & masonry contractor

Why work with just any contractor when you can rely on Bob and the WickRight General Contracting team? We are a full service building evaluation, leak diagnosis and engineering services provider. We are also an Illinois licensed roofer, specializing in flat roofs and a masonry contractor. Get the peace of mind you deserve working with a reliable company that always goes above and beyond to ensure your building is completely protected. Call 312-720-1467 to schedule a building evaluation today.

We offer:

The Most Qualified Roofers In Chicago

Master Masons in Chicago

Most Meticulous Masonry Sealant Installers in Chicago

Inventor Trained WickRight Installers

Respectful, Knowledgeable & Courteous Crews

Trustworthy, Dependable Timetables

Fully Licensed & Insured Crews

Our Stay Until Its Done (SUID) Policy - we don't cut and run, we get the job done before we leave to do other jobs!

Our Service Areas:

Chicago

Evanston

North Chicago  Suburbs

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