Full commercial facade veneer systems — brick, stone, and masonry panel installation for storefronts, office buildings, and mixed-use developments, installed to spec and built to last.
A commercial facade is the first thing every tenant, buyer, and inspector judges — and the last thing anyone budgets properly for. Get the veneer system wrong and it shows up as a warranty claim, not a punch-list item.
In-house crews — no subcontracted veneer labor, ever
Tolerance for lath fastened to sheathing instead of framing
Target rate on special inspection, every phase
Lateral load has to travel into the framing, not stop at the substrate. We fasten lath to structural members on every elevation — the detail that decides whether a facade holds through forty Chicago winters or opens up in five.
Through-wall flashing, weep systems, and a continuous drainage plane go in before a single veneer unit is set. Behind-the-wall failures are what turn a facade into a lawsuit — we engineer that risk out at the substrate stage.
A wandering mortar joint reads as sloppy from the sidewalk and worse from the leasing office. We hold plumb, level, and coursing consistency across full elevations — the standard tenants and buyers notice without knowing why.
Special inspection logs, daily progress records, submittal sign-offs — built and organized as we go, not reconstructed at closeout. Your superintendent gets a clean paper trail instead of a scramble before certificate of occupancy.
Spec review to inspection sign-off — five phases for new commercial builds across Chicagoland, no shortcuts.
We study the architect's spec and match a veneer system — substrate, lath, and finish — to compatible manufacturers before material ships.
Locking system compatibility on paper avoids tearing out a substrate that never matched the veneer above it.
We meet the general contractor before mobilization to slot our scope against windows, waterproofing, and roofing on the schedule.
Sequencing conflicts caught in a meeting cost nothing. Caught on scaffolding, they cost the crew a week.
Our in-house crew installs the waterproof barrier and lath fastened to structural framing, then the scratch coat, to the approved spec.
This layer disappears once veneer goes on, so we log every fastener and joint before it's covered for good.
We set the veneer to the approved coursing pattern across full elevations, holding joint width and plumb from bay to bay.
A new commercial facade reads as one surface — any drift in coursing shows up from the sidewalk below.
We finish special inspection logs, clean the site, and walk the finished elevation with your builder before handoff.
A new build doesn't close on a handshake. Complete paperwork gets your certificate of occupancy signed.
Spec to sign-off. Panel systems, brick, and stone veneer installed to the standard your architect drew and your GC can defend.
Modular veneer panels live or die on joint consistency. We hold reveal lines dead straight across full elevations, not just the bay by the front door.
Free coverage estimator. Square footage, material ranges, rough budget — before the RFQ goes out. No sign-up required.
Every mason on your site is an AMS employee. One accountable crew from mobilization to final punch list — nobody to point fingers at but us.
No franchise, no call center. The people who scope your bid are the same people your superintendent sees on site every day.
General contractors hire us to hold a line item on the schedule without drama. Architects hire us to build their elevation the way they drew it, not the way it's easiest to fake from the ground. Our mission is being the veneer sub nobody has to manage.
A commercial envelope gets judged the day it opens and every winter after. We spec anchoring and drainage for the building's fortieth year on the skyline, not just for the ribbon-cutting photo. That's the standard we're building toward on every elevation.
"We detail the lath and flashing for the inspection nobody schedules — the one twenty years from now, after we're long off the job."
Need facade coverage numbers before the formal takeoff?
Enter building dimensions — get coverage area, material estimate, and cost range. Free.
Punch in your building's footprint and elevation height — get net veneer coverage, material quantity, and a Chicago commercial cost band your architect can sanity-check against. 90 seconds. Free.
"The facade estimator gave our project team a quick coverage check before the formal takeoff. It matched our architect's numbers within 5%. Useful for early budget conversations."
— GC Project Manager · Chicagoland
This AI-generated facade estimate is based on building dimensions you provided and is not a substitute for a professional site inspection or engineering review. Actual coverage, material quantities, anchorage requirements, and costs may differ based on site conditions and structural engineering specifications. Contact All Masonry Services Inc. for a formal commercial estimate — 773-656-2107.
A look at the multi-family units and high-end retail spaces protected and beautified by AMS masonry.
Consistently delivering on massive commercial scales.
Facade cost scales with elevation area, system spec, and how many trades you're sequencing around. Below is the range GCs typically see before drawings are final — a formal bid follows once we've reviewed yours.
Commercial veneer pricing requires formal bid from drawings and site visit. Contact us with project documents for a complete bid. Send us your documents.
System-specified installation, GC-coordinated sequencing, documented special inspections. No shortcuts that create liability downstream.
"AMS set the stone veneer on our new retail building to the architect's exact elevation, joint for joint, with zero substitutions made."
Derek Holsapple
Glencoe, IL · North Shore
Slide across the elevation to see the raw structure become the finished facade.
We commit to a written scope and sequencing plan before mobilization. If material, timeline, or scope shifts, your superintendent hears it from us first — not after it's already a problem on the schedule.
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