New Construction
New Construction Exteriors for Chicagoland Builders
The exterior trade that shows up when it said it would and does not hold up the next one.
- Free estimatesNo obligation
- Stucco & EIFSWe install both systems
- Based in Northlake, ILLocally owned
- Serving ChicagolandWest suburbs to the North Shore
The work
On a custom build the exterior finish is the trade everybody sees and the trade that sits on the critical path. It cannot start until the roof, windows and rough openings are right, and the mason, the roofer and the trim carpenter are all waiting on it. Being good at the work is only half the job; the other half is being predictable.
That is the part we have built the business around. We sequence with the other trades instead of around them, flag detailing problems while they are still cheap to fix, and keep a crew on a house until the elevation is done rather than pulling them off to start somewhere else. The before-and-after on this page is one of ours — Tyvek and ladders to a finished stucco-and-stone elevation.
One of ours
Wrapped sheathing to finished elevation.
A Chicagoland custom home we finished, front elevation. Drag the handle to see the transformation.
Our process
How we work with a builder
Each stage is written down in the estimate, so you know what is happening on your house and roughly when.
Takeoff and estimate
Off the plans, with a written scope that says what is and is not included — scaffolding, substrate prep, bands and reveals, sealant, who supplies what.
Pre-start detail review
We look at the window flashing, the roof-to-wall kickouts and the deck ledger details before we are standing on the scaffold. Problems found here cost a conversation; found later they cost a callback.
Sequencing with the other trades
Mason, roofer, window installer and trim carpenter all intersect with this scope. We agree the order up front so nobody is waiting on nobody.
Lath, base coats and cure
Barrier, lath, flashing and accessories, then the base coats, rodded flat and given the cure time the material actually needs.
Finish coat
Texture and color to the approved sample, run elevation by elevation with the same crew so it is consistent all the way around the house.
Punch and close out
We walk it with you, clear the punch list, and get off the site so the next trade can start.
Why us for this
Why GCs call us back
We hold the schedule
Dates agreed up front and crews that turn up on them. On a custom build the exterior holds up four other trades, and we know it.
Both systems on one call
Traditional stucco and EIFS from the same sub. Mixed elevations do not need two contractors and two schedules.
We flag detailing early
If the flashing above a bump-out is going to put water into the wall, you hear it before the lath goes on, not at the one-year warranty walk.
Clean sites
Material stacked, scaffold tidy, debris cleared. A messy sub makes the whole job look like it is going badly.
Questions
Things people ask us about this
Do you work directly for builders and GCs?
Yes — we take on new construction for builders and general contractors, alongside work for homeowners building their own house.
Can you quote from plans?
Yes. Send the elevations and the exterior spec and we will take off from them, then confirm on site before anything starts.
Will you coordinate with our mason?
We expect to. Most of our new-construction work is stucco alongside natural stone, and the transitions, water-table lines and reveals only land correctly if the two trades agree the sequence in advance.
Where we work
New Construction Exteriors across Chicagoland
Pick your town for the local detail — architecture, weather exposure and what we tend to find on houses there.
Also from us
Other services
Commercial Stucco & EIFS
Multi-unit, mixed-use and commercial elevations in stucco or EIFS.
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Traditional Stucco
Three-coat portland cement stucco, hand-floated to the texture you choose.
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EIFS / Synthetic Stucco
Exterior insulation and finish systems — a continuous insulation layer under the finish.
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Free estimate on new construction exteriors.
Tell us about the project and we will come out, look at the wall, and give you a straight number.