Illinois Facade Restoration & Waterproofing Services

Long, Hard Winters Across The Whole State

Every part of Illinois freezes. From the Wisconsin line to the Ohio River, buildings go through repeated cycles of freezing and thawing each winter. Water that gets into brick, stone, concrete or a failed sealant joint expands when it freezes, and each cycle opens the damage a little wider. Road salt adds chlorides that attack concrete and steel at street level and inside parking garages, so the damage often starts near the ground and works its way up.

Summers swing the other way. Hot, humid days push surface temperatures on dark walls and roofs far above the air temperature, then evening storms cool them quickly. That repeated expansion and contraction wears out sealants, cracks coatings and loosens flashings, even on buildings that came through the winter in good shape. A building in Illinois has to handle both extremes every year, which is why we choose materials for the full range instead of a single season.

Lake Winds In Chicago, Severe Storms Downstate

In Chicago, strong winds off Lake Michigan drive rain and snow sideways into window frames, curtain wall joints and masonry, and the tallest buildings take the hardest hits. Chicago also has a Facade Ordinance, so taller buildings there go through scheduled exterior wall examinations, and the repairs those reports call for have to be completed. Across central and southern Illinois, spring and summer bring severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, damaging wind and occasional hail. Those storms test roofs, parapets and flashings, and they find every open joint on a building. Our job is to close those openings, repair the damage water has already done and give each building an envelope that matches the weather where it stands.