Spalled, cracked, or structurally compromised bricks replaced and matched to your existing facade — so precisely the repair is invisible. Protecting your home from the inside out.
One damaged brick is rarely just one brick. It's a signal — of water intrusion, a failed lintel, or mortar that was never right for this wall. We treat every replacement as a structural evaluation first, a cosmetic match second.
Of replacement bricks matched to original coursing and color
The standard we hold every completed repair to
Diagnosing and rebuilding Chicagoland facades
Spalling and cracking almost always trace back to a cause — a missing weep hole, failed flashing, or mortar too hard for the brick around it. We identify the source before a single unit comes out, so the repair doesn't fail the same way twice.
We draw on the same supplier network we use to source brick, stone, and limestone for ground-up custom homes — including reclaimed and discontinued profiles — to match color, texture, and size closely enough that the new units disappear into the wall.
Damaged units are cut free with masonry saws and hand tools, working outward from the center of each brick so surrounding mortar joints and sound brick are never disturbed. Nothing gets more invasive than the repair actually requires.
We match mortar type, color, and tooling profile to what's already on the wall — not a generic bag mix. Get this wrong and the new joints age at a different rate than the old ones, and the patch becomes visible again in a few winters.
Five steps for matching and correcting brick within a new build, kept on schedule with every other trade.
We walk the new build with your builder, flag any brick units off spec, and confirm correction scope against the architect's plans.
Catching a mismatch before drywall closes it in saves the whole crew a costly reopening later.
Our supplier network pulls the exact brick color, texture, and size specified for your custom home, so corrections read as original coursing.
A close-enough brick on a new build stands out for decades. We source the true match, not the convenient one.
Our own masons, never subcontractors, pull the flagged units and set replacement brick to the same coursing line as the rest of the wall.
Subcontracted patchwork rarely reads level with the surrounding wall. Our crew owns the wall start to finish.
We mix mortar to the specified color and tool every joint to match the surrounding profile, so the section blends into the new facade.
Mortar that doesn't match is the fastest way a brick correction becomes visible on a brand-new home.
We walk the corrected brickwork with your builder before the next trade moves in, confirming it meets the original spec.
Sign-off before the schedule moves on protects your build timeline and your facade's finished look.
Damage assessment to a joint that disappears. Brick, mortar, and tooling matched to a standard we set for new construction, not for patchwork.
We source replacement brick through the same supplier relationships we use on ground-up estates — reclaimed, discontinued, and specialty profiles included.
Free damage counter. Log spalled and cracked bricks, get a cost range and urgency rating — before you ever schedule a visit.
The same masons who lay brick on our custom builds handle your replacement — no subs rotating through, no drop in standard between jobs.
We trace damage to its cause — flashing, lintels, drainage — before we replace a single brick, so the fix holds instead of recurring next winter.
Homeowners call us because a patch job would show. Builders and property managers call us because a callback isn't an option. Our mission is answering to both — the same crew, the same match standard, whether it's your facade or a punch-list line item on someone else's job.
Ten years out, an inspector or a future buyer should not be able to point to the wall and say "that's where it was fixed." We choose brick, mortar, and tooling for how they weather next to the original — not just how they look the week we leave.
"We match the brick for the inspection five years from now, not just the walk-through this Friday."
Spalled or cracked bricks get worse every Chicago winter. Know what you're dealing with now.
Count by damage type — get a repair estimate and urgency rating. Free.
Walk your facade, tally what you find by type, and get a build-grade cost range plus an honest urgency read before anyone sets foot on your property. 3 minutes.
"I counted my damaged bricks using this tool — came back with 23 spalled and 8 cracked. AMS's on-site count was 24 spalled and 9 cracked. The tool basically saved the estimate visit."
— Frank M., Homeowner · Naperville, IL
Cost ranges based on typical Chicagoland brick replacement projects (2026). Your free on-site estimate from AMS accounts for brick sourcing, mortar matching, and access conditions.
Explore our gallery of surgical restorations where decayed bricks were replaced so perfectly, the repair is completely invisible.
Preserving property value across Chicago.
The bulk of the number comes down to how many bricks need pulling and how hard the color match is to find — a handful of spalled units on a common red runs nothing like a full course of a discontinued brick. These three tiers reflect real jobs we've quoted this year.
Pricing depends heavily on brick sourcing and match complexity. Some discontinued brick styles require additional sourcing time and cost. Book your free estimate here.
If replacement bricks or mortar don't match to your satisfaction — we source again and redo it at no charge. That's our standard.
"AMS corrected a brick run our GC flagged mid-build. New units disappeared into the coursing before the siding crew even arrived."
Peter Vance
Kenilworth, IL · North Shore
Slide across — if you have to look twice to find the repair, that's the color match doing its job.
We commit to a written scope and brick match before any removal starts. If the color or texture doesn't read true to the original wall once it's set, we make it right — that's the job, not an upsell.
What homeowners and property managers ask before we schedule a brick replacement.
Mortar joint restoration for brick and stone — the most common masonry repair for Chicagoland homes.
Cracked crowns, deteriorated mortar, and structural chimney repair — from targeted repairs to full rebuilds.
New brick walls, additions, and features — precision bricklaying for residential and commercial projects.
