Building violation repairs in Garfield Ridge and Clearing
Postwar bungalows and ranches near Midway, the newest housing stock in this list by a decade. Permits are the leading citation category here rather than masonry, which is what you get in a neighbourhood of newer buildings where the common issue is an addition, a garage or a basement finished without plans on file.
Also covers Clearing, Vittum Park, Midway.
What the City's record shows in 60638
cited properties
open violations
items per notice
What gets cited here, in order
- permits and plans37%
- masonry31%
- porches and stairs11%
- plumbing9%
- carpentry6%
Cited buildings here were built around 1951 on average, and 58% of cited owners do not live at the property.
Garfield Ridge is mostly brick bungalows
The photograph is one of ours, a brick bungalow taken from cited to closed. It is not a picture of Garfield Ridge 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 Garfield Ridge
Notices here lead with permits and plans, then masonry. These are the trades that actually close cases on these blocks, and we self-perform all but the licensed ones.
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
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
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
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
Electrical
Service, wiring and fixtures corrected by our licensed electrical partner, wrapped into the same contract as everything else.
On the notice as: Electrical violations
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
Nearby on the Southwest Side
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