Masonry & general contracting · Chicago
Your brick. Our hands. One honest price.
We'll tell you what actually needs doing — and what doesn't. The same crew that quotes your job does it, at a fixed price in writing, with the owner's cell on every job.
Why this feels risky
You're not really worried about the brick. You're worried about getting ripped off.
In Chicago, that worry is earned. So before we ever talk price, here's what we'll never do to you.
See exactly how we're the opposite-
A fake "city violation" letter
to scare you into work you may not even need. -
A lowball number that balloons
once the wall is open and you're committed. -
A smear job dressed up as tuckpointing
fresh mortar wiped over the old — looks fine, fails before the check clears.
The reason we can promise it
We do the work ourselves.
A lot of Chicago outfits sub out the actual brickwork — so the crew that shows up isn't the one that quoted you. Ours are twenty tradespeople on our own payroll, licensed and insured. You hire us, you get us.
Recent work
Brick we've laid around the city.
A few jobs from the neighborhoods we know best — our crew, our hands, start to finish.
Where we work most
We're probably already on your block.
We do our best work on the buildings we know best — the greystones and worker cottages of the Northwest and Lower West sides. Chances are we've laid brick a few doors down.
- Logan Square
- Pilsen
- Avondale
- Belmont Cragin
- Hermosa
- Gage Park
Somewhere else in the city? Call us anyway — we cover Chicago and the near suburbs.
"We grew up as the hands other contractors hired — we laid the brick, someone else took the markup. We started Lara to do it the way we always wished we could: straight with you, fixed price, our own crew. If your building's giving you trouble, I'll come look at it myself."
— The Lara familyOwners · Lara Contractors
Let's start with a look at your wall.
No charge, no pressure — just a clear read on what's going on, and a fixed price if you want one.
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