Brick house in Yorkville, IL with one wall limewashed white and the other still red brick

The Kendall County seat, ten miles southwest

Aurora Limewash: Limewash in Yorkville

A courthouse town on the Fox that describes its recent growth as unprecedented.

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Aurora Limewash arranges limewash and brick finishing for homes in Yorkville, Illinois, about 10 miles southwest of Aurora, through local painting and masonry contractors. Yorkville is the Kendall County seat, with about 26,000 people, and a mix of an old town on Courthouse Hill and newer housing around it.

A Yorkville brick exterior typically runs $4,000 to $12,000 to limewash; skip repointing the soft joints on an older wall and the repairs that follow are priced at $20 to $50 a square foot.

$4,000 to $12,000 for a typical brick exterior

Limewashing a brick exterior in Yorkville typically runs $4,000 to $12,000, at $4 to $8 a square foot as published by a Chicago-suburb limewash applicator. Repointing, where the joints need it, is priced separately at $8 to $30 a square foot by a national cost guide.

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Signs a Yorkville house is ready for limewash

The brick is bare and soaks up a splash of water
The mortar is sound, or repairs are planned first
The brick front clashes with updated siding or trim
A brick fireplace inside is the room's dated feature

Courthouse Hill and the old town

The city's own history says the first settler, Earl Adams, built a log cabin in 1833 on what became Courthouse Hill, on the south side of the Fox River. The village was laid out in 1836 and named for New York. Yorkville became the county seat when Kendall County formed in 1841, lost it to Oswego after 1845, and won it back in 1859. The courts moved to a new courthouse on John Street in 1997, and the historic courthouse on the hill now houses the Kendall County Forest Preserve District.

Two villages made one

Yorkville was incorporated on July 8, 1874, on the south bank only. Bristol, directly across the river, joined it on April 16, 1957 to form the United City of Yorkville. The old business district runs along Bridge Street, Route 47, south of the river. The Oswego page covers the county seat's years down the river.

Not sure what your brick will take? Describe the house, the brick and the look you want, and get a straight answer on coats, prep and a typical price.

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The newer Yorkville

The city describes recent growth in both residential and commercial areas as unprecedented, and it now covers more than 20 square miles. A newer house with a brick front and siding is the job the brick front limewash page covers, and a homeowners association may have a say in the colour.

Older brick needs its mortar checked

On an older wall, the mortar matters more than the finish. Limewash will not hold loose joints together, so any recessed or sandy mortar is repointed first, with a mortar no harder than the brick around it.

Bridge Street buildings

The older business district along Bridge Street, Route 47, sits on the south side of the river below Courthouse Hill. Brick commercial buildings there take limewash the same way houses do, but with a sidewalk to protect and a business to keep open. The commercial limewash page explains how those jobs are planned and priced.

Questions people ask

How much does limewash cost in Yorkville?

Typically $4,000 to $12,000 for a brick exterior, with repointing priced separately at $8 to $30 a square foot.

What are the signs a Yorkville house will take limewash?

Bare brick that absorbs a splash of water, sound mortar, and no paint or sealer on the face.

Is Yorkville the Kendall County seat?

Yes. It became the seat in 1841, lost it to Oswego after 1845, and regained it in 1859.

Can a newer Yorkville subdivision home be limewashed?

Usually, after a splash test on the brick and any homeowners association approval in writing.

Should old mortar be repaired before limewash?

Yes, wherever it is recessed or sandy. Limewash is a finish, not a repair.

Common jobs here

Brick front limewash

The brick front that makes a newer house look dated, softened to sit with the siding instead of fighting it.
Tuckpointing

Limewash will not hold a crumbling joint together. This is the masonry work that has to come first.
Exterior brick limewash

A breathable lime finish over the whole brick exterior, from a faint wash to near-solid white.

Talk it through before anyone opens a bucket

Say what the brick is, whether it has ever been painted or sealed, and how much of it shows from the street. You will hear what the job usually involves, what it tends to cost, and whether your town needs a sign-off first.