Can you provide information on where you got the chimney pots?

last year

I live in Lake Forest and would appreciate information on where I could get historic looking chimney pots on the North Shore or Chicago. Thanks so much!

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Orren Pickell Building Group
last year
Hello, and thank you for the question. Typically we partner with our Masonry contractors to assist in selecting clay chimney pots and help our clients decide which style they would like to go with. A great source that our design team uses for inspiration and our Masonry contractors also use is Superior Clay and they have a great website to view many options.

https://www.superiorclay.com/chimney-pots/
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