New brick walls, facades, additions, and outdoor features — professionally laid with precision mortar work, matched materials, and craftsmanship that lasts for decades.
Brick is the one material on a custom build that nobody re-does. Once it's set, coursing errors, mismatched mortar, and sloppy flashing are locked in for the life of the house. Getting it right the first time is the entire job.
Of every course checked for level and plumb before mortar sets
Brick laid without a matched, mixed-on-site mortar batch
Pass rate on municipal masonry inspections
Every course is set to a mason's line and checked with a level at each lift. On a long facade, a quarter-inch drift at the base becomes a visibly crooked roofline forty courses up — we don't let it start.
Type N, S, or M — chosen by brick density and where the wall sits, then batched fresh on site. The wrong mortar is softer or harder than the brick itself, and that mismatch is what causes spalling ten winters from now.
The moisture path behind the wall gets built before anyone sees it. Base flashing, weep holes at the right spacing, a clear drainage cavity — the parts of the wall that determine whether it stays dry for decades.
Bond pattern, joint width, mortar color, brick tone — built to the elevation your architect drew, not to whatever's fastest to lay. What's on the drawing is what goes on the wall.
From substrate check to final wash — five steps built for new-construction homes across Chicagoland.
We inspect the foundation and framing your builder has staged, confirming it's ready to carry new brick before material arrives.
A wall built on an unverified substrate risks cracking before the home is even occupied.
You select brick color and texture from real samples, and we formulate the mortar mix to match that specific brick and its exposure.
Custom homes deserve a facade chosen in daylight, not picked from a catalog thumbnail.
Our own crew sets every course to the line, checking level and plumb at each lift across the full new-construction facade.
No subcontractor rotation — the masons who bid your job are the ones laying your wall.
We meet your builder on site at key framing milestones, confirming flashing, tie-in, and coursing before the next trade covers it up.
Catching a coursing issue before drywall closes the wall saves your build schedule and budget.
We acid-wash the finished brick, clear the site, and walk the new facade with you and your builder before calling the job complete.
Your signoff starts the workmanship warranty — we don't consider the build finished until you do.
One in-house crew laying every course, on the schedule you were given, matched exactly to what your architect drew.
No day labor, no rotating subs. The same masons who scope your wall are the ones setting brick on it, start to finish.
Free estimator tool. Wall dimensions and brick type in, a real cost range out — in about 60 seconds, no sign-up.
Type N, S, or M, mixed on site for the specific brick going up that day — not whatever bag was already open on the truck.
Bond pattern, joint width, mortar color — laid to match the drawing your architect handed us, not the fastest way to close up a wall.
GCs bring us in to hold a start date without babysitting the wall. Homeowners bring us in because they've seen brick done wrong and don't want to see it again. Our mission is the same for both — one crew, one standard, whether you're scheduling around us or living behind the wall we build.
Bond pattern, joint tooling, and mortar color get chosen for how they'll read against a Chicago streetscape decades from now, not just how the wall photographs at the punch-list walk. Every wall we set is one we're willing to have our name attached to long after the crew has moved on.
"We lay every wall like the next mason to touch it is going to be able to tell exactly what we did and why."
Brick installation is a significant investment — know your numbers before calling a contractor.
Get your brick count and cost range in 60 seconds. Free.
Enter your wall's length, height, and brick style — the calculator returns the brick quantity, a material cost estimate, and a labor range built on current Chicago pricing.
"The estimator told me I needed about 4,200 bricks for my retaining wall. AMS's actual count was 4,150. Saved me from ordering too little and stopping mid-job."
— Tom W., Oak Brook homeowner
Cost ranges are based on typical Chicagoland brick installation projects (2026). Your free on-site estimate from AMS may vary based on actual brick type, mortar complexity, scaffold requirements, and site access.
From striking luxury home exteriors to expansive architectural facades — meticulously built by our dedicated in-house craftsmen.
Countless luxury builds delivered with zero compromises.
Brick count, mortar style, and scaffold access move these numbers more than anything else — use them to budget, then let us measure the wall.
Varies by brick type, mortar complexity, and scaffold requirements. Your free on-site estimate is the only accurate number. Book yours here.
Every brick installation project gets a written estimate — scope, materials, and timeline in writing — before a single brick is laid. No surprises.
"Our builder brought AMS in for the full brick package on our new build, and every course lined up exactly with the elevation drawings."
Gregory Alden Thorne
Glencoe, IL · North Shore
Same jobsite, same footprint — slide to see what a properly laid course does to a home's face.
Brick, mortar type, and joint profile go in writing before we start laying. If the wall doesn't match what we quoted, we make it right at our cost.
What builders and homeowners ask us before we mobilize a brick crew.
Full-scope masonry for custom home builds — brick, stone, limestone, fireplaces, and chimneys.
Premium natural stone and limestone installation for facades, accents, and architectural features.
Mortar joint restoration for brick and stone — the most common masonry repair for Chicagoland homes.
