Reliable Moisture Intrusion, Masonry
and Roof Repair in Wicker Park

The WickRight General Contracting team of craftsmen has been fixing moisture intrusion issues for  homeowners, HOAs and property management companies in Wicker Park since 2012. We are the leading carpentry, flat roofing and masonry contractor in  Wicker Park, you can trust us for exceptional service and quality repairs on 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 expert moisture intrusion repair specialist, Bob Kelly has evaluated over 400 buildings around Chicago. Of those 400 buildings, WickRight Passive Ventilation® has been installed on over 106 buildings. All of those buildings are now dry or in the process of drying. Click to read testimonials about the quality of our work and courteous crews, as well as the performance of our venting and flashing products.

Currently we have three projects in progress in Chicago, two in Lincoln Park, and one in West Town. One of the projects will include a 365 Construction Tent, to protect the interior of the building while structural improvements are made. We also have one project in progress on the North Shore, repairing moisture intrusion damage on a home with a stucco exterior and a window repair and masonry sealant project scheduled in Evanston.

Over the last decade, we have evaluated 22 buildings in Wicker Park and installed WickRight Passive Ventilation in 16 buildings. So far, we have had no complaints about the performance of our flashing and venting process or our craftsmanship. If you would like to chat with our former customers from your neighborhood or neighboring communities, give us a call 312-720-1467 and we will get permission for you to contact them.

For more than a decade, WickRight General Contracting has been offering expert moisture intrusion diagnosis, masonry and roofing repair services in Wicker Park. 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 Ventilation

• Flat Roof Maintenance

• Scupper Repair

• Gutter Repair and installation

Did you know ... about Wicker Park?

Wicker Park is located west of the Kennedy, east of Humboldt Park, north of Ukranian Village and south of the 606 Trail and Bucktown. Wicker Park is known for its hip vibe, art galleries and gourmet restaurants. Some of Chicago's most expensive real estate is in Wicker Park. The neighborhood is trendy, known for hosting emerging bands in its numerous clubs and bars, high fashion boutiques, high-end independent grocers. Forbes named Wicker Park  #4 hipster neighborhood in the country in 2012.

Wicker Park was established by Alderman Charles Wicker, and his brother, who purchased 80 acres along Milwaukee Avenue in 1870 and laid out a subdivision with a big park which became home for Chicagoans displaced after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The area was popular with merchants, who built large mansions on Hoyne and Pierce. Hoyne, known as "Beer Baron Row", was the road that Chicago's wealthy brewers built their private mansions.

In the late 1980/early 1990s efforts by community development groups to build new affordable-housing brought artists to the neighborhood, attracted by easy access to the Loop, cheap loft space in the abandoned factories, and urban vibe.

In '89, the "Around the Coyote" art festival was launched to help working artists and small galleries gain exposure. For decades, the festival was based in Flatiron Arts Building andheld during the month of October, Chicago's Artist Month. In 2008 the festival moved downtown, marking an end of an era, when it was also renamed "Looptopia." The presence of artists residing in Wicker Park has declined in recent years, with many artists migrating to other arts centers in the city.

Notable past and current musicians who have or now live or work in Wicker Park include:

Liz Phair, singer-songwriter, wrote Exile in Guyville in Wicker Park.

James Iha, guitarist for Smashing Pumpkins lived in Wicker Park.

The band members of Wilco, Veruca Salt and Urge Overkill also lived and worked in Wicker Park.

Wicker Park is the setting of the 2004 film "Wicker Park," but it was actually filmed in Montreal, Quebec.

The movie "High Fidelity," starring Evanston-born John Cusack was filmed in Wicker Park.

Part of the Spike Lee movie "Chiraq" was filmed at the Double Door on Milwaukee.

The Chicago-based TV show "Shameless" filmed in and around Wicker Park for multiple years.

The NBC Chicago franchise including Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D., and Chicago Med film in Wicker Park on a regular basis.

