Richards & Weyer founded
The firm's first mark in Lyons, Illinois — commercial masonry for the Chicagoland area.
Seventy-eight years of masonry, signed by three generations.
Richards & Weyer Construction is a commercial mason subcontractor in the greater Chicagoland area — family-owned, award-winning, and determined to be known as the leader in commercial masonry through experience, expertise, and reputation.
01 — The chronicle
A firm kept in the family.
The best masonry is built by experienced hands and backed by the latest technology — BIM modeling brings every project to life before the first course is laid.
1948
2000
Michael Weyer named Treasurer
Second generation takes the ledger.
2007
Jim Weyer named President
The brothers Weyer, side by side, running the firm their father built.
2015–18
Three award-winning projects delivered
New Lenox Police Department, 61 E. Banks, and Kelmscott Park — each an Excellence in Masonry award winner.
2021
Chandler Weyer joins the firm
Third generation, Project & IT Manager — Purdue University, B.S. Sales and Management.
2026
Foundation work at Salesforce Tower
The firm's first skyscraper built start to finish, on the final phase of the Wolf Point masterplan.
“We are determined to be known as the leader in commercial masonry through our experience, expertise, and reputation.”— The firm, on its own standard
02 — The inventory
Selected work on the ledger.
A running account of sixteen projects — Chicago towers, civic buildings, and campus work. A selection below; the full record carries them all.
| Year | Project | Distinction |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kelmscott Park Lake Forest, Illinois — Booth Hansen | † |
| 2018 | 61 E. Banks Gold Coast, Chicago — Booth Hansen | † |
| 2017 | 400 W. Huron River North, Chicago — Antunovich | |
| 2016 | AdventHealth Cancer Institute Hinsdale, Illinois — ESA | |
| 2015 | New Lenox Police Department New Lenox, Illinois — FGM | † |
| — | Salesforce Tower Chicago Wolf Point, Chicago — HKS |
† Excellence in Masonry award