How Wet Buildings Solutions started...
Wet Building Solutions founder, Bob Kelly, has 35+ years of building evaluation and repair design experience in Chicago and on Chicago's North Shore...
Bob is the leading moisture intrusion repair specialist in Chicago and the inventor of WickRight Parapet Vents and Flat Roof Vents, as well as 365 Construction Tents.
Bob is a General Contractor, Master Carpenter, Building Science geek and Historic Preservationist. The first 20-years of his career, he repaired historic homes on Chicago's North Shore. Since 2012, his focus has been leak diagnosis and inventing practical solutions to repair and prevent moisture / water intrusion and damage.
Bob started Wet Building Solutions to provide existing building owners, sellers and buyers accurate leak diagnosis and repair recommendations and to assist architects, builders and developers
re-design building envelopes and fabricate custom solutions.
Bob visits wet buildings, diagnoses leak sources and provides detailed reports, including repair order and recommendations, materials specifications and cost ranges.
Your Wet Building Solutions report can be used to bid general contractors, as well as roofing and masonry contractors, so you can compare apples to apples repairs and estimates. The cost range provided with your report is a preliminary estimate for Bob's firm, WickRight General Contracting, LLC.
Bob also works with architects, builders and developers to plan effective building envelopes, flashing details, wall and roof ventilation and rain screens.
He also helps building owners understand the complex nature of building envelope assemblies, so they can ask appropriate questions about their restoration projects and ensure their project is moving in the right direction at all stages.
Wet Building Solutions Founder...
Bob Kelly
President/Wet Building Consultant
• Inventor –
WickRight Parapet Vents®
WickRight Flat Roof Vent®
365 Construction Tents®
• Building Envelope Consulting
• Structural Repair Design –
Masonry Walls and
Roof Systems
• Roof Consulting
• Masonry Consulting