A season of "The Real World: Chicago" was filmed in Wicker Park, but the show stopped filming because of neighborhood residents' protests. Residents felt the exposure was leading to quicker gentrification of Wicker Park. The protests lead to 11 arrests.

Wicker Park Zip Code: 60622

Wicker Park, Chicago, Illinois New Roof Construction

Roof replacement can be a stressful time for a property owner. That stress can be even more pronounced when they live in the high traffic areas like Wicker Park! However, when you work with the right roofing team – WickRight General Contracting – it is stress free. We’ve been performing roofing and masonry repairs in an around Wicker Park for over a decade and have never met a challenge we couldn’t overcome. Call 312-720-1467 today to schedule a consultation with our expert, building consultant, Bob Kelly. He’ll explain all your options and answer any questions you may have. We hope you’ll choose WickRight for your roof repair project.

Wicker Park, Chicago, Illinois Roof Repair

If you have a leaking roof in Wicker Park, call 312-720-1467 to have an expert estimators from WickRight General Contracting visit your property for a roof consultation. They’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 stand behind our work 100%. Don’t settle for second best when WickRight General Contracting is just a phone call away!

Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Roof Maintenance

With all the flat roofing found throughout the Wicker Park neighborhood, it’s a place where proactive roof maintenance is 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 can extend the useful life of your roof membrane.

Types of Roofing we repair and install in Wicker Park

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 area’s top-rated roofing and masonry repair service – as well as Wicker Park's favorite moisture intrusion repair company. We install a full line of roofing systems and will assist you in choosing what’s best for your roof.

Here are the types of roofs we repair and install:

• Single-Ply Roofing

• Asphalt Shingles

• EPDM Roofing

• Fluid-Applied Membranes

• Cool Roof Coatings

• Modified Bitumen

• TPO Roofing

• PVC Roofing

Wicker Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois Scupper and Gutter Installation & Repair

WickRight General Contracting offers excellent scupper and gutter services at reasonable prices. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate from an expert. Then make the best decision for your property with all the facts you need. Scuppers are a WickRight specialty! We have equipment for accessing scupper that allows us to repair scuppers better than any other contractor working in Wicker Park. 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.

Wicker Park neighborhood, Chicago, Illinois 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 Wicker Park. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate from an expert. 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 become wet and leak into your home. The mortar in your masonry walls may need tuckpointing or 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. We also repair and replace glass block.

Wicker Park, Chicago, Illinois Masonry Maintenance

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. Masonry buildings built after 1950 need maintenance every 20 years or so, depending on the craftsmanship. But 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 Wicker Park. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate.

Wicker Park, Chicago, IL Masonry Sealant Applications

Not all masonry buildings require sealant, but if you own a building built after 1990, chances are at least one wall is constructed with modern materials like split face block or jumbo block, the parapet walls may have 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. All of these modern materials are highly porous and prone to absorbing rain water which moves through these materials and into your building. If your Wicker Park 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 installs masonry sealants, including clear sealants, like Chemtrete, Prosoco and various elastomeric paints, like Modac, sometimes called "plugger" paints.

Wicker Park neighborhood, Chicago, IL Split Face Block Repair

Many masonry buildings built in Wicker Park since 1990 are wet. These wet buildings need specialized services to mitigate water and moisture intrusion and to dry out. Buildings built with split face block and other modern masonry products like "jumbo brick"  and "Renaissance Stone" need custom flashing and parapet 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. Renaissance stone and pre-cast concrete are difficult to seal, so we suggest covering these details with 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 in Wicker Park at reasonable prices. Call 312-720-1467 today for an estimate.

WickRight General Contracting – trusted building evaluation, leak diagnosis, roofing and masonry contractor in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago

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

We offer:

The Best Roofers In Wicker Park

The Best Masons in Wicker Park

The Best Masonry Sealant Installers in Wicker Park

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Respectful & Courteous Crews

Trustworthy, Dependable Timetables

Fully Licensed & Insured Crews

Our Service Areas:

Chicago North and West Side neighborhoods

Evanston

North Chicago  Suburbs

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