Building violation repairs in Avondale and Irving Park
Brick bungalows and two-flats from the late 1910s, in one of the steadiest owner-occupied stretches of the North Side. Carpentry items run high here relative to the masonry count, which usually means porches, rear stairs, garage framing and the timber end of the envelope rather than the wall itself.
Also covers Irving Park, North Center, Roscoe Village.
What the City's record shows in 60618
cited properties
open violations
items per notice
What gets cited here, in order
- masonry32%
- permits and plans19%
- carpentry17%
- plumbing14%
- porches and stairs12%
Cited buildings here were built around 1917 on average, and 65% of cited owners do not live at the property.
Avondale is mostly brick bungalows
The photograph is one of ours, a brick bungalow taken from cited to closed. It is not a picture of Avondale itself. It is the building type your blocks are made of, and the standard we finish them to.
Knowing the type matters more than it sounds. It decides whether your notice is a mortar problem or a framing one, whether a permit is needed before anyone touches it, and what the inspector will look at when they come back.
See more of our workWhat we fix most in Avondale
Notices here lead with masonry, then permits and plans. These are the trades that actually close cases on these blocks, and we self-perform all but the licensed ones.
Porches, Stairs & Decks
Porches and exterior stairs rebuilt to current Chicago code, which is the item the City is least willing to be patient about.
On the notice as: Repair porch system, Repair exterior stair
Fences, Garages & Sheds
Fences, garages and sheds repaired or taken down properly. Often the cheapest line on the notice, and one the City will not forget.
On the notice as: Repair fence, Repair/rebuild garage or shed
Tuckpointing & Repointing
The joints get ground out and repointed to match, so the wall stops shedding mortar and the inspector stops writing it up.
On the notice as: Repair exterior wall, Building in disrepair
Windows, Doors & Carpentry
Glass, sashes, frames and exterior doors made to work and lock again. The single most common item on Chicago notices.
On the notice as: Maintain window, Replace broken window panes
Permits, Plans & Unpermitted Work
Drawings prepared, permits pulled under our licence, and old unpermitted work made legal. You never have to call the department yourself.
On the notice as: Plans & permits required, Work not allowed
Roofing, Eaves & Drainage
Water sent off the building the way it should go. Skip this and it quietly writes your next masonry violation for you.
On the notice as: Repair roof, Repair eaves
Nearby on the North Side
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We price every item on your notice in person, for free, and tell you honestly which ones are repairs and which are replacements.
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