Kelly Carpentry

The master craftsman hired by WickRight General Contracting and owner Bob Kelly have an eye for detail. Share your vision with Bob and watch it unfold and improve. While beauty is of course important, the real trick is to create beauty that is functional, as well as durable. WRGC specializes in home improvements that make your life more enjoyable and that will stand the test of time. Our restoration work always extends beyond carpentry. Our solutions are comprehensive; they cover all aspects of full interior restoration, including bringing electrical, plumbing and HVAC systems up to code.

We are fixing Chicago's Wet Building Crisis. Working with home inspectors, we are educating building owners on building science, how to stage repairs and save their building while saving money at the same time. We prefer to reinforce water damaged trusses rather than to replace them. When feasible, we install our patent-pending truss bracket, which saves our customer's substantial costs on materials and labor. Buildings need to be flashed properly to protect from moisture intrusion AND vented properly to exhaust moisture and internal condensation accumulation.

The turn-of-the-century carpenters were trained through an apprenticing culture that instilled an appreciation of the finer points of craftsmanship. Today's classics were just average work. Kelly is a master carpenter and historic preservationist, who believes that part of repairing an older home is the practice of classic joinery and use of materials that will help the building withstand decades of weather and use. He provides craftsmanship that will stand the test of time. Everyone that works with WRGC loves working on old buildings!

Install WickRight Coping VRS under new metal copings to allow moisture to exit the wall core. We use an alternative method for fastening copings. We use peel rivets instead of "nailers." In addition to any necessary truss repair, installing WickRight Roof VRS allows moisture and condensation accumulation to exhaust from under the roof membrane to keep roof system components dry. Install WickRight Clay Coping VRS under existing or, ideally, properly sized new Clay Copings. WickRight protects the wall core from moisture intrusion AND allows water vapor to escape from the wall core.

WickRight General Contracting and owner Bob Kelly build upon how your home is today. Each home is built differently because the work of each carpenter who has worked on the home, from the original carpenter to the most recent repair approaches carpentry differently. Our restoration work on exteriors also extends beyond carpentry. Our solutions are comprehensive; they cover all aspects of what your house needs to be fully restored on the exterior, including windows, doors, patios, decks, balconies, and decorative details that everyone can enjoy.