La Grange runs on a walkable downtown of century-old brick storefronts and quiet streets of colonial and craftsman homes just beyond it. We build and rebuild masonry that holds its own in both settings, without looking bolted on.
A village this walkable notices when new masonry doesn't belong. We build commercial brick and stone for the downtown corridor and custom home masonry for the streets around it, both held to the same standard: it has to look like it was always there.
La Grange runs on a walkable downtown of century-old brick storefronts and quiet streets of colonial and craftsman homes just beyond it. We build and rebuild masonry that holds its own in both settings, without looking bolted on.
A downtown storefront and a residential lot two blocks over demand different things from a mason, but both punish the same mistakes: mismatched brick tone, sloppy flashing behind a new veneer, or a crew that doesn't understand how a commercial facade needs to read from the sidewalk.
From storefront brick downtown to structural block on a new home foundation, every trade below is handled by the same in-house crew — no subcontractors passed between phases, no quality drop-off between a commercial job and a residential one.
Storefront brick and a new home foundation aren't the same job. Here's exactly how we plan and build each one, step by step.
We walk the lot and the block together, noting brick coursing and storefront datum heights on neighboring buildings before ordering material.
A new build or storefront rebuild on Stone Avenue reads against its neighbors immediately — we plan for that from day one.
For commercial brick and stone near the historic district, we source brick runs and mix mortar tone to sit next to century-old storefronts.
Getting color and joint profile close only gets you halfway — matching it correctly avoids a visibly patched look.
Downtown lots and tight streets near La Grange Park mean staging trucks and material laydown get planned around sidewalks and parking.
A commercial block with foot traffic and a residential street with narrow setbacks both punish sloppy staging — we plan for both.
Our own crew lays every course and sets every veneer panel — whether it is a commercial facade downtown or a home nearby.
One crew start to finish means the hand that built your mockup is the hand that finishes your job.
We wash the finished brick or stone, inspect every joint against scope, and walk the completed work with you or your GC.
A downtown commercial project and a new home package both get the same final scrutiny before we leave.
Downtown La Grange notices new masonry fast — an off brick tone or flashing skipped behind a veneer panel shows up within a season, not a decade. The fix is always more expensive than getting it right the first time.
Typical cost to redo a commercial facade section that doesn't match the block
Before a poorly flashed veneer starts showing water damage behind the wall
Our La Grange projects clear village inspection without a callback
A storefront rebuild with the wrong brick blend stands out against a downtown corridor built up over a century — and it never stops standing out.
Brick and stone veneer systems fail quietly behind the wall when flashing is rushed — the damage is invisible until the drywall is already ruined.
A long commercial facade amplifies small joint errors — a pattern that's slightly off at one end is glaring by the other.
Passing a job between crews between the commercial shell and the residential finish work means nobody owns the result when something goes wrong.
Before we order brick for a downtown facade, we study the storefronts on either side. New work should sit into the streetscape, not announce itself.
The masons on your commercial job are the same ones building custom homes across town — no separate crew, no drop in standards either direction.
Brick and stone veneer panels are only as good as the flashing behind them. We build the drainage plane correctly every time, storefront or home.
From a commercial storefront rebuild to structural block on a new foundation, the same in-house crew carries the job start to finish.
"Our storefront needed a facade rebuild that wouldn't clash with buildings dating to the 1920s. AMS nailed the brick match on the first order."
Marcus T.
La Grange, IL · Western Suburbs
Commercial brick and stone, masonry veneer, and custom home masonry completed throughout La Grange — work that has to satisfy a sidewalk full of neighbors as much as it satisfies code.
100+ projects completed across Illinois
If your new brick or stone doesn't sit right next to the buildings around it — commercial or residential — we redo it. No charge, no argument. That's our standard on every La Grange project.
Questions we hear most from La Grange business owners, homeowners, and the GCs working alongside them.
We serve businesses and homeowners throughout the Chicago metro — from the Western Suburbs to the North Shore, DuPage County, and the city itself.
