What this actually is
Exterior repair is the step that makes everything else last. We do it first, and we do not begin interior restoration until the building is closed up, because finishing a ceiling under a roof that still leaks is money set on fire.
On row properties the usual suspects are the roof membrane or coating, the parapet and coping, party wall flashing, and penetrations that were sealed with caulk instead of flashed properly. On detached and stucco-clad buildings it is more often the window and trim detailing.
We scope the exterior work off the same assessment that found the leak, so the repair addresses the entry point we documented rather than a general list of things that could be improved.
Signs you have this problem
How the work runs
Roof, parapet, coping, flashing, pointing and penetrations. On foot, and by drone where the elevation requires it.
What is letting water in now, what will in a year, and what can reasonably wait. Costed separately so you can choose.
Membrane, coating, flashing, pointing, parapet and coping work. The repairs that stop the water.
Water testing where the entry point was ambiguous, so we know it is closed rather than hoping.
Interior work begins once the exterior is proven, not before.
What is included
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Questions people ask
That is common on row properties and we document it clearly, with photographs and readings, so you have something credible to take to your neighbour or your insurer. We can only work on a property we have permission to be on.
We do the repair and restoration work that closes the envelope: pointing, sealant, flashing, render and the openings. Where the survey shows the problem is bigger than that, we say so in the report rather than quoting around it.
Yes. Plenty of our work is exterior repair for a client who is handling the interior themselves or through their own contractor.
Ask about this
Someone who knows exterior repairs comes back to you the same working day.
Related work
Failed stucco traps water against the sheathing and rots the frame behind it. Full-wall remediation with the drainage plane rebuilt correctly.
What we fix DiagnosticFind the actual source of the water before anyone opens a wall. Thermal imaging, moisture meters and drone survey, inside and out.
What we fix Major projectCracks, movement, failing parging and chronically wet walls. Repaired, then waterproofed so the repair holds.
What we fixNext step
We will tell you straight away whether this is something we can take on at your address.
Greater Philadelphia · Northern Delaware
