Masonry Waterproofing in Chicago, IL

Why Chicago Homeowners Choose Expert Masonry Waterproofing

Chicago is one of the great brick cities, and its brick takes on water. Two-flats, bungalows, and greystones across the city's neighborhoods were built with porous common brick at the sides and rear, laid in mortar that is now decades past its service life on much of the housing stock. We trace water back to its entry point, apply the right waterproofing system for the substrate, and repair the masonry and concrete conditions that let water in before we seal, so the waterproofing actually holds.

The city's classic construction pairs hard face brick at the street elevation with softer, more absorptive Chicago common brick at the sides and rear, and common brick soaks up wind-driven rain and melting snow more readily than face brick ever will. Below grade, older foundation walls received, at best, a basic dampproofing coating that has long since deteriorated, so hydrostatic pressure works directly against the masonry. In Chicago's freeze-thaw climate, the water absorbed today becomes the spalling and cracking of coming winters.