Hicks Architectural Group
H|A|G has successfully completed various wall inspections, Condition Assessment Reports, and phased masonry mitigation repairs for numerous vintage residential buildings in and around Chicagoland for over 35 years.
Many of the buildings we’ve worked on were built in the 1920s, including Sheridan Square Condominiums (pictured at right), a 1924 Tudor Revival on the National Register of Historic Places.
Over 4,000 separate poor quality windows and spandrel panels were originally constructed without correct flashings, vapor barriers, and trim work for all 14 buildings of a suburban development. This allowed the intrusion of water, air-traffic noise, and lost valuable conditioned interior air, wasting energy. A prior 10-year-long $1,000,000 maintenance program failed to solve the problem.
H|A|G examined the window systems and their installation to determine the most correct method for replacement. Designs for multi-phased replacement were prepared, competitively bid and permitted. The contractor’s two-year replacement operations were routinely monitored to meet the highest industry standards of quality and to record the work for the owner’s records